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.
Jerry Bumgarner
Sep 27, 2009
Jerry Lee Bumgarner, age 68, died on Sunday, September 27, 2009 , at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home. He was a native of Transylvania County, and was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was preceded in death by his parents, Claude and Wilna Singleton Bumgarner and Vonah Bumgarner; a brother, Doyle Bumgarner, and his wife, Sue Webb...
Jeanette Lee
Sep 27, 2009
Waynesville, Jeanette Snelson "Toni" Lee, age 80 of 671 Brown Avenue, died on Sunday, September 27, 2009 at her residence. She was a native of Bryson City and had resided in Haywood County since 1956. "Toni" was the daughter of the late Ferd and Lucille Wilson Snelson and was also preceded in death by her husband, Tai...
Jean Lowe
Sep 25, 2009
Waynesville, Jean Parton Lowe, age 85, of 1312 Crabtree Road, died Friday, September 25, 2009 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Coleman and Ida Moody Parton. She was also preceded in death by a son, Robert D. Lowe, Jr., two brothers, Marvin and Ishmal...
Brandon Thomas
Sep 25, 2009
Brandon Adam Thomas, 18, of Asheville passed away on September 25, 2009 from injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was born on January 3, 1991 in Buncombe County. He was a loving husband and father. Left to cherish his memory is his wife Rachel Thomas and their two children, David Adam and Lonnie Jay Thomas, father, Charles R....
Jerry Suttles
Sep 24, 2009
Jerry Neil Suttles, Sr., age 67, of Painter Street left to be in God's care on September 24, 2009. A native of Haywood County, he was preceded in death by his parents, Grover Cleveland and Mary Grace Clark Suttles and two granddaughters, Natasha and Jessica. He retired from Champion International, in 2004, with 27 years of service...
Carolyn Swayngim
Sep 24, 2009
Carolyn Morgan Swayngim, age 71, died Thursday, September 24, 2009, at Mission Hospitals Memorial Campus. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Farrell and Ethel King Morgan. She was preceded in death by her husband of 39 years, Charles Glenn Swayngim, Jr., and a grandson, Jeremiah Morgan Jones;...
Marjorie Lenoir
Sep 22, 2009
Florence Marjorie Pittman Lenoir, age 86, of the Beaverdam Community, died Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Banner Elk, NC. A native of Bogalusa, Louisiana, she was a daughter of the late William Thomas and Maude Hester Bedsole Pittman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Lance Lenoir; a son, Stephen...
Glenn Abel
Sep 21, 2009
Glenn Abel, age 89, of Meadow Brook Drive, died Monday, September 21, 2009 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Thomas Cleveland and Lizzie Smathers Abel and the grandson of the late Jasper Smathers. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers,...
John Pressley
Sep 21, 2009
John Norman Pressley, age 57, died Monday, September 21, 2009 at Charles George VA Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Carroll E. and Emily Blickenstaff Pressley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Nancy P. Finger. John was a member of West Canton...
Alesha Brewer
Sep 19, 2009
Waynesville, Alesha Jane Kelley Brewer, age 26, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Grace Hospital. A native of Little Rock, Arkansas she was the daughter of Michael Kelley and his wife, Donnette, of Benton, Arkansas and Sherry Linam and her husband, Jeff, of Hazen, Arkansas. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two...
Harold Brown
Sep 19, 2009
Maggie Valley, Harold J. Brown, age 77, of Evans Cove Road, died on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at the Brian Center in Waynesville. A native of Cambridge, Massachusetts, he had lived in Haywood County since 1984. He was the son of the late William and Jane McMurray Brown. He was a retired parachute rigger having served in...
Frances Moody
Sep 17, 2009
Frances Campbell Moody, age 89, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2009 at Clay County Care Center in Hayesville. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she had resided in Hayesville for the last 3 years. She was a daughter of the late A. H. and Eva Dale Young Campbell. In addition to her parents, she was...
Dr. Arrants
Sep 17, 2009
Lake Junaluska, Glen Clyburn Arrants, age 81, of 45 Purcell Drive, died on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at Smoky Mountain Health Care & Rehabilitation Center. A native of Salisbury, NC, he was the son of the late Hartwell and Mary B. Graham Arrants. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers and...
Howard Mcfalls
Sep 15, 2009
Clyde, Howard McFalls, age 79, died on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Garret and Dorothy Reece McFalls. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Reece McFalls, who died in 1994; two sons, Ed and Stan McFalls;...
Mary Apetz
Sep 12, 2009
Charlotte, NC – (formerly of Lake Junaluska) – Mrs. Apetz, 80, died September 12, 2009 at Legacy Heights Memory Care, Ballantyne. She was born December 4, 1928 in Ada, Oklahoma to Lt. Col. and Mrs. George L. Neblett. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by sister, Montie Burgess and brother, Boyd Neblett. She is survived...
Ruth Long
Sep 12, 2009
Ruth Sharpe Long, age 95, died Saturday, September 12, 2009, at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Emma Pressley Sharpe. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Lewis Smathers, who died in 1955, and her second husband, Charles Long, who...
William Kidd
Sep 9, 2009
Waynesville, William Seaton "Bill" Kidd, age 89, of 24 Belle Meade Drive, died on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. He was a native of Parkersburg, West Virginia and resided in Marietta, OH until moving to Haywood County in 1960. He was the son of the late Marshal Dale Kidd and Bertha Cline Kidd...
Agnes Brown
Sep 9, 2009
Canton, Agnes Pitts Brown, age 81, of 104 Brown Hollow Road, died Wednesday, September 9, 2009 surrounded by her family and their love for her at the Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was born on July 14, 1928 in the Bethel community. She was the last surviving of eleven children of the late Benjamin L. and Carrie...
Eunice Willard
Sep 8, 2009
Eunice Williams Hinson Willard, age 80, of Poison Cove died Tuesday, September 8, 2009, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Union County, she had resided in Haywood County for 50 years. She was the daughter of the late Lee and Verla May Gill Williams. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Norman Hinson...
Anne Kline
Sep 8, 2009
Anne Marie Walkowski Kline, age 96, died Tuesday, September 08, 2009 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Marie Mamel Walkowski. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick Francis Kline, who died in 1979, and also 11...
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