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.
Madeline Sullivan
Feb 22, 2009
Waynesville, Madeline Pearl Sullivan, age 70, died on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at Park Ridge Hospital. A native of Berwick, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Goupil and Olive Mae Varney. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, George Albert and John Edward; a daughter, Norma Kathleen; and...
Gladys Trantham
Feb 22, 2009
Gladys Howard Trantham, age 65, died Sunday, February 22, 2009 at John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Swain County, she was a daughter of Omie Jean Smith of Candler and the late Raymond Levi Howard. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a brother, Ernest Smith. Gladys was a member of...
Bobbi Lambert
Feb 22, 2009
Cherokee, Bobbi Lynn Lambert, age 59, passed away at her home in Cherokee on Sunday, February 22, 2009 after valiantly fighting a battle with breast cancer. Bobbi was born in Sandusky, Ohio, the daughter of Donna Munson Livengood and the late Gale Livengood. She grew up in several areas of Illinois where she earned her Bachelors of...
Selma Howell
Feb 21, 2009
Selma Elizabeth Hooper Howell, age 82, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2009. A native of Jackson County, she lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was a daughter of the late Richard and Mary Frizzell Hooper. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Perry Howell, who...
Nancy Fish
Feb 19, 2009
Clyde, Nancy Elizabeth Price Fish, age 66, went home to be with the Lord and surrounded by her family on Thursday, February 19, 2009 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late James and Rebecca Jane Messer Price. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
William Burgin, Jr.
Feb 19, 2009
Reverend William Grady "Bill" Burgin, Jr., age 65, died Thursday, February 19, 2009 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Reverend W. Grady and Lois Lavender Burgin. He was a United States Navy veteran having served as a medical corpsman in Vietnam. Later, he worked as a physician's assistant,...
Eileen Timm
Feb 19, 2009
Eileen Deryl Timm, age 63, died Thursday, February 19, 2009 at her residence. A native of Michigan City, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Forest and Doris Edmonson Dassel. Eileen loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She is survived by a son, Michael Kieszkowski of North Judson, IN; one daughter, Monica Tubbs...
Richard Woodruff
Feb 18, 2009
Richard Merlin "Dick" Woodruff, age 79, of Cortland Court, died on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at his residence. A native of Hart, Michigan, he was preceded in death by his parents, Warren Cecil and Velma Tripp Woodruff and his second wife, Alice P. Woodruff, who died in 2000. He was a veteran and served in the US...
Joseph Jenkins, Jr.
Feb 18, 2009
Joseph Paul Jenkins, Jr., age 92, of 29 Foothills Road, died on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at his residence. A native of Jacksonville, Florida, he was the son of the late Joseph Paul Jenkins, Sr. and Alice Marie Nelson Jenkins. He was preceded in death by his wife, Janet MacNichol Jenkins, who died in 2005, and a...
Carol Williams
Feb 18, 2009
Canton, Carol Liner Williams, age 71 of Farmvale Place, died Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Hubert and Jane Walker Liner. She was also preceded in death by one brother, Bo Liner and two grandsons, Tyler and...
Carl Rogers
Feb 17, 2009
Waynesville, Carl Rogers, age 92, of Sims Circle died on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Erastus and Dora Cook Rogers. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Pauline Medford Rogers, who died in 2002; a...
Jack Medford
Feb 16, 2009
Jack Medford Clyde- Jack Lindsay Medford, age 88, of Woodlawn Circle died Monday, February 16, 2009 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. Jack was a native of Haywood County and the son of the late Jerry and Rosa Lindsay Medford. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Juanita Broyles Medford who died...
Edwin Jackson
Feb 15, 2009
Edwin Lee "Ed" Jackson, age 87, died Sunday, February 15, 2009, at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late J. Sam Jackson and Winnie Mae Crawford Jackson. He was also greeted in heaven by his children, Robert Earl Jackson, who died in 2007, a daughter,...
Fred Hill
Feb 15, 2009
Waynesville, Fred Everett Hill, age 66, passed away peacefully Sunday February 15, 2009 at the VA Medical Center of Asheville. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the son of the late Carl Vernon and Ruth Kuykendall Hill. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by two brothers, Johnny...
Robert Robinson
Feb 14, 2009
Robert Earl "Bob" Robinson, age 77, of Livestock Market Drive died Saturday, February 14, 2009, at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Thurman R. and Gertrude Duckett Robinson. He was also preceded in death by a brother, James Reeves Robinson. He retired from Champion International with...
Reverend Teague
Feb 14, 2009
Waynesville, Reverend Jarvis W. Teague, age 92 of 108 Lazy Circle died Saturday, February 14, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Reverend Teague was born in White Oak on October 4, 1916 and was the son of the late James Lawson and Mattie Russell Teague. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his...
Jewel Swanger
Feb 13, 2009
Jewel Dee James Swanger, age 69, died February 13, 2009, at the Brian Center in Waynesville. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Paris E. and Amanda Lindsey James. She was also preceded in death by a son, Dallas Morgan, Jr. She was a member of Harmony Grove Baptist...
Maye Davis
Feb 13, 2009
Waynesville, Maye Burr Morrow Davis, age 95, died Friday, February 13, 2009 at Brookdale Senior Living Place, Kennesaw, Georgia. Mrs. Davis was born in Waynesville, North Carolina to the late William and Martha Treadway Morrow. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Lee Davis who died in 1984; three brothers and...
Dorothy Davis
Feb 13, 2009
Maggie Valley, Dorothy Jean Davis, age 80, of Caldwell Drive, died on Friday, February 13, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Born in Pretty Prairie, Kansas, she was the daughter of the late Jonathan and Bertha Waltner Krehbiel and was also preceded in death by one brother and two sisters. She was a librarian for three universities...
Gene Ledford
Feb 13, 2009
Waynesville, Eugene Ledford, age 83, died Friday, February 13, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Gene was a native of Cherokee County and the son of the late Joe and Emma Lunsford Ledford. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one sister and two brothers. Mr. Ledford attended Western Carolina University and Blanton's...
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