Obituary Listing

Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC

Jennie  Mabel Tarlton

Jennie Mabel Tarlton

Jan 8, 2016

Obituary: Jennie "Mabel" Biggerstaff Tarlton, 85 of Rockwell, NC died January 8, 2016 at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis, NC. Mabel was born on January 25, 1930 in Gaston Co., NC, the daughter of the late Alford A. Biggerstaff and the late Ella Cleo Smith Biggerstaff. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Charles...

Franklin Tucker

Franklin Tucker

Jan 5, 2016

Obituary: Franklin Delano Tucker, 82 was born on February 19, 1933 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina to the late D. H. Tucker and Bessie Sellers Allen Tucker. He moved to Kannapolis, NC in 1955. He formerly lived for a number of years at 604 Walnut Street in Kannapolis. He moved to the North Carolina State Veterans Home in June, 2009...

James  Garfield Little

James Garfield Little

Jan 5, 2016

Obituary: James G. Little, 90, passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 5, 2016 at Tucker Hospice House. Born March 14, 1925 in Wilkes County, NC, he was a son of the late Lucian and Hannah Matilda Wingler Little. James retired from Pilot Trucking Co. of Winston-Salem, after more than 35 years of loyal service. In addition to his parents, preceding him...

Daisy  Smith Christy

Daisy Smith Christy

Jan 4, 2016

Obituary: Daisy Smith Christy, age 94, of Kannapolis died Monday, January 4, 2016 at CMC-NE after a period of declining health. Her family will celebrate her life with a funeral service at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, January 6 at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Greg Sloop officiating. Private burial will follow. Her family will receive friends from 10:00 to...

Stella Planck

Stella Planck

Jan 3, 2016

Obituary: Stella Avis Tripp Lomas Planck, 84, of Concord went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Tucker Hospice House, following a period of declining health. Stella was born April 8, 1931 in Bristol County, Mass. a daughter of the late Ellis R. and Susan Brooks Smith Tripp. She was also preceded in death by her...

Joe  Stamper Plott,  Jr.

Joe Stamper Plott, Jr.

Jan 1, 2016

Obituary: Albemarle, NC- Joe Stamper Plott, Jr., age 69, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2016 at Trinity Place, Albemarle, NC after suffering a debilitating stroke in October 2015. He was born December 24, 1946 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of the late Joe Stamper Plott, Sr. and Carrie Parker Plott. For many years Joe was owner & operator...

Kathy Diane Christy Harrington

Kathy Diane Christy Harrington

Jan 1, 2016

Obituary: Kathy Dianne Christy Harrington, 56 of Concord died Friday, January 1, 2016 at CMC-NE after a period of declining health. Kathy was born December 24, 1959 in Fairfax VA, a daughter of the late Zeb and Virginia Robinson Christy. A long-time area resident, she was a member of the Universal House of Prayer in Concord. Kathy worked as a...

R.  Justin Kimbrell

R. Justin Kimbrell

Jan 1, 2016

Obituary: Midland, NC- Robert Justin Kimbrell, age 27, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 1, 2016 at the home of a friend. He was born February 5, 1988 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of Marvin Anthony Kimbrell and Robin Church Kimbrell. He attended Central Cabarrus High School. Justin was employed as a plumber with Spencer's Plumbing, Midland, NC for ten...

Kay Frankie Shinn Durham

Kay Frankie Shinn Durham

Dec 31, 2015

Obituary: Kay Shinn Durham, 75, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Tucker Hospice House. Born July 11, 1940 in Cabarrus County, she was a daughter of the late Clifford Carl and Frankie Bell Shinn. Kay was a 1958 graduate of A.L. Brown High School and had worked for Cannon Mills, General Microcircuits Inc. of Mooresville and Food Lion in...

Loree Terry Wingler Clark

Loree Terry Wingler Clark

Dec 31, 2015

Obituary: China Grove, NC- Loree Terry Wingler Clark, age 75, passed away on Friday, December 31, 2015 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, Mooresville, NC after a period of declining health. She was born January 1, 1940 in Rowan County, NC, the daughter of the late J.D. Terry and Ressie Maggie Mills Terry. Loree was employed as an assistant manager...

