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.
Mary Allbach
Feb 28, 2013
Waynesville, Mary Sauka Allbach, age 91, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Autumn Care. A native of Erie, New York, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Sophia Yonkauska Sauka and was also preceded in death by her husband, William Gilbert Allbach, II, who died in 1996. She was a member of St....
Ruth Gragg
Feb 27, 2013
Ruth Bramlette Gragg, age 97, a loving aunt that was a mother to us all, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Vol B. and Docia Cole Bramlett. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...
Neta Johnson
Feb 27, 2013
Newport, TN - Neta Mae Johnson, age 71, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Caris Healthcare in Newport Tennessee. A native of Haywood County, she had resided in Newport, Tennessee for the past 30 years. She was the daughter of Charlie Lee and Allie Harris Rathbone. Neta was a homemaker and enjoyed knitting and crocheting....
Margaret Boyd
Feb 26, 2013
Waynesville, Margaret Brendle Boyd, age 84, of Nursery Lane, passed away quietly at her residence after a long illness. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Jessie Snyder Brendle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Ruby Ferguson and Mildred "Tink" Carden and two...
Lane Cochran
Feb 26, 2013
Everett Lane Cochran, age 79, passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Mission Hospitals – Memorial Campus. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Dan and Ila Woody Cochran. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Pansy Blalock and Jean Lanning and two brothers, Howard and...
H. Smathers
Feb 25, 2013
H. P. "Hank" Smathers, age 89, went to his heavenly home on Monday, February 25, 2013 at the Mars Hill Retirement Center. He was born May 14, 1923 to Perry and Jessie Smathers. He was preceded in death by both his parents, his sister, Betty Smathers, and just four months ago by his beloved wife, Aldeen. Hank...
Dinky Caudill
Feb 22, 2013
Waynesville, Evelyn Lee "Dinky" Epting Caudill, age 90, passed away on Friday, February 22, 2013 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. Dinky was born in Augusta, Georgia and had resided in Haywood County for the past 50 years. She was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Mary Brown Epting. In addition to her parents, she was...
E. Beck
Feb 22, 2013
E. C. "Junior" Beck, Jr., age 77, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 22, 2013 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Ephraim Clingman and Mary Lee Parker Beck. He was also preceded in death by four sisters, Mayburr Beck, Annie Lou...
Ruth Jones
Feb 21, 2013
Ruth Snyder Jones, age 94, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Wiley and Hazel Snyder. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Evelyn Swann and a nephew, Roger Norris. She was a...
Bill Duckett
Feb 21, 2013
Bill Thomas Duckett, 65, of Asheville, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 21, 2013 with his family beside him. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of Thomas Harrison Duckett and Myrtle Price Duckett. He was a graduate of Owen High School, attended AB Tech, and served in the Army and Reserves for...
Clarence Ingle
Feb 21, 2013
Clarence Edward Ingle, 80, of Asheboro, formerly of Canton, passed away February 21, 2013. A native of Canton, he was a son of the late Roy and Mary Kuykendall Ingle. Clarence served in the Army during the Korean War. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by 2 brothers and 2 half-brothers. He is survived...
General Meredith
Feb 20, 2013
USAF (Ret.) Brigadier General William Thomas "Tom" Meredith, USAF (Ret.), of Canton, NC died Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at the age of 93 following a brief illness. General Meredith was born October 15, 1919 in Halifax, VA to Hal and Kathryn Meredith, the second of seven children – six boys and one girl. He attended William &...
Douglas Bowen
Feb 19, 2013
Waynesville, Douglas Farrell "Doug" Bowen, age 82, of Shelton Street, passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Haywood County, he had previously lived in Newport News, Virginia, where he worked as a welder in the shipyard. He was the son of the late Lon and Ruth Winchester Bowen and was also...
Joseph Yarbrough
Feb 17, 2013
Waynesville, Joseph Wesley "Wes" Yarbrough, age 52, of Allens Creek Road, passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Citrus County, Florida, he was a life-long resident of Haywood County. He was the son of the late Joseph and Mona Faye Fender Yarbrough and was also preceded in death by a sister,...
Morris Mitchell
Feb 15, 2013
Morris Eugene Mitchell, age 91, passed away on Friday, February 15, 2013 at his residence after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Morris was born on March 29, 1921 in Sevier County, Tennessee to Lavator Ware Mitchell and Jocie Brown Mitchell. He moved at age seven to Canton, North Carolina where he played football at Canton...
Carlton Peyton
Feb 15, 2013
Preston Carlton Peyton, Jr., 60, of Waynesville, NC and North Myrtle Beach, SC, died on February 15, 2013 at Mission Hospitals – St. Josephs Campus in Asheville after a lengthy period of declining health. Born July 28, 1952, he was the son of the late Geraldine R. and Preston Carlton Peyton of Canton. He was a native...
Scott Shelton
Feb 15, 2013
Waynesville, Scott Shelton, age 41 of Plott Mountain Road, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of Joe Shelton and the late Barbara Shelton. Scott was a self-employed cable contractor and member of Fairview Baptist Church. He loved fishing, boating, racing and being with his family. He is...
Brenda Burnette
Feb 14, 2013
Waynesville, Brenda Gail Inman Burnette, age 58, of 134 Vaughn Cove Road, went home to be with her Lord on February 14, 2013 at Mission Hospital. Brenda was the daughter of the late Rev. Robert Laverne Inman and Marrian Evelyn Green Inman. She was also preceded in death by a twin brother and sister, Mark and Mary...
James Hall, Jr.
Feb 14, 2013
Maggie Valley, James R. Hall, Jr., age 101, passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at the Homestead. A native of Cherokee County, he was the son of the late Randolph and Sarah Nelson Hall. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 75 years, Ida Belle Hall, who died in...
Reva Wright
Feb 13, 2013
Reva Boydston Wright, age 90, formerly of Washam Street, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at Pigeon Valley Rest Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Lemuel and Daisy Burkhart Boydston. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur Corbin Wright, Sr., who died in...
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