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.
Jason Putnam
Mar 22, 2014
Waynesville, Jason Brant Putnam, age 38, Sutton Town Road, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2014. A native of Haywood County, he is preceded in death by his mother, Frances Franklin Putnam. He was employed at Thunder Disaster Relief and was a member of Cove Creek Baptist Church. Jason loved his job in tree work and also...
Ruth Caldwell
Mar 21, 2014
Ruth Evelyn Russell Caldwell, age 85, went to be with her Lord, on Friday, March 21, 2014 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Celia Jane Massie Russell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Anita Wood Brown;...
Patricia Blaylock
Mar 21, 2014
Patricia O'Neil "Trish" Blaylock, age 62, of Cruso Road, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2014 at MedWest Haywood. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of Louise Stamey O'Neil of Cruso and the late Raymond "Corky" O'Neil. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a brother, Danny...
Virgilene Kinsland
Mar 21, 2014
Virgilene Reeves Kinsland, age 89, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2014 at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Grady and Mahala Austin Reeves. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Kinsland, who died in 1974; a daughter, Nadeane Medlin,...
Inis Sluder
Mar 21, 2014
Inis Margaret Chandler Sluder, born April 24, 1926, raised in the Walnut Community of Madison Co. and formerly of Indian Trail Rd., Candler, died March 21, 2014 at Emerald Ridge Rehabilitation and Care Center. Inis was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Sluder on January 3, 2014; a son, Fredrick Freeman; and a granddaughter, Christy Freeman....
Marie Surrett
Mar 20, 2014
Edna Marie Burrell Surrett, age 74, of the Beaverdam community, passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, Marie had lived in Raleigh for 30 years. She was a daughter of the late John Hugh and Mary Lucinda Sawyer Burrell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Jorene West
Mar 20, 2014
Jorene Maney West, age 90, passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2014, at the Brian Center of Waynesville. A native of Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Alma Nations Maney. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Luther Reeves West, who died on December 30, 2003; two sons, Dale and...
Kay Fender
Mar 20, 2014
Donna Kay Fender, 62, of Candler, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014 at her home. A native of Asheville, Kay was a daughter of the late Donald and Katherine Tolley Green. She retired from the IRS after 30 years of service. Kay is survived by her 3 sons; 2 brothers and a sister. A Memorial Service will be held...
Yvonne Malone
Mar 19, 2014
Waynesville, Yvonne Lorraine Malone, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at The Homestead. A native of San Antonio, Texas, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Helen Katherine Ross Peeler. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Ret. Col. Dandridge "Mike" Malone, who died in...
Virginia Evans
Mar 19, 2014
Waynesville, Virginia Evans, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at the Brian Center. A native of Winchester, Indiana, she was a prior resident of Toledo, Ohio and had resided in Haywood County for the past 40 years. She was the daughter of the late Warren and Sara Buckmaster Holloway. In addition to her parents,...
Carolyn Wilkes
Mar 19, 2014
Carolyn Matthews Wilkes, age 76, passed away on Wednesday March 19, 2014 at The Homestead in Clyde. A native of Sampson County, she was the daughter of the late Radford and Gladys Williams Matthews. She was also preceded in death by a son, Ricky Wilkes. She was a retired employee of J. P. Stevens in Wagram, North...
Hal Mccracken
Mar 18, 2014
"1935 – 2014" Clyde – Marvin Howell "Hal" McCracken, age 78, passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Roy D and Lucy Hipps McCracken. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph Virgil McCracken. Hal was...
Robert Brown
Mar 18, 2014
Waynesville, NC, Lt Colonel (Ret) Robert Hadley "Muck" Brown, 56, passed away on March 18, 2014, at The Homestead Hospice facility in Clyde, NC, after bravely battling cancer for the past 3 years. He was born to Glenn and Evelyn Brown on July 14, 1957, in Waynesville, NC. A member of Tuscola High School's Class of '75,...
Leonard Harrington
Mar 17, 2014
Leonard James Harrington, age 86, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2014 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native of Warrensburg, New York, he was the son of the late Leonard and Myrtle Turner Harrington. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and retired from the U.S. Postal Service in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where...
Bruce Trull
Mar 17, 2014
Bruce Landon Trull, age 75, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2014 at Mission Hospitals – Memorial Campus. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Doyce William and Edna Harrell Trull. He was owner and operator of Trull Lumber Company and a member of Pole Creek Baptist Church. Bruce...
Susan Rogers
Mar 16, 2014
Clyde, Susan Elaine Jacobs Rogers, age 57, of Redfield Drive, passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2014 at The Homestead. A native of Macon County, she was a 1973 graduate of Franklin High School followed by two years of business school. In 1978, she received her insurance license. She and her husband, Floyd T. Rogers, co-founded and...
Charles Brown
Mar 14, 2014
"1945 – 2014" Canton – Charles "Charlie" William Brown, age 68, passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Jack and Jannie Putnam Brown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Noble and David Lee Brown; and...
Wayne Shumolis
Mar 12, 2014
Wayne Relis Shumolis, age 64, passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at Mission Hospitals – Memorial Campus. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Lucile Henderson Shumolis and the late George Wayne Shumolis. He retired from Haywood County Schools as a biology teacher. He was a 1968 graduate of Pisgah...
Burton Phillips
Mar 12, 2014
Waynesville, Burton Phillips, age 80, of the White Oak Community, passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at The Homestead. A lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Elbert and Ota Sutton Phillips. He was also preceded in death by one sister, Nora Ball, daughter, Rita Karen Phillips and three sons, Roy,...
Frances Gunter
Mar 9, 2014
"Loving Wife, Mother and Grandmother" Waynesville, Frances Massie Gunter, age 86, passed away on Sunday, March 09, 2014 at MedWest Haywood. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Jonas Boague and Annie Wilson Massie. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Coy Ray...
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