OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC

Beatrice Shoaf Simmons

Beatrice Shoaf Simmons

Mar 21, 2010

Beatrice Shoaf Simmons, 98 years young, went to be with the Lord, Sunday March 21, 2010, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Bea was born December 27, 1911, in Cooleeme, the oldest daughter of Gene and Gertie Shoaf. Mrs. Bea is survived by two sisters, Virginia Tate of Linwood and Betty Overcash of Rockwell; and one brother, Clay Shoaf of Salisbury....

Tony Curtis Poe

Tony Curtis Poe

Mar 16, 2010

Tony Curtis Poe, 53, of 212 Oakdale Avenue, Kannapolis, died Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Duke University Hospital in Durham. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 20, 2010 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Glenn Myers will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to the service from noon...

Heather Amelia Cherry Ballard

Heather Amelia Cherry Ballard

Mar 16, 2010

Heather Amelia Cherry Ballard, 36, of South Rose Avenue passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2010. A memorial service is scheduled for 4:00 pm Sunday at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Dr. Patti Tillmon Simpson will officiate. The family will receive friends from 2:30 to 3:45 pm Sunday prior to the service. Heather was born December 17, 1973 in Mecklenburg...

Brigette Nicole Dixon

Brigette Nicole Dixon

Mar 14, 2010

Miss Brigette Nicole Dixon, 15, of 1120 Weaver Road, passed away Sunday, March 14, 2010, in Bristol, TN. A memorial service is scheduled for 4:00 pm Sunday, March 21, 2010, at Corriher Heights Baptist Church. Rev. Chris Pethel will officiate. The family will receive friends from 3 to 4:00 pm Sunday prior to the service. Brigette was born March 27,...

William Thomas Reynolds

William Thomas Reynolds

Mar 12, 2010

Mr. William Thomas "Bill" Reynolds, 94, of Kannapolis, died Friday, March 12, 2010 at Tucker Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Kannapolis Church of God, 2211 West A Street, Kannapolis. The Rev. Sam Crisp and the Rev. James Griffin will officiate. Entombment will follow in the mausoleum at Carolina Memorial Park....

Jean Lindsay Funderburk

Jean Lindsay Funderburk

Mar 11, 2010

Jean Carol Lindsay Funderburk, 74, of Pittsdown Road, Columbia, SC, and formerly of Kannapolis, died Thursday, March 11, 2010, at Ascension Hospice in Irmo, SC. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 14 at St. John's United Church of Christ in Kannapolis. The Rev. Nancy E. Allison will officiate. Interment to follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The...

Hallie Estelle Rodgers Helms

Hallie Estelle Rodgers Helms

Mar 6, 2010

Mrs. Hallie Estelle Rodgers Helms, 96, of Autumn Care of Salisbury, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2010, at Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. A graveside service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. Rev. Bev Coppley and Rev. Billy Honeycutt will officiate. The family will receive friends following the...

John C. J. Wouters

John C. J. Wouters

Mar 3, 2010

John C.J. Wouters, 84, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at his home. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, March 6, 2010, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel in Kannapolis. Father Joseph Dionne, C.Ss.R will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9:00 pm Friday at Lady's Funeral Home....

Evelyn Mcdaniel Isenhour

Evelyn Mcdaniel Isenhour

Mar 3, 2010

Evelyn McDaniel Isenhour, 82, of Oakwood Avenue, Kannapolis, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 6, 2010, at First Reformed Church, 210 N. Central Avenue, Landis. The Rev. David Franks and the Rev. Richard Myers will officiate. Interment will follow at Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Concord. The family...

Ira Andrew Marlow

Ira Andrew Marlow

Mar 2, 2010

Ira Andrew Marlow, 31, of 870 Greenfield Road, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Friday, March 5, 2010, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Joel Ervin and Rev. Roger Bostic will officiate. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in China Grove. The family will receive friends...

Janice Lyerly Keever

Janice Lyerly Keever

Feb 27, 2010

Mrs. Janice Lyerly Keever, 83, of Kannapolis, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Concord Place in Concord. Funeral services will be conducted at Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 11 a.m. with her pastor, the Rev. Don Burleson, officiating. Burial will be in Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 10 until...

Keith Edward Black

Keith Edward Black

Feb 25, 2010

Keith Edward Black, age 33, of Brantley Road, died Thursday, February 25, 2010. Funeral services for Keith will be conducted at Kannapolis Church of Christ on Monday, March 1, 2010 at 2:00 pm. The pastor, Mr. Kirk Sams will officiate. Burial will follow in Carolina Memorial Park. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the...

Jessie A. Cook

Jessie A. Cook

Feb 23, 2010

A lifelong resident of Kannapolis, Jessie passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at the age of 83. He was a son of the late Jesse Albert Cook, Sr. and Mary Belle Faggart Cook, born July 3, 1926. Jessie retired from Fieldcrest-Cannon where he had been employed in the sheet distribution department. He was a long-time member of Mt. Mitchell United...

Micky Freeman

Micky Freeman

Feb 22, 2010

Mr. Micky "Mimi" Freeman, 56, of 733 Pine Street, passed away Monday, February 22, 2010, at his residence. A funeral service is scheduled for 3:00 pm Friday, February 26, 2010, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Gene Edwards and Rev. Ron Bushey will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis. The family will receive friends from 1:30...

George Atlas Aldridge, Jr.

George Atlas Aldridge, Jr.

Feb 21, 2010

Mr. George Atlas Aldridge, Jr., 81, of 3923 Centergrove Road, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 21, 2010, at the Brookdale Senior Living Center in Concord. A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at New Gilead Reformed Church. Pastor Jeff Richards will officiate. The body will lay in-state at the church...

Gage Howard Ellington

Gage Howard Ellington

Feb 20, 2010

Mrs. Nora Gage Howard Ellington, 92, a resident of Lexington Extended Care, and formerly of Brookview Avenue, Kannapolis, NC, died Saturday, February 20, 2010 at the care facility. A graveside service with interment to follow will be conducted at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis. Dr. James Strickland will officiate. The family will receive friends...

Linda Sue Beam Leach

Linda Sue Beam Leach

Feb 17, 2010

Mrs. Linda Sue Beam Leach, 68, a resident of China Grove Retirement Center, died Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. Born August 15, 1941 in Cabarrus County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Ivy Beam. She formerly worked as a server at K&W Cafeteria in the Carolina Mall. In addition to her parents, she was...

Winnie Mcmanus Eubanks

Winnie Mcmanus Eubanks

Feb 11, 2010

Mrs. Winnie McManus Eubanks, 92, of Guinn Avenue, Kannapolis, died Thursday, February 11, 2010 at The Meadows of Rockwell. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 13, 2010 at Mt. Mitchell United Methodist Church. The Rev. Robert C. Silber will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to the service...

Virginia Ann Brown

Virginia Ann Brown

Feb 10, 2010

Rev. Virginia Ann "Annie" Brown, 56, of 4900 Weddington Road, Concord, died Wednesday, February 10, 2010. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday, February 13, 2010 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Barbara Wilson and the Rev. Paul Heffner will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to the service from...

Ruth Barr Ballard

Ruth Barr Ballard

Feb 7, 2010

Mrs. Ruth Barr Ballard, 72, of Woodgate Road, died Sunday, February 7, 2010 at her home. Funeral services are scheduled for 12 Noon Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Perry Ballard will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis. The family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11:45 am Wednesday prior to...