OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries for Families in Kannapolis, NC
David Rudy Barker
May 20, 2014
David Rudy Barker, 59, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Carolinas Specialty Hospital in Charlotte.
A memorial service will be held at a later date in Huntington, WV.
David was born on March 28, 1955 in Huntington, WV. He was a son of the late Rudolph Brooxie Barker and Naomi Lenora Davis Barker. He was a bank clerk.
In...
James Harold Haithcock
May 14, 2014
Mr. James Harold Haithcock, 88, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Genesis Healthcare - Woodland Hill Center in Asheboro.
A funeral service is scheduled for 11:00 am Friday, May 16, 2014, at First Wesleyan Church. Rev. Scott Wheeler will officiate. The body will lie in-state for 30 minutes prior to the service. Interment with military funeral honors will follow...
James Clayton Bodenheimer
May 13, 2014
James “Clay” Clayton Bodenheimer, 44, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at his home.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, May 17, 2014, at Epworth United Methodist Church. Rev. C. Wayne Allen and Rev. Mark Klass will officiate.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2:00 pm Saturday, prior to the service, in the Parlor...
Jane Ward
May 11, 2014
Mrs. Jane Moore Ward, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast.
A memorial service will be held at 5:00 pm Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 5:00 pm prior to the service at Lady’s Funeral Home.
Mrs. Ward...
Mary Jean Coile
May 9, 2014
Mary Jean “Pat” Warren Coile, 70, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014, at her residence.
A memorial service is scheduled for Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 2:30 pm in Jackson Park Baptist Church. Rev. Mike Roper and Rev. Herman Absher will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park.
The family will receive prior to the service, from 1:00 pm...
Roger Dale Bostic
May 9, 2014
Mr. Roger Dale Bostic, Sr, 67, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014, at his residence.
A graveside service is scheduled for 11:00 am Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Carolina Memorial Park. Rev. Randy Tucker will officiate.
The family will receive friends from 3 to 5:00 pm Monday at Lady's Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the...
Guy Edwin Scott
May 6, 2014
Mr. Guy Edwin Scott, 78, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at Tucker Hospice House.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Tim Yates will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends 6 to 8:00 pm Friday, May 9, 2014 at Lady’s...
Lorene Hooper
May 6, 2014
Mrs. Lorene Wyatt Hooper, 91, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at Genesis ElderCare of Mooresville.
A funeral service is scheduled for 2:30 pm Friday, May 9, 2014, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Wayne Watson and Rev. Roger Bostic will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2:15...
Marguerite Maxine Dent
May 4, 2014
Mrs. Marguerite Maxine Harris Dent, 96, formerly of Ocala, FL, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2014, at First Assembly Living Center in Concord.
No services will be held at this time.
Mrs. Dent was born on March 16, 1918 in Rossville, IL. She was a daughter of the late John Harris and Maude Ogle Harris. She was an insurance adjuster...
Dorothy Jean Blackwelder
May 3, 2014
Mrs. Dorothy Jean “Mutt” Donahue Blackwelder, 79, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014, peacefully at her home surrounded by her family.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Lakewood Baptist Church. Pastor Scott Faw and Pastor Mitch Thomas will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends...
David Franklin Holmes
May 1, 2014
Mr. David Franklin Holmes, III, 67, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis.
A funeral service will be held at 6:00 pm Sunday, May 4, 2014, at Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Brian Phillips Ed.D. will officiate.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 5:30 pm Sunday prior to the service at Lady’s Funeral...
Gary Michael Gordon
Apr 28, 2014
Gary Michael Gordon husband, father, and son passed away Monday, April 28, 2014, after a lifelong battle with an immune deficiency and COPD.
Mike was born on September 17, 1951 in Iredell County. He was a son of Mary Inez Nichols Kepley of Salisbury and Obe Bob Gordon of Kannapolis and was raised in Kannapolis. He graduated from A.L. Brown...
Doris Hilda Walter
Apr 26, 2014
Mrs. Doris Boyd Walter, 85, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Best of Care Assisted Living in Kannapolis.
A funeral service will be held at 4:00 pm Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Mt. Mitchell United Methodist Church. Rev. Alan Thompson and Rev. David Raiford will officiate. Interment will follow at Mt. Mitchell United Methodist Church Cemetery,
The family will...
George Washington Emerson
Apr 25, 2014
Mr. George Washington Emerson, Jr., 72, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014, at CMC-NorthEast in Concord.
A memorial service is scheduled for 4:00 pm Sunday, April 27, 2014, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Wade Easom will officiate. The family will receive friends from 3 to 4:00 pm Sunday at Lady's Funeral Home.
Mr. Emerson was born May 8, 1941...
Mary Rodell
Apr 22, 2014
Mrs. Mary Fidelis Arends Rodell, 90, formerly of Kannapolis, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at Tucker Hospice House.
A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 am Friday, April 25, 2014, at St. James the Greater Catholic Church. Father Joseph Dionne, C.Ss.R. will officiate. Interment will follow at St. James Catholic Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from...
Joan Colby
Apr 22, 2014
Mrs. Joan Christensen Colby, 69, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at her residence in Concord, NC. She peacefully went to be with her Mother and Husband after a battle with cancer.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 6:00 pm Friday at Lady's Funeral Home. Interment will take place at Westminster Memorial Park in Westminster, CA where a...
Gordon Wallace Bennett
Apr 20, 2014
Mr. Gordon “Wally” Wallace Bennett, 87, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, April 25, 2014, at Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Sam Crisp will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park with military honors by the Cabarrus County Veterans Honor Guard.
The family will receive...
Bonnie Lee Cline
Apr 18, 2014
Bonnie Lee Lane Cline, 72, passed away Friday, April 18, 2014, at her home.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Sloan Lake Community Church. Rev. Zac Sizemore will officiate. Interment will follow at Cabarrus Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:30 pm, Wednesday, at the church prior to...
James Elmer Hyde
Apr 14, 2014
Mr. James Elmer Hyde, Jr., 72, passed away Monday, April 14, 2014, at his residence.
Mr. Hyde was born April 23, 1941 in Madison County, GA. He was the son of the late James Elmer Hyde, Sr. and Jewell Hardman Hyde. He was US Navy veteran. Mr. Hyde worked for Duke Power and Froehling and Robertson Company as a supervisor.
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Peggy Joyce Gainey
Apr 13, 2014
Peggy Joyce Foster Gainey, 75, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014, at her home.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Tim McQueen will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 12 to 1:30 pm Wednesday prior to the service at...


