Ellen Frances Triplett

KANNAPOLIS - Ellen Frances (Peggy) Triplett, 80, of Kannapolis, died Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, at CMC-NorthEast, following a period of declining health. She was born Jan. 9, 1930, in Cabarrus County, to the late Jesse and Nora Lofton Black. She was a member of Foot Of The Cross Freewill Baptist Church, a 50-year member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Moose Lodge in West Palm Beach, Fla., and a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother to her family. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 11, at Whitley's Funeral Home Main Chapel, with the Rev. Robert Earnhardt officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Cemetery in Kannapolis. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, at Whitley's Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the residence of the Rev. Robert Earnhardt, 1706 Brantley Road, Kannapolis. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, William J. (Pete) Triplett; a son, Michael Dale Triplett; a daughter, Della Virginia Landry; a brother; James Black; and a sister, Eva Mann. She is survived by four grandchildren, Peggy Bragdon, of West Palm Beach, Fla., William Michael (Bo) Triplett, of Kannapolis, and Wayne Wells and Kim Hubbs, of Knoxville, Tenn.; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Foot of the Cross Freewill Baptist Church, 436 Lockhart Road, Kannapolis, NC 28083. Online condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com.