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Mildred Furr

Mildred Furr

Feb 16, 2018

Mildred Ruth Furr, 84, of Concord, passed away peacefully Friday, February 16, 2018.

She was a daughter of the late Carl Ritchie and Sadie Lipe Ritchie.  In addition to her parents, she was a preceded in death by her brothers, Flake, Price , Glenn and, Grady Ritchie.  She was also preceded by her  sister, Lucille Petrea.

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Patricia Lowder

Patricia Lowder

Feb 15, 2018

Patricia Ann Lowder, 70 years of age, of Albemarle, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Carolinas HealthCare System NorthEast in Concord.

Patricia was born November 22, 1947 in Stanly County to the late Jessie Lowder and the late Ruby Furr. She was also preceded in death by husband, Gaston Delmar Lowder, Jr.; daughter, Jackie Gaynelle Lowder;...

Shirley Ridenhour

Shirley Ridenhour

Feb 14, 2018

Shirley Joanne Ridenhour, 63 years of age, of New London, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2018.

Mrs. Ridenhour was born August 5, 1954 to the late Harvey Jackson and Beatie Sue Sinclair. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sister, Jackie Burleson.

The family will receive friends from 6:00...

Chuck Hicks

Chuck Hicks

Feb 13, 2018

Chuck Wayne Hicks, 52 of Mooresville, NC passed away February 13, 2018 at his residence in Mooresville, NC.

Visitation and Memorial services will be held at Crosspoint Baptist Church in Concord, NC on March 10, 2018 at 4pm with Leon Hawks officiating.

Chuck was born in Concord, NC to John and Mary Hicks on August...

Steven Weaver

Steven Weaver

Feb 12, 2018

Steven Frank Weaver, 61 years of age, of Albemarle, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018 at his home.

Mr. Weaver was born May 12, 1956 in Kansas to Bill Weaver and the late Patricia Sartain Weaver.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM , Thursday, February 15, 2018  at Hartsell Funeral...

Stephen Koloditch

Stephen Koloditch

Feb 12, 2018

Steve  Koloditch, 69, of Charlotte, passed away peacefully at home Monday, February 12, 2018, after fighting cancer for five and half years.

Steve was a son of the late Peter and Mary Stella Koloditch.

He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Connie; son, Michael Koloditch (Adrienne); daughter, Niki English (Jeff); three grandchildren, Dylan,...

James Williams

James Williams

Feb 11, 2018

J.T. Williams, 75 years of age, of Polkton, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018 at his home.

Mr. Williams was born June 11, 1942 to the late Milton Carl and Ola Curlee Williams. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Williams..

Survivors include: daughter, Barbara and husband...

John Clontz, Jr.

John Clontz, Jr.

Feb 10, 2018

John Thomas Clontz, Jr, 66 years of age, of Albemarle, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Carolinas HealthCare System Northeast in Concord.

Mr. Clontz was born January 2, 1952 in Stanly County to the late John Thomas Clontz, Sr  and Hazel Burris Clontz.

Johnny enjoyed spending time with family and friends.  He was a...

Betty Hand

Betty Hand

Feb 10, 2018

Betty Joyce Beck Hand, 86 years of age, of Locust, passed away February 10, 2018 in Matthews, NC.

Betty was born July 15, 1931 in Cleveland County to the late James T. Beck and the late Emma Cason Beck.  She was also preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Robert Howard Hand, Sr., and son,...

James Patterson

James Patterson

Feb 9, 2018

James Russell Patterson, 92 years of age, of Albemarle, passed away Friday, February 9, 2018 at Woodhaven Court in Albemarle.

Mr. Patterson was born March 18, 1925 in Lee County to the late Archie Patterson and Minnie Lemon Patterson . He was also preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Lorene Walters Patterson.

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Mary Mcnally

Mary Mcnally

Feb 9, 2018

Mary Dorothy Mellis McNally, 91 years of age, of Charlotte, passed away Friday, February 9, 2018.

Mary was born December 9, 1926 in Yonkers, NY to the late Peter Mellis and the late Hilda Imhoff Mellis.

She is survived by Peter and Kathy McNally of Charlotte.

Hartsell Funeral Home of Midland...

Earl Walton

Earl Walton

Feb 8, 2018

Earl Solace Walton, age 3 months, of Albemarle, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018 at his home.

Solace was born October 16, 2017 in Stanly County to Earl Alan Walton, Jr and Nada Nichole Furr.

Solace is loved by so many and will be forever remembered. May he rest in sweet beautiful peace.

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Ernest Blackwell

Ernest Blackwell

Feb 8, 2018

Ernest Edward "Ed" Blackwell, 76 years of age, of Concord, passed away peacefully with his family and friends by his side at Tucker Hospice House on February 8, 2018 after a long 10 year battle with Alzheimer's.

Mr. Blackwell was born October 12, 1941 in Cabarrus County to the late Ernest M. Blackwell and Mary M. Blackwell....

William Simmerman

William Simmerman

Feb 8, 2018

W. O. "Bill" Simmerman, 93 years of age, of Concord, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at the Brookdale Senior Living Center in Concord.

