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.
Carole Smith
Sep 13, 2008
Waynesville, Carole Rathbone Smith, age 62, of Welcome Lane, passed away unexpectedly Friday, September 12, 2008 at her residence. She went to meet the Lord and reunite with her daddy and sister. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Frank Charles Rathbone. She was also preceded in...
John Brennan
Sep 13, 2008
Waynesville, John Joseph Brennan, age 65, died Saturday, September 13, 2008 at St. Joseph Hospital in Asheville. Jack was a native of Philadelphia, PA and was the son of the late Thomas A. and Eleanor Nowak Brennan. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, James and Patrick Brennan. Jack retired from the U.S. Coast Guard...
Robert Smith
Sep 12, 2008
Clyde, Robert Lee Smith, age 80, of the Crabtree Community, passed away unexpectedly Friday, September 12, 2008. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the son of the late Hubert and Myrtle Mehaffey Smith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Scott Smith who died in 1988. He was also...
French Blanton
Sep 10, 2008
Waynesville, Margaret French Price Blanton, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2008. She had been a resident of the Brian Center since October 2005. She was born December 30, 1921 in Badin, NC and resided in Haywood County most of her life. She was predeceased by her husband, Lloyd A. Blanton who died in 1986. She was...
Glenn Jolley
Sep 10, 2008
Taylors, SC, Glenn Louis Jolley, age 77, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at North Greenville Hospital. He was born in Green River, Utah, grew up in Ft. Collins, Colorado, and was the son of the late Harmel Claire and Sarah Louise Pilling Jolley. He was a machine designer and worked in sales. He is survived...
William Greene
Sep 5, 2008
Waynesville, William Hooper Greene, age 100, died on Friday, September 5, 2008 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Robert Taylor Greene and Glennie Fine Greene. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Lona Kirkpatrick Greene, who died in 1995; one son, William Clifford Greene;...
Leonard Smith
Sep 5, 2008
Waynesville, Leonard Howard Smith, age 78, died Friday, September 5, 2008 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. He was a native of Haywood County. He was the son of the late Henry and Mollie Rogers Smith. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Wayne, Vaughn and William Troy Smith and a sister, Barbara Carver. Leonard retired from...
Warren Wissinger
Sep 4, 2008
Warren W. Wissinger, age 61, of Skyview Drive died Thursday, September 4, 2008, at his residence. A native of Genessee, MI, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Hila Babcock Wissinger. He was an electrical engineer and retired from Trident Micro Systems in 2002. Warren loved his motorcycles, listening to music, woodworking, and talking on...
Helen Farley
Sep 4, 2008
Waynesville, Helen "Jerlene" Farley, died Thursday, September 4, 2008 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. She was a native of Proctor Swain County, NC and moved to Hazelwood at the age of eight. She was the daughter of the late Ferman Farley and Dessie Smith Farley. She was also preceded in death by her paternal grandparents,...
Donald Mccracken
Sep 4, 2008
Donald Phillips McCracken, age 76, of the Bethel Community died Thursday, September 4, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Jack Phillips and Clara Rogers McCracken. He was also preceded in death by a baby daughter, Elizabeth; two sisters, Patsy Axelrod and Helen Angel. He retired...
Millie Vickery
Sep 2, 2008
Waynesville, Millie Marcus Vickery, age 98, died on Monday, September 2, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Blount County, TN, she moved to Swain County, NC at the age of three years where she lived for 31 years. She was the daughter of the late Alphonso and Elizabeth Proctor Marcus. She was married to...
Kayte Hamlett
Aug 31, 2008
Kayte Newman Hamlett, age 89, died Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Sarah Harris Newman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Oliver M. Hamlett, who died in 1988. Kayte retired from Champion International with 57+ years and was...
Robert Reece
Aug 31, 2008
Robert Roy Reece, age 80, died Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Joseph Howard and Mollie Chambers Reece. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Earl, Jerry, and Louie Reece. Roy was a life-long farmer and coon hunter and he loved...
Marty Lindsey
Aug 29, 2008
Clyde, Marty Blaine Lindsey, age 38, went to his eternal resting place August 28, 2008. He was the son of Talmeta Cooper Lindsey of Waynesville and John Carrol Lindsey and step-mother, Priscilla Lindsey of Lake City, FL. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Kenneth and Edna Wyatt Lindsey; and maternal grandparents, James and Bonnie...
Elsa Higgins
Aug 29, 2008
Elsa Spillman Higgins, age 80, died Friday, August 29, 2008 at Memorial Mission Hospital. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Hedwig Kuschel Spillman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Sidney Higgins, who died in 2006; a sister, Erica Tetus, and a brother, John Spillman. Harold and Elsa...
Webster Burr
Aug 28, 2008
Webster Bills "Web" Burr, age 88, died Thursday, August 28, 2008 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Rochester, NY, he was a son of the late John Edwin and Ethel Bills Burr. He was preceded in death by one sister, Elizabeth B. Nixon and one brother, John E. Burr, Jr. Web retired as...
Johnnie Williams
Aug 27, 2008
Johnnie Franklin Williams, age 88, died Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at St. Joseph Hospital. He was a native of Buncombe County but had lived most of his life in Haywood County and was a son of the late Thomas Frank and Jessie Jackson Williams. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Louise Hart and Aileen...
Joe Thomason
Aug 26, 2008
Joe Bob Thomason, age 82, of Thompson Cove died Tuesday, August 26, 2008, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Troup County, GA and was the son of the late George Thomason and Vera Rogers Thomason Miller. He retired from Champion International with 37 years of service. He was a United States Army veteran...
James Whiteside, Sr.
Aug 25, 2008
James Donald Whiteside, Sr., 74, went home to be with Jesus on August 25, 2008. He was born in Haywood County on January 8, 1934 and resided in Candler, North Carolina for most of his life. Don was a devoted husband to the late Shirley Mann Whiteside and a wonderful and caring son to the late W....
Sandra Robinson
Aug 24, 2008
Sandra Lynn Robinson died Sunday, August 24, 2008, in Atlanta, GA. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of Mary Ruth Edwards Price and the late N. D. Robinson, Jr. She is survived by a sister, Rebecca Robinson of Black Mountain and three nephews, Mitchell Patterson, Dillon Mettler, and Cody Mettler. A memorial service...
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