Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Allen Woods, Jr.
May 4, 2013
Obituary: Allen Woods, Jr., 81, of 302 Locust St., Kannapolis died at CMC-NorthEast in Concord on May 4, 2013. Mr. Woods was born on September 22, 1931 in Darlington, SC, the son of the late Edgar Allen Woods and the late Virginia Louise Outlaw Woods. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his wife, Zelma Lee...
Mary L. Goodnight Flowe-Spicer
May 4, 2013
Obituary: Mary L. Goodnight Flowe-Spicer,62, of Lentz Rd. China Grove went to be with her Lord from her home with her family at her side on Thursday, May 2, 2013 after a lengthy, but courageous battle with cancer. Mary was born June 10, 1950 in Salisbury, a daughter of the late William G. and Melva Schenk Goodnight. She was a...

Mary "Frances" Kirkman Wiley
May 3, 2013
Obituary: Mary "Frances" Kirkman Love Wiley, 89, of Kannapolis went to be with the Lord while at Bob and Carolyn Tucker Hospice House, after a period of declining health. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, May 3 at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jeff Simpson officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family...
Charles (Pete) Walker
May 3, 2013
Obituary: Surrounded by his loved ones, Charles "Pete" Beauford Walker went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. He was born in Cabarrus County on July, 13, 1929 to Clarence "Pop" Walker and Rose Vannoy Walker. He graduated from Cannon High School and then completed Printing School in Nashville, Tennessee. He also received a certification...

Larry "Wayne" Faggart
May 2, 2013
Obituary: Faggart, Larry Wayne (Wayne) Mooresville, NC- Larry Wayne Faggart (Wayne), age 69, died Thursday, May 2, 2013 at CMC-Main, Charlotte, NC for injuries sustained from an automobile accident. He was born November 19, 1943 in Rowan County, NC, the son of the late William Harold Faggart and Inez Drye Faggart. He was a 1962 graduate of A.L. Brown High...
Bobby Gene Watson
May 2, 2013
Obituary: Bobby Gene Watson, 74 of Salisbury, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at his residence with his family by his side. Mr. Watson was born on January 25, 1939 in Rockingham County, NC, the son of the late Joseph Melvin and Mary Rutledge Watson. Mr. Watson retired from Fieldcrest Cannon and was briefly employed at First Assembly Living...
Howard Samuel Dowell
May 2, 2013
Obituary: Salisbury, NC- Howard Samuel Dowell, age 83, died Thursday, May 2, 2013 at his home after a period of declining health. He was born April 15, 1930 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of the late Dock Samuel Dowell and Dollie Dyson Dowell. Howard worked for the former Cannon Mills Company in Kannapolis; Draymore Manufacturing in Mooresville, NC; and...
Jane Sullivan Day
May 1, 2013
Obituary: Jane Marlene Sullivan Day, 77, of Kannapolis, left this temporary home on May 1, 2013. She was born June 19, 1935, in Charlotte, NC, to parents, Robert Blythe Sullivan, Sr. and Janie Mae Morrow Sullivan Austin. She is the loving sister of Robert "Bob" Blythe Sullivan, Jr., Jimmy Ross Sullivan, Ann Sullivan, and Brenda Sullivan Honeycutt. Her teenage sweetheart,...
Max Christy
Apr 29, 2013
Obituary: Max Brown Christy, 85, of Kannapolis went to be with his Lord on Friday, April 26, 2013 at his residence. His death follows a six month illness. Mr. Christy was born in Rowan County on October 26, 1927 the son of the late Amos W. and Hope McCombs Christy. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death...
Sherry Daugherty Jones
Apr 28, 2013
Obituary: Sherry Daugherty Jones, age 72, died on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at her home after recent medical complications. She was born December 19, 1940 in Cabarrus County, N.C., the daughter of the late Cletus Alexander Daugherty and Helen Chastine Daugherty. Sherry was a 1959 graduate of Landis High School. Sherry was a homemaker for most of her life. In...
