OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC

Mary Watts Barnhardt

Mary Watts Barnhardt

Jan 27, 2009

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Watts Barnhardt, 74, of 900 Ruth Avenue, died Tuesday, January 27, 2009, at her residence. A funeral service is scheduled for 7:00 pm Thursday, January 29, 2009, at Bethany Bible Church. The Rev. Bobby Sutherland will officiate. Graveside rites will be at 2:00 pm Friday at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5-7:00 pm...

Evelyn M. Gulledge

Evelyn M. Gulledge

Jan 21, 2009

Evelyn Minnie Gulledge, 73, of 2725 Highway 153, China Grove, died Wednesday, January 21, 2009, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. Born March 27, 1935 in Columbus, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late John Hunt and Blanche Bennett Hunt. Mrs. Gulledge was a homemaker, and formerly worked at Cannon Mills. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Richard Dale Best, Sr.

Richard Dale Best, Sr.

Jan 18, 2009

Mr. Richard Dale Best, Sr., 64, of 4645 Rainbow Drive, died Sunday, January 18, 2009 at 4:12 pm, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast in Concord. A memorial service is scheduled for 5:00 pm Wednesday, January 21, 2009, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Forbis Kivett will officiate. The family will receive friends from 4:00 - 5:00 pm Wednesday at Lady's Funeral...

John Franklin Puntch

John Franklin Puntch

Jan 17, 2009

John Franklin Puntch, 60, of Bud Road, Denver, NC, and formerly of Kannapolis, died Saturday, January 17, 2009 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Coy Privette will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to the service...

Johnie Sue Martin

Johnie Sue Martin

Jan 17, 2009

Johnie Sue Martin, 65, of Concord, died Saturday, January 17, 2009, at Presbyterian Hospital, Main in Charlotte. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Rodney Quesenberry officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at Lady's...

Lucille Upright Laney

Lucille Upright Laney

Jan 16, 2009

Mrs. Lucille Upright Laney, 85, of Kannapolis, died Friday, January 16, 2009, at CMC-NorthEast. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 21, 2009, at North Kannapolis Wesleyan Church. The Rev. Steve Beam and the Rev. Ralph Adams will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday,...

Kathy Overcash Greene

Kathy Overcash Greene

Jan 15, 2009

Kathy Overcash Greene, 59, of Chrysler Street, Kannapolis, died unexpectedly Thursday, January 15, 2009, at CMC-NorthEast. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Monday, January 19, 2009, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:30 to 3:15 p.m. at the funeral home. Born October 15,...

Mable Lucille Vanderburg Hendrix

Mable Lucille Vanderburg Hendrix

Jan 12, 2009

Mrs. Mable Lucille Vanderburg Hendrix, 83, of Britthaven, Charlotte and formerly of East 13th Street Kannapolis, died Monday, January 12, 2009. Funeral services for Mrs. Hendrix will be conducted in Lady's Funeral Home Chapel, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. The Rev. Billy Honeycutt will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from...

Geneva Query Kerley Reed

Geneva Query Kerley Reed

Jan 11, 2009

Another flower was added to God's garden on January 11, 2009, when Mrs. Geneva Query Kerley Reed, 86, of 7644 Monbo Road, had her homecoming in heaven. The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 pm Tuesday at Lady's Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home of a daughter, Vera Hancock, 251 Briarcliff Drive,...

William Gregory

William Gregory

Jan 9, 2009

William M. "Bill" Gregory, 85, of Gregory Road, Kannapolis, died Sunday, January 4, 2009 at CMC-Northeast. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Steve Beam and the Rev. Jesse Garmon will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:00 until...

Dorothy Jean Mason Daniels

Dorothy Jean Mason Daniels

Jan 4, 2009

Mrs. Dorothy Jean "Dot" Mason Daniels, 74, of 711 Evelyn Avenue, died Sunday, January 4, 2009, at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Daniels will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Chuck Halipilias will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. tonight...

Joanne Madeline Veillette

Joanne Madeline Veillette

Jan 1, 2009

Joanne M. Veillette, 55, of Brantley Road, Kannapolis, died Thursday, January 1, 2009 at CMC-NorthEast. Private services for Mrs. Veillette will be conducted at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Leon Hawks will officiate. Joanne was born in Grimsby, Ontario Canada on August 9, 1953. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Alfred Harding and Marion Emma Greentree Harding....

Willie Francis Freeze

Willie Francis Freeze

Dec 31, 2008

Mr. Willie Francis Freeze, 88, of Freeze Road, Kannapolis, died Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday, January 3, 2009, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Robert D. Howard will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1 to...

Brooks Deaton Brown

Brooks Deaton Brown

Dec 31, 2008

Brooks Deaton Brown, 89, of Landis, passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at Big Elm Nursing Center in Kannapolis. He was born November 20, 1919 to the late William Monroe Brown and Winnie Deaton Brown. He graduated from Landis High School in 1936. Brooks married Virginia Alexander on August 15, 1942. He served in the U.S. Navy in the...

Dwight Franklin Webster

Dwight Franklin Webster

Dec 30, 2008

Mr. Dwight Franklin Webster, 92, a resident of the Brian Center and formerly of First Assembly Living Center and from Jackson Park Road, Kannapolis, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008. A graveside service for Mr. Webster will be conducted at the VA National Cemetery, Salisbury, NC at 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 5, 2009. The Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate. Mr. Webster...

William David Caldwell

William David Caldwell

Dec 29, 2008

William David Caldwell, 54, of Bryson City, and formerly of Concord, died Monday, December 29, 2008, at Swain County Hospital in Bryson City. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday, January 1, 2009, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Wes Judy will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to...

Connie Louise Billings Cooley

Connie Louise Billings Cooley

Dec 29, 2008

Mrs. Connie Louise Billings Cooley, 81, formerly of Bishop Lane, died Monday, December 29, 2008, at Deal Care Inn in Mooresville. A funeral service is scheduled for 3:00 pm Wednesday, December 31, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Robert D. Howard will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:30 pm Wednesday at Lady's Funeral Home. Mrs....

Emmett Lawson Torrence

Emmett Lawson Torrence

Dec 25, 2008

Emmett Lawson Torrence, 78, of Lanexa, VA, and formerly of Indian Trail, died Thursday, December 25, 2008 in Williamsburg, Virginia. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, December 29, 2008, at Coddle Creek ARP Church Cemetery. The Rev. James Greer will officiate. Born April 10, 1930 in Richmond, Virginia, he was the son of the late Jessie...

Henry Joseph Anthony Beck

Henry Joseph Anthony Beck

Dec 23, 2008

Mr. Henry "Hank" Joseph Anthony Beck, 72, of 4840 Grand Canyon Road NW, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County in Kannapolis. A funeral service is scheduled for 11:00 am Monday, December 29, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis. The family will receive friends from...

Henry Carlton Whittington

Henry Carlton Whittington

Dec 23, 2008

Mr. Henry Carlton Whittington passed away very peacefully, but unexpectedly, at his home on December 23, 2008. He was born in Concord, NC to the late Buford and Rachel C. Whittington. He was a graduate of Mooresville High School and loved all sports, having played baseball, basketball and football. He received the Outstanding Basketball Trophy his Junior Year. He loved...