OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC

Margie Bittle Hodge

Margie Bittle Hodge

Oct 30, 2009

Margie Bittle Hodge, 59, of 8811 Freeze Road, Kannapolis, died Friday, October 30, 2009, at Duke University Medical Center in Durham. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, November 2, 2009 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. John Mark Beam will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 4 to...

Burton Elwood Medford

Burton Elwood Medford

Oct 29, 2009

Mr. Burton Elwood Medford, 78, a resident of Big Elm Retirement Center in Kannapolis and formerly of Mooresville, died Thursday, October 29, 2009, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. Born October 17, 1931 in Cabarrus County, Mr. Medford was the son of the late James "Jim" Medford and Alpha Medford. He retired from Ronson Hydraulics in Charlotte. He was a US Army...

Kay Mattox Knece

Kay Mattox Knece

Oct 26, 2009

Mrs. Kay Mattox Knece, 61, of 1464 Circle Drive, passed away Monday, October 26, 2009, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast in Concord. A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Thursday, October 29, 2009, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Steve Sexton will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family will receive friends from...

Sandra Lee Marse

Sandra Lee Marse

Oct 23, 2009

Miss Sandra Lee Marse, 61, of 5653 Winslow Avenue NW, passed away Friday, October 23, 2009, at the Bob & Carolyn Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis. A memorial service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Sunday, October 25, 2009, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Ric Durham will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1 to 1:45 pm Sunday at...

James Burdett Claggett

James Burdett Claggett

Oct 23, 2009

Mr. James Burdett Claggett, 83, of Coleman Drive, Charlotte, died Friday, October 23, 2009 at Avante at Concord. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 31, 2009 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Larry Heath and Bill Poalillo will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service. Born May 4, 1926 in Smith County, Kansas,...

Johnsie Elizabeth Christy

Johnsie Elizabeth Christy

Oct 19, 2009

Miss Johnsie Elizabeth Christy, 64, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Monday, October 19, 2009. A celebration of her life will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, October 24, 2009, at The Universal House of Prayer, 2999 Eva Drive in Concord, NC. Rev. Randy Lefler will officiate. The family will be receiving friends from 1:00...

Wanda Krimminger Mills

Wanda Krimminger Mills

Oct 18, 2009

Wanda Krimminger Mills, 59, of China Grove, died Sunday, October 18, 2009, at Rowan Regional Medical Center. Born March 12, 1950, in Kannapolis, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Ruby Krimminger of Kannapolis. Mrs. Mills graduated from A.L Brown High School in 1969, and went on to graduate from Charlotte Memorial Hospital School of Radiological Technology and...

Elizabeth G. Suskey

Elizabeth G. Suskey

Oct 18, 2009

Elizabeth G. Suskey, 85, of Moose Road, Kannapolis, died Sunday, October 18, 2009. Funeral services will be conducted at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 21, 2009. The Rev Francis M. Ezhanikatt, C.Ss.R. will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8:15 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Born in Chesterfield County,...

Dorothy A. Lake

Dorothy A. Lake

Oct 17, 2009

Mrs. Dorothy A. Lake, 87, of Rockwell, died Saturday, October 17, 2009, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. Funeral services will be conducted at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Tom Sandquist will officiate. Interment will follow at the Salisbury National Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 9:15 to 9:45 a.m....

Alvin Kerlee Bumgarner

Alvin Kerlee Bumgarner

Oct 17, 2009

Alvin Kerlee Bumgarner, 73, of 230 Allman Farm Road, died Saturday, October 17, 2009, at his residence. Services were held Tuesday at Lady's Funeral Home. Rev. Leon Hawks officiated. Interment services were held on Tuesday at The City of Social Circle Cemetery in Social Circle, GA. Mr.Bumgarner was born August 4, 1936 in Kannapolis. He was the son of Margaret...

Dee Fowler Gillon Sills

Dee Fowler Gillon Sills

Oct 16, 2009

Mrs. Dee Fowler Gillon Sills, 92, of 495 Pickler Road, died Friday, October 16, 2009, at The Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks in Salisbury. A funeral service is scheduled for 3:00 pm Sunday, October 18, 2009, at Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church. Rev. Richard Rhoades will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis. The family will receive friends...

Delta Clare Sheets

Delta Clare Sheets

Oct 16, 2009

Delta Clare "Dell" Sheets, age 96, of Cub Street, Kannapolis, died Friday October 16, 2009 at Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast. Funeral services for will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday, October 18, 2009 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Elder Rom Kerley will officiate. Burial will follow on Monday at noon in the Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Laurel Springs,...

Howard Taft Poston

Howard Taft Poston

Oct 12, 2009

Howard Taft Poston, 86, of 114 McCray Avenue, Kannapolis, walked with his Lord and Savior on Monday, October 12, 2009. Born October 29, 1922 in Mooresville, Mr. Poston was the son of the late Walter Lee Poston and Katie Belle Brown Poston. Howard graduated from China Grove High School. After serving in the US Navy during World War II in...

Johnny Lawrence Mason

Johnny Lawrence Mason

Oct 10, 2009

Johnny Lawrence Mason, a loving brother and resident of Washington Lane, died on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, at Avante of Concord. A graveside service is scheduled for 1:30 pm Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at Carolina Memorial Park. Rev. Wade Easom will officiate. The family will receive friends from noon to 1:15 pm Wednesday at Lady's Funeral Home. Mr. Mason was...

Lorene Hoffman Faggart

Lorene Hoffman Faggart

Oct 8, 2009

Mrs. Lorene Hoffman Faggart, age 88, of Phaniels Church Road, died Thursday, October 8, 2009 at Liberty Commons, Salisbury. Funeral Services for Mrs. Faggart will be conducted in Mt. Mitchell United Methodist Church, Saturday at 3:00 pm. The Rev. Robert C. Silber will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from...

Billy Lee Miller

Billy Lee Miller

Oct 7, 2009

Billy Lee "Bill" Miller, 68, of 1250 Dial Street, Kannapolis, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, surrounded by family and friends at Hospice House, on Wednesday, October 7, 2009, after a five and one-half year battle with cancer. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday, October 10, 2009, at North Kannapolis Baptist Church....

James Lynn Myers

James Lynn Myers

Oct 6, 2009

Mr. James Lynn Myers, 56, of 603 Locust Street, died Tuesday, October 6, 2009, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast in Concord. A memorial service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Annie Brown and Rev. Mike Newsome will officiate. Entombment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family will...

Frank Evans Bowden

Frank Evans Bowden

Oct 5, 2009

Frank Evans Bowden, 86, of 3320 Camp Julia Road, Kannapolis, died Monday, October 5, 2009 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday, October 7, 2009, at Mt. Mitchell United Methodist Church. The Rev. Robert C. Silber will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes...

Kenneth Vernon Weast

Kenneth Vernon Weast

Oct 4, 2009

Mr. Kenneth Vernon Weast, age 70, of Bertha Street, Kannapolis, left for his eternal home Sunday, October 4, 2009 from the Tucker Hospice House. Kenneth was born in Kannapolis on May 23, 1939, a son of the late Paul W. Weast and Effie Lambert Weast. He retired from the Kannapolis City Schools at Fred L. Wilson Elementary School and had...

Jean Marie Sims Kirkman

Jean Marie Sims Kirkman

Oct 2, 2009

Mrs. Jean Marie Sims Kirkman, 77, of 1216 Berkshire Drive, died Friday, October 2, 2009, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast in Concord. A funeral service is scheduled for 3:00 pm Sunday, October 4, 2009, at Bethpage Presbyterian Church, where she was a lifelong member. Rev. Darryl Baker will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends...