Obituary Listing

Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC

Kathy  Hyde Shimkonis

Kathy Hyde Shimkonis

Sep 7, 2013

Obituary: Kathy Hyde Shimkonis, 62, of Kannapolis passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at the Tucker Hospice House. She was born June 27, 1951 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of Harold Clayton Hyde and Billie Wellman Hyde of Kannapolis. She had been an x-ray technician for several medical clinics in Charlotte and Raleigh. Funeral services will be held 12:00...

Hazel Bostian

Hazel Bostian

Sep 7, 2013

Obituary: Hazel Leona Drye Bostian, 73, of Kannapolis went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Tucker Hospice House following a period of declining health. She was born December 8, 1939 in Cabarrus County, NC, a daughter of the late Leroy and Lillie Viola Burris Drye. She was a member of Northwest Baptist Church. Hazel retired...

Troy  Wayne Rollins

Troy Wayne Rollins

Sep 7, 2013

Obituary: Troy Wayne Rollins, 66, of Landis, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 at his home. He was born June 7, 1947 in Cabarrus County, the son of Virginia P. Rollins of Kannapolis and the late R.J. Rollins. He was a retired Staff Sergeant of the US Army having served 20 years. He also retired from Boeing in Arizona...

Clifford Sidney Lumsden

Clifford Sidney Lumsden

Sep 7, 2013

Obituary: Mr. Clifford Sidney Lumsden, 90, of China Grove, N. C. passed away Saturday September 7, at W.B. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center Liberty Lane Hospice Care in Salisbury, N. C. following several years of declining health. Born September 6, 1923 in Stony Point, N. C he was the son of the late William Espy and Nora Rufty Lumsden....

Lonnie  Carl Pace,  Jr.

Lonnie Carl Pace, Jr.

Sep 6, 2013

Obituary: Lonnie Carl Pace, Jr., 92, of Concord passed away on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 at his home. He was born January 10, 1921 in Mecklenburg County, the son of the late Lonnie Carl Pace Sr. and Odessa Benton Pace. He was preceded in death by a brother, Roy Pace and three sisters, Mildred Corbett, Nancy Helms and Marie Pace....

Donald Christy

Donald Christy

Sep 6, 2013

Obituary: Mr. Donald W. Christy, 73 of China Grove, NC died at his home on Friday, September 6, 2013 after a seven year battle with prostate cancer. Mr. Christy was born on September 21, 1939 in Iredell Co., the son of the late Wade S. Christy and the late Lena Goss Christy. He was a self-employed painter and attended Harvest...

Dewey Harrington

Dewey Harrington

Sep 6, 2013

Obituary: Dewey Harrington, 99, of Kannapolis passed away on Friday, September 6, 2013 at Tucker Hospice House after a short illness. Born March 5, 1914 in Stanly County, he was the son of the late J.E. and Minnie Harrington. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Virginia Harrington, two brothers, one sister and an infant daughter....

William  Ray Sloop

William Ray Sloop

Sep 5, 2013

Obituary: William Ray (Bill) Sloop, 77, of Kannapolis, N.C. died Thursday September 5, 2013. He was born December 22, 1935 in Rowan County. He was the son of the late Clarence Brady and Veda Mae Barbee Sloop. He was a graduate of A.L. Brown High School and educated as a Mechanical Engineer. He worked for Associated Surveys, drawing maps for...

Ella  Grooms Eagle

Ella Grooms Eagle

Sep 5, 2013

Obituary: Ella Grooms Eagle, age 88, of Kannapolis went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, September 2, 2013 from Tucker Hospice House after a period of declining health. Her funeral will be held Thursday, September 5, at 11:00 AM at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Edwards officiating. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park...

Barbara Aldridge

Barbara Aldridge

Sep 4, 2013

Obituary: Rockwell, NC- Barbara Smith Aldridge, age 64, passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at her home. She had been in declining health for some time. She was born April 21, 1949 in Danielsville, Georgia, the daughter of the late James Bennie Smith and Lottie Bell Davis Smith. She was a graduate of A.L. Brown High School. Barbara was...

