Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Michael Bailey
May 22, 2019
Obituary: Michael "Mike" Ray Bailey, 60 of Salisbury went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 in Winston-Salem, NC. Death was unexpected. Mike was born October 17, 1958 in Cabarrus County, NC a son of Naomi Elizabeth Johnson Bailey of Salisbury and the late Raymond Luther Bailey. Mike was also preceded in death by a son;...
Diane Fortson Grunden
May 22, 2019
Obituary: Diane Fortson Grunden, age 66, of Kannapolis passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at her home with her family at her side. Funeral services will be held at Whitley's Funeral Home on Saturday, May 25 at 1:30 PM with Rev. Zack Sizemore officiating. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park. Diane's family will receive friends at the...
Florence Marlene Howard
May 20, 2019
Obituary: Florence "Marlene" Overcash Howard, 85, of Kannapolis, died Friday, May 17, 2019 peacefully at her home after a period of decline. Services for Marlene will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, May 20 2019 at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Willie Pore officiating. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 10 to 11:00 AM Monday,...
Charles Billings
May 20, 2019
Obituary: Charles "Tim" Timothy Billings, 62, of Kannapolis went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 20, 2019 at Atrium CMC-Main in Charlotte following a period of declining health. Tim was born January 28, 1957 in Cabarrus County, NC a son of William Jack Billings and Rebecca Jo Marcus Billings, both of Kannapolis. Tim was a 1975 graduate of...
James (Red) Riggs, Sr.
May 19, 2019
Obituary: James Strowd "Red" Riggs, 91, of Concord, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019 after a brief hospitalization at Northeast Regional Medical Center and Cabarrus Hospice. He was born October 4, 1927 in Durham County, North Carolina to Eudoxie Moore Riggs and Flora Katherine Sloan Riggs. After the death of his parents James was raised at the Methodist Episcopal Children's...
Thomas Edward Tweed
May 19, 2019
Obituary: Thomas Edward "Tommy" Tweed, 69 of China Grove went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at his residence following a period of declining health. Tommy was born October11, 1949 in Lake County, IL. A son of the late Thomas Edward Tweed, Sr. and Helen Virginia Hyatt Tweed. He was also preceded in death by a...
Ellen Goodnight Corriher
May 18, 2019
Obituary: Ellen Goodnight Corriher, 90, of China Grove, passed away, Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Morningside of Concord. She was born April 13, 1929 in Rowan Co. to the late Marvin A. Goodnight and Nellie Fowler Goodnight. Ellen was a homemaker and in later years she worked at Belk as a seamstress. She was a member of Mt. Zion United...
Harry Carter
May 17, 2019
Obituary: Harry Lee Carter, 82, of Kannapolis passed away on May 17, 2019. He was born May 25, 1936 in Cabarrus County, a son of the late William Lester Carter and Carrie Hampton Carter. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Carter and granddaughter, Madison Chappell. Harry retired from Cannon Mills after many years. He was a veteran...
Jacob Sean Jove
May 17, 2019
Obituary: Kannapolis- Jacob Sean "Jakey" Jove, 16, passed away Friday morning, May 17, 2019, at his home. Born February 22, 2003 in Bend, Oregon, he was a son of Sean Edward Jove and Priscilla Richardson Jove. Jakey was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Edward Jove. Jacob was a happy boy, and he was happy until the end. He...
Daniel Joseph Bedford
May 17, 2019
Obituary: Kannapolis- Daniel Joseph "Dan" Bedford, 56, passed away unexpectedly Friday afternoon, May 17, 2019. Born October 1, 1962 in Manhattan, Dan was a son of Mary Cecilia O'Keefe Bedford and the late Robert Leroy Bedford. Dan was a gifted and talented diesel mechanic, who could fix anything. He was proud to have inherited this talent form his father, and...
Ernest Junior Hudson
May 13, 2019
Obituary: Ernest "Junior" Hudson, age 65, of Mooresville died Monday, May 13, 2019 at Transitional Health services of Kannapolis, after a period of declining health. Memorial service will be held at a later date. Junior was born January 12, 1954 in Union Co., a son of Mary Hudson Cooper of Mooresville. In earlier years Junior worked as a yarn hauler...
Carolyn Furr
May 13, 2019
Obituary: Carolyn Yost Furr, 77, of Kannapolis went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 13, 2019 from North East Medical Center. She was born February, 1, 1942 in Scott County, MO, a daughter of the late A.C. Yost and Irene Bolin Yost. Also preceding her in death was her husband, Hoyle J. Furr who passed in 1992...
Kenneth Michael (Mike) Almond
May 11, 2019
Obituary: Mike Almond- Kenneth Michael Almond, 70, of Concord passed away Saturday, May 11, 2019 at his home. He was born September 3, 1948 in Cabarrus County, a son of Juanita Love Almond of Concord and the late Olen "Bob" Almond. He was preceded in death by his wife, Saundra Kaye Lemmonds Almond in 2015. Mike had retired from E.J....
Norma Matheny
May 11, 2019
Obituary: Kannapolis, NC Noma Ruth Barnhardt Matheny, 86, of Kannapolis went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 11, 2019. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Norma was born May 7, 1933 in Rowan County, NC a daughter of the late Floyd Ray Barnhardt and Ruth Mae Frieze Barnhardt. In addition to her parents she...
Faye Freeze
May 10, 2019
Obituary: Faye Katherine Freeze, 82, of Kannapolis passed away, Friday, May 10, 2019 at her home. She was born April 8, 1937 in Chesterfield Co. SC, to the late William Leston Plyler, and Pearlie Mae Brown Plyler. Faye was a graduate of A.L. Brown, in her earlier years Faye worked at Cannon Mills as a towel hemmer and helped with...
Frankie Cook Lambert
May 9, 2019
Obituary: Frankie Cook Lambert, age 89, of Kannapolis passed away peacefully on May 09, 2019 at the Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks in Salisbury, NC. Frankie was the daughter of the late Henry and Martha Hutchins Cook. Frankie was one of eleven children and attended Graham High School in Graham, NC. Mrs. Lambert was trained in Washington DC to work...
Angie Marie Paynter
May 9, 2019
Obituary: Mooresville- Angie Marie Smith Paynter, 41, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, May 9, 2019. Born October 7, 1977 in Forsyth County, she was a daughter of Bobby Dale Smith, Sr. of Kannapolis, and the late Wanda Ann Cope Smith. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her step-brother, Rick Gouldman. Angie was a loving wife, mother,...
Julie Elaine Stillwell
May 9, 2019
Obituary: Julie Elaine Grice Stillwell, 58, of Kannapolis went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at Tucker Hospice House. Julie was born May 25, 1960 in Mecklenburg County, NC a daughter of Elizabeth Ann Dodgens Williams of Statesville and the late Edward Curtis Grice. Julie had served as a CNA at local hospital and nursing facilities....
Teresa Lynn Hess
May 9, 2019
Obituary: Rockwell, NC Teresa Lynn Garmon Hess, 53, of Rockwell passed away on May 9, 2019. She was born June 8, 1965 in Cabarrus County, a daughter of the late Jeff and Kay Garmon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Scott Hess on July 6, 2013. Teresa worked at Jack's Grocery on Bringle Ferry Road in Salisbury for...
Margie Sells
May 8, 2019
Obituary: Margie Cook Sells passed away at the age of 107 on May 8, 2019 at Transitional Nursing Home. She was born on October 26, 1911 in Landis to Adolphus & Fannie Cook. She lived for many years on Mt Olivet Road in Kannapolis and was a hair stylist until her retirement. She was predeceased by her husband, Earl Alexander...
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