Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Ronald Crook
Jan 25, 2014
Obituary: Ronald Paine Crook, 79 of Concord, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014 at CMC-Northeast following a brief illness. Mr. Crook was born in Union County on October 3, 1934 a son of the late Brice and Bertha Helms Crook. He was formerly employed by Duff-Norton in Charlotte where he was a machinist. Mr. Crook was a member of Gilwood...
Gene Hodge
Jan 25, 2014
Obituary: Gene Hodge, age 73, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at his home. He was born December 12, 1940 in Chesterfield County, SC, the son of the late Knoxie Hodge and Margaret Shaw Hodge. Gene was a 1959 graduate of A.L. Brown High School. Gene was employed in management with N.A.P.A Auto Parts and Advance Auto Parts...
Eloise Mccombs
Jan 23, 2014
Obituary: Eloise Pruette McCombs, 86, of Kannapolis passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at the Tucker Hospice House. She was born March 24, 1927 in Cleveland County, the daughter of Thomas McKesson Pruette and Bessie Downs Pruette. Eloise retired from Kannapolis City Schools where she was a teacher for many years. She taught various grades at several schools in...
Geraldine Godfrey
Jan 23, 2014
Obituary: Geraldine Helms Troutman Godfrey died Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Tucker Hospice House. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 25th at 1 PM at Whitley's Funeral Home, Kannapolis with David Troutman and Rev. Tim McQueen officiating. Visitation will be at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove....
Homer Lee Fink
Jan 22, 2014
Obituary: Homer Lee Fink,Jr., 83, of Kannapolis passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at his home. He was born January 26, 1930 in Cabarrus County, the son of the late Homer Lee Fink, Sr. and Eva Helen Hawkins Fink. He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Lee Fink and a brother, Doug Fink.. H.L. graduated from Winecoff...
Nellie Nancy Fortner
Jan 18, 2014
Obituary: Nellie Nancy Fortner, age 93, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Tucker Hospice House, Kannapolis, NC after six weeks of declining health. Nell was born October 23, 1920 in Alexander County, NC, the daughter of the late Taylor William Fortner and Nancy Baker Fortner. She was the youngest of twelve children and outlived all of her...
Evelyn Berry Sherrill
Jan 18, 2014
Obituary: Evelyn Berry Sherrill, 98, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014 at the Transitional Health Care of Kannapolis. Mrs. Sherrill was born October 25, 1915 in Alexander County, Virginia to the late Luther and Leola Dickerson Berry. She retired after many years of service from Cannon Mills; was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Kannapolis; Evelyn was a talented...
Sherry Jean Mcintyre
Jan 16, 2014
Obituary: Pending Visitation: 12:00 to 1:00 PM Thursday January 16, 2014 Whitley's Funeral Home Service: 1:00 PM Thursday January 16, 2014 Whitley's Funeral Home Main Chapel Interment: West Lawn Memorial Park China Grove, North Carolina
Robert Huie
Jan 16, 2014
Obituary: Robert L. Huie, 86 of Kannapolis passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at CMC-North East following a period of declining health. Mr. Huie was born on August 18, 1927 in Iredell County, NC a son of the late Otto P. and Ethel Mundy Huie. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by a brother Roy...
Dwight Harwell
Jan 15, 2014
Obituary: Mr. Dwight Harwell age 86, passed away January 15 following extended illness. Dwight made his home in the Odell community where he and his wife built their house together. Dwight was a long standing member of the community and over the years was a member of the Lions Club, volunteer firefighter and a member of Shiloh United Methodist...
Lillian Price Timmons
Jan 15, 2014
Obituary: Lillian Price Timmons, 95, of Huntersville, formerly of Kannapolis died Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Olde Knox Commons in Huntersville after a period of declining health. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, January 18 at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Chris O'Guin officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. Visitation will be from...
Janet F. Gray
Jan 14, 2014
Obituary: Janet F. Gray, 71, of Kannapolis passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at CMC-NorthEast. She was born April 2, 1942 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of the late Ralph Cyrus Furr and Jeanette Kennedy Furr. She was preceded in death by her son, Gary Wayne Gray, Jr. Janet retired from Cannon Mills after working 39 years in the...
Elizabeth Nan Nation
Jan 13, 2014
Obituary: Elizabeth Nan Nation, age 81, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, January 13, 2014 at Caromont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia, NC. She was born August 27, 1932 in Rutherford County, NC, the daughter of the late Tillman Crawford Bridges and Annie Doggett Bridges. She was a 1950 graduate of Cool Springs High School, Forest City,...
Brian Todd Campbell
Jan 13, 2014
Obituary: Brian Todd Campbell, 43, passed away Monday, January 13, 2014 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Campbell was born December 28, 1970 in Cabarrus County to Ronnie Lavon Campbell and Suzanne Bostian Rainwater. He served in the U.S. Marines from 1989 to 1993; worked as a production planner at Ingersoll-Rand; he was a loving husband and father always...
James Michael Glenn
Jan 12, 2014
Obituary: Pending Visitation: 1:00 P.M.- 2:30 P.M. Sunday January 12, 2014 Whitley's Funeral Home Service: 2:45 P.M. Sunday January 12, 2014 Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel Interment: ---------------
Forrest Ramsey
Jan 11, 2014
Obituary: Mr. Forrest Lee Ramsey, 71, of Kannapolis went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at Tucker Hospice House following six months of declining health. He was born November 14, 1942 in Etowah Co, Alabama a son of the late Walter Lee and Mallie Dunn Ramsey. Forrest was a member of the Apostolic Church of Jesus...
Alice Blackwelder Smith
Jan 10, 2014
Obituary: Alice Catherine Blackwelder Smith, 90, of Kannapolis, NC died Jan. 10, 2014 at her residence. Mrs. Smith was born on June 11, 1923 in Lexington, NC the daughter of the late John Monroe Blackwelder and the late Addie Mae Cruse Blackwelder. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, William Glenn Smith (1982), a...
Earl Ketner
Jan 8, 2014
Obituary: - Earl Ketner, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at Lexington Health Care Center, Lexington, NC after a period of declining health. He grew up in the Kannapolis/Rowan County, NC area. He was born on March 26, 1922 in Rowan County, NC, the son of the late Guy Ketner and Effie Mae Troutman Ketner. Earl had...
Hollis Christian
Jan 7, 2014
Obituary: Hollis T. Christian, 98, of 2805 Florida Ave., Kannapolis passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at Five Oaks Manor. He was born December 30, 1915 in Madison County, Georgia, the son of the late Charles C. and Blanche Wehunt Christian. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Christian, daughter, Sandra C. Callicutt, 8 brothers, Curtis, Collis,...
Michael Todd Caudill
Jan 6, 2014
Obituary: Michael Todd Caudill, 49 of Concord passed away Monday, January 6, 2014 following a lengthy illness. Michael was born on January 1, 1965 in Cabarrus County, a son of Bobby and Iris Thomas Caudill of Concord. Funeral services for Mr. Caudill will be held at 2:30 PM on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Whitley's Funeral Home Main Chapel with...