Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC
Ruby Bumgarner Sloop
Jun 24, 2011
Obituary: Ruby Bumgarner Sloop, 81 formerly of Florida Avenue, died Friday, June 24, 2011 at Genesis Health Care Center, Salisbury following a period of declining health.Mrs. Sloop was born August 20, 1929 in Cabarrus County, daughter of the late Guy G. and Dovie Bost Bumgarner. She had retired from Cannon Mills with 25 years of service.Funeral services will be 2:00...
Billy Seaman
Jun 23, 2011
Obituary: Mr. Billy Seaman, 45, of Kannapolis died Thursday, June 23, 2011 at his residence. Death was unexpected. He was born July 25, 1965 in Pierce County, Washington, son of Frank Lee and Betty Jean Erb Seaman. He had been employed at Rogers Construction Company in Charlotte as a heavy equipment operator. He loved the outdoors and was an avid...

Mary Althena Bostian Simpson Roseman
Jun 23, 2011
Obituary: Mary Althena Bostian Simpson Roseman, 84 of Kannapolis, died Thursday, June 23, 2011 at Big Elm Nursing Center where she was a resident. Mrs. Roseman was born on April 3, 1927 in Cabarrus County, NC a daughter of the late Charlie and Elsie Boger Bostian. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two husbands; Roy...

Paul Franklin Whitley
Jun 22, 2011
Obituary: Paul Franklin Whitley age 91 went home to be with his Lord Sunday June 19,2011. Mr. Whitley was born December 2, 1919 in Mecklenburg County to the Vergil and Mary Brumley Whitley. He was educated in the Mecklenburg County Schools and was employed with Cannon Mills for 46 years as a loom fixer retiring in 1982. Mr. Whitley was...

Doris A. Yoder Sims
Jun 21, 2011
Obituary: Kannapolis, NC, Doris Agnes Yoder Sims, 83 of Kannapolis died Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Sims was born on April 15, 1928 in Cabarrus County, NC, a daughter of the late Jones Franklin Yoder and Ola Ruth Kiser Yoder. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Joyce Cauble Almon
Jun 21, 2011
Obituary: Joyce Cauble Almon, 68, of Kannapolis passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at Five Oaks Nursing Center. She was born September 2, 1942 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of the late Sidney and Essie Allman Cauble. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harley "Jimmy" Almon Jr. in 1997.She retired from Cannon Mills Co Plant 1 where she...
Nona Geneva Harkey Stowe
Jun 21, 2011
Obituary: Nona Geneva Harkey Stowe, 80, of Kannapolis passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at her home. She was born March 4, 1931 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of the late Perry Alexander Harkey and Maggie Winnie Cannon Harkey. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tommy Eugene Stowe on July 26, 2007.She retired from Cannon Mills Plant...
Larry Eugene Aldridge
Jun 21, 2011
Obituary: Larry Eugene AldridgeLarry Eugene Aldridge, 70, of 1003 Moose Road, Kannapolis, NC died on June 21, 2011 at CMC-NorthEast in Concord, NC.Mr. Aldridge was born September 30, 1940 in Rowan Co., NC., the son of Eula Bradshaw Dorton of Kannapolis and the late James W. Aldridge. In addition to his father, he is preceded in death by a sister,...
Dorothy Ellen Wilkinson Smith
Jun 20, 2011
Obituary: Dorothy Ellen Wilkinson Smith, age 86, died Monday, June 20, 2011 at her home after suffering complications of Parkinson's Disease since 1994.She was born June 19, 1925 in Iredell County, NC, the daughter of the late James Lee Wilkinson and Amanda Genilia Watts Wilkinson. Dorothy was a 1943 graduate of Landis High School. Dorothy was employed with the former...
Linda Schaffer Morgan
Jun 20, 2011
Obituary: Linda Marie Schaffer Morgan, age 63, passed away unexpectedly, on Monday, June 20, 2011 at CMC-Main, Charlotte, NC after a prolonged illness.She was born January 5, 1948 in Johnson City, New York, the daughter of the late Walter Charles Schaffer and Dorothy Mae Bird Schaffer. Linda was a dedicated wife and mother to her four daughters. Her family fondly...

