Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Hulene Morgan
Jan 12, 2016
Obituary: Hulene Freeze Morgan of Knollwood Drive, Kannapolis, N.C. passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at the Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis after a brief period of declining health. Mrs. Morgan, a lifelong resident of Kannapolis, is survived by her son, Dan, and was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Morgan, to whom she was married for...
Jeanette Caldwell Brown
Jan 10, 2016
Obituary: Jeanette Caldwell Brown, age 85, of Landis died Sunday, January 10, 2016 at the Laurels of Salisbury after a period of declining health. Her funeral will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday at Whitley's Funeral Home with Pastor Peter Feige officiating. Burial will follow at Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in Concord. Her family will receive friends at Whitley's Funeral...
Gerald J. (Jerry) Bommelje
Jan 10, 2016
Obituary: Gerald Jack "Jerry" Bommelje, 84, of Kannapolis passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at the Tucker Hospice House. He was born March 20, 1931 in Kent County, Michigan, the son of the late William and Caroline Vogt Bommelje. Jerry was a retired accountant. He also worked part-time at Whitley's Funeral Home for many years. He was a veteran...
Verneice Murphy Brawley
Jan 9, 2016
Obituary: Verneice Murphy Brawley, 90, of Mooresville went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at her sister's residence. She was born October 6, 1925 in Alexander County, NC a daughter of the late Ousie Lee and Sarah Powell Murphy. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Harold Brawley who...
Edward Alonzo Rodgers
Jan 8, 2016
Obituary: Edward Alonzo Rodgers, 92, of Kannapolis passed away on Friday, January 8, 2016. He was born October 7, 1923 in Cabarrus County, the son of the late Wiley and Lillian Rumple Rodgers. He was preceded in death by his wife, Goldie Christy Rodgers in 2009. He had retired from Cannon Mills Co., Plant 1 Bleachery Dept. after 43 years....
Jennie Mabel Tarlton
Jan 8, 2016
Obituary: Jennie "Mabel" Biggerstaff Tarlton, 85 of Rockwell, NC died January 8, 2016 at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis, NC. Mabel was born on January 25, 1930 in Gaston Co., NC, the daughter of the late Alford A. Biggerstaff and the late Ella Cleo Smith Biggerstaff. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Charles...
Franklin Tucker
Jan 5, 2016
Obituary: Franklin Delano Tucker, 82 was born on February 19, 1933 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina to the late D. H. Tucker and Bessie Sellers Allen Tucker. He moved to Kannapolis, NC in 1955. He formerly lived for a number of years at 604 Walnut Street in Kannapolis. He moved to the North Carolina State Veterans Home in June, 2009...
James Garfield Little
Jan 5, 2016
Obituary: James G. Little, 90, passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 5, 2016 at Tucker Hospice House. Born March 14, 1925 in Wilkes County, NC, he was a son of the late Lucian and Hannah Matilda Wingler Little. James retired from Pilot Trucking Co. of Winston-Salem, after more than 35 years of loyal service. In addition to his parents, preceding him...
Daisy Smith Christy
Jan 4, 2016
Obituary: Daisy Smith Christy, age 94, of Kannapolis died Monday, January 4, 2016 at CMC-NE after a period of declining health. Her family will celebrate her life with a funeral service at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, January 6 at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Greg Sloop officiating. Private burial will follow. Her family will receive friends from 10:00 to...
Stella Planck
Jan 3, 2016
Obituary: Stella Avis Tripp Lomas Planck, 84, of Concord went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Tucker Hospice House, following a period of declining health. Stella was born April 8, 1931 in Bristol County, Mass. a daughter of the late Ellis R. and Susan Brooks Smith Tripp. She was also preceded in death by her...
Joe Stamper Plott, Jr.
Jan 1, 2016
Obituary: Albemarle, NC- Joe Stamper Plott, Jr., age 69, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2016 at Trinity Place, Albemarle, NC after suffering a debilitating stroke in October 2015. He was born December 24, 1946 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of the late Joe Stamper Plott, Sr. and Carrie Parker Plott. For many years Joe was owner & operator...
Kathy Diane Christy Harrington
Jan 1, 2016
Obituary: Kathy Dianne Christy Harrington, 56 of Concord died Friday, January 1, 2016 at CMC-NE after a period of declining health. Kathy was born December 24, 1959 in Fairfax VA, a daughter of the late Zeb and Virginia Robinson Christy. A long-time area resident, she was a member of the Universal House of Prayer in Concord. Kathy worked as a...
R. Justin Kimbrell
Jan 1, 2016
Obituary: Midland, NC- Robert Justin Kimbrell, age 27, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 1, 2016 at the home of a friend. He was born February 5, 1988 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of Marvin Anthony Kimbrell and Robin Church Kimbrell. He attended Central Cabarrus High School. Justin was employed as a plumber with Spencer's Plumbing, Midland, NC for ten...
Kay Frankie Shinn Durham
Dec 31, 2015
Obituary: Kay Shinn Durham, 75, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Tucker Hospice House. Born July 11, 1940 in Cabarrus County, she was a daughter of the late Clifford Carl and Frankie Bell Shinn. Kay was a 1958 graduate of A.L. Brown High School and had worked for Cannon Mills, General Microcircuits Inc. of Mooresville and Food Lion in...
Loree Terry Wingler Clark
Dec 31, 2015
Obituary: China Grove, NC- Loree Terry Wingler Clark, age 75, passed away on Friday, December 31, 2015 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, Mooresville, NC after a period of declining health. She was born January 1, 1940 in Rowan County, NC, the daughter of the late J.D. Terry and Ressie Maggie Mills Terry. Loree was employed as an assistant manager...
Sallie Clawson
Dec 30, 2015
Obituary: Sallie R. Clawson, 90, passed away Wednesday morning, December 30, 2015 at Transitional Health Services. Sallie was born June 20, 1925 in Rowan County and was a long time member of Bethpage United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Avery Clawson, Jr., in 1989. The family will receive friends...
Melissa Jackson Pruitt
Dec 27, 2015
Obituary: Melissa Jackson Pruitt, age 40, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 27, 2015 at the home of her niece, Amanda Stafford, Tuckaseegee, NC. She was born December 20, 1975 in Cabarrus County, NC, the daughter of the late Jehu Ronald Jackson and Gloria Jean Grooms Jackson. Melissa attended A.L. brown High School. In earlier years she worked at the...
Pearlie Peterson
Dec 27, 2015
Obituary: - Rev. Pearlie Frances Taylor-Peterson, age 92, went to her homecoming on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Tucker Hospice House, Kannapolis, NC. She was born December 20, 1923 in Rockingham, NC, the daughter of the late William Samuel Bailey and Nettie Florence Brigman Bailey. Today, she is the last surviving child of twelve children. Pearlie was pastor of the...
Robert Buise Steen
Dec 27, 2015
Obituary: Robert Buise Steen Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday January 3rd at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Dr. Tom Cabaniss for Robert Buise Steen of Atlanta, Georgia, who passed away Saturday December 27th at Carolina Medical Center. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 3:00 PM prior at Whitley's. Mr. Steen is survived...
Mary Louise Kale
Dec 25, 2015
Obituary: Mary Louise Huskey Kale, 101, of Gaffney, SC , formerly of Kannapolis died December 25, 2015 in Gaffney. She was born October 27, 1914 in Cleveland County, NC the daughter of the late George Beverly Huskey and Susie Hamrick Huskey. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Dewitt Kale in 2002. She was owner/operator of Lourene Beauty...