Obituaries
Recent obituaries in North Carolina
The obituaries in the North Carolina Area reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity North Carolina's history and identity.
Zetta Higgins
Aug 10, 2018
Canton - Zetta Higgins, 82, passed away on Friday, August 10, 2018 at Haywood Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Clyde and Pearl Hylemon-Higgins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Keith Higgins; the father of her children, Vanis Harding; her beloved Bill...
Larry Reida
Aug 10, 2018
1935-2018 Waynesville, Larry Truman Reida, 82, passed away on Friday, August 10, 2018 at Mission Hospital two weeks after quadruple bypass surgery. Larry's life was active and vibrant right to the end, having just completed a trip to Iowa for his 65th high school reunion. He was born in Brooklyn, Iowa, the only son of Truman and...
Eva Ashe
Aug 9, 2018
Canton - Eva Jane Worley Ashe, 87, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late George F. and Winnie Williamson Worley. Eva Jane was employed by Champion International in the accounting department and was a 50 year member...
Elsie Noland
Aug 8, 2018
Raleigh, Elsie Green Noland, 89, died August 8, 2018. She was the daughter of Marion Carlise Green, Sr. and Ruth Carraway Green. Elsie graduated from Waynesville Township High and Woman's College of UNC in Greensboro with a degree in home economics. She married E. Jack Noland in 1951 and raised four children in Haywood County before moving...
Linda Sheppard
Aug 8, 2018
Canton - Linda Gail Sheppard, 75, passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at Mission Hospital - Memorial Campus. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Carey and Connie Sheppard. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Betty Cable and Donna Pack. Gail was a teacher at...
Hilda Nichols
Aug 6, 2018
Waynesville, Hilda Cagle Nichols, age 88, passed away on Monday, August 6, 2018 at Maggie Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Hilda is a Haywood County native and was the daughter of the late Odell and Effie Hunter Cagle. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Nichols; sisters, Wilma Rathbone and...
John Kinsland
Jul 31, 2018
Clyde - John Stuart Kinsland, 91, passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late John Hascue and Lois Evans Kinsland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jincie Patton Kinsland, who died...
Theodore Lappas, Jr.
Jul 30, 2018
Clyde, NC: Mr. Theodore "Ted" Lappas, Jr., age 81, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 30, 2018. Ted was born November 3, 1936 in Union City, New Jersey. He was the son of the late Theodore Lappas Sr. and Walburga Kammerbauer Lappas. In addition to his parents, his sister, Alexandra P. Lappas, preceded him in death. Ted...
Sheila Fox
Jul 30, 2018
Asheville - Sheila Jo Wykle Fox, 59, of 324 Lower Grassy Branch Road, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 30 2018 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Ruth Sheehan Wykle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Charles Rogers
Jul 30, 2018
Deep Gap, NC - Charles William Rogers, 55, slipped into the hands of our Heavenly Father on Monday, July 30, 2018. A native of Haywood County, Charles was the son of Bill Jack and the late Regina Ferguson Rogers. Charles was a loyal and loving husband, a supportive son, brother, uncle, a rock-solid nephew, cousin and the...
Mike Mcdonald
Jul 30, 2018
Charlottesville, VA, Mike McDonald passed away on Monday, July 30, 2018. In failing health for several years, he made the tough choice to leave his beloved home in Waynesville, North Carolina, to be near family in the Charlottesville area. He was born March 1, 1944 to Jaunice Barnes Sawyer, in Albany, Missouri and lived in Missouri, then...
Paul Evans
Jul 29, 2018
Waynesville, Paul Martin Evans, age 66, passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2018 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Arthur Paul (A.P.) and Dorotha "Dot" Martin Evans. Paul was a member of First Baptist Church of Waynesville. He retired from Lowe's as a forklift operator and later at...
Melvin Earley
Jul 24, 2018
Clyde - Melvin Bryant Earley, 85, passed away peacefully at his residence on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late James Fred and Bertha Jane Hamlett Earley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Elsie Elders and Shirley Rickman...
Stuart Sutton
Jul 22, 2018
Waynesville, Stuart Robert Sutton, age 79, passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Haywood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Joe and Sylva Hembre Sutton. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Beulah Payne Sutton. Stuart is survived by two...
Edwin Donaldson
Jul 19, 2018
Candler - Edwin Richard Donaldson, age 86, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Bronx, New York, he was the son of the late Edwin Sterling and Lillian Elizabeth Renke Donaldson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Celia Rosalie Colby Donaldson,...
Maudie Davis
Jul 18, 2018
Waynesville, Maudie B. Davis, age 92, passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late William Edward and Martha Snyder Buchanan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Madison Davis, who died in 1991, two...
Marjorie Kury
Jul 16, 2018
Marjorie "Margie" Davis Kury, 94, of Asheville, passed away on Monday, July 16, 2018. She was born in Detroit, MI to the late Harrison and Connie Fullbright Davis. She grew up in Haywood County, and was later active in the Venable Community and Sardis United Methodist Church. She was a good-hearted woman and will be missed. In addition to...
Mary Penland
Jul 15, 2018
Mary Jones Penland, 72, of Candler, passed away on Sunday, July 15th. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Horace and Matilda Warren Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Walter Lee Jones. She is survived by her son, John Russell Jones; siblings, John Jones of Black...
Annie Caldwell
Jul 15, 2018
Waynesville, Annie Mae Caldwell, age 95, passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2018 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Tommy and Ella Caldwell. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by six brothers, Lloyd, Doc, John, Jack, Tommy and Frank Caldwell; four sisters,...
Tommy Hall, Jr.
Jul 12, 2018
Tommy Hall, Jr. Canton - Thomas "Tommy" Green Hall, Jr. 67, passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at his residence following an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Thomas Green Hall, Sr. and Genevie McCreary Hall. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
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