OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC

Cynthia Locklear Ballard

Cynthia Locklear Ballard

Dec 19, 2008

Cynthia Locklear "Cindy" Ballard, beloved wife and Indian Princess, 66, of 7511 Tuckaseegee Road, Kannapolis, died Friday, December 19, 2008, at Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at Calvary Baptist Church. The Revs. Joel Ervin, Max Smith and Tom Tucker will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family...

Anne Fields Rouse

Anne Fields Rouse

Dec 11, 2008

Anne Fields Rouse, formerly of Greensboro and Wilmington, passed away in Concord, on Dec. 11, 2008. Viewing is planned for 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in the chapel at Community Funeral Home in Rose Hill, followed by a memorial service at 2 p.m. Anne will be buried at the Fussell Family Cemetery beside her husband, Durwood E. "Woody" Rouse....

James Dean Crowder

James Dean Crowder

Dec 7, 2008

Mr. James Dean Crowder, 44, of Forrest Avenue, Kannapolis, died Sunday, December 7, 2008 from injuries received in an automobile accident. A graveside service will be conducted for Mr. Crowder at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 11, 2008 at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The Rev. Leon Hawks will officiate. The family will receive friends at Lady's Funeral Home...

Cora Malinda Hinson

Cora Malinda Hinson

Dec 6, 2008

Cora Malinda (Whitley) Hinson died on Dec. 6, 2008, at Northeast Medical Center, Concord. She was born March 13, 1922, in Stanly County, N.C. to Phylas Durant Whitley, Sr. and Bessie Mae (Hathcock) Whitley. She graduated from Millingport High School in 1941 where her passion was music. She later attended Pfeiffer College. Most recently she had been a member of...

Clara Rose Hafford Akers

Clara Rose Hafford Akers

Dec 6, 2008

Mrs. Clara Rose Hafford Akers, 68, of 316 S. Main Street, died Saturday, December 6, 2008, at Brian Center in Salisbury. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 pm Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 2:00 pm Tuesday at Lady's Funeral...

Howard Grady Barbee

Howard Grady Barbee

Dec 5, 2008

Howard Grady Barbee, 90, of 215 Moon Circle, passed away Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, at his home. A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, December 7, 2008 at Lady's Funeral Home. The family will recieve friends from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the service. Mr. Barbee was born August 10, 1918, in Lexington. He was the son...

Mary Ballard Ross

Mary Ballard Ross

Dec 1, 2008

Mrs. Mary Ballard Ross, 93, of 205 Echo Avenue, Kannapolis, died Monday, December 1, 2008. A graveside service will be conducted on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. at Carolina Memorial Park. Dr. Thomas E. Cabaniss will officiate. Mrs. Ross was born in Richmond County on July 24, 1915, a daughter of the late, Edgar T. Ballard and Bernice...

Vera Allene Smith

Vera Allene Smith

Nov 30, 2008

Mrs. Vera Allene Smith, 92, a resident of Big Elm Nursing Center, and formerly of Irish Potato Road, Kannapolis, died Sunday, November 30, 2008, at CMC-NorthEast. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Jimmy Barnhill and the Rev. Ralph Adams will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial...

Jerry Dale Connell

Jerry Dale Connell

Nov 24, 2008

Mr. Jerry Dale Connell, 56, of 2306 Lane Street, Kannapolis, died Monday, November 24, 2008 at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. A memorial service for Mr. Connell will be conducted Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 6 p.m. at the home of his sister-in-law, Roxann Linker, 5930 Turkey Road, Kannapolis. His uncle, Bill Foil will officiate. Mr. Connell was born in Cabarrus County,...

Buddie Maynard

Buddie Maynard

Nov 24, 2008

Mr. Buddie Maynard, 52, of 430 Pethel Road, China Grove, died unexpectedly Monday, November 24, 2008, at CMC-NorthEast. On Friday, November 28, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home in Kannapolis, the family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted immediately following at 8 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Interment will be at 1 p.m....

Cora Belle Hatley Barnhardt

Cora Belle Hatley Barnhardt

Nov 23, 2008

Mrs. Cora Belle Hatley Barnhardt, 97, of 5201 Power Line Street, went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, November 23, 2008. A funeral service is scheduled for 1:00 pm Wednesday, November 26, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Mike Hillard will officiate. Interment will follow at Kannapolis Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:00...

Billie Gregory Hollar

Billie Gregory Hollar

Nov 19, 2008

Mrs. Billie Gregory Hollar, 70, of Landis, died Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 22, 2008, at North Kannapolis Wesleyan Church. The Rev. Steve Beam will officiate. Entombment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday...

Charles E. Edwards

Charles E. Edwards

Nov 18, 2008

Charles Edward Edwards, 74, of Kannapolis, died Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at CMC� NorthEast. Mr. Edwards, a loving father and grandfather who also loved his church family dearly, was born on August 29, 1934 in Darlington, SC. He was the son of the late Britt Edwards and Nettie Davis Edwards. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

James Henry Lisenby

James Henry Lisenby

Nov 18, 2008

Mr. James Henry Lisenby, 86, of Kannapolis, died Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, November 21, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Joe Crawford, Dr. Douglas Mize, and the Rev. Don Mason will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to the...

Agbert Davis Elrod

Agbert Davis Elrod

Nov 14, 2008

Agbert Davis "A.D." Elrod, 76, of 3709 Bentley Place SW, Concord, died Friday, November 14, 2008, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 16, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Forest Jones will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from to 6 to 8 p.m....

Hoyt Grady Hooper, Jr.

Hoyt Grady Hooper, Jr.

Nov 8, 2008

Mr. Hoyt Grady Hooper Jr. died Saturday, November 8, 2008. A son of the late Hoyt G. Hooper Sr. and Myrtie Duncan Hooper, he was born in Franklin County, Ga., on June 16, 1927. Funeral services for Mr. Hooper will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 12, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Richard Rhoades will officiate....

Samuel (Sam) E. Shaver

Samuel (Sam) E. Shaver

Nov 6, 2008

Samuel "Sam" Everette Shaver, 82, of 6600 Miller Road, Kannapolis, died Thursday, November 6, 2008, at Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, November 9, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Chuck Halipilias will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, November...

Dorothy Patterson Brandon

Dorothy Patterson Brandon

Nov 5, 2008

Mrs. Dorothy (Dot) Cornelia Patterson Brandon, 87, of 501 Tuttlewood Drive, Kannapolis, died Wednesday, November 5, 20008, at Morningside of Concord. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 8, 2008, at Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church. The Rev. Richard Rhoades will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8...

Arnold Eugene Poe

Arnold Eugene Poe

Nov 5, 2008

Arnold Eugene Poe, 61, of Kannapolis, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at the home of his brother and sister in law, Tony and Donna Poe. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, November 10, 2008, at the National Cemetery in Salisbury with the Rev. Karen Kaser Odor officiating. Military rites will be rendered by the Rowan Veterans...

Richard Wayne Gillon

Richard Wayne Gillon

Oct 31, 2008

Richard Wayne Gillon, 81, of Washington Lane, SE, Concord, died Friday, October 31, 2008, at his home. Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday, November 3, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Richard Rhoades will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Born July...