Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Leona Ingram
Apr 24, 2016
Obituary: Leona Graybeal Ingram, age 92, died Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Caremoor Retirement Center, Kannapolis, NC after four months of declining health. She was born September 12, 1923 in Ashe County, NC, the daughter of the late Arley Lee Graybeal and Annie Church Graybeal. Leona was a 1940 graduate of Cannon High School. She worked for the former Cannon...
Robert Lee Simmons
Apr 20, 2016
Obituary: Robert Lee Simmons, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Novant Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, NC after a brief illness. He was born June 18, 1932 in Cumberland County, NC, the son of the late Grady Lee Simmons and Fannie Elizabeth Williamson Simmons. Bob was employed as a butcher/meat cutter for fifty-five years having worked at Bi-Lo...
Richard Michael Brenner, Jr.
Apr 18, 2016
Obituary: Richard Michael (Rick) Brenner, Jr. age 59, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 18, 2016 at his home. He was born August 6, 1956 in Hillsborough County, Florida, the son of Mildred Alice McDonald Brenner of Tampa, FL and the late Richard Michael Brenner, Sr. Rick was a 1975 graduate of Jefferson High School, Tampa, FL and a 1979...
Mary Lena Richardson Bristow
Apr 18, 2016
Obituary: Mary Lena Richardson Bristow, 88, of Concord, NC went to her Heavenly home on Monday, April 18, 2016. Mary Lena was born February 3, 1928, in Rockingham, NC to Clinton and Easdale Taylor Richardson. After graduating from Ellerbe High School, she first worked in textiles. Later, she began work for the Richmond County Schools Food Service from which she...
Emery Lee Butler
Apr 17, 2016
Obituary: Emery Lee Butler, 97 of Enochville passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016 while at Tucker Hospice House after a period of declining health. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Emery was born April 22, 1918 in Rowan County, a son of the late Earl McLean Butler and Lottie Overcash Butler. He was a life-long...
Rev. Richard Horn
Apr 16, 2016
Obituary: Rev. Richard Whitehead Horn, 82, of Kannapolis passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at his home. He was born November 14, 1933 in Pittsburg, Pa., the son of the late Luther and Amanda Hess Horn. Rev. Horn was a pastor for 53 years where he pastored churches in Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina, including Landis Baptist Church for...
Myrtle Ball
Apr 14, 2016
Obituary: Myrtle Eulela Ball passed away Thursday April 14, 2016 at the age of 87. Myrtle was born on February 7, 1929 in Brushy Mountain Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina to James Martin Ball and Nancy Adeline (Lina) Anderson of Gilreath, North Carolina. She was the next to youngest of 10 children. She married Henry Chester Ball of Gilreath, North...
Robert Burris
Apr 12, 2016
Obituary: Robert Carroll Burris, 48, of Salisbury died Tuesday, April 12, 2016. He was born September 7, 1967 in Cherokee County, the son of Celia Ann Boyd of Rockwell and the late Henry Cleo Burris. Robert was employed as a roofer for many years. He liked cooking, grilling outdoors, fishing and traveling, especially to the mountains. The family will receive...
James Elbert Stocks, Jr
Apr 12, 2016
Obituary: Mr. James Elbert Stocks Jr. 81, of China Grove went home to be with his Lord and Savior on April, 6, 2016 after an extended illness. He was born March 3, 1935 in Alexander County to the late James Elbert Stocks and Ruby Caroline Warren Stocks. He was a member of Concord First Assembly where he was active in...
Judy Mcdaniel Ange
Apr 11, 2016
Obituary: Kannapolis- Judy McDaniel Ange, 72, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at CMC-Main in Charlotte. Born December 18, 1943 in Cabarrus County, she was a daughter of Gertie Geneva Pethel McDaniel of Kannapolis and the late Raymond Clarence McDaniel. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, Don Ange....
Larry Norris
Apr 11, 2016
Obituary: Larry Wayne Norris, 68, of Kannapolis died Monday, April 11, 2016 at his home. He was born October 3, 1947 in Iredell County, the son of the late Harold and Mary Foster Norris. Larry retired from Kosa-Hoechst Celanese after many years. In his retirement, he enjoyed spending time with his friends at Lee's Sandwich Shop in the mornings. Funeral...
Doris Maske Mccall
Apr 9, 2016
Obituary: Doris Maske McCall, age 91, went to be with the Lord and her beloved husband, Rex on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Doris was born in Rockingham in 1924 to Viola and Claude Maske. She graduated as Valedictorian from Rockingham High School and then the Business School at High Point College. Doris met and married Rex McCall from Alabama in...
Hallie Olivia Lefler Fink
Apr 9, 2016
Obituary: Hallie Olivia Lefler Fink, age 84, of Kannapolis went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 9, 2016 from Bob and Carolyn Tucker Hospice House after a period of declining health. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at 4:00 PM Saturday, April 16 at North Kannapolis Baptist Church with Rev. Scott Huffman and...
Phyllis Ann Chapman
Apr 9, 2016
Obituary: Phyllis Ann Chapman, 76, of Kannapolis, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016 at her brother's home. She was born June 25, 1939 in Alexander Co. to the late James Atwell Chapman and Wilma Childers Chapman. Phyllis worked for Blazer Finance for 36 years and after her retirement worked at Chapman Pharmacy. She was a member of Blackwelder Park Baptist...
John Robert Bobby Sechler
Apr 8, 2016
Obituary: John Robert Sechler (Bobby), 59, of China Grove, NC died at CMC-NE in Concord on Friday, April 8, 2016. Bobby was born on September 11, 1956 in Iredell Co, NC, the son of Willie Mae Walters Sechler of China Grove and the late Roy John Sechler. He was a 1975 graduate of South Rowan High School, last employed as...
Sophia Marie Sain
Apr 7, 2016
Obituary: Sophia Marie Sain, born May 10, 2015 passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at her home from Krabbe Disease, a rare genetic disorder. She was the daughter of Andrew Thomas Sain and Michele Lee Nelepovitz Sain. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Charity Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Marty Payton....
Sherry Kay Harding Crisco
Apr 6, 2016
Obituary: Sherry Kay Harding Crisco, age 66, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House, Huntersville, NC after suffering from a lengthy illness. She was born May 7, 1949 in Mecklenburg County, NC, the daughter of Beatrice Flow Williams of Midland, NC and the late Thomas F. Harding, Jr. Sherry was a 1967 graduate of...
Gnia Lor Vang
Apr 6, 2016
Obituary: Gnia Lor Vang, age 68, passed away while traveling to visit family in Kentucky on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. He was born September 10, 1947 in Xiengkhuang, Laos, the son of the late Pang Toua Vang and Jia Yang Vang. He served in the Vietnam War for the U.S. as part of the CIA's secret army prior to his...
Cathy Kiser
Apr 6, 2016
Obituary: Cathy Farabee Kiser, age 74, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Tucker Hospice House, Kannapolis, NC. She was born August 14, 1941 in Cabarrus County, NC, the daughter of the late Charles Raymond Farabee and Frances Davis Farabee. Cathy was a 1959 graduate of A.L. Brown High School and a 1962 graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne College. Cathy was...
Lee Miller
Apr 5, 2016
Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Lee Roy Miller, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at Carolinas Healthcare System- NorthEast, Concord, NC after a lengthy illness. He was born October 8, 1932 in Rowan County, NC, the son of the late Henry Miller and Lillian Cline Miller. Sonny was employed as a roofer with the former Keasler Roofing, Concord, NC...