OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC

Donald Ross Bedford

Donald Ross Bedford

Aug 29, 2006

Mr. Donald Ross Bedford, 72, of 191 Hahn Place SE, died Tuesday, August 29, 2006, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 pm Friday, September 1, 2006, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Ralph Brigman will officiate. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 2:00 pm Friday at the funeral home. Mr. Bedford was born April...

Ethel Tucker Staton

Ethel Tucker Staton

Aug 28, 2006

Mrs. Mary Ethel Tucker Staton 94, formerly of Easy Street, went home to be with Jesus, Monday August 28, 2006 at the Brian Center of Concord, following 10 years of declining health. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, August 31, 2006, at Calvary Baptist Church. The Rev. Max Smith, the Rev. Darrell Coble and the Rev. Stanley...

Junior Ray Keller

Junior Ray Keller

Aug 27, 2006

Mr. Junior Ray Keller, 79, of 2406 Moose Road, Kannapolis, died Sunday, August 27, 2006, at the Brian Center of Salisbury. Graveside services with interment to follow will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 31, 2006, at Carolina Memorial Park. The Rev. Leon Hawks will officiate. The family will receive friends from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at...

Pauline Mcelroy Seagraves

Pauline Mcelroy Seagraves

Aug 25, 2006

Mrs. Pauline Cora McElroy Seagraves, 92, of 7346 Gold Hill Road, Concord, died Friday, August 25, 2006, at her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Monday, August 28, 2006, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Tommy Long and the Rev. Gary Chapman will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends...

W. A. Mcdonald, Jr.

W. A. Mcdonald, Jr.

Aug 25, 2006

Mr. W. A. "Junior" McDonald, Jr., 68, of 110 Kidd Street, Kannapolis, died Friday, August 25, 2006, at his residence. Born August 26, 1937, in Cabarrus County, he was the son of the late William Archie McDonald and Carrie Jane Parnell McDonald. He retired several years ago from the slasher room of Fieldcrest Cannon, Swink Plant. In addition to his...

Carnell Hughes Boatwright

Carnell Hughes Boatwright

Aug 23, 2006

Carnell Hughes Boatwright, 81, of 107 West 21st Street, died Wednesday, August 23, 2006, at her residence. Graveside services are scheduled for 3:30 pm Sunday, August 27, 2006 at West Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum in China Grove. The Rev. Dennis Schenck will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3:00 pm Sunday at Lady's Funeral Home. At other...

Leilani Ruth Keener

Leilani Ruth Keener

Aug 23, 2006

Miss Leilani Ruth Keener, 36, of 426 Park QG Avenue, Salisbury, died Wednesday, August 23, 2006, Statesville. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Lady's Funeral Home. Born January 21, 1970, in Culver City, California, she was the daughter of Fannie Russell Keener of Seneca, SC and the late Joseph Hyrum Keener. Survivors in addition...

Bettie Johnson Armstrong

Bettie Johnson Armstrong

Aug 22, 2006

Mrs. Bettie Johnson Armstrong, a resident of Jonnie's Home for the Retired, Harrisburg and formerly of Summit Avenue, Kannapolis, died Tuesday, August 22, 2006. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 24, 2006, at Blackwelder Park Baptist Church. The Rev. Stan Welch will officiate. Entombment will follow in the mausoleum at Carolina Memorial Park. The body will...

Mary Kathryn Gibson

Mary Kathryn Gibson

Aug 18, 2006

Mrs. Mary Kathryn Schenck Gibson, 71, of 1306 Birch Street, died Friday August 18, 2006, at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 21, 2006, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Audra Houpe will officiate. Burial will follow in Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from...

Grace Connell Honeycutt

Grace Connell Honeycutt

Aug 13, 2006

Mrs. Grace Connell Honeycutt, 92, of 905 Mable Avenue, Kannapolis, died Sunday, August 13, 2006, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2006, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Ralph Adams will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Tuesday...

James Alan Hoke

James Alan Hoke

Aug 11, 2006

Mr. James Alan Hoke, 42, of 309 E. Universal Street, Kannapolis, died Friday, August 11, 2006. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, August 14, 2006, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Dwayne Barber will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Monday at Lady's Funeral...

Evelyn Knight Meismer

Evelyn Knight Meismer

Aug 3, 2006

Mrs. Evelyn Knight Meismer, 87, of Rockwell, died Thursday, August 3, 2006, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 5, 2006, at Phaniels Baptist Church. The Rev. Michael Taylor will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturday at the church....

Kelly Teal Moss

Kelly Teal Moss

Jul 25, 2006

Kelly Teal Moss, 44, of 2233 Kenwood Drive, Kannapolis, died unexpectedly at her home, Tuesday, July 25, 2006. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, July 28, 2006, at West Point Baptist Church. The Rev. Rich Szekely will officiate. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in China Grove. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m....

Ollie Lambert Beaver

Ollie Lambert Beaver

Jul 19, 2006

Mrs. Ollie Lambert Beaver, 83, a resident of the Laurels of Salisbury, and formerly of Sloop Avenue, Kannapolis, died Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at the nursing center. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 2006, at Charity Baptist Church. Randy McWaters, Dr. R. J. Hammond and the Rev. Ron Bushey will officiate. Interment will follow at...

Mildred Cruse Mitchell

Mildred Cruse Mitchell

Jul 15, 2006

Mildred Louise Cruse Mitchell, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, July 15, 2006. The family will receive friends at Lady's Funeral Home on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, from 9:30-10:15 am. Services will follow at 10:30 am in the funeral home chapel. Dr. Tom Cabaniss will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. Mildred was born October 12, 1910. She...

Jay Mack Ervin, Jr.

Jay Mack Ervin, Jr.

Jul 14, 2006

Mr. Jay Mack "Cornbread Red" Ervin, Jr., 79, of Kannapolis, died Friday, July 14, 2006, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2006, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Tim Newton will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Lady's...

Frances White Young

Frances White Young

Jul 11, 2006

Mrs. Frances White Young, 82, a resident of Mountain Vista Health Park in Denton, and formerly of Asheboro, died Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at the nursing center. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 14, 2006, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel in Kannapolis. The Rev. Arnold Comer will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The...

Iva Hayes Hardin

Iva Hayes Hardin

Jul 9, 2006

Mrs. Iva Hayes Knight Hardin, 98, of Kannapolis, died Sunday, July 9, 2006, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 13, 2006, at Elwood Lane Freewill Baptist Church. The Rev. David Parrish and the Rev. Wayne Watson will officiate. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Concord. The body will be placed in...

Marion Mcconnell Nickelson

Marion Mcconnell Nickelson

Jul 8, 2006

Marion Groce McConnell Nickelson, 79, a resident of Transitional Health Services and formerly of Oakwood Avenue, Kannapolis, died Saturday, July 8, 2006, at NorthEast Medical Center. A graveside service with interment to follow will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, July 10, 2006, at Carolina Memorial Park. The Rev. Jamie Hunt will officiate. The family will be at the home...

Charles Gordon Sechler

Charles Gordon Sechler

Jul 7, 2006

Mr. Charles Gordon Sechler, 78 of 1702 Brook Avenue, Kannapolis, died Friday, July 7, 2006, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, July 10, 2006, at Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church. The Rev. Richard Rhoades and Dr. Hoke Ritchie will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7:00...