OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC

Beverly Cheek Brantley

Beverly Cheek Brantley

Jul 21, 2003

Ms. Beverly Lynn Cheek Brantley, 41, of 1310 Lane Street, Kannapolis, died Monday, July 21, 2003, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday, July 24, 2003, at Friendship Freewill Baptist Church. The Rev. Marler Starnes will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family will receive friends from 7...

Virginia Simmons Safrit

Virginia Simmons Safrit

Jul 15, 2003

Mrs. Virgina Simmons Ford Safrit, 64, of 737 Irish Potato Road, Concord, died Tuesday, July 15, 2003, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Friday, July 18, 2003, at North Kannapolis Baptist Church. The Rev. David Myers will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family will receive friends from...

Rebecca Fowler Little

Rebecca Fowler Little

Jul 14, 2003

Mrs. Rebecca Fowler Little, 90, of 1511 Moose Road, went to be with her Lord, Monday, July 14, 2003. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday, July 17, 2003, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Larry Beaver, the Rev. R. J. Hammond and the Rev. Gene Beaver will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family...

Toledo D. Barnhardt

Toledo D. Barnhardt

Jul 6, 2003

Mr. Toledo D. "Toad" Barnhardt, 85, of 4777 Old Salisbury Concord Road, Kannapolis, died Sunday, July 6, 2003, at his residence. Funeral services are scheduled for 3:00 PM Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at Mt. Mitchell United Methodist Church. Rev. Evelyn Browning and Rev. Marion Fulk will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from...

Anna Gregory Compton

Anna Gregory Compton

Jul 6, 2003

Mrs. Anna Gregory Compton, 87, of 2425 Winfield Street, Kannapolis, NC died Sunday, July 6, 2003, at St. Andrew's Living Center in Concord, NC after eighteen months of declining health and one month of serious illness. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM Wednesday, July 9, 2003, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Tim Jernigan will officiate. Burial will follow...

Ruth Mcmanus Biles

Ruth Mcmanus Biles

Jul 5, 2003

Mrs. Ruth McManus Biles, 66, of 907 West C Street, Kannapolis, died Saturday, July 5, 2003, at Five Oaks Manor. Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Susan German, Rev. Sam Crisp and Rev. David Icenhour will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will...

Margaret Gilland Turner

Margaret Gilland Turner

Jul 4, 2003

Mrs. Margaret Gilland Turner, 83, of 2219 Lynn Street, Kannapolis, died Friday, July 4, 2003, at Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis. Funeral services will be conducted 12:30 p.m. Monday, July 7, 2003, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Gene Beaver will officiate. Interment will follow at the National Cemetery on Government Road in Salisbury. The family will receive friends...

Rena Carter Steele

Rena Carter Steele

Jun 21, 2003

Mrs. Rena Carter Steele, 95, of 902 West B Street, Kannapolis, died Saturday, June 21, 2003, at Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2003, at North Kannapolis United Methodist Church. The Rev. Susan German will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to...

Katherine T. Payne

Katherine T. Payne

Jun 21, 2003

Ms. Katherine Thornburg Payne, 84, of 203 Prince Street, Kannapolis, died Saturday, June 21, 2003, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at First Presbyterian Church, 201 Vance Street, Kannapolis. Dr. Joe Crawford will officiate. Interment will follow at Kannapolis Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday...

Fred Winston Kidd

Fred Winston Kidd

Jun 17, 2003

Mr. Fred Kidd, 88, of 2227 Moose Road, Kannapolis, NC, died Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at NorthEast Medical Center after two months of declining health and one week of serious illness. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM Thursday, June 19, 2003, at Franklin Heights Baptist Church. Rev. Tim Jernigan will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The...

Rose Powers Darnell

Rose Powers Darnell

Jun 10, 2003

Mrs. Rose Powers Darnell, 83, a resident of Avante at Concord and formerly of First Street, Kannapolis, died Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at Avante at Concord. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 AM, Thursday, June 12, 2003, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Leon Hawks will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from...

Evelyn Sechler Brothers

Evelyn Sechler Brothers

Jun 8, 2003

Mrs. Evelyn Sechler Brothers, 82, of 1006 Heather Drive, Kannapolis, died Sunday, June 8, 2003, at 12:25 pm at Northeast Medical Center following a number of years of declining health. She will always be known for her strong will to live, her desire to beat the odds, and her ever constant gratification for those around her that supported her fight....

Edna Brown Solomon

Edna Brown Solomon

Jun 6, 2003

Mrs. Edna Novella Brown "Skinny" Solomon, 92, a resident of Big Elm Nursing Center and formerly of Bertha Street in Kannapolis, died Friday, June 6, 2003, at Big Elm Nursing Center. Funeral services will be conducted 3:30 p.m. Monday, June 9, 2003, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Ted Davis will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park....

Myrtle Carringer James

Myrtle Carringer James

Jun 5, 2003

Mrs. Myrtle Carringer James, 81, of 1108 Birch Street, Kannapolis, went home to be with the lord on Thursday, June 5, 2003, at Five Oaks Manor in Concord. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM Monday, June 9, 2003, at West Point Baptist Church. Rev. Greg Barefoot will officiate. Burial will follow at Kannapolis Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Richard E. King, Sr.

Richard E. King, Sr.

Jun 3, 2003

Richard E. King, Sr., age 67, of Concord, NC, was promoted to Glory on Tuesday, June 3, 2003. He was born September 8, 1935 in Central Village, CT, to the late Ernest Milton King and Anna Suzik King. He loved his family dearly, he touched many lives and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He is survived...

Bertha Morton Cody

Bertha Morton Cody

Jun 2, 2003

Mrs. Bertha Morton Cody, 93, a resident of First Assembly Living Center, Concord, and formerly of Brookshire Avenue in Kannapolis, died Monday, June 2, 2003, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at Mt. Mitchell United Methodist Church. The Rev. Evelyn Browning and the Rev. Tom Whidden will officiate. Interment will...

William Bamberg, Jr.

William Bamberg, Jr.

May 30, 2003

Mr. William Bamberg, Jr., 68, of 6607 Wright Road, Kannapolis, died Friday, May 30, 2003, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, June 2, 2003, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Robert Earnhardt will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at...

Mable Perry Barringer

Mable Perry Barringer

May 30, 2003

Mrs. Mable Annie Perry Barringer, 88, a resident of Avante at Concord, and formerly of Desota Avenue in Kannapolis, died Friday, May 30, 2003, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 1, 2003, at Kannapolis Church of Christ. Mr. Kirk Sams will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will...

Sally Armour Fisher

Sally Armour Fisher

May 29, 2003

Ms. Sally Monree Armour Fisher, 64, a resident of Avante at Concord, and formerly of Plyler Road in Kannapolis, died Thursday, May 29, 2003, at Avante at Concord. Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 31, 2003, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Barry Kemp will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in...

Willie Harrison Brewer

Willie Harrison Brewer

May 27, 2003

Mr. Willie Harrison "Bill" Brewer, 85, of 921 Maywood Street, Kannapolis, died Tuesday, May 27, 2003, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 31, 2003, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. James Strickland and Rev. Wes Judy will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:30...