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.
Marian Agnew
Jul 15, 2012
Waynesville, Marian L. "Meze" Agnew, age 94, passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Mason City, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late George and Pansy Tomlin Zimmerman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles G. Agnew, who died in 1989 and son-in-law,...
Christie Marcus
Jul 14, 2012
Waynesville, Christie Cooke Marcus, age 38, of Dewey Ross Road, passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2012. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Gary and Sheila Pharr Cooke. She was also preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Ralph Pharr and paternal grandparents, Lawrence and Kathryn Pressley. Christie was an insurance agent and...
Marion Norman
Jul 14, 2012
Waynesville, Marion Edgar "Chub" Norman, age 89, passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at Life Care Center of Hendersonville after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William T. and Margaret Jane McNabb Norman. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by...
Wayne Moore
Jul 12, 2012
Clyde, Wayne Jesse Moore, age 85, of the Fines Creek Community, passed away on Thursday, July 12, at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Hardy R. and Mary Elizabeth Kirkpatrick Moore and was also preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Sutton Moore, who died in...
Bobby Mcelrath
Jul 11, 2012
Bobby Joe McElrath, age 76, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at Mission Hospitals – Memorial Campus. He was born in Buncombe County and was a lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late Moody Battle and Willa Belle Elliott McElrath. He retired from Southern Maintenance and was a member of Canton Wesleyan...
Shirley Ledford
Jul 10, 2012
Clyde, Shirley Elizabeth Green Ledford, age 65, of Messer Road, passed away on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Rachel James Green and was also preceded in death by her son, Wayne Ledford. Shirley was a loving wife and...
Kenneth Duell
Jul 9, 2012
Waynesville, Kenneth James Duell, Jr., age 58, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2012 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native of Wisconsin, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Caroline Matilda Andrle Duell. Kenneth was an amazing father, mentor, and coach, not only to his children but children all over Haywood County. He was...
Mae Ferguson
Jul 9, 2012
Waynesville, Ella Mae Price Ferguson, age 77, of 75 Foxwood Drive, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2012 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Allie Davis Price. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Wayne Ferguson; two sisters, Ora Lee...
Linda Beck
Jul 8, 2012
WAYNESVILLE-Linda Louise Russell Beck, 70, of Waynesville, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, July 8th, 2012 at The Homestead at Medwest. She was born in Haywood County, October 4th, 1941 to Willard Edgar Russell and Evelyn Patton Russell. She was a member of Balsam Missionary Baptist Church where she praised and served the Lord and...
Donald Cowan, Sr.
Jul 7, 2012
Fairview, Donald M. Cowan, Sr., age 73 passed away Saturday, July 7, 2012 at the Laurels of Summit Ridge. A native of Haywood County, he had resided in Fairview for the past 40 years. He was the son of the late George M. Cowan, Jr. and Hazel Teague Cowan. Don was a United States Air Force Veteran...
Everett Brown
Jul 7, 2012
Canton- Everett Wexler Brown, age 78, passed away on Saturday, July 7, 2012 at MedWest-Haywood. A native of Madison County, he was the son of the late James Horace and Lula Magnolia Moore Brown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Leatherwood Brown, who died in 1990; a daughter,...
Gladys Ledford
Jul 6, 2012
Waynesville, Gladys Emma Ledford, age 88, of Sulphur Springs Road, passed away Friday, July 6, 2012 at her residence. She was a native of Kittery, Maine and had lived in Bacliff, TX until moving to Haywood County in 1965. She was the daughter of the late Clifton and Almedia Carroll Ricker and was also preceded in death...
Maude Griffin
Jul 5, 2012
Maude Gasaway Griffin, age 92, passed away on Thursday, July 05, 2012 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Jackson County, she was a daughter of the late Victor Lee and Beulah Bell Womack Gasaway. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, and four brothers. Maude was a member of...
Doris Davis
Jul 5, 2012
Waynesville, Doris B. Davis, age 77, of Catawba County, NC; formerly of Haywood County, NC; went home to be with the Lord on July 5, 2012, after a brief stay at Hospice of Catawba Valley, Newton, NC. She was preceded in death by her parents Norman and Gertrude Plemmons Burgess of Waynesville, NC; her first husband Brown...
Mary Davis
Jul 4, 2012
Waynesville, Mary Elizabeth Davis died peacefully at the age of 94 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center in Shelby after an extended period of declining health. Born on December 12, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Edwin E. and Hattie Lee Smith and was also preceded in death by her husband, Glen Woodrow Davis, who died...
Evelyn Hamilton
Jul 3, 2012
Clyde, Evelyn Stephens Hamilton, age 89, passed away at The Homestead on Tuesday, July 3, 2012. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Spurgeon and Beulah Crawford Stephens and was also preceded in death by her husband, Fred Hamilton, who died in 1976; one sister, Jean Lindsey; and two brothers, Harold and...
Linda Moore
Jul 2, 2012
Waynesville, Linda Kay Smith Bell Moore, 69, passed on surrounded by loving family on Monday, July 2, at her home in Waynesville, North Carolina. Linda Kay was born November 6, 1942 in Murphy, North Carolina to Ethel Hamilton Smith and the late Pritchard C. Smith. She was a 1961 graduate of Waynesville Township High School. Linda Kay...
John Chambers
Jul 2, 2012
John Howell Chambers, 76, of Mills River, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, July 02, 2012. He was born in Haywood County to the late Sam B. and Katholeen Howell Chambers. He was retired from Ecusta, served as a Deacon at Emmanuel Baptist Church and enjoyed vegetable gardening and tending to his apple trees. He is survived by his wife, Claire...
Georgia Greene
Jul 2, 2012
Georgia Mae Haynes Greene, age 92, passed away on Monday, July 2, 2012 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Posey and Bertha Davis Haynes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Wilson Greene, who died in 1999; a brother,...
Mattie Killian
Jul 1, 2012
Maggie Valley, Mattie Knight Killian, age 89, of Campbell Creek, passed away on Sunday, July 1, 2012 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Cash and Callie Jane McGaha Knight. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Robert Killian, who died...
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