Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Bervil D. Wells
Mar 7, 2015
Obituary: Bervil Delon Wells, 73, of Kannapolis passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at CMC-NorthEast. He was born July 13, 1941 in Caldwell County, the son of the late Alonzo and Lilly S. Wells. He retired from George Washington University, Washington, D.C. in 1998. He relocated to Kannapolis after retirement and was employed with Modern Wholesale until 2006. He...
Denton Lloyd Bennet
Mar 5, 2015
Obituary: Denton "Denny" L. Bennet, 67, of Concord was called home from Bob and Carolyn Tucker Hospice House after a period of declining health. A memorial service to celebrate Denny's Life will be held at 7:00 PM Thursday, March 5, 2015 at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Davis officiating. His family will receive friends at Whitley's Funeral Home...
Leslie Adams Storie
Mar 4, 2015
Obituary: Leslie Janette Adams Storie, 44, of Mooresville (Enochville community), passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at the Tucker Hospice House. She was born August 13, 1970 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of Joy Crainshaw Adams Purser and James Alvis Adams. Leslie was a cardiovascular technician at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Mt. Olivet...
Cecil White
Mar 3, 2015
Obituary: Cecil T. White, age 99, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at the W. G. Hefner V.A. Medical Center, Salisbury, NC. He was born December 27, 1915 in Madison County, GA, the son of the late Comas White and Mary Ada Brooks White. In addition to his parents he is also preceded in death by his wife, Mary...
Roy H. Mullinax
Mar 3, 2015
Obituary: Mr. Roy H. Mullinax, 79, of Kannapolis passed away at his residence on Wednesday, March 3, 2015 following a period of declining health. He was born December 30, 1935 in Cherokee County, SC a son of the late Jim Bodie Mullinax and Viola Wisher Mullinax. Roy was an iron worker for forty years. He was a member of the...
Mary Spears
Mar 3, 2015
Obituary: Mary Elizabeth Spears, age 74, passed away on March 3, 2015 at CMC-NorthEast, Concord, NC after a lengthy illness. She was born April 25, 1940 in Cabarrus County, NC, the daughter of the late Judson Harmon Taylor and Helen Corzine Taylor. Mary was salutatorian of her 1958 graduation class at the former Odell High School. Mary was employed with...
John Stephen (Steve) Fink
Mar 2, 2015
Obituary: John Stephen (Steve) Fink, 77, of Concord passed away on Monday, March 2, 2015 at his home. He was born December 23, 1937 in Cabarrus County, the son of the late John A. Fink and Ruth Whitley Fink. He was preceded in death by a sister, Kay Miller. Steve retired from Carolina Memorial Park where he was a supervisor...
Frances Burgess Bunn
Mar 1, 2015
Obituary: Frances Pearline Burgess Bunn, age 87, went to be with Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on March 1, 2015. She was born March 29, 1927 in Anson County, NC, the daughter of the late John Benton Burgess and Mary Pauline Thomas Burgess. Frances was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Enochville, Kannapolis, NC. One of...
Blanche "Elouise" Beaver
Feb 28, 2015
Obituary: pending Visitation: 10:00 to 11:30 AM Saturday February 28, 2015 Whitley's Funeral Home Service: 11:30 AM Saturday February 28, 2015 Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel Interment: West Lawn Memorial Park China Grove
Pauline Barnhardt Jones
Feb 28, 2015
Obituary: Pauline Barnhardt Jones, 98, of China Grove passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at her home. She was born October 6, 1916 in Rowan County, the daughter of the late John Michael Barnhardt and Annie Belle Sloop Barnhardt. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Washington Jones and a son, Howard W. Jones. Pauline was retired...
Lura Nagy
Feb 28, 2015
Obituary: Lura McWhorter Nagy, passed away peacefully after a period of declining health late February 28, 2015 in Kannapolis, NC at the age of 87 years old. Mrs. Nagy was born on April 22, 1927 in Union County to the late George and Margaret McWhorter. Lura graduated from Cannon High School in Kannapolis. She worked and retired from Cannon Mills...
Eddie Russell Frasure
Feb 28, 2015
Obituary: Eddie Russell Frasure, 69, of Harrisburg passed away at his residence on Thursday, February 19, 2015. Death was unexpected. Eddie was born August 12, 1945 in Floyd Co., Ky. son of the late Dewey and Alva Frasure. He retired from IBM, was a 32nd degree Mason and a Shriner. Eddie was a loving husband, father, Papa, and brother. He...
Maynard Kerley
Feb 27, 2015
Obituary: Maynard Kerley, 82, passed away Friday, February 27, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Kerley was born May 6, 1932 in Alexander County to the late Rom Kerley, Sr. and Fannie Mae Blackwelder Kerley. Maynard was married to the late Mary Frances Furr Kerley who preceded him in 2008. Mr. Kerley was the parts manager for Great Dane Trailers and...
Helen Clodfelter Woodie
Feb 27, 2015
Obituary: Helen Clodfelter Woodie, age 76, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2015 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born September 22, 1938 in Rowan County, NC, the daughter of the late John Harris Clodfelter and Mary Lucille Weaver Clodfelter. She was a 1956 graduate of Landis High School. Helen was a homemaker practically all of her...
Clarence William "Jack" Gadd, Jr.
Feb 27, 2015
Obituary: Clarence William "Jack" Gadd, Jr., 82, of Kannapolis passed away on Friday, February 27, 2015 . He was born September 24, 1932 in Cabarrus County, the son of the late Clarence W. Gadd, Sr. and Viola Eagle Gadd. He was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Coley. Jack was a veteran of the US Army serving in the...
John Wayne Blackwelder
Feb 26, 2015
Obituary: John Wayne (J.W.) Blackwelder, 92, of Kannapolis passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at the Tucker Hospice House. He was born September 28, 1922 in Iredell County, the son of the late Carl Columbus Blackwelder and Emmie Campbell Blackwelder. J.W. was retired from Cannon Mills where he worked as a superintendent of the Village Maintenance Department. He was...
Infant Alonnah Marie Godair
Feb 25, 2015
Obituary: Alonnah Marie Godair, 5 months, died at Novant Rowan Regional Medical Center. Alonnah was born September 7, 2014 in Cabarrus County to Hayden Godair and Savanah Dial. Survivors include the parents of the home; brother, Zayden Godair of the home; maternal grandparents, Lori Dial, Lannie Plyler, James Dial, and Anna Dial; great-grandparents, Nyoka Bolen, Arvil Black, Hazel Upright, and...
James Grady Wellmon
Feb 25, 2015
Obituary: James Grady Wellmon, 89, of Salisbury went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He had been in declining health but death was unexpected. He was born November 23, 1925 in Rowan County, NC a son of the late Grady Monroe Wellmon and the late Ollie Rochell Smith Wellmon....
Melvin Barringer
Feb 24, 2015
Obituary: Ernest Melvin Barringer passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, after a short illness. He was 94 years old. He is survived by daughter Ann Barringer of Las Vegas, Nevada, son Steven Barringer and daughter-in-law Lana Barringer of McLean, Virginia, and son John Barringer and daughter-in-law Janet Barringer of Matthews, North Carolina. He is survived by sister Margaret Lucille...
Harold Pethel
Feb 24, 2015
Obituary: Harold Dean Pethel, 74, passed from his earthly life into his eternal life on February 24, 2015, at 7:42 a.m. at Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House in Salisbury, NC. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, February 27, 2015, at Whitley's Funeral Home, 1748 Dale Earnhardt Boulevard in Kannapolis, NC. The funeral service will...


