Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Briana Michelle Martinez
Dec 12, 2015
Obituary: Briana Michelle Martinez, 17, went home to be with her Heavenly Father, Tuesday, December 8, 2015. Briana was born April 17, 1998 in Iredell County to James Anthony Martinez and Kisha Manriquez Martinez, of Davidson N.C. She was a senior at South Iredell High School and was to graduate in January 2016. She was a member of HOSA at...
Rev. Charlie Davis
Dec 11, 2015
Obituary: Rev. Charlie Davis, 75, went home to be with his Lord unexpectedly Friday evening, December 11, 2015. Born May 28, 1940 in Goldsboro, NC, he was a son of the late Henry Thomas and Ruby Parish Davis. Charlie received a full scholarship, playing football for and graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill. He had also played two years, as a running...
Judy Dianne James Petrea
Dec 10, 2015
Obituary: Judy Dianne James Petrea, 65, of Concord went to be with the Lord at her residence on December 7, 2015 following a period of declining health. Judy was born in Cabarrus County, NC a daughter of the late Lacy Thomas James and Frances Marie Upright James. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters,...
Helen Hamilton Donaldson
Dec 10, 2015
Obituary: Helen Hamilton Donaldson, 77, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 10, 2015 at Best of Care Assisted Living, where she had been a resident the past four years. Born In Concord, NC on November 5, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Charles Wesley and Inez Broadway Hamilton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Myra Ashworth Yorke
Dec 10, 2015
Obituary: Myra Ashworth Yorke, age 87, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at her home after a brief illness. She was born February 24, 1928 in Rowan County, NC, the daughter of the late John Collier Ashworth and Nora Miller Ashworth. Myra was a graduate at J.W. Cannon High School. Myra was employed with the former Cabarrus Bank &...
Nawatha Turner
Dec 9, 2015
Obituary: Nawatha Turner, 89, of Kannapolis, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Caremoor Assisted Living. She was born October 10, 1926 in Kannapolis to the late Juitt Lester Milam and Naomi Foster Miliam. Nawatha grew up in Kannapolis and for a short time worked at Cannon Mills before moving to Jacksonville, FL, where she worked in a book store...
Hazel Cline
Dec 5, 2015
Obituary: China Grove-Hazel Brackett Cline, 83, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Tucker Hospice House. Born July 3, 1932 in Shelby, NC, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Pearl Overcash Brackett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband John Nathan Cline, a son Dale Cline, 2 sisters and 3 brothers....

Ronnie Parks
Dec 5, 2015
Obituary: Pending Visitation: 3:00- 5:30 P.M. Saturday December 5, 2015 Whitley's Funeral Home Service: 5:30 P.M. Saturday December 5, 2015 Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel Interment: Pending
Tommy J. Davidson
Dec 4, 2015
Obituary: Tommy Davidson, 79, of China Grove, passed away Friday, December 4, 2015. He was born December 20, 1935 in Chesterfield County SC, to the late David Thomas Davidson and Willie Mary Mills Davidson. Tommy enlisted in the Army National Guard at the age of 15 and continued his military service with the Navy (4 years) and Air Force (16...
James Baxter Purvis, Jr.
Dec 3, 2015
Obituary: James Baxter Purvis, Jr. born June 24, 1932, went to be at home with his Lord and Savior December 3, 2015 from the Tucker Hospice House of Cabarrus County. Born in Kannapolis, NC, he was the son of the late James Baxter Purvis, Sr. and Sarah Faulkenberry Purvis. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Claudette Stafford...
Patricia Aldridge
Dec 1, 2015
Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Patricia Snider Aldridge, age 60, passed away on December 1, 2015 at Carolinas Healthcare System-NorthEast, Concord, NC after a short serious illness. She was born September 4, 1955 in Rocky Mount, Virginia, the daughter of the late Oscar Snider and Thelma Snider. Pat was employed with Wal-Mart in Salisbury, NC for thirteen years. She loved riding the...
Sheila Barger
Dec 1, 2015
Obituary: Sheila Leonard Barger, 74, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Carolinas Healthcare System Northeast Medical Center. Born September 16, 1941 in Concord, Sheila was a daughter of the late Clyde Wilson Leonard and Hazel Byrd Leonard. A graduate of AL Brown High School, she had retired after more than 40 years of loyal service from the Independent Tribune....
Rev. Thomas Huneycutt
Dec 1, 2015
Obituary: Rev. Thomas (Tom) Alfred Huneycutt, 73, of Mooresville passed away on December 1, 2015 at his home. He was born January 2, 1942 in Cabarrus County, the son of the late T.C. Huneycutt and Evelyn Parker Huneycutt. Rev. Huneycutt was a missionary in Europe for many years before coming back to this area where he pastored First Baptist Church...

Helen Butts
Nov 29, 2015
Obituary: Pending Visitation: 5:00- 7:00 P.M. Sunday November 29, 2015 Landis Baptist Church Service: 7:00 P.M. Sunday November 29, 2015 Landis Baptist Church Interment: 11:00 A.M. Monday November 30, 2015 West Lawn Memorial Park
Helen Butts
Nov 27, 2015
Obituary: Helen Daughtery Butts, 90, of China Grove went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 27, 2015 at St. Andrew's Nursing Center, Concord. She had been in declining health but death was unexpected. Helen was born November 12, 1925 in Rowan County, NC a daughter of the late Ira Daughtery and Minnie Spears Daughtery. She was also preceded...
Betty Lou Reece
Nov 25, 2015
Obituary: Betty Hampton Reece, 84, of Kannapolis, NC died on November 25, 2015 at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis. Betty was born on Oct. 3, 1931 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of the late James Riley Hampton and the late Minnie Leona Baugh Hampton. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Reece,...
Steven Staley
Nov 24, 2015
Obituary: Mr. Steven Grey Staley, 71, of Kannapolis went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at CMC-Main, Charlotte following a brief illness. Steven was born May 23, 1944 in Iredell County, NC a son of the late Clyde Wilson Staley and the late Julia Mills Staley. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Larry...
David Cherry, Jr.
Nov 24, 2015
Obituary: David Hunter Cherry, Jr. , 72, died peacefully in Salisbury, NC on November 24, 2015 after a long and courageous battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. He was lovingly surrounded by his wife and caregiver, his two daughters, and his sister. David is survived by wife, Linda Marie Beaver Cherry, his daughter, Amy Leigh Cherry McLaughlin and husband David Scott...
Ronnie Parks
Nov 23, 2015
Obituary: Ronnie Earl Parks, age 71, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2015 at Huntersville Oaks, Huntersville, NC. He was born June 4, 1944 in Durham County, NC, the son of the late Walter Leon Parks and Martha Naomi Propst Parks. Ronnie was a 1962 graduate of South Rowan High School, the first graduating class in the new school. Ronnie...
Cecille Edwards Leopard
Nov 22, 2015
Obituary: ----------- Visitation: after the memorial service Service: Memorial Service 2:00 PM Sunday November 22, 2015 Providence Baptist Church Harrisburg, NC Interment: ------------