OBITUARIES

May 21, 2018

Ray Eugene Kepley, 76, of Concord, passed away, Monday, May 21, 2018, at Atrium Health – Northeast.

Mr. Kepley was born March 11, 1942 in Cabarrus County son of the late Roy Kepley and Dorothy Hartsell Kepley. He was a heavy equipment mechanic. He enjoyed tinkering with and restoring old cars, he also enjoyed woodworking and building furniture.

He is survived by...

May 13, 2018

Lorraine Fodell Robertson Dobson, 94, of Concord, formerly of Raleigh,  passed away Sunday May 13, 2018 at her home.

Funeral service will be at 2:00 pm Thursday, May 17 at First Presbyterian Church of Concord, 70 Union St., N., the Reverends Peter Bynum and Ken Craig officiating. Burial will follow at Snow Creek United Methodist Church Cemetery, 745 Snow Creek Rd....

May 7, 2018

Christy Lynn Newton, 31 of Concord, passed away, Monday, May 7, 2018 at Atrium Health Care- Main, Charlotte, after a lifelong illness.

Memorial service will be 2:00pm Thursday at Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church, officiated by Rev. Carrie Bishop and Rev. Ray Sipe. The family will receive friends beginning at 12:30 in the sanctuary.

Christy was born February 27, 1987, in Cabarrus County,...

Apr 11, 2018

Joyce Lee Gibson Furr, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the Tucker Hospice House.

Funeral service will be 2:00pm Saturday, April 14 at Gordon Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Gary Morris. Burial will follow at Cabarrus Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends from 12:30 – 2:00pm Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Gordon Funeral Home of Mt....

Apr 10, 2018

Joe Luther Vaughan, 77, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away at his home Tuesday, April 10, 2018, following a period of declining health.

A celebration of his life will begin at 2 p.m. Friday, April 13, at his church, St. Stephens Lutheran. The Rev. Ruth Sipe will officiate, and burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Vaughan family will receive friends...

Apr 3, 2018

Apr 3, 2018

Edith Jane Furr Drye, 94, of Concord, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at Brian Center following declining health.

The Drye family will receive friends beginning at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 6, in the chapel of Gordon Funeral Home where the celebration of Edith’s life will begin at 3 p.m. Her grandson the Rev. Nathan Drye and the Rev. Terry Cruse...

Mar 31, 2018

Aiden Alexander Allred, stillborn infant of Topanga and Sean Allred, Jr. was born Saturday, March 31 at CHS-Northeast.

Graveside services will be 3:00pm Thursday, April 5 at Cabarrus Memorial Gardens, officiated by Joseph Wilkins and Rev. Allen Montgomery.

In addition to his parents Aiden is survived by a brother, Carter Allred, maternal grandparents, Brandy Remaley, Larry Shackelford, great grandparents Sandy and Rodney...

Mar 31, 2018

Sylvia Flowe Coley, 67 of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2018 at the Tucker Hospice House.

A celebration of life service will begin at 2:00pm Tuesday, April 3 at Matton’s Grove United Methodist Church officiated by Rev. Martha McDowell, Rev. Charles Efird and Rev. Chip McAulay. Burial will follow at Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery.

The Coley family will receive...

Mar 27, 2018

John Carl Sossamon, Jr., 93, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis, leaving this world of sorrow and grief to go be with his Lord in a place he longed for.

A celebration of his life will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 2018, in the chapel of Gordon Funeral Home of...

Mar 19, 2018

Angela Gaye Gilmore ,59, of Concord passed away Monday, March 19 at the Tucker Hospice House.

The family will receive friends Thursday, March 22, from 5:30-7:00pm at Gordon Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant. A private burial will be held at a later date.

Angela was born February 22, 1959 in Cabarrus County to the late, Lattie Gilmore and Alma Curlee Gilmore Phillips....

Mar 19, 2018

Robert Franklin Taylor, 83, of New London, passed away March 19, 2018, at CHS-Northeast following declining health.

A celebration of his life will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 24, in the chapel of Gordon Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Steve Phillippi officiating. The Taylor family will receive friends there beginning at 1 p.m. Interment will follow at...

Mar 11, 2018

Danial Martin Lefler, 57 of Salisbury, died on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Carolinas Healthcare – Northeast.

A celebration of Danial’s life will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 17, at Eastside Baptist Church, with the Rev. Joe Black officiating. The Lefler family will receive friends at the church beginning at 2:00 p.m.  Eastside Baptist Church is located at 370 Trexler...

Mar 8, 2018

Mary Irene Burris Allmon, 95, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018, at CHS-Northeast.

A celebration of her life will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 11, at Friendship United Methodist Church, where she was a long-time active member. The Rev. Roger Armistead will officiate, and burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Allmon family will receive friends...

Mar 4, 2018

Jacob William Isenhour, 45 of Mt. Pleasant, passed away, Sunday, March 4, 2018 at his residence.

A celebration of life service will be 3:00pm Friday, March 9, 2018 at St. Martin Lutheran Church, officiated by Rev. Ray Sipe. Burial will follow at Mt. Gilead Lutheran Church Cemetery.

The Isenhour family will receive friends from 6-8pm Thursday, March 8, at Gordon Funeral Home...

Mar 1, 2018

Nancy Diane Cook Mitchell of Mount Pleasant died Thursday, March 1, 2018 after a brief illness at CHS-Northeast. 

A graveside service will be held on Monday, March 5 at 3:00 pm at The Lutheran Church of The Holy Trinity Cemetery, Washington St., Mt. Pleasant, officiated by Rev. Patrick McCabe.  The family will receive friends on Monday from 1:00 – 3:00 prior...

Mar 1, 2018

Robert “Bob” Houck Richards, 85, of Concord, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018, at Carolinas HealthCare System Northeast following a short illness.

A graveside service in celebration of Robert’s life will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, March 5, at St. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery. He was a lifelong member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and more recently attended Glorieta Baptist Church.

Robert...

Feb 23, 2018

Arielle Grace Fritz infant daughter of Amber Lynn Fritz was born February 19th and passed away Friday February 23rd at CHS Northeast.

In addition to her mother she is survived by grandparents Basil Fritz, Jr. and Michelle Fritz; uncle Basil Fritz III; aunt Candice Fritz; and great grandparents.

Feb 22, 2018

James Wayne Abell, 61, of Concord, NC, passed away unexpectedly Thursday February 22, 2018.  He suffers no more and rests in the arms of Jesus and the Blessed Mother Mary with whom he had a deep spiritual connection.  He was born on June 1, 1956 in Burlington, VT, son of Shirley (Aldrich) Abell and James Abell. 

Jim’s love of sports began...

Feb 5, 2018

Gerald Lee Stallings, 74, of Mt. Pleasant died February 5th at his daughter’s home.

Funeral services will be Thursday, February 8th at Miami Baptist Church at 3:00pm, officiated by Rev. Robert Howard. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow in the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church cemetery.

Gerald was born July 16th,...