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Janet Ayers

Janet Ayers

Dec 6, 2019

Mrs. Janet Holland Ayers passed away Friday, December 6, 2019 at St. Andrews Living Center. A memorial service will be 2 pm Saturday, December 14 at McGill Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Dr. Linda Fowler, Rev. Dr. Chris Ayers and Rev. Dr. Steve Ayers. The family will receive friends following at the church. Because of Janet’s passion for books and...

Judy Starnes

Judy Starnes

Nov 30, 2019

Mrs. Judy Elizabeth Barnhardt Starnes, 73, of Mount Pleasant passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:30pm Thursday, December 5, 2019 in Wilkinson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Brad Hargett officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2:15pm prior to the service. She will be laid to rest in Carolina Memorial Park. Born...

Mary Davis

Mary Davis

Nov 29, 2019

Mary Williams Davis, age 92, passed away peacefully at Atrium Health Pineville on November 29, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born in China Grove, North Carolina on 12/17/1926. Her family immigrated to North Carolina from Lebanon, and she lived most of her life in Concord. She was best known as the independent owner and operator of Taffy's...

Joseph Zabka

Joseph Zabka

Nov 27, 2019

Mr. Joseph Francis Zabka, Jr. passed away on Thursday November 28, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Zabka was born on April 29, 1945 in Webster, Massachusetts to the late Joseph F. Zabka, Sr. and Frances Kozik Zabka. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Zabka and great granddaughter Trinity...

Yvonne Griffin

Yvonne Griffin

Nov 26, 2019

Mrs. Yvonne Moose Griffin, 99, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Atrium Health-Cabarrus, surrounded by her family. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Wilkinson Funeral Home, officiated by Pastor Fred Merry, with burial to follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 10-11 prior to the...

Ernest Thomas

Ernest Thomas

Nov 26, 2019

Ernest Eugene Thomas, 82, of Concord, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 1 PM Friday, November 29, 2019 in Wilkinson Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 12 noon to 1 PM prior to the service. He will be laid to rest in Carolina Memorial Park. He was a loving and devoted...

Penny Smith

Penny Smith

Nov 25, 2019

CONCORD- Mrs. Penny Overcash Smith, of Odell School Road, passed away Monday, November 25, 2019 at Atrium Health Cabarrus. Her funeral service will be 11 AM Saturday at Poplar Tent Presbyterian Church officiated by Rev. Clark Remsburg, Jr. Penny will lie-in-state in the sanctuary 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow the service in the church cemetery. The...

Dorothy Moody

Dorothy Moody

Nov 22, 2019

Dateline: Kannapolis Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth Mauldin Moody formerly of Concord, Passed away Friday, November 22, 2019 at Tucker Hospice House. Her funeral will be 2 PM Monday, November 25 at Wilkinson Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Rev Randy Wall. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning at 12:30 PM at the funeral home. Dorothy was...

John Bradley Brafford

John Bradley Brafford

Nov 22, 2019

Mr. John Bradley Brafford, Jr. of Ringtail Court, passed away Friday, November 22, 2019 at his home. Funeral services for Bradley will be 1 PM Tuesday, November 26 at Concord First Assembly, officiated by Rev. Doug Witherup. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends beginning at 11 AM Tuesday at First Assembly. Bradley was born...

Shawn Barnhardt

Shawn Barnhardt

Nov 22, 2019

Dateline: New London Mr. Shawn Eugene Barnhardt, age 50, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 22, 2019. The family will receive friends Saturday, November 30 from 11 am to 1 pm at Wilkinson Funeral Home. A service to celebrate his life will be at 1 pm in the funeral home chapel with Bishop Nanto officiating. Burial will follow at Cabarrus...

Bessie "Becky" Spicer

Bessie "Becky" Spicer

Nov 20, 2019

Mrs. Bessie “Becky” Louise Ussery Spicer, 78, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at Atrium-Main, surrounded by her family. The family will receive friends from 2:00-3:00 pm on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at Wilkinson Funeral Home. A private family burial will follow. Becky was born on December 7, 1940 in Concord, NC to the late Barney Ussery and Estelle...

