Ethel Allman

Obituary: Concord, NC Ethel E. Hopson Sharpe Allman, age 81, of Concord died Sunday, April 17, 2011 at CMC-NE after a brief illness. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00PM Wednesday, April 20 at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Randall Ritchie officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 PM, Tuesday, April 19 at Whitley's Funeral Home. Ethel was born July 26, 1929 in GA, a daughter of the late George and Mary Hopson. She was a long-time area resident and worked as a weaver for FieldCrest-Cannon Mills for many years. Ethel was a member of Eastwood Baptist Church. She loved fishing, gardening and canning. Ethel was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be dearly missed. In addition to her parents, Ethel was preceded in death by a grandson, 2 brothers and 5 sisters. Survivors include her husband, "Gene" Allman of the family home, her son, Vernon Joseph Sharpe (Linda) of Davidson, her daughters, Judy Sharpe Warlick Allen (Allen) of Mooresville and Lillian Royal (Gene) of Miller's Creek, and also 6 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Online condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com. Whitley's Funeral Home is serving the Allman family
Visitation: 6:00 PM - 8:00PM Tuesday April 19, 2011 Whitley's Funeral Home Kannapolis, NC

Service: 1:00 PM Wednesday April 20, 2011 Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel Kannapolis, NC

Interment: Carolina Memorial Park Kannapolis, NC