Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Carolyn Blalock Dale
Nov 6, 2011
Obituary: Carolyn Blalock Dale age 66 died Sunday November 6, 2011 at her home after an illness of 3 years. She was born in Halifax County Va. April 2, 1945, the daughter of the late Paul and Virginia Stanley Rowland, and later adopted by the late Jonnie and Pauline Yost Blalock. Carolyn was educated in the Rowan County Schools and...

Larry Duane Griffin
Nov 4, 2011
Obituary: Larry Duane Griffin, 69, of Concord, died unexpectedly on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011 at CMC-NE following a period of declining health.Funeral services will be held 2:30 pm on Monday, Nov. 7 at Whitley's Annex Chapel with Rev. William Van Wieren, III officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the Annex Chapel from...

Charles Alton Sherrill
Nov 3, 2011
Obituary: Charles Alton Sherrill, 78, of Kannapolis died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011 at Morningside Assisted Living Center. He was born August 30, 1933 in Cabarrus County, the son of the late Carl (C.W.) and Lula Holshouser Sherrill. He retired from Kraft General Foods, Inc. after 20 years of service in 1998. He was a member of Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church...
Virgil Smith
Nov 3, 2011
Obituary: Virgil L. Smith, 76, of Concord, died Thursday, November 3, 2011 at his residence following a brief period of declining health. He was a former resident of Charlotte NC, and has resided in the Concord area since 2005. Mr. Smith was born on October 26, 1935 in Charleston County, SC, a son of the late Morris Virgil Holcombe and...

Rev. Grady Lomax
Nov 3, 2011
Obituary: Concord, NC- Rev. Grady Lomax, age 83, died Thursday, November 3, 2011 at his home after one year of declining health.He was born October 6, 1928 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of the late James Dolphus Lomax and Bertie Brigman Lomax. In earlier years Grady was a truck driver for over 35 years having worked for Akers Motor...

Ronald Eugene Mccormick, Sr.
Nov 3, 2011
Obituary: Ronald Eugene McCormick, Sr., age 72, of Davidson, NC, formerly of Altoona PA, died peacefully at his home on Thursday, November 3, 2011 after a long battle with cancer.Mr. McCormick was born July 11, 1939 in Greenwood PA, a son of the late C.A. and Katherine Peightal McCormick. Ronald attended Altoona High School and worked as a telephone Lineman...

Mildred Ise Love (Lou) Morton
Nov 2, 2011
Obituary: Mildred Louise (Lou) Love Morton went to be with her Lord on Monday, October 31, 2011 at her home.She was the daughter of the late John D. Love and Nannie Linker Love. She lived most of her life in Kannapolis. She was a 1942 graduate of J.W. Cannon High School. Mildred was employed with the former Montgomery Ward Company,...
Carol Jo Crepps Edmiston
Nov 1, 2011
Obituary: Charlotte, NCCarol Jo Crepps Edmiston, 74 of Matthews, formerly of Kannapolis, died Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at Carolinas Medical Center - Charlotte.Her funeral will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, November 4th at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel in Kannapolis, with Rev. Dr. Bart Milleson officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park.The family will receive friends at Whitley's Funeral...
Bishop James Hubert Hamblin
Oct 31, 2011
Obituary: Bishop James Hubert Hamblin, 88, of Salisbury died Oct. 31, 2011 at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born February 20, 1923 in Hamilton, Ohio, the son of the late Hezekiah Dutch Hamblin and Edna Stout Hamblin. He was preceded in death by his wife, Laura Lucinda Hamblin, his son Philip Wayne Hamblin and an...
Doris Jean Bange
Oct 27, 2011
Obituary: Doris Jean Bange, 79, of 1806 Brantley Road, Kannapolis died at Bob and Carolyn Tucker Hospice House on October 27, 2011. She was born on February 1, 1933 in Cabarrus County the daughter of the late -John Taft Bange and the late, Pearl Deal Bange. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a brother,...
Kim Almon Wolfe
Oct 26, 2011
Obituary: Kimberly Almon Wolfe, 49, of Mooresville died October 26, 2011 at Duke University Hospital. She was born March 23, 1962 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of the late Harley "Jimmy" and Joyce Cauble Almon. Kimberly was the owner of Splish Splash Pool and Spa in Mooresville. She was an extremely vibrant and full of life person who was very...

