OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC

Sharon Pless Russell

Sharon Pless Russell

Sep 8, 2008

Sharon Elizabeth Pless Russell, 57, of 4150 Moose Road, died Monday, September 8, 2008, at her residence. A funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, September 11, 2008, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Landis, NC. The Rev. Jarrod Lanning will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m....

Edgar Willis Barnette

Edgar Willis Barnette

Sep 6, 2008

Edgar Willis "Bill" Barnette, 86, of 203 N. East Avenue, Kannapolis, died Saturday, September 6, 2008, at The Hospice House of Cabarrus County. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 pm Tuesday, September 9, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Ralph Robinette will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park with military honors conducted by the Cabarrus...

Charles Max White

Charles Max White

Sep 4, 2008

Mr. Charles Max White, 73, of 2002 West C Street, Kannapolis, died Thursday, September 4, 2008, at Five Oaks Manor in Concord. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 6, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Tim McQueen will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family will receive...

Jimmy A. Chambers

Jimmy A. Chambers

Aug 20, 2008

Jimmy A. Chambers, Jr. (May 29, 1955 - August 20, 2008) oldest of three beloved sons of Jim and Barbara Chambers of Cornelius, NC, loved by brothers Brad and Andy of Cornelius, died unexpectedly Wednesday, August 20, 2008. He was a graduate of A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis where he was born and grew up. He furthered his education...

Christoepher Martin Peeler

Christoepher Martin Peeler

Aug 18, 2008

Christoepher "Chris" Martin Peeler, 26, of 260 Large Avenue, Rockwell, died Monday August 18, 2008. Funeral services for Chris will be conducted at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel, at 8 p.m. Thursday, August 21, 2008. The Rev. Benny Black, the Rev. Sam Crisp and the Rev. Bill Godair will officiate. Burial will follow on Friday at 10 a.m. with a service...

Fred Stone Fortson

Fred Stone Fortson

Aug 13, 2008

Fred Stone Fortson, 85, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2008 while receiving treatment at NorthEast Medical Center in Concord, North Carolina. He was born in Madison County Georgia on April 4th, 1923 to William R. and Ethel Fortson. He was preceded in death by his parents, his son, Perry Lee Fortson, and 10 brothers and sisters. Mr. Fortson grew...

Harold Wayne Cook

Harold Wayne Cook

Aug 10, 2008

Mr. Harold Wayne Cook, 72, of 1444 Trotters Ridge, Kannapolis, a loving husband, father and grandfather, died Sunday, August 10, 2008, at CMC-NorthEast. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 12, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Steve Beam will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. Military rites will...

Eugene Franklin Demarcus, Jr.

Eugene Franklin Demarcus, Jr.

Aug 3, 2008

Eugene Franklin "E. F." DeMarcus, Jr., 85, of 1104 Pump Station Road, Kannapolis, died Sunday, August 3, 2008, at home with his family. Services will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Joseph R. Crawford will officiate. A graveside service will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 6, 2008, at Kannapolis...

Jerry Carson Allen

Jerry Carson Allen

Aug 3, 2008

Mr. Jerry Carson Allen, 66, of 902 McKnight Street, Kannapolis, died Sunday, August 3, 2008, at CMC-NorthEast. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Curtis Parker will officiate. Interment with military rites will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to the service from...

Mary Catherine Honeycutt Patterson

Mary Catherine Honeycutt Patterson

Aug 1, 2008

Mrs. Mary Catherine Honeycutt Patterson, 72, of 2887 Centergrove Road, died Friday, August 1, 2008 from complications following surgery on June 16th. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 4, 2008, in Center Grove Lutheran Church. The Rev Diane Wells and Rev Maurice Staley will officiate. Burial will follow in West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove. The...

Ruth Carter Overcash

Ruth Carter Overcash

Aug 1, 2008

Ruth Carter Overcash, 84, of Laurels of Salisbury and formerly of Kannapolis died Friday, August 1, 2008 after 1 year of declining health. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, August 4, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Billy Locklear and Rev. Joe Rahme officiating. Burial will follow in West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family...

Ruth Barnhardt Taylor

Ruth Barnhardt Taylor

Jul 29, 2008

Ruth Barnhardt Taylor, 83, of Weddington Road, Concord, died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday, August 3, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Jay Smith, pastor and the Rev. Robert Palisin, parish associate will officiate. Interment will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at the Salisbury...

Pearl Harless Hamby

Pearl Harless Hamby

Jul 27, 2008

Mrs. Pearl Edna Harless Hamby, age 88, of Guinn Avenue, died Sunday July 27, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Curtis Parker will officiate. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2008...

Evelyn Benfield Mclain

Evelyn Benfield Mclain

Jul 18, 2008

Evelyn Benfield McLain, 77, died peacefully on July 18, 2008, at CMC-NorthEast, Concord, surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 3, 1930 in York, S.C., daughter of the late Guy and Elner Nivens Benfield. Mrs. McLain was a 1948 graduate of J.W. Cannon High School. She was Vice President of American Display, Inc. until her retirement in 1984....

Anna Taylor Plaster

Anna Taylor Plaster

Jul 17, 2008

Mrs. Anna Taylor Plaster, 102, died Thursday afternoon, July 17, 2007, at her home on Enochville Road. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 20, 2008, at St. Enoch Lutheran Church. The Rev. John Mark Beam and the Rev. Dan Duke will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery The family will receive friends from 7...

Hazel Daniel Reynolds

Hazel Daniel Reynolds

Jul 13, 2008

Hazel Daniel Reynolds, 92, of Greenview Drive, Kannapolis, died Sunday, July 13, 2008, at CMC-NorthEast. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, 208, at Kannapolis Church of God. The Rev. Sam Crisp and the Rev. James Griffin will officiate. Entombment will follow in the mausoleum at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to...

Mark James Mckibben

Mark James Mckibben

Jul 12, 2008

Mark James McKibben, 39, of Holly Ridge Road, Rockwell, died Saturday, July 12, 2008, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. Funeral services will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Anne Torrence, the Rev. Carl Burrow and the Rev. Andrew Byrd will officiate. Interment will be at a later time at Valley View...

Henry Clay Church

Henry Clay Church

Jul 5, 2008

Mr. Henry Clay Church was a fighter. As a young man in Kansas City, Missouri he had success in fighting in the Golden Gloves tournament. Not long afterwards he enlisted in the Navy, and fought in World War II. His squadron received the Navy Unit Commendation for Outstanding Performance of Duty in Combat with the Air Force Atlantic Fleet, 1943...

Cecil Elmore Gabriel

Cecil Elmore Gabriel

Jul 5, 2008

Mr. Cecil Elmore Gabriel, Jr., 81, of Ebenezer Road, Kannapolis, died Saturday, July 5, 2008. Funeral services for Mr. Gabriel will be conducted at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. The Rev. Charles Overcash will officiate. Burial will follow in Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:30...

Arlie Jason Stirewalt

Arlie Jason Stirewalt

Jul 4, 2008

Arlie Jason Stirewalt, 90, peacefully moved on to his heavenly home from the Hospice House of Cabarrus County on July 4, 2008. He joins his wife of 56 years, Barbara Bogan Stirewalt, who passed on April 19, 2006. Mr. Stirewalt was born May 28, 1918, son of the late George Henry Stirewalt and Effie Yost Stirewalt. He grew up in...