Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Gary Gray, Sr.
Feb 13, 2016
Obituary: Gary Wayne Gray, Sr., age 73, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at Carolinas Healthcare System-NorthEast, Concord, NC after a recent illness. He was born September 22, 1942 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of the late Robert Lester Gray and Leatha Stirewalt Gray. Gary was employed as a supervisor with the City of Kannapolis Sanitation Dept. for...
Iolanda Moore
Feb 12, 2016
Obituary: Iolanda "Lolly" Marianna Conte Moore, 79, peacefully passed away at her home with her family by her side on Friday, February 12, 2016, following an extended illness with Alzheimer's. Born April 25, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Silvio Giuseppe and Berta Hulin Conte. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son,...
Tony Willis Holloway
Feb 11, 2016
Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Tony Willis Holloway, age 54, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at his home. He was born September 27, 1961 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of the late Howard Willis Holloway and Ellen Viola Jenkins Holloway. Tony was employed as a carpenter having worked in construction for thirty years. His family fondly remembers his...
Dorothy Dearmon
Feb 11, 2016
Obituary: Dorothy Pethel Dearmon died peacefully at her home Thursday, February 11, 2016. She was born August 31, 1923 in Kannapolis, N. C. to the late Carl B. Pethel and Connie Peck Pethel. The family lived on Center Grove Road, now Dale Earnhardt Blvd. She graduated from J. W. Cannon High School in 1940 and worked at Cannon Mills for...
Ray Alton Hurlocker
Feb 10, 2016
Obituary: Ray Alton Hurlocker, of Mount Pleasant, passed away at the W.C. (Bill) Hefner V.A. Medical Center in Salisbury on February 7, 2016. He was born on March 11, 1926 in Cabarrus Co., the son of the late Barney Napoleon Hurlocker and Ellen Ruth Shoe Hurlocker. Ray was a veteran of World War II, fighting in the European Campaign. He...
Annette Baldwin
Feb 9, 2016
Obituary: Annette Helms Baldwin, 56, passed away Tuesday evening, February 9, 2016 at CHS-NorthEast Medical Center, following a courageous battle with cervical cancer. Born February 27, 1959 in Mooresville, NC, Annette was a daughter of Bill and Elaine Helms. She was preceded in death by her grandparents Cleo and Helen Morris, and Carl and Nell Helms. Annette had been owner/operator...
Sarah Cornelia Murph
Feb 7, 2016
Obituary: Sarah Cornelia Lambert Murph, age 72, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Tucker Hospice House, Kannapolis, NC after a serious illness. She was born February 20, 1941 in Cabarrus County, NC, the daughter of the late George Washington Lambert and Ila Easley Lambert. Sarah was employed with the former Cannon Mills Company, Plant One, Wash Cloth Dept....
George M. Barnhardt
Feb 7, 2016
Obituary: George McKenzy Barnhardt, 78, of Kannapolis passed away February 7, 2016 after an extended illness. He was born February 22, 1937 in Iredell County to the late James Ray and Maggie Coley Barnhardt. He had worked for General Motors in Baltimore, Md. and retired in 1987 after thirty years of service. He moved to the Kannapolis area in 1997....
Charles Edward Ertzberger
Feb 6, 2016
Obituary: Pending Visitation: 10:00 to 11:00 AM Saturday February 6, 2016 Whitley's Funeral Home Service: 11:00 AM Saturday February 6, 2016 Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel Interment: National Cemetery Salisbury, NC
Margaret Kelley Moore
Feb 6, 2016
Obituary: Margaret Kelley Moore, 87, formerly of Pleasant Ave., Kannapolis died Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Five Oaks Nursing Center. She was born March 28, 1928 in Anson County, the daughter of the late Charlie and Flora Kelley. She was preceded in death by her sons, Richard Wayne Moore and Gerald Lee Moore, grandson, Wesley Moore, sisters, Virginia Kelley and...
