Obituary Listing

Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC

Fj Daves

Fj Daves

Jul 30, 2011

Obituary: Mr. F J Daves of 1410 Huntingdon Road in Kannapolis died Saturday, July 30, at Northeast Medical Center following hip surgery. He was 95.The family will receive friends 7 - 9 p.m. at Whitley's Funeral Home on Monday. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, at the First Presbyterian Church in Kannapolis, with graveside services...

Julian  Lester Mcdowell

Julian Lester Mcdowell

Jul 30, 2011

Obituary: Julian Lester McDowell, age 88, died at his home in Concord, North Carolina on Saturday, July 30, 2011 of natural causes.Born March 10, 1923 in Danville, Virginia, to Charlie and Rosa McDowell, he graduated after working as an electrical apprentice in the shipyards of Norfolk, Virginia. On June 3, 1966, he married Dorothy Greene McDowell.He retired as Regional Vice-President...

Minnie Stroud

Minnie Stroud

Jul 29, 2011

Obituary: Minnie Novella Stroud, 71, of Kannapolis went to meet her heavenly Father on July 22, 2011 from CMC-Northeast after declining health of four years.She was born September 27, 1939 in Wilkes County, the daughter of the late Daniel and Hettie Royal Barnette. She was preceded in death by a sister Rosie Lee Kilby.She retired from Five Oaks Nursing Center...

Maxie  Alease Wentz

Maxie Alease Wentz

Jul 29, 2011

Obituary: Maxie "Alease" Wentz, 71, formerly of Concord died Friday, July 29, 2011 at Bethany Woods Nursing and Rehab. in Albemarle after a period of declining health.A graveside service at Carolina Memorial Park will be held at 2:30 PM Monday, August 1 with Rev. Gene Edwards officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2:00 PM at Whitley's Funeral...

Donna Kay Ritchie Morrison

Donna Kay Ritchie Morrison

Jul 29, 2011

Obituary: Donna Kay Ritchie Morrison, 50, of Kannapolis died Friday, July 29, 2011 at CMC-NorthEast after being seriously ill for 1 ½ months. She was born September 10, 1960 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of Donald Linn Ritchie and Zona Creswell Ritchie of Kannapolis. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Leroy and Kathryn Creswell and Gurley Ritchie. Donna...

Charles  Howard Lee

Charles Howard Lee

Jul 27, 2011

Obituary: Charles Howard Lee, 69,of Concord died Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at his residence. He had been under a doctor's care. Mr. Lee was born on December 24, 1941 in Lackawanna County, PA., the son of the late William Howard and Ada Jane Simpson Lee. He was employed by IBM as a mechanical designer moving to the Concord area in...

Clara Lee Perdue Farmer

Clara Lee Perdue Farmer

Jul 27, 2011

Obituary: Farmer, Clara Lee PerdueChina Grove, NC- Clara Lee Perdue Farmer, age 79, died unexpectedly Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at her home, 155 Sandalwood Lane.She was born May 16, 1932 in Mercer County, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Zollie Perdue and Lucy Hager Perdue. Clara was a homemaker all of her life. She and her husband lived in...

Mary Katherine Cline Sain

Mary Katherine Cline Sain

Jul 27, 2011

Obituary: Mary Katherine Cline Sain, 88, of Kannapolis died Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at CMC-NorthEast. She was born March 25, 1923 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of the late Ray and Annie Cline. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Earl Sain in 1993. She retired from Cannon Mills Co. Plant 1 Sheet Dept. after 36 years. She...

Thomas  Dewey Gandy,  Jr.

Thomas Dewey Gandy, Jr.

Jul 27, 2011

Obituary: Thomas Dewey Gandy, Jr., 43 of Concord died Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at his residence. Death was unexpected. A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 Saturday, July 30, 2011 at Jackson Park Pentecostal Church, 1008 Moose Road, Kannapolis, NC 28081 conducted by Rev. Jimmy Barnhill. The family will receive friends in the sanctuary following the memorial service.Thomas was born...

Clara  Mayhew White

Clara Mayhew White

Jul 26, 2011

Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Clara Mayhew White, age 99, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at Carillon Assisted Living, Salisbury, NC after a brief illness.She was born November 15, 1911 in Iredell County, NC, the daughter of the late Tollie C. Mayhew and Lula Blackwelder Mayhew.Clara was well-known as a wonderful homemaker and a mother to all the neighborhood children throughout the...

