Mr. Colby Ryan Hempstead, 27, of Statesville, died Wednesday, January 15, 2020.
He was born February 26, 1992, in Iredell County, to Gerald Ivan and Lillie Annette Shoffner Hempstead. Colby was of the Baptist faith. He had a kind heart and a love for everyone. His nephew, Evan, was the star of his life.
Survivors include his parents of the home; two sisters, Jordan Hempstead and Megan Favre; a nephew, Evan Hempstead; grandmother, Margaret Shoffner, all of Mocksville; cousins; Shari Stephens and John Stephens of FL; and several other cousins, aunts and uncles.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Sunday, January 19, at Lambert Graham Funeral Home, Mocksville, with Pastor Jesus Perez of Eagle Mills Assembly of God officiating. Interment will follow in Bear Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Mocksville. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Saturday, January 18, at the funeral home.
Please consider memorials to Blaise Baptist Church, 134 Blaise Church Road, Mocksville, NC 27028, Memo: Day Camp.
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