A. T. Vaughn
Apr 27, 2013
Obituary: Mr. A.T. Vaughn, 84, of Selma, AL and formerly of Kannapolis, NC died April 27, 2013 in Lawrenceville, GA following a long-term illness. He was born July 8, 1928 in Madison County, GA, son of the late Floyd and Elsie Collins Vaughn. He was a graduate of Cannon High School, Kannapolis, NC and was a veteran of the US...
Herman Harris
Apr 25, 2013
Obituary: Herman Harris, 90, of Kannapolis, NC died at his home on April 25, 2013. Herman was born on April 7, 1923 to the late Charles Henry Harris and Georgia Ethal Reader Harris. He was an active member of First Baptist Church, the American legion, Kannapolis Rotary Club and Y's Mens. He owned self-service laundries and car washes in Kannapolis,...
Carol Mitchell Willett
Apr 24, 2013
Obituary: Carol Mitchell Willett, 83, formerly of China Grove passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2013 at the Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks where she was a resident. Mrs. Willett was born in Randolph County, NC on December 25, 1929 a daughter of the late Henry A. and Florence McClain Mitchell. In addition to her parents she is preceded in...
Ruby Elder Mcguire
Apr 23, 2013
Obituary: Ruby Elder McGuire, age 92, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at her home. She was born February 15, 1921 in Taylorsville, NC, the daughter of the late Earl Lee Elder and Virgie Bell Deal Elder. She had been a resident of Kannapolis for 78 years. Ruby was a self-employed beautician in the Kannapolis...
Mary Elizabeth Russell
Apr 22, 2013
Obituary: Pending Visitation: 3:00pm - 4:00pm Monday April 22, 2013 Midway United Methodist Church Kannapolis, North Carolina Service: 4:00pm Monday April 22, 2013 Midway United Methodist Church Kannapolis, North Carolina Interment: Carolina Memorial Park
James R. Reece, Sr.
Apr 22, 2013
Obituary: James R. (Jim) Reece, Sr., age 80, died Monday, April 22, 2013 at Brian Center, Mooresville, NC after a period of declining health. He was born November 22, 1932 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of the late Charles Wilson Reece, Sr. and Mary Correll Reece. Jim was employed with the Pilot Freight Carriers, Kernersville, NC for twenty-seven years...
Marie Moore
Apr 21, 2013
Obituary: Marie Moore died on April 21, 2013 in Concord, NC. She was born on June 19, 1916, the daughter of John Wesley and Mary Elizabeth Rogers of Rowan County. She was pre-deceased by her husband, Yates T. Moore of Kannapolis, NC. She was also pre-deceased by three brothers and five sisters. Marie worked in the Set Department of Cannon...
Robert Charles Bogutsky
Apr 21, 2013
Obituary: Robert Charles "Bob" Bogutsky, 65, of Kannapolis died Sunday, April 21, 2013 at his home, after a lengthy illness, with his family by his side. A Memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, April 25 at Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church with Rev. Dr. Richard Graf, Hospice Chaplain Ric Durham and Rev. Danny Wilson...
Arnold Eugene Parks
Apr 21, 2013
Obituary: Mr. Arnold Eugene Parks, 87, of Kannapolis went to be with his Lord on Friday, April 19, 2013 at Bob and Carolyn Tucker Hospice House following a brief illness. He was born February 25, 1926 in Rowan County, NC son of the late Homer Glenn and Eula Frances Freeze Parks. Arnold was educated at Landis High School. Arnold was...
Carla Walker
Apr 20, 2013
Obituary: Carla Mangum Walker, 49, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013 at CMC Northeast Medical Center. She was born July 29, 1963 in Durham County to Carl Mangum and Shirley Walker Murray. Carla worked for over 20 years for CPCC as a sign language Interpreter. She was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend to all who knew her....