John Joseph Basinger
Oct 25, 2011
Obituary: John Joseph "Joe" Basinger4/7/1948 - 10/25/2011Kannapolis, NC Joe Basinger passed away Tuesday morning from an illness. Joe attended South Rowan High School and served in the US Navy as a Boatswains' Mate from 1967 to 1971 on amphibious assault ships in Little Creek, VA and Panama among other places in the Atlantic and Caribbean. Joe was good with his...
Joe Reid Fisher
Oct 25, 2011
Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Joe Reid Fisher, age 86, went home to be with the Lord he loved on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at CMC-NorthEast, Concord, NC.He was born October 3, 1925 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of the late Charles A. Fisher and Lucy Freeze Fisher. Joe was a 1943 graduate of Winecoff High School.Joe was employed with the...
Michael Eugene Smith
Oct 22, 2011
Obituary: Michael Eugene Smith, 69, of 6540 Ray Linker Road, Concord died unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, October 19, 2011.Mr. Smith was born on October 10, 1942, in Cabarrus County, the son of Alice Catherine Blackwelder Smith of Kannapolis and the late, William Glenn Smith. He was previously employed in textiles and later as a carpenter in home remodelling....

Ann Holland Thacker
Oct 22, 2011
Obituary: Ann Holland Thacker, 88, of Salisbury, formerly of Kannapolis, died Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Genesis Elder Care after a period of declining health. A graveside service will be held at 12:00 PM Monday, October 24 at the National Cemetery in Salisbury. Ann was born October 4, 1923 in Cherokee Co. NC a daughter of the late W. Gertes...
Betty M. Pittman
Oct 21, 2011
Obituary: Mrs. Betty Pittman, 82, of Kannapolis died Friday, October 21, 2011 at CMC-NorthEast Medical Center, Concord following a period of declining health.She was born December 10, 1928 in Cabarrus County, a daughter of the late Roy and Ella Clayton Troutman. Mrs. Pittman was a member of Midway United Methodist Church and had retired from Cannon Mills Plt. #1, sheet...

Deborah S. Lowery
Oct 21, 2011
Obituary: Deborah Sue Lowery, 59, of Rockwell passed away Friday, October 21, 2011 at her residence following a period of declining health. Deborah was born on January 9, 1952 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of Melba C. Leonard Lowery and the late Everette Lowery.Deborah was a graduate of Appalachian State University, and received her Masters and Administrative Degree from UNCC....
George Rufus Kluttz
Oct 20, 2011
Obituary: George Rufus Kluttz, 81, of Concord, NC, stepped into the arms of Jesus Thursday, October 20, 2011 at his residence. Born January 18, 1930 in Cabarrus County, George was the son of the late Louis Charles Kluttz and Lillie Bell Burnette Kluttz. He attended school in Mt. Pleasant and Concord and joined the military service in 1947. Mr. Kluttz...

Mildred Ann Cook Winecoff
Oct 18, 2011
Obituary: Mildred Ann Cook Winecoff, 77, of 11424 Plaza Road Ext. and formerly of Kannapolis, NC died at CMC-University in Charlotte on Oct. 18, 2011.A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 21st at Mt. Moriah Lutheran Church Cemetery conducted by Rev. Joseph Tallent. Visitation: No formal visitation. Service: A graveside service will be held at 1...
Myrtle Jean Aldridge
Oct 17, 2011
Obituary: Myrtle JEAN Roberts Aldridge, 81, of Rockwell died Monday, October 17, 2011 at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury following a fall at her residence. She was born April 2, 1930 in Raleigh Co. W. Va. daughter of Willie May White Roberts Graybill of Kannapolis and the late William Arnold Roberts. Jean was a member of Oak Grove Freewill Baptist...