Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Dwight Walker
Feb 16, 2019
Obituary: On Feb 10, 2019 Dwight Lee Walker, age 85, died peacefully in his home. Dwight was born on May 13, 1933 in Kannapolis, N.C. to Luther Cylvester Walker and Mabel Riley Walker. He attended Kannapolis schools and joined the U.S. Air Force in 1951, serving in various locations including French Morocco. He returned home in 1954, served in the...
Brenda Ann Dwiggins
Feb 15, 2019
Obituary: Brenda Ann Dwiggins, 67 of Enochville, passed away February 15, 2019 at the Tucker Hospice House. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, February 22, 2019 at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Whitley Funeral Home. She was born...
Grady Love
Feb 14, 2019
Obituary: Grady Delane Love Sr., 74, of Concord, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019 at his home. Memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at Bethpage United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mark Vickers officiating, inurnment will follow at the church columbarium. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 3:00 PM Tuesday at the church prior...
John Dwight Hunter Sr.
Feb 14, 2019
Obituary: John Dwight Hunter Sr., 72 of Salisbury, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019 at Liberty Commons. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday February 16, at Whitley's Funeral Home with the Rev. Dean Hunter officiating. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 11:00 to 1:00 PM Saturday prior to the service at...
Bobby Waller
Feb 13, 2019
Obituary: Kannapolis, NC Bobby Gene Waller, 87, of Kannapolis passed away February 13, 2019 at his home. He was born May 16, 1931 in Rowan County, a son of the late Moses and Callie Mae Cox Waller. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn Drake Waller, brother, Joe Waller and son-in-law, Charles Covington, Jr. Bobby retired from Fieldcrest...
William Terry Berryman
Feb 12, 2019
Obituary: Terry Berryman William Terry Berryman, 72, of Kannapolis passed away on February 12, 2019. He was born August 27, 1946 in Cabarrus County, a son of the late William Dooley Berryman and Ola Mae Bullock Berryman. He was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Yvonne Shaw (Bill). Terry had been a vocational teacher at CPCC in Charlotte and...
Phyllis Brosh
Feb 11, 2019
Obituary: Phyllis Dianne Benfield Brosh, 64, of China Grove, went to her Heavenly home on Monday, February 11, 2019, at Novant Hospital in Salisbury, NC. Phyllis was born March 29, 1954, in Cabarrus County, She was the daughter of Elaine Lunsford Benfield and the late Clyde Mitchell Benfield of Enochville. A 1972 graduate of South Rowan High School, she...
G. Taylor Cumberworth
Feb 11, 2019
Obituary: Landis- G. Taylor Cumberworth, 71, passed away Monday morning, February 11, 2019, at his home, following a brief period of declining health. Born November 11, 1947 in Mooresville, he was the son of the late Donald Charles Cumberworth and Merle Neile Teague Cumberworth . Taylor grew up in Mooresville and graduated from Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. where he...

Frances "Fran" Overcash Davis
Feb 10, 2019
Obituary: Frances (Fran) Irene Overcash Davis, 88, of Kannapolis went to be in the presence of the Lord on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at CHC-Northeast Medical Center, Concord following a sudden illness. Fran was born March 1, 1930 in Cabarrus County, NC a daughter of the late Turner Leroy Overcash and Maggie Janie Whittington Overcash. She was also preceded in...
Josephine Murray (Josie) Anderson
Feb 9, 2019
Obituary: Josephine "Josie" Murray Anderson, 82, of Kannapolis passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2019. She was born October 9, 1936 in Jacksonville, Florida, a daughter of the late Paul and Ada Murray. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Donald Ray Anderson, Sr., son, Donald Ray "Butch" Anderson Jr. and daughter, Robin Anderson White. Josie was married...
Brandon Compton
Feb 9, 2019
Obituary: Brandon Allen Compton, 27, of Kannapolis went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 2, 2019. Death was unexpected. Brandon was born September 29, 1991 in Hillsboro County, Fa. the son of Kevin Allen Compton and Lisa Ann Petrey of Kannapolis. Brandon moved to this area sixteen years ago. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator for...
Rebecca Nannie Sechler
Feb 8, 2019
Obituary: Rebecca Nannie Sechler, 94, passed away Friday evening, February 8, 2019, at Best of Care Assisted Living, following a period of declining health. Born May 16, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Robert W. Nannie and Martha Susan Saunders Nannie. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Brady Harold Sechler, siblings,...
Darren Wesley Irvin
Feb 8, 2019
Obituary: Darren Wesley Irvin, 42, of Concord, died Friday, February 8, 2019 following a brief illness. A funeral service celebrating Darren's life will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, February 14 at Gilwood Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Darren's family will receive friends on Wednesday, February 13 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Whitley's Funeral Home....
James Heslop
Feb 8, 2019
Obituary: James Evan Heslop, age 65 of Concord, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, died unexpectedly Friday, February 8, 2019 at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday February 23, 2019 at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Dennis Morgan officiating. James was born on 09/14/1953 in Harrisburg, PA....
Barbara Ann Brown
Feb 7, 2019
Obituary: Mrs. Barbara Ann Brown, 76, passed from death to eternal life on February 7th, 2019 at 12:15 am. She was born to the late Reynolds and Dorothy Hayth on September 19th, 1942 in High Point, NC. She is preceded in death by her late husband, Charles Brown, and her son, David Brown. She loved gardening, teaching her grandchildren about...
Esther Louise Griffith
Feb 5, 2019
Obituary: Esther Louise Walter Griffith, 98, of Kannapolis passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 at Caremoor Assisted Living Center. Esther's family will receive friends at Whitley's Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Thursday, Feb. 7. Her funeral will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, Feb. 8 at Royal Oaks United Methodist Church with Rev. Paul Strahan officiating. Burial...
Claudine Boggs
Feb 4, 2019
Obituary: Cora Claudine Canup Boggs, 90, of Kannapolis, passed away, February 4, 2019 at Caremoor Retirement Center. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, February 7, 2019, at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Pauley officiating, burial will follow at Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Salisbury. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 AM Thursday prior to...
Carolyn Kaye Taylor
Feb 3, 2019
Obituary: Carolyn Kaye Cundiff Taylor, 77, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019 at CHC-Northeast Medical Center, Concord. Carolyn was born January 5, 1942 in Forsyth County, NC a daughter of the late Harless Beamer Cundiff and the late Carrie Myrtle Williams Cundiff. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, 1st .Sgt. Ronald Ward Taylor, USMC...
Fred Burton Rapp
Feb 3, 2019
Obituary: Fred Burton Rapp, 90, of Harrisburg, formerly of Kannapolis passed peacefully in his home surrounded by his girls, Wednesday, January 30, 2019. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, February 3rd at Whitley's Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Center Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery. His family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:00 to...
Kathy Jo Harper
Feb 2, 2019
Obituary: Kathy Jo Harper, born November 9, 1961 in St. Albans, WV is now breathing easy on Heaven's beaches. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Bonnie Neal, brothers, Robert and Charlie Neal. Those left to cherish her memory are her life partner, Kim Weeder, sons, Steve Shilling (Shanna) of TN, Frank Harper (Jessica) of Concord, Joe...