Obituaries

Ira Mcqueen

Ira Mcqueen

Jul 11, 2019

Mr. Ira E. McQueen, age 85 passed away peacefully Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Tucker Hospice House. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2:45 pm Sunday, July 14 at Wilkinson Funeral Home. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 3 pm at Carolina Memorial Park. Rev. Doug Irvin will officiate. Mr. McQueen was born April...

Barry Mcclamrock

Barry Mcclamrock

Jul 11, 2019

Mr. Barry Keith McClamrock, 75, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Liberty Lane Hospice House at the VA Medical Center in Salisbury, NC. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, July 15, 2019 at Broadus Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Dr. Rodney Quesenberry. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery with full military honors. The family...

Billy Hickman

Billy Hickman

Jul 10, 2019

Mr. Billy Dale Hickman, age 57 passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Atrium Health Northeast. The family will receive friends Monday, July 15 from 12 to 1 pm at Wilkinson Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 pm at Oakwood Cemetery with Pastors Don Lisk and Tim Burris officiating. Billy was born October 8,...

Marjorie Kolaya

Marjorie Kolaya

Jul 9, 2019

CONCORD- On Tuesday, July 9th, 2019, Marjorie “Jody” Josephine Kolaya passed away quietly at home at the age of 89 after battling Alzheimer’s Disease and lung cancer. Jody was born on November 7th, 1929 in Owensboro, KY to Lee and Anice Bartlett. Jody lived briefly in Alaska before moving to California where she met her husband, Tony, while he was...

Valerie Buchanan

Valerie Buchanan

Jul 8, 2019

Dateline: Salisbury, NC Valerie Hull Buchanan, 74, Monday, 8 July 2019. Born Valeria Constantinovna Lisetskiya on 30 October 1944 to Constantine and Anastasia Chubatai Lisetskiya in a small village outside Harbin, Manchuria. Her Father was arrested and imprisoned by the Soviets in August 1945 and subsequently died. Valerie and her Mother were allowed to emigrate to Brazil after Stalin's death;...

Loretta Theresa Black

Loretta Theresa Black

Jul 7, 2019

Mrs. Loretta Lolli Black, age 89, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2019. A service of celebration will be held at 10 am Thursday, July 11 at All Saints Episcopal Church with Rev. Robert Black, Jr. and Rev. James Bernacki officiating. The family will receive friends in the church living room following the committal in the church columbarium. Mrs. Black...

Nora Garcia

Nora Garcia

Jul 3, 2019

Mrs. Nora Argelia Garcia, 49, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at her home, surrounded by her family. The family will receive friends from 10:00am-2:00 pm on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Wilkinson Funeral Home. A Memorial Talk will be held following Wilkinson Funeral Home at 5pm at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Located at 5200 Rocky River...

Charles Carroll

Charles Carroll

Jul 2, 2019

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Dr. Charles (Charlie) Carroll,

Dr. Charles (Charlie) Carroll,

Jul 2, 2019

Dr. Charles Fisher Carroll, Jr., of Concord, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at his home following a period of declining health. A memorial service will be 10:00am Monday at All Saints Episcopal Church in Concord with a reception following in the church Welcome Center. Charlie was born June 24, 1926 in Morehead City, NC to the late Charles F....

Donald Meshaw

Donald Meshaw

Jun 30, 2019

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Donna Jeanne Safrit

Donna Jeanne Safrit

Jun 27, 2019

Miss Donna Jeanne Safrit, age 59, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at Tucker Hospice House with her family by her side. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 3 pm Sunday, June 30 at Wilkinson Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 3 pm in the chapel with Rev. Gary Posey officiating. She will...

Marilyn **** Blackwelder

Marilyn **** Blackwelder

Jun 26, 2019

Ms. Marilyn Collier Blackwelder, age 75 passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Atrium Health Northeast. Marilyn was born December 19, 1943 in Hamilton-Ontario, Canada. Her parents, Arthur Collier and Helen Cobert Sweetwood, and brother, Mark Collier preceded her in death. She retired as a legal secretary from the Janice Coulter law firm. She enjoyed being with her family, reading,...

Deborah Dorothy Elizabeth Johnston

Deborah Dorothy Elizabeth Johnston

Jun 25, 2019

Deborah Dorothy Elizabeth Moore Johnston, age 90, passed on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. The family will receive friends on Sunday, July 28th from 2:00-3:00 pm in the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship House. A private family service will follow in the Fellowship House chapel. Inurnment will be beside her husband in Memorial Garden columbarium. Daughter of the late George Howell Moore...

Elsie Howell

Elsie Howell

Jun 25, 2019

Mrs. Elsie Springstead Howell, 99, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at The Gardens of Taylor Glen. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 29, 2019 at St. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, officiated by Rev. Suzanne Dornsmith of Forest Hill UMC. The family will receive friends from 5-7 pm on Friday, June 28, 2019 at...

Robert Johnson Smitherman

Robert Johnson Smitherman

Jun 17, 2019

Mr. Robert “Bob” Johnson Smitherman of Tala Drive, and formerly of Winston-Salem, passed away Monday, June 17, 2019 at Atrium Health-Concord. A service to celebrate his life will be 1 PM Saturday 6/29/2019 at Wilkinson Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Pastor Jacqueline Roper. The family will welcome friends at a repast following the service at The Courtyard Marriott, 7201 Scott...

Joanne Ellen Vaughn

Joanne Ellen Vaughn

Jun 16, 2019

Joanie Vaughn, of Concord, North Carolina, formerly of Oxford, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019, at the age of 67. Of the Christian faith, Joanie was a former member of Victory Tabernacle, in Conyers, where she was the president of the Ladies Missionary Group. She was a person whose daily life demonstrated her Christian values – Joanie treated others with...

Adiel Perez

Adiel Perez

Jun 15, 2019

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Kenneth Wondergem

Kenneth Wondergem

Jun 13, 2019

Kenneth “Ken” Wondergem went home to his Heavenly Father, beloved parents, and family and friends that preceded him on June 13, 2019. He will surely receive a warm welcome. After a lifelong, valiant fight against a merciless disease, he found his ultimate healing in God’s hands. He faced adversity head on and lived a full life with his family in...

Mary Ann Allman

Mary Ann Allman

Jun 11, 2019

Mrs. Mary Ann Furr Allman, 70, of Concord, NC, passed away June 11, 2019 at Atrium Health-NorthEast. A funeral service will be held at 7pm, Friday, in the Wilkinson Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Pastor Joey Spry. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7pm Friday prior to the service. Burial will take place at Carolina Memorial Park on...

Stephen Linn Rayfield

Stephen Linn Rayfield

Jun 10, 2019

Mr. Stephen “Wimpy” Linn Rayfield, 62, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2019 at his home. A memorial service will be held on Monday, June 17, 2019 at Camp Spencer, 3155 Foxford Road, Concord, NC 28025 from 3:00pm-6:00pm. Stephen was born on January 31,1957 in Concord, NC to Deloris Hendrix Rayfield and the late Donald Eugene Rayfield, Sr. He is...