OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC
Charles R. Knece, Jr.
Mar 12, 2008
Mr. Charles Richard "Chuck" Knece, Jr., 69, of 2205 Glendale Avenue, Kannapolis, died Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at Duke University Medical Center in Durham. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 15, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. Military rites will be conducted by the US...
Colleen Spry Barber
Mar 11, 2008
Mrs. Colleen Spry Barber, 76, died Tuesday at Universal Health Care, Concord. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, March 14, 2008 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Blair Bridle will officiate. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove. The family will receive friends from 7 until 8 p.m. Thursday and from 1 until...
Vellie Honeycutt Sills
Mar 10, 2008
Mrs. Vellie Honeycutt Sills, 87, died Monday, March 10, 2008, at The Haven at Highland Creek. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 13, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by The Reverend Julie Hill, associate pastor of Davidson College Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends prior to the service between 1 and 2 p....
William Roosevelt �Bud� Fincher, Jr.
Mar 8, 2008
Mr. William Roosevelt "Bud" Fincher, Jr., 76, of 2360 Centergrove Road, died Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at CMC-NorthEast in Concord. A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Saturday, March 8, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Diane Wales will officiate. Interment will follow at Center Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery in Kannapolis. The family will receive friends from...
Thomas Lee Smith
Mar 4, 2008
Mr. Thomas Lee Smith, 87, a resident of Liberty Commons in Salisbury and formerly of Kannapolis, and The Meadows in Rockwell, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at the nursing center. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. His son, the Rev. Joe Smith, and the Rev. Charles Carver will officiate....
Kenneth O'Neil Simpson
Mar 1, 2008
Kenneth O'Neil Simpson, 70, of Elm Street, Kannapolis, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, March 1, 2008 at Carolinas Medical Center NorthEast. Funeral services for Mr. Simpson will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Joel Ervin and the Rev. Max Smith will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family...
Larry Eugene Thomas
Feb 28, 2008
Larry Eugene Thomas, 68, of 120 Dot Circle, China Grove, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008. A memorial service will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March, 2, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel, Kannapolis. Mr. Thomas was an employee of Lowe's in Salisbury and was a U.S. Army Veteran. He was born in Rowan County on Feb. 10, 1940, a...
Marie Whitaker Van Meter
Feb 28, 2008
Mrs. Jean Marie Whitaker van Meter (known as Marie), 75, died Friday, February 28, 2008 in Grenora, where she made her home with her sister Claudine Whitaker Larson. Mrs. Van Meter had been in declining health since December and had spent time in the hospital during February. Funeral services for Marie will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 7,...
Charles Ethan Beaver
Feb 25, 2008
Charles Ethan Beaver, 88, of 210 Edgewood Circle, China Grove, and formerly of Superior Avenue, Kannapolis, died, Monday, February 25, 2008, at Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, February 29, 2008 at North Kannapolis United Methodist Church with the Rev. Roger Bostic officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The...
Orene Childers Jordan
Feb 24, 2008
Orene Childers Jordan, 68, of 1808 Lane Street, died Sunday, February 24, 2008, at her residence. A funeral service is scheduled for 1:00 pm Thursday, February 28, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Joe Harding will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis. The family will receive friends from 7:00 - 9:00 pm Wednesday at Lady's...
Joseph Ross Mckenney
Feb 24, 2008
Mr. Joseph Ross "Joe" McKenney, 43, of 5537 Sapp Road, Rockwell, died Sunday, February 24, 2008. A memorial service will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, February 28, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Ronnie Simpson will officiate. Military rites will be conducted by the US Navy. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 2 to...
Valerie Jean Starnes Bouknight
Feb 23, 2008
Valerie Jean Starnes Bouknight, 63, of Kannapolis, died Saturday, February 23, 2008, at Hospice House in Kannapolis. A funeral service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at Friendship Freewill Baptist Church. The Rev. Marler Starnes will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, February 25,...
Zella Mae Lunsford
Feb 19, 2008
Zella Mae Foster Lunsford, 80, of Avante at Concord, formerly of 1106 Robinhood Lane, died Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at Avante. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 22, at Midway United Methodist Church, officiated by the Rev. Dave Cash. The family will receive friends at the church before the service from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Interment will...
Harold Luther Mills
Feb 19, 2008
Mr. Harold Luther Mills, 91, of 3 Mills Avenue, died Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at CMC-NorthEast in Concord. A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Friday, February 22, 2008, at McGill Baptist Church where he was a lifetime member. Dr. E. Steven Ayers will officiate. The body will lie in-state at the church for one hour prior to the...
Hazel Bebber Watts
Feb 13, 2008
Mrs. Hazel Bebber Watts, 98, of 2209 Lane Street, died at CMC-Northeast, Wednesday, February 13, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, Februay 16, 2008. The Rev. Tim Jernigan and the Rev. Gerald Moss will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at Lady's Funeral Home...
Charles Gilbert Anderson
Feb 13, 2008
Mr. Charles "Gilbert" Anderson, 87, was lifted up to his heavenly home to be with his wife, Louise and son, Charlie on Wednesday, February 13, 2008. He had worked for 49 years, retiring from Cannon Mills to work on his favorite hobby, fishing. No bass or crappie was safe while he cruised the waters of High Rock Lake and Santee...
Nancy Nelms Kapoor
Feb 11, 2008
Mrs. Nancy Nelms Kapoor, 66, of Greenville, SC and formerly of Kannapolis and Durham, NC, fell asleep to be with the Lord Monday, February 11, 2008, at St. Francis Hospital-Downtown in Greenville, SC. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 pm Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Tom Cabaniss will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial...
Lillian Lear Almond
Feb 8, 2008
Mrs. Lillian Freeze Lear Almond, 86, a resident of Trinity Oaks, and formerly of Janie Street, Kannapolis, died Friday, February 8, 2008, at the Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, February 11, 2008, at First Baptist Church in Kannapolis. Dr. Tom Cabaniss will officiate. Interment will follow at Rowan Memorial Park. The...
Bryan Kelly Carter
Feb 8, 2008
Bryan Kelly Carter, 17 days old infant son of Sarah Katherine "Katie" Moss and Shannon Carter, died Friday, February 8, 2008, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Born in Mecklenburg County on January 22, 2008, Bryan was preceded in death by his dearly-missed grandmother, Kelly Teal Moss. He is survived by his loving parents, Sarah Katherine "Katie" Moss and Shannon...
Melinda Kay Mcbride Howell
Feb 7, 2008
Mrs. Melinda Kay McBride Howell, 41, of 317 Cabarrus Arms Drive, died Thursday, February 7, 2008, at Universal Healthcare in Concord. A funeral service is scheduled for 11:00 am Saturday, February 9, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Jim Grigg will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis. The family will receive friends from 7:00 -...