OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC
Jean Cassell
Oct 5, 2014
Mrs. Jean Adams Cassell, 76, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014, at Universal Health Care in Bolivia.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, October 10, 2014, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Charles Carver will officiate. Interment will follow at Rowan Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:00 pm Thursday, October 9,...
Dewey Lester Lail
Sep 28, 2014
Dewey Lester Lail, 79, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2014, at Tucker Hospice House.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, October 8, 2014,at Concord First Assembly Worship Center. Pastor Rick Ross and Pastor Brad Hargett will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:00 pm Tuesday, October...
Benjamin Mac Milem
Sep 28, 2014
Benjamin Mac Milem, 44, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2014.
A memorial service will be held at 3:00 pm Friday, October 3, 2014, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel.
The family will recieve friends after the service until 8:00 pm at Lady's Funeral Home.
Benjamin was born on May 9, 1970 in Cabarrus County. He was a son of Dean Griffith...
Maxine Doloris Barnes
Sep 26, 2014
“I see Jesus, and he’s beautiful” Mom said a day or two prior to her leaving her earthly family. (1 Cor. 2:9) Maxine Doloris Keppel Barnes, known as “Penny”, joined her heavenly family and Lord Jesus Christ on September 26, 2014. She was 89.
Penny was one of 8 children. Her younger brother Robert still lives in Livermore, Ca. She...
Lola Jean Turnmire
Sep 26, 2014
Lola Jean Sharpe Turnmire, 72, formerly of Kannapolis, passed away Friday, September 26, 2014, at Avante of Concord.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, September 29, 2014, at Living Word Spirited Baptist Church in Kannapolis. Rev. Walter Turnmire will officiate.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2:00 pm Monday prior to the service at...
Raford Ray Childress
Sep 21, 2014
Mr. Raford “Ray” Childress, Sr., 67, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2014, at CMC-NorthEast in Concord.
A funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 am Thursday, September 25, 2014, at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Bishop Robert Morgann, MD will officiate. Interment with military honors will be at 12:00 pm Thursday at the Salisbury National Cemetery.
The family...
Ian Erik Moulton
Sep 20, 2014
Ian Erik Moulton, 37, unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2014, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast.
Ian was born to the late Elizabeth Frances Muise and late Richard Peabody Moulton on November 10, 1976 in Boston, MA. He was raised in NH, but lived his adulthood in NC. Ian worked as a tradesman and mechanic and could fix most everything...
Margaret Virginia Crowell
Sep 17, 2014
Mrs. Margaret Virginia Hooks Crowell, 73, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2014, at her home.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, September 22, 2014, at Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Allen S. Montgomery will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove.
The family will receive friends from 12 to 2:00 pm...
Myrtie Morgan
Sep 15, 2014
On Monday, September 15, 2014, Myrtie Clarke Morgan departed this earthly life at 90 years old. Her legacy is a record of achievement touching her family, friends and community.
Mrs. Morgan was born on November 12, 1923, in Grove Hill, Ala., the sixth of 14 children to the late John Brackett Clarke and Flossie Smith Clarke.
While working at Brookley...
Arvin Dale Wiser
Sep 12, 2014
Mr. Arvin Dale Wiser, 76, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away Friday, September 12, 2014, at his residence.
A private family memorial service will take place at a later date.
Mr. Wiser was born December 5, 1937 in Russellville, MO. He was the son of the late Virgil Arvin Wiser and Dorothy Pauline Sousley Wiser. He...
Dorothy Mae Baker
Sep 9, 2014
Dorothy Mae Witherspoon Baker, 85, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014, at Big Elm Retirement Center in Kannapolis. A graveside service is scheduled for 11:00 am Friday, September 12, 2014, at Carolina Memorial Park. Chaplain John Curran will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:00 pm Thursday at Lady’s Funeral Home. Mrs. Baker was born February 22,...
Edward Jackson Ballard
Sep 8, 2014
Mr. Edward Jackson "Jack" Ballard, 84, passed away Monday, September 8, 2014, at W. G. Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:00 pm Wednesday at Lady's Funeral Home. Burial with military honors will be at 11:00 am Thursday at the Salisbury National Cemetery.
Mr. Ballard was born July 26, 1930 in Gaston...
Jerry Dixon Woods
Sep 7, 2014
Mr. Jerry Dixon Woods, 76, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2014, at CMC-NorthEast in Concord.
A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Thursday, September 11, 2014, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Jimmy Barnhill will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove.
The family will receive friends from 12:00 to 1:30 pm Thursday at...
Marlené Cain
Sep 3, 2014
Marlené Baker Cain of Kannapolis, ascended from this earth and went Special Delivery and wrapped in Love to Live with her Lord Jesus Christ in His Heavenly Kingdom on Wednesday, September 3, 2014, at the Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis.
She was born in Cabarrus County. She was preceded in ascension by her father, Maurice Glenn Baker and her mother,...
Marty Lee Allen
Sep 1, 2014
Marty Lee Allen, 55, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast.
A memorial service will be held at 3:00 pm Thursday, September 4, 2014, at Bethpage United Methodist Church. Rev. Duane Melton and Rev. Marc Portis will officiate. Entombment will follow at Bethpage United Methodist Church Columbarium.
The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 3:00 pm...
James Phillip Efird
Aug 31, 2014
Mr. James “Phil” Phillip Efird, 70, went to be with Jesus on Sunday, August 31, 2014 at Big Elm Nursing and Retirement Center.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, September 4, 2014, at Carolina Memorial Park. Rev. Charles M. Efird will officiate.
Mr. Efird was born on May 29, 1944 in Cabarrus County a son of...
William Ray Elliott
Aug 29, 2014
William R. Elliott went to be with the Lord as he passed into eternal life, surrounded by his loving family, on Friday, August 29, 2014 in Kannapolis, NC.
Bill was born in Elizabethton, TN on February 21, 1933 then later raised in Conklin, NY with his parents and three siblings. It was during his senior year at Binghamton North High...
Kelly Scott Daniels
Aug 20, 2014
Kelly Scott Daniels, 49, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2014.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, August 30, 2014, at the West Lawn Mausoleum Chapel. Pastor Robert Earnhardt will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park.
Kelly was born on March 14, 1965 in Rowan County. He had a love for music. Kelly could...
Margaret Alia Brown
Aug 20, 2014
Mrs. Margaret Alia Smith Brown, 86, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation in Flatrock.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, August 23, 2014, at Carolina Memorial Park. Rev. Mike Smith will officiate.
Mrs. Brown was born on January 21, 1928 in Rockingham. She was a daughter of the late John B....
Claude Franklin Elwood
Aug 19, 2014
Mr. Claude Franklin Elwood, 90, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014, at Tucker Hospice House.
A funeral service will be held at 2:30 pm Saturday, August 23, 2014, at Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 12 to 2:00 pm prior to the service at...


