Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC

William "Poss" Perry Woodard
Dec 7, 2012
Obituary: William Perry (Poss) Woodard, age 84, died Friday, December 7, 2012 at the Tucker Hospice House, Kannapolis, NC after a short illness. He was born March 18, 1928 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of the late John Perry Woodard and Mary Magdalene Callicutt Woodard. Poss was employed as a brick mason having worked for the former Cannon Mills...
James S. Fowler
Dec 7, 2012
Obituary: Concord, NC- James S. Fowler, age 92, died Friday, December 7, 2012 at Five Oaks Nursing Center after a period of declining health. He was born August 13, 1920 in Rowan County, NC, the son of the late Baxter Lee Fowler and Virginia Smith Fowler. James was a 1938 graduate of Rockwell High School, Rockwell, NC. James was employed...
Janet Hunter Dixon Peck
Dec 6, 2012
Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Janet Hunter Dixon Peck, age 50, died unexpectedly Thursday, December 6, 2012 at her home. She was born October 2, 1962 in Cabarrus County, NC, the daughter of F. Gene Hunter and the late Eva Sheets Hunter. She was also preceded in death by her 1st husband, Joe L. Dixon, who died in 2008. Janet was a...
Joyce Fryer Livengood
Dec 6, 2012
Obituary: Joyce Fryer Livengood, 69, passed away Thursday, December 06, 2012 at her residence. Joyce was born February 9, 1943 in Cabarrus County to the late Walter Fryer and Mrs. Mary Stiff Tennentt who survives. She was a lifelong resident of the area and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her mother, she is also survived by her...
Marjorie Smith Plummer
Dec 6, 2012
Obituary: Ollie Marjorie Smith Plummer, age 91, passed peacefully away on Thursday, December 6, 2012 in Monticello, Georgia. Born February 4, 1921 in Bailey, North Carolina, to Robert Lee and Grace Goodnight Smith, she was a 1938 graduate of Bailey High School. She and Floyd Elmore Plummer were married on September 5, 1948 and resided in Kannapolis, where she was...
Debbie Whaley Childers
Dec 5, 2012
Obituary: Debbie Whaley Childers, 51, of Concord died unexpectedly on December 5, 2012 at her residence. Debbie was born on May 15, 1961 in Fulton Co., GA, a daughter of Bonita Oran Whaley of Kannapolis and the late William Richard Whaley. She was a longtime resident of this area, graduating from A.L. Brown High School in 1979 and had attended...
George William Griggs
Dec 4, 2012
Obituary: George William Griggs of Kannapolis, North Carolina, a World War II Army veteran and retired manager of special projects for Cannon Mills Company, died December 4, 2012 at CMC-NorthEast Medical Center, in Concord, NC. He was 88 years old. Mr. Griggs was preceded in death by his wife, Faynell Grayson Griggs, and siblings Lanis Nesmith ("Bucky") Griggs and Mary...
Angela Sanders Price
Dec 4, 2012
Obituary: Angela Sanders Price, 41 of Kannapolis passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at the Bob and Carolyn Tucker Hospice House with her family by her side. Her death follows a long and courageous battle against cancer. Angie was born on July 30, 1971 in Mecklenburg County a daughter of Lloyd Miller Sanders and Delores Heath Watts. A memorial...
Annie Lunsford Goforth
Dec 3, 2012
Obituary: Annie Lee Lunsford Goforth, 97, of Concord, formerly of Kannapolis went home to be with her Lord on Friday, November 30, 2012 at Five Oaks Manor following a period of declining health. She was born June 14, 1915 in Cherokee County, NC a daughter of the late William Mark and Daisy Adams Biggers Lunsford. Mrs. Goforth was a member...
Douglas Robert Isenhour
Dec 3, 2012
Obituary: Douglas Robert Isenhour, of 702 Robin Ave. died at his home on Dec. 3, 2012. Death was unexpected. Doug was born in Cabarrus County on Oct. 3, 1959, the son of the late William Edward Isenhour and the late Margaret Linebarry Isenhour. Doug was a lifelong resident of this area and had attended A.L. Brown High, was 16 years...
