Obituary Listing

Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC

Bernice Hunsucker

Bernice Hunsucker

Jan 9, 2013

Obituary: Pending Visitation: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Tuesday January 8, 2013 Whitley's Funeral Home Service: 2:00pm Wednesday January 9, 2013 Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel Interment: Carolina Memorial Park

Philip  Melvin Barringer

Philip Melvin Barringer

Jan 9, 2013

Obituary: Phillip Melvin Barringer, 60, of Roswell, Ga., passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2013. He was born June 2, 1952 in Cabarrus County, the son of Ernest Melvin Barringer of Kannapolis and the late Mattie Juanita Farley Barringer. He was also preceded in death by a brother, David Eston Barringer. He was a graduate of A.L. Brown High School...

Katherine  Bowles Brackett

Katherine Bowles Brackett

Jan 7, 2013

Obituary: Katherine Bowles Brackett, 86, passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 at CMC Northeast Medical Center. Mrs. Brackett was born September 24, 1926 in Rowan County to the late James R. Bowles, Sr. and Ethel Allen Bowles. She was married to the late Joseph William Brackett, Sr. who preceded her in October 2005. Katherine was a lifetime resident of the...

Ray Blackwelder

Ray Blackwelder

Jan 6, 2013

Obituary: Dr. James Ray Blackwelder. 71, of Debbie Street died January 6, 2013 at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis. Burial will be private. Whitley's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Born in Kannapolis in 1941, Ray was the younger son of the late Clyde Willard Blackwelder and Stella Daniels Blackwelder. He attended local public schools and graduated from A....

Robert  Lee Easton

Robert Lee Easton

Jan 6, 2013

Obituary: Robert Lee Easton, 48, passed away Sunday, January 06, 2013 at CMC Northeast Medical Center. Mr. Easton was born June 19, 1964 in Peru Illinois to James and Donna K. Easton who survive. Robert was a member of The Refuge Church; he worked for Drive-Time in Concord; he was a loving son, brother, husband, and father; his hobbies were...

Ruby  Weaver Pence

Ruby Weaver Pence

Jan 5, 2013

Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Ruby Weaver Pence, age 85, died Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Morningside Assisted Living, Concord, NC after a period of declining health. She was born July 27, 1927 in Cabarrus County, NC, the daughter of the late Arlo Gaither Weaver and Jennie Lee Stack Weaver. Ruby was employed as office manager with the State Farm Insurance Office,...

John Oates

John Oates

Jan 3, 2013

Obituary: John Francis Oates Jr., 77, formerly of Belle Air Beach, Fla. and White Oak, Pa. died Thursday, January 3, 2013 at CMC-Northeast Medical Center, Concord, following a period of declining health. He was born September 12, 1935 in Allegheny Co. Pa. son of the late John Francis Oates, Sr.and the late Madeline Marie Reese Oates. Mr. Oates was a...

Billy  Wade Larrimore

Billy Wade Larrimore

Jan 3, 2013

Obituary: Billy Wade Larrimore Sr., 78, of Kannapolis passed away on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at the Bob and Carolyn Tucker Hospice House. He was born June 12, 1934 in Mullins, SC , the son of the late Marvin Lee Larrimore, Sr. and Liller Tyler Larrimore. He was preceded in death by sisters, Ruth Swanson, Geneva Williamson, Bobbie Rhodes and...

Beverly  Cress Burton

Beverly Cress Burton

Jan 3, 2013

Obituary: Beverly Ann Cress Walters Burton, 50, of Kannapolis, died Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Rowan Regional Medical Center. Death was unexpected. She was born October 6, 1962 in Cabarrus County, NC, daughter of MH Ferguson of Gold Hill and Shelby Jean Brown Cutherberton of Harrisburg. Beverly was a member of First Baptist Church of Enochville, She was named Homecoming...

Randy  L. Goins

Randy L. Goins

Jan 3, 2013

Obituary: Landis, NC- Randy L. Goins, age 61, died unexpectedly on Thursday, January 3, 2013 while working in Monroe, NC. He was born in Cabarrus County, the son of Roy Conard Goins and Betty Hill Goins. He was a 1969 graduate of A.L. Brown High School. Randy was employed with Terminix Commercial, a division based in Columbia, SC. For more...

