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Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC

Peggy Ann Snider Leonard

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...