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.
Sherrill Wilson
Apr 18, 2010
Sherrill Leon Wilson, age 77, of Cold Mtn. Road, died Sunday, April 18, 2010 at his residence. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Bill and Blanche Payne Wilson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Ben Ray and Roy Lee Wilson. Sherrill retired from Champion...
May Jenkins
Apr 18, 2010
May Bell Fox Jenkins, age 82, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 18, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of McDowell County, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Lovey Clark Fox. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, H....
Mildred Rathbone
Apr 17, 2010
Waynesville, Mildred Janet Morgan Rathbone, age 78, passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Jackson County, she had lived in Haywood County since age three. She was the daughter of the late Leeman and Zelia Woodard Morgan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Clyde Roach
Apr 16, 2010
Canton, Clyde "Buddy" Roach, age 67, of Deer Run Road, died Friday, April 16, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Miami, FL but had lived in Haywood County since 1999. He was the son of Ella Anna Savage Roach and the late Raymond Roach who died in 1998. Buddy retired as a...
Joseph Massie
Apr 15, 2010
Joseph Edward Massie, age 84, of Waynesville, died on Thursday, April 15th at St. Joseph Hospital after a long illness. He was a member of the pioneer Massie family of Haywood County and the son of the late James Edward Massie, prominent banker & civic leader of Waynesville, and Maude Cathey Massie. In addition to his parents,...
Richard Deweese
Apr 15, 2010
Richard "Pete" DeWeese, age 68, of the North Hominy community, died Thursday, April 15, 2010 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Roba and Juanita Scruggs DeWeese. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters and an infant son, Steven DeWeese. He was employed...
Robert Mcgaha
Apr 15, 2010
Waynesville, Robert Clay McGaha, age 88, died on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at the Brian Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Isaac Burl and Ethel Nelson McGaha and was also preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. He was a United States Army veteran of...
Paula Price
Apr 14, 2010
Paula Sue Devlin Price, age 72, passed away Wednesday, April 14 at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home from complications of Vascular Dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Born in Canton, NC on June 5, 1937, she was the daughter of the late John Greenwood and Jessie Mae Miller Devlin and the widow of Wiley C. Price, who passed away November...
Neal Leatherwood
Apr 14, 2010
Wilburn Neal Leatherwood, Jr., age 79, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 14, 2010. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Wilburn Neal Leatherwood, Sr. and Bertie Elizabeth Hicks Leatherwood. He was a Korean War veteran, a member of the 2nd Infantry Division,...
Jack Deweese
Apr 13, 2010
Billy Jack DeWeese, age 68, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Jesse Hilton and Velda Christopher DeWeese. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Jesse Hilton "Hoot" and Roy Howard "Dugan" DeWeese. Jack was employed by Canton...
Hazel Thompson
Apr 11, 2010
Clyde, Hazel Rogers Thompson, age 91, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Erastus "Rat" and Dora Cook Rogers. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husbands, Clayton Trantham, Milburn Brown, and...
Mark Hicks
Apr 10, 2010
Waynesville, Mark Steven Hicks, age 26, of Polaris Place, passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Bud and Julie Mull Hicks. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Charlie and Lela Mull and paternal grandmother, Virgie O....
Geoffrey Allison
Apr 10, 2010
Waynesville, Geoffrey "Geoff" G. Allison, age 64, passed away April 10, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Geoffrey was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and the son of the late Herbert Slater and Marjorie Dresser Allison. He was a United States Air Force Helicopter Pilot during the Vietnam War. Geoffrey was an inventor, craftsman, entrepreneur and mentor...
Robert Pennington
Apr 10, 2010
ROBERT L. PENNINGTON Waynesville, Robert Leroy "Bobby" Pennington, age 34, of 29 Chatham Street, passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2010. A native of Hemet, California, he had resided in Haywood County for the past nine months. He was the son of Ernest Leroy Pennington and Pamela Gail Fite Pennington of Hemet, California. Robert was a forklift...
George Hunter
Apr 10, 2010
Waynesville, George Allen Hunter, age, 81 of Waynesville, born and raised in the White Oak community, died on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at the Brian Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Albert Lee and Frances Evans Hunter and also preceded in death by two brothers. He was...
Howard Matteson
Apr 8, 2010
Candler, Howard Dennie Matteson, age 79, died on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Canton Christain Convalscent Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, and was the son of the late Roy Gilbert and Mamie Engenia Murray Matteson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan Willis who...
Tina Haynes
Apr 8, 2010
Clyde, Tina Ledford Haynes, age 43, passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Tina was a lifelong resident of Haywood County, and the daughter of Gerald Ledford and the late Gwendolyn Ledford, who died in 2000. She was a homemaker and loved her family and friends and also enjoyed flower gardening. In...
Barbara Brandon
Apr 8, 2010
Barbara Louise Baker Brandon, age 79, died peacefully on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A native of Lafayette, NY, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Dorothy Hungerford Baker. Barbara was a long time resident of Buncombe County having moved to this area from Skaneateles, New York, in 1964. Barbara...
Victor Browning
Apr 5, 2010
Victor "Vic" Montgomery Browning, age 76, of the Lake Logan Road Community, died Monday, April 5, 2010 at St. Joseph's Campus of Mission Hospitals in Asheville, NC. A native of Durham, he was a son of the late Paul and Ruby Burton Browning. He was the owner/operator of Vic's Place Restaurant in South Carolina and a United...
Brownlow Nave
Apr 5, 2010
Waynesville, Brownlow Clayborne "B. C." Nave, Jr., age 89, passed away on Monday, April 5, 2010 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Avery County, he was a former resident of New Jersey, Marion, and Cashiers, but had spent most of his life in Haywood County. He was the son of the late Brownlow Clayborne Nave, Sr....
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