Dorothy  Garrison Buck

Dorothy Garrison Buck

Jan 2, 2013

Obituary: Dorothy Garrison Buck, 89, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Liberty Commons in Salisbury. Mrs. Buck was born March 2, 1923 in Iredell County to the late Harvey and Alice McGee Garrison. She was married to the late Joe L. Buck who preceded her. She was a member of Christian Fellowship in Kannapolis, worked for Fieldcrest Cannon Mills,...

Randy  Dean Christy

Randy Dean Christy

Jan 1, 2013

Obituary: Randy Dean Christy, age 59, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at CMC-NorthEast, Concord, NC after a short illness. He was born August 3, 1953 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of Kenneth Dean Christy and the late Dorothy Roberson Christy. He was a 1971 graduate of A.L. Brown High School and attended Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. Dean was a maintenance...

Evan  Douglas Forgays

Evan Douglas Forgays

Dec 31, 2012

Obituary: Evan Douglas Forgays, 34, of Concord died December 31, 2012 at CMC North East Medical Center. Evan was born July 18, 1978 in Virginia Beach, VA. to Reginald and Patricia Forgays. He was a graduate of Parkersburg High School in Parkersburg, West Virginia. His hobbies were Notre Dame Football, Duke Basketball, and antiquing with his mom; and he was...

Virginia  Nall Sloop

Virginia Nall Sloop

Dec 31, 2012

Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Virginia Nall Sloop, age 84, died Monday, December 31, 2012 at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, NC after a period of declining health. She was born September 4, 1928 in Pamplico, SC, the daughter of the late John Cleveland Nall and Juanita Gainey Nall. She had been a resident of the area since 1939. Virginia was employed...

June Dellinger

June Dellinger

Dec 30, 2012

Obituary: June Carol Dellinger, 56, of Kannapolis died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at CMC-Northeast Medical Center following a period of declining health. She was born June 1, 1956 in Cabarrus County, NC a daughter of Phillip Glenn Dellinger and Christine Teal Dellinger both of Kannapolis. June was a 1974 graduate of A.L. Brown High School and later graduated from Rowan...

Joseph  Jacob Fowler

Joseph Jacob Fowler

Dec 28, 2012

Obituary: Joseph Jacob Fowler, 85, of Kannapolis passed away on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 at his home. He was born April 5, 1927 in Davidson County, the son of the late Jake and Lucy Long Fowler. He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris Harrington Fowler on April 28, 2012. He was a 1944 graduate of Thomasville High School...

Marion  Campbell Mclain

Marion Campbell Mclain

Dec 28, 2012

Obituary: Marion Campbell McLain, 83, of Concord passed away on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 at Five Oaks Nursing Center. She was born November 5, 1929 in Rowan County, the daughter of the late Carl A. Campbell Sr. and Ethel Powell Campbell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold J. (Mack) McLain on May 20, 1990. In her earlier...

Mary  Marcho Thompson

Mary Marcho Thompson

Dec 27, 2012

Obituary: Mary Marcho Thompson, of Concord, 94, died December 27, 2012 at Tucker Hospice House of complications from pneumonia. Born October 5, 1918 to the late Ruth Fryling Marcho and Edward Mansfield Marcho, she attended Sacred Heart Academy, Belmont, NC, and local schools, graduating Winecoff HS in 1934. Following graduation from Brevard College she earned a Registered Nurse certificate from...

Cora Bell Woodard Grass

Cora Bell Woodard Grass

Dec 27, 2012

Obituary: Cora Bell Woodard Grass, 92 of Kannapolis passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Big Elm Nursing Center. Her death follows a period of declining health. Mrs. Grass was born on May 2, 1920 in Chesterfield County, SC., a daughter of the late Joseph Hubert and Mary Elizabeth Steen Woodard. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday,...

Joyce  Wagner Faulkenburry

Joyce Wagner Faulkenburry

Dec 26, 2012

Obituary: Joyce Faulkenbury Joyce Wagner Faulkenbury, 60 of Charlotte died on December 26, 2012 at Levin Dixon Hospice House in Huntersville, NC. Joyce was born on December 21, 1952 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of Joselyn Ann Norris Young of South Carolina and the late Bobby Dean Wagner. In addition to her father, she is preceded in death by her...