OBITUARIES
Warren Howard Vanderburg
Jun 24, 2019
Warren Howard Vanderburg, 82 of Concord, passed away, Monday, June 24, 2019 at the Tucker Hospice House.
Funeral service will be 3:30pm Saturday, June 29 at Gordon Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, officiated by Pastor Brad Hargett. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00pm on Saturday prior to the service. Burial will follow at Cold Water Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Vanderburg...
Rhonda "Cherry" Cook
May 31, 2019
Rhonda “Cherry” Kiker Cook, 60, of Concord passed away May 31, 2019.
Funeral services will be 2pm Monday, June 3, 2019 at Hopewell United Methodist Church 1715 Hopewell Church Road, Peachland, NC 28133, officiated by Rev. Patrick Ledford with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The Cook family will receive friends from 5-7pm on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Gordon...
Norma Ann Fairchild
May 31, 2019
Norma Ann Fairchild, 80, of Concord passed away, Friday May 31, 2019 at her home, after a period of declining health.
According to her wishes no services will be held at this time.
Norma was born December 2, 1938 in Cortland County, NY to the late Claude Inman and Clara Stedman Inman.
During her life she worked for many years at Cortland Memorial...
Jane Ellen Love
May 20, 2019
Jane Ellen Love, 59 of Albemarle, passed away, Monday, May 20, 2019 at her residence.
Funeral service will be 3:00pm, Thursday at Gordon Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, officiated by Reverend Martha Greene. The Love family will receive friends from 1-2:45pm prior to the service. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis.
Jane was born April 8, 1960 in Stanly County...
Kristie Lynette Melton
May 16, 2019
Kristie Lynette Melton, 40, of Concord passed away Thursday May 16 at her home.
Memorial services for Kristie will be 2pm Monday, May 20 at Gordon Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, with Rev. David Armstrong officiating. The Melton family will receive friends from 1-2 prior to the service.
Kristie was born in Cabarrus County, August 25, 1978 to William H. Melton and...
Sylvia Ann Simpson
May 9, 2019
Sylvia Ann Simpson, 77, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019, at her home following a lengthy illness. A private celebration of her well-lived life will be held at a later date.
A Union County native, Sylvia was born November 3, 1941, the third of four daughters of Clayton Love Simpson and Mary Alice Smith Simpson. She attended Wingate...
Rachel Bost Harrison
May 8, 2019
Rachel Bost Harrison 75 of Concord passed away Wednesday May 8th at her residence.
Funeral service will be 3:00pm Saturday, May 11 at Bethel (Bear Creek) Reformed Church, officiated by Rev. Patrick McCabe, burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Harrison family will receive friends from 1 to 2:30 pm Saturday at the Church prior to the funeral.
Rachel was born...
Martha Louise Leggett
May 4, 2019
Martha Louise Calloway Leggett (“Toad”), 80, of Mt. Pleasant, beloved mother, mother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, mamaw, grandma, great-grandma and aunt went to be with her Lord on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Accordius Health in Salisbury.
A celebration of her life will begin at 6:00pm Wednesday, May 8, at the Community Church of Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. David Snow officiating.
Martha was...
Jason Andrew Furr
Apr 22, 2019
Jason Andrew Furr, 46 of Concord, passed away peacefully, Monday, April 22, at the Tucker Hospice House.
Memorial service will be 6:00pm Thursday at CCMP, 1507 Pinto Place, Mt. Pleasant, NC 28124. The family will greet friends following the service.
Jason was born August 12, 1972 in Cabarrus County son of Loretta Petrea Allen and the late Max Hill. He was a...
Libby Almond Morrison
Apr 10, 2019
Libby Ruth Almond Morrison, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, peacefully slipped away to heaven Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at Mt. Pleasant House following a period of declining health.
A celebration of Libby’s life will begin at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 14, at her church, St. James Reformed, 8350 Walnut Street, Mt. Pleasant. Her family will receive friends at the church beginning at...