Sallie Clawson

Sallie Clawson

Dec 30, 2015

Obituary: Sallie R. Clawson, 90, passed away Wednesday morning, December 30, 2015 at Transitional Health Services. Sallie was born June 20, 1925 in Rowan County and was a long time member of Bethpage United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Avery Clawson, Jr., in 1989. The family will receive friends...

Melissa  Jackson Pruitt

Melissa Jackson Pruitt

Dec 27, 2015

Obituary: Melissa Jackson Pruitt, age 40, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 27, 2015 at the home of her niece, Amanda Stafford, Tuckaseegee, NC. She was born December 20, 1975 in Cabarrus County, NC, the daughter of the late Jehu Ronald Jackson and Gloria Jean Grooms Jackson. Melissa attended A.L. brown High School. In earlier years she worked at the...

Pearlie Peterson

Pearlie Peterson

Dec 27, 2015

Obituary: - Rev. Pearlie Frances Taylor-Peterson, age 92, went to her homecoming on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Tucker Hospice House, Kannapolis, NC. She was born December 20, 1923 in Rockingham, NC, the daughter of the late William Samuel Bailey and Nettie Florence Brigman Bailey. Today, she is the last surviving child of twelve children. Pearlie was pastor of the...

Robert Buise Steen

Robert Buise Steen

Dec 27, 2015

Obituary: Robert Buise Steen Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday January 3rd at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Dr. Tom Cabaniss for Robert Buise Steen of Atlanta, Georgia, who passed away Saturday December 27th at Carolina Medical Center. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 3:00 PM prior at Whitley's. Mr. Steen is survived...

Mary  Louise Kale

Mary Louise Kale

Dec 25, 2015

Obituary: Mary Louise Huskey Kale, 101, of Gaffney, SC , formerly of Kannapolis died December 25, 2015 in Gaffney. She was born October 27, 1914 in Cleveland County, NC the daughter of the late George Beverly Huskey and Susie Hamrick Huskey. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Dewitt Kale in 2002. She was owner/operator of Lourene Beauty...

Calvin  D. Honeycutt

Calvin D. Honeycutt

Dec 24, 2015

Obituary: Calvin D. Honeycutt, 80, 0f Kannapolis passed away on December 24, 2015 at the Tucker Hospice House. He was born November 20, 1935 in Anson County, the son of the late William Rufus Honeycutt and Glennie Clara Lee Honeycutt. Calvin had formerly worked at the Cannon YMCA for many years and also at Cannon Mills Company. He was a...

Eula Dorton

Eula Dorton

Dec 23, 2015

Obituary: Eula B. Aldridge Dorton, 94, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at CHS-Northeast Medical Center. Born December 25, 1920 in Cabarrus County, Eula was a daughter of the late Beul and Julia Mitchell Bradshaw and retired from Cannon Mills, Plant 1, as a weave instructor. A long time loyal member of First Evangelical Methodist, she loved her church family...

Linda Rumple

Linda Rumple

Dec 22, 2015

Obituary: Linda Lee (Sizemore) Rumple, 68, of Kannapolis, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on December 22, 2015 at Tucker Hospice House. Linda was born in Berea, KY to James and Isabel Sizemore on September 7, 1947. She graduated from Boyden High School in Salisbury, N.C. in 1966, and later went on to earn two associates degrees, one...

Thomas  Ashe Simpson

Thomas Ashe Simpson

Dec 21, 2015

Obituary: Thomas Ashe Simpson, born October 22, 1917, to Henry John and Catharine Tierney Simpson in New York City, Tom died at his home on December 21, 2015, not long after his 98th birthday. The son of Irish immigrants, he was second in a family of five children, and he grew up in the Great Depression in New York City....

Juan Francisco Aragon Sandoval

Juan Francisco Aragon Sandoval

Dec 21, 2015

Obituary: Juan Francisco Aragon Sandoval,63, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015 at his home. Born June 24, 1952 in El Salvador, he was a son of Adelson Antonio Aragon and Carmen Sandoval de Aragon. The family will receive friends Sunday, December 27 from 5:00-9:00 pm at Whitley's Annex Chapel. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, December 28th...