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Michael Starnes Obituary
May 22, 1968 - June 13, 2021
Michael "Mike" Starnes, 53, of Concord, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 13, 2021, with family by his side.
Mike was born in Concord, May 22, 1968. He was preceded in death by his father, Don Starnes Sr.; and his stepfather, James Canupp.
Those left to cherish his memory are his loving mother, Lisa Canupp; daughter, Jessica Starnes; brother, Don and wife, Windy Starnes; stepbrother, Lannie and wife, Connie; girlfriend, Cathy Gresham; and his niece, Allison, who was devoted to Mike's care during his illness.
The family will receive friends Friday, June 18, from 2 to 3 p.m., at Cabarrus Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery, 3892 Hwy 73 E in Concord. The funeral service will take place at 3 p.m., officiated by Pastor Stephen Burrow. Burial will immediately follow at West Concord Cemetery, Union Cemetery Road in Concord.
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Rita Young
April 18, 2024
I´m heartbroken and so very sad for the loss of a Great Man. I drove for Mike about 30 years ago. He really cared about his drivers. I didn´t even know he had passed until today, I´m planning on going back OTR and I wanted to see if he had a company now because I would have loved to be able to go back to work for him and that´s how I found out. Wow I still can´t believe it. My best memories of working for Mike (Movie Stars) are all of them !!! I was there when I had to go to work for Swift & I told them I´m only going to work for Swift till I can find another company and they kept saying oh u won´t go anywhere you´ll stay working for us so I told them oh yeah I will. So after working with them for a year I finally found another job and told them to send me home and they didn´t want me to quit so they kept sending me everywhere but home! So they finally had me a load coming to Atlanta terminal but would not give me permission to go by my house to drop off my stuff, so when I got to the terminal I went in fueled up the tanks on my truck and went out the gate and called and told them I was going to get me something to eat and I went home and unloaded my stuff and got my son to follow me back to the terminal and when we got back to the Atlanta terminal I stayed on top of the hill right outside the gate and right in front of the cameras I got out with my crowbar and popped both Horse shoes off my truck got in the car and left then called and told them, I told y´all if I couldn´t work for Mike I wasn´t staying here ! And I took my horse shoes and made bookends out of them. That´s how much I LOVED working for M.S. !!! He will be dearly missed !!! Prayers to his family and friends R.I.P. MOVIE STAR
Carmen M Carroll
July 18, 2021
RIP Mike! Light & love to the entire family..esp Don, Jessica & Tonda. Love you all!!!
Paul Fredell
June 17, 2021
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. Sorry for your loss. Mike will be missed by all that knew & loved him.
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