Flora Rogers Newman
Apr 4, 2019
Flora Rogers Newman, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away, Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the Brian Center.
Graveside service will be 1:00pm, Saturday, April 13 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, GA.
The Newman family will receive friends from 6-8pm Thursday, April 11, at Gordon Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant.
Flora was born May 6, 1933 in Heard County, GA, daughter of the late...
Kenneth Ray Layton
Apr 3, 2019
Kenneth Ray Layton, 79, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away, Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Atrium Health- NE following a brief illness.
Memorial service will be 4:00pm Friday, April 5, at Gordon Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, the Layton family will receive friends following the service until 6:00pm.
Mr. Layton was born August 11, 1939 in Cabarrus County, son of the late Adolphus...
Kathy Allmon Simpson
Mar 27, 2019
Kathy Allmon Simpson, 63, of Concord passed away Wednesday, March 27, at Atrium Health-NE.
Funeral service will be at 4 pm Sunday, March 31, at Calvary Praise and Worship Center, 1651 Hwy. 24-27, Midland NC 28107, officiated by Rev. Garold Roseman. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis.
The Simpson family will receive friends from 4-6 pm Saturday at Gordon Funeral...
Richard Wayne Sifford
Mar 19, 2019
Richard Wayne Sifford, Sr., 76, of Rockwell passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Atrium Health-Northeast.
Funeral services will be 2pm Friday at Gordon Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, burial will follow in the Cross of Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery. The Sifford family will receive friends from 1 to 2pm prior to the service.
Wayne was born on March 30,1942 in Cabarrus...
Joel Dale Hatley
Mar 16, 2019
Joel Dale Hatley, 68 of Locust, passed away, Saturday, March 16 at his residence, surrounded by his family.
Mr. Hatley was born February 4, 1951 in Cabarrus County, son of Ruby Burris Hatley and the late Grover Hatley. He was a retired barber and HVAC technician for Cabarrus County. In his spare time, he enjoyed tinkering with different things, fishing, raising...
Donald William Hernon
Mar 12, 2019
Donald William (Bill) Hernon, 61 of Concord, passed away, Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at his residence.
The Hernon family will receive friends from 6-8pm Thursday, March 14 at Gordon Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant.
Bill was born May 15, 1957 in Chelsea, MA, son of the late William Edward Hernon and Deloris Cory Hernon. He was a former welder for heavy equipment....
Gary Mitchell Phillips
Mar 9, 2019
Gary Mitchell Phillips, 76, of Mt. Gilead passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 at his residence after a battle with ALS.
Funeral services will be 3pm Tuesday, March 12, at Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity 1500 S. Main St. Mt. Pleasant NC 28124, with the Rev. Daniel Dahl officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Phillips family will...
Allen George Olear
Mar 8, 2019
Allen George Olear, 73, of Mt. Pleasant NC, passed away March 8, 2019 at his residence after a short period of declining health.
Memorial services will be held at a later date in his home state of New York.
Allen was born in Niagara County, NY on September 8, 1945 to the late Alfred Franklin Olear and Evelyn Roberts Olear. Allen worked...
Helen June Mitchum
Mar 3, 2019
Helen June Thomas Mitchum, 85, wife of John Wesley Mitchum died peacefully at home on March 3, 2019. Born on March 13, 1933 in Anson County, she was the oldest child born to the late Lucy Virginia Goodman Thomas and Edwin Devotion Thomas. She graduated from Burnsville (Anson County) High School in 1951.
Mrs. Mitchum and her family moved to Concord...
Helen Hartman Shue
Feb 28, 2019
Helen Hartman Shue, 89, died Thursday, February 28, 2019 at The Preston House where she had been a resident for two years.
Funeral services for Helen will be held on Sunday, March 3 at 3:00 at Calvary Lutheran Church with the Rev. Deborah Frye presiding. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the church fellowship hall.
Helen was born...