Obituary Listing

Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC

Alda  M. Davies

Alda M. Davies

Jan 19, 2018

Obituary: Alda M. Davies, 95, of Salisbury, passed away Friday, January 19, 2018 at Trinity Oaks in Salisbury. She was born July 24, 1922 in Gaston Co. to the late J.M. Metcalf and Ethel Tate Metcalf. During her career, Alda worked as a book keeper and office manager. In her retirement she enjoyed traveling the world, ballroom dancing, arts and...

Jessie  Faye Bruce

Jessie Faye Bruce

Jan 19, 2018

Obituary: Jessie Faye Davis Bruce, 77 of Concord, NC passed away at Universal Healthcare & Rehab of Concord on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. Death was unexpected. Faye was born in Caldwell Co., NC on Nov. 16, 1940, daughter of the late Odell and Annie Mae Franklin Davis. Faye was a LPN working at the Brian Center and up until her...

Nancy  Jones Beasley

Nancy Jones Beasley

Jan 18, 2018

Obituary: Nancy Carol Jones Beasley, 68, of Kannapolis went to be with the Lord on January 18, 2018 at Big Elm Nursing Center and Rehabilitation. Death was unexpected. Nancy was born August 18, 1949 In Cabarrus County, NC a daughter of the late James Frank Jones and Pauline Roberts Jones. She was a member of First Wesleyan Church of Kannapolis...

Jacqueline Lail

Jacqueline Lail

Jan 15, 2018

Obituary: Jacqueline "Jackie" Barnhardt Lail, 89, of Concord, passed away Monday, January 15, 2018 at her home after a short illness. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Friday, January 19, 2018 at Shiloh United Methodist Church with Rev. Gregory Hamilton and Rev. Charlie Gibbons officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. The family will receive friends prior...

Gerald  Boyce Bond

Gerald Boyce Bond

Jan 15, 2018

Obituary: Gerald B. Bond Jr. 58, of China Grove, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, January 15, 2018 at his home. Gerald was born December 8, 1959 in Cabarrus Co. to Linda Fisher Cline and the late Gerald B. Bond Sr. He was a graduate of A. L. Brown High School, Class of 1978. He served in the U.S. Navy in the...

Betty  Wright Walker

Betty Wright Walker

Jan 15, 2018

Obituary: Concord- Betty Jean Wright Walker, 74, entered into Christ's rest on Monday morning, January 15, 2018, at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis. Born November 18, 1943 in Washington, DC, Betty was a daughter of the late Horace and Ruth Francis Merricks Wright. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Martin W. Walker, on...

Sylvia Meeks

Sylvia Meeks

Jan 14, 2018

Obituary: ------------- Visitation: Family will speak with friends after the memorial service. Service: 2:00 PM Sunday January 14, 2018 Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel Interment: -------------

Cecil Medlin

Cecil Medlin

Jan 13, 2018

Obituary: Early in the morning of January 11, 2018, Cecil Medlin, 89, entered the Church Triumphant of his Lord and Savior with his family surrounding him. The family will be honoring his life with services at Whitley's Funeral Home with the receiving friends and family on Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 PM . The memorial jubilee service to observe...

Jerry Sherrill,  Sr.

Jerry Sherrill, Sr.

Jan 13, 2018

Obituary: Jerry Wayne Sherrill, Sr., 80, of Kannapolis went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at his residence following a period of declining health. Jerry was born October 20, 1938 in Iredell County, NC a son of the late Lloyd Edmund Sherrill and Evelyn Melissa Berry Sherrill. He was also preceded in death by his wife,...

Doris  Jean Dearmon

Doris Jean Dearmon

Jan 12, 2018

Obituary: New London, NC Doris Jean Lowder Ray Dearmon, 90, of New London passed away on January 12, 2018. She was born April 9, 1927 in Cabarrus County, a daughter of the late John Wilber Lowder and Norine Cook Lowder Kimbro. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Melton Permar Ray and Howard Dearmon. A graveside service will be...

