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.
Tommy Davis
Jan 6, 2013
Waynesville, Thomas Eugene "Tommy" Davis, age 72, of Crabtree Road, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2013 at St. Joseph Hospital. A native and life-long resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Vennice Giles Davis and the late Joseph Davis. He was a 32-year employee for Bell South where he worked as a computer technician....
Robert Davis
Jan 5, 2013
Robert Edward Davis, age 89, died on Saturday, January 5, 2013, at The Laurels of Hendersonville. A native of Cherokee County, he was the son of the late Edgar Erastus and Maybell Palmer Davis. He was also preceded in death by his wife Mary Sally Hardin Davis, who died on September 2, 2012; and a daughter, Robin...
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Jan 5, 2013
Waynesville, Richard Clinton Emrich, Sr., age 92, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. Born on June 29, 1920 in Fairfield, Nebraska, he was the son of Anson and Helen Emrich. Immediately following his graduation from the University of Nebraska, he was commissioned as an officer to serve during World War II...
Leroy Frizzell
Jan 5, 2013
Leroy Frizzell, age 70, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2013. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late James Junior and Ruth May Rickman Frizzell. He retired from Dayco with 33 years of service and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. He was a United States Marine veteran...
Chrystal Rhinehart
Jan 4, 2013
Waynesville, Chrystal Rhinehart, age 38, of Mull Street, died on January 4, 2013. Born in Haywood County, she was preceded in death by a brother, Danny Mull. She enjoyed horseback riding, going to and watching auto racing on television, and also enjoyed doing crafts. Chrystal helped with the care of her dad and stepmother and was of...
Hilda Pressley
Jan 4, 2013
Canton- Hilda Mae Earley Pressley, age 90, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2013 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late William Calvin and Mary Lucinda Hall Earley. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, R. Frank Pressley, who passed away...
Margaret Stratton
Jan 3, 2013
Waynesville/Andrews, Margaret Jane Colville Crisp Stratton, age 88, of 23 Lodge Lane, Waynesville passed away on Thursday, January 03, 2013 at The Homestead. She was the daughter of the late Patrick Lowery and Jane Reeves Colville. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, French O. Crisp, who died in 1969...
Lois Tipton
Jan 3, 2013
Lois Davis Tipton, age 81, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Jackson County, she had lived in Haywood County for over 50 years and was the daughter of the late Absolom Jarrett and Ollie Wikle Davis. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 53 years,...
Joe Worley
Jan 3, 2013
Joe Letch Worley, age 87, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at MedWest – Haywood. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late John Letcher and Viola Stinnett Worley. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Gudger and George Worley. He was the manager of Champion Credit...
Kitty Williams
Jan 1, 2013
Kitty Smith Williams, age 71, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at The Homestead. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late James Herbert "Bud" and Margaret Virginia "Jenny" Graham Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Frank Williams, Jr., who died in 2001;...
Jackie Henson
Jan 1, 2013
Jacqueline Eleanor Fowler Henson, age 68, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Madison County, Jackie lived most of her life in Haywood County and was a daughter of the late Judge Boyd Fowler and Mary Ann Dixon Trull. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Kenneth Whitaker
Jan 1, 2013
Master Sergeant Kenneth C. Whitaker, USAF Retired, age 79, of Sharptown Road, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at MedWest - Haywood. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late James Cornelius and Velma Meadows Whitaker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Sheila Carol Roberson,...
Lucy Clark
Jan 1, 2013
Lucy Clark, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Dallas W. and Maggie Revis Clark. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers, George, William F., Hubert, Mac, and Carroll Clark. Lucy lived on Sonoma Road and was...
Terry Stamey
Jan 1, 2013
Terry Douglas Stamey "Crusher", age 50, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Mission Hospitals – Memorial Campus. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of Sam and Juanita Stamey of Canton. He was an employee of the Town of Canton and a member of High Street Baptist Church. Terry...
Anna Morgan
Dec 31, 2012
Clyde, Anna Juanita Morgan, age 85, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2012 at Maggie Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Ethel Rathbone Mathis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leeman Morgan, who died in 1997; two...
Dwayne Williams
Dec 31, 2012
Waynesville, Shannon Dwayne Williams, age 36, of 286 Log Cabin Road, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2012. A native of Barnswell, South Carolina, he was the son of Nathan and Deborah Williams and was preceded in death by Momma, Sherry Marsh, and one sister, Elizabeth "Angel" Williams. Dwayne enjoyed fishing, camping, and playing with kids. He...
Lucille Hicks
Dec 31, 2012
Lucille Trull Hicks, age 92, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2012 at Aston Park Health Care Center in Asheville. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Octavia Melton Trull. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Troy Ford, who died in 1992 and her second husband, Mills...
Kathryn Altpater
Dec 30, 2012
Maggie Valley, Kathryn "Kass" Swartz Altpater, age 83, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2012 at her residence with her caregiver, Alice Miller by her side. Kass was born July 2, 1929, in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania and was the daughter of the late Louis and Lillian Swartz. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clinton L....
Nancy Grubbs
Dec 29, 2012
Nancy Henderson Miller Grubbs, age 82, passed away on December 29, 2012 at The Homestead. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Porter Robert and Minnie Edna Henderson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Howard Anderson Grubbs, who died in 1981; a son, Michael Earl...
Hilda Hukowski
Dec 29, 2012
Hildegard Linnebaum Hukowski, age 88, passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2012 at her residence. A native of Emsdetten, Germany, she had lived in Haywood County since 2010 and in North Carolina since 1990. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Heinrich Linnenbaum; her husband, Alexander S. Hukowski who died on April 3,...
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