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.
Annie Warren
Feb 11, 2014
Annie Marylee Warren, age 100, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Herman Andrew Warren and Bessie Lee Eplee Warren Penland. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Ruth...
John Boardman
Feb 11, 2014
John Robeson Boardman, 82, of Madison, Mississippi, died in his sleep on February 11, 2014. He was born on April 29, 1931, in Marietta, Georgia, to William Kilbourne Boardman, Jr., and Mary Clark Robeson Boardman. John was a 1955 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He was on active duty for four years and was subsequently in...
Jenny Knight
Feb 10, 2014
Jenny Ruby Knight, age 83, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2014 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Nola Sisk Knight. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Adam R. Knight and Vernon J. Knight and a sister, Annie Virginia Knight....
Rena Brown
Feb 9, 2014
Rena Milam Brown, 84, of Asheville, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 9, 2014. A native of Bandana, NC she was the daughter of the late George and Ella Silver Milam. Rena attended the Penland School and graduated from Bryson City High School. She had a great love of country music, often traveling great distances...
Frances Swanger
Feb 9, 2014
Frances "Shorty" Lucille Snyder Swanger, age 91, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2014, at Smoky Mountain Health & Rehabilitation Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Wiley Pearson and Hazel Mae Rhodarmer Snyder. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy F. Swanger who died...
Roberta Haynes
Feb 9, 2014
Dellwood, Roberta Elizabeth Moody Haynes, age 88, passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2014 at Mission Hospital after suffering a fall. A native of Haywood County, she was the eldest daughter of the late Hilliard and Rosa Lee Moody. She spent 54 happy years married to Charles Richard Haynes, who passed away in 2003 and was also...
Norma Trambley
Feb 7, 2014
Waynesville/Acworth, GA, Norma Virginia Trambley, age 75, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2014 at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Florida. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, she was a former resident of Jacksonville, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia before moving to Haywood County in 1985. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Edna Robinson Gebhard and...
Richard Boyce
Feb 6, 2014
Richard Arnold "Dick" Boyce, age 73, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2014. He was a native of Canton, Ohio and the son of the late William James and Dora Mae Arnold Boyce. He retired as a sales representative and enjoyed cabinetry and remodeling homes. He also enjoyed fishing and golfing. He is survived by his companion...
Nell Wyatt
Feb 6, 2014
Waynesville, Nell Allen Wyatt, age 90, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 10:38 p.m. at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Reverend Kay and Mamie Crawford Allen. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wid Woodrow Wyatt...
Alice Overman
Feb 5, 2014
Waynesville, Alice Leona Christopher Overman, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Conard and Ellen Rebecca Moore Hembree. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Climbingbear, a son, Robert Christopher;...
Josephine Davis
Feb 5, 2014
Waynesville, Josephine Hoyle Smith Davis, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. Josephine was a native of Jackson County and a former resident of Pennsville, New Jersey for 30 years, before moving to Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late John Harrison and Nancy Farris Sitton Hoyle. In...
Douglas Stuart
Feb 4, 2014
Douglas Lynn Stuart, 57, formerly of Asheville, went home to be with Jesus, in Tennessee on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of Clarence McKinnley Stuart and the late Dorothea Ann Mashburn. Douglas loved God and his family. In addition to his father, he is survived by his daughters,...
Lillian Justice
Feb 3, 2014
Lillian Deaver Justice, age 90, passed away on Monday, February 03, 2014 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Lola S. Deaver. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Robert Lowery Justice, Jr., and two...
Michael Debruhl
Feb 2, 2014
Clyde, Michael Bruce DeBruhl, age 67, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2014. A native of Buncombe County, and resident of Haywood County for the past three years, he was the son of the late Hobert and Grace Hopper DeBruhl and was also preceded in death by sisters, Carol Pheln and Vikki DeBruhl. He was a nurse...
Howard Dotson
Feb 2, 2014
Howard Lee Dotson, age 93, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2014 surrounded by his loving family at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Leonard and Mary Noland Dotson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Edith Medford Dotson, who died in 2008. He...
Beatrice Winchester
Feb 2, 2014
Waynesville, Mae Beatrice Sanford Winchester, age 81, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2014 at Park Ridge Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Gordon and Pearl Sanford. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Harold Winchester who died in 1999; two sisters, Blanche...
Edna Briggs
Feb 1, 2014
Leicester Edna Briggs, age 80, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Care Partners in Asheville. She was born February 25, 1933 to the late Virgil Herron and the late Myrtle Dunkle Herron. She is preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Briggs and two sons, Virgil Ray Briggs and Gay William Briggs. She is survived by her daughter,...
Roy Pitts
Feb 1, 2014
Canton, Roy Edward Pitts, age 77, of 394 Mill Dam Lane, passed away on Saturday, Febuary 1, 2014 at his home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William Dacus and Marie Singleton Pitts and also preceded in death by two brothers, Junior and Ben Pitts. He was retired...
William Benson
Feb 1, 2014
Cullowhee, William "Bill" Benson, age 73, of Winterberry Drive, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Maggie Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation. A native of Plattsburgh, New York, where he lived until he received a scholarship at Western Carolina University where he lettered in basketball and football. He was the son of William and Alice Weldon Benson...
Robert Gaddis
Jan 31, 2014
Robert Joseph "Bob" Gaddis, age 76, passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, January 31, 2014 at The Homestead in Clyde. 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 his wife, Mary Messer Gaddis who died...
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