Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Thomas Patsy Basile
Sep 23, 2011
Obituary: Thomas Patsy Basile, 53, of Kannapolis passed away Sept. 23, 2011. He was born April 27, 1958 in Nassau County, NY, the son of Patsy Basile of New York and the late Lucille Henricksen Basile. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 at St. James the Greater Catholic Church officiated by Father Joseph...
Mildred Lee Moss Pless
Sep 21, 2011
Obituary: Mildred Lee Moss Pless, 87, of 608 Dixon Ave., Kannapolis died at her residence on September 21, 2011.She was born on August 25, 1924 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of the late Lillie Moss Fink. In addition to her mother, she is preceded in death by her husband, Council Lee Pless.Mrs. Pless was a lifelong resident of this area....
Laura Blackwelder Hynd
Sep 21, 2011
Obituary: Laura Blackwelder Hynd 92, formerly of China Grove, died Tuesday, September 21, 2011 at Autumn Care of Salisbury following a period of declining health. She was born on September 24, 1918 in Alexander County, NC, a daughter of the late Zeno and Margaret Russell Blackwelder. She graduated from Wingate College with a teaching degree.Mrs. Hynd moved to the area...

Epifania Zarate
Sep 21, 2011
Obituary: Margaret Newell Johnson Feimster, 78, of Concord passed away Sept. 21, 2011 at Transitional Health Services. She was born October 10, 1932 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of the late Glenn Newell and the late Helen Stancil Newell Crepps. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Feimster and her brother George King. She had been a real...
Margaret J. Feimster
Sep 21, 2011
Obituary: Margaret Newell Johnson Feimster, 78, of Concord passed away Sept. 21, 2011 at Transitional Health Services. She was born October 10, 1932 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of the late Glenn Newell and the late Helen Stancil Newell Crepps. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Feimster and her brother George King. She had been a real...
William C. Lane
Sep 19, 2011
Obituary: William Carl Lane, 89, of Kannapolis died Monday, Sept. 19, 2011 at his home. He was born March 16, 1922 in Gate City, Virginia, the son of the late Canary Fayette Lane and Venus Tipton Lane. He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Arlis Parrish Lane. He was also preceded in death by his brother,...
Marvin Eugene Gene Brinkley
Sep 19, 2011
Obituary: Marvin Eugene "Gene" Brinkley, 85, of Kannapolis died Monday, September 19, 2011 at CMC-NE after a period of declining health.His funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM Wednesday, September 21 at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rickey Oxford officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11...
Mark Richard Owens
Sep 19, 2011
Obituary: Mark Richard Owens, age 59, died unexpectedly Monday, September 19, 2011 at his home.He was born December 20, 1951 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of Juanelle Strickland Owens and the late H.T. Owens. Mark owned & operated Mark's Service & Convenience, China Grove, NC for 25 years. In later years he worked for Mid-State Machines, Mt. Ulla, NC....
Margie Safrit Poarch
Sep 18, 2011
Obituary: Margie Louise Safrit Goodman Poarch, 93, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 18, 2011, at Best of Care in Kannapolis where she had resided since 2002. Born September 5, 1918, in Cabarrus County, Margie was a daughter of the late Luther M. Safrit and Mary Nellie Sifford Safrit. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a...
Collene Sigmon Widener
Sep 18, 2011
Obituary: Collene Sigmon Widener, 86, of Kannapolis passed away Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011 at the Robin Johnson Hospice House in Dallas, NC. She was born November 26, 1924 in Catawba County, the daughter of the late Lester and Neva Hewitt Sigmon. She was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence J. Widener in 2007 and by her sister, Margaret Sigmon...
Paul Mitchell Smith
Sep 17, 2011
Obituary: Mr. Paul Mitchell Smith, 83, of 645 Deal Road, Mooresville, died Saturday, September 17, 2011 at the NC Lutheran Home, Trinity Oaks, Salisbury, NC following a period of declining health. Mr. Smith was born December 20, 1927 in Rowan County, NC, a son of the late Thad William and Mabel Lorene Parks Smith. He was self employed as an...