John  Richard Blackburn

John Richard Blackburn

Sep 3, 2013

Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- John Richard Blackburn, age 86, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at CMC-NorthEast, Concord, North Carolina. He had moved eight years ago from Asheville, NC to be close to his sister, Daisy Hinson, Kannapolis, NC. He was born July 26, 1927 in Buncombe County, NC, the son of the late John Blackburn and Edith Lipe Blackburn....

Dovie  Jane Eyler

Dovie Jane Eyler

Sep 2, 2013

Obituary: D. Jane Eyler,86, formerly of York, PA., passed away on Monday September 2, 2013, at Carolina's Medical Center in Concord, NC after losing to a lengthy fight with cancer. Jane moved to York, PA in 1954, where she owned and operated" Jane Eyler Interiors" which specialized in custom draperies and furniture coverings. Jane retired her business in 1980, and...

Joyce  Tucker Doby

Joyce Tucker Doby

Sep 2, 2013

Obituary: Joyce Mackelene Tucker Doby, 79, of Concord passed away on Monday, September 2, 2013 at her home. She was born September 12, 1933 in Cabarrus County. She was preceded in death by her mother, Grier Kiser Tucker McDonald and step father, Wade McDonald. She worked at Cannon Mills Co. ,Plant 1 Sewing Room for 25 years. She was a...

William  R. Ratliff

William R. Ratliff

Aug 31, 2013

Obituary: William R. Ratliff, 83, of Kannapolis, NC went to be with his Lord and Savior on August 29, 2013, at the VA Medical Center in Salisbury. William was born January 25, 1930 in Ruby, SC, to the late William Howard Ratliff and the late Ruth Gaddy Ratliff. He was a Korean War Veteran serving with the U.S. Army. He...

Carl  J. Mann,  Sr.

Carl J. Mann, Sr.

Aug 31, 2013

Obituary: Carl J. Mann, age 78, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Big Elm Nursing Center, Kannapolis, NC. He was born April 23, 1935 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of Dora Canup Mann of Kannapolis and the late Homer Alexander Mann. In addition to his father he is preceded in death by his wife, Betty Carpenter Mann;...

Hoyle  Edward Cook

Hoyle Edward Cook

Aug 28, 2013

Obituary: Hoyle Edward Cook, 82, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Cook was born August 18, 1931 in Cabarrus County to the late Jessie Albert Cook, Sr. and Mary Bell Faggart Cook. Hoyle was a member of Westside Church of the Nazarene; he retired from Moss Trucking Company; and he worked part-time at Bi Lo in...

Mary  Elizabeth Swiggett

Mary Elizabeth Swiggett

Aug 26, 2013

Obituary: Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Swiggett, age 85, formerly of Kannapolis and recently Sanford, NC, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2013 in Alexandria, VA following complications from a stroke suffered while visiting family. She was born April 26, 1928 in High Point, NC, the daughter of the late John Reitzel Lanier and Treva Irene Prim Lanier. Betty was a joy...

Claude  Allen Staley

Claude Allen Staley

Aug 25, 2013

Obituary: Claude Allen Staley, 93, of Kannapolis, passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2013 at CMC-Northeast. He was born July 26, 1920 in Wilkes County, the son of the late Robert Feldon Staley and Effie Mae Myers Staley. He was preceded in death by his wife, Effie Lee Medlin Staley on July 23, 1991. Claude retired from Cannon Mills where...

Debra Long

Debra Long

Aug 25, 2013

Obituary: Debra (Debbie) E., age 61, of Concord, went to be with her Heavenly Father on August 25, 2013. Debbie was born in Cabarrus County, NC on November 26, 1951. She was the daughter of the late John Earl Deaton and Bernice Donahue Deaton. In addition to her parents are one brother, Earl Bernard Deaton who lived in Toney, AL;...

Katherine  Johnson Early

Katherine Johnson Early

Aug 23, 2013

Obituary: Katherine Johnson Earley, 85, of Kannapolis passed away on Friday, August 23, 2013. She was born March 7, 1928 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of the late Edward Ashe Johnson and Mary Flossie Suther Johnson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter B. Earley in 1989. She retired from Cannon Mills Co. Plant 1 Sewing room after...