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.
Ruby Robinson
Jan 5, 2015
Ruby Robinson, age 91 of Loganville, GA, formerly of Clyde, NC, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2015. A Funeral Service will be held on Sunday, January 11, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Wells Funeral Home in Canton, NC. Rev Dr. T. David Phillips and Rev. James Parham will officiate. Interment will follow at The Haynes Family...
Charles Ingle
Jan 5, 2015
Charles Logan Ingle, age 76, of Sutherland Drive passed away on Monday, January 5, 2015 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Reverend George and Alta Fox Ingle. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Allison Ingle. He retired from Ball Corporation...
Francis Owens
Jan 5, 2015
Francis "Frank" Edward Owens, 79, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2015 at the VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC. A native of Scott County, Missouri he had lived most of his life in Richlands, North Carolina. He was the son of the late Francis Edward and Bertha Owen. He was also preceded in death by his...
Nathan Tracy
Jan 3, 2015
Clyde, Nathan Bartlett Tracy, age 81, passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2015. A native of Bradenton, Florida, he was the son of the late Harry and Lois Bartlett Tracy and was also preceded in death by a brother, Donald Walker. He was a US Air Force veteran and was employed by General Adjustment Bureau as an...
Jane Lafountaine
Jan 2, 2015
Waynesville, Jane Parker LaFountaine, age 85, of Pisgah Drive, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2015 at Haywood Lodge. A native of Tennessee, she lived most of her life North Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Henry and Kathleen Tinnell Parker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Chester...
Robert Stamey
Jan 2, 2015
Leicester, Robert Everett "Bob" Stamey, age 76, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2015 at the VA Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Hilliard and Catherine Stamey. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Lee Thomas Stamey, who died in 2013, a...
Darrell Rogers
Jan 2, 2015
Waynesville, Jimmie Darrell Rogers, age 55, of Destiny Road, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2015. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Colene Phillips Rogers and the late Thomas Rogers. Darrell enjoyed woodworking and was employed at Lea Industries for 24 years and at Milkco for the last five years. In addition to...
Mary Frazier
Jan 2, 2015
Waynesville, Mary Ruby McDaniel Frazier, age 79, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2015 at Maggie Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mary Ruby was born and lived most of her life in Haywood County, daughter of the late Charles Jackson and Mary Elizabeth Sutton McDaniel. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her...
Elizabeth Hiler
Jan 1, 2015
Waynesville, NC, Elizabeth "Libby" Pettit Hiler, age 84, formally of Roanoke and Moneta, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2015 at The Homestead. A native of Roanoke, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late P.W. and Nellie Stevens Pettit. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Ray...
Ruby Haney
Jan 1, 2015
Clyde- Ruby Hall Warren Haney, age 93, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2015 at the Oaks of Sweeten Creek in Arden. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late William Patterson and Sarah Bennett Hall. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Grover Warren, and...
Mark Murray
Jan 1, 2015
"Loving Son, Brother and Uncle" Canton- Mark Lee Murray, age 59, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2015 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Haywood County, Mark was the son of Leroy and Lila Jo Gillis Murray of Canton. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Owen and Elza Mae Murray and Herman and Minnie...
Thomas Hord
Dec 31, 2014
Waynesville, Thomas Anthony "Tom" Hord, age 81, entered peacefully into the Kingdom of Heaven on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at the Brian Center. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late James Robert and Mary Jessie Oates Hord. He was a retired US Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict and a retired residential...
Gerald Murray
Dec 31, 2014
Gerald John Murray, age 81, went home to join his Lord on December 31, 2014 at his residence. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Hilliard John and Helen Ward Murray. He attended Emma High School before enlisting during the Korean conflict. Gerald served in the United States Army as a military...
Artie Smathers
Dec 30, 2014
Artie Rhodarmer Smathers, age 99, passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at The Homestead in Clyde. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Claude Baxter and Inez Phillips Rhodarmer. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Lindon M. Smathers, who died in 1991 and a son,...
Nancy Jenkins
Dec 30, 2014
Nancy P. Jenkins, age 67, passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Irene Kell Putnam. She was also preceded in death by a son, Bobby Joe Jenkins who died in 1983 and a sister, Lois Wilson. Nancy...
Madeline Hyatt
Dec 29, 2014
Madeline Goolsby Hyatt, age 84, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2014 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Ruby Wiseman Goolsby. She was also preceded in death by her husband, George William "Bill" Hyatt who died in 2000. She was employed...
Edith, West
Dec 29, 2014
Waynesville, Mamaw, Edith Sharp West, age 96, of Ammons Trail, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2014 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Ollie Davis Sharp. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Edgar West, Sr.;...
Flora Drake
Dec 28, 2014
"1924 – 2014" Canton – Flora West Drake, age 90, passed away on Sunday, 28, 2014 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Cherokee County, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late, Reverend Fredrick Clyde and Mary Roberson West. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Clinton...
William Head
Dec 28, 2014
William Lloyd Head, age 88, of Asheville passed away peacefully on December 28, 2014. He was a devoted and loving husband and father, and was blessed with a long and healthy life. He was born in Roanoke, Alabama to G. Cleveland and Pearl S. Head. As a small boy his family moved to Mars Hill, NC where...
Raymond Brierly
Dec 28, 2014
"1927 – 2014" Clyde – Raymond Brierly, age 87, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 28, 2014. A native of Montclair, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Roy Leonard and Mildred Hughes Brierly. Ray was a radio operator in the United States Coast Guard-Merchant Marine from which he was honorably discharged. He was a...
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