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.
Bobby Shelton
Oct 11, 2011
Canton, Bobby Gene Shelton, age 64, of Troy Loop, passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Seldon and Lillian Rhinehart Shelton and was also preceded in death by a brother, Donnie Shelton. Bobby was a dairyman and enjoyed hunting,...
Rayburn Seeley
Oct 10, 2011
Rayburn "Ray" Edward Seeley, age 85, passed away on Monday October 10, 2011 at Smoky Mountain Health & Rehabilitation Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late George Mitchell and Beulah Naomi Holtzclaw Seeley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Nora Deaver Seeley, who died...
Robert Teeple
Oct 10, 2011
ROBERT PERRY TEEPLE died October 10, 2011, under the auspices of HRMC Hospice and in the gentle care of HRMC staff and his family. He was born March 21, 1921, in Columbia, SC, and lived happily in Maggie Valley, NC, for the past eleven years since his marriage to Tobi Teeple. He was the son of the...
Donald Funderburk
Oct 7, 2011
Lake Junaluska, NC - The Reverend Donald Franklin Funderburk, 77, died Friday, October 7, 2011 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. A native of Lancaster, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Wade Hampton Funderburk and Estelle Williams Funderburk. He was a 1951 graduate from Buford High School in South Carolina and entered...
Patricia Dills
Oct 7, 2011
Patricia Ann Martin Dills, 64, of Asheville, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, October 7, 2011. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Joe Otis Martin and Margaret Louise Duckett Martin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her infant son, Tony Lynn Dills. She is survived by her...
Alpha Williams
Oct 7, 2011
Waynesville, Alpha Irene Best Williams, age 85, of White Oak Road, passed away on Friday, October 07, 2011 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Carroll and Bertie Davis Best. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Winnie Mann
Oct 7, 2011
Waynesville, Winnie Mae Mann, age 96, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2011 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Marvin Taylor and Eva Burnett Mann. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Carrie and Blanche and six brothers, James, Marsell, Cecil, George,...
J Price
Oct 6, 2011
Waynesville, J D Price, age 80, of 2098 Rabbit Skin Road, passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at MedWest Haywood. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Glenn and Frances Palmer Price and was also preceded in death by a brother, William "Toot" Price and a half-sister, Susie....
Sara Peek
Oct 5, 2011
Sara Lucretia Welch Peek, age 94, died on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Alachua, Florida, she was the daughter of the late William Pinkney and Sallie Vance Welch. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Wallace William Peek, Sr. who died in 2003; and three brothers, William Pikney,...
Helen Rathbone
Oct 5, 2011
Clyde, Helen Surrett Rathbone, age 74, of the Crabtree Community, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Shelton and Myrtle Gibson Surrett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Ronnie Dewayne Rathbone,...
Myron Coulter
Oct 4, 2011
Waynesville, NC - Dr. Myron L. Coulter, Chancellor of Western Carolina University from 1984 until 1994, died Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at the age of 82 after an extended battle with cancer. Coulter, known to friends and colleagues by his nickname of "Barney," guided Western Carolina for a decade characterized by a renewed emphasis on excellence in...
Ethel Kearse
Oct 4, 2011
Ethel Drinnon Kearse, 91, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at MedWest – Haywood. She was born September 21, 1920 to Henly C. and Lillie Greene Drinnon in Hawkins County, Tennessee. She attended schools in Rogersville, Tennessee and graduated from Johnson City Business College. She was a legal secretary. Ethel was a member of the Canton...
Patsy Rogers
Oct 2, 2011
Patsy Arrington Rogers, age 68, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2011, at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Ruth Snyder Arrington. She was also preceded in death by a son, Gary Rogers. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Patsy worked at...
Grace Burnette
Oct 2, 2011
Grace Fowler Burnette, age 88, went to be with Jesus on Sunday, October 2, 2011, at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Zennie Pressley Fowler. She was also preceded in death by her husband, of 59 years, Wayne Burnette, who...
Ethel Mcdonald
Oct 1, 2011
Ethel Lenora Williams McDonald, beautiful wife and lifelong partner of the late Jepthey Hugh McDonald, was blessed into this world on October 8, 1915, and departed us on October 1, 2011. She was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was one of fourteen children born to the late Augustus and Ellen Joyce Williams. She...
Nick Cline
Oct 1, 2011
Nick Purcell Cline, 58, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2011. A native of Durham County, he was the son of Albert Purcell Cline, Jr. of Canton and the late Beatrice (BeBe) Medford Cline who died in 2005. He graduated from Pisgah High School in 1971. Nick played varsity basketball and was also a member of the...
Robert Hill
Oct 1, 2011
Waynesville - Robert H. "Bob" Hill, 88, of Winslow Road, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at MedWest Haywood. The son of William and Mary Houghtaling Hill, Bob was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He grew up in Oskaloosa, Iowa, playing in the city band from the time he was a young boy through high school....
June Wilson
Sep 29, 2011
Jessie June Ivester Wilson, age 82, formerly of Canton died on Thursday, September 29, 2011, in Hamilton County, TN. A native and resident of Haywood County until 2009, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Daisy Cairnes Ivester. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ray Wilson, who died in 1998. She worked...
Everett Surrett
Sep 27, 2011
Waynesville, Everett Dewey Surrett, Sr., age 67, of 109 North Ridge Drive, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at his home. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, he lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was the son of the late Frank and Zenia McIntyre Surrett and was also preceded in death by two sisters...
Eula Webb
Sep 26, 2011
Waynesville, Eula Mae Parton Webb, age 97, formerly of Ray Street, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2011 at the Brian Center of Waynesville. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late William David and Clercia Elmina Moore Parton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
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