OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC

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...

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....