OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC

Ruth Swann Lyerly

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...