Born on December 23, 1924 in Portsmouth, Ohio to the late John Robert and Bessie Simmerman, Bill was preceded in death by both of his parents, by his brothers Robert...

J Smith

J Smith

Feb 6, 2018

J. Ray Smith, 86 years of age, of New London, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018.

Mr. Smith was born September 5, 1931 to the late Sam Jones and Emma Belle Morris Smith. In addition to his parents, Ray was also preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Smith and his brother, Eugene Smith.

The...

Tim Crayton

Tim Crayton

Feb 6, 2018

Tim Clay Crayton, 59 years of age, of Troy, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at his home in Troy.

Tim was born August 20, 1958 in North Carolina to the late Homer Eli Crayton and the late Vasti Crayton.  He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Tony Crayton, and, Douglas Crayton.

A...

Martin Yanik Jr.

Martin Yanik Jr.

Feb 5, 2018

Martin “Marty” Michael Yanik Jr., age 64, passed away after an unexpected illness on Monday, February 5, 2018 at CHS Northeast in Concord, NC.

He was born March 6, 1953 in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, to Martin Sr. and Mary (Egolf) Yanik. A native of Sharpsville Pennsylvania, he was a 1971 graduate of Sharpsville High School and attended Thiel...

Ruby Murray

Ruby Murray

Feb 5, 2018

Ruby Agatha Murray, 83 of Charlotte, passed away Monday, February 5, 2018.

Ruby was born July 12, 1934 to the late James Williams and the late Nellie MurrayWilliams.

Survivors include her children, Paul, Leonard, Patricia and Margaret, 11 grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; brothers; David, Jacob and John, and sisters; Jean, Enid, Elsie and Barbara, son-in-law; Leslie...

Deborah Godbee

Deborah Godbee

Feb 5, 2018

Deborah Dianne Godbee, 63 years of age, of Concord, passed away Monday, February 5, 2018 at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis.

Deborah was born December 7, 1954 in South Carolina to Ernest William Medford and Mary Ruth Medford. She was also preceded in death by her father William and one brother Ronnie Medford .

The...

Cias Brooks, Jr.

Cias Brooks, Jr.

Feb 5, 2018

Cias Baker Brooks, Jr., 93, of Midland, passed away Monday, February 5, 2018 at his home.

C.B. was born February 29, 1924 in Lamar County, AL to the late Cias Baker Brooks, Sr. and the late Dora Faye Helms Brooks. He was also preceded in death in 2000 by his beloved wife, Anita Burns Austin Brooks; brother,...

Mildred Furr

Mildred Furr

Feb 16, 2018

Mildred Ruth Furr, 84, of Concord, passed away peacefully Friday, February 16, 2018.

She was a daughter of the late Carl Ritchie and Sadie Lipe Ritchie.  In addition to her parents, she was a preceded in death by her brothers, Flake, Price , Glenn and, Grady Ritchie.  She was also preceded by her  sister, Lucille Petrea.

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Patricia Lowder

Patricia Lowder

Feb 15, 2018

Patricia Ann Lowder, 70 years of age, of Albemarle, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Carolinas HealthCare System NorthEast in Concord.

Patricia was born November 22, 1947 in Stanly County to the late Jessie Lowder and the late Ruby Furr. She was also preceded in death by husband, Gaston Delmar Lowder, Jr.; daughter, Jackie Gaynelle Lowder;...

Shirley Ridenhour

Shirley Ridenhour

Feb 14, 2018

Shirley Joanne Ridenhour, 63 years of age, of New London, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2018.

Mrs. Ridenhour was born August 5, 1954 to the late Harvey Jackson and Beatie Sue Sinclair. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sister, Jackie Burleson.

The family will receive friends from 6:00...

Chuck Hicks

Chuck Hicks

Feb 13, 2018

Chuck Wayne Hicks, 52 of Mooresville, NC passed away February 13, 2018 at his residence in Mooresville, NC.

Visitation and Memorial services will be held at Crosspoint Baptist Church in Concord, NC on March 10, 2018 at 4pm with Leon Hawks officiating.

Chuck was born in Concord, NC to John and Mary Hicks on August...

Steven Weaver

Steven Weaver

Feb 12, 2018

Steven Frank Weaver, 61 years of age, of Albemarle, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018 at his home.

Mr. Weaver was born May 12, 1956 in Kansas to Bill Weaver and the late Patricia Sartain Weaver.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM , Thursday, February 15, 2018  at Hartsell Funeral...

Stephen Koloditch

Stephen Koloditch

Feb 12, 2018

Steve  Koloditch, 69, of Charlotte, passed away peacefully at home Monday, February 12, 2018, after fighting cancer for five and half years.

Steve was a son of the late Peter and Mary Stella Koloditch.

He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Connie; son, Michael Koloditch (Adrienne); daughter, Niki English (Jeff); three grandchildren, Dylan,...

James Williams

James Williams

Feb 11, 2018

J.T. Williams, 75 years of age, of Polkton, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018 at his home.

Mr. Williams was born June 11, 1942 to the late Milton Carl and Ola Curlee Williams. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Williams..

