Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Geraldine Holshouser Layton
May 17, 2011
Obituary: Geraldine Holshouser Layton, age 79, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at CMC-NorthEast, Concord, NC after a short illness of three months . She was born March 1, 1932 at home in Rowan County, NC, the daughter of the late Floyd Clifford Holshouser and Agnes Misenheimer Holshouser Brantley.Geraldine was a 1950 graduate of Concord High School. She was employed with...

Mary Elizabeth Nance Rodgers
May 17, 2011
Obituary: Mary Elizabeth Nance Rodgers, 67, of Big Elm Retirement Center in Kannapolis died on May 13, 2011 at Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County in Kannapolis, NC Mrs. Rodgers was born in Cabarrus Co., the daughter of the late Walter Roseman Nance and the late Mary Lee Medlin Nance. She was last employed with Philip Morris in Concord....

William Lee Grisdale
May 17, 2011
Obituary: William Lee "Bill" Grisdale age 94 went to be with the Lord Tuesday May 17, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Grisdale was Born February 24, 1917 in Mecklenburg County to the late James and Effie Cook Grisdale.He was educated in the Caburrus County Schools and was self employed as a building contractor for 58 years. Mr. Grisdale was a...
Loyd Bowlin
May 16, 2011
Obituary: Loyd Ted (Bud) Bowlin, age 74, went to be with the Lord after a courageous battle with COPD,Monday, May 16, 2011 at the Bob & Carolyn Tucker Hospice House, Kannapolis, NC. He was born April 3, 1937 in Wilkes County, NC, the son of the late Lydle Adam Bowlin and Elsie Victoria Perry Bowlin.He was educated in the Kannapolis...

Robert H. Bob Clement
May 16, 2011
Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Robert H. (Bob) Clement, Jr., age 93, who was a resident of Kannapolis all of his life until the last three years at First Assembly Assisted Living Center, Concord, NC died Monday, May 16, 2011 at CMC-NorthEast, Concord, NC. He was born July 27, 1917 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of the late Robert Henry Clement,...
Shelia Arnette Gillon
May 15, 2011
Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Sheila Arnette Gillon, age 59, died Sunday, May 15, 2011 at her home after battling cancer for 2 ½ years. She was born June 2, 1951 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of the late George Henry Arnette and Addie Irene Gouldman Arnette. In the mid-1980's Sheila was a missionary in Haiti where she helped build an orphanage....

Amanda Beth Hager
May 15, 2011
Obituary: Concord, NC- Amanda Beth Hager, age 29, died unexpectedly Sunday, May 15, 2011 at her home. She was born June 2, 1981 in Cabarrus County, NC the daughter of Earl William Hager of Concord, NC and Beth Jinnette Dunlap of Salisbury, NC. She was a mother of three who enjoyed simple things in life. She is preceded in death...
Carol Ann Taylor
May 15, 2011
Obituary: A dear, precious soul has been called to her eternal home. Carol Ann Taylor, 71, of Kannapolis, moved on to her heavenly home, on Sunday, May 15, 2011, after a brief battle with cancer. She was born on July 4, 1939, the only child of Annie Heintz Taylor and Adrian Astor Taylor. Carol and her family were formerly members...
Samuel Keith Raines
May 14, 2011
Obituary: Samuel Keith Raines, 59 of Grace Ave., Kannapolis, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011 at his residence. His death follows a period of declining health for several years. He was born in Concord, NC., on July 19, 1951 and was raised in Kannapolis. He attended AL Brown High School and served in the United States Army. He is preceded...
Franklin Hiram Shue, Sr.
May 14, 2011
Obituary: Franklin Hiram Shue, Sr., 69, of 171 Brircliff Dr., Kannapolis died at CMC-NE in Concord, NC on May 14, 2011. Mr. Shue was born on June 21, 1941 in Cabarrus County, the son of the late Alfred David Shue and the late Gladys Williams Shue. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a brother, Ira...

Barbara Bobbie Jenkins Goodnight
May 14, 2011
Obituary: Barbara "Bobbie" Jenkins Goodnight, 74, of China Grove, died Saturday, May 14, 2011 at her residence following a period of declining health. She was born November 26, 1936 in Rowan County, a daughter of the late H.O. and Ruby Virginia Hedrick Steele. "Bobbie" had been a waitress at Ellie's BBQ in Kannapolis and later at Laura's BBQ in Landis,...
John Nelson Hudson
May 14, 2011
Obituary: John Nelson Hudson, 80 of Kannapolis died Saturday May 14, 2011 at CMC-NE . His death was due to injuries following an accident at his residence. Mr. Hudson was born on July 20, 1930 in Cabarrus County a son of the late James T. Hudson and Pearl Louise Carriker Hudson. In addition to his parents he is preceded in...
Robert Lee Moore
May 12, 2011
Obituary: Pending Visitation: 11-12:00 P.M., Thursday May 12, 2011 at Whitley's Funeral Home. Service: 12 Noon, Thursday May 12, 2011 at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Carolina Memorial Park.
Nola Nichols Trammell Wise
May 11, 2011
Obituary: Nola Nichols Trammell Wise, 88, of Caremoor Retirement Center in Kannapolis, NC died Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Mrs. Wise was born on Nov. 26, 1922 in Johnston Co., NC the daughter of the late Benjamin F. Nichols and the late Minnie Sellers Nichols.In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by husbands, Joe Trammell & Joe Newsome...
Charles Ray Bennett
May 10, 2011
Obituary: Charles Ray "Cowboy" Bennett, 57, departed this life Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at CMC-Northeast Medical Center, Concord. Death was unexpected. Charles was born January 16, 1954 in Cabarrus County, NC son of the late John and Bessie Lee Bennett. He was a 1971 graduate of A.L. Brown High School. He served two years with the US Army during the...

Naomi Hardy Kerley
May 9, 2011
Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Mrs. Naomi Kate Hardy Kerley was received by our heavenly Father into her eternal home on Monday, May 9th, 2011. She will forever be lovingly remembered as the dearest wife of 65 years, loving mother, sweetest grandmother, blessed sister-in-Christ and caring friend to every person so fortuitous to have had her in their life or to have...

William Bill Bates
May 8, 2011
Obituary: Pending Visitation: 6:00 to 8:00 PM Saturday Whitley's Funeral Home Service: 2:00 PM Sunday, May 8, 2011 Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel Interment: Carolina Memorial Park
Doris Frances Cauthen Davidson
May 4, 2011
Obituary: Doris Frances Cauthen Davidson, 71 of Landis, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Tucker Hospice House, Kannapolis following a courageous battle with leiomyosarcoma. She was born September 20, 1939 in Lancaster County, SC, a daughter of the late Edgar Odell and Eula Beatrice Harper Cauthen. Doris was a dedicated military wife and homemaker to her husband and her two...
Robert Eugene Wilkerson
May 1, 2011
Obituary: Robert Eugene Wilkerson, age 75, of Kannapolis died Sunday, May 1, 2011 at his home after a battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 3rd at Eastwood Baptist Church with Rev. Randall Ritchie officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the church from 10:00 - 11:00...
Roy Harold Cudd
May 1, 2011
Obituary: Mr. Roy Harold Cudd, 75 was born on January 16, 1936 at Lowrance Hospital in Mooresville, NC, the son of Roy Wilbur Cudd and Verona Little Cudd. He died on May 1, 2011 from complications of non hodgkin's lymphoma. He lived in Kannapolis all of his life. He is survived by his sister, Betty Cudd Love and her husband,...