Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Jerry H. Johnson
Sep 11, 2013
Obituary: Jerry H. Johnson, 78, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at the Tucker Hospice House. Mr. Johnson was born in Rowan County February 12, 1935 to the late Kenneth King Johnson and Jessie Burris Johnson. Jerry was in the construction business for many years and he was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in...
Claudia Jane Little Martin
Sep 11, 2013
Obituary: Claudia Jane Little Martin, age 82, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at her home after a period of declining health. She was born May 13, 1931 in Cabarrus County, NC, the daughter of the late Claude B. Little and Grace Kiser Little. Jane was employed with the former Cannon Mills Company, Plant One having work in both...
Robert Elvert Stamey, Sr.
Sep 11, 2013
Obituary: Robert Elvert Stamey, Sr., age 76, of 2508 Johnson St. died at his home on Wednesday, September 11, 2013. His death was unexpected. Mr. Stamey will lie in state at his home from 6:00 PM Saturday, September 14, until 12:00 noon on Monday, September 16. His funeral will be at 1:00 PM Monday at Bethpage United Methodist Church, with...
Teresa Rogers
Sep 9, 2013
Obituary: - Teresa Diane McQueen Rogers, age 64, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2013 at CMC-Mercy, Charlotte, NC after a period of declining health. She was born September 24, 1948 in Cabarrus County, NC, the daughter of the late John S. McQueen, Sr. and Merlene Templeton McQueen. Teresa was a devoted fan of the late race car driver, Dale...
Ronald Baumgardner
Sep 8, 2013
Obituary: Ronald Eugene Baumgardner ,64, died unexpectedly Sunday, September 8, 2013 at CMC-Northeast Medical Center. Ronald was born June 8, 1949 in Washington County, Va. son of the late Jack and Margie Josephine Shuler Baumgardner. He was of the Baptist faith. Ronald was an avid fisherman and a NASCAR fan. He was veteran of Vietnam serving with the US Marine...
Rev. Larry Michael Heath
Sep 7, 2013
Obituary: Rev. Larry Michael Heath "Pastor Larry", 73 went home to be with the Lord Saturday, September 7, 2013 surrounded by his family at the Tucker Hospice House. Pastor Larry was born March 22, 1940 in Winston-Salem, NC to the late P. Michael Heath and Evola J. Heath. He went to John W. Haynes High School in Winston-Salem; was a...
David Jacobs
Sep 7, 2013
Obituary: Reverend David Baxter Jacobs, 80, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 7, 2013. He was born on April 9, 1933, in Cooleemee, North Carolina, a son of the late Charles and Sadie Jacobs. He was joined in marriage to Glenda Price Jacobs on August 11, 1952. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two...
Timothy Alvin Brooks
Sep 7, 2013
Obituary: Timothy Alvin Brooks 76 of Concord, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at his home with family at his side. His death follows a two year period of declining health. Mr. Brooks was born in Davidson County, NC on October 13, 1936 a son of the late Rev. J. J. (Jim) Brooks and the late Amanda Edwards Brooks....
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...