Survivors include: daughter, Barbara and husband...

John Clontz, Jr.

John Clontz, Jr.

Feb 10, 2018

John Thomas Clontz, Jr, 66 years of age, of Albemarle, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Carolinas HealthCare System Northeast in Concord.

Mr. Clontz was born January 2, 1952 in Stanly County to the late John Thomas Clontz, Sr  and Hazel Burris Clontz.

Johnny enjoyed spending time with family and friends.  He was a...

Betty Hand

Betty Hand

Feb 10, 2018

Betty Joyce Beck Hand, 86 years of age, of Locust, passed away February 10, 2018 in Matthews, NC.

Betty was born July 15, 1931 in Cleveland County to the late James T. Beck and the late Emma Cason Beck.  She was also preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Robert Howard Hand, Sr., and son,...

James Patterson

James Patterson

Feb 9, 2018

James Russell Patterson, 92 years of age, of Albemarle, passed away Friday, February 9, 2018 at Woodhaven Court in Albemarle.

Mr. Patterson was born March 18, 1925 in Lee County to the late Archie Patterson and Minnie Lemon Patterson . He was also preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Lorene Walters Patterson.

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Mary Mcnally

Mary Mcnally

Feb 9, 2018

Mary Dorothy Mellis McNally, 91 years of age, of Charlotte, passed away Friday, February 9, 2018.

Mary was born December 9, 1926 in Yonkers, NY to the late Peter Mellis and the late Hilda Imhoff Mellis.

She is survived by Peter and Kathy McNally of Charlotte.

Hartsell Funeral Home of Midland...

Earl Walton

Earl Walton

Feb 8, 2018

Earl Solace Walton, age 3 months, of Albemarle, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018 at his home.

Solace was born October 16, 2017 in Stanly County to Earl Alan Walton, Jr and Nada Nichole Furr.

Solace is loved by so many and will be forever remembered. May he rest in sweet beautiful peace.

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Ernest Blackwell

Ernest Blackwell

Feb 8, 2018

Ernest Edward "Ed" Blackwell, 76 years of age, of Concord, passed away peacefully with his family and friends by his side at Tucker Hospice House on February 8, 2018 after a long 10 year battle with Alzheimer's.

Mr. Blackwell was born October 12, 1941 in Cabarrus County to the late Ernest M. Blackwell and Mary M. Blackwell....

William Simmerman

William Simmerman

Feb 8, 2018

W. O. "Bill" Simmerman, 93 years of age, of Concord, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at the Brookdale Senior Living Center in Concord.

Born on December 23, 1924 in Portsmouth, Ohio to the late John Robert and Bessie Simmerman, Bill was preceded in death by both of his parents, by his brothers Robert...

J Smith

J Smith

Feb 6, 2018

J. Ray Smith, 86 years of age, of New London, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018.

Mr. Smith was born September 5, 1931 to the late Sam Jones and Emma Belle Morris Smith. In addition to his parents, Ray was also preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Smith and his brother, Eugene Smith.

The...

Tim Crayton

Tim Crayton

Feb 6, 2018

Tim Clay Crayton, 59 years of age, of Troy, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at his home in Troy.

Tim was born August 20, 1958 in North Carolina to the late Homer Eli Crayton and the late Vasti Crayton.  He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Tony Crayton, and, Douglas Crayton.

A...

Martin Yanik Jr.

Martin Yanik Jr.

Feb 5, 2018

Martin “Marty” Michael Yanik Jr., age 64, passed away after an unexpected illness on Monday, February 5, 2018 at CHS Northeast in Concord, NC.

He was born March 6, 1953 in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, to Martin Sr. and Mary (Egolf) Yanik. A native of Sharpsville Pennsylvania, he was a 1971 graduate of Sharpsville High School and attended Thiel...

Ruby Murray

Ruby Murray

Feb 5, 2018

Ruby Agatha Murray, 83 of Charlotte, passed away Monday, February 5, 2018.

Ruby was born July 12, 1934 to the late James Williams and the late Nellie MurrayWilliams.

Survivors include her children, Paul, Leonard, Patricia and Margaret, 11 grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; brothers; David, Jacob and John, and sisters; Jean, Enid, Elsie and Barbara, son-in-law; Leslie...

Deborah Godbee

Deborah Godbee

Feb 5, 2018

Deborah Dianne Godbee, 63 years of age, of Concord, passed away Monday, February 5, 2018 at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis.

Deborah was born December 7, 1954 in South Carolina to Ernest William Medford and Mary Ruth Medford. She was also preceded in death by her father William and one brother Ronnie Medford .

The...

Cias Brooks, Jr.

Cias Brooks, Jr.

Feb 5, 2018

Cias Baker Brooks, Jr., 93, of Midland, passed away Monday, February 5, 2018 at his home.

C.B. was born February 29, 1924 in Lamar County, AL to the late Cias Baker Brooks, Sr. and the late Dora Faye Helms Brooks. He was also preceded in death in 2000 by his beloved wife, Anita Burns Austin Brooks; brother,...

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