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.
Rafaelina Navarro
Oct 23, 2008
Waynesville, Rafaelina Carrillo Navarro, age 89, of Cruso Road, died on Thursday, October 23, 2008 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Humacao, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Felipe and Inés Carrillo. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joaquin Navarro; two brothers, Luis and Juan...
Ann Hill
Oct 22, 2008
Waynesville, Ann Kuykendall Hill, age 76, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Kuykendall and Bonnie Messer Plemmons. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Dow Hill, who died October 24, 2005, two sisters...
Winnie Walker
Oct 22, 2008
Winnie Joyce Walker, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late James Edwin and Mary Hipps Walker. Joyce was employed by Champion International as systems engineer and was a member of Clyde First Baptist Church. She is survived by one...
Nellie Mccracken
Oct 21, 2008
Bethel, Nellie Walker Willetts McCracken, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Brunswick County, she was the daughter of the late William Walker and Nancy Jane Bellamy Willetts. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Jack Garner McCracken,...
Rebecca Dehart
Oct 20, 2008
Lake Junaluska, Rebecca Sue Carver DeHart, age 74, of 135 Ernest Carver Road, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2008 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Ernest H. and Rebecca Reeves Carver. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bill DeHart, who died in 1997. She...
Laura Longley
Oct 20, 2008
Laura Elizabeth Longley (nee Williams) fell asleep in Jesus on Monday, October 20, in Canton, North Carolina. Mrs. Longley, age 98, was born in Rock Spring, Georgia. Most of her life was spent in the Chattanooga area; she lived in Western North Carolina the past seventeen years. She was a member of the Mount Pisgah Seventh-day Adventist...
Grover Mease
Oct 19, 2008
Grover Clayton "G. C." Mease, Jr., age 82, died Sunday, October 19, 2008, at VA Medical Center in Asheville. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Grover Clayton and Jessie Williams Mease. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Hilda Cagle, Ruth Ryder; and a brother, Carrel Mease. He retired...
Thomas Mullen
Oct 18, 2008
Waynesville, Thomas Charles Mullen, age 55, of Locust Grove Drive, died on Saturday, October 18, 2008 in Maggie Valley. A native of St. Petersburg, Florida, he had resided in the Waynesville area since 1975. He was the son of John R. and Patricia Poppelreiter Mullen. He worked as a carpenter for Mullen Construction Company and was an...
Rubine Smathers
Oct 17, 2008
Waynesville, Rubine M. Smathers, age 72, of 249 Leatherwood Road, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 17, 2008 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Boone and Bessie Allen Medford. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Smathers, who...
Brendan Blanton
Oct 17, 2008
Brendan Tye Blanton, infant son of Michaela Layman Blanton and the late Trooper David Shawn Blanton, Jr., died Friday, October 17, 2008, at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville. He was also preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Michael Douglas Layman and his maternal great-grandfather, Oscar Layman, Jr. For Tye to have had such a short life,...
Grace Rogers
Oct 17, 2008
Waynesville, Grace Wilson Rogers, age 67, of 32 Colony Lane, died at her residence on Friday, October 17, 2008 with her family around her. Born in Swain County, she had resided in Haywood County most all of her life. She was the daughter of the late Oscar and Lassie Gasaway Wilson. In addition to her parents, she...
Marvin Forney
Oct 17, 2008
Waynesville, Marvin Eugene Forney, age 75, of 189 Craven Road, passed away on Friday, October 17, 2008 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Thomas Forney, Sr. and Myrtle Lytle Forney. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Helen Churchwell Forney, who died in 1994; four sisters;...
Marsha Mascarenas
Oct 17, 2008
Marsha Mascarenas, age 58, of Sandpiper Street died Friday, October 17, 2008, at Haywood Regional Hospital. A native of Macon County, she had lived in Haywood County since 1975 and was the daughter of Audrey Stewman Dills and the late Ernest Dills. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband of 40 years, Ignacio...
Lucy Eller
Oct 16, 2008
Waynesville, Lucy Ruth Bedingfield Eller, age 89, of Lakemont, Georgia and Waynesville, NC, left her earthly home to join her Lord and loved ones in her heavenly home on October 16, 2008. She was born in Rabun County, GA on April 24, 1919 and was the daughter of the late Rosch C. and Estella Philyaw Bedingfield. In...
James Buell
Oct 15, 2008
James "Jim" F. Buell, age 92, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at his residence. A native of Andrews, NC, he was the son of the late Ray and Flo Kellogg Buell. He retired from Champion International in 1979 with 42 years of service. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Jim loved playing practical jokes. He...
Ralph Tiger
Oct 14, 2008
Clyde, Ralph Dudley Tiger, age 86, of 817 Ferguson Cove Loop, died Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at his residence. A native of Morristown, New Jersey, he was a former resident of Maine and New York State and had lived in Haywood County for the past eleven years. Dud was the son of the late Ralph and Mildred...
Thomas Rogers
Oct 12, 2008
Thomas Harmon "Red" Rogers, age 88, died Sunday, October 12, 2008 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Thomas H. and Minta Jarrett Rogers. He was preceded in death by his wife, Tulon Warren Rogers, who died in 1998. Red was employed with American Enka Corporation for 44 years...
Dorothy Wangerin
Oct 10, 2008
Waynesville, NC, Dorothy Mae Wangerin, age 88, died Friday, October 10, 2008 at the Brian Center. She was a native of New York City, New York and resided in Pasadena, California. Dorothy was the daughter of the late Louis Wangerin and Eleanor Jenkins Wangerin and was also preceded in death by a brother, Donald Wangerin. She spent...
Jeanette Cogdill
Oct 10, 2008
Jeanette Lynn Hall Cogdill, age 46, died Friday, October 10, 2008 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of Grady and Martha Scott Hall of Canton. She was a member of White Oak Baptist Church and was a former PTO President of Riverbend Elementary School for five years....
Donald Minnick
Oct 9, 2008
Maggie Valley, Donald Minnick, Sr., age 68 died Thursday, October 9, 2008 following a brief illness with cancer at his residence. Mr. Minnick was born in Frederick, Maryland and was a prior resident of Ft. Lauderdale Florida from 1973 until 2006 when he became a part time resident of Maggie Valley. He was the son of the...
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