Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Peggy Ann Snider Leonard
Apr 9, 2019
Obituary: Peggy Ann Snider Leonard, 70, of Kannapolis died Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at Atrium Health - NorthEast from injuries resulting from a car accident. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, April 27 at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel with Ms. Judy Cochran officiating. Family will visit with friends after the service. Peggy was born June...
Brandon A. Akers
Apr 9, 2019
Obituary: Brandon Akers, 25, of Wilmington passed away, Wednesday, April 9, 2019. Visitation will be held at 12:30 - 2:00 PM with the funeral service following directly after at 2:00 PM, Sunday, April 14th, 2019 at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel. Brandon was born November 30, 1993 in Mecklenburg County. He resided with his Parents Robin and Phillip Funderburk Jr. in...
Patricia Connell
Apr 9, 2019
Obituary: Patricia "Pat" Greene Connell, 79, of Landis went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Pat was born November 21, 1939 in Rowan County, daughter of the late Charles Howard Greene and Carrie Austin Greene. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister,...
Charles Sechler
Apr 8, 2019
Obituary: Charles Herman "Buddy" Sechler, 94 of China Grove went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 8, 2019 at his residence. Death was unexpected. Buddy was born June 3, 1924 in Cabarrus County, NC a son of the late James Wertz Sechler and Carrie Combs Sechler. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death...
Johnsie Winecoff Brown
Apr 7, 2019
Obituary: Salisbury- Johnsie Winecoff Brown, 94, passed away Sunday morning, April 7, 2019, at Trinity Oaks Health and Rehabilitation, where she had been a long time resident. Born November 18, 1924 in Kannapolis, she was a daughter of the late Floyd Heilig Winecoff and Vivian Hurlocker Winecoff. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Arthur Clement Reinders
Apr 6, 2019
Obituary: Arthur Clement (Art) Reinders, 79, of Davidson passed away April 6, 2019 surrounded by his family, at the Tucker Hospice House. He was born December 26, 1939 in Elyria, Ohio, a son of the late Clement H. and Norma Yates Reinders. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jane Mincey Reinders, brother, Russell and sister, Nancie. Art...
Johnnie W. Harrell, Jr.
Apr 5, 2019
Obituary: Johnnie William Harrell Jr., 84, of Kannapolis passed away Friday, April 5, 2019, at home following a period of declining health. He was born January 16, 1935, in Cabarrus County to the late John W. Harrell Sr. and late Maud Ray Harrell. In addition to his parents was preceded in death by his Sister, Mary Harrell Cline. Mr. Harrell...
Harold Whitley
Apr 4, 2019
Obituary: --------- Visitation: ------- Service: Graveside Service 2:00 PM Thursday April 4, 2019 Oakwood Cemetery Concord, NC Interment: Oakwood Cemetery
Donald Bruce Jenkins
Apr 3, 2019
Obituary: Donald Bruce "Smiley" Jenkins, 72, of Kannapolis went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at his residence following a period of declining health. Donald was born February 16, 1947 in Chesterfield County, SC, a son of the late John McCoy Jenkins and Bertha Jewett Jenkins. He was also preceded in death by eight brothers and...
Judy Bowlin
Apr 2, 2019
Obituary: Judy Earwood Bowlin, of Kannapolis went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Brookdale Lexington. She was born December 5, 1927 in Tellico Plains, TN to the late Z.S. and Lena Earwood. Judy was a beautiful soul both inside and out. She enjoyed sharing the simple joys in life with everyone she met....
Wilson Burton, Jr.
Apr 1, 2019
Obituary: Concord, NC Wilson Holloway Burton, Jr., age 80, of Concord, passed away on Monday afternoon, April 1, 2019, at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis. A funeral service to celebrate Wilson's life will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, April 5 at the Kannapolis Church of Christ, with Mr. Kirk Sams officiating. Burial will be private. His family will receive...
John David Ritchie
Apr 1, 2019
Obituary: John David Ritchie, 59, of Concord passed away April 1, 2019 at home. He was born June 25, 1959 in Edgecombe County, a son of the late Rev. Hoke Henderson Ritchie Sr. and Clara Eunice Cook Ritchie. He was preceded in death by a brother, Hoke H. Ritchie, Jr. John had been a career truck driver for various trucking...
Doris Sharlene Ward Efird
Apr 1, 2019
Obituary: Doris Sharlene Ward Efird, 80, of Davidson, NC went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 1, 2019 at Curis Concord Health and Rehabilitation. Sharlene was born September 4, 1938 in Lincoln County, NC a daughter of the late Hugh and Monnie Queen Ward. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband...
Barbara Louise Douglass
Mar 31, 2019
Obituary: Barbara Louise Ecklar Douglass, 73, of Kannapolis died Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Tucker Hospice House after a period of declining health. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, April 5 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Orangeburg, SC. Barbara was born December 29, 1945 in Long Beach, CA, a daughter of the late Benjamin Edward and...
Brenda Helms Lyles
Mar 31, 2019
Obituary: Rockwell- Brenda Helms Lyles, 75, went to be with her Lord on Sunday morning, March 31, 2019, from CHS-NorthEast Medical Center, following a brief illness. Born July 19, 1943 in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Wayne and Mary Fesperman Helms. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Wanda...
Helen Hill
Mar 31, 2019
Obituary: Helen Audrey Odette Hill, of Kannapolis, N. C., formerly of Florida, passed away March 31, 2019. She was born August 9, 1921 in Cromwell, CT., a daughter of the late William and Lucy Devine Odette. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick L. Hill. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Janet Cross and six...
John Jamin (Ben) Johnson
Mar 30, 2019
Obituary: Ben Johnson John Benjamin (Ben) Johnson, 45, of Concord passed away March 30, 2019. He was born February 11, 1974 in Cabarrus County, a son of Ronnie and Linda Pennell Johnson. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Don and Ruth Pennell and Hugh and Inez Johnson and a father-in-law, Warren Chapman. Ben was a landscaper that had...
Michael Sheehan
Mar 29, 2019
Obituary: Michael "Mike" Scott Sheehan, 51, of Windermere, Fl. went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 29, 2019 at his residence. Death was unexpected. Mike was born July 15, 1967 in Middlesex County, Conn. the son of Carol Ann Price Barnhardt and the late Robert Sheehan. Survivors include his mother and step-father, Carol Ann Price Barnhardt and S...
Kathleen Elizabeth Mccurdy
Mar 28, 2019
Obituary: Kathleen Elizabeth Combs McCurdy, 96, of Kannapolis, North Carolina died Thursday, March 28, 2019 in Orlando Florida of natural causes. Mrs. McCurdy was born June 24, 1922 in Cabarrus County, daughter of the late William McKinley Combs and Easter Authers Combs. She was married to Thomas Eugene McCurdy, who preceded her in death in 1992. She had retired from...
James David Hines
Mar 28, 2019
Obituary: James David Hines, 74, of China Grove, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019 at CMC-NE. He was born June 13, 1944 in Cabarrus Co. to the late Paul Hines and Pearl Chapman Hines. James was a master technician at Volvo of Charlotte for 40 plus years, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he was an expert...


