Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Lonnie Carl Pace, Jr.
Sep 6, 2013
Obituary: Lonnie Carl Pace, Jr., 92, of Concord passed away on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 at his home. He was born January 10, 1921 in Mecklenburg County, the son of the late Lonnie Carl Pace Sr. and Odessa Benton Pace. He was preceded in death by a brother, Roy Pace and three sisters, Mildred Corbett, Nancy Helms and Marie Pace....
Donald Christy
Sep 6, 2013
Obituary: Mr. Donald W. Christy, 73 of China Grove, NC died at his home on Friday, September 6, 2013 after a seven year battle with prostate cancer. Mr. Christy was born on September 21, 1939 in Iredell Co., the son of the late Wade S. Christy and the late Lena Goss Christy. He was a self-employed painter and attended Harvest...
Dewey Harrington
Sep 6, 2013
Obituary: Dewey Harrington, 99, of Kannapolis passed away on Friday, September 6, 2013 at Tucker Hospice House after a short illness. Born March 5, 1914 in Stanly County, he was the son of the late J.E. and Minnie Harrington. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Virginia Harrington, two brothers, one sister and an infant daughter....
William Ray Sloop
Sep 5, 2013
Obituary: William Ray (Bill) Sloop, 77, of Kannapolis, N.C. died Thursday September 5, 2013. He was born December 22, 1935 in Rowan County. He was the son of the late Clarence Brady and Veda Mae Barbee Sloop. He was a graduate of A.L. Brown High School and educated as a Mechanical Engineer. He worked for Associated Surveys, drawing maps for...
Ella Grooms Eagle
Sep 5, 2013
Obituary: Ella Grooms Eagle, age 88, of Kannapolis went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, September 2, 2013 from Tucker Hospice House after a period of declining health. Her funeral will be held Thursday, September 5, at 11:00 AM at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Edwards officiating. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park...
Barbara Aldridge
Sep 4, 2013
Obituary: Rockwell, NC- Barbara Smith Aldridge, age 64, passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at her home. She had been in declining health for some time. She was born April 21, 1949 in Danielsville, Georgia, the daughter of the late James Bennie Smith and Lottie Bell Davis Smith. She was a graduate of A.L. Brown High School. Barbara was...
John Richard Blackburn
Sep 3, 2013
Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- John Richard Blackburn, age 86, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at CMC-NorthEast, Concord, North Carolina. He had moved eight years ago from Asheville, NC to be close to his sister, Daisy Hinson, Kannapolis, NC. He was born July 26, 1927 in Buncombe County, NC, the son of the late John Blackburn and Edith Lipe Blackburn....
Dovie Jane Eyler
Sep 2, 2013
Obituary: D. Jane Eyler,86, formerly of York, PA., passed away on Monday September 2, 2013, at Carolina's Medical Center in Concord, NC after losing to a lengthy fight with cancer. Jane moved to York, PA in 1954, where she owned and operated" Jane Eyler Interiors" which specialized in custom draperies and furniture coverings. Jane retired her business in 1980, and...
Joyce Tucker Doby
Sep 2, 2013
Obituary: Joyce Mackelene Tucker Doby, 79, of Concord passed away on Monday, September 2, 2013 at her home. She was born September 12, 1933 in Cabarrus County. She was preceded in death by her mother, Grier Kiser Tucker McDonald and step father, Wade McDonald. She worked at Cannon Mills Co. ,Plant 1 Sewing Room for 25 years. She was a...
William R. Ratliff
Aug 31, 2013
Obituary: William R. Ratliff, 83, of Kannapolis, NC went to be with his Lord and Savior on August 29, 2013, at the VA Medical Center in Salisbury. William was born January 25, 1930 in Ruby, SC, to the late William Howard Ratliff and the late Ruth Gaddy Ratliff. He was a Korean War Veteran serving with the U.S. Army. He...
Carl J. Mann, Sr.
Aug 31, 2013
Obituary: Carl J. Mann, age 78, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Big Elm Nursing Center, Kannapolis, NC. He was born April 23, 1935 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of Dora Canup Mann of Kannapolis and the late Homer Alexander Mann. In addition to his father he is preceded in death by his wife, Betty Carpenter Mann;...
Hoyle Edward Cook
Aug 28, 2013
Obituary: Hoyle Edward Cook, 82, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Cook was born August 18, 1931 in Cabarrus County to the late Jessie Albert Cook, Sr. and Mary Bell Faggart Cook. Hoyle was a member of Westside Church of the Nazarene; he retired from Moss Trucking Company; and he worked part-time at Bi Lo in...
Mary Elizabeth Swiggett
Aug 26, 2013
Obituary: Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Swiggett, age 85, formerly of Kannapolis and recently Sanford, NC, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2013 in Alexandria, VA following complications from a stroke suffered while visiting family. She was born April 26, 1928 in High Point, NC, the daughter of the late John Reitzel Lanier and Treva Irene Prim Lanier. Betty was a joy...
Claude Allen Staley
Aug 25, 2013
Obituary: Claude Allen Staley, 93, of Kannapolis, passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2013 at CMC-Northeast. He was born July 26, 1920 in Wilkes County, the son of the late Robert Feldon Staley and Effie Mae Myers Staley. He was preceded in death by his wife, Effie Lee Medlin Staley on July 23, 1991. Claude retired from Cannon Mills where...
Debra Long
Aug 25, 2013
Obituary: Debra (Debbie) E., age 61, of Concord, went to be with her Heavenly Father on August 25, 2013. Debbie was born in Cabarrus County, NC on November 26, 1951. She was the daughter of the late John Earl Deaton and Bernice Donahue Deaton. In addition to her parents are one brother, Earl Bernard Deaton who lived in Toney, AL;...
Katherine Johnson Early
Aug 23, 2013
Obituary: Katherine Johnson Earley, 85, of Kannapolis passed away on Friday, August 23, 2013. She was born March 7, 1928 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of the late Edward Ashe Johnson and Mary Flossie Suther Johnson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter B. Earley in 1989. She retired from Cannon Mills Co. Plant 1 Sewing room after...
James Robert Sawyer
Aug 22, 2013
Obituary: James Robert Sawyer, 68, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Sawyer was born June 27, 1945 in Watauga County to the late Earnest and Mary Sawyer. He was the husband of the late Frances Sawyer who preceded him. Mr. Sawyer was a member of Rowan Christian Assembly; was a painter and worked in maintenance for...
Myrtie Morris Poplin
Aug 21, 2013
Obituary: Myrtie Jean Norris Poplin, 79 of Harrisburg, passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2013. Mrs. Poplin was born on August 20, 1934, in Rowan County, the daughter of the late Percy Powell Norris and Blanche Moon Norris. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Harold Webb Poplin. Myrtie was formerly employed by Ben...
Ruth Anne Odom Harwell
Aug 21, 2013
Obituary: Ruth Anne Odom Harwell, 63, of 3537 Odell School Road, Concord died at CMC-NorthEast on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013. She was born on April 23, 1950 in Darlington Co., SC, the daughter of the late William H. Odom, Sr. and the late Margaret Hall Odom. Ruth Anne had worked for Cannon Mills for over 26 years. She then worked...
Jeannie Diane Holshouser
Aug 21, 2013
Obituary: Jeannie Diane Eagle Holshouser, 62, of China Grove passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at the Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House, Salisbury, NC. She was born May 28, 1951 in Iredell County, the daughter of the late Elbert Eugene Eagle and Clara Belle Eagle. She had formerly worked at Fieldcrest-Cannon Sewing Room. She also had worked for RushCo...