OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC

Othelia Barnhardt Connell

Othelia Barnhardt Connell

Mar 8, 2005

Mrs. Othelia Barnhardt Connell, 83, of 701-11 S. Deal Street, Landis, died Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at NorthEast Medical Center in Concord. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 10, 2005, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel in Kannapolis. The Rev. Leon Hawks will officiate. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in China Grove. The family will receive...

Hettie Watts Litaker

Hettie Watts Litaker

Mar 5, 2005

Mrs. Hettie Watts Litaker, 99, formerly of the Winecoff Community, died Saturday, March 5, 2005, at the home of her daughter, Maxine Hodgens, in Snellville, Georgia. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jim Bowen will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will...

Rachel Hawsley Buckwell

Rachel Hawsley Buckwell

Mar 1, 2005

Mrs. Rachel Hawsley Presson Buckwell, 93, of Cline School Road, Concord, died Tuesday, March 1, 2005, at NorthEast Medical Center, after being in declining health for three months. Funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 4, 2005, at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church. The Rev. Joseph A. Miller will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery....

Theodore Ronald Darling

Theodore Ronald Darling

Feb 28, 2005

Mr. Theodore Ronald "Ted" Darling, 66, of 2207 Brantley Road, Kannapolis, died Monday, February 28, 2005, at Five Oaks Manor. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 3, 2005, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Leon Hawks will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family will receive friends from...

Violet Jean Messer

Violet Jean Messer

Feb 24, 2005

Violet Jean Dull Messer, 64, formerly of 102 Wayne Avenue, Kannapolis, died Thursday, February 24, 2005, at Big Elm Nursing Center Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 26, 2005, at Memorial United Methodist Church. The Rev. Otis Snow will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family will receive friends...

Loutrell Jordan Jolly

Loutrell Jordan Jolly

Feb 22, 2005

Mrs. Thelma Loutrell Jordan Jolly, 76, of 2230 Lentz Road, China Grove, died Tuesday, February 22, 2005, at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 24, 2005, at China Grove Church of God. The Revs. Steve Sprinkle, Bobby Brackett and Roger Lunsford will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove....

Annie Mae Love

Annie Mae Love

Feb 21, 2005

Mrs. Annie Mae Torrence Love, 79, of 1004 Cedar Creek Road, Kannapolis, died Monday, February 21, 2005, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 23, 2005, at Rodgers Park Baptist Church. The Rev. Tony Fox will officiate. Interment will follow at Cabarrus Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00...

Douglas G. Berrier

Douglas G. Berrier

Feb 18, 2005

Mr. Douglas Gene "Butch" Berrier, 66, of 1924 Normandy Road, Kannapolis, died Friday, February 18, 2005, at his residence following five years of declining health. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Monday at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Robert D. Howard will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:00...

Larry Hugh Hamby

Larry Hugh Hamby

Feb 17, 2005

Mr. Larry Hugh Hamby, 67, left his residence on Thursday, February 17, 2005, to be with his Father in heaven. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, February 20, 2005, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel in Kannapolis. The Rev. Billy Honeycutt will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to...

Eric Dwayne Shumake

Eric Dwayne Shumake

Feb 17, 2005

Mr. Eric Shumake, 43, of Kannapolis, died Thursday, February 17, 2005, at Carolinas Medical Center. Funeral services are scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 22, 2005, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Dwayne Mann will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9:00 p.m. Monday at Lady's Funeral Home. At other...

Esther Deese Cox

Esther Deese Cox

Feb 14, 2005

Mrs. Esther Deese Cox, 93, a resident of Best of Care and formerly of Brantley Road, Kannapolis, died Monday, February 14, 2005, at NorthEast Medical Center, following a sudden illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 17, 2005, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Jim Yow and the Rev. Sarah Weaver will officiate. Interment will...

David Louis Yoos, Sr.

David Louis Yoos, Sr.

Feb 13, 2005

Mr. David Louis Yoos, Sr., 75, of 1522 Daybreak Ridge Road, Kannapolis, died Sunday, February 13, 2005, at NorthEast Medical Center after five years of declining health and four weeks of serious illness. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2005, at Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church. Rev. Richard Rhoades will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial...

Melvin Junior Lawing

Melvin Junior Lawing

Feb 12, 2005

Mr. Melvin Junior Lawing, 79, a resident of Carebridge Assisted Living in Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Victoria Avenue in Kannapolis, died Saturday, February 12, 2005, at the W. G. "Bill" Hefner Medical Center in Salisbury. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2005, at Shadybrook Baptist Church. Dr. Dave Holladay will officiate. Interment will follow...

Tabitha Marie Deese

Tabitha Marie Deese

Feb 10, 2005

Tabitha Marie Deese, infant daughter of Roger Von Deese, Jr. and Cathy Leonard Deese, of 4941 Tucker Avenue, Kannapolis, died Thursday, February 10, 2005, at NorthEast Medical Center. A graveside service with interment to follow will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 12, 2005, at Carolina Memorial Park. The Rev. Trent Patterson will officiate. Survivors in addition to her...

Thelma Sparks Wheeler Mccollum

Thelma Sparks Wheeler Mccollum

Feb 8, 2005

Mrs. Thelma Sparks Wheeler McCollum, 91, a resident of Transitional Health Services and formerly of McLain Road, Kannapolis, died Tuesday, February 8, 2005, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 12, 2005, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Dave Holladay and the Rev. Steve Davis will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial...

Julie Ann Laury

Julie Ann Laury

Feb 7, 2005

Ms. Julie Ann Laury, 31, of 340 Knight Farm Road, China Grove, died Friday, February 4, 2005. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 9, 2005, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Barbara Watkins will officiate. The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Lady's Funeral Home. Born November 19, 1973 in...

Gladys Gette Lipe

Gladys Gette Lipe

Feb 6, 2005

Gladys Gette Lipe, 98 of Kannapolis, formerly of Philipsburg, PA, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2005 at the Brian Center of Concord. A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 9, 2005, in Lady's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Yow officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family of Mrs. Lipe will receive...

Trudie Jordan Hancock

Trudie Jordan Hancock

Feb 3, 2005

Mrs. Trudie Jordan Hancock, 93, of 29 Willowbrook Drive, Concord, passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Thursday afternoon, February 3, 2005, at North East Medical Center. She lived a Christ-honoring life, and her family and church were most important to her. She enjoyed visiting shut-ins and in her earlier years volunteered for the Cabarrus Memorial Hospital/NorthEast Medical...

Maxine Brown Woodard

Maxine Brown Woodard

Jan 30, 2005

Mrs. Jewell Maxine Brown Woodard, 72, a resident of Universal Healthcare in Concord and formerly of Russell Street in Kannapolis, died Sunday, January 30, 2005, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 2, 2005, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Willie Rash will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park...

Jay Frank Mann

Jay Frank Mann

Jan 22, 2005

Mr. Jay Frank Mann, 58, of 305 East 16th Street, died Saturday, January 22, 2005, at NorthEast Medical Center, following one year of declining health and a serious illness of one week. A graveside service with interment to follow will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 25, 2005, at Carolina Memorial Park. The Rev. Shawn Beaver will officiate. The...