Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Dorothea Iris Overcash
Dec 18, 2017
Obituary: Dorothea Iris "Dot" Overcash, 93, of Kannapolis died Monday, Dec. 18, 2017 at Best of Care Assisted Living after a period of declining health. Her funeral will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, Dec. 20 at St. John's Reformed Church with Dr. Chris King officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. Her family will receive friends at the...
Hazel R. Troutman
Dec 18, 2017
Obituary: Mrs. Hazel Rimmer Troutman, 97, of Kannapolis went home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 18, 2017 after an extended illness. She was born June 11, 1920 in Iredell County to Fred A. and Viola Campbell Rimmer. Hazel was a charter member of Memorial United Methodist Church where she had served as building fund treasure and...
Donald L. Tucker
Dec 18, 2017
Obituary: Donald L. Tucker, 65, of Salisbury, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 18, 2017, at his home. Donald was born October 1, 1952 in Cabarrus Co. to the late George Tillman Tucker and Winona Russell Tucker. Mr. Tucker was an Airforce Veteran serving during the Vietnam War, he worked with the Salisbury Police Department for over...
Jane Susan Avant
Dec 18, 2017
Obituary: Jane Susan Avant, age 67, of Kannapolis passed away Monday, December 18, 2017 at Big Elm Nursing Center. Jane was born August 9, 1950 in Iredell County a daughter of the late Chester Eugene Avant and Lois Lumsden Avant. She attended A. L. Brown High School and was a member of Central Baptist Church. Miss Avant was a longtime...
Jann Harris
Dec 17, 2017
Obituary: Pending Visitation: 1:00 to 2:00 PM Sunday December 17, 2017 Whitley's Funeral Home Service: 2:00 PM Sunday December 17, 2017 Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel Interment: Carolina Memorial Park
Martha Long
Dec 16, 2017
Obituary: Martha Frances Pritchard Long, 75, of Concord passed away on December 16, 2017. She was born November 18, 1942 in Caldwell County, a daughter of the late Ira Dewitt Pritchard and Ruth Novella Yount Pritchard. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Paul Otto Craven and a brother, Joe Pritchard. Martha graduated from Gamewell High School. She...
James H Davis
Dec 16, 2017
Obituary: Pending Visitation: 11:30 - 1:00 pm Saturday December 16, 2017 Whitley's Funeral Home Service: 1:00 PM Saturday December 16, 2017 Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel Interment: Carolina Memorial Park Cemetery Kannapolis, NC
Kenneth Orbison
Dec 15, 2017
Obituary: Kenneth Ray Orbison, Sr., 77, of Kannapolis went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017 from CHS-NorthEast after a period of declining health. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 PM Monday, Dec. 18 at Central Baptist Church with Rev. Curtis Parker officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park at 11:00 AM Tuesday, Dec....
Jerry Michael Fesperman
Dec 15, 2017
Obituary: Jerry Michael Fesperman, 65, of Salisbury went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation of Salisbury following a period of declining health. Jerry was born December 26, 1951 in Rowan County, NC a son of the late Raymond George Harvey Fesperman and Margie Alberta Carter Fesperman. He was...
Ordie G. Wages Barbee
Dec 15, 2017
Obituary: Ordie G. Wages Barbee, age 91, of Kannapolis passed away Friday, December 15, 2017 at CMC Northeast. Mrs. Barbee was born January 6, 1926 in Ashe County, the daughter of the late Walter Weldon Goodman and Bessie Falls Goodman. She worked for Cannon Mills for 25 years and later worked for Cabarrus County Home Healthcare until her retirement around...
Zoe Raborn Setzer
Dec 13, 2017
Obituary: Zoe Raborn Setzer found peace and joy working in her flower garden and loved sharing her beautiful flowers with others. On December 9th, at age 98, she passed away peacefully to become a beautiful flower in God's celestial garden. Zoe Margaret was born to the late Emma and Henry Raborn in Dallas, North Carolina on April 23, 1919, the...
Jose Vicente (Vince) Zavala
Dec 11, 2017
Obituary: Jose Vicente (Vince) Zavala, 61, of Concord went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 11, 2017 at his residence. He had been in declining health since June. Vince was born January 22, 1956 in El Salvador, a son of the late Lisandro Matias Presa and Leonor Zavala. Also preceding him in death were his two sisters....
Aubrie Starr Blum
Dec 11, 2017
Obituary: Kannapolis, NC Aubrie Starr Blum, 4 years old, passed away on December 11, 2017 at CMC-Main in Charlotte. She was born February 12, 2013 in Cabarrus County, a daughter of Stephen Cornelius and Kenya Mae Boger Blum. Aubrie's family will receive friends and prayer warriors from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Whitley's Funeral Home...
Everette Lee Gilliam, Jr.
Dec 11, 2017
Obituary: -------- Visitation: --------------- Service: Memorial Service 6:00 PM Monday December 11, 2017 Resurrection Anglican Church at Centergrove Lutheran Interment: private
Jeffrey Lereese Walter
Dec 11, 2017
Obituary: Jeffrey LeReese Walter, 56, of Penninger Rd., Concord, died Monday, December 11, 2017 at 2:17A.M. at CMC-Northeast Medical Center in Concord. Jeff was born May 3, 1961 in Cabarrus County. He was the son of the late Pleasant William Walter and Amy Beatrice Drye. He was employed by Yellow Freight in Charlotte. Jeff was a hard-working, dedicated family man....
Dewey Thomas Young, Jr.
Dec 10, 2017
Obituary: Dewey Thomas Young, Jr., 91, of Kannapolis, NC passed away at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis on Dec. 10, 2017. Mr. Young was born on Nov. 30, 1929 Oglethorpe Co., GA, a son of the late Dewey T. Young, Sr. and the late Suzie Gladys Burnette Young. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his...
Buddy Ray Templeton
Dec 9, 2017
Obituary: Buddy Ray Templeton, 83, of Kannapolis passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2017. He was born November 21, 1934 in Cabarrus County, a son of the late Carl and Georgie Cline Templeton. Buddy served in the US Army from 1954-56 during the Korean War. He then worked at Cannon Mills until he joined the Kannapolis Police Department in 1958....
Everette Karriker
Dec 9, 2017
Obituary: Everette Leroy Karriker, 95, of Unity Church Road, Mooresville, passed away December 9 at his home. He was born December 17, 1921 in Rowan County, son of the late Robert Loten and Pearl Karriker. Everette attended schools in the Concordia Church and Landis areas and was graduated from Landis High School and Evans Business College. For many years, he...
Virgie Linker
Dec 8, 2017
Obituary: Virgie O. Linker, 84, passed away peacefully Friday morning, December 8, 2017 at Woodhaven Court of Albemarle. Born December 25, 1932 in Rowan County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Howard and Myrtle Irene Cox Overcash. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Robert B. Linker and a granddaughter Brandie Freeman....
Steve Ray Rogers
Dec 6, 2017
Obituary: Steven Ray Rogers, 66, of China Grove passed away on Dec. 2 , 2017 at the VA Medical Center. He was born November 21, 1951 in Cabarrus County, a son of Billy Rogers and the late Dorothy Mae Joines Rogers. He was preceded in death by two sons, Kenneth and Gary Rogers. Steve retired from Smith Turf and Irrigation...


