All Obituaries

Cletus Jerome “Dickie” Russell, 64, of S. Little Texas Road, Kannapolis, NC, passed away Friday, March 27, at Atrium Health Cabarrus, Concord. He was born July 26 1955 in Cabarrus County, to Cletus J. Gill and the late Earlene Russell Gill. Cletus was educated in the Kannapolis Schools and attended G.W. Carver.  He served in the US Army and was carpenter by trade.  . Services will be held on Thursday, April 2, at Clark Funeral Home Chapel   Visitation will...

Mrs. Ozella Turner Evans, 91, of Birch Hammond Dr., Greensboro, NC, passed away Monday, March 23, 2020 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, NC. She was born September 1, 1928 in Warren County, NC to the late George Turner and the late Hallie Alston Turner. Ozella was graduate of Newton High School and Middlesex Community College. She was formerly self-employed with Brownstone Travel Agency in Portland, CT. A Private Service will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2020.  A...

Vernon Malloy Allison, 64, of Shields Dr., Concord, NC, passed away Wednesday, March 18, at Atrium Health Cabarrus, Concord. He was born December 2, 1955 in Cabarrus County, to Evelyn Ford Allison and the late Henry Allison. Vernon was educated at Cabarrus County School System and was a graduate of Northwest Cabarrus High School. He served in the US Army and was formerly employed with a Cable Company.  Vernon was a member of the Liberty Primitive Baptist Church; and also a member of...

Gilbert Flowe, 72, of Moss Dr., Concord, NC, passed away Tuesday, March 17, at his residence. He was born December 9, 1947 in Mecklenburg County, to the late John Wesley Flowe and the late Pearlie Mae Stitt Cunningham. Gilbert was educated at Mecklenburg County School System and was a graduate of West Charlotte High School. He was formerly employed with a Construction Company and was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Charlotte, NC.  Gilbert was very active in...

Linda Faye Littles, 70, departed this earthly life on Monday, March 16, 2020 at Atrium Health-Cabarrus. Linda was born on April 25, 1949 in Cabarrus County to the late Carl McCree and the late Susie Anderson McCree. Linda was educated in the Kannapolis City School System and was formerly employed with a Telephone Company in NY.  She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Concord where she served on the Usher Board, Snack Ministry and the Kitchen Committee. Services will be held on...

Clara Harris Smith, 84, departed this earthly life on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis, NC. Clara was born on August 19, 1935 in Lancaster County, SC to the late Oscar Harris and the late Louise Robinson Reid. Clara was educated in the Lancaster County School System in Lancaster, SC and was formerly employed with a Retirement Home in Cleveland, OH.  Clara was a former member of Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church in Cleveland, OH where she sang on the...

Elizabeth Stafford Norford, 82, quietly departed this life on Monday, March 9, 2020. Elizabeth was born on May 27, 1937 to the late Garfield and Lena Stafford. She was preceded in death by her parents, as well as her beloved husband, James Norford and brothers, Billy Frank, Arthur, Harold, and Felix McKnight Stafford. Elizabeth was educated in the Cabarrus County Schools and graduated from Logan High School. After high school, she enjoyed being a homemaker for a while before obtaining...

Ray Lo McClelland, Sr., 85, of Asherton Place, NW, Concord, NC, passed away Tuesday, March 3, at Tucker Hospice House. He was born May 24, 1934 in Davidson, NC, to the late Jay Will McClelland and the late Sudie Lowery McClelland. Ray was educated at Torrence Lytle High School in Huntersville, NC.  He was formerly employed by Mineral Research and was a member of the East Concord Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Concord, NC. Services will be held on Saturday, March 7,...

Kamiree Raymone Benning, 21, of Mission Tripp Street, Kannapolis, NC, passed away Thursday, February 27, at Atrium Health - Main. He was born January 8, 1999 in Waterbury CT, to Ratisha Anthony Rahman and Narvell Benning. Kamiree was educated in the Kannapolis Schools where he graduated with honors from A.L. Brown High School in 2017; he attended NC A & T State University.   Kamiree was employed in construction and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Services will be held...

Betty Jean Lytch Armstrong, 59, of Admiral Drive, High Point, NC, passed away Friday, February 21, at her residence. She was born July 19, 1960 in Bennettsville, SC to Lee Ethel Frazier Lytch and the late Lorenza “Wimp” Lytch. Betty was educated in the High Point public schools; she was a 1978 graduate of Central High School and attended Winston Salem State University, she was formerly employed by Forsythe and Guilford County Public Schools.  Betty was the founder of...