Recent Obituaries in Kannapolis, NC

Oscar Joe Pearson
Jun 3, 2010
Obituary: Pending Visitation: 7:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Whitley's Funeral Home Service: 2:00 P.M.Thursday June 3, 2010 Skyland Baptist Church Kannapolis, North Carolina Interment: Carolina Memorial Park Kannapolis, North Carolina
Fred Thomas Smith
Jun 3, 2010
Obituary: Fred Thomas Smith, 82, of Oakboro, formerly of Kannapolis, died Thursday, June 3, 2010 at Stanly Manor in Albemarle following a period of declining health. He was born February 6, 1928 in Alexander County son of the late Harry Lee and Pansie Leola Ferguson Smith. He was a former member of Centerview Baptist Church in Kannapolis and attended St....
Grayham Lee Whit Whitley
May 30, 2010
Obituary: Grayham "Whit" Lee Whitley, 77, of Kannapolis died Sunday, May 30, 2010 at CMC-NorthEast, Concord following a short period of declining health. He was born June 26, 1932 in Richmond County, NC son of the late Clifford and Alma Thompson Whitley. Mr. Whitley retired in 1994 from the bleachery dept. of Cannon Mills Plt. #1 following 44 years of...
Grant Absher
May 29, 2010
Obituary: Grant Absher, 86, of 1011 Wentworth Dr. died Saturday May 29, 2010 at CMC-NorthEast in Concord after a period of declining health. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, June 1st at Shadybrook Baptist Church with Rev. Rickey Oxford officiating. Entombment with military honors will follow at Carolina Memorial Park Memorial Mausoleum. The family will receive friends...
Rachel Johnson Wagner
May 29, 2010
Obituary: Rachel Lorene Johnson Wagner, 86, of 2120 Englewood St., died at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis on Saturday, May 29, 2010. Mrs. Wagner was born on January 6, 1924, in Mt. Holly, NC, the daughter of the late Lawrence H. Johnson and the late, Annie Mae Burris Johnson. In addition to her parents, Rachel is preceded in death by...
James Coleman Sides
May 28, 2010
Obituary: Sides, James Coleman (Jimmy) Mooresville, NC- James Coleman Sides (Jimmy), age 61, died Friday, May 28, 2010 at Serenity House, Mooresville, NC following 3 ½ year battle with cancer. He was born July 30, 1947 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son the late Alvin Davis Sides, Jr. and Gertrude Freeland Sides. He attended Winecoff High School. He was employed...
Mildred Lowder Nash
May 28, 2010
Obituary: Nash, Mildred Virginia Lowder Kannapolis, NC- Mildred Virginia Lowder Nash, age 88, went to be with her Heavenly Father and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, May 28, 2010 at her home after seven months of declining health. She was born September 12, 1921 in Anson County (McFarland), NC, the daughter of the late Nelson B. Lowder and Lela Ora...
Curtis L. Ballard
May 27, 2010
Obituary: China Grove, NC Curtis Leon Ballard, 79, of 704 Mitchell Ave died Thursday, May 27, 2010 after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, May 30 at Whitley's Funeral Home Main Chapel with Rev. Gary Tankersley officiating. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00...
Carolyn Sherrill Childress
May 27, 2010
Obituary: Carolyn Sherrill Childress, age 81, died Thursday, May 27, 2010 at Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, NC. She was born October 26, 1928 in Rowan County, NC, the daughter of the late Rufus Johnson Sherrill and Jessie Baity Sherrill. She was a homemaker and a lifetime resident of the area. She held her church membership at North Kannapolis United...
Kathleen Hall Trull
May 27, 2010
Obituary: Kathleen Hall Trull, 81 of Kannapolis died Thursday, May 27, 2010 at CMC-NE in Concord after a period of declining health. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, May 29 at Jackson Park Pentecostal Holiness Church, Kannapolis with Rev. Jimmy Barnhill and Rev. Ralph Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive...
Dorothy Dot Triece Massey
May 26, 2010
Obituary: Dorothy (Dot) Triece Massey, age 96, died Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at the Carriage House of Caremoor Retirement Center, Kannapolis, NC. She was born May 2, 1914 in Cabarrus County, NC, the daughter of the late John Roy Triece and Donier Pearce Triece. She was actually born in Glass, NC which is now part of the midway section of...

