Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
James Perry Austin
Jan 10, 2015
Obituary: James Perry "Dick" Austin, 87 of Concord passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Carolina Medical Center-Northeast Concord after a brief illness of two weeks. J.P. was born May 28, 1927 in Statesville to the late Zebulon Vance Austin and the late Ethel Miller Austin. He was also preceded in death by brothers Edgar and Jesse Austin. Services will...
Jackie Burris
Jan 8, 2015
Obituary: Jackie Craven Burris, 62, of Hamlet, NC died on Jan. 8, 2015 at his home. Death was unexpected. Jackie was born on Feb. 6, 1952 in Mecklenburg County, NC the son of the late Craven "Jack" Burris and the late Martha Marie Henderson Burris. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his brothers and...
Dakota Hall
Jan 8, 2015
Obituary: Dakota Wayne Hall was born and passed away January 8, 2015 at the CMC Northeast in Concord. Dakota was the most beautiful, perfect baby Megan and Travis had ever laid eyes upon. Although their time with Dakota was painfully brief, that time was filled with love, beauty, and wonder. He will always be mommy's "Kota Bear". Survivors include his...
Thomas Gandy
Jan 8, 2015
Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Thomas Dewey Gandy, Sr., age 70, passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Tucker Hospice House, Kannapolis, NC after a short illness of heart failure. He was born August 11, 1944 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of the late Robert Wesley Gandy and Nettie Brown Williams. Dewey was employed as director of internal auditing with...
Myrtle Smith
Jan 7, 2015
Obituary: - Myrtle Stancil Smith, age 86, passed from this earthly life at Universal Healthcare to be with her loving Lord and Savior on January 7, 2015. She had been in declining health for many years and seriously ill for two weeks. She was born December 21, 1928 in Mecklenburg County, NC, the daughter of the late Sim Caldwell Stancil...
Harry Barr
Jan 7, 2015
Obituary: Harry Lee Barr, 82, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at the Bob and Carolyn Tucker Hospice House. Mr. Barr was born December 6, 1932 in Mecklenburg, NC to the late James Edward Barr and Rosa Cauthen Barr. Harry did HVAC work in construction until his retirement and he was a U.S. Army Veteran in Fort Knox, KY in...
James Godfrey
Jan 7, 2015
Obituary: James Luke Godfrey, 91, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at the Glenn A. Kaiser Hospice House in Salisbury. Mr. Godfrey was born in Union County, NC October 7, 1923 to the late Cyrus Leroy Godfrey and Sarah Venette McWhorter Godfrey. James retired after many years of service from Cannon Mills and he served in the U.S. Army from...
Frances Elizabeth Karriker
Jan 6, 2015
Obituary: Frances Elizabeth (Beth) Sloop Karriker, 52, of Salisbury passed away on January 6, 2015. A private celebration of life will be held by her family and friends. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the following, Novant Health Foundation Rowan Medical Center, Relay for Life, American Cancer Society, United Way and the National Kidney Foundation. Online condolences...
Carl Hendren
Jan 6, 2015
Obituary: Carl Hendren, 85, of Kannapolis passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at CMC-NorthEast. He was born February 16, 1929 in Cabarrus County, the son of the late James Clyde Hendren and Edith May Bost Hendren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gaynell Compton Hendren, a son, Steve Nantz, daughter, Jody Lambert, a brother, J.C. Hendren and...
Joyce Langley Litaker
Jan 6, 2015
Obituary: Joyce Langley Litaker, age 77, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 3, 2015. She spent her last days at her daughter's home surrounded by many family and friends. She had been ill for many years prior and had spent the last seven months in declining health. She was born April 2, 1937 in Cabarrus County,...
Brenda Faye Troutman Smith
Jan 5, 2015
Obituary: Mrs. Brenda Faye Troutman Smith, 70, of Concord went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 5, 2015 at her residence. She had been in declining health but death was unexpected. She was born March 20, 1944 in Cabarrus County, a daughter of the late William Franklin and Clara Beatrice Severt Troutman. Brenda was a homemaker and a...
Mary Mcmanus Winecoff
Jan 5, 2015
Obituary: Mary "Lydia" McManus Winecoff, 95, of Kannapolis, NC left this earthly life at Tucker Hospice House to be with her loving Lord and Savior on January 2, 2015. She had been in declining health for many years and seriously ill for 3 weeks. The funeral will be at Center Grove Lutheran Church on Monday, January 5 at 2:00 PM....
Louise Kerley Deese
Jan 3, 2015
Obituary: Louise Kerley Deese, age 97, passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Big Elm Retirement Center, Kannapolis, NC after declining health of the last three years. She was born August 17, 1917 in Alexander County, NC, the daughter of the late John Bowles and Grace Sloan Kerley. Louise was employed with the former Cannon Mills Company, Plant One,...
Kenneth Earl Cline
Jan 3, 2015
Obituary: Mr. Kenneth Earl Cline, 90, of 260 Palaside Drive NE. died Saturday January 3, 2015, at Tucker Hospice House after two weeks of serious illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, January 5 at Epworth United Methodist Church with Rev. C. Wayne Allen officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive...

Waldo Jeremiah "Jerry" Sloop, Jr.
Jan 2, 2015
Obituary: Waldo Jeremiah "Jerry" Sloop, Jr., 71, of Kannapolis passed away Friday, Jan. 2, 2015 surrounded by beloved family and friends. Born in Cabarrus County on April 19, 1943, he was the son of the late Waldo and Bessie Sloop. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his daughter, Laurie Anne Fletcher, siblings; Herman Sloop, C.A....
Betty Jean Cameron Steele
Jan 1, 2015
Obituary: Betty C. Steele, 83 of Kannapolis died Thursday, January 1, 2015. Her funeral will be 1:00p.m., Sunday at Franklin Heights Baptist Church with the burial following at Carolina Memorial Park. The receiving will be 6-8:00p.m., Saturday at Whitley's Funeral Home. Betty is survived by husband, Autris E. Steele, 2 sons, Mark Steele and Brian Steel; 2 grandchildren and 3...
C. J. Moss
Jan 1, 2015
Obituary: Mr. C.J. (Bunny) Moss, age 92, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2015 at his home after a period of declining health. He was born on December 11, 1922 in Cabarrus County, NC. He was the son of the late Jesse Lee Moss and Ida Fortner Moss. Bunny was a 1940 graduate of J.W. Cannon High School. Bunny was...
Patti Lee Blake Lasker
Dec 31, 2014
Obituary: Patti Lee Blake Lasker, age 47, passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at the home of her mother, Patsy Blake, after suffering from complications of Lupus for several years. She was born December 30, 1967 in Cabarrus County, NC, the daughter of Patsy Knowles Blake and the late Walter Lee Blake. Patti was a 1986 graduate of A.L....
Ruth Russell Poston
Dec 30, 2014
Obituary: Ruth Russell Poston, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at her home after one month of declining health. She was born November 30, 1921 in Rowan County, North Carolina, the daughter of the late Martin Luther Russell and Lula Belle Bass Russell. She was employed with the former Cannon Mills Company, Plant One for forty years...
Ida Mae Moore
Dec 27, 2014
Obituary: Ida Mae Moore, of Kannapolis died December 27, 2014 at Piedmont Crossing in Thomasville. She was born in Union County, NC, on December 13, 1922 - the daughter of the late Hurley Laney and Nena Funderburk Laney. She married James Neal Moore on February 1, l941, who preceded her in death in March, 2002. She also was preceded in...