Alma Presson Funderburk

Ms. Alma Presson Funderburk, 95, a resident of Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis and formerly of Lane Street, passed away on the evening of July 2, 2004, with her family at her side. She had been in declining health for the last four years and seriously ill three months. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 6, 2004, at Jackson Park United Methodist Church. The Rev. Charles Halipilias will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. Tuesday in the gymnatorium at Jackson Park United Methodist Church. At other times they will be at the home of a daughter, Perline Hager, 2104 Bertha Street, Kannapolis. Born July 10, 1908, in Union County, she was a daughter of the late Mark Presson and Lula Terry Presson. She retired several years ago from the spinning room at Cannon Mills, Plant One in Kannapolis. She was a member of Jackson Park United Methodist Church where she was active in the Jet Set. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Reece Presson. Survivors include two daughters, Perline Hager and her husband Robert, of Kannapolis and Carrie Ann Barker of Landis; a son, Wayne Funderburk and his wife, Shirley, of Kannapolis; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Memorials may be sent to Jackson Park United Methodist Church, 715 Mable Avenue, Kannapolis, NC 28083 or the American Diabetes Association, PO Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720. Lady's Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.