Reppard Allen James

Mr. Reppard Allen James, 94, of 3755 Enochville Road, and formerly of Harkey Avenue, Kannapolis, died Wednesday, January 29, 2003, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday, January 31, 2003, at Kannapolis Church of God. The Rev. Sam Crisp and Rev. Robert Hart will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Lady's Funeral Home. Mr. James was born January 9, 1909, in Madison County, GA. He was a son of the late Cleve William James and the late Evie Scarboro James. Mr. James retired several years ago from the Finishing Department of Cannon Mills. He was a member of Kannapolis Church of God. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Carrie "Peggy" Jordan James, who died March 30, 1995; one sister, Bertie MacComson; and four brothers, Carrice, Otis, Odell and Felton James. Survivors include one daughter, Hilda James Redmond and her husband, Hoyt, of China Grove; a son, Ferrell James and his wife, Betty, of Kannapolis; two sisters, Annie Lou Strickland of Cannon, GA and Irelle Thompson of Royston GA; a brother, Doyle James of Kannapolis; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be sent to Kannapolis Church of God, 2211 West A Street, Kannapolis, NC 28081.