OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC

Ace Albert Linker

Ace Albert Linker

May 21, 2002

Mr. Ace "Ab" Albert Linker, 77, of 2208 Lane Street, Kannapolis, died Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at his residence after several weeks of declining health. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM Friday, May 24, 2002, at Mt. Mitchell United Methodist Church. Rev. David J. Duncan will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends...

Horace Roger Williams

Horace Roger Williams

May 18, 2002

Mr. Horace Roger Williams, 73, of 455 Eastside Drive, China Grove, and formerly of China Grove Road, Kannapolis, died Saturday, May 18, 2002, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Monday, May 20, 2002, at Homestead Baptist Church in Kannapolis. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The Rev. Terry Brown...

Dorcus Hartis Browning

Dorcus Hartis Browning

May 17, 2002

Mrs. Dorcas Hartis Browning, 82, of 606 Jackson Street, Kannapolis, died Friday, May 17, 2002, at Avante at Concord Nursing Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 12 Noon Monday, May 20, 2002, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. Dr. Greg Pierce, pastor of Lane Street Baptist Church, will officiate. The family will receive...

Dorothy Jane Sides Vincent

Dorothy Jane Sides Vincent

May 14, 2002

Mrs. Dorothy Jane Sides Vincent, 79, of 289 South Circle Drive, NW, Concord, NC, died Tuesday, May 14, 2002, at NorthEast Medical Center in Concord after one year of declining health and seven months of serious illness. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM Friday, May 17, 2002, at Mt. Olivet Methodist Church. Rev. Jim Bowen will officiate. Burial will...

Josie Lee Garner Benton

Josie Lee Garner Benton

May 10, 2002

Josie Lee Garner Benton, 89, a resident of Transitional Health Services, and formerly of Deaton Street in Kannapolis, died Friday, May 10, 2002, at NorthEast Medical Center. She joins the rest of her family, three sisters and three brothers, her father and mother who went before her. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:30 PM Sunday, May 12, 2002, at...

Ruby Baker Lynch, Rn

Ruby Baker Lynch, Rn

May 8, 2002

Mrs. Ruby Baker Lynch, RN, 76, a resident of Five Oaks Nursing Center, and formerly of Woodbrook Avenue in Concord, died Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at Five Oaks Nursing Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 AM Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Joel Lentz will officiate. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. at...

Ruth Montgomery Nolan

Ruth Montgomery Nolan

May 6, 2002

Mrs. Ruth Montgomery Nolan, 69, of 5045 Phaniels Church Road, Rockwell, and formerly of 13320 SW 8th Street, Davie, Florida, died Monday, May 6, 2002, at the home of her daughter, Susan Sifford, with whom she made her home. A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 PM Thursday, May 9, 2002, at Cabarrus Memorial Gardens in Concord. The Rev....

Delmer Reid Smith

Delmer Reid Smith

May 2, 2002

Mr. Delmer Reid Smith, 75, of 2203 Summit Avenue, Kannapolis, NC, died, Thursday, May 2, 2002, at Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM Saturday, May 4, 2002, at North Kannapolis Wesleyan Church. Rev. Edwin Luther will officiate. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family will receive friends...

Erma T. Slough Brown

Erma T. Slough Brown

Apr 28, 2002

Mrs. Erma T. Slough Brown, 92, died Sunday, April 28, 2002, at the home of a daughter, Dawn Blackerby, 3600 Still Oaks Court NW, Concord, with whom she made her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Landis Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Concord. The Revs. Billy Honeycutt, James Pauley and Jack...

Ruby Wike Christenbury

Ruby Wike Christenbury

Apr 28, 2002

Mrs. Ruby Wike Christenbury, 76, of 207 York Avenue, Kannapolis, died Sunday, April 28, 2002, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Susan German officiating. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family will receive friends Monday from...

Gene Carl Merklein, Sr.

Gene Carl Merklein, Sr.

Apr 26, 2002

Mr. Gene Carl Merklein, Sr., 71, of 51 Circle Drive, NE, Concord, NC, a loving father and grandfather, died Friday, April 26, 2002, at NorthEast Medical Center in Concord. Funeral services are scheduled for 3:00 PM Monday, April 29, 2002, at Lakewood Baptist Church in Kannapolis. Rev. Robert D. Howard and Rev. Chad Harvey will officiate. Burial will follow at...

John William Overcash

John William Overcash

Apr 25, 2002

Mr. John William Overcash, 98, a resident of Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, and formerly of 3741 Shiloh Church Rd., Davidson, died Thursday, April 25, 2002, at Transitional Health Services. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at St. Enoch Lutheran Church. The Rev. John Mark Beam III will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The...

Helen Crump Blackmon

Helen Crump Blackmon

Apr 23, 2002

Mrs. Helen Crump Blackmon, 86, of 301 Caldwell Street, Kannapolis, NC, died Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at NorthEast Medical Center in Concord. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 AM Friday, April 26, 2002, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Aaron Estes will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:00 PM...

Frances Gabriel Mclain

Frances Gabriel Mclain

Apr 20, 2002

Mrs. Mary Frances "Fran" Gabriel McLain, 69, of 403 East 25th Street, Kannapolis, died Saturday, April 20, 2002, at NorthEast Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Lane Street Church of God. A graveside service will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Monday at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The Rev. Wade Easom...

Bobby Lee Correll, Sr.

Bobby Lee Correll, Sr.

Apr 20, 2002

Mr. Bobby Lee Correll, Sr., 70, of 6171 Lumber Lane, Kannapolis, died Saturday April 20, 2002, at his home, following three years of declining health. A funeral service will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2002 in Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Father Edward Gray will officiate. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove with...

Rebecca Mcclamrock Pitman

Rebecca Mcclamrock Pitman

Apr 19, 2002

Mrs. Rebecca Jane McClamrock Pitman, 55, of 305 East 28th Street, Kannapolis, died Friday, April 19, 2002, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 PM Sunday, April 21, 2002, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Rodney Quesenberry and the Rev. Larry Heath will officiate. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Concord. The family will receive...

Faye Thomas Helms

Faye Thomas Helms

Apr 19, 2002

Mrs. Faye Thomas Helms, 63, of 2204 Baylor Avenue, Kannapolis, died Friday, April 19, 2002, at Northeast Medical Center, after 10 years of declining health. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The Rev. R. J. Hammond will officiate. The family will receive...

Evelyn King Weeks

Evelyn King Weeks

Apr 17, 2002

Mrs. Evelyn King Weeks, 91, of Kannapolis, died Wednesday, April 17, 2002, at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 AM Monday, April 22, 2002, at Calvary Baptist Church. Dr. Dale Tanner will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The body will remain at Lady's Funeral Home until taken to the church 30 minutes prior to...

Vincent Joseph Ross

Vincent Joseph Ross

Apr 14, 2002

Mr. Vincent Joseph Ross, 72, of Salisbury, NC, died Sunday, April 14, 2002, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. A prayer service is scheduled for 11:00 AM Wednesday, April 17, 2002 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Father James Geiger will officiate. Burial will follow at St. James Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive friends from...

Geraldine Hart Furr Morris

Geraldine Hart Furr Morris

Apr 10, 2002

Mrs. Geraldine Hart Furr Morris, 69, of 413 Winecoff School Road, Concord, died Wednesday, April 10, 2002, at NorthEast Medical Center after several years of declining health and one week of serious illness. A 2:30 PM graveside service will be held at 2:30 PM Friday, April 12, 2002, at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1 to...