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.

Billy Miller
May 13, 2012
Waynesville, Billy O'Neal Miller, age 78, passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2012 at The Homestead. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late James and Ada Franklin Miller. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a brother, John Miller; two sisters, Nana Lou Palmer...
Mary Sebring
May 10, 2012
Waynesville, Mary Eleanor Sebring, age 86, of Fitzgerald Lane, passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at The Homestead. Mary was a native of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and had resided in Haywood County for the past 18 years. She was the daughter of the late John and Catherine McInnis McKillop. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Stephen Worley
May 10, 2012
Stephen Ray "Moose" Worley, age 43, died on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at his residence. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of Blanche Southerland Worley Grimsley of Asheville and the late Johnny H. Worley. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his estranged wife, Wileena Bell Worley of Asheville; partner, Michelle Ledford...
Ruth Green
May 9, 2012
Waynesville, Ruth Ledford Green, age 89, of Brown Avenue, passed into the arms of her Savior on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 surrounded by her family. Born on January 15, 1923 at Sunburst, North Carolina to Jerry Lloyd Ledford and Emma Mintz Ledford. She was married to Buddie Green for 68 years, who passed away on September 7,...
Mary Klopp
May 9, 2012
Waynesville, Mary Jane Edwards Klopp, age 91, of 130 Tate Street, passed away on Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at her residence. A native of Durham, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Charles William and Eva Marie Kramer Edwards and was also preceded in death by a daughter, Margaret Louise Klopp, and two brothers, Charles...
Paul Harkins
May 8, 2012
David Paul Harkins, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, May 08, 2012 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Lloyd Lewis and Blanche Green Harkins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Wiley, Dewey, Robert, and Carl Harkins; and one sister, Helen Miller....

Charles Hobbs
May 8, 2012
Charles E. (Hap) Hobbs, age 90, died on Monday, May 7, 2012 at Homestead Hospice & Palliative Care of Haywood County. A native of Edinburg, Illinois, he was a son of the late O.B. and Lucy Fee Hobbs. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his eldest son, William D. Hobbs who died...
Margaret Ledford
May 8, 2012
Margaret Aline Ledford (1926 ' 2012)
Margaret Aline Ledford died on May 8, 2012. Mrs. Ledford was born on September 30, 1926 in Bowie County, Texas, the daughter of Roy Lee Rackley and Annie Lee Hardy. She grew up in New Boston, Texas.
Mrs. Ledford married Kenneth Rodgers Ledford on March 16, 1946 in her...
Charles Fender
May 7, 2012
Charles 'CL' Fender, 78, of Asheville, NC passed away, Monday, May 7th. He was a son of the late Hushai and Suffie Riddle Fender. CL was a Brick Mason and served in the Army during the Korean War. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandson, Justin Boone; brothers, Carlie and Landon Fender and...
James Tompkins
May 5, 2012
Waynesville, James Allen Tompkins, age 89, passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Haywood Lodge and Retirement Center. A native of Oconee, Washington County, Georgia and former resident of Orlando, Florida, he had resided in Haywood County since 1986. He was the son of the late Charlie and Georgia Shurling Tompkins and was also preceded in...
Royce Howell
May 5, 2012
Canton, Royce Lee Howell, age 81, passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. Royce was born and grew up in Yancey County; had resided in Haywood County since 1966. He was the son of the late Arthur Arcemus and Bonnie Renfro Howell. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Joyce...

Fred Carver
May 3, 2012
Asheville, Fred R. Carver, age 72, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2012 at Mission Hospital. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Fred Carver and Margaret Arrowood Carver Coward. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Quakenbush Carver, who died in 2008. He was...

Frank Green
May 3, 2012
Fines Creek, Loften Frank Green, age 93, of the Fines Creek Community, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Maggie Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Robert Wilburn and Reva Bennett Green. He is also preceded in death by one sister, Mary...
Harry Burnette
May 3, 2012
Canton-Harry Clifton Burnette, age 90, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at MedWest-Haywood. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Claude and Fern Singleton Burnette. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Rodney Hardin Burnette, who died in 2006; three sisters, Beatrice Rogers, Frances Mann...
Catherine Donnelly
May 3, 2012
Canton-Catherine Minerva Lindsey Donnelly, age 97, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at MedWest-Haywood. Catherine was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and a former resident of Binghamton, New York, before moving to Haywood County in 2001. She was the daughter of the late Ira John and Coral Ann Fuller Lindsey. In addition to her parents, she was...
Edward Clarke
May 1, 2012
Waynesville, Edward Neal Clarke, age 68, of Top View Drive, passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at Duke University Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Lucy Green Clarke and the late Roy Wilson Clarke, and was also preceded in death by one son, Kevin Clarke. In addition to...

Charles Medford
May 1, 2012
Canton, Charles D. Medford, age 46, of Pond Wood Point, passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at his home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Johnny Rich and the late Faye Gaddis and was also preceded in death by two brothers, Donald and Fred Medford. Charles loved being outdoors,...

Geraldine Davis
May 1, 2012
Geraldine Bass Davis, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph E. and Annie Russell Bass. She was a member of Canton Central United Methodist Church. She is survived by a sister, Betty Bass...

Richard Wyatt
Apr 30, 2012
Waynesville, Richard Leon Wyatt, age 66, passed away on Monday, April 30, 2012 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Garnett Leon and Viola Louise Haney Wyatt and was also preceded in death by a stepdaughter, Michelle Fulbright Surrett. He was a supply inspector at Lea...

Wiley Earley
Apr 30, 2012
Wiley Carroll "Bouncer" Earley, Jr., age 59, passed away on Monday, April 30, 2012 at MedWest – Haywood. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County he was the son of the late Wiley Carroll Earley, Sr. and Nellie Chapman Earley. He was a supervisor with Asheville Industries and a member of Mountain View Church of God....
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