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.
Vera Crawford
Aug 16, 2011
Waynesville, Vera McDaniel Crawford, age 96, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. A native of Sevierville, Tennessee, she had resided most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Narvel and Mary Katherine Miller Price. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death...
Tony Raines
Aug 15, 2011
Tony Raines, 64, of Asheville, passed away at home on Monday, August 15, 2011. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Troy and Betty Moore Raines. Tony was a carpenter and painter who loved to fish and be on a boat. He is survived by his wife, Diane Buckner Raines; daughter, Lisa Raines; grandson,...
Frances Stroupe
Aug 12, 2011
Frances Case Stroupe, age 90, died on Friday, August 12, 2011, at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Martha Gibson Case. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Stroupe, who died in 1971; an infant son, Donald Stroupe, a...
Rebecca Robinson
Aug 12, 2011
Rebecca Caldwell Robinson, age 65, of the Cruso community died on Friday, August 12, 2011, at MedWest – Haywood. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Clara Belle Sorrells Caldwell. She was also preceded in death by a son, Bo Conard and a grandson, Brandon Webb. Rebecca...
George Lozaw
Aug 12, 2011
Maggie Valley, George Ellsworth "Pops" Lozaw, age 77, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2011 at Medwest-Haywood Medical Center. A native of New Jersey, he had previously lived in Hope Mills, North Carolina before moving to Haywood County 11 years ago. He was the son of the late Wallace and Eleanor Beach Lozaw and was also preceded...
June Amlin
Aug 11, 2011
Waynesville, June Elizabeth Shoeman Amlin, age 82, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at MedWest Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Ocala, Florida, she had resided in Haywood County since 1986. She was the daughter of the late Paul and Gladys Smith Shoeman and was also preceded in death by two brothers, Bill and Dennis...
Keith Wyatt
Aug 10, 2011
Waynesville, Walter Keith Wyatt, age 63, of 279 Round Top Road passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at his residence following a two-year battle with Leukemia. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Ellen Rash Wyatt of Waynesville and the late Walter Wyatt and was also preceded in death by a brother-in-law, John...
Jessica Martin
Aug 10, 2011
Jessica Lynn "Jessie" Martin, age 20, passed away at MedWest-Haywood. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Debbie Robinson and the late Bobby Lynn Martin. She was also preceded in death by an aunt, Angie Shuler and her great grandmother, Jimmie White Sutton. Jessie was and will forever be a princess...
Ina Rich
Aug 9, 2011
Maggie Valley, Ina Mae Sutton Rich, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at St. Joseph Campus. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Teddy Roosevelt and Mamie Hestella Finger Sutton and also preceded in death by three brothers, Cole, Lloyd, and Theodore Sutton. Ina was a member of...
Robert Smith
Aug 9, 2011
Robert Wilburn Smith, 77, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Robert L. and Ola Mae Kerley Smith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Worley Smith, who died on June 16, 2011;...
Margaret Liner
Aug 9, 2011
Waynesville, Margaret Jeanne Schimp Liner, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. A native of Wichita, Kansas, she had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Eugene Grover and Alice Victoria Logan Schimp and was also preceded in death by her daughter,...
Phyllis Cook
Aug 7, 2011
Phyllis Annette Cook, age 64, died on Sunday, August 7, 2011, at Mission Hospitals – St. Joseph Campus. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Bessie Scott Robinson and the late Russell Robinson. She was a member of Beaverdam Baptist Church. Phyllis enjoyed gardening and planting flowers. She dearly loved her...
Albert Devlin
Aug 7, 2011
Waynesville, NC - Albert J. Devlin of Port St. Lucie, Florida and Jonathan Creek, North Carolina died on Sunday, August 7, 2011. He was the devoted husband of Jeanne for fifty-three beautiful years; beloved father of daughter, Cathleen, of Delray, Florida; and three sons, Timothy and his wife, Amy, and Patrick and his wife, Annette, all of...
Dixie Duncan
Aug 6, 2011
Asheville
Dixie Marie Duncan, 50, died Saturday, August 6, 2011 at Stone Creek Health and Rehabilitation. She was born on April 13, 1961 in Bellfountaine, OH to the late Lewis James.
Dixie is survived by her mother, Mary Jane Spencer James, her husband; Alvin Duncan, five sons, two daughters, and three grandchildren.
Funeral...
Glenn Putnam
Aug 4, 2011
Clyde, Glenn Harrison Putnam, age 71, of Liner Creek Road, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Fred and Jane Price Putnam. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Putnam, and a grandson, Joseph Swanger. He was employed...
Doris Duvall
Aug 4, 2011
Doris Jean Howell Duvall, 77, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at MedWest-Haywood. A native of Hamilton, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Paul Jennings and Rebecca Marie Little Howell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Anne Howell and Kathryn Ramsey; and one brother, Tommy Howell. Doris...
Burrell Johnson
Aug 2, 2011
Burrell Wayne Johnson, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at Mission Hospitals Memorial Campus. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Harley and Allie Dills Johnson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert and Charles Johnson. Burrell was a farmer and a...
Addie Conard
Aug 1, 2011
Addie Pressley Conard, age 85, died on Monday, August 1, 2011, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Maudie Franklin Pressley. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy Conard, who died in 1981; a daughter, Revonda Inman; a grandson,...
Safford Russell
Aug 1, 2011
Waynesville, Charles Safford Russell, age 81, of Fellowship Lane, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2011 at the Brian Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Charles Weaver "C.W." and Beaulah Messer Russell. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by three sisters, Katy and...
Blanche Cira
Aug 1, 2011
Maggie Valley, Blanche Marie Smolek Cira, age 84, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2011 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. A former resident of Tampa, Florida, she had resided in Haywood County for the past 20 years. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin R. and Bessie Marie Hulka Smolek. She was also preceded...
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