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Gene Furr

Gene Furr

Aug 4, 2021

Mr. Howard Eugene “Gene” Furr of Windswept Road, passed away Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at his home. Funeral services will be 12pm Saturday at Roberta United Methodist Church officiated by Rev. Perry Hines. Burial with military honors will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends in the Roberta UMC Welcome Center beginning at 10:30am Saturday. Gene was...

Paul Buck

Paul Buck

Aug 4, 2021

Paul Kenneth Buck, 76, Concord (but formerly from Indianapolis, Indiana, St. Louis, Missouri, and St. Cloud, FL), passed away peacefully at Tucker Hospice House on August 4, 2021. Paul was the fourth born child in his family on April 14, 1945 to his parents Harold and Alice Buck in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from Indianapolis Tech High School in 1964...

Blake Sperling

Blake Sperling

Aug 2, 2021

Mr. Blake Anthony Sperling, 39, of Concord, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, August 2, 2021 in Elkhart, IN from complications from a blood clot. A funeral service will be held at 5:00 pm, on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at Wilkinson Funeral Home Chapel, officiated by Rev. Timothy “Bear” Dale Walker. The family will receive friends from 3-5...

Swann Mcclure

Swann Mcclure

Jul 30, 2021

Swann Lee McClure, age 67, of Concord, NC went to be with his Lord on July 30, 2021. He passed at Atrium Health Cabarrus after a brief battle with Covid. Swann Lee was born October 2, 1953, in Concord to the late Swann and Ruby Lee Morgan McClure. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Bobby Lynn McClure....

Michelle Verastegui

Michelle Verastegui

Jul 30, 2021

Michelle Marie Verastegui, 28, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 30, 2021. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at Wilkinson Funeral Home Chapel, with burial to follow at West Concord Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1-2 prior to the service. Michelle was born on June 14, 1993 to Brenda Long...

Wendall Smith

Wendall Smith

Jul 26, 2021

Mr. Wendall Scott Smith of Kannapolis, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021. His memorial service will be 7 PM Tuesday at Wilkinson Funeral Home Chapel. A visitation will begin at 6 PM Tuesday at the funeral home. Wendall was born on August 5, 1985 in Spartanburg, S.C. He is the son of Mark Smith and Lynn Lofton. Step Father David...

Norfleet Bonds

Norfleet Bonds

Jul 25, 2021

Mr. Norfleet William Bonds, Jr., 89, of Concord, NC, passed away on Sunday, July 25th, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his family. Norfleet was born on February 15th, 1932, in Norfolk, VA to the late Rosa Smith Bonds and Norfleet William Bonds, Sr. He was very proud to be a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He attended Norfolk...

James Allison

James Allison

Jul 24, 2021

James “Jim” Monroe Allison Sr., 76, of Pinehurst, North Carolina passed away peacefully Saturday, July 24, 2021 with his family by his side. A celebration of life service will be held on July 31, 2021 at St. James Lutheran Church, 104 Union Street S. Concord, NC, at 11 am followed by a reception and receiving in the church’s fellowship hall....

Renate Starnes

Renate Starnes

Jul 23, 2021

Mrs. Renate Rosa Wildemann Starnes, age 74 of Concord, passed away unexpectedly Friday, July 23, 2021. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, July 31 at Wilkinson Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 11:30 a.m. at West Concord Cemetery. Mrs. Starnes was born in Frankfurt, Germany on November 3, 1946. She was the...

Iris Williams

Iris Williams

Jul 21, 2021

Mrs. Iris Powers Williams passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at her home. A memorial service will be held at 11:00AM Monday at Forest Hill United Methodist Church. They will receive friends at 10:00 AM prior to the service. Iris was born April 9, 1931 in Asheboro to the late H.M. and Myrtle West Powers. She was also preceded in...

Hugh Poole

Hugh Poole

Jul 21, 2021

Hugh Edward Poole, born to Mae Belle Russell Leister and James Houston Poole in Greenville, SC, was welcomed into the arms of the Lord on July 21st, 2021 at the age of 80 in Concord, NC. Raised in Travelers Rest, SC Hugh was proud to be an Army veteran, and once discharged from service found work in a furniture and...

Nan Storms

Nan Storms

Jul 21, 2021

Mrs. Nancy Lee Goodman Storms, age 87 of Concord, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 with her family by her side. Nan as she was known to all her family and friends, was born April 7, 1934 in Cabarrus county, and was a daughter of the late Clifford Ray and Ernie Ethel Talley Goodman. She was also preceded...

Judy Blackwell

Judy Blackwell

Jul 20, 2021

Mrs. Judy Dianne Forrest Blackwell, age 70 of Kannapolis, passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at Monroe Rehab. She had suffered with Alzheimers Disease for several years. The family will receive friends at Wilkinson Funeral Home on Thursday, July 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. A graveside service will be held at Carolina Memorial Park on Friday, July 23 at...

Charlie Sehorn

Charlie Sehorn

Jul 20, 2021

CONCORD- Charlie Harmon Sehorn, aged 92, passed away on July 20, 2021, at Morningside of Concord Assisted Living Center. Due to Covid 19, a livestream celebration of his life will be available via FaceBook Live on Saturday October 2, 2021 at 1:00pm. To watch, go to Wilkinson Funeral Home’s FaceBook page and find it under the events tab. Charlie was...

Kristie Boger

Kristie Boger

Jul 17, 2021

Mrs. Kristie Lynn Boger of Cedar Brook Drive, Kannapolis, passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021 at Atrium Health Cabarrus. The family will have a visitation on Tuesday, July 20th at 1 p.m. at Wilkinson Funeral Home. Kristie was born December 26, 1973 in Concord to the late Randy Dale Boger and Robin Joplin Boger Lakey. She was also preceded in...

Tommy Blackburn

Tommy Blackburn

Jul 15, 2021

Mr. Thomas “Tommy” Francis Blackburn, age 76, of Kannapolis, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 15, 2021. The family will receive friends at Wilkinson Funeral Home Monday, July 19 from 12 to 1 p.m. A graveside service will follow at Forest Lawn West Cemetery in Charlotte at 2 p.m. Mr. Blackburn was born April 11, 1945 in Walkertown, NC, a...

Billy Talbert

Billy Talbert

Jul 14, 2021

ALBEMARLE- Billy Eugene Russell Talbert III, 31, passed away at Atrium Health Stanly on July 14, 2021. There will be a family gathering to celebrate Billy's life on October 17, 2021 from 2pm to 6pm at the Norwood Community Center, 247 West Turner St, Norwood NC. A memorial service will be held at Holden Beach in the near future. Billy...

Patti Simpson

Patti Simpson

Jul 12, 2021

The Reverend Doctor Patti Tillman Simpson of South Oakmont Street, Kannapolis, passed away peacefully Monday, July 12, 2021, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 18, at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Concord (parking is available behind the church and along both sides of the street). The family will receive friends beginning at 2...

Patti Simpson

Patti Simpson

Jul 12, 2021

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Sandra Somers

Sandra Somers

Jul 11, 2021

Sandra Kay Somers ended her time here on July 11, 2021. Sandra was born in Winston Salem November 16, 1941, to the late Walter Vance Somers and Ethel Owens Somers. Sandra grew up a proud resident of western Rowan County attending Cleveland Elementary School and then Cleveland High School. While at Cleveland High School, Sandra set the scoring record for...

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