Judy  Evans Miller

Judy Evans Miller

Jan 12, 2018

Obituary: Judy Evans Miller, 72, of Kannapolis, passed away, Friday, January 12, 2018 at Tucker Hospice House. She was born, December 25, 1945 in Cabarrus Co. to the late William Edwin Evans and Armer Collins Evans. Judy was a hair stylist for many years, a member of Anchor Baptist Church. She was full of life, a loving wife, mother, and...

Sylvia Meeks

Sylvia Meeks

Jan 10, 2018

Obituary: China Grove- Sylvia "Ann" Meeks, 60, passed away Wednesday morning, January 10, 2018 at CHS-Northeast Medical Center following a period of declining health, but death was unexpected. Born April 26, 1957 in Mecklenburg County, she was formerly of Davidson, NC. Ann was a daughter of the late Charlie Bennie Meeks and Edith Virginia Grindstaff Meeks. In addition to her...

Alice  Priscilla Wilcox

Alice Priscilla Wilcox

Jan 9, 2018

Obituary: Alice Priscilla Clark Wilcox, 75, of Kannapolis went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 5, 2018 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She had been in declining health but death was unexpected. Alice was born July 21, 1942 in Cabarrus County, NC a daughter of the late William Henry Clark and Bessie Louvenia Drake Clark....

James  L. Mcfarland

James L. Mcfarland

Jan 9, 2018

Obituary: James Leonard McFarland, 68, of Kannapolis, NC passed away at Big Elm Retirement Center on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. James was born on March 18, 1949 in Cherokee Co., SC son of the late Frances Ailene McFarland. In addition to his mother, he is also preceded in death by his brother, Clarence "Lee" McFarland. James was a U.S. Army...

Clyde  Wilson Demby

Clyde Wilson Demby

Jan 8, 2018

Obituary: Clyde Wilson Demby, 77, of Kannapolis, passed away Monday, January 8, 2018 at his home. He was born January 2, 1941 in Chesterfield Co. SC, to the late Woodrow Demby and Maudie Price Elliott. Clyde was the owner of Demby's Used Cars, starting in 1979, he enjoyed being outdoors, especially on the water. He was a loving husband, father,...

Elizabeth  Oleen Johnson

Elizabeth Oleen Johnson

Jan 6, 2018

Obituary: Elizabeth Oleen Johnson, 88, of Kannapolis died unexpectedly at her home on Jan. 6, 2018. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, Jan. 10 at Gethsemane Cemetery and Memorial Gardens in Charlotte. Whitley's Funeral Home is serving the Johnson family. Visitation: at the graveside Service: Graveside Service 1:00 PM Wednesday January 10, 2018 Gethsemane Cemetery Charlotte,...

Willis  C. (Red)  Parrish

Willis C. (Red) Parrish

Jan 6, 2018

Obituary: Willis C. "Red" Parrish, Sr.,80, of Kannapolis went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, January 6, 2018 following several years of declining health. Red was born May 4, 1937 in Guilford County, NC a son of the late Spencer Weldon Parrish and Pearl Juanita Parrish Parrish. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter Stacie Holshouser, four...

Dixie Owens

Dixie Owens

Jan 5, 2018

Obituary: Dixie Owens, 77, passed away Friday morning, January 5, 2018 at Five Oaks Manor. Born September 23, 1940 in Buffalo, Kansas, she was a daughter of the late Willis Eadley Jones and Anna Mae Williams Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Dean Owens on February 5, 2007, and two brothers,...

Suzanne  Elizabeth Storch

Suzanne Elizabeth Storch

Jan 4, 2018

Obituary: Mrs. Suzanne Elizabeth Carter Storch, 49, of Kannapolis passed away on Dec. 31. She was born in Durham on January 13, 1968, the daughter of Marcia and Alvin Carter. She graduated from West Rowan High School in 1986. She received an undergraduate psychology degree in 1990 and a Master's Degree in Public Administration in 1992 from UNC-Charlotte, where she...

Kenneth  Eugene Upright,  Sr

Kenneth Eugene Upright, Sr

Jan 4, 2018

Obituary: Kenneth Eugene Upright, Sr. 78, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018 at his residence, following a period of declining health. Born December 14, 1939 in Cabarrus County, he was a son of the late G.T. and Myrtle Marie Sechler Upright. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters Betty Upright, Frances James and JoAnne...