Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC

Gordon Red Richard Ellis
May 25, 2010
Obituary: Gordon Richard "Red" Ellis, age 77, of Kannapolis died Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at CMC-NorthEast in Concord after a lengthy Illness. A memorial service will be held at 1:00PM on Saturday June 19th at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ronnie Cooper officiating. A reception will follow immediately at Independence Square Freewill Baptist Church, Kannapolis. Gordon was born December...
Ruth Newman Mccorkle
May 24, 2010
Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Ruth Newman McCorkle, age 90, passed away peacefully at Five Oaks Nursing Manor, Concord, NC on May 24, 2010. Ruth was born March 22, 1920 in Union County, NC, the daughter of the late Dock and Minerva Hudson Newman. Ruth retired from the former Cabarrus Memorial Hospital in 1985 after 30 years as a surgical technician. She...
Eugenia Jean Motley Barbee
May 22, 2010
Obituary: Eugenia "Jean" Motley Barbee, 74, of 676 Forest Street, Concord, died Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis following a period of declining health. She was born July 23, 1935 in Cabarrus County, daughter of the late Lewis Richard and Elsie Crisco Motley. She had retired from Carol Mae Hosiery Company in Concord with 20 years...
Randy Lee Adams
May 22, 2010
Obituary: Randy Lee Adams, 56 of 518 Wright Avenue, Kannapolis died May 22, 2010 at his home. He was born February 4, 1954 in Wilkes County, the son of the late Charlie and Stella Mae Cardwell Adams. He was also preceded in death by three sisters: Iva Dean Byrd, Judy Ann Gilbert and Patty Sue Wingler and a brother, Ricky...

Johnny Ray Grisdale, Sr.
May 20, 2010
Obituary: Johnny Ray Grisdale Sr., 75, of Concord died Thursday, May 20, 2010 at CMC-NorthEast. He was born March 16, 1935 in Rowan County, the son of the late George Ray Grisdale and the late Grace Miller Grisdale. He retired in 1990 from Pelton and Crane Co., Charlotte after working there over 30 years. He was a veteran of the...

Mary C. Sherrill
May 19, 2010
Obituary: Mary C. Sherrill, formerly of Landis, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 in Charleston, S.C. Mrs. Sherrill was born in Iredell County, N. C. to William Christenbury and Emma Powers Christenbury on November 9, 1911. She was proceeded in death by her husband of 70 years, Alden A. Sherrill in 2006. Mrs. Sherrillretired from The Sample Room...

Carolyn Howard Johnson
May 19, 2010
Obituary: Carolyn Sue Howard Johnson, 63, of 2750 Miami Church Road, Concord died Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at her home. Death was unexpected. Carolyn was born on April 25, 1947 in Mecklenburg County, the daughter of Marion Lee Howard Wells of Greenwood, SC and the late Calvin Lewis Howard. Carolyn was a homemaker and in earlier years worked as a...

William Henry Odom, Jr.
May 19, 2010
Obituary: William Henry Odom, Jr., 61, of 1814 West C Street, Kannapolis, NC died at CMC-NorthEast in Concord, NC on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Buddy was born on December 24, 1948 in Darlington, SC, the son of the late William H. Odom, Sr. and the late Margaret Hall Odom. In addition to his parents, Buddy is preceded in death by...

Richard Henry Nash, Jr.
May 18, 2010
Obituary: Mr. Richard Henry Nash, Jr, 76, of Cresent Hights passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at Tucker Hospice House, Concord, following a period of declining health. He served his country in the US Army and retired from the military. He was preceded in death by his parents, R.H. Nash, Sr. and Margie Baucom Nash. A brother, Ray Nash also...
Lottie Mae Ridenhour
May 17, 2010
Obituary: At age 94, Lottie Mae Ridenhour left her earthly life and entered her eternal future on May 17, 2010. Born in Hiddenite, North Carolina, on June 11, 1915, she was born the eighth child and youngest daughter of John Franklin and Lily Millsap Childers. While still a teenager, she left the mountains to relocate in Kannapolis, first living with...

