OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC

Sarah Hager Brown

Sarah Hager Brown

Mar 21, 2009

Sarah Hager Brown, 95, of Chapel Street in Landis, NC died peacefully on March 21st, 2009 at the Croasdaile Village Methodist Retirement Home in Durham, North Carolina. Mrs. Brown was born in Lincoln County, NC the eighth child of Landy and Dorcas Nixon Hager. She graduated from Lowrance Hospital School of Nursing in Mooresville, NC and finished graduate training in...

Eloise Rivers Hurst

Eloise Rivers Hurst

Mar 20, 2009

Eloise Olivia Rivers Hurst, 88, of 548 Eastway Drive, Kannapolis, died Friday, March 20, 2009, at her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 22, 2009, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Marler Starnes and the Rev. Chuck Halipilias will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to...

Martha Parson

Martha Parson

Mar 17, 2009

Martha "Eller" Milstead Parson, 80, of Eastside Drive, China Grove, died Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at CMC-NorthEast. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, March 20, 2009, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Ray Helms will officiate. Interment will follow at Sunset Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 19, 2009,...

Harold Francis Reynolds

Harold Francis Reynolds

Mar 15, 2009

Harold Francis Reynolds, 66, of 53rd Avenue, E., Bradenton, Florida, and formerly of Garwood, New Jersey and Charlotte, NC, died Sunday, March 15, 2009 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 21, 2009, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. James Greer will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will...

Mary Virginia Rainey

Mary Virginia Rainey

Mar 14, 2009

Mary Virginia Lloyd Rainey, "Mimi", 88, died Saturday, March 14, 2009, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Mrs. Rainey, who was a lifelong resident of Kannapolis, was the daughter of the late John Cleveland and Madge Elizabeth Lloyd. Mrs. Rainey is survived by her children, Rusty Rainey and his wife, Margaret; Judy Rainey Constantine and her husband, Jim...

Barbara Jean Franklin

Barbara Jean Franklin

Mar 14, 2009

Barbara Jean Davis Franklin, 67, of Clark Road, Linwood, died Saturday, March 14, 2009, at her home. A memorial service will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, 2009, at First Freewill Baptist Church in China Grove. The Rev. Ted Davis and the Rev. Pat Eller will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 2...

James M. Tyson

James M. Tyson

Mar 13, 2009

Mr. James M. "Jimmy" Tyson, 82, of 518 Florence Avenue, Kannapolis, died Friday, March 13, 2009. Mr. Tyson was born November 7, 1926 in Monroe, a son of the late James Lee Tyson and Vallen Gamble Tyson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two grandchildren. A veteran of the US Army and Air Force, he...

Emma Hurst Gravely

Emma Hurst Gravely

Mar 11, 2009

Emma Hurst Gravely, 74, of , 1728 Caro-mar Place, Concord, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at W. G. "Bill" Hefner Medical Center in Salisbury. A memorial service is scheduled for 7:30 pm Friday at the residence on Caro-mar Place. The Rev. Curtis Parker will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5pm until 7:30 pm Friday prior to the service...

Evelyn Ella Clark Barnhardt

Evelyn Ella Clark Barnhardt

Mar 8, 2009

Mrs. Evelyn Ella Clark Barnhardt, 87, of 2112 Lane Street, died Sunday, March 8, 2009, at CMC-NorthEast in Concord. A funeral service is scheduled for 3:00 pm Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at Second Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis. The family will receive friends from 2:00 - 2:45 pm Tuesday at Second Presbyterian Church. Mrs....

Phillip Fagan Squires

Phillip Fagan Squires

Mar 4, 2009

Phillip Fagan Squires, aka Lazybones, 59, of Cove Lane, China Grove, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at CMC-Northeast. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 2009, at Memorial Baptist Church, Kannapolis. The Rev. Tim McQueen will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to...

Myra Jewell Scarboro

Myra Jewell Scarboro

Mar 2, 2009

Myra Jewell Scarboro, 83, of Prince Street, Kannapolis, died Monday, March 2, 2009, at Transitional Health Services, following one month of declining health. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at First Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family will receive friends prior to the service from...

Tommy Gene Basinger

Tommy Gene Basinger

Mar 1, 2009

Mr. Tommy Gene Basinger, 34, of 237 Broad Street, Lexington, died Sunday, March 1, 2009. A memorial service will be conducted at 4:00 pm Friday in Lady's Funeral Home Chapel, Kannapolis. The family will receive friends from 1 to 4:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home prior to the service. Mr. Basinger was born in Rowan County on September 4,...

William J. Watts

William J. Watts

Feb 27, 2009

William Jenkins "Bill" Watts, II, 51, of 8049 Longbriar Drive, Kannapolis, died Friday, February 27, 2009, at his residence. A memorial service is scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 2009, at his home. The family will receive friends at his home following the service. Mr. Watts was born September 6, 1957 in Huntington, WV. He was the son of...

Floy Jackson Cook

Floy Jackson Cook

Feb 27, 2009

Mrs. Floy Jane Jackson Cook, 94, of Kannapolis, died Friday, February 27, 2009, at Big Elm Nursing Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral...

Eva Hastings Reid

Eva Hastings Reid

Feb 23, 2009

Mrs. Eva Graham Hastings Reid, 85, a resident of Mallard Ridge Assisted Living, Clemmons, and formerly of Kannapolis, died Monday, February 23, 2009, at the care facility. A graveside service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday, February 26, 2009, at Carolina Memorial Park. The Rev. Leon Hawks will officiate. Born May 19, 1923 in Cabarrus County, she was the...

Frances Heintz Richardson

Frances Heintz Richardson

Feb 22, 2009

Mrs. Frances Heintz Richardson, 92, of Kannapolis, died Sunday, February 22, 2009, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast in Concord. A funeral service is scheduled for 3:00 pm Thursday, February 26, 2009, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Judy White will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis. The family will receive friends from 2:00 - 2:45 pm Thursday...

Arthur Jean Musgrove, Jr.

Arthur Jean Musgrove, Jr.

Feb 19, 2009

Mr. Arthur Jean Musgrove, Jr., 78, of 3217 Rankin Road, Concord, died Thursday, February 19, 2009 at Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Monday, February 23, 2009, at Gilwood Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Dr. E. Thomas Miller will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7...

Florence Catherine Kimball

Florence Catherine Kimball

Feb 15, 2009

Florence Catherine Kimball passed away to a better life in heaven on February 15, 2009. She was born in Binghamton, N.Y. on June 24, 1920 where she lived until 2005. She remained a devoted Catholic throughout her life. Florence has reunited with her parents, Everett Alonzo and Elizabeth Thersa Kimball. She has also joined her siblings, Dorothy Mary Dwyer, Alice...

Marianne Edwards Carlisle

Marianne Edwards Carlisle

Feb 15, 2009

Marianne Edwards Carlisle, 35, of 1046 Lenwood Lane, Kannapolis, died Sunday, February 15, 2009, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast in Concord. A funeral service is scheduled for 12:00 pm Friday, February 20, 2009, at Unity Baptist Church. Dr. Tommy Wensil will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family will receive friends from 6 to...

Sondra Lee Billerman

Sondra Lee Billerman

Feb 14, 2009

Sondra Lee Harvey Billerman, 66, of April Lane, Albemarle, and formerly of Indianapolis, Ind. and Kannapolis, NC, died Saturday, February 14, 2009, at Tucker Hospice House. A candlelight service will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, February 19, 2009 at West Point Baptist Church in Kannapolis. The Rev. Blair Bridle and the Rev. Luis Ferrer will officiate. A reception will...