Raymond Franklin Pethel

Mr. Raymond Franklin Pethel, 78, a resident of Five Oaks Manor, Concord, and formerly of Morningside Court in Kannapolis, died Friday, December 23, 2005, at Five Oaks Manor. A graveside service with interment to follow will be conducted at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, December 24, 2005, at Carolina Memorial Park. Dr. Joe Crawford will officiate. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday at Lady's Funeral Home. At other times they will be at their respective homes. Born December 8, 1927, in Iredell County, Mr. Pethel was a son of the late Henderson Ray Pethel and Willie Murdock Pethel. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church and retired in 1991 from the Dye Department of Fieldcrest-Cannon, Plant One. He was US Navy veteran of World War II and was a member of Poston Perkins VFW Post 8989. He was also a member of Allen Graham Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Selma Cody Pethel; a daughter, Dianne Biggerstaff and husband, Tony, of Kannapolis; a step-son, Steve Chambers and wife, Peggy, of Concord; one sister, Edna P. Sipes of Kannapolis; a brother, Ray J. Pethel and wife, Susie, of San Antonio, TX; one granddaughter, Kristen Logan and husband, David, of Kannapolis; two step-granddaughters, Sherri Christy and husband, Nathan, and Misty Little and husband, Clint, both of Mt. Pleasant; and four step-great-grandchildren. Memorials may be sent to First Presbyterian Church, 201 Vance Street, Kannapolis, NC 28081.