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.
Ricky Edwards
Feb 1, 2011
Waynesville, Ricky Dale Edwards, age 45, of 17 Scotts Drive, passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at his residence. A native of Cherokee County, he lived most of his life in Haywood County and was the son of the late Cora Sue DeHart and was also preceded in death by a sister, Penny Wishon. Rick enjoyed...

Evelyn Morris
Jan 31, 2011
Waynesville, Evelyn Rogers Morris, age 92, passed away on Monday, January 31, 2011 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Taylor and Polly Fisher Rogers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh Morris who died in 2007; a son, Arnold...
G. Jameson
Jan 31, 2011
Waynesville, Reverend G.W. Jameson, 88, of 1117 Oakdale Rd., Waynesville, NC, went home to be with His Lord and Savior, Monday, January 31, 2011 at his residence. A native of Habersham County, Georgia, he was preceded in death by his parents, S.Y. and Dessie Jameson; wife of 60 years, Lillie Sales Jameson; a brother, Otis Jameson; and...
Ronald Passmore
Jan 30, 2011
Ronald David "Pops" Passmore, age 58, of Surrett Road died on Sunday, January 30, 2011, at his residence. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late John Woodrow and Pearlie Mae Dunbar Passmore. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Joseph Jonathan Passmore. He was employed with Ken Wilson Ford as...

Archie Wells, Jr.
Jan 30, 2011
Waynesville, Archie Leroy Wells, Jr., age 80, passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at the Brian Center. A native of Topeka, Kansas, he was the son of the late Archie Leroy Wells, Sr. and Flossie Sunbeam Wells. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his first wife, Loretta Wells; a daughter, Cindy...
Kathy Young
Jan 30, 2011
Kathy Wilson Young, age 56, passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Guilford County, she was a daughter of Maxine Lemons Spivey of Stokesdale and the late Clay Wilson, Jr. She retired, with 30 years of service, from the Buncombe County School System, where she taught as an...
Louise Scott
Jan 30, 2011
Louise Worley Scott, age 83, died on Sunday, January 30, 2011, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Chester F. and Genie West Worley. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Curtis Scott, who died in 2007; a daughter, Edith Dawn Scott;...
Lee Stamey
Jan 29, 2011
Lee Roy Stamey, age 80, died on Saturday, January 29, 2011, at John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Madison County, he was the son of the late James Newton and Bessie Baldwin Stamey. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Ethel Summey Stamey, who died in 1987 and a son, Gary Gene...
Verneta Parham
Jan 29, 2011
Verneta Sheffield Parham, age 71, passed away, on January 29, 2011, at Heartland Medical Hospital in Sebring, Florida. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Vernon and Maude Massie Sheffield. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant sister, Emily Sheffield. She was a...

Carl Shaffer
Jan 27, 2011
Carl Shaffer, 58 passed away on Thursday January 27, 2011 after a short illness. He was a lifetime resident of Buncombe County , born on November 30, 1952 in Spruce Pine, NC. He is survived by his parents Peter and Perry Shaffer, sister Cynthia Shaffer, daughter Michele Kriezel, husband Jeff Kriezel & 2 grandsons Skyler & Keaton Kriezel. A...
Kenneth Calloway
Jan 27, 2011
Calloway, Kenneth 'Randy' Randall, 31, of Candler, went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Thursday, January 27, 2011. He is survived by his son, Logan Calloway; father, Garrett Willie (Paula) Calloway; mother, Kellie Surrett (Rick) Austin; sister, Carole Calloway; longtime companion, Nikki Amason; grandmother, Connie Surrett and numerous relatives and friends. The family invites family and friends...

Wid Wyatt
Jan 26, 2011
Waynesville, Wid Woodrow Wyatt, age 87, of the Allens Creek Community, passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late James Frank and Lena Aldridge Wyatt. He was also preceded in death by six brothers, Dewey, Henry, Robert, J.B., Dale and...
Lewin Medford
Jan 25, 2011
Lewin Medford, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Cephus Erwin and Mary Walls Medford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Milton Crain, who died in 1968...
Frances Price
Jan 25, 2011
Clyde, Frances Price, age 71, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at Jefferson City Health and Rehabilitation Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Furman and Ava Lee Dawson Jones. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Patton Price, who died in...
Donna Farnsworth
Jan 25, 2011
Clyde, Donna Jean Farnsworth was born on July 3, 1949 in Porterville, California. She was the first born child of Roy and Velda Ream. She graduated from Porterville High School in 1967 and graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in 1972. This is where she met and later married her husband, John Farnsworth. Donna worked as...
Jimmie Fagan
Jan 25, 2011
Jimmie Clifford Fagan, age 76, died on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at his residence. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Clifford and Ruby Wise Fagan. Jimmie in his younger years enjoyed dancing and bowling with the love of his life, Betty. He was a United States Navy veteran. He is survived...
Peggy Putnam
Jan 25, 2011
Waynesville, Peggy Simonds Putnam, age 62, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Harold Simonds and Janie Cline and was also preceded in death by a brother, Jimmy Simonds. Peggy worked as a caregiver for the handicapped and loved...
Jim Davis
Jan 25, 2011
Waynesville, Jim "Dad" Davis, age 78, of 256 Mauney Cove Road, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Wiley Vinson and Ethel James Davis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, James Wiley...
Evelyn Morris
Jan 24, 2011
Spring Creek, Evelyn Price Morris, age 59, passed away on Monday, January 24, 2011 at her residence. A native of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Alton and Zora Strickland Price. Evelyn enjoyed ceramics, crafts, and cooking. She was a member of Fines Creek Memorial Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of...
Carlene Mathis
Jan 24, 2011
Carlene "Cotton" West Mathis, age 82, passed away on Monday, January 24, 2011 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Carl M. and Mila Phillips West. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Lee "Ern" Mathis, who died in...
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