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.
Glenn Warren
Apr 15, 2008
Glenn Dale "Papa" Warren, age 82, died Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he had lived in Galveston, TX for 39 years. A veteran of the United States Navy, he was the son of the late Merritt Burrell and Amandie Grooms Warren and the stepson of the late Julia...
Eula Kirkpatrick
Apr 15, 2008
Waynesville, Eula Mae Kirkpatrick, age 81, of 56 Hyatt Street, died on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native of Sevier County, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late George and Caldonia Parton Reagan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dee Kirkpatrick, who died in...
Mazie Harrell
Apr 13, 2008
Waynesville, Mazie Green Harrell, age 82, died Sunday, April 13, 2008 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late William Myron and Bertha Haney Green and the wife of John Arthur Harrell who died November 13, 2001. She was also preceded in death by a...
Ray Seay
Apr 13, 2008
Waynesville, Ray "Bouncer" Seay, age 85, went home to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, April 13, 2008. He was a native of Bryson City, and was the son of the late Noah Patterson and Maude Shelley Seay. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers and four...
Novella Mcneill
Apr 13, 2008
Waynesville, Novella Woodard McNeill passed away on April 13, 2008 at the age of 80. She was born on December 20, 1927 in Gastonia, NC, and was the daughter of Caleb Adam Woodard and Vinnie Rogers Woodard, both late of Haywood County. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Euwilda Woodard Evans and her brother,...
Samuel Hamlett
Apr 12, 2008
Samuel Grady Hamlett Canton – Samuel Grady Hamlett, age 81, of Possum Ridge Road, died Saturday, April 12, 2008, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Vera Cole and Sam Grady Hamlett. He was preceded in death by a son, Charles "Red" Hamlett; and a brother, Clyde...
Alton Cayton
Apr 11, 2008
Alton Leo Cayton, age 75, died Friday, April 11, 2008 at his residence. He was a native of Beaufort County, NC and a son of the late Alton A. and Lizzie Edwards Cayton. He was preceded in death by a son, Major Leo Bruce Cayton, Ret. United States Army. Leo was employed by the Town of Canton...
Martha Strickland
Apr 11, 2008
Martha Ann Fisher Strickland, age 76, died Friday, April 11, 2008, at her residence. A native of Macon County, she had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was born on March 29, 1932, to the late Bennett John and Birdy Blaine Fisher. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Henry Strickland,...
Ruby Carver
Apr 9, 2008
Asheville, Ruby Louise Quakenbush Carver, age 77, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Glenwood and Thelma Creasman Quakenbush. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Rex Quakenbush....
Blanche Hooten
Apr 8, 2008
Waynesville, Blanche Elizabeth Hooten, age 89, died on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native of Rutland, Vermont, she had resided in Clermont, FL for 54 years before moving to Haywood County in 2007. She was the daughter of the late Octave and Blanche Louise Gosselin Chamberland. In addition to her parents, she...
Annie Kinsey
Apr 8, 2008
Annie Lou Metts Kinsey, age 84, of McKay Farm Road died Tuesday, April 08, 2008. A native of Rowesville, SC, she was the daughter of Lillie Bell Metts Parker. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Joseph W. Metts; one brother, George Parker and his wife, Odell Parker; and a son-in-law, Kenneth McKay. She was a...
Lois Tracy
Apr 8, 2008
Clyde, Well known American artist, Lois Bartlett Tracy died at the age of 106 on April 8, 2008 at the Silver Bluff Nursing home near Waynesville, N.C. Lois was born in 1901 in Jackson Michigan and moved with her family to Florida in 1914. She graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park Fla. She met her second...
Sharon Rathbone
Apr 7, 2008
Clyde, Sharon Lee McDaniel Rathbone, age 55, of Cale Way, passed away surrounded by her family on Monday, April 7, 2008 at her residence after a courageous battle with cancer. A native and life long resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late William Edward and Viola Franklin McDaniel. In addition to her parents,...
George Klusman
Apr 7, 2008
George Samuel Klusman, age 51, died Monday, April 7, 2008 at St. Joseph Hospital. He was a son of Richard E. and Marjorie Gomez Klusman, of Cape Coral, FL and was employed by Candler Post Office as a postal carrier. George enjoyed NASCAR, golf, and cooking for his family and Hominy Valley Retirement Center. In addition to...
George Glance Jr.
Apr 6, 2008
Waynesville, George Oliver Glance Jr., age 68, of Ormond Beach, FL passed on to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on April 6, 2008. Born June 25, 1939 in Franklin, NC, George affectionately known to many as "Bud," spent most of his first 40 years in Haywood County, NC. As a state licensed general contractor,...
Jarvis Messer
Apr 6, 2008
Jarvis Wayne Messer, age 52, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at his residence. He lived in Candler most of his life and was the son of Rhoda Gates Burgess and the late Everett Messer. He was preceded in death by a brother, Wade Messer. Jarvis was a member of the Appalachian Mineral Society. He was loved and...
Clarence Baker
Apr 5, 2008
Waynesville, Clarence Jerreld Baker died Saturday, April 5th, 2008 in Jacksonville, Florida. Raised in Haywood County, "Jerry" was the son of the late Selma Burnett Black and the late Bryan Octavious Baker. He was preceded in death by his brother, Bryant Richard Baker and son Thomas Jeffrey Baker. He was loved by his family and friends and...
Lucy Ferguson
Apr 4, 2008
Fines Creek, Margaret Lucy James Ferguson, age 90, passed away peacefully Friday, April 4, 2008 at her residence. She was a native of Haywood County, where she had lived most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Norman Crawford and Nellie Bly Green James, Sr. and was also preceded in death by her first...
Ted Inman, Sr.
Apr 3, 2008
Ted Darrell Inman, Sr., age 69, died Thursday, April 3, 2008, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Willis Ted and Donnie Warren Inman. He was also preceded in death by a grandson, Justin Ted Inman, who died in 2004. He was a self-employed...
Nora Bailey
Apr 2, 2008
Nora Belle Pressley Bailey, age 90, of Haywood Drive died Thursday, April 2, 2008, at John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Dolly Setzer Pressley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Grady L. Bailey, who died in 1989; four sisters, Bertie Jo...
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