Shirley Ann Howell Campbell
Jun 18, 2011
Obituary: Shirley Ann Howell Campbell, 61 of Kannapolis died Saturday, June 18, 2011 at her residence following a period of declining health.She was born March 7, 1950 in Ashe County, NC a daughter of the late Edward and Betty Connor Howell. Mrs. Campbell was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in Kannapolis. In addition to her loving family she had...

Bob Sloop Mclaughlin
Jun 18, 2011
Obituary: Bob Sloop McLaughlin, 76, was born in Rowan County, August 15, 1934 to Dtizo W. McLaughlin and Gertrude Sloop McLaughlin. He passed away peacefully on June 18th after a three year disability from a stroke. He graduated from Landis High school and Rowan Cabarrus Community College.An army veteran, he served in the United States Army at Fort Knox,...
Evelyn Dobbs Bradley
Jun 16, 2011
Obituary: Evelyn Dobbs Bradley, 73, of Kannapolis died Thursday, June 16, 2011 at CMC-NE Med. Center, Concord after a period of declining health.Her funeral will be at 4:00 PM Sunday, June 19 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Kannapolis with Rev. Judy White and Dr. Harold Bales. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from...
Ronald Arlen Readling
Jun 16, 2011
Obituary: Ronald Arlen Readling, 79, of Kannapolis went to be with his Lord and Saviour on Monday, June 13, 2011 at CMC-NorthEast. He was born May 10, 1932 in Cabarrus County, the son of the late J.U. and Alice Miller Readling. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Kerr. Ronald retired in 1994, after 20 years of...

Neavonne Carter Wensil
Jun 16, 2011
Obituary: Neavonne Carter Wensil, 83, of Rockwell, died Thursday, June 16, 2011 at CMC-NorthEast. She was born October 23, 1927 in Rowan County, the daughter of the late Jones Ephraim Carter and Esther Troutman Carter. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Amos Alexander Wensil in 2003. Neavonne retired from Cannon Mills where she had worked in the...
Spurgeon Larry Albright
Jun 14, 2011
Obituary: Spurgeon Larry Albright, 73 of Harrisburg, formerly of Highland Village, Tx. died Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at CMC-Northeast, Concord, NC. He had been in declining health but death was unexpected.Mr. Albright was born August 28, 1937 in Pulaski County, Ky. a son of the late Horace Bass Stanfield and the late Phyllis Groff Albright. He was a member of...
Betty Dean Stephens Coxey
Jun 13, 2011
Obituary: Betty Dean Stephens Coxey, 75, of Kannapolis died Monday, June 13, 2011 at her home. She was born December 26, 1935 in Danville, Va., the daughter of the late Jim T. and Cora Belle Hawks Stephens. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy L. Coxey on June 8, 1989.She had retired from Terry Products, Inc. She was...
Catherine Louise Bradshaw Duncan
Jun 12, 2011
Obituary: Kannapolis, NCCatherine Louise Bradshaw Duncan, formerly of China Grove died Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis. She had been seriously ill since 2000.Mrs. Duncan was born August 29, 1962 in Iredell County, NC a daughter of the late Roy and Carol Bradshaw Setzer. She had been employed at Grove Supply Company prior to her declining...
Estelle Hurst Jordan
Jun 12, 2011
Obituary: Estelle Jordan, 93, beloved child of God, good and faithful servant, cherished mother, grandmother and great grandmother, has gone to reside in her heavenly home. She was always steadfast and strong in her love, service and witness for God. A refuge in times of need for many, a true friend that always treated everyone with kindness and compassion. Love...

Jerry Drye
Jun 11, 2011
Obituary: Pending Visitation: After the memorial service Service: 4:00 Saturday June 11, 2011 Whitley's Funeral Home Annex Chapel Interment: Pending