Declan Doheny

Declan Doheny

Nov 17, 2019

Mr. Declan Patrick Doheny, 86 of Concord, passed away at home on Sunday November 17, 2019.The family will receive friends from 10 to 11am on Thursday at St. James Catholic Church. The funeral mass will follow at 11am officiated by Father Jerome Chavarria C.Ss.R. Burial will be at St. James Cathoilc Church Cemetery. Mr. Doheny was born on November 22,...

Franklin "Frank" Smith

Franklin "Frank" Smith

Nov 17, 2019

Mr. Franklin “Frank” Delano Smith passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 in Concord, NC. A graveside service will be 11 AM Thursday at Mimosa Cemetery in Davidson, NC officiated by Rev. Carol Carkin. The family will greet friends at the cemetery. Frank was born August 30, 1932 in Concord to the late Martin Luther Smith and Hessie Flowe Smith. He...

Phyllis Rhinehart

Phyllis Rhinehart

Nov 16, 2019

Phyllis Ann Rhinehart, 85, of Concord, North Carolina passed away on November 16, 2019, at the Hospice House in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina. She was born September 3, 1934, in Floyd County, Georgia, to the late Clara Herring. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Rhinehart, and her eldest daughter Paige Adams. She was a graduate of Armurchee...

Cindy Hays

Cindy Hays

Nov 16, 2019

Dateline: Warner Robins, GA. Cindy Hays, age 23, and her unborn daughter, Navi, passed into the hands of their Lord and Savior on Saturday, November 16, 2019. Cindy was born in Concord, NC on December 7, 1995. She graduated from Central Cabarrus High School in 2014 and married her husband, Ben, shortly thereafter. Cindy enjoyed traveling with Ben’s military career...

Ruth Patterson

Ruth Patterson

Nov 14, 2019

Ruth Mann Patterson, Ed. D, Professor Emeritus at the Medical University of South Carolina, passed away in Concord, NC on November 14, 2019, surrounded by her family. She was an esteemed professor, mentor, colleague, and friend of many in Charleston, SC; Raleigh, NC; and Wingate, NC. Ruth was born in Concord, NC in 1935 to the late John and Geneva...

Sandra Wilburn

Sandra Wilburn

Nov 14, 2019

Ms. Sandra Goodman “Bug” Wilburn, age 71 passed away peacefully Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Five Oaks Manor. The family will receive friends Sunday, November 17 from 12 to 1 pm at St. John’s Lutheran Church. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 1 pm with Rev. Dr. Mark J. Ericson officiating. Sandra was born February 16,...

Crawford "Frank" Franklin James

Crawford "Frank" Franklin James

Nov 14, 2019

Mr. Crawford Franklin "Frank" James, Jr., 86, of Concord, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Tucker Hospice House. Funeral services will be held at 3pm Monday, November 18, 2019 at Central United Methodist Church with Rev. Carol Carkin officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:30 until 2:30 pm prior to the serivce...

Faith Shaw

Faith Shaw

Nov 12, 2019

Faith Mackenzie Shaw, age 18, died November 12, 2019, in Chapel Hill, NC, due to complications from Cystic Fibrosis and a double-lung transplant. Faith is survived by her mother, Susan Shaw; sisters, Kelsey Biggers (Jarrett) and Jennifer Wilson (James); nephew Gabriel Biggers and niece Kyla Biggers; grandparents, Donald & Shirley Tobin and Michael & Ann Brooks; uncles, David Brooks (Tateyana)...

Lillian Furr

Lillian Furr

Nov 9, 2019

Mrs. Lillian Yow Furr, formerly of Van Gogh Drive, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2019 at the Best of Care Assisted Living. Her funeral will be 2 PM Monday at Carolina Memorial Park officiated by Rev. James Strickland. The family will receive friends 12:30 PM Monday at Wilkinson Funeral Home. Lillian was born September 12, 1933 in Concord to the...

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