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.

Edith Brown

Edith Brown

Aug 16, 2012

Edith Oliver Brown, age 67, of Crawford Creek Road, died August 14, 2012, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. A native of Swain County, she was a daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Luvenia Baines Oliver. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Everett W. Brown, who died July 7, 2012. Edith...

Aice Herrera

Aice Herrera

Aug 15, 2012

Waynesville, Alice Convert Herrera, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. Born in New York, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Grace White Convert. She is survived by a daughter, Alida Herrera of Waynesville, one son, James Herrera, of Detroit, and her grandchildren, Christopher and Caitlin Bingham....

Faye Scott

Faye Scott

Aug 15, 2012

Faye Fish Scott, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at her residence. Born in Macon County, she was a lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Dewey Thomas and Julia Woods Fish. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Burgin Scott, who died in 2001; three brothers; and...

Glen Pressley

Glen Pressley

Aug 15, 2012

Glen Elwood Pressley, age 54, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at The Homestead. A native of Summit County, Ohio, he is survived by his wife of 34 years, Michelle Tamasovich Pressley. He was a son of the late Glen Edward Pressley. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his brother, Bill...

Chester Webb

Chester Webb

Aug 15, 2012

Waynesville, Chester Webb, age 67, of Riverbend Street, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Hampton and Ethel Norris Webb. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie Jean Webb, who died in...

Geneva Hall

Geneva Hall

Aug 14, 2012

Geneva Sutton Hall, age 92, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2012 at The Homestead in Clyde. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Cornelius and Burdyne Messer Sutton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Doug Rathbone; her second husband, Letch Hall, who died...

Edith Brown

Edith Brown

Aug 14, 2012

Canton – Edith Oliver Brown, age 67, of Crawford Creek Road, died August 14, 2012, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. A native of Swain County, she was a daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Luvenia Baines Oliver. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Everett W. Brown, who died July 7,...

Stanley Arnold

Stanley Arnold

Aug 14, 2012

Waynesville, Stanley I. Arnold died on August 14, 2012, at home surrounded by his family. Stan, whose birth name was Ignacy S. Abramowicz, was born in Lodz, Poland on July 23, 1927, and was the only son of Maria and Julian Abramowicz. During World War II, he and his parents were forcibly transported from Poland to Russia,...

James Queen, Iii

James Queen, Iii

Aug 13, 2012

Waynesville, James Richard "Jay" Queen, III, son of James R. Queen, Jr. and Jo Lohr Queen of 15 Queens Farm Lane, died on Monday, August 13, 2012 in his sleep at the family home in Waynesville from leukodystrophy, a progressive, terminal brain and nerve disease. A native Tar Heel with family roots reaching back to the Revolutionary...

Martha Reichard

Martha Reichard

Aug 12, 2012

Moore Funeral Home at Forest Lawn, Candler

Martha E. Reichard, 85, of Candler, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2012. She was a daughter of the late Roy Isaac and Elizabeth Stephens Vandervort. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Forrest I. Reichard and her daughters; Diane Kathleen Fry and Anna Marie Dilts. Martha is survived...

Lucy Wilson

Lucy Wilson

Aug 11, 2012

Maggie Valley, Lucy Jane Wilson, age 71, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2012 at home. A native of Memphis, TN, she was the daughter of the late John and Ruth White Spalding. She was also preceded in death by her brother Bill Spalding. Lucy enjoyed sewing, gardening and vacationing in beautiful Punta Gorda, FL. She was a...

Fannie Trantham

Fannie Trantham

Aug 11, 2012

Waynesville, Fannie Pearl "Sally" Trantham, age 79 passed away, Saturday, August 11, 2012 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late David Porter Brown and Mollie Caldwell Brown. Sally was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles N. Trantham in 2001 and all her...

John Metcalf

John Metcalf

Aug 10, 2012

John 'JD' Davis Metcalf III, 63, of Candler, passed away Friday, August 10, 2012. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of John Davis Metcalf, Jr. and MaryLou Birch. JD was a retired machinist from Alliance of Carolina Tool & Dye, Fletcher. He enjoyed camping, fishing and riding his motorcycle. JD is preceded in death by his...

David Hensley

David Hensley

Aug 9, 2012

Clyde, David Lee "Maybird" Hensley, age 46, went to his heavenly home to be with his Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, on August 9, 2012. A native of Bell County, Kentucky, he was the son of Mary Sue Hensley of Siler, Kentucky and the late Wayne Hensley. He was also preceded in death by a grandmother-in-law, Mae...

Renee' Muse

Renee' Muse

Aug 8, 2012

Waynesville, Julia Reneé Muse, age 50, of 59 Grace Ridge Road, passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Troy Eugene and Ruth Henson Muse of Candler. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Connie and Ethel Muse and Loy and...

Betty Lanning

Betty Lanning

Aug 8, 2012

Clyde, Betty Jean Lanning, age 76, passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at the Brian Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Addie West Mercer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Lanning; a daughter, Becky Lanning; one...

Howard Fletcher

Howard Fletcher

Aug 8, 2012

Howard 'Goldie' Fletcher, 91, of Leicester, passed away at home on Wednesday, August 8, 2012. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Deaver and Daisy Thompson Fletcher. Goldie attended South Turkey Creek Baptist Church and was a retired custodian for Buncombe County Schools. He was a wonderful father and enjoyed camping and hunting. In...

James Coe

James Coe

Aug 7, 2012

Waynesville, James Harvey Coe, age 88, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was a native of Upshur County, West Virginia and came to Haywood County in the early 60's. He was the son of the late Orris and Lottie May Jones Coe and was also preceded in death by his first...

Christine Mathews

Christine Mathews

Aug 6, 2012

Muriel Christine Clark Mathews, age 79, passed away on Monday, August 6, 2012 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Laura Gosnell Clark. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Patsy Clark and Margaret Thomason. She was a member of Canton Freewill...

Eula Rigdon

Eula Rigdon

Aug 5, 2012

Eula Vance Rigdon, born on September 22, 1918, died on Sunday, August 05, 2012 at Silver Bluff Village. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late John Thomas and Lillie Henson Vance. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, J.B. Olin "Jack" Rigdon, who died in 1998;...

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