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.
Michael Sawyer
Mar 7, 2011
Waynesville, Michael Dale Sawyer, age 50, of Carpenter Way, passed away peacefully in his sleep after a lengthy illness on Monday, March 7, 2011 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was son of Annette Wells Sawyer of Canton and the late John Dale Sawyer. He was also preceded in death by a son, George...
Mary Nielson
Mar 7, 2011
Waynesville, Mary Bernadette Nielson, passed away on March 7, 2011 after a short illness. She was born to Thomas and Alice Daly on June 9, 1929 in Emly, County Tipperary, Ireland. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Robert Nielson of Waynesville and their six children; Bill and Mike Nielson of Colorado, Fred Nielson of...
Carole Komski
Mar 6, 2011
Maggie Valley, Carole K. Komski, age 73, of Tanner Trail, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at her residence. A native of Wayne County, Michigan, she had formerly resided in Boynton Beach, Florida before moving to Haywood County, in 2005. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Genevieve Polk Bacon. Carole enjoyed shopping and...
Marjorie Hymer
Mar 6, 2011
Waynesville, NC - Marjorie Rueter Hymer, 68, passed away at the John F. Keever Solace Hospice Center in Asheville, NC on Sunday, March 6, 2011 after a valiant fight with brain cancer. Marjie was born in 1942 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago to father Ferdinand W. Rueter and mother Ann Marie Taylor. Marjie is...
Helen Allen
Mar 5, 2011
Waynesville, Helen G. Parton Allen, age 82, passed away, Saturday, March 5, 2011 after an extended illness. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Roy and Nettie Wood Parton. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Malven Allen who passed away in 2000, a brother,...
Ruth Edwards
Mar 4, 2011
Waynesville, Ruth (Honey) Bradley Edwards, age 83, passed away on Friday, March 04, 2011 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Vennie Moody Bradley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Kenneth Edwards, who died...
Lucy Weatherholtz
Mar 3, 2011
Lucy Jones Weatherholtz, age 76, died on Thursday, March 3, 2011, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Volusia County, Florida. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Erastus Alvin and Clementine "Tennie" Rhinehart Jones. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Matral Green and Margaret Jones and three brothers,...
Annette Jones
Mar 3, 2011
Annette Bailey Jones, age 72, died on Thursday, March 3, 2011, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Volusia County, Florida. She was the daughter of Melvin and Sadie Bailey and was born on January 13, 1939, in Wiscassett, ME. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin Jones, who died on January 25, 2005....
Mabel Webb
Mar 2, 2011
Mabel Pace Webb, age 98, born on December 14, 1912, went home peacefully to her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at Haywood Regional Medical Center surrounded by her large and loving family following a brief illness. She was born in Copperhill, TN and had resided in Canton for the past 90 years. She was the...
Ruby Johnson
Mar 2, 2011
Waynesville, Ruby Lee Johnson, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and life-long resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late William and Ella Moore Willis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John "Speedy" Williams, who died in...
Charles Brooks
Feb 28, 2011
Charles Lawrence "Larry" Brooks, age 69, passed away on Monday, February 28, 2011 at Harris Regional Medical Center. A private family service will be held at a later date. Wells Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Canton is in charge of the arrangements.
Bud Sharpe
Feb 28, 2011
Vernon Dwight "Bud" Sharpe, 82, of 23 Maple Street, Clyde, NC went to be with His Lord, Monday, February 28, 2011, following a short period of declining health. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Dumont and Jessie Miller Sharp of Canton. He was also preceded in death by his wife of...
Burl Russell
Feb 27, 2011
Calion, Arkansas, Burl Derek (Bulldog) Russell, age 42, passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. A native of Haywood County, he was preceded by his father, Hugh Thomas Russell, Jr.; maternal grandmother, Ruby Nichols; and grandparents, Hugh Sr. and Annie Russell. (Bulldog) was a certified industrial pipe fitter. He...
Marian Vogtman
Feb 26, 2011
Marian Jean Vogtman, 87, a devoted wife, caring mother and grandmother, active business woman and long-time resident of Cumberland, MD passed away, Saturday, February 26 , 2011, at Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community in Asheville, N.C. Born December 12, 1923, in Washington, Michigan, Marian was the daughter of the late Albert C. and Martha (Czischke) Goeschel. She came from a...
Patsy Conard
Feb 26, 2011
Waynesville, Patsy "Pat" S. Conard, age 75, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at Smoky Mountain Healthcare. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Leonard C. and Lucy Burnette Smith and was also preceded in death by two brothers, Edwin C. and Robert Lee Smith and one sister,...
James Harkins
Feb 24, 2011
James Edgar Harkins, born February 27, 1926, in Canton, NC to the late Ed and Lottie Harkins, died February 24, 2011. James was married 57 years to Betty Collins Harkins, who survives him. He was preceded in death by an infant son, James Michael Harkins. He is also survived by his children, Dr. Roderick A. Harkins of...
Douglas Maynard
Feb 24, 2011
Douglas Lee "Doug" Maynard, age 65, passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Sciota County, Ohio, he was a son of the late Pearlon Lee Maynard. He was employed at Haywood Community College as an instructor for 30 years where he served as general studies department chair and was...
Edna Chambers
Feb 23, 2011
Edna Reece Chambers, age 95, passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Clay County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Eva Dye Reece. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lynn Chambers, who died in 1995; and an infant son,...
Mildred Gifford
Feb 23, 2011
Waynesville, Mildred Smith Gifford, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at Smoky Mountain Rehabilitation Center. A native of Moore County, she grew up in Richmond County and was a prior resident of Clermont, Florida. She had resided in Haywood County for the past three years and was the daughter of the late Benjamin Martin...
Betty Bormet
Feb 23, 2011
Betty Lane Bormet, age 86, died on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, at her residence. She was a native of Akron, OH, and also a resident of Laurinburg, NC for 34 years. She was the daughter of the late David and Laura Ross Lane. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jack Stephen Bormet, who died...
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