Dawne Melody Nabors Maynard

Dawne Melody Nabors Maynard

Jul 25, 2011

Obituary: Dawne Melody Nabors Maynard, 44 of Midland, died Monday, July 25, 2011 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville following a brief illness. Dawne was born on July 31, 1966 in Ellis County, Texas a daughter of Kermit and Priscilla Dorman Nabors. Dawn graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a degree in education and...

Richard  Dominic D'Aurora

Richard Dominic D'Aurora

Jul 24, 2011

Obituary: Richard D'Aurora, 84, lived with his daughter and her family at 660 Wilhelm Pl NE, Concord. passed away peacefully at the home on July 24, 2011. Richard is survived by daughter Dianna D'Aurora-Whitten (Tim) and grandsons, Zach & Ricky Whitten. He is preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn who died in 2008.A graveside service will be held at...

Walter  Green Collins

Walter Green Collins

Jul 24, 2011

Obituary: Rockwell, NCMr. Walter Green Collins, 64, of Rockwell died Sunday, July 24, 2011 at his residence. Death was unexpected.He was born October 31, 1946 in Marion County, SC a son of the late Clyde and Marie Treadway Collins. He was a veteran of the US Army having served in Korea. Prior to becoming disabled he was an electrician for...

Jean  Hurst Richardson

Jean Hurst Richardson

Jul 24, 2011

Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Jean Hurst Richardson, age 77, died Sunday, July 24, 2011 at CMC-NorthEast, Concord, NC.She was born May 23, 1934 in Chesterfield County, SC, the daughter of the late A.P. Hurst and Ada Dunn Hurst.In earlier years Jean worked for the former Cannon Mills Company, Plt. # 4 & Plt. #1, Sewing Room for many years. Later, she...

Floyd  Martin Patterson

Floyd Martin Patterson

Jul 23, 2011

Obituary: Floyd Martin Patterson, 88, of Heritage Woods Retirement Community in Winston Salem, formerly of China Grove passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Wake Forest University Baptist Med. Center.A graveside service with military honors will be held at 11:30 AM Tuesday, July 26 at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. Rev. Jeff Atkins will officiate with military...

Michael  Andrew Luther

Michael Andrew Luther

Jul 22, 2011

Obituary: Luther, Rev. Michael AndrewChina Grove, NC- Rev. Michael Andrew Luther, age 64, died unexpectedly Friday, July 22, 2011 at his home.He was born October 23, 1946 in Rowan County, NC , the son of the late James Martin Luther and Roberta Sisk Luther. Michael was a full gospel minister for many years. An active member of South China Grove,...

Sadie  Gryder Lowder

Sadie Gryder Lowder

Jul 22, 2011

Obituary: Sadie Gryder Lowder, 83, of Kannapolis died at Big Elm Nursing Center on July 22, 2011.Mrs. Lowder was born on Feb. 2, 1928 in Iredell Co. the daughter of the late Doshie Mae Gryder. In addition to her mother, she is preceded in death by her husband, Walter Lee Lowder who died in 1982.A graveside service will be held...

Merle  Frank Bostian

Merle Frank Bostian

Jul 20, 2011

Obituary: Merle Frank Bostian 85, of 2306 Moose Road, Kannapolis died at CMC-NorthEast in Concord on Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Mr. Bostian was born of June 18, 1926 in Rowan County, NC, the son of the late James Clarence Bostian and the late Sarah Poole Bostian. His service will be held at 3p.m., Sunday, July 24, 2011 at Whitley's Funeral...

Bobby  Glenn Brooks

Bobby Glenn Brooks

Jul 19, 2011

Obituary: Bobby Glenn Brooks, 67, of Kannapolis passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, July 19, 2011.He was born June 2, 1944 in Cabarrus Co., a son of the late Marshall Lee Brooks, Sr. and the late Annie Lee Meeks Brooks. In addition to his parents, Bobby was preceded in death by a great-granddaughter, Monica.Bobby was educated in the...

Elvia  Rollins Hileman

Elvia Rollins Hileman

Jul 18, 2011

Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Elvia Rollins Hileman, age 83, died Monday, July 18, 2011 at Big Elm Nursing Center, Kannapolis, NC after four years of declining health.She was born January 31, 1928 in Union County, NC, the daughter of the late Odell C. Rollins and Minnie Rowell Rollins.Elvia was employed with the former Cannon Mills Company, Plt.#1 Wash Cloth Dept. for...