Annie Mae Fisher
May 15, 2010
Obituary: Annie Mae Fisher, age 61, died Saturday, May 15, 2010 at her home after a short illness. She was born May 3, 1949 in Cabarrus County, NC, the daughter of the late Homer Watson Fisher and Mary Magdalene Clinton Fisher. She was employed with Tuscarora Yarns, Mt. Pleasant, NC for many years until her retirement due to disability. Annie...

Yvonne Swinson Barbee
May 15, 2010
Obituary: Pending Visitation: 7:00-9:00 P.M. Friday, May 14, 2010 Whitley's Funeral Home Service: 3:30 P.M. Saturday May 15, 2010 Whitley's Funeral Home Main Chapel Interment: Carolina Memorial Park Kannapolis, North Carolina
John Paul Hill
May 15, 2010
Obituary: - John Paul Hill, age 71, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at CMC-NorthEast, Concord, NC after fighting a courageous battle with lung cancer for 3 ½ years. He was born March 24, 1939 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of the late Caleb Groom Hill and Grace Mae Wingler Hill. In earlier years...
Charles Childers, Jr.
May 14, 2010
Obituary: Charles Childers, Jr. age 79, of Kannapolis died Friday, May 14, 2010 at the Bill Hefner VA Hospice House, Salisbury, after an extended illness from COPD and Diabetes. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, May 17 at Whitley's Funeral Home Main Chapel with Rev. Vic Dobner officiating. Burial with Military Honors will follow at Carolina Memorial...

Edith Sigmon Moss
May 13, 2010
Obituary: Moss, Edith Sigmon Kannapolis, NC- Edith Sigmon Moss, age 89, died Thursday, May 13, 2010 at Big Elm Nursing Center, Kannapolis, NC. She was born March 2, 1921 in Catawba County, NC, the daughter of late Frank Osborne Sigmon and Etta Gabriel Sigmon She was employed with the former Cannon Mills Company, Plt.#1 where she was a supervisor for...
Jw Chris Dellinger
May 11, 2010
Obituary: J. W. "Chris" Dellinger, 83 of Mooresville died Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 12:00pm Friday, May 14 at Penninsula Baptist Church in Mooresville with Rev. Robert Jackson and Rev. David Simon officiating. Burial will take place at Sharon Memorial Park in Charlotte at 3:00 PM Friday. The family will receive friends...
Ruth Lorene Lowder Hammonds
May 10, 2010
Obituary: Mrs. Hazel Hendren Milam, 81, of First Assembly Living Center, Concord, formerly of Kannapolis, died Monday, May 10, 2010 at CMC-NorthEast, Concord following a period of declining health. She was born September 2, 1928 in Cabarrus County, daughter of the late C.C. and Beatrice Poston Hendren. She was retired from Cannon Mills, Plt. #1, accounts payable division following 45...

Hazel Hendren Milam
May 10, 2010
Obituary: Mrs. Hazel Hendren Milam, 81, of First Assembly Living Center, Concord, formerly of Kannapolis, died Monday, May 10, 2010 at CMC-NorthEast, Concord following a period of declining health. She was born September 2, 1928 in Cabarrus County, daughter of the late C.C. and Beatrice Poston Hendren. She was retired from Cannon Mills, Plt. #1, accounts payable division following 45...
Carl Wayne Dunn
May 8, 2010
Obituary: Carl Wayne Dunn, 67, of Kannapolis died unexpectedly at CMC-NorthEast on May 5, 2010. He was born November 22, 1942 in Cabarrus County, the son of the late Jesse Carl Dunn and Vallie Barlow Dunn. He retired from Pillowtex-Cannon and then worked part-time with Ben Mynatt Chevrolet. He loved fishing, watching Nascar races and was an avid Tarheel...
Homer Edwin Brinkley
May 8, 2010
Obituary: Homer Edwin Brinkley, 86, passed peacefully on Saturday May 8, 2010 . He was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina on Monday August 20, 1923 to James Fulton Brinkley and Mary Clayton Brinkley. Homer graduated from J.W. Cannon High School in 1941 and married the love of his life, Creola Durham on January 17, 1942. He served during WWII in...