Jerry W. Scarborough
Dec 2, 2012
Obituary: Jerry W. Scarborough, 70, of Kannapolis passed away on Dec. 2, 2012 at his home. He was born December 23, 1941 in Cabarrus County, the son of the late Marvin and Marie Rodgers Scarborough. He was preceded in death by a son, Dwaine Scarborough. Jerry had formerly worked as a mechanic for GMC. He then worked for Hendrick Motorsports...
Eric Huerta Soto
Dec 2, 2012
Obituary: China Grove, NC- Eric Huerta Soto, age 14, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 as a result of injuries in an automobile accident on Goodnight Road in Rowan County, NC. He was born January 8, 1998 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of Carlos C. Soto and Marta Maravillo-Huerta Soto. He was an 8th grade student at China Grove Middle...
Barbara Crisco Robinette
Dec 2, 2012
Obituary: Barbara Crisco Robinette, 80, passed away Sunday, December 02, 2012 at the Tucker Hospice House. Mrs. Robinette was born September 14, 1932 in Rowan County to the late Roy Crisco and Pauline Trexler Crisco. She was married to the late Earnest L. Robinette who preceded her in 2009. Barbara retired after 30 years of service from Cannon Mills Plant...
Raymond Dugas
Dec 1, 2012
Obituary: JETERSVILLE, VA.-Raymond Edward Dugas 56, formerly of Kannapolis, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at St. Francis Medical Center in Midlothian, VA. following a six month illness. Mr. Dugas was born on November 19, 1956 in Fort Ord, California a son of the late Lt. Col. Ronald Raymond Dugas-Ret., and the late Jeanne Louise McCabe Dugas. Raymond enjoyed...
Leanese Hilburn Jenkins
Dec 1, 2012
Obituary: Leanese Hilburn Jenkins 80, of Concord passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at CMC-NE following a period of declining health. Mrs. Jenkins was born on January 6, 1932 in Georgia, a daughter of the late Daniel and Arie Hilburn. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Earl Thomas Jenkins who died on...
Archie David Coley
Dec 1, 2012
Obituary: Archie David Coley, 77, of Durham, Passed away Sunday, December 1, 2012 at Durham Regional Hospital following a period of declining health. Mr. Coley was born in Cabarrus County on December 29, 1934 a son of the late Oscar Raymond and Maggie Amanda Jones Coley. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his first wife,...

Florence "Pauline" Moon Brackett
Nov 30, 2012
Obituary: Florence Pauline Moon Brackett, 69 of Kannapolis died at CMC-University in Charlotte on Nov. 27, 2012 Pauline was born on January 29, 1943 to the late Loyd H. Moon and the late Zuline Gray Moon. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a sister, Mary Frances Brown. Known by friends and family as Pauline or...
Dorothy Hardin Whitley Ridenhour
Nov 29, 2012
Obituary: Dorothy Hardin Whitley Ridenhour, of China Grove went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday November 25, 2012 at the Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis. Mrs. Ridenhour was born on November 25,in Cliffside, NC the daughter of the late Grady Clifford and Mildred Hames Hardin. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband...
Ruby Bostian Litaker
Nov 28, 2012
Obituary: Ruby Bostian Litaker, 90, of Kannapolis passed peacefully at Tucker Hospice House on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 after 5 years of declining health. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, December 2 at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove with Rev. David Shoemake officiating. Her body will lie-in-state at Whitley's Funeral Home from 9:00 AM...
Zelma Boone Woods
Nov 28, 2012
Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Zelma Lee Boone Woods, age 68, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at CMC-NorthEast, Concord, NC. She was born May 7, 1944 in Chesterfield County, SC, the daughter of the late John Walker Boone and Rosa Lee Dixon Boone. Zelma was a self- employed personal caregiver helping many people in their homes over the years until...