OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC

Mason Myrl Benson

Mason Myrl Benson

Sep 3, 2004

Mr. Mason Myrl "Bill" Benson, 78, of 8720 Overcash Road, Concord, died Friday, September 3, 2004, at Mercy Hospital in Charlotte, following three years of declining health and six months of serious illness. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday, September 6, 2004, at Shiloh United Methodist Church. The Rev. Michael B. Harrill and the Rev. Charles Gibbons will...

Faye Elizabeth Blackwelder Biggers

Faye Elizabeth Blackwelder Biggers

Aug 28, 2004

Mrs. Faye Elizabeth Blackwelder Biggers, 86, a resident of Caremoor Retirement Center and formerly of Mooresville Road, died Saturday, August 28, 2004, at Caremoor Retirement Center. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 31, 2004 at Bethpage Presbyterian Church. Dr. Steve Mowery will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6...

Polly Cauble Earley

Polly Cauble Earley

Aug 28, 2004

Mrs. Polly Cauble Earley, a resident of Best of Care, and formerly of East C Street, Kannapolis, died Saturday, August 28, 2004, at NorthEast Medical Center after several years of declining health and being seriously ill since July 5. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 31, 2004, at Calvary Baptist Church. Dr. Dale Tanner and Dr....

Ola Lucille Morris

Ola Lucille Morris

Aug 24, 2004

Ola Lucille Harris Morris, went home to be with her Lord on August 24, 2004. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 27, 2004, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Ken Savage will officiate. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in China Grove. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home....

J. C. Thorneburg

J. C. Thorneburg

Aug 24, 2004

J. C. Thorneburg, MSgt. USAF Ret., 85 of 1711 Highway 17, South, Surfside Beach, SC, and formerly of Kannapolis, died Tuesday, August 24, 2004, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital in Georgetown, SC. A graveside service with interment to follow will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Friday, August 27, 2004, at Carolina Memorial Park. Dr. Greg Sloop will officiate. The family will...

Kenneth Wayne Coe

Kenneth Wayne Coe

Aug 21, 2004

Mr. Kenneth Wayne Coe, 66, 204-B Mt. Moriah Drive, Lexington, died Saturday, August 21, 2004, at High Point Regional Hospital in High Point, NC. A memorial service will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday, August 28, 2004, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel in Kannapolis. The Rev. Clyde Akers will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday...

Margaret Hunsucker Johnson

Margaret Hunsucker Johnson

Aug 19, 2004

Mrs. Margaret Hunsucker Johnson, 80, of 26 Robinwood Drive, Midland, formerly of Weldon Circle, Concord died Thursday, August 19, 2004 at NorthEast Medical Center after three weeks of serious illness. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 22, 2004, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Ralph Johnston will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will...

Mildred Claudine Dudley

Mildred Claudine Dudley

Aug 15, 2004

Mrs. Mildred Claudine Addison Dudley, 79, of 1207 Brantley Road, Kannapolis, died Sunday, August 15, 2004, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted 4 p.m. Wednesday, August 18, 2004, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Chuck Halipilias will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday...

Rodger Dean Burris

Rodger Dean Burris

Aug 14, 2004

Mr. Rodger Dean "Dino" Burris, 50, of 720 Keever Avenue, Kannapolis, died at his residence, Saturday, August 14, 2004. Funeral services will be conducted 3:30 p.m. Friday, August 20, 2004, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. L. J. Mills will officiate. Interment will follow at Mission Baptist Church Cemetery in Stanly County, NC. The family will receive friends from...

Bob Hurley Deese

Bob Hurley Deese

Aug 12, 2004

Mr. Bob Hurley Deese, 88, a resident of Universal Healthcare in Concord, and formerly of Kannapolis, died Thursday, August 12, 2004 at Universal Healthcare. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 16, 2004, at Blackwelder Park Baptist Church. The Rev. Stan Welch will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 4...

Ruby Furr Cox

Ruby Furr Cox

Aug 12, 2004

Mrs. Ruby Furr Cox, 100, a resident of Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, and formerly of Concord, went on to meet her maker on August 12, 2004. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 16, 2004, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Rick Ross, pastor of First Assembly, and Rev. Tom Whidden, founding pastor of First Assembly, will...

Bonnie Nance Burleson

Bonnie Nance Burleson

Aug 12, 2004

Mrs. Bonnie Nance Burleson, 50 of 6020 Plum Road, Kannapolis, died Thursday, August 12, 2004. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Born June 20, 1954, in Cabarrus County, she was a daughter of Violet Jones Nance of Kannapolis and the late Johnny William Nance. Survivors in addition to her mother, include her husband, Roger Burleson; a...

Hazel Morton Yon

Hazel Morton Yon

Aug 10, 2004

Hazel Morton Yon, 83, of Landis, died Tuesday, August 10, 2004, at her home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 12, 2004, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Curtis Parker and the Rev. Ralph Robinette will officiate. Burial will be at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at...

Hazel Morgan Elswick

Hazel Morgan Elswick

Aug 6, 2004

Mrs. Hazel Morgan Elswick, 88, of 1107 East 10th Street, Kannapolis, died unexpectedly, Friday, August 6, 2004, at her home, following one year of declining health. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 9, 2004, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Phillip Kingsland will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends...

Barbara Ann Wilson

Barbara Ann Wilson

Aug 5, 2004

Mrs. Barbara Ann Payne Wilson, 67, of 217 S. Rose Avenue, Kannapolis, died Thursday, August 5, 2004, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 7, 2004, at Calvary Baptist Church. Dr. Dale Tanner, the Rev. Curtis Parker and the Rev. Ralph Robinette will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will...

Robert Kirk Davis

Robert Kirk Davis

Jul 29, 2004

Mr. Robert K. Davis, 90, of Pennsylvania Avenue, Kannapolis, died Thursday, July 29, 2004, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 1, 2004, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Jim Bowen will officiate. Interment will follow at Chestnut Hills Cemetery in Salisbury. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Sunday...

Malinda Browning Hurley

Malinda Browning Hurley

Jul 29, 2004

Mrs. Malinda Browning Hurley, 83, of 209 West 21st Street, Kannapolis, died Thursday, July 29, 2004, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 31, 2004, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Elder Rom Kerley will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 3:15 p.m. Saturday at...

Zachary Clifton Horne

Zachary Clifton Horne

Jul 28, 2004

Zachary Clifton Horne, 19 days, died Wednesday, July 28, 2004, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 31, 2004, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Bill Reavis and Pastor Barbara Clodfelter will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9:00 p.m. Friday at...

Ralph Wiley Beck

Ralph Wiley Beck

Jul 25, 2004

Mr. Ralph Wiley Beck, 76, of 200 Dalewood Avenue, Kannapolis, died Sunday, July 25, 2004 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 28, 2004, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Lady's Funeral Home. At other times they...

Rufus Leroy Lambert

Rufus Leroy Lambert

Jul 24, 2004

The Rev. Rufus Leroy Lambert, 86, of 505 North Enochville Ave., Kannapolis, died Saturday, July 24, 2004, at Northeast Medical Center. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, at Eastside Freewill Baptist Church, Concord, with the Revs. James Ward and Jesse Overcash officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The body will lie in state from 2:30...