Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Martin Ray Allison
Jan 14, 2013
Obituary: Martin Ray Allison, age 72 of Concord died Monday, January 14, 2013 at CMC-NE in Concord after a period of declining health. His funeral will be held at 2:30 PM Friday, January 18 at Whitley's Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, January 17 from 7:00...
Emmer Goforth Reece
Jan 14, 2013
Obituary: - Emmer Earlene Goforth Reece, age 75, died Monday, January 14, 2013 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, Mooresville, NC after a period of declining health. She was born November 5, 1937 in Alexander County, NC, the daughter of the late Carlie B. Goforth and Nancy Barnes Goforth. Earlene was a homemaker most of her life. Her family fondly...
Frances Elliot Harris
Jan 13, 2013
Obituary: Frances May Elliott Harris, 86, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013 at her residence. Mrs. Harris was born in Cumberland County, Vermont to the late Merle Elliott and Rosa Harriman Elliott. She was married to Dale E. Harris for 67 years who survives. She retired from Fairchild Company after 26 years of service. Survivors include her husband of the...
Ruby Hardy Fletcher
Jan 13, 2013
Obituary: Ruby Hardy Fletcher, 98 of Harrisburg, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013 at the Bob & Carolyn Tucker Hospice House following a period of declining health. Mrs. Fletcher was born on November 20, 1914 in Uxbridge, Ontario Canada a daughter of the late Frank and Gertrude Mantle Hardy. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by...
Mary Alice Strider Russell
Jan 10, 2013
Obituary: Mary Alice Strider Russell, 74 of Kannapolis passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 at CMC-Northeast following a period of declining health. Mrs. Russell was born on March 8, 1938 in Rowan County, the daughter of the late Floyd and Elizabeth Starnes Strider. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Velcer DeWitt Russell who...
Maron Elizabeth (Pete) Sloop
Jan 9, 2013
Obituary: Maron Elizabeth (Pete) Sloop, 85 of Kannapolis, passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Carrington Place in Matthews following a period of declining health. Miss Sloop was born on March 8, 1927 in Rowan County a daughter of the late Lonnie Harris and Maron Barnhardt Sloop. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by 2...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...