Claudia Beatrice (Moore) Yarborough, 86, of Tyler St., Kannapolis, NC, passed away Friday, February 13, 2026, at Atrium Health-Cabarrus.

She was born on August 12, 1939, in Cabarrus County to the late Ervin Moore and the late Mary Jane (Stover) Moore.

Claudia was educated in the Kannapolis City School System and was a graduate of G.W. Carver High School.  She attended Barber Scotia College. She was formerly employed with Georgetown Hospital.  Claudia was a member at First Baptist Church where she sung on The Mass Choir, Voices of Zion and the Voices of Unity.  She was also a member of the Senior Bible Study.

Services will be held on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at First Baptist Church, 1311 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Kannapolis, NC. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, with funeral services at 2:00 PM.  The burial will follow at the church cemetery. 

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Morris Yarborough; two sisters, Mattie Sanders, Bertie Thomas; brother, Richard Moore; niece, Claudia Michelle Moore.

Claudia is survived by one brother, John Moore (Grace Downs) of Kannapolis, NC;  two sisters in-law, Gloria Moore of Maryland and Mary Lee Yarborough of Rocky Mount, NC; three nephews, Juan Cunningham of Concord, NC, Rodney Collins of Statesville, NC, Angelo Moore of Kannapolis, NC; one grandson, Demorris Yarboroguh; one stepson, Morris Yarborough, Jr.; bonus niece, Sherri Robinson and a host of other relatives and friend.