Kenneth Ken Ray Baker
Sep 14, 2011
Obituary: Kenneth "Ken" Ray Baker, 68, of Concord died Sept. 14, 2011 at CMC-NorthEast. He was born December 5, 1942 in Cabarrus County, the son of Omie Baker of Kannapolis and the late Ray Baker. He was former owner of Spike Trucking Company. He was a veteran of the US Navy. He enjoyed fishing and playing golf. A graveside service...
Curtis Eugene Gene Ray
Sep 14, 2011
Obituary: Mr. Curtis Eugene "Gene" Ray, 64 died Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at his residence following a short illness. He was born March 3, 1947 in Cumberland County, NC a son of the late Rufus Ray and Minnie Elizabeth Kirkley Ray Williams. Mr. Ray was of the Methodist faith. In early life he worked for Big Star and Colonial Foods...
Viola Frances Guinn
Sep 14, 2011
Obituary: Viola Frances Hillhouse Guinn, 85, of 809 Sorrel Dr., Kannapolis, NC died at the home of her daughter at 1464 Cottage Road, Kannapolis on September 14, 2011.Mrs. Guinn was born on March 23, 1926 in Bartow Co., GA the daughter of the late Glenn Hillhouse and the late Myrtle Haygood Guinn. In addition to her parents, she is preceded...
William Billy Bryant Johnson, Jr.
Sep 11, 2011
Obituary: William Bryant Johnson, Jr. (Billy), age 51, died unexpectedly Sunday, September 11, 2011 at his home.He was born January 28, 1960 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of William Bryant Johnson, Sr. of Kannapolis, NC and Sylvia Ellen Burleson Prater of Salisbury, NC.Billy was known as a roofer having worked with Johnson's Construction in Kannapolis, NC for most of...
Bobbie Lee Blackwelder, Sr.
Sep 11, 2011
Obituary: Mr. Bobbie Lee Blackwelder, Sr, 72 died Sunday, September 11, 2011 at his residence following a period of declining health. He was born August 27, 1939 in Cabarrus County, son of the late Howard Lee and Pearl Marie KluttzBlackwelder. Mr. Blackwelder was of the Baptist faith. He was a veteran serving with the US Air Force. In earlier years...
Donald Wayne Jackson
Sep 10, 2011
Obituary: Donald Wayne Jackson, 26, of the Atwell Community died Saturday, September 10, 2011 as a result of an auto accident.Funeral services will be held at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, September 14 at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Walt Lyman officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 - 7:00 PM Wednesday at the funeral home. Private burial will...
John Newton Beaty, Iii
Sep 10, 2011
Obituary: PendingJohn Newton Beaty III, age 50, died Saturday, September 10, 2011 as a result of a car/motorcycle accident.He was born May 16, 1961 in Tyler County, West Virginia, the son of John Newton Beaty II and Naomi Erlewine Beaty. He was a 1979 graduate of Paden City High School, Paden City, West Virginia. He was also a 1984 graduate...
Urtrice Faye Carter Cowan
Sep 9, 2011
Obituary: Urtrice Faye Carter Cowan, 85 of Kannapolis died Friday, Sept. 9, 2011 at Five Oaks Manor. She was born August 16, 1926 in Zebulon, NC, the daughter of the late Jeffrey Carmon Carter and Urtrice Brantley Carter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Cowan.Faye and her husband Ray moved to Kannapolis in 1948. She was a...
John Ervin Lindsay
Sep 6, 2011
Obituary: Mr. John Ervin Lindsay, 74 of the Enochville Community, died Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at the NC Lutheran Home, Trinity Oaks, Salisbury following a period of declining health.He was born July 14, 1937 in Rowan County, a son of the late Mark Ervin and Minnie Green Lindsay. Mr. Lindsay proudly served his county in the US Army, 101st Airborne...