OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC
Shirley Allman Billings Joyner
Mar 22, 2008
Mrs. Shirley Bernice Allman Billings Joyner, 74, of 510 Camrose Circle, Concord, died Saturday, March 22, 2008, at her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Tom Snipes and Pastor Art Webb will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6...
Ruth Anne Floyd Blockover
Mar 21, 2008
Mrs. Ruth Anne Floyd Blockover, 61, of 1302 West C Street, Kannapolis, died Friday, March 21, 2008, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, as a result of injuries received from a car crash. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 27, 2008, at Westside Church of the Nazarene. The Rev. Charles Savage will officiate. Interment will follow...
Harold Myers Allman
Mar 21, 2008
Mr. Harold Myers Allman, 72, of Linda Avenue, Kannapolis, died Friday, March 21, 2008, at Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, March 24, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel The Rev. Robert Suttles will officiate. Burial will follow in the West Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at...
Ruth Souther Lee
Mar 20, 2008
Mrs. Ruth Souther Lee, 81, of West "G" Street, Kannapolis, died Thursday, March 20, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at Calvary Baptist Church. The Rev. Joel Ervin and the Rev. Max Smith will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The body will be placed in the church for one half...
Verline Shoemaker Corriher
Mar 19, 2008
Mrs. Verline Shoemaker Corriher, 82, of Landis, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, March 19, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2008, at Landis Baptist Church. The Rev. Billy Honeycutt and the Rev. Richard Horn will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park. The body will be placed in the...
Marietta Yon Morris
Mar 19, 2008
Mrs. Marietta Yon Morris, 92, of Oklahoma City and formerly of Kannapolis and Charlotte, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at ManorCare in Oklahoma City, OK. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, March 24, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Curtis Parker and the Rev. Ralph Robinette will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park....
Ruth Swann Lyerly
Mar 18, 2008
Ruth Swann Lyerly, surrounded by her loving family, peacefully went to be with her precious Lord on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. The youngest daughter of Bascombe and Carrie Swann of Mars Hill, Ruth was born December 20, 1928. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Myron Black Lyerly of Kannapolis, her parents, and her siblings Gertrude (Gertie) Swann...
Myrtle Gilmore Hancock
Mar 14, 2008
Mrs. Myrtle Gilmore Hancock, 84, a woman of love for all, never seeing wrong in anyone, she was always happy and willing to do for others in need. Her main focus was her children and their families, making sure they were happy and healthy. She went on to her heavenly home, Friday, March 14, 2008 at Carolinas Medical Center�NorthEast. Funeral...
Paul Montgomery Armes
Mar 13, 2008
Mr. Paul Montgomery Armes, 80, of 204 Sharpe Avenue, Kannapolis, died Thursday, March 13, 2008, at Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, March 17, 2008, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Willie Rash will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Monday...
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...


