Obituary Listing

Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC

Walter  Junior Scarborough

Walter Junior Scarborough

Nov 8, 2011

Obituary: Walter Junior Scarborough, 84, of 1175 Hwy 153, China Grove, died Tuesday, November 8, 2011at CMC-Northeast. He has been in declining health and seriously ill for two weeks. He was born June 11, 1927 in Madison County, Ga. a son of the late James Oscar and Mary Moon Scarborough.Walter retired as a supervisor from Cannon Mills Plant #1 with...

Donald  Brice Barnette

Donald Brice Barnette

Nov 8, 2011

Obituary: Pending Visitation: 6-8:00 p.m., Monday Nov. 7, 2011 at Whitley's Funeral Home. Service: 1 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 at Shiloh United Methodist Church. Interment: Carolina Mem. Park.

Clara  Shankle Tanner

Clara Shankle Tanner

Nov 6, 2011

Obituary: Clara Shankle Tanner, 90 of Salisbury died Sunday November 6, 2011 at her residence.Graveside services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at Oak Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery in China Grove. Visitation: None Service: Graveside Service 11:00 A.M. Wednesday November 9, 2011 Oak Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery China Grove, NC Interment: Oak Grove United Methodist Church...

Mary Katheryn Russell Seaford

Mary Katheryn Russell Seaford

Nov 6, 2011

Obituary: Mary Katheryn Russell Seaford, age 83, died Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Presbyterian Hospital, Matthews, NC.She was born March 26, 1928 in Cabarrus County, NC, the daughter of the late Thorne Russell and Ila Jones Russell. Katheryn graduated from Odell High School and attended Appalachian State University. She was a legal secretary for the former Cannon Mills Company, Main...

Carolyn  Blalock Dale

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...