Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Sarah Lavinia Steele
Mar 22, 2017
Obituary: Sarah Lavinia Plyler Steele, 90, passed away, Wednesday morning, March 22, 2017 at Mt. Pleasant House, following a period of declining health. Born June 13, 1926 in Rowan County, Lavinia was a daughter of the late John Avery and Arsie Ann Swink Plyler. In addition to her parents, preceding her in death were her husband, Hubert David Steele; a...
Gladys Horne
Mar 21, 2017
Obituary: Gladys "Marie" Horne, age 70, of Landis died Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Big Elm Nursing Home after a period of declining health. Her funeral will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, March 24 at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:00 to 2:00...
Kenneth Dwayne Jones
Mar 19, 2017
Obituary: Kenneth Dwayne Jones, 29, of Richfield, passed away March 19, 2017, at Novant Health Presbyterian Health Center, after an unexpected short illness. A graveside service will be held at 4:00 PM Monday, March 27, 2017 at West Lawn Memorial Park with Harry Lee Boone officiating. Kenneth was born February 7, 1988 in Forsyth Co. to Rick Gordon and the...
Margaret Helms
Mar 17, 2017
Obituary: Margaret Church Helms, 94, of Kannapolis passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017. She was born July 27, 1922 in Iredell County, a daughter of the late Roy Grover Church and Eulalia Benfield Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Jackson Helms, Jr., daughter, Faye Helms Smith, sisters, Mary Adams, Helen Beaver, Ruby Cheek, brothers, William...
David Guerin
Mar 14, 2017
Obituary: Mr. David Michael Guerin, 62, of Concord passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017 after a brief illness. He was born November 18, 1954 in Adams, Massachusetts, the son of Raymond and Daisy Guerin. He was preceded in death by his wife Paula Guerin. David enjoyed doing lawn care and was an avid New England Patriots football fan. He also...
Diane Hardin Tickle
Mar 12, 2017
Obituary: Dianne Hardin Tickle, 64, went to be with her Lord surrounded by her family on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at CHS-Northeast Medical Center, following a brief illness. Dianne was born in Iredell County on June 17, 1952, a daughter of the late Grady Nathaniel and Eula Lee Baynard Hardin. Educated in the Rowan County schools, she had worked for...
David Ray Blake
Mar 11, 2017
Obituary: David Ray Blake, age 69, of Kannapolis, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, March 11, 2017, surrounded by his family. David's health had been declining for several years and he passed away at Carolina's Healthcare Northeast. He was born October 6, 1947, to the late Ules and Marie Blake of Cabarrus County. In addition to his parents,...

Shirley Seabolt Sloop
Mar 11, 2017
Obituary: pending Visitation: -------------------------- Service: Graveside 2:00 PM Saturday March 11, 2017 Interment: Carolina Memorial Park
Alvin Hatley
Mar 10, 2017
Obituary: Tracy Hatley, age 49, went to his Heavenly home on Friday, March 10, 2017 at Tucker Hospice House, Kannapolis, NC after a sudden illness. He was born April 4, 1967 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of the late James Ray Hatley and Bette Jean Goodman Hatley. Tracy was a 1985 graduate of Concord High School. Tracy worked as...

Charles "Tom" Matthews
Mar 10, 2017
Obituary: Charles "Tom" Matthews, 78, of Kannapolis died unexpectedly at his home on March 10, 2017. Memorial Services for Tom will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 PM on Sunday, March 19th, at Church of God of Prophecy, 145 Westover Avenue Kannapolis, N.C. 28081, with J.B. Hawkins of Cleveland, NC presiding. Tom was born July 25, 1938 in Cabarrus Co.,...
Carolyn Horne
Mar 10, 2017
Obituary: Mrs. Carolyn Myers Horne, 75, of Kannapolis, passed away, Friday, March 10, 2017 at the Tucker Hospice House. She was born September 12, 1941 in Rowan County to the late Roy G. Myers and Elsie Mowery Myers. Carolyn graduated from Rowan Co. Schools and worked for Cone Mills in Salisbury for 26 years in the spinning room, and she...
