Carol Ann Bunn

Carol Ann Bunn, 25, of 3311 Gregory Road, Rockwell, NC, died Thursday, May 30, 2002, at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, after a recent illness. Carol Ann was born in Cabarrus County on April 8, 1977. She was a 1995 graduate of Concord High School and a 2001 graduate of Rowan-Cabarrus Community College with an associate degree in Business and Marketing and a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Society. She was employed by Kannapolis City Schools as a secretary at Kannapolis Middle School. She attended Friendship Baptist Church in Salisbury. She shared her creativity in church activities and fellowships. Diagnosed early in life with Cystic Fibrosis, she endured it's complications until a lung transplant in 1997. After successfully surviving the transplant, she became a strong advocate for organ donations. She spoke numerous times on behalf of Lifeshare of the Carolinas. In addition, she was director of The Transplant Miracle Club of NorthEast Medical Center, which is a local support group for transplant recipients and future donors. She participated, as an athlete, in the Transplant Olympics in Ohio and Florida. Carol Ann also volunteered as a counselor for the National Kidney Foundation Camp in North Carolina. Surviving are Carol Ann's parents, Franklin Wayne Bunn and Julia Wise Bunn of Rockwell; her maternal grandmother, Mary Frances Barrier Wise of Concord, her uncle and aunt, Perry and Crystal Wise of Concord; her cousin, Samuel Franklin "Sam" Wise, of Concord; and a maternal great-grandmother, Ida Weant Wise of Morganton, NC. In addition to her immediate family, Carol Ann will be missed by Chris Kinder, who gave caring support to her and her family. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Frank and Florence Bunn; and her maternal grandfather, Franklin Monroe "Sam" Wise. The family will receive friends at Lady's Funeral Home in Kannapolis on Sunday, June 2, 2002, from 6 to 8:00 PM. The funeral service will be Monday, June 3, 2002, at 4:00 PM at Friendship Baptist Church in Salisbury with the burial following at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery in Concord. In lieu of flowers, memorials and contributions may be made in Carol Ann's name to Ronald McDonald House, 506 Alexander Avenue; Durham, NC 27705 where she spent time recovering from her lung transplant.