Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Glenn Bickerstaff
Feb 23, 2016
Obituary: Glenn Arthur Bickerstaff passed away at CMC-Northeast on February 23, 2016 around 7:15pm. His wife, Martha, son Douglas, son Daniel and his wife Tara were with him as he went to be with his Lord. Glenn was born in Coraopolis, PA to the late Glenn Arthur Bickerstaff Sr. and Gretchen Way Bickerstaff where he also grew up. He graduated...
Dennis Gene Eberhart
Feb 22, 2016
Obituary: Dennis Gene Eberhart, 43 of Kannapolis died at his home on Friday, February 19, 2016. Death was unexpected. Dennis was born on December 31, 1972 in Cabarrus Co., the son of Janice Kay Raper Eberhart of Kannapolis and the late Buddy Gene Eberhart. Dennis was a lifetime resident of this area graduating from A.L. Brown High School. He had...
Teddy Roosevelt Johnson
Feb 21, 2016
Obituary: Teddy Roosevelt Johnson, 75, passed away Sunday afternoon, February 21, 2016 at his home, following a 2 year period of declining health. Born October 20, 1940 in Cabarrus County, he was a son of the late Kenneth King and Jesse Elma Burris Johnson. A loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, he cherished time spent with his...
Sylvia Jeanette Daniels Strother
Feb 20, 2016
Obituary: Sylvia Jeanette Daniels Strother, 74, of Kannapolis went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at CHS-Northeast Medical Center following a period of declining health. She was born September 12, 1941 in Iredell County, NC a daughter of the late Wade Preston and Edna Lorena Smith Daniels. She was also preceded in death by a sister,...
Lester Taylor Abernathy
Feb 18, 2016
Obituary: Lester Taylor Abernathy, 82, of Concord died February 18, 2016 at CMC- NorthEast. He was born April 13, 1933 in Iredell County, the son of the late F.W. Abernathy and Emma Fisher Abernathy. Taylor retired from First Union Bank in Charlotte. He was a veteran of the US Army during the Korean War. He was a member of Hickory...
Adam Quinton Moose
Feb 17, 2016
Obituary: Mr. Adam Quinton Moose, 81, of Kannapolis passed away February 17, 2016 after an extended illness. He was born April 23, 1934 in Cabarrus County to the late Lester Clyde Moose and Alice Opha Edgison Moose. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife Juanita Ballard Moose. Adam is survived by his step son Ronnie Davis...
Harry Barker
Feb 17, 2016
Obituary: Laurel Springs, N.C.-Mr. Harry Reid Barker of Laurel Springs, N.C. passed away peacefully on February 17, 2016 at Morningside of Concord. Born June 06, 1932 he was the son of the late Garland "G.S." And Addie Barker. He attended Cabarrus County Schools. He joined the Army in 1951. He was a Master Jumper with the C Company 511th Regiment...
Betty O'Kelly Bresett
Feb 17, 2016
Obituary: Betty Frances O'Kelly Bresett, age 69, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Carolinas Healthcare System-Main, Charlotte, NC after an illness. She was born November 5, 1946 in Rowan County, NC, the daughter of the late Daniel Willard O'Kelly and Minnie Pennell O'Kelly. In earlier years Betty was employed with the former Cannon Mills Company. In later years...
Richard London
Feb 17, 2016
Obituary: Richard Brown London, 89, of Laurel Springs, NC and formerly of Concord passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Ashe County Memorial Hospital after several months of declining health and a brief illness. Born in Rowan County on July 28, 1926, Richard was the youngest of seven children of the late Rufus L. and Bessie Williams London. Richard...
Margie Pless
Feb 16, 2016
Obituary: Margie Helms Pless, 76, of Kannapolis died Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at CMC-Main in Charlotte. She was born December 4, 1939. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Pless in 2009. Margie retired from Cannon Mills. She was a member of West A Tabernacle Baptist Church where she sang in the choir. Funeral services will be held...
Rebecca Diane Broadway
Feb 15, 2016
Obituary: Diane Broadway, 67, of Kannapolis passed away, Monday, February 15, 2016 at Tucker Hospice House. She was born November 7, 1947 in Cabarrus Co. to the late Bruce McKnight Brown and Willene Lefler Tarlton. Diane loved serving others, especially with cooking and serving meals, she had a big heart and cared for all her friends and family, she loved...
Edward Arnold Helms
Feb 15, 2016
Obituary: Edward Arnold (Bud) Helms, age 80, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2016 at his home after a period of declining health. He was born August 26, 1935 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of the late Oliver Leroy Helms and Essie Mae Helms. Bud was employed as a painter for many years working for various painting companies. His...
Patsy Ramseur
Feb 13, 2016
Obituary: Patsy Moore Ramseur, 75, of Concord, NC went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at Tucker Hospice House following a period of declining health. Patsy was born May 25, 1940 in Iredell County, NC a daughter of the late John and Clara Foutz Moore. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Donald Jean...
James Calvin Safrit
Feb 13, 2016
Obituary: Concord, NC James Calvin Safrit, 65, of Concord died Saturday, February 13, 2016 at Universal Healthcare Concord after a period of declining health. Private services will be held at a later date. Whitley's Funeral Home is serving the Safrit family. Visitation: private Service: private Interment: private
Garland Scarboro
Feb 13, 2016
Obituary: Garland F. Scarboro, 91, of Kannapolis passed away on February 13, 2016 at his home. He was born January 1, 1925 in Franklin County, Georgia, the son of the late Allen Bunyan Scarboro and Florrie Huggins Scarboro. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mavie Nichols Scarboro on April 8, 2014. Garland had formerly worked for Bitsy Bakery...
Gary Gray, Sr.
Feb 13, 2016
Obituary: Gary Wayne Gray, Sr., age 73, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at Carolinas Healthcare System-NorthEast, Concord, NC after a recent illness. He was born September 22, 1942 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of the late Robert Lester Gray and Leatha Stirewalt Gray. Gary was employed as a supervisor with the City of Kannapolis Sanitation Dept. for...
Iolanda Moore
Feb 12, 2016
Obituary: Iolanda "Lolly" Marianna Conte Moore, 79, peacefully passed away at her home with her family by her side on Friday, February 12, 2016, following an extended illness with Alzheimer's. Born April 25, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Silvio Giuseppe and Berta Hulin Conte. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son,...
Tony Willis Holloway
Feb 11, 2016
Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Tony Willis Holloway, age 54, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at his home. He was born September 27, 1961 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of the late Howard Willis Holloway and Ellen Viola Jenkins Holloway. Tony was employed as a carpenter having worked in construction for thirty years. His family fondly remembers his...
Dorothy Dearmon
Feb 11, 2016
Obituary: Dorothy Pethel Dearmon died peacefully at her home Thursday, February 11, 2016. She was born August 31, 1923 in Kannapolis, N. C. to the late Carl B. Pethel and Connie Peck Pethel. The family lived on Center Grove Road, now Dale Earnhardt Blvd. She graduated from J. W. Cannon High School in 1940 and worked at Cannon Mills for...
Ray Alton Hurlocker
Feb 10, 2016
Obituary: Ray Alton Hurlocker, of Mount Pleasant, passed away at the W.C. (Bill) Hefner V.A. Medical Center in Salisbury on February 7, 2016. He was born on March 11, 1926 in Cabarrus Co., the son of the late Barney Napoleon Hurlocker and Ellen Ruth Shoe Hurlocker. Ray was a veteran of World War II, fighting in the European Campaign. He...