Robert James Schmidt, Sr.
Mar 10, 2017
Obituary: Robert "Bob" James Schmidt, Sr., 68, of China Grove, NC died at his home on Friday, March 10, 2017. Bob was born on May 21, 1948 in Greensburg, PA, a son of the late Emmett Schmidt and the late Dorothy Aultz Schmidt. In addition to his parents, Bob is preceded in death by a son, Steven Schmidt, a step-daughter,...
Barbara Porter Brooks
Mar 8, 2017
Obituary: Barbara Porter Brooks, 77. of Salisbury went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 4, 2017 following a period of declining health. She was born November 7, 1939 in Cabarrus County, NC a daughter of the late Luther Hall Porter and the late Edna Lucille Fink Porter. In addition to her parents she was also preceded...
Vendelia Cauble Hudson
Mar 7, 2017
Obituary: Vendelia Cauble Hudson, 92, of Kannapolis, went to be with her Lord and Savior March 4, 2017 at the Tucker Hospice House. She was born April 22, 1924 in Cabarrus Co. to the late Manuel Cauble and Lillie Mae Cress Cauble. Vendelia worked at Cannon Mills in the Sheet Department for 40 Years and retired in 1988. She was...
Louise Fritts
Mar 6, 2017
Obituary: China Grove, NC- Louise Griffin Fritts, age 84, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2017 at Liberty Commons, Salisbury, NC after a period of declining health. She was born March 27, 1932 in Rowan County, NC, the daughter of the late Ernest Lee Griffin and Nellie Sullivan Griffin. Louise was employed with the former Cannon Mills Company, Plant One,...
Joann Shankle Hardin
Mar 6, 2017
Obituary: Joann Shankle Hardin, 84, of Concord died Monday, March 6, 2017 at the Tucker Hospice House after a period of declining health. Private graveside services will be held Tuesday, March 8, 2017 at Oak Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery in Concord. Joann was born January 22, 1933 in Cabarrus Co., the daughter of the late Sylvester and Nannie Baker Shankle....
Mary Ann Vickers Goodman
Mar 6, 2017
Obituary: Mary Ann Vickers Goodman, age 83, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2017 at Tucker Hospice House, Kannapolis, NC after one year of declining health. She was born June 18, 1933 in Cabarrus County, NC, the daughter of the late Ardis L. Vickers, Sr. and Mary Pearl Orr Vickers. Ann was a 1951 graduate of the former J.W. Cannon...
Lisa Wike Mckinney
Mar 4, 2017
Obituary: Lisa Michelle Wike McKinney, 49 of Landis went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at CMC-Northeast Medical Center, Concord following period of declining health. Lisa was born June 4, 1967 in Cabarrus County, NC a daughter of Judith Thompson Wike and the late Michael Wayne Wike. Lisa was a 1985 graduate of A.L. Brown High...
Harold " Harry " Harrington
Mar 3, 2017
Obituary: Mr. Harold " Harry " Boyce Harrington, Jr., 78,a resident of Harrisburg, N.C. since 1986, and a native of Yonkers, N.Y. passed away on Friday, March 3, 2017 in Harrisburg, N.C. He was born June 26, 1938 in Mt Pleasant, New York, son of Catherine Forshaw and Harold Boyce Harrington, Sr. Harry was one of seven children. He worked...
Diane Ford
Mar 2, 2017
Obituary: Diane Cook Ford, 70, of Kannapolis, N.C. passed away March 2, 2017 after an extended illness. She was born March 21, 1946 in Rowan County, the daughter of Clifford O. Cook and Letha Lambert Cook. Dianne owned and operated her craft shop and was a member of Charity Baptist Church. Diane was preceded in death by her parents and...