Tillie Mae Mcmanus Rhodes
Feb 5, 2016
Obituary: Tillie Mae McManus Rhodes, age 86 of China Grove and much loved mother, went to be with her Lord from her home on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 after years of declining health. A graveside service will be held 2:00 PM Friday, February 5, 2016 at the Salisbury National Cemetery with Rev. Harold Jordan and Rev. Ron Bushey officiating. Tillie...
Don F. (Donnie) Eagle Jr.
Feb 3, 2016
Obituary: Don Farrell Eagle, Jr., 46, of Kannapolis died February 3, 2016 at CHS- NorthEast. Donnie was born November 1, 1969 in Cabarrus County, the son of Colleen Patterson Eagle of Kannapolis and the late Don Farrell Eagle, Sr. Donnie graduated from A.L. Brown High School in 1988 and East Carolina University in 1993. He was a self-employed contractor. He...
Jo Dean Mccraven Bailey
Feb 3, 2016
Obituary: Jo Dean McCraven Bailey, age 61, passed away of Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at her home after suffering from many years from serious illnesses. She was born March 7, 1954 in Iredell County, NC, the daughter of the late Jerry McCraven and Emma Joyce Peterson McCraven. Jo had been disabled for the past ten years. Prior to that time...
Glenn Lee Smith
Feb 2, 2016
Obituary: Glenn Lee Smith, Sr., 51, of Kannapolis died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, February 2, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, February 5, 2016 at Whitley's Funeral Home Annex Chapel with Rev. Robert Earnhardt officiating. Private burial will follow at a later date. Glenn was born May 22, 1964 in Cabarrus Co., a...
Helen Sloop Mcginnis
Jan 31, 2016
Obituary: SPARTANBURG, SC Helen Sloop McGinnis, 83, wife of Elgin E. McGinnis, died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016. Born April 3, 1932 in Kannapolis, North Carolina, Helen was one of the fourteen children of the late Jeremiah Waldo and Bessie Morgan Sloop. She worked for Sherills Upholstery in Hickory, N.C. and Hunt Manufacturing in Statesville, N.C. for many years. Helen was...
Viola Watson
Jan 30, 2016
Obituary: Mrs. Viola Virginia Watson, 96, of Kannapolis passed away, Saturday January 30, 2016 at the Tucker Hospice House. She was born February 14, 1919 in Ruby, SC to the late William Rufus Oliver and Mamie Oliver. Viola worked at Cannon Mills in the sewing room for 39 years and the she worked 10 years at the Cannon bed and...
James Clifford Drye
Jan 30, 2016
Obituary: James Clifford Drye, age 86, passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at University Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Charlotte, NC. He was born May 27, 1929 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of the late Clifford Tompie Drye and Bertha Mae Weaver Drye. James was disabled for the last twenty years. Prior to that time he was an...
Pressley Leon Overcash, Sr.
Jan 29, 2016
Obituary: Pressley Leon Overcash Sr., 86, of Kannapolis passed away, Friday, January 29, 2016, at CMC Northeast. He was born September 29, 1929 in Rowan County to the late Britton P. Overcash and Grace Keller Overcash. Pressley worked at Cannon Mills for 48 years, he enjoyed fishing at the beach and was a member of NC Beach Buggy Association, he...
Shirley Jean Trull
Jan 29, 2016
Obituary: Shirley Jean Trull, 75, of China Grove, passed away, Friday, January 29, 2016, at her home. She was born May 1, 1940 in Cabarrus Co. to the late Gene Servert and Leora Straughn Severt. She was preceded in death by her parents and also grandchildren Timmy Trull, Tiffany Tooley, and Cassandra Trull. Those left to cherish her memory, her...
Harry Lee Haynes
Jan 28, 2016
Obituary: Harry Lee Haynes, age 76, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at his home. He was born January 13, 1940 in Rowan County, NC, the son of the late Charlie Daniel Haynes and Mary Katherine Powles Haynes. Harry was employed as a carpenter with the former Cannon Mills Company, Plant One, for thirty years and later worked independently...