OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC

Kay Johnson

Kay Johnson

Apr 20, 2016

Mrs. Kay Fowler Johnson, 73, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at Carolinas Healthcare System - NorthEast in Concord.

A private graveside service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Saturday, April 23, 2016, at West Lawn Memorial Park. Rev. Jeff Upright will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove.

Mrs. Johnson was born October 2, 1942...

Floyd Gilbert Sloop

Floyd Gilbert Sloop

Apr 19, 2016

Mr. Floyd Gilbert Sloop, 87, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury.

A funeral service is scheduled for 3:00 pm Friday, April 22, 2016, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Pastor Jarrod Lanning will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum in China Grove.

The family will receive friends from 1:30 pm...

Phyllis Ann Yost

Phyllis Ann Yost

Apr 18, 2016

Mrs. Phyllis Ann Moss "Phil" Yost, 82, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016, at Carolinas Healthcare System - NorthEast in Concord.

A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Thursday, April 21, 2016, at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church. Rev. Rafe Allison will officiate. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:45...

Howard Lee Sims

Howard Lee Sims

Apr 16, 2016

Mr. Howard Lee Sims, 52, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016.

A memorial service is scheduled for 3:00 pm Saturday at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor William Jones will officiate.

Friends and family will gather to share their remembrances of Howard from 2 to 3 pm Saturday at Lady's Funeral Home prior to the service.

Mr. Sims was born January...

Nancy Lee Carter

Nancy Lee Carter

Apr 12, 2016

Mrs. Nancy Lee Northam Hathaway Carter, 75, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at Carolinas Healthcare System - NorthEast in Concord.

A memorial service will be held at a later date by the family.

Mrs. Carter was born March 11, 1941 in Cabarrus County. She was the daughter of the late Dwight Northam and Florence Russell Northam. She worked for...

Walter Edsel Pennell

Walter Edsel Pennell

Apr 10, 2016

Mr. Walter Edsel Pennell, 79, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016, at The Laurels of Salisbury.

A funeral service is scheduled for 3:00 pm Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at West Corinth Baptist Church. Rev. Robert Suttles will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 2:45 pm Wednesday at West Corinth Baptist...

Kathleen Mary Bradshaw

Kathleen Mary Bradshaw

Apr 7, 2016

Mrs. Kathleen Mary Stern "Kas" Bradshaw, 67, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016, at her residence.

A private family graveside service will be held at Cabarrus Memorial Gardens at a later time. Rev. Dr. Steve Ayers will officiate.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Sunday at Lady's Funeral Home.

Mrs. Bradshaw was born December 10,...

Dennis Keith Strickland

Dennis Keith Strickland

Apr 6, 2016

Mr. Dennis Keith Strickland, 56, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Harris Hospice in Charlotte.

A funeral service is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Monday, April 11, 2016 at the Kannapolis Church of God. Dr. Greg Sloop will officiate.

The family will receive friends at the church from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. prior to the service.

Mr. Strickland was born...

Opal Crowe

Opal Crowe

Apr 4, 2016

Mrs. Opal McCarty Crowe, 95, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016, at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis.

A funeral service is scheduled for 2 pm Friday at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Chris O’Guin will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis.

Mrs. Crowe was born August 8, 1920 in Danielsville, GA. She was a daughter of...

Mildred Colleen Patterson

Mildred Colleen Patterson

Apr 1, 2016

Mrs. Mildred Colleen Lambert Patterson, 81, passed away Friday, April 1, 2016, at her residence.

A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Sunday, April 3, 2016, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Steve Wilson will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Saturday...

Harold Kenneth Overcash

Harold Kenneth Overcash

Mar 28, 2016

Mr. Harold Kenneth "Kenny" Overcash, 90, passed away Monday, March 28, 2016, at his residence.

A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Liz Fisher will officiate. Interment will follow at Mt. Moriah Lutheran Church Cemetery in China Grove.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm Wednesday...

Harold Edward Peacock

Harold Edward Peacock

Mar 27, 2016

Mr. Harold Edward Peacock, 84, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016, at Carolinas Healthcare System - NorthEast in Concord.

A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Thursday, March 31, 2016, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Chuck Overcash will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis with Military Honors conducted by the Cabarrus County Veterans Honor...

Joseph Eugene Ransom

Joseph Eugene Ransom

Mar 26, 2016

Mr. Joseph Eugene “Joe” Ransom, age 71, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016.

A funeral service for him is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Monday, April 4, 2016 in Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Leon Hawks will officiate. Interment will follow at the Salisbury National Cemetery at 11:00 am.

The family will receive friends prior to the service on Monday.

On...

Dennis Eugene Johnson

Dennis Eugene Johnson

Mar 22, 2016

Mr. Dennis Eugene Johnson, 66, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville.

A graveside service is scheduled for 1:00 pm Friday, March 25, 2016, at Carolina Memorial Park.

Mr. Johnson was born November 16, 1949 in Kannapolis. He was a son of the late Franklin Eugene Johnson and Bonnie Lorene Millsaps Johnson. He worked in...

Susann Victoria Witke

Susann Victoria Witke

Mar 22, 2016

Mrs. Susann “Sue” Victoria Wolf Witke, 68, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at her home.

A memorial service is scheduled for 11:00 am Friday, April 1, 2016, at All Saints' Episcopal Church. The Reverend Tricia de Beer will officiate. The family will receive following the service in the Welcome Center of the church.

Mrs. Witke was born May 5,...

Edward Wayne Hall

Edward Wayne Hall

Mar 22, 2016

Mr. Edward “Eddie” Wayne Hall, 52, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem from injuries sustained from a car accident on the 12th.

A memorial service is tentatively scheduled for the end of October, 2016. Anyone who would like to attend, please contact the family at (704) 223-0174 or any family member for...

Bruce Franklin Wilson

Bruce Franklin Wilson

Mar 20, 2016

Mr. Bruce Franklin Wilson, 84, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury.

A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Piedmont Baptist Church. Rev. Chris Pethel and Rev. Michael Edwards will officiate. Entombment with military honors will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove.

The family...

Brenda Rae Austin

Brenda Rae Austin

Mar 19, 2016

Mrs. Brenda Rae Clark Austin, 71, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Big Elm Retirement Center in Kannapolis.

A funeral service is scheduled for 11:00 am Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. George Morris will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis.

The family will receive friends from 10 to 11:00 am...

Patricia Lemly

Patricia Lemly

Mar 19, 2016

Patricia Helms Lemly, 78, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016, at her home in Kannapolis.

Mrs. Lemly was born November 15, 1937 in Cabarrus County. She was the daughter of the late James Wriston Helms and Ann Cavanaugh Helms.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Renee Alexander, and son, Damon Keith Lemly.

Mrs....

Mildred Brinkley

Mildred Brinkley

Mar 16, 2016

Mrs. Mildred Wike Brinkley, 92, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis.

A graveside service was held Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Carolina Memorial Park. Rev. Norman Brisson officiated.

Mrs. Brinkley was born August 22, 1923 in Alexander County, NC. She was a daughter of the late Rom Alexander Wike and Julie Munday Wike. She...