Saturday, November 21, 2009

Brother Dennis Welmon passes away

SALISBURY - Richard Dennis Wellmon, 54, of Salisbury, passed away Nov. 18, 2009, at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis.

Mr. Wellmon was born July 13, 1955, in Cleveland County, a son of the late Carl Ray Weldon and Annie Pearl Gantt Wellmon. He graduated from Crest High School in Cleveland County.

A construction technician for Time Warner Cable, he was a member of Wittenberg Lutheran Church. Dennis was also a member of Salisbury Elks Lodge 699.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Christopher Tom Wellmon.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Judy White Wellmon; one son, Richard Dennis Wellmon II of Shelby; and one daughter, Shelby Elizabeth Wellmon of Salisbury.

One brother survives, Michael Eugene Wellmon of Shelby; two sisters, Kathy Barrett of Shelby and Joy Gold of Rutherfordton County; and one grandchild, Macy Lynn Wellmon.

Service and Visitation: The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Wittenberg Lutheran Church conducted by the Rev. Tom Cogan, pastor, with burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Church from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Memorials: May be made to Wittenberg Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 345, Granite Quarry, NC 28072; or American Cancer Society, 4-A Oak Branch Drive, Greensboro, NC 27407.

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