H. Doyle Donahue's Obituary
Mr. Henry Doyle Donahue, 71, of Kannapolis, died Sunday, May 31, 2009, at Morningside Assisted Living in Concord.
A funeral service is scheduled for 1:30 pm Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at Brookdale Baptist Church. Rev. Mike Hubbard and Danny Edwards will officiate. The family will receive friends from 12:30 - 1:30 pm Tuesday at the church.
Graveside services will be held at 3:00 pm Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at Fairview Memorial Park in Albemarle.
Mr. Donahue was born March 30, 1938 in Rowan County. He was a son of the late Otto Wood Donahue and Nannie M. Cranford Donahue. He worked for Food Lion as a Set Supervisor and later worked for Revco as an assistant manager in North Kannapolis. He was a member of Brookdale Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Teresa Kennerly; sister, Louise Shaver; and four brothers, Jacob Phifer, Harry Phifer, O.W. Donahue, Jr. and Clarence Donahue.
Mr. Donahue is survived by his wife, Myra Donahue; son, Darrell Donahue and wife, Dottie of Old Town, ME; step-daughter, Wendy Garner and husband, Robin of Davidson; step-son, Johnny Poplin and wife, Lisa of High Point; five sisters, Jean Rary of Lexington, Doris Allen and husband, Harold of Woodleaf, Dot Boysworth of Norwood, Ann Donahue of Salisbury, Sarah Hargett and husband, Wayne of Albemarle; six grandchildren, Jason and Seth Tillotson, Dylan and Chapman Garner, Trey and Rachel Poplin.
Memorial contributions may be made to Brookdale Baptist Church, 2511 S. Ridge Avenue, Kannapolis, NC 28083 or to Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081.
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