OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC

Nellie Gillespie Sigmon

Nellie Gillespie Sigmon

Sep 28, 2005

Mrs. Nellie Gillespie Sigmon, 89, of Concord, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2005, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 4, 2005, at 3:00 pm. The services will be held at Rocky River Presbyterian Church followed by burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church Tuesday from 1:30 until...

Lucille Daniel Allen

Lucille Daniel Allen

Sep 21, 2005

Mrs. Lucille Daniel Allen, 93, a resident of Best of Care Rest Home and formerly of Trinity Church Road, Kannapolis, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005, after a short period of declining health. Mrs. Allen was a kind, caring and loving wife, mother, grandmother. A dedicated woman of faith, Mrs. Allen ministered to...

Gladys Carpenter Brown

Gladys Carpenter Brown

Sep 18, 2005

Mrs. Gladys Carpenter Brown, 100, a resident of Avante at Concord, and formerly of Kannapolis, died Sunday, September 18, 2005, at the nursing center. A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 22, 2005, at Oakwood Cemetery in Concord. Born May 7, 1905 in Stanly County, she was a homemaker. Her husband, Paul Brown, preceded her in...

Connie Orine Palmer

Connie Orine Palmer

Sep 18, 2005

Connie Orine Palmer, 64, of 1932 Normandy Road, Kannapolis, died Sunday, September 18, 2005, at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 20, 2005, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Joe Harding, Jr. and the Rev. Steve Dagenhart will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family will receive...

Mable Ruth Hinson Wilhelm

Mable Ruth Hinson Wilhelm

Sep 16, 2005

Mrs. Mable Ruth Hinson Gaskey Wilhelm, 84, formerly of Cadillac Street, died Friday, Sept. 16, 2005, at NorthEast Medical Center. A graveside services will be 1 p.m. on Monday, September 19, 2005, at Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery in Olive Branch. Dr. Steve Mowery will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, September 18,...

Lawrence Perley Vincent

Lawrence Perley Vincent

Sep 14, 2005

Mr. Lawrence Perley Vincent, 85, of 289 South Circle Drive NW, Concord, died at his residence, Wednesday, September 14, 2005, following three months of declining health. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 17, 2005, at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jim Bowen will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park with military graveside...

Henry Lee Eddleman

Henry Lee Eddleman

Sep 2, 2005

Henry Lee Eddleman, 66, of 280 Sassy Lane, Kannapolis, died Friday, September 2, 2005, at Carolinas Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday, September 4, 2005, at St. Enoch Lutheran Church. The Rev. John Mark Beam will officiate. The family will receive friends at the church following the memorial service. Born August 2, 1939, in...

Doris Watts Parks

Doris Watts Parks

Aug 31, 2005

Mrs. Doris Watts Parks, 69, of 130 Parks Field Drive, Kannapolis, died Wednesday, August 31, 2005, at her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, September 2, 2005, at Bethpage Presbyterian Church. Dr. Steve Mowery and the Rev. Amy Busiek will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The body will be taken to the church...

Mildred Tyner Burgess

Mildred Tyner Burgess

Aug 28, 2005

Mrs. Mildred "Millie" Tyner Burgess, 75, of 2700 Brady Avenue, died Sunday, August 28, 2005, at her residence. Funeral services are scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2005, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Weldon Key and Rev. Kenneth Upright will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m....

Clayton Jaye Speight

Clayton Jaye Speight

Aug 24, 2005

Clayton Jaye Speight, 23, of 113 Akron Avenue #3, Kannapolis, died unexpectedly Wednesday, August 24, 2005. Services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Saturday, August 27, 2005, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Lady's Funeral Home. Born October 22, 1981 in Cabarrus County, he was a son of Judith...

Dorothy Carpenter Previtte

Dorothy Carpenter Previtte

Aug 22, 2005

Dorothy Carpenter Previtte, 74, a resident of Big Elm Nursing Center and formerly of Skyland Street in Kannapolis, died Monday, August 22, 2005, at the nursing center. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday, August 25, 2005, at Homestead Baptist Church. The Rev. Terry Brown will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive...

Bounnam Kouanphet

Bounnam Kouanphet

Aug 21, 2005

Mr. Bounnam Kouanphet, 72, of 2123 Lane Street, Kannapolis, died Sunday, August 21, 2005, at NorthEast Medical Center. Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 27, 2005, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Cremation will follow at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Carolina Memorial Park Crematory. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, August 26, 2005,...

Raymond R. Smith

Raymond R. Smith

Aug 18, 2005

Mr. Raymond R. Smith, 71, of 2715 White Oak Lane, Kannapolis, died Thursday, August 18, 2005, at his residence. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 20, 2005, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Gene Beaver will officiate. Born May 16, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was a son of the late George Smith and...

Carl Henry Goodman

Carl Henry Goodman

Aug 12, 2005

Carl Henry Goodman, 85, formerly of 308 Walker Street, Kannapolis, died peacefully Friday, August 12, 2005, after fighting a long battle of declining health for several months at Transitional Health Services. Services will be at 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Kimball Lutheran Church, Kannapolis. The Reverend Hoke Ritchie and the Reverend Richard Rhoades will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn...

Mary Pence Gentle

Mary Pence Gentle

Aug 8, 2005

Mrs. Mary Pence Gentle, 87, formerly of Brantley Road, Kannapolis, died Monday, August 8, 2005, at Liberty Commons in Salisbury. She was born November 6, 1917 in Rowan County, and was the daughter of the late Richard H. Pence and Annie Steele Pence, and wife of the late Horace "Jack" Gentle. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday,...

Martha Stroup Russell

Martha Stroup Russell

Aug 7, 2005

Mrs. Martha Stroup Russell, 87, of 1814 Brantley Road, Kannapolis, died Sunday, August 7, 2005, at Transitional Health Services. A graveside service with interment to follow will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 9, 2005, at Carolina Memorial Park. The Rev. Tim Jernigan will officiate. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lady's Funeral...

Lester W. Mcalpin

Lester W. Mcalpin

Aug 7, 2005

Mr. Les W. McAlpin, of South Philadelphia, PA and most recently of Vero Beach, FL, died Sunday, August 7, 2005, at his home in Kannapolis. A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2005, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. The family will receive friends at the church for 45 minutes prior to the service on Wednesday....

Alma Walter Lequire

Alma Walter Lequire

Aug 7, 2005

Mrs. Alma Walter Lequire, 83, of 4885 Hilton Lake Road, Kannapolis, died Sunday, August 7, 2005, at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, August 12, 2005, at Mt. Mitchell United Methodist Church. The Rev. Karen Kaser-Odor will officiate. The body will be taken to the church 30 minutes prior to the service. Interment will follow...

Viola Ketner Troutman

Viola Ketner Troutman

Jul 19, 2005

Mrs. Viola "Polly" Ketner Troutman, 92, of 6401 Irish Potato Road, Rockwell, died Tuesday, July 19, 2005, at the Brian Center of Salisbury. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 21, 2005, at Mt. Mitchell United Methodist Church. The Rev. Marion Fulk will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from...

Frances Burleyson Gaines

Frances Burleyson Gaines

Jul 17, 2005

Mrs. Frances Burleyson Canupp Gaines, 71, a resident of The Country Home and formerly of Krimminger Avenue, Concord, died Sunday, July 17, 2005, at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, 2005, at First Assembly Worship Center. Pastor Fenton Jones will officiate. Interment will follow at West Concord Cemetery. The family will receive friends...