OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC

Jean Upright Dewitt

Jean Upright Dewitt

Jul 22, 2009

Jean Upright DeWitt, 63, of 3104 Dylan Place NW, Concord, died Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 25, 2009 at God's Church of Faith, 811 Elm Street, Kannapolis. The Rev. Jeff Upright and the Rev. Tim Brown will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in...

Faye Campbell Smith

Faye Campbell Smith

Jul 19, 2009

Faye Campbell Smith, 72 of Irish Potato Road, died Sunday, July 19, 2009. Funeral services for Mrs. Smith will be conducted in North Kannapolis Wesleyan Church at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Steve Beam will officiate. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove. The family will receive friends at Lady's Funeral Home from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00...

Ruby Sills Mason Brown

Ruby Sills Mason Brown

Jul 19, 2009

Ruby Sills Mason Brown, 87, of N. Myrtle Beach, SC and formerly of Kannapolis, passed away at Myrtle Beach Manor on Sunday, July 19, 2009. Born September 14, 2921 in Gastonia, NC, she was a daughter of the late Ocia Falls Sills and Perry Fletcher Sills. Mrs. Brown retired from Cannon Mills in 1987. She was a very active member...

Leola Hendrix Diggs

Leola Hendrix Diggs

Jul 18, 2009

Leola Hendrix Diggs, 94, of Kannapolis, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2009. Visitation will be at Lady's Funeral Home on Tuesday, July 21 from 1 to 2:30 pm. A graveside service will follow at 3:00 pm Carolina Memorial Park, conducted by Rev. Leon Smith. She was born March 3, 1915 in Candler County, Georgia to Lessie B. and Charlie Hendrix....

Virginia Elliott Joines

Virginia Elliott Joines

Jul 15, 2009

Virginia Elliott Joines, 83, peacefully passed from this life to her Heavenly home on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at the Bob and Carolyn Tucker Hospice House. She had been in declining health for five months and seriously ill for ten days. She was born September 13, 1925 in Cabarrus County but grew up with friends in Kannapolis after being orphaned...

Olin P. Childers, Sr.

Olin P. Childers, Sr.

Jul 14, 2009

Mr. Olin P. Childers, Sr., 80, formerly of Corriher St., died Tuesday, July 14, 2009, at Liberty Commons Nursing in Salisbury. A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Thursday, July 16, 2009, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Buddy N.C. Strickland and Rev. Robert D. Howard will officiate. Interment will follow at Kannapolis Cemetery. A Celebration of Remembrance for...

Richard Wright Eagle

Richard Wright Eagle

Jul 12, 2009

Richard Wright Eagle, 89, of Dawson Street, Kannapolis, died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at St. Enoch Lutheran Church. The Rev. John Mark Beam will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m....

Joseph Payne Roberts

Joseph Payne Roberts

Jul 12, 2009

Mr. Joseph Payne "Joe" Roberts, 95, of 286 Beverly Drive NE, Concord, died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at Tucker Hospice House. A graveside service will be conducted at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, 2009, at Carolina Memorial Park. The Rev. Susan German will officiate. Military rites will be conducted by the US Army. The family will greet friends after the...

Zelma Cox Belk

Zelma Cox Belk

Jul 9, 2009

Zelma Cox Belk, 95, of 1201 Rogers Lake Road, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 9, 2009, at CMC-Northeast. She was born November 11, 1913 in Cabarrus County to the late Homer W. and Oma Johnson Cox. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 56 years, William R. Belk and sister Rosa...

Garlie �Whitie� Lincoln Laws

Garlie �Whitie� Lincoln Laws

Jul 9, 2009

Mr. Garlie "Whitie" Lincoln Laws, 70, of 310 E. Garden Street, Landis, died Thursday, July 9, 2009, at Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Mr. Laws was born June 6, 1939 in North Wilkesboro. He was the son of the late Clifford Minnie Laws. He worked many different jobs through the years, some of which include construction, chef, railroad worker...

Velma Beaver Dancy

Velma Beaver Dancy

Jul 7, 2009

Mrs. Velma Beaver Dancy, 86, of 1011 Pump Station Road, Kannapolis, died Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at Big Elm Retirement Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Dancy will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday, July 10, 2009 at Kannapolis West "A" Street Church of God. The Rev. Sam Crisp, Rev. James Griffin and Rev. Bill Sheeks will officiate. Burial will follow...

Carol Rummage Eddleman

Carol Rummage Eddleman

Jul 6, 2009

Mrs. Carol Rummage Eddleman, 70, of 280 Sassy Lane, Kannapolis, died Monday, July 6, 2009, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, July 10, 2009 at St. Enoch Lutheran Church. The Rev. John Mark Beam will officiate. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall following the service. At other times,...

Billy Howard Lefler

Billy Howard Lefler

Jul 5, 2009

Mr. Billy Howard Lefler, 75, of Concord, died Sunday, July 5, 2009 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at Roberta Baptist Church. The Rev. Steve Pennington will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at Lady's...

Wiley Wade Bare, Sr.

Wiley Wade Bare, Sr.

Jul 2, 2009

Mr. Wiley Wade Bare, Sr., 72, of 7832 Longbriar Drive, died Thursday, July 2, 2009, at Universal Healthcare in Concord. A funeral service is scheduled for 4:00 pm Saturday, July 4, 2009, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Elder Manuel Valladares will officiate. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3:45 pm Saturday at Lady's Funeral Home. Mr. Bare was...

Wiley Wade Bare

Wiley Wade Bare

Jul 2, 2009

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Janice Fink Graham

Janice Fink Graham

Jul 1, 2009

Mrs. Janice Fink Graham, of 2301 Billy Street, Kannapolis, died Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at Rowan Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 5, 2009 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Warren Casiday will officiate. Interment will follow at Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery in Salisbury. The family will receive friends prior to the service...

Rosana Burris Strickland

Rosana Burris Strickland

Jul 1, 2009

Mrs. Rosana Burris Strickland, 86, of 808 Oval Street, Kannapolis, died Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Strickland will be conducted at the First Baptist Church of Enochville at 2:00 p.m. Friday. The Rev. Stephen Burrow and the Rev. Don Davis will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends...

Renee Susan Westgate Walsh

Renee Susan Westgate Walsh

Jun 28, 2009

Mrs. Renee Susan Westgate Walsh, 60, died Sunday, June 28, 2009, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast in Concord. A memorial service is scheduled for 5:00 pm Friday, July 3, 2009, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 3:30 - 4:30 pm Friday at Lady's Funeral Home. Mrs. Walsh was born June 14, 1949 in New Bedford, MA....

Cora Lee Freeze Rufty

Cora Lee Freeze Rufty

Jun 23, 2009

Mrs. Cora Lee Freeze Rufty, 78, of Lanell Drive, Bossier City, Louisiana, and formerly of China Grove, NC, died Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 27, 2009, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m....

Keith Brian Graham

Keith Brian Graham

Jun 20, 2009

Keith Brian Graham, 46, of 1807 Central Drive, Kannapolis, died Saturday, June 20, 2009 at Tucker Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at Mt. Mitchell United Methodist Church. The Rev. Marion Fulk will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday,...