OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC

Pauline Morrison Preslar

Pauline Morrison Preslar

Sep 1, 2009

Pauline Morrison "Polly" Preslar, age 88, of Landis, died Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at CMC-NorthEast, Concord. Funeral services for Mrs. Preslar will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Landis. Pastor Jarrod Lanning will officiate. Burial will follow in West Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Thursday in the Lipe Fellowship Center at Trinity Lutheran...

Virginia Dare Cook Poston

Virginia Dare Cook Poston

Aug 31, 2009

Mrs. Virginia Dare Cook Poston, 85, formerly of Winecoff School Road, died Monday, August 31, 2009, at Genesis HealthCare of Salisbury. A funeral service is scheduled for 11:00 am Wednesday, September 2, 2009, at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church. Rev. Brenda Newman will officiate. The body will lie in-state at the church 30 minutes prior to the service. Interment will...

Peggy Virginia Tucker

Peggy Virginia Tucker

Aug 31, 2009

Mrs. Peggy Virginia Hanes Tucker, 72, of Valley Nursing Center, Taylorsville, and a former resident of Kannapolis, died Monday, August 31, 2009 at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville. Mrs. Tucker was born September 24, 1936 in Rowan County, a daughter of the late Lenzy Hanes and Eunice Ballard Hanes. She was a retired employee of Cannon Mills. Surviving are two...

Francisco P. Baca

Francisco P. Baca

Aug 31, 2009

Capt. Francisco Placencio "Frank" Baca, USMC (Ret), age 71, died Monday August 31, 2009. Born December 3, 1937 in Dwyer, New Mexico, he was a son of the late Federico T. Baca and Eulalia Placencio Baca, who were of Luna County, New Mexico. Frank was a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a member of the...

Faye Sullivan Hockenberry

Faye Sullivan Hockenberry

Aug 24, 2009

Mrs. Faye White Sullivan Hockenberry beloved wife for 47 years of Forest Hockenberry went peacefully home to be with her Lord on Monday August 24, 2009, having not walked for 64 years, she is now walking the streets of Gold. Born April 9, 1932, she was 77 years old. She was a daughter of the late James Smeades Sullivan and...

Sandra Elaine Smith Freeze

Sandra Elaine Smith Freeze

Aug 23, 2009

Mrs. Sandra Elaine Smith Freeze, 45, of 2671 Captains Watch, died Sunday, August 23, 2009, at her residence. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 pm Thursday, August 27, 2009 at Lady's Funeral Home. Mrs. Freeze was born October 19, 1963 in Mooresville. She was a daughter of Charles Henry Smith and the late Shirley Mae Bevins Smith....

Jane Hethcock Miller

Jane Hethcock Miller

Aug 22, 2009

Mrs. Jane Hethcock Miller, 79, beloved wife of Dale Miller, peacefully went to meet her Lord, Saturday, August 22, 2009. She began her heavenly journey while visiting her son in Asheville. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at First Baptist Church, 101 N. Main Street, Kannapolis. Dr. Tom Cabaniss and Dr. Harold Bales...

Mary Ann Demarcus

Mary Ann Demarcus

Aug 18, 2009

Mary Ann DeMarcus, 64, of N. Walnut Avenue, Kannapolis, died Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 22, 2009 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Debra Madden will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Saturday at Lady's Funeral...

Christopher W. Armstrong

Christopher W. Armstrong

Aug 17, 2009

Mr. Christopher Wright "Chris" Armstrong, age 43, of 1201 N. Walnut St. died Monday, August 17, 2009 following a sudden illness. Born in Iredell County on January 4, 1966, he was the son of Esther Ketner Armstrong and the late Donald Wayne Armstrong. A graduate of A.L. Brown High School, he worked in construction. Services for Chris will be conducted...

Essie Williams Barnhardt

Essie Williams Barnhardt

Aug 14, 2009

Essie Williams Barnhardt, 90, died Friday, August 14, 2009 at Heritage Plantation in Salisbury. Born August 11, 1919 in Landis, she was the daughter of the late James Edward Williams and Minnie Honeycutt Williams. She was retired from Linn-Corriher Mill. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Vestel Franklin Barnhardt, who died on March...

Anthony Gerald Wilkinson

Anthony Gerald Wilkinson

Aug 12, 2009

Mr. Anthony Gerald Wilkinson, 71, of Scottie Place, Charlotte, died Wednesday, August 12, 2009, following a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday, August 15, 2009 at Genesis Baptist Church. The Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The body will be placed in the church from 2:30...

Merle Gantt Horne

Merle Gantt Horne

Aug 7, 2009

Mrs. Merle Gantt Horne, 89, a resident of First Assembly Living Center, Concord, and formerly of Arlington Avenue, Kannapolis, died Friday, August 7, 2009, at Five Oaks Manor in Concord. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, August 9, 2009 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Chuck Halipilias will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park....

Phillip Stanley Barr

Phillip Stanley Barr

Aug 7, 2009

Mr. Phillip Stanley "Phil" Barr, 61, of Kannapolis, died Friday, August 7, 2009 at Tucker Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at Franklin Heights Baptist Church, 526 Wright Avenue, Kannapolis. The Rev. Jim Grigg will officiate. Military rites will be conducted by the US Navy. Inurnment will be at 10 a.m. Friday,...

Linda Ilaine Mcvay

Linda Ilaine Mcvay

Aug 2, 2009

Mrs. Linda Ilaine Turner McVay, 65, of Kannapolis, died Sunday, August 2, 2009 at Carolinas Medical Center-Mercy. She was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on February 7, 1944. She was the daughter of Clayton and Grace Melton, both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Marion Turner. Survivors include her husband of...

Willie White Carrigan

Willie White Carrigan

Aug 1, 2009

Mrs. Willie White "Granny" Carrigan, 87, of China Grove Road, China Grove, died Saturday, August 1, 2009 at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Salisbury. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 6, 2009 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate. Interment will follow at Prospect Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mooresville. The family...

Elva W. Adkins

Elva W. Adkins

Jul 29, 2009

Mr. Elva Wessley "Bill" Adkins, 70, of Landis, died Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. A memorial service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 1, 2009 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Landis. The Rev. Jarrod Lanning will officiate. Entombment will follow in the church columbarium. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall following the service....

Bennie W. Rainwater, Sr.

Bennie W. Rainwater, Sr.

Jul 28, 2009

Mr. Bennie William "B.W." Rainwater, Sr., 85, a resident of the Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks, Salisbury, and formerly of Debbie Street, Kannapolis, died Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at the care facility. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 30, 2009, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Jim Grigg will officiate and Doris Kerr will serve...

Joy Falls Asbury

Joy Falls Asbury

Jul 23, 2009

Mrs. Joy Falls Asbury, 70, of 1416 Nottingham Road, Kannapolis, died Thursday, July 23, 2009 at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, July 27, 2009 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Richard Rhoades and Dr. Hoke Ritchie will officiate. Entombment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6...

David Wayne Haigler

David Wayne Haigler

Jul 23, 2009

Mr. David Wayne Haigler, 42, of Concord, died Thursday, July 23, 2009 at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. Funeral services will be conducted at noon Monday, July 27, 2009 at Friendship Freewill Baptist Church in Kannapolis. The Rev. Marler Starnes will officiate. Burial will follow at West Concord Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Lady's...

Ruth Raines Lynch Johnson

Ruth Raines Lynch Johnson

Jul 23, 2009

Mrs. Ruth Raines Lynch Johnson, 90, of 819 South Juniper Street, Kannapolis, died Thursday, July 23, 2009. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, July 26, 2009 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. John Sell will officiate. Interment will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to the service...