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.
Robert Shope
Jan 28, 2015
Robert Matthew "Bobby" Shope, age 86, of the Mile Straight, Old US Highway 19/23, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Hobart and Bertha Miller Shope. He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Reverend G. H. Shope Jr.,...
Donald Reece
Jan 27, 2015
Waynesville, Donald Gene Reece, age 64, of Chestnut Park, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Nelcy Loranze Reece, Sr. and Margaret Inman Reece and also preceded in death by a brother, Ernest Reece. Donald was a...
Jennie Ledford
Jan 27, 2015
Waynesville, Jennie Mae Ledford, age 86, of Ben Medford Road, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Maggie Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Brownlow and Jennie Mae Reese Haynes and also preceded in death by her husband, Elgin Eli Ledford,...
Lucille Davis
Jan 26, 2015
Clyde, Lucille Arrington Davis, age 89, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2015. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Nellie Bradley Arrington. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Grover H. Davis, who passed away in 2011; a sister, Hazel Bishop; and three...
Wilena Phillips
Jan 25, 2015
Waynesville, Wilena May Brown Phillips, age 93, of Crystal Lane, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Haywood House. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Harley E. and Nora Messer Clark. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Fletcher Brown, who died in 1982 and...
Ruth Justice
Jan 23, 2015
Waynesville, Ruth Southerland Justice, age 80, of Big Cove Road, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Annie Mae Burgess McClure. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her first husband and father...
Ginger Reid
Jan 23, 2015
"1941 – 2015" Canton – Virginia "Ginger" Green Reid, age 74, passed away Friday, January 23, 2015 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Dewey Silas and Myrtle McMahan Green. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas...
James Beasley
Jan 23, 2015
Waynesville, James William "Bill" Beasley, age 73, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015 to be in the arms of his loving wife in Heaven. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Douglas and Nancy Elizabeth Justice Beasley. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Pauline Smith...
Billy Mull
Jan 22, 2015
Waynesville, Billy Eugene Mull, age 69, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Park Ridge Hospital. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Charlie Burlin and Lela Rathbone Mull. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Debra Sue Mull, who died in 2014 and a daughter, Chrystal Mull. Billy...
Jack Smathers
Jan 20, 2015
"1919 – 2015" Canton – Jack Thomas Smathers, age 95, went home to be with the Lord that he has served so faithfully on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Frank "Happy"Smathers and Maude Cabe Smathers. He was also preceded in death by one brother and three...
William Hutchison
Jan 20, 2015
"1919 – 2015" Clyde – William Franklin Hutchison, 95, passed away January 20, 2015 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Gaston County, he was a son of William Lee and Mary Daisy Wilson Hutchison. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Marion, Robert, and Charles Hutchison; and three sisters, Mary Kennedy, Rachel Gibson, and...
Roger Ferguson
Jan 20, 2015
Maggie Valley, Roger Wade Ferguson, age 64, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at his residence. Roger was a native of Haywood County, the son of the late Charles Anderson and Jincie Hyatt Ferguson and was also preceded in death by a brother, Charles Wayne Ferguson. Roger grew up on the family dairy farm in Dellwood...
Doyle King
Jan 19, 2015
Doyle Pegram King, age 85, of the Beaverdam community, passed away on Monday, January 19, 2015 at Silver Bluff Rehabilitation Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late D. V. and Artie Parham King. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Elbert King; and a sister, Jean...
George Gaddis
Jan 18, 2015
George Asbury Gaddis, age 84, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at The Homestead. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Fain Asbury and Clora Grooms Gaddis. He was also preceded in death by a son, Michael Keith Gaddis; a sister, Maxine Ashe; a brother, Robert Gaddis; a...
James Burgin
Jan 18, 2015
James Fredrick Burgin, Jr., 71, of Leicester, died Sunday, January 18 at the Keever Solace Center. He was the son of the late James Frederick Burgin, Sr. and Gladys Brotherton Burgin. He served in the US Army during Vietnam and retired from the VA Medical Center in Asheville. He is survived by his daughters, Cathy (Don) Estes of Burnsville,...
Vernon Grimsley
Jan 17, 2015
Vernon Lee Grimsley, 91, of Asheville, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015. He was born in Arlington, VA to the late Rollie Lee and Clara Belle Wise Grimsley. During WWII he was a ship welder in California. As a young man, Vernon loved vocabulary and learning large words, he watched his favorite football team, the Redskins, practice on his...
Lois Minton
Jan 17, 2015
Clyde, Lois Elaine Minton, age 63, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2015. A native of Lucas County Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Houston and Clara Moles. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters and a brother. She is survived by two daughters, Roberta Brunck (Aaron), of Clyde...
Jane Stamey
Jan 17, 2015
Jane Gregory Stamey, age 89, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2015, at her daughter's residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Bert and Nannie Evans Gregory. She was also preceded in death by her husband Wayne Stamey, who died October 15, 2014; two brothers, Charles and James...
Grace Messer
Jan 16, 2015
Grace Estella Messer "Loving Mother and Grandmother" Asheville- Grace Estella Messer, age 98, passed in peace on Friday, January 16, 2015 at the Aston Park Health Care Center. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late John Franklin and Charlotte Cates Foster. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Franklin Shepard
Jan 15, 2015
Loving Father and Grandfather Candler – Franklin Delano Shepard, age 76, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Mission Hospitals – Memorial Campus. A native of Franklin, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Norman and Lelia Hall Shepard. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Pearl Lillian Warren Shepard, who died...
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