Joe Winfield Mccommons

Joe Winfield McCommons, 69, of Jackson Street, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2011, at CMC-NorthEast in Concord after a brief illness. Funeral services are scheduled for 3:00 pm Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Anne Torrence and Rev. Haven Parrott will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis. The family will receive friends following the committal at the cemetery. Joe was born August 6, 1941 in Cabarrus County. He was the son of the late Harry McCommons and Jane Cathryne Lippard McCommons. He was a driver in the trucking industry and retired from Merita Bread Company. He was a member of Royal Oaks Presbyterian Church. Joe enjoyed cooking, working in the garden and also working with his tools to fix things. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Frances M. Alling and Sylvia M. Chester. Joe is survived by two daughters, Kelly May and husband, Johnny and Amy McCommons; four grandchildren, Dylan May, Maggie May, Samuel Raffaldt and Breanna Raffaldt; and his dog, Mollie. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 6000 Fairview Road, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28210 or to the Humane Society of Concord and Greater Cabarrus County, PO Box 5347, Concord, NC 28027.