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.
Frances Pressley
Nov 10, 2008
Waynesville, Frances Crawford Pressley, age 56, of 50 Polaris Drive, died Monday, November 10, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Ralph and Eloise Wyatt Crawford. Mrs. Pressley was also preceded in death by a grandson, Jackie "Dakota" Moore and a...
Imajean Diblasio
Nov 8, 2008
Imajean "Jean" Lindsey DiBlasio, age 82, died Saturday, November 08, 2008 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late Reverend Jasper Garfield and Mary Graves Lindsey. She was preceded in death by her husband, John DiBlasio, who died in 1998; three sisters, Thelma Justice, Ruby Snyder, and Amanda...
Joseph Blaylock
Nov 8, 2008
Joseph Frank Blaylock, age 79, died quietly at home Saturday, November 08, 2008. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late William Joseph (Joe) Blaylock and Viola Revis Blaylock. Frank was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church where he had served as a deacon. He was employed by Olin Corporation for 29...
Odell Wyatt
Nov 8, 2008
Waynesville, Odell Hal Wyatt, age 75, of 293 Plott Valley Road, passed away on Saturday, November 08, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Henry Estes and Mary Russell Wyatt. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Virginia Jones and...
Randall Pitts
Nov 7, 2008
Randall Wayne "Randy" Pitts, age 48, of 116 Turnpike Road, died unexpectedly Friday, November 7, 2008. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Wayne Hilliard and Ovieda Banks Pitts. He was employed as a car salesman with Ken Wilson Ford of Canton. Randy was also WPTL 920 AM's Pisgah Football Radio Broadcast analyst and...
Geneva Morancie
Nov 7, 2008
Geneva Paxton Morancie, age 77, died Friday, November 7, 2008 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late John Paxton and Fannie Fish Paxton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Morancie, who died in 1994, and one son, Howard Paxton. Geneva always had a special...
Scott Bartucca
Nov 6, 2008
Waynesville, Scott Lawrence Bartucca, age 36 of Clearwater Drive, died Thursday, November 6, 2008 at St. Francis Hospital. He was a native of Waterloo, NY and had lived in Haywood County for the past four years. He attended St. Johns University and Oswego State University. Scott was a devoted father and worked as a private investigator. He...
John Sooy
Nov 6, 2008
Waynesville, John William Sooy, age 71, of 125 Cartwright Drive, died Thursday, November 6, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Millville, New Jersey, resided in Westlake Village, California for 30 years then moved to Haywood County in 2007. He was the son of the late John W. Sooy and Lillian Satterlee Sooy. John was a...
Charles Mease
Nov 6, 2008
Charles Michael "Moose" Mease, age 46, died unexpectedly on Thursday, November 6, 2008, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Buford Barton and June Smith Mease. He was a 1980 graduate of Pisgah High School and an employee of H&M Construction as a pipe fitter and...
Jack Bocook
Nov 4, 2008
Waynesville, Jack Alexander Bocook, age 80, of 87 Willow Road B12, died on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at Autumn Care of Waynesville, NC A native of Buncombe County and former resident of Clearwater, Florida, he had resided in Haywood County, NC for the past 20 years. He was the son of the late James Arvle and Nelle...
Jane Williamson
Nov 3, 2008
Jane Harrison Williamson, age 82, of Country View Drive, died Monday, November 3, 2008, at her residence. A native of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Troy C. and Tisha Moore Harrison. She was preceded in death by her husband, John R. Williamson, who died in 1968. Jane was a loving mother, sister, and...
Fannie Shelton
Nov 3, 2008
Waynesville, Fannie McClure Shelton, age 82, of Belle Meade Drive, died on Monday, November 03, 2008 at the Brian Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Estus Andy and Rena Cagle McClure. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Wayne and Forest McClure and one...
Gene Rogers
Nov 3, 2008
Gene McLain Rogers, age 76, died Monday, November 3, 2008, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Ernest McLain and Lena Leatherwood Rogers. He was preceded in death by a son Stuart Rogers, who died in 1997 and a brother, Lewis Rogers. He was...
Evelyn Clark
Nov 3, 2008
Nora Evelyn Davis Clark, age 82, died Monday, November 3, 2008, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late James Robert and Dorothy Huffman Davis and Kenneth Noah and Grace Forrester. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. C. Clark; a daughter, Linda...
James Robertson
Nov 3, 2008
James Leroy "Dickie" Robertson, age 67, died Monday, November 3, 2008, at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of Savannah Lusk Robertson and the late William G. "Slim" Robertson. He was employed with Bonitz Company for more than 20 years as a roofer. James loved watching NASCAR, football, baseball,...
Louise Rathbone
Nov 2, 2008
Waynesville, Louise Messer Rathbone, age 88, of Monta Vista Drive, died on Sunday, November 2, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, and was the daughter of the late James and Sally Vess Messer. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Frank C. Rathbone who died...
Frances Hart
Nov 2, 2008
Lake Junaluska, NC – Frances Cobb Hart, 79, of 48 Hart Lane, died on November 2, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late C. Ernest and Mary Elliott Cobb of Lake Junaluska, NC and Seminole Florida. Frances was a graduate of St. Petersburg High School and Wesleyan College, Macon, GA. Most...
Warren Stiles
Nov 1, 2008
Warren Lee Stiles, age 53, died Saturday, November 1, 2008, at Asheville Speciality Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Don Stiles of Canton and the late Glenna Warren Stiles. He was presently employed with Evergreen Packaging and a member of Canton First United Methodist Church. He was a 1973...
Edward Zane
Oct 31, 2008
Waynesville, Edward Joseph Zane, age 84, of Grey Fox Lane, died on Friday, October 31, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Camden, New Jersey. Edward lived in Cherry Hill, NJ and had resided in Haywood County for the past 19 years. He was the son of the late Howard and Helen Soistman...
Harry O'Rear
Oct 30, 2008
Waynesville, Harry Barron O'Rear, age 88, of Calhoun Ridge Drive, died on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at his residence after a brief illness. Dr. O'Rear was born in Jasper, AL on June 26, 1920, the son of the late Schley O'Rear and Grace Boshell O'Rear. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Jean O'Rear Pickett...
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