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.
Doris Harris
Mar 20, 2012
Doris Stevens Harris, resident of the WNC Baptist Home, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. She battled Alzheimer's for the past twelve years. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Earnest and Maggie Stevens. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant son, Steven; her husband...
Isabella Wall
Mar 19, 2012
Clyde, Isabella Wall, age 90, of Merry Way, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2012 at Haywood Lodge & Retirement Center. A native of Port Glasgow, Scotland, she had resided in Haywood County for the past five years. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Isabella Blakeley Wilson. In addition to her parents, she was...
Ruby Mehaffey
Mar 19, 2012
Waynesville, Ruby Queen Mehaffey, age 90, of Sulphur Springs Road, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2012 at the Brian Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Reverend William L. and Willie York Queen. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William...
Lillian Matthews
Mar 17, 2012
Lillian Long Matthews of 14 Bailey Street, went home to Heaven on Saturday, March 17, 2012, following a long illness. A native of Roxboro in Person County, she was a daughter of the late Jonie Lambeth and Ida Slaughter Long. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Lee...
James Wilson
Mar 16, 2012
James Marshall Wilson, age 76, formerly of Haywood County died on Friday, March 16, 2012 at Park Ridge Hospital in Fletcher. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late John Manley and Mary Frances Mathis Wilson. He was also preceded in death by three sisters, Leona Wilson Rathbone, Mae Bell Wilson Deitz, and...
Jacob Corn
Mar 16, 2012
Waynesville, Jacob Tyler Corn, age 26, passed away on Friday, March 16, 2012 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of John and Janice Moore Corn of Waynesville. He is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, William Lee Moore and paternal grandparents, Hubert and Vivian Corn. He played...
Sara Kenimer
Mar 16, 2012
Sara Dean Kenimer, 94, devoted wife, mother and homemaker, passed away Friday, March 16, 2011. A native of Woodstock, GA, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Berta Dobbs Dean. Prior to moving to Asheville in 1980, Sara lived in Marietta, GA and Clearwater, FL. She was a member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church. She was...
Kathryn Mease
Mar 15, 2012
Kathryn Frady Mease, age 84, died on Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Mark L. and Minnie Fox Frady. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Grover C. "G. C." Mease, who died in 2008; three brothers,...
George Robertson
Mar 14, 2012
George Reuben Robertson, age 85, died on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 after a period of declining health, at Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center. He and his twin sister, Dorothy Hope Romanchuk, were born December 22, 1926, in Canton, North Carolina, to the late William Hillman Robertson and Sarah Rebekah Leisher Robertson. In addition to his parents,...
Clyde Mehaffey
Mar 13, 2012
Waynesville, Clyde Hampton Mehaffey, age 84, of Pink Dogwood Lane, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Dock and Lois Smathers Mehaffey and was also preceded in death by a daughter, Tracy Mehaffey; one granddaughter, Maria Mehaffey,...
George Hooper
Mar 10, 2012
Waynesville, George Ross Hooper, age 72, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Mountain Hart Retirement. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Carl David and Wilma Moss Hooper. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lou Hooper, who died in 2006. Ross was in...
George Henson, Sr.
Mar 9, 2012
Lake Junaluska, George Russell Henson, Sr., age 84, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2012 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Melvin Carnie and Florence Hardin Henson. George was a United States Battalion Sergeant Major having served in the 82nd Airborne. He was an employee of Dayco, where...
Joan Wilson
Mar 8, 2012
Joan Wilson, born April 17, 1926 in Arcadia, NE to the late James and Agnes Rasplicka, passed to her rest on March 8 surrounded by her loving family. As a youngster, Joan walked or rode a horse many miles to school and helped with chores on the farm. She attended Union College, Lincoln, received her RN certification at Boulder...
Ralph Stiles
Mar 7, 2012
Ralph C. Stiles, age 74, of 90 Stiles Road, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at MedWest Haywood. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Carl and Maggie Chapman Stiles. He retired from Champion International with 40 years of service. Ralph was a very active member of Plains United Methodist...
Ruby Green
Mar 6, 2012
Waynesville, Ruby Bryson Green, age 95, of Stevenson Cove Road, passed away on Tuesday, March 06, 2012 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Haywood County and lifelong resident of the Iron Duff Community, she was the daughter of the late Carl Winfred and Ninnie Jane McElroy Bryson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
William Robb
Mar 6, 2012
Canton, William Swan Robb, age 46, passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at his residence. A native of Westchester, New York, he was the son of Alexander McRae and Joan Sills Robb. He was in the Marine Corp Reserves. Bill was first and foremost, a fisherman. He enjoyed fishing the many streams and ponds of the...
Dallas Hatherlee, Sr.
Mar 3, 2012
Dallas Ruben Hatherlee, Sr., age 67, of Lark Lane, passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at MedWest-Haywood. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Lonnie and Ada Trull Hatherlee. Dallas was self-employed as a sheetrock installer. He was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan as well as a true Duke Blue Devils...
William Dodge
Mar 3, 2012
Asheville, NC – Reverend William Wesley Dodge, 96, passed away on March 3, 2012 at Givens Estates. He was born in Fairfax County, Virginia on December 8, 1915, and graduated from American University of Washington, DC and Duke Divinity School. Reverend Dodge served congregations in West Virginia and the Maryland/Washington DC area, retiring to Waynesville, NC in...
Jimmie Mann
Mar 2, 2012
Jimmie "Red" Mann, age 80, died Friday, March 02, 2012 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Ava Saunders Freeman. Jimmie was a very active member of Plains United Methodist Church and worked for Dr. Robert K. Harpe as an office assistant for 25 years. She is...
Stuart Creel
Mar 2, 2012
Waynesville, Stuart Edward Creel, age 86, passed away Friday, March 2, 2012 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. Stuart was born in Cordova, Alabama on December 24, 1925. He was the eldest of three sons born to Leslie and Vivian Harmon Creel. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Leslie Creel Jr....
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