Gordon Red Richard Ellis
May 25, 2010
Obituary: Gordon Richard "Red" Ellis, age 77, of Kannapolis died Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at CMC-NorthEast in Concord after a lengthy Illness. A memorial service will be held at 1:00PM on Saturday June 19th at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ronnie Cooper officiating. A reception will follow immediately at Independence Square Freewill Baptist Church, Kannapolis. Gordon was born December...
Ruth Newman Mccorkle
May 24, 2010
Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Ruth Newman McCorkle, age 90, passed away peacefully at Five Oaks Nursing Manor, Concord, NC on May 24, 2010. Ruth was born March 22, 1920 in Union County, NC, the daughter of the late Dock and Minerva Hudson Newman. Ruth retired from the former Cabarrus Memorial Hospital in 1985 after 30 years as a surgical technician. She...
Eugenia Jean Motley Barbee
May 22, 2010
Obituary: Eugenia "Jean" Motley Barbee, 74, of 676 Forest Street, Concord, died Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis following a period of declining health. She was born July 23, 1935 in Cabarrus County, daughter of the late Lewis Richard and Elsie Crisco Motley. She had retired from Carol Mae Hosiery Company in Concord with 20 years...
Randy Lee Adams
May 22, 2010
Obituary: Randy Lee Adams, 56 of 518 Wright Avenue, Kannapolis died May 22, 2010 at his home. He was born February 4, 1954 in Wilkes County, the son of the late Charlie and Stella Mae Cardwell Adams. He was also preceded in death by three sisters: Iva Dean Byrd, Judy Ann Gilbert and Patty Sue Wingler and a brother, Ricky...

Johnny Ray Grisdale, Sr.
May 20, 2010
Obituary: Johnny Ray Grisdale Sr., 75, of Concord died Thursday, May 20, 2010 at CMC-NorthEast. He was born March 16, 1935 in Rowan County, the son of the late George Ray Grisdale and the late Grace Miller Grisdale. He retired in 1990 from Pelton and Crane Co., Charlotte after working there over 30 years. He was a veteran of the...

Mary C. Sherrill
May 19, 2010
Obituary: Mary C. Sherrill, formerly of Landis, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 in Charleston, S.C. Mrs. Sherrill was born in Iredell County, N. C. to William Christenbury and Emma Powers Christenbury on November 9, 1911. She was proceeded in death by her husband of 70 years, Alden A. Sherrill in 2006. Mrs. Sherrillretired from The Sample Room...

Carolyn Howard Johnson
May 19, 2010
Obituary: Carolyn Sue Howard Johnson, 63, of 2750 Miami Church Road, Concord died Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at her home. Death was unexpected. Carolyn was born on April 25, 1947 in Mecklenburg County, the daughter of Marion Lee Howard Wells of Greenwood, SC and the late Calvin Lewis Howard. Carolyn was a homemaker and in earlier years worked as a...

William Henry Odom, Jr.
May 19, 2010
Obituary: William Henry Odom, Jr., 61, of 1814 West C Street, Kannapolis, NC died at CMC-NorthEast in Concord, NC on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Buddy was born on December 24, 1948 in Darlington, SC, the son of the late William H. Odom, Sr. and the late Margaret Hall Odom. In addition to his parents, Buddy is preceded in death by...

Richard Henry Nash, Jr.
May 18, 2010
Obituary: Mr. Richard Henry Nash, Jr, 76, of Cresent Hights passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at Tucker Hospice House, Concord, following a period of declining health. He served his country in the US Army and retired from the military. He was preceded in death by his parents, R.H. Nash, Sr. and Margie Baucom Nash. A brother, Ray Nash also...