Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Gary Wayne Gray, Jr.
Aug 2, 2012
Obituary: Gary Wayne Gray Jr., 47 of China Grove, died Thursday August 2, 2012 at his residence. His death follows a period of declining health. Wayne was born on October 25, 1964 in Cabarrus County, NC. the son of Gary Wayne Gray Sr. and Janet Furr Gray. Wayne was a heating and air technician and was formerly employed by Moss...
Tracy Wilkerson Deal
Aug 1, 2012
Obituary: Tracy Luann Wilkerson Deal, 53, of Landis died Wednesday, August 1 at Bob and Carolyn Tucker Hospice House after a long battle with breast cancer. Her funeral will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, August 4 at Landis First Assemblies of God Church with Rev. William Coughlin officiating. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park. The family will...
Danny R. Redmon
Aug 1, 2012
Obituary: Danny R. Redmon, 51 of Charlotte, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2012. He is survived by his father; Ralph, his wife; Belinda, son; Brian, daughter; Brenda, 2 grandchildren, 2 brothers and a sister. Funeral services will be 12:00 PM Saturday, August 4, 2012 at Whitley's Funeral Home in Kannapolis. Burial will follow at Mallard Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The...
Jane Nichols
Jul 31, 2012
Obituary: Concord, NC- Jane Dickens Nichols, age 73, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at CMC-NorthEast, Concord, NC. She was born October 12, 1939 in Locke, N.Y., the daughter of the late Hartley J. Dickens and Gladys O'Connor Dickens. In earlier years she was employed with G.T.E. Sylvania, Seneca Falls, N.Y. for seventeen years....
Frankie Dale Freeman
Jul 31, 2012
Obituary: Frankie Dale Freeman, 52, of Kannapolis died at CMC-NorthEast on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Frankie was born on April 19, 1960 in Cabarrus County the son of the late Henry Lee Freeman and the late Hazel Faye Teague Mason. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by a grandson, Zachery Horne and a brother, Rev. Larry...

William "Bill" Robert Gillespie, Sr.
Jul 29, 2012
Obituary: William Robert (Bill) Gillespie, Sr., age 83, died Sunday, July 29, 2012 at his home after a period of declining health. He was born August 10, 1928 in Mecklenburg County, NC, the son of the late Pearl Gillespie Beaver Smith. Bill was employed with the former Cannon Mills Company, Plant #1, Cutting Room for many years until his retirement....
David Stavrakas
Jul 29, 2012
Obituary: David Bernard Stavrakas, 55, passed away suddenly at home on July 29th, 2012. Currently a resident of Concord, NC, David was convalescing after a long illness. He was born on June 28th, 1957 in Charlotte, NC. He attended Devonshire Elementary, Cochrane Jr. High and Garinger High Schools. He worked in various fields during his life. He was a cook...
George Austin
Jul 29, 2012
Obituary: George "Paw-Paw" Austin, age 80, of China Grove died Sunday, July 29, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family, after a period of declining health. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, August 1st at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel with Robert Drye officiating. The Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive...
Louie Lamar Parton
Jul 29, 2012
Obituary: Mr. L. Lamar Parton's sunrise was 29 January, 1924, to the late Thomas Hood Parton, Sr. and the late Lou Cinda Smith Parton in Calhoun County, near Ohatchee, Alabama. The sunset was 27 July, 2012 5:00 A.M. at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, NC. Survivors include his wife Bettye June Keeney Parton, two sons, Leumoin Keeney Parton (Barbara) of...
Nancy Mcclain Canup
Jul 26, 2012
Obituary: Nancy McClain Canup, 65, of Harrisburg, North Carolina, went to be with our Lord on July 26, 2012, after a long battle with cancer. Born on July 3, 1947, she was preceded in death by her parents Arthur Durell McClain and Mabel Railey McClain. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, July 28 at Carolina Memorial...
Margaret Starnes Brown
Jul 26, 2012
Obituary: Margaret Starnes Brown, 85, passed away on July 26, 2012, at her home from complications resulting from stroke. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 59 years, James Walter Brown. Born November 27, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Jesse H. Starnes, Sr. and Juanita Starnes Beaver. She attended Odell School and worked for...
Willie Cletus Hudson
Jul 25, 2012
Obituary: Willie C. Hudson, 83, of Kannapolis, died Wednesday, July 25, 2012 following a period of declining health. He was born September 10, 1928 in Cabarrus County, NC, a son of the late Nonais and Blanche Earnhardt Hudson. He is preceded in death by his wife Altha Geraldine Conner Hudson, who died in 2005. Mr. Hudson was retired from Cannon...
Henry Monroe Walter, Sr.
Jul 25, 2012
Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Henry Monroe Walter, Sr., 90, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at Big Elm Nursing Home. Henry was born September 10, 1921 in Cabarrus County to the late Allie Franklin Walter and Mary Sloop Walter. He retired after 30 years of service from Crowder Construction Company; was a World War II Marine veteran 1940-1945; and was a...
Dorothy Alwran Fink
Jul 25, 2012
Obituary: "Dot" Fink passed away July 25, 2012 following several years of declining health. A memorial service is scheduled for 3pm Sunday, July 29th at Midway United Methodist Church in Kannapolis . The Rev "Billy" Rintz and Rev. Burt Williams will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the fellowship hall. She was born on May...
Betty Chastain Scarborough
Jul 25, 2012
Obituary: Betty Geraldine Chastain Scarborough, 85, of China Grove, died on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at CMC-NorthEast in Concord, NC. Mrs. Scarborough was born on May 18, 1927 in Madison Co., GA, the daughter of the late Luther Gene Chastain and the late Millie Scarboro Chastain. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Walter...
Ruth Drye Billings
Jul 24, 2012
Obituary: Ruth Drye Billings, 87, of Kannapolis, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, July 22, 2012 following a period of declining health. She was born January 10, 1925 in Rowan County, NC a daughter of the late Jonah and Patty Melton Drye. In early life she worked at Cannon Mills and later was a homemaker. She was a...
Harold Brown Eagle
Jul 23, 2012
Obituary: Harold Brown Eagle, 90, of Kannapolis passed away on Monday, July 23, 2012 at Big Elm Nursing Center. He was born September 3, 1921 in Rowan County, the son of the late Gideon and Bessie Morgan Eagle. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 54 years, Arlene Griffin Eagle and his second wife Virginia Honeycutt Eagle....
Joseph Graham
Jul 23, 2012
Obituary: Joseph Graham of Mooresville passed away on Monday, July 23, 2012 at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. He was born September 18, 1940 in Charlotte. He was the son of George Washington Graham, Sr. and Mary Richardson Graham, both deceased. Mr. Graham earned a diploma at West Mecklenburg High School, a Bachelor's degree from Western Carolina University, a...
David Alton Sherrill
Jul 20, 2012
Obituary: David Alton Sherrill, 56, of 2122 Woodlawn Street, died Friday, July 20, 2012 at his residence. He was born January 17, 1956 in Prince Anne County, Va. a son of Doris Goble Sherrill and the late Charles Alton Sherrill. Prior to disability he was employed at the Shoe Show Distribution Center. In addition to his mother he is survived...
Evelyn R. Isennock
Jul 19, 2012
Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Evelyn Ruth Hartsell Isennock, 80 passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012 at CMC Northeast Medical Center. Evelyn was born February 9, 1932 in Cabarrus County to the late Ralph C. Hartsell and Ethel Goodman Hartsell. She worked many years at Cannon Mills in the sewing plant #1 and faithfully attended and supported 1st Evangelical Methodist Church in...