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.
Barron Clark
May 25, 2010
Waynesville, Barron B. Clark, age 86, of Mississippi Avenue passed away on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Seymore and Mattie Wright Clark. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife, Georgia Finger Clark who...
Henry Tuttle
May 24, 2010
Waynesville, William Henry Tuttle, age 91, of 65 Church Street, passed away on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. Henry was born in Bibb County, Georgia and had resided in Haywood County since 1920. He was preceded in death by his wife Jane White Tuttle who passed away in 2002. He served as a...
Jennifer Sheets
May 24, 2010
Jennifer Sheets, age 26, died Monday, May 24, 2010 at Oconee Medical Center after a lengthy battle with kidney disease. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of Steve and Tammy Smathers McCall. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Eugene Mintz; maternal grandmother, Inice Wheeler Smathers; and aunt, Alana Gibson. Jennifer was...
Mary Cooley
May 24, 2010
Mary Reeves Cooley, age 65, of 21 Pruett Lane, passed away on Monday, May 24, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late John K. and Betty Olsen Reeves. She was preceded in death by her brother, Kindred Reeves. She graduated from Western Carolina...
David Sutton
May 24, 2010
Cruso, David Sutton, age 77, of Arrowwood Way, passed away on Monday, May 24, 2010 at the Brian Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Jesse and Ruby Fore Sutton and was also preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. He was a US Army veteran...
Iwanna Pankiw
May 22, 2010
Waynesville, Iwanna Korolsyn Pankiw, age 88, passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at her residence. A native of Ukraine, she had resided in Haywood County since 1948. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Pankiw, in 2005; one daughter, Theodosia Pankiw; and two sons, Mark Paul and Donnie Pankiw. Iwanna retired from Welco Corporation...
Frances Rathbone
May 22, 2010
Clyde, Frances Ilene Wade Rathbone, age 83, of the Fines Creek Community, passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Smoky Mountain Health Care and Rehabilitation. A native of Oran, Missouri, she had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Allen Walker Wade and his wife, Bea, and Coletta...
James Hipps
May 20, 2010
James Doyace Hipps, of 513 Brush Creek Rd, died Thursday, May 20, 2010 at the age of 81. James was a decorated veteran of both WWII and the Korean War where he served with distinction. As a US Army Medic, he saved many lives through his service at several MASH units and later at Walter Reed Army...
Connie Sheppard
May 20, 2010
Connie Mason Sheppard, age 89, of 147 Newfound Street, died May 20, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Macon County and a lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Oscar Milas and Delphia McMahan Mason. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carey...
Richard Haney
May 20, 2010
Richard Washington Haney, age 70, of Edgewood Drive, died Thursday, May 20, 2010 at Mission Hospitals Memorial Campus. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Washington and Leslie Price Haney. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Haney, who died in 1996 and a step-son,...
Jack Harkins
May 19, 2010
Canton–Jack Neal Harkins, age 76, of Coffee Branch Road, died on Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late Gaston Moore "Morty" and Bessie Sellars Harkins. He was a self-employed farmer. Jack was a member of Long's United Methodist Church and the...
George Kerslager
May 19, 2010
Waynesville, George Joseph Kerslager, age 81, of Sherman Way, passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at his residence surrounded by his family. George was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, he had resided in Punta Gorda, Florida; California for 20 years and Illinois until moving to Haywood County in 2005. He was the son of the late...
Robert Smith
May 19, 2010
Waynesville, Robert Lee Smith, Sr., age 79, passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Leonard Carroll and Lucy Jane Burnett Smith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Aubry and Edwin Smith and...
Charlie Mcmahan
May 17, 2010
Maggie Valley, Charlie McMahan, age 83, of 611 Evans Cove Road, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 17, 2010. A native of Sevier County, Tennessee, he was the son of the late John and Mora Packett McMahan. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by one daughter, Karen June McMahan;...
Joe Medlin
May 17, 2010
Joe B. Medlin, formerly of Canton, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 17, 2010, with his family by his side. He was born October 24, 1931 in Taccoa, Georgia and moved to North Carolina at an early age. He was the son of late Grover and Eulala Medlin. He was also preceded in death by...
Zillah Duckett
May 16, 2010
Zillah Marie "Noonie" Duckett, age 82, died on Sunday, May 16, 2010, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Buncombe County and had resided in Haywood County for more than 20 years. She was the daughter of the late Claude and Elsie Jones Stamey and was also preceded in death by her first husband,...
Walter Wells
May 16, 2010
Walter M. Wells, age 77, died on Sunday May 16, 2010, at Mission Hospital – Memorial Campus. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late James Millard "Bill" and Florence Hargrove Wells. He was also preceded in death by a son, Walter Eric Wells who died in 2000. He was...
Kyle Grasty
May 16, 2010
Waynesville, Kyle Davis Grasty 76, died May 16, 2010 at his residence, 74 Highland Road, Waynesville after an extended illness. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late John and Ethel Marcus Grasty. A son Timothy Ray Grasty; and four brothers, Weaver, James, Charles, and Edwin (Ted) Grasty also preceded him in death....
Richard Tupper
May 16, 2010
Waynesville, Richard "Dick" Tupper, age 68, of Morning Mist Lane, passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at his residence. A native of Madison, Wisconsin, he moved to Orlando, Florida in 1983 and had resided in Haywood County for the past three years. He was the son of the late George William and Dorothy A. Anderson Tupper...
Ruby Hough
May 15, 2010
Waynesville, Ruby Brannon Hough, age 85, joined her sweetheart, Walter G. Hough, in eternal rest on May 15, 2010 at her home in Maggie Valley. Born on March 5, 1925 in LaGrange, Georgia, she and her husband made their home and raised their four children in both Montana and North Carolina. She is survived by three daughters,...
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