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 Dehil

Robert Dehil

May 14, 2013

Waynesville, Robert Joseph "Bob" Dehil, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at The Homestead. A native of Cleveland, Ohio he had resided in Haywood County since 1974. He was the son of the late Joseph and Jennie Dobish Dehil and was also preceded in death by three sisters. He was a US Army Veteran...

Allan Wilde

Allan Wilde

May 13, 2013

Maggie Valley, NC- Allan Lloyd Wilde, age 86, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2013 at his residence. A native of Wausau, Wisconsin, he had resided in Haywood County for the past twelve years. He was preceded in death by his mother, Viola Rajek; stepfather, Eddie Rajek; and two grandsons, Jeremy Wilde and Dustin Sicking. He was...

Janell Haney

Janell Haney

May 13, 2013

Janell Lee Killian Haney, age 86, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2013 at El Reposo Nursing Facility in Killen, Alabama. She was born in Knox County, Tennessee and had resided most of her life in Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Charles Vinson and Julia Large Killian. She was also preceded in death...

Frances Blackwell

Frances Blackwell

May 12, 2013

Sandpoint, ID- Frances Weaver Cuthrell Blackwell, 79, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2013 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Graveside services will be at the Greenhill Cemetery in Waynesville, North Carolina at 3:00 pm on Saturday, May 25, 2013 with Pastor Eddy Simmons officiating. Frances was born on June 29, 1933 in Asheville, NC to Walter Credle Cuthrell and...

Robert Brown

Robert Brown

May 12, 2013

Robert Weyman Brown, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 12, 2013. Born on June 13, 1922, in Cordelle, Georgia, he was the son of the late Jodie and Bessie Johnson Brown. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Eugene and Hoyt Brown and three sisters, Mina Bundrum, Doris McCoy, and Martha Knight....

Louis Futch

Louis Futch

May 11, 2013

Louis Kendrick Futch, age 84, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Emerald Ridge Rehabilitation and Care Center. A native of Monroe, North Carolina, he was the son of the late John D. and Emma Plyler Futch. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Doris Briscoe; a brother, John D. Futch, Jr.; and an...

Vickie Bentley

Vickie Bentley

May 11, 2013

"1954 – 2013" Canton – Vickie Jean Brown Bentley, age 58, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2013. A native of Hamilton County, Ohio, she was the daughter of Wilma Cornelius Ball of Milford, Ohio and the late Leon Brown. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Lisa Ann Parker, who...

Floyd Brooks

Floyd Brooks

May 11, 2013

Waynesville, Floyd Ernest Brooks, age 86, of Boyd Avenue, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at The Homestead. A native of Erin, Tennessee, he had resided in Haywood County for the past 27 years. He was the son of the late Charles Ernest and Maybell Patterson Brooks and was also preceded in death by his first...

Bobby Swanger

Bobby Swanger

May 11, 2013

Waynesville, Bobby Joe Swanger, age 65, of Cowan Street, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at his home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Butler Wiley and Ruth Boone Swanger and was also preceded in death by one sister, Betty Powell. He was a machinist employed at...

Annie Freeman

Annie Freeman

May 11, 2013

"1926 – 2013" Waynesville – Annie Lee Mann Freeman, age 87, of 93 Dawn Drive passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Marvin and Eva Burnette Mann. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Armelda Barlow

Armelda Barlow

May 10, 2013

Armelda Dyer Barlow, 97, formerly of Canton, NC, died in Seven Lakes, NC, May 10, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband Tate Barlow who died March 2, 1987. She is survived by her daughter, Sarah Abbott and husband, Jim, of Seven Lakes, NC; granddaughter, Debbie Brown and husband, Kevan, of Boulder, CO, grandson, Jim...

Murray Whisenhunt, Sr.

Murray Whisenhunt, Sr.

May 10, 2013

Waynesville, Murray Ray "Bud" Whisenhunt, Sr., age 88, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2013 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Swannanoa, he was the son of the late Walter and Ethel Roberts Whisenhunt. Bud was a US Army veteran of World War II having earned the rank of Sergeant and was also a recipient of the...

Carroll Donaldson

Carroll Donaldson

May 9, 2013

"1928 – 2013" Canton – Alvin Carroll Donaldson, age 84, of the Stamey Cove community, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late James Weaver and Minnie Seagle Donaldson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Edith Mease...

Angela Woody

Angela Woody

May 9, 2013

Waynesville, Angela Cogdill Woody, age 49, of 155 Wilkinson Pass Lane, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Bryson City, she had resided in Waynesville since 1968, she was the daughter of Clifford Cogdill and the late Margaret Bolden Cogdill. Angela was a graduate of Tuscola High School. She was a...

Anita Worley-Green

Anita Worley-Green

May 9, 2013

"1946 – 2013" Candler – Nina Anita Worley-Green, age 66, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013 at John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of Jim Worley and the late Maryland Scott Worley. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by a sister, Jane McGaha. In 2012,...

Ruby Ransom

Ruby Ransom

May 6, 2013

Ruby Lillian Reeves Ransom, age 75, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2013 at MedWest Haywood. She was born and raised in Jasper County, Texas and was the daughter of the late Ruben and Ettie Mae Thornton Reeves. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Lyle E. Ransom, who died in 1993 and six brothers...

Joseph Drewnoski

Joseph Drewnoski

May 6, 2013

Waynesville, Joseph Mark Drewnoski, age 32, of Avery Patrick Lane, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2013. Joe had lived in Haywood County for the past six years moving here from Madison County. Joe was the son of Michael Drewnoski, Jr. and Mary Johnson. He was preceded in death by one brother, Michael Drewnoski, and paternal grandparents,...

Frank Ford

Frank Ford

May 4, 2013

William Frank Ford, age 86, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Jesse and Ethel Clark Ford. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Troy Ford; a sister, Mary Neil Ford; and an infant brother, Luther Ford....

Leonard Kirkendall

Leonard Kirkendall

May 3, 2013

Waynesville, Leonard Theodore "Lenny" Kirkendall, age 66, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2013 at The Homestead. A native of Corning, New York, he was the son of the late Leonard Theodore and Florence Shea Goodrich. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Tom Kirkendall. Lenny served his country for 28...

Elizabeth Ivey

Elizabeth Ivey

May 1, 2013

Sarah Elizabeth Moody Ivey, age 98, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she resided in Buncombe County most of her life and was the daughter of the late Charles Way and Sallie Jackson Osborne Moody. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Robert James; her...

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