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.
Evelyn Laycock
Feb 26, 2018
Lake Junaluska, Evelyn Meadows Laycock, age 91, passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018 at her residence. Born in Hamilton County, Tennessee, she had resided in Haywood County since December 1990. She was the daughter of the late Harry D. and Sara Katherine Cupp Meadows and was also preceded in death by her husband, Reverend William Alexander...
Sue Greene
Feb 26, 2018
"Loving & Devoted Mother, Grandmother & Great-grandmother" Waynesville, Margaret Sue Dotson Greene, age 84, passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018 at The Homestead surrounded by her loving family. A native of Haywood County she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Harriett Mehaffey Dotson. Sue was a member of Crabtree Baptist Church and formerly worked...
Edith Capps
Feb 24, 2018
Edith T. King Capps, 95, of Canton, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 24, 2018. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Noland and Gracie Keener King. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Johnsie Carroll Capps, Sr.; son, Johnsie Carroll Capps, Jr.; 1 sister...
Judi Rector
Feb 24, 2018
Judith Parker & Roger Dale Rector Fairview - Judith "Judi" Parker and Roger Dale Rector both passed away from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. A native of Buncombe County, Judi was a daughter of the late Mack Foy and Oneva Redmon Parker and was formerly employed by the Mission Hospital system as a unit secretary. Judi...
Monroe Phillips
Feb 24, 2018
"In Loving Memory" Canton - Monroe Inman Phillips, 90, passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Charles George VA Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late James William and Azalea Pierce Phillips. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy...
Harland Brookshire
Feb 24, 2018
"Loving Husband, Father & Grandfather" Canton - Harland James "Brook" Brookshire, 97, passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at The Homestead. A native of Buncombe County, but having resided in Haywood County for the majority of his life, he was a son of the late Elmer and Maude Whitted Brookshire. In addition to his parents, he...
"Doc" Rhinehart
Feb 23, 2018
"1937 ~ 2018" Canton - Bruce Hilliard "Doc" Rhinehart, 81, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2018 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Bass and Emma Galloway Rhinehart. Doc was a United States Army veteran serving in Germany post World War II during the...
Richard Borden
Feb 23, 2018
"Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather" Waynesville, Richard Stanley "Dick" Borden, 84, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2018 at Maggie Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A native of Fall River, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Stanley and Marion Lannagan Borden. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Elisabeth Borden, who died...
Reid Owens
Feb 23, 2018
"1940 ~ 2018" Canton - Walter Reid Owens, 77, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2018 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Adam Reid and Nellie Marie Lee Owens. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Rebecca Owens Clinton;...
Beverly Lavender
Feb 23, 2018
"1955 ~ 2018" Canton - Beverly Raines Lavender, 62, of the Bethel community, passed away on 6:45 pm on Friday, February 23, 2018 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. At her request, no services are planned The care of Mrs. Lavender has been entrusted to Wells Funeral Homes and an online memorial register is available at "Obituaries"...
Victor Muse
Feb 22, 2018
"Loving Father, Grandfather and Friend to All" Waynesville, Victor Lee Muse, age 70, passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Memorial Mission Hospital. Victor was a native of Haywood County, the son of the late Richard and Edna Ensley Muse and was also preceded in death by a brother, Ricky Muse. He was a former employee...
John Mcelrath
Feb 21, 2018
A True Outdoorsman Clyde - John Stanley McElrath, 54, passed away on February 21, 2018 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of Nellie Carr McElrath of Candler and the late Dale McElrath; a sister, Sheila Plemmons; father-in-law, Hall Warren; a brother-in-law, Furman Warren and a...
Jean Fisher
Feb 20, 2018
"Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother & Great-Grandmother" Waynesville, Jean Coralyn Fisher, 79, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at CarePartners Solace Center. Jean was born in Underwood, Minnesota, and a former resident of Florida prior to moving to Haywood County in 2010. She was the daughter of Theone Hansen Pederson and the late Clifford Pederson. Jean was...
Grovene Russell
Feb 20, 2018
"Wonderful Mother" Waynesville, Grovene Morrow Clark Russell, 91, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Grovene was born October 19, 1926 to parents Grover Cleveland and Bonnie Morrow Clark. She was the wife of the late William Edwin Russell for 61 years and raised three children. Other family members preceding her in death were her grandparents, John...
Lillie Cole
Feb 20, 2018
Candler - Lillie Marie Hutchison Cole, 96, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at John F. Keever Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late James George and Maudie Mabell Stephenson Hutchison. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Furman Cole,...
Ronald Sprinkle
Feb 18, 2018
"1947 ~ 2018" Canton - Ronald Page Sprinkle, 70, passed from this life at the John f. Keever Solace Center in Asheville on Sunday, February 18, 2018. He was preceded in death by his father, J.L. Sprinkle; father-in-law, Leonard Boone; paternal grandparents, M.C. and Berta Page Sprinkle; and maternal grandparents, Earl and Loucilla Calvin. Ronnie was a...
Heraldo Riester
Feb 17, 2018
"Loving Father and Grandfather" Waynesville, Heraldo Edward Riester, age 92, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at his residence. Heraldo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, raised in Germany, and lived his adult life in the United States. He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean War. After a successful career in Petrochemicals industry,...
Lois Metcalf
Feb 17, 2018
Loving Mother Canton, GA - Lois Justice Metcalf, age 98, formerly of Canton, North Carolina, passed away at the Canton Nursing Center in Canton, Georgia on Saturday, February 17th after an extended illness. A native of Haywood County, Mrs. Metcalf was the daughter of the late Nellie and Samuel Justice, and the wife of the late Franklin...
Calvin Medford
Feb 17, 2018
"Compassionate husband, father & grandfather" Waynesville, Calvin Spurgeon Medford, 93, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2018, at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Urby Wesley and Caddie Warren Medford. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by four sisters, Kate Smathers, Sybil...
Lynda Haynes
Feb 16, 2018
"In Loving Memory" Lynda Robinson Haynes, 77, a native of Canton and resident of Taylors, South Carolina, passed peacefully in her sleep on Friday, February 16, 2018. She was born in Canton, NC on August 14, 1940 to her late parents Eugene Robinson and Pauline Pace Robinson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
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