OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC
Madelline Campbell Donehue
Jun 7, 2017
Mrs. Madelline Campbell Donehue, 84, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at her home.
A funeral service is scheduled for 4:00 pm Saturday, June 10, 2017, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Shawn Beaver will officiate. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3:45 pm Saturday at Lady's Funeral Home.
Burial will be at 10:00 am Monday at West...
Marjorie Thelma Nichols Crisp
Jun 5, 2017
Mrs. Marjorie Thelma Nichols Crisp, 95, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017, at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis.
A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Friday, June 9, 2017, at Lowell Church of God. Pastor Joe Heffner and Dr. Greg Sloop will officiate. The body will lie in-state at the church from 12:30 to 1:45 pm. Interment will follow...
Helen Epley Baucom
Jun 5, 2017
Mrs. Helen Epley Baucom, 92, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017, at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis.
A funeral service is scheduled for at 2:00 pm Friday, June 9, 2017, at New Hope Lutheran Church. Rev. Dale Norris will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 1:45...
Michael Dewayne Henry
Jun 5, 2017
Mr. Michael DeWayne Henry, 47, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017, at Carolinas Healthcare System - NorthEast in Concord.
A memorial service will be held at 6:00 pm Friday, June 9, 2017 at Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 5:45 pm Friday at Lady’s Funeral Home prior to the...
Nadine Thomason Starnes
Jun 4, 2017
Mrs. Nadine Thomason Starnes, 74, passed away Sunday, June 4, 2017, at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis.
A funeral service is scheduled for 2:30 pm Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at Friendship Freewill Baptist Church. Rev. George Morris will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2:15 pm Wednesday at...
Janice Juanita Brigman Liles
Jun 2, 2017
Mrs. Janice Juanita Brigman Liles, 67, passed away Friday, June 2, 2017, at her residence.
A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Monday, June 5, 2017, at God's Church of Faith in Kannapolis. Rev. Jeff Upright will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis.
The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:45 pm Monday at...
Ethel Maie Brotherton Peacock
May 29, 2017
Mrs. Ethel Maie Brotherton Peacock, 84, passed away Monday, May 29, 2017, at First Assembly Living Center in Concord.
A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Thursday, June 1, 2017, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Chuck Overcash will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 1:45 pm Thursday at...
Ronald Jefferson Ward
May 29, 2017
Mr. Ronald Jefferson Ward, 70, passed away Monday, May 29, 2017, at his residence.
A graveside service with military honors is scheduled for 1:00 pm Friday, June 2, 2017, at the Historic National Cemetery on Railroad Street in Salisbury. Dr. Scott Farthing will officiate. Interment will follow at the Salisbury National Cemetery on Statesville Boulevard.
The family will receive friends...
Brian David Shaff
May 29, 2017
Heaven received a special angel on Monday, May 29, 2017, when Brian David Shaff, 46, passed away at CHS - NorthEast in Concord after a brief illness. Being such a loving, generous, caring and selfless man caught God’s eye to spread His word from the highest.
A funeral service is scheduled for 7:30 pm Friday, June 2, 2017, at Lady's...
Larry Thomas Stilwell
May 26, 2017
Mr. Larry Thomas Stilwell, 57, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017, at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis.
A graveside service is scheduled for 3:30 pm Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at Carolina Memorial Park. Rev. Jim Grigg and Pastor Mike Roper will officiate. Interment will follow at the cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:00 pm Tuesday at...
Brenda Kaye Ranson Hopkins
May 26, 2017
Mrs. Brenda Kaye Ranson Hopkins, 67, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, May 26, 2017, at Carolinas Healthcare System - NorthEast in Concord after a brief illness.
A funeral service is scheduled for 12:00 pm Monday, May 29, 2017, at North Kannapolis Wesleyan Church. Rev. Ron Hathcock will officiate. She will lie in-state one hour prior...
Veronica Ann Laclair Fontaine Sr.
May 23, 2017
Mrs. Veronica Ann LaClair Fontaine, Sr., 75, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at her residence.
Mrs. Fontaine was born September 4, 1941 in Burlington, VT. She was a daughter of the late Harry Eli LaClair, Sr. and Hazel Martin LaClair. She was a homemaker.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Francis “Frank”...
Danny Lewis Thompson Jr.
May 22, 2017
Mr. Danny Lewis Thompson, Jr., 42, passed away Monday, May 22, 2017, in Mooresville.
A funeral service is scheduled for 4:00 pm Sunday, May 28, 2017, at Highest Praise Family Worship Center. Rev Wayne Miller will officiate.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 3:30 pm Sunday at Highest Praise Worship Center in China Grove.
Mr. Thompson was born...
Billy Ray Bare
May 20, 2017
Mr. Billy Ray Bare, 39, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2017, at Lexington Memorial Hospital.
A funeral service is scheduled for 2:30 pm Saturday, May 27, 2017, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2:15 pm Saturday at Lady's Funeral Home.
Mr. Bare was born October 19, 1977 in Rowan County. He was a...
Sarah Louise Rodgers Crainshaw
May 19, 2017
Mrs. Sarah Louise Rodgers Crainshaw, 82, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017, at Heritage Woods in Winston-Salem.
A graveside service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Monday, May 22, 2017, at Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in Concord. Rev. Kellie Browne will officiate.
Mrs. Crainshaw was born October 14, 1934 in Mooresville. She was the daughter of the late Henry Stuart Rodgers,...
Kristin Lynn Scott Chesher
May 19, 2017
Mrs. Kristin Lynn Scott Chesher, 46, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017, at her residence due to a chronic illness.
A memorial service is scheduled for 1:00 pm Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Wanda Floyd will officiate.
Mrs. Chesher was born August 2, 1970 in Rochester, NY. She was a daughter of Charles Elton Scott...
William Robert Lambert Jr.
May 18, 2017
Mr. William Robert Lambert, Jr., 68, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017, at Olde Knox Commons in Huntersville.
A graveside service is scheduled for 3:00 pm Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. Rev. Buck Canup will officiate.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2:00 pm Tuesday at Lady's Funeral Home.
Mr. Lambert...
Jacksie Emma Lowdermilk Helms
May 17, 2017
Ms. Jacksie Emma Lowdermilk Helms, 93, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at Carolinas Healthcare System - NorthEast in Concord.
A memorial service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Saturday, May 20, 2017, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. J. Rodney Quesenberry, Ryan Tucker and Jeannie Moore will officiate.
The family will receive friends Saturday at The Amity House at Lady's...
Peter S. Alling
May 16, 2017
Peter S. Alling, 80, of Marlborough, MA, former long time resident of Boxborough, MA, died on Tuesday, May 16, 2017.
Peter was the beloved husband of the late Frances M. (McCommons) Alling who died in 1987. He leaves his two sons, John S. Alling and his wife Linda of Durham, NC, David E. Alling of Boxborough, MA and his daughter,...
Sheila Beatrice Caruth Kidd
May 14, 2017
Mrs. Sheila Beatrice Caruth Kidd of Huntersville, NC, died on Mother’s Day, May 14, 2017, at Best of Care in Kannapolis.
Sheila was born Jan. 12, 1926 in Norfolk, Norwich, England, and arrived in the US in 1946 as wife to Latta G. Kidd, who served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He died in 1999.
The couple met when...


