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.
Donna Medford
Apr 23, 2008
Donna Davis Medford, age 61, was called home by the Lord on Wednesday, April 23, 2008. A native and resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Everett and Georgia Jones Davis. The most important things in Donna's life were her faith and family. Donna was a devoted wife, mother, and follower of Christ....
William Wheeler
Apr 23, 2008
Waynesville, William Albert "Al" Wheeler, Sr., age 77, of 329 Belleview Road, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at Memorial Mission Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Toccoa, Georgia, he lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was the son of the late Clifton and Eliza Sims Wheeler. In addition to...
David Warren
Apr 21, 2008
David Kenneth Warren, age 44, died Monday, April 21, 2008 following a brief illness at Mission Hospitals Campus. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of June Warren McClure of Canton and the late William David Warren. He served in the Army for four years. He was employed for the last 18 years as a...
Osie Breece
Apr 20, 2008
Canton - Osie Edna Brown Robinson Breece, age 88, died Sunday, April 20, 2008, at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. She was the daughter of the late Lula Magnolia Moore and James Horace Brown. She was preceded in death by her first husband, M. Harley Robinson, who died in 1961; and one grandchild. Osie was...
Carol Underwood
Apr 19, 2008
Waynesville, NC, Carol Keith Underwood, age 77, died Saturday, April 19, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. He was born September 3, 1930, the son of the late Frank Allen Underwood and Lucille Tate Underwood. Carol graduated from Waynesville Township High School and Western Carolina University. He retired from...
Jessie Gorrell
Apr 19, 2008
Jessie Mae Pless Gorrell Cruso – Jessie Mae Pless Gorrell, 99, of the Cruso Community, went to be with her Lord Saturday, April 19, 2008, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was the daughter of the late Byrd and Nancy Cody Pless. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Gorrell,...
Juanita Medford
Apr 18, 2008
Clyde – Juanita Broyles Medford, age 85, of 300 Woodlawn Circle, died Friday, April 18, 2008, at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Arie Scroggs Broyles. She was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Tom Mason; and two brothers, Gwyn and Porter Broyles. She was...
Clement Ferraro
Apr 16, 2008
Clement Ferraro, age 86, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was a native of New York and was a son of the late Salvatore and Eleanora Ferraro. He was preceded in death by a sister, Phyllis Concilvio; and a brother, Salvatore Ferraro, Jr. Clement retired as Captain with 20 years of service...
Katie Medford
Apr 16, 2008
Katie Stephens Medford, age 93, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Catawba County and a daughter of the late Kelly and Nealie Lail Stephens. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Ratcliffe Medford, who died in 1986; two sisters, Ruth Hardin and Allie Croft; and two...
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...
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