Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Martha Opal Trivett Hodges
Jul 23, 2014
Obituary: Martha Opal Trivett Hodges, 92 of Kannapolis passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014 following a period of declining health. Mrs. Hodges was born in Avery County, NC on December 29, 1921 a daughter of the late Leroy Roscoe Trivett and Mary Etta Gwyn Trivett. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Silas N....
Gregory Lee Hinson
Jul 23, 2014
Obituary: Gregory Lee Hinson, 20, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at his residence. Gregory was born in Cabarrus County February 17, 1994 to Mitchell and Ruth Hinson. He participated in Special Olympics in Cabarrus County; was a student at A.L. Brown High School EC class; he loved to see people laugh and make them laugh. Survivors include his parents,...
Ernestine Basinger
Jul 22, 2014
Obituary: Lois Ernestine "Tiney" Eddings Basinger, 90, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. She was born April 14, 1924 in Jackson County, the daughter of the late Ernest Edward Eddings and Hattie Frances Davis Eddings. She married Marshall Jack Basinger on May 19, 1943 and had 5 children. She was employed in the set department...
Ruth Martin Rowland Owings
Jul 22, 2014
Obituary: Ruth Martin Rowland Owings, age 97, of Kannapolis died Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at Best of Care - Kannapolis, after a period of declining health. Her funeral will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, July 26 at Whitley's Funeral Home Main Chapel with Rev. Mike Hubbard officiating. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. Her family will receive friends...
James Austin, Jr.
Jul 19, 2014
Obituary: James "Jimmy" Austin, Jr., 57, of Harrisburg went to be with the Lord on Saturday July 19, 2014 at CMC Northeast Medical Center. Death was unexpected. Jimmy was born May 18, 1957 in Cabarrus County, NC a son of Betty Sue Deaton Austin of Harrisburg and the late James Leroy Austin, Sr. Jimmy retired from Metromont Prestress as a...
Gary Dean Todd
Jul 19, 2014
Obituary: Gary Dean Todd, 63 of Concord, passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at CMC-NorthEast following a brief period of declining health. Gary was born in Cabarrus County on December 21, 1950 a son of Johnnie Lee Harrington Todd of Concord, and the late Marvin Paul Lee Todd. In addition to his father, he is preceded in death by...
Marcelle Menius Helms
Jul 17, 2014
Obituary: Marcelle Menius Helms, 82, of Holden Beach, formerly of Kannapolis passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2014 at the Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis. She was born July 25, 1931 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of the late Neal and Icie Menius. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Harold Helms and two brothers, Lucky and Frank...
Carolyn Alverta Barber
Jul 16, 2014
Obituary: Carolyn Alverta Barber, 74, of Kannapolis passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Five Oaks Manor. She was born May 29, 1940 in Lenoir, the daughter of the late Thomas and Ruby Boughman Perry. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Barber, infant son, Jeffrey Barber, her brother, Derold Perry and her sister, Joyce Peele....
Carolyn Anita Helms Miller Key
Jul 16, 2014
Obituary: Carolyn Anita Helms Miller Key, 72, of Kannapolis, NC went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 11, 2014 at her residence following a period of declining health. She was born April 28, 1942 in Cabarrus County, NC daughter of the late William Kemp Helms and Mildred Viola Kanipe Helms. Mrs. Key was a member of Cornerstone Baptist...
Ebbie Jo Ruff
Jul 15, 2014
Obituary: Ebbie Jo Ruff, age 68, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at CMC-Lincolnton, NC. She was born August 13, 1945 in Cabarrus County, NC, the daughter of the late James Ernest Ruff, Sr. and Ina Belle Garrison Ruff. She was a former resident of Cabarrus and Rowan counties. Ebbie Jo was a fun-loving evangelist who touched many lives...
George Pharr Oehler, Jr.
Jul 15, 2014
Obituary: George Pharr Oehler, Jr., 71, of Kannapolis passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at the Tucker Hospice House. He was born in Cabarrus County on December 31, 1942. He was the son of the late George Pharr Oehler, Sr. and Pauline Rumple Oehler. He was a graduate of W.R. Odell School and NC State College. He retired from...
Mary Louise Morris
Jul 12, 2014
Obituary: Mary Cline Morris, 49, of China Grove passed away suddenly on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at CMC-NorthEast. She was born May 3, 1965 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of Henry Max Cline and the late Bonnie Lane Cline. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Junior Cline. Mary had operated her own house cleaning business for many...
Carol Mullis Barbee
Jul 11, 2014
Obituary: Carol Mullis Barbee, 78, went home to be with the Lord Friday, July 11, 2014 at the Tucker Hospice House. Mrs. Barbee was born March 2, 1936 in Cabarrus County to the late William Mullis and Edith Black Taylor. Carol worked many years as a nurse in the hospitals and she taught nursing at the Louise Harkey School of...
Monteen Cordell Wagner
Jul 11, 2014
Obituary: Monteen Cordell Wagner, 92 of Salisbury passed away on Friday, July 11, 2014 at Novant Rowan Hospital following a period of declining health. Monteen was born on May 15, 1922 in Cherokee County, NC a daughter of the late Charley W. and Vaul Juanita Hood Cordell. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband,...
Josephine Vance Mowrer
Jul 10, 2014
Obituary: Josephine Mowrer, 95, of Cabarrus County, died peacefully after a period of declining health on July 10, 2014. She will be remembered as a nurturing mother and grandmother, good cook, basket maker, and superb seamstress and needle crafter. In addition to work outside the home at Cabarrus Bank and Cannon Mills, she put up vegetables from the family garden...
Louise Hurlocker Cochran
Jul 10, 2014
Obituary: Louise Hurlocker Cochran, 83 of Concord went to be with her Lord on Monday, July 7, 2014. Her death follows a period of declining health. Louise was born in Cabarrus County on August 29, 1930, a daughter of the late Harvey Wilson Hurlocker and Gertrude Crisco Hurlocker. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her...
Sue Adams
Jul 8, 2014
Obituary: Annie Sue Adams, age 82, went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at Best of Care Assisted Living, Kannapolis, NC after a period of declining health for 18 months. Sue was born April 29, 1932 in Cabarrus County, NC, the daughter of the late James Alfred Adams and Annie Bell Chastain Adams. She was a 1951...
Patricia Sloop Wallace
Jul 8, 2014
Obituary: Patricia Sloop Wallace, 65, of Lexington, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at the Hinkle Hospice House following a period of declining health. She was born February 21, 1949 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of the late C.A. Sloop and Ruby Bumgarner Sloop. She had formerly worked at Brightmoore Nursing Center and had been a cab driver for...
John Van Rushing
Jul 7, 2014
Obituary: John Van Rushing, 76, of Kannapolis passed away on Monday, July 7, 2014 at his home after several years of declining health. He was born May 14, 1938 in Union County, the son of the late Iven and Lela Medlin Rushing. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucy Styers Rushing on September 6, 2005 and his brother,...
Ray Johnson
Jul 7, 2014
Obituary: Ray Jeno Johnson, 83, of China Grove passed away on Monday, July 7, 2014 at the Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House in Salisbury. He was born March 1, 1931 in Rowan County, the son of the late Kenneth King Johnson and Jessie Burris Johnson. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Jerry Johnson and L.A. Johnson. Ray was...


