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.

Ted Reeves

Ted Reeves

Apr 17, 2017

Ted L. Reeves 87, died Monday, April 17, 2017. Born in 1929, he was the son of the late Vera Reeves and Paul Ferguson of the Cove Creek Community of Haywood County. He was a member of the Cove Baptist Church and a lifetime member of the Pleasant Balsam Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by...

Frances Franklin

Frances Franklin

Apr 17, 2017

Waynesville, Frances Brackett Franklin, age 80, passed away on Monday, April 17, 2017 at Maggie Valley Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Clinton and Myrtle Cope Brackett. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Cash W. Franklin, who died in...

Doyle Plemmons

Doyle Plemmons

Apr 14, 2017

DOYLE E. PLEMMONS "Loving Husband and Father" Waynesville, Doyle Edward Plemmons, age 82, of Blink Bonny Drive, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William and Martha Mull Plemmons. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by...

Margaret Fugate

Margaret Fugate

Apr 14, 2017

Waynesville, Margaret Louise Fugate, 86, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017 at Haywood Lodge and Retirement Center. A native of Haywood County she was the daughter of the late Joseph D. and Laura Moody Russell. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Ben Fugate, who died in 1979; one brother,...

Shirley Embody

Shirley Embody

Apr 13, 2017

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Jane Sutton

Jane Sutton

Apr 13, 2017

On Thursday, April 13, 2017, our community was deeply saddened by the sudden loss of Jane Lewis Sutton, age 64. Jane was visiting her daughter, Ashley and her family in Raleigh when her untimely passing occurred. Jane was a native of Guilford County, born on June 1, 1952, and was the only child of her late parents,...

Lucas Crawford

Lucas Crawford

Apr 13, 2017

Waynesville, Lucas Anthony Crawford, age 34, passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Stephen Lee and Phyllis Noland Crawford. At the time of his death he lived in Asheville and was a student at AB Technical College. Lucas had a love of life...

James Ruff

James Ruff

Apr 12, 2017

Clyde, James Douglas Ruff (Jim), age 77, born in Waynesville, North Carolina underwent a change of address on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 when he left his temporary earthly home for his eternal Heavenly Home. He was the son of the late John Henry and Ruth Underwood Ruff. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death...

Mary Wright

Mary Wright

Apr 12, 2017

"In Loving Memory" Canton – Mary Lou McClure Wright, 85, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late William Lee and Dora Green McClure. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Wright, who...

Lucille Heron

Lucille Heron

Apr 11, 2017

"Very Special Lady" Canton – Alice Lucille Dills Inman Heron, 85, passed away April 11, 2017 at her residence in the East Fork community. A native of Jackson County, she was a daughter of the late Herbert Warren and Laura Ann Gibson Dills. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband,...

George Conner, Jr.

George Conner, Jr.

Apr 10, 2017

Durham, George Edward Conner, Jr., age 33, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017 at Duke University Medical Center. A native of Buncombe County he was the son of George Edward Conner and Nancy Morris. George was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Betty Jean Conner. George had the most beautiful smile that was full of...

Carol Booker

Carol Booker

Apr 10, 2017

Waynesville, Carol Lee Booker, age 85, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Lee County, Florida and a resident of Haywood County since 1989. Carol lived her early years in Lakeland, Florida and had many friends and relatives there. She was the daughter of the late Russell Powell and...

Sarah Ledford

Sarah Ledford

Apr 10, 2017

Waynesville, Sarah Grasty Ledford, 94, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Hobert and Maggie Messer Grasty. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rowe Ledford, who died in 1986; her sons, Jerry and...

Rose Ambrosini

Rose Ambrosini

Apr 10, 2017

Canton, Rose Grace Ferrara Ambrosini, age 93, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017 at The Homestead. A native of New York, New York, she was the daughter of the late John and Concetta Cutroni Ferrara. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Ambrosini, who died in 1995; three sisters...

Charles Gidney, Jr.

Charles Gidney, Jr.

Apr 8, 2017

Charles Weldon Gidney, Jr. "1926 – 2017" Candler - Charles Weldon Gidney, Jr., 90, son of Charles Weldon and Margaret Davis Gidney of Canton, passed away April 8, 2017 at Pisgah Valley Retirement Community. He had been a resident there for a number of years. He was father to three children: Mark Gidney and his wife, Julia,...

Nina Small

Nina Small

Apr 6, 2017

Waynesville, Nina Sapp Small, age 85, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at her residence surrounded by family. A native of Chatham County, Georgia she was the daughter of the late James Daniel and Mary Crapse Sapp. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas I. Small, who passed away...

Claude Setzer

Claude Setzer

Apr 6, 2017

CLAUDE E. "GENE" SETZER "Loving Husband, Father and Grandfather" Waynesville, Claude Eugene Setzer., of Oxner Cove Road, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at his home. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Ellis Rufus and Rose Lee Edwards Setzer and was also preceded in death by many brothers and sisters....

Virgil Mathews

Virgil Mathews

Apr 5, 2017

Waynesville, Virgil Monroe Mathews, age 81, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Hillard and Grace Trippett Mathews. He was also preceded in death by his wife's, Patsy Mathews and Barbara Cook Mathews; sister, Hilda Mathews; two brothers, Alvin and...

Ted Stamey

Ted Stamey

Apr 4, 2017

Canton - Ted Russell Stamey, age76, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at the VA Medical Center in Asheville. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Fred and Alma Wilson Stamey. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Tammy Ramirez, who died in 2003. He was a US Navy...

Clyde Barnes

Clyde Barnes

Apr 3, 2017

Canton – Clyde Edward Barnes, 70, passed away on Monday. Clyde was a native of Lawrence County, South Carolina and was the son of the late Frank and Mae Bell Sellers Barnes. He is survived by two sisters, Joyce Ann Bell and Edna Mae Smith; and four brothers, J.R., Dale, Jerry and Arthur Barnes. A graveside service...

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