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.
Robert Owens
Mar 16, 2008
Robert Vincent Owens, age 84, of Cruso Road, died Sunday, March 16, 2008 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was a native of Cherokee County but had resided in Haywood County since 1946 and was a son of the late Jerry and Martha Myers Owens. He was preceded in death by a sister, Hettie Campbell; six brothers, Dillard,...
Lucille Hannah
Mar 16, 2008
Waynesville, Lucille White Hannah, age 91, of Liberty Church Road, died on Sunday, March 16, 2008 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late James and Lydia Wright White. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Guy Cleveland Hannah, who died...
Mattie Bolden
Mar 15, 2008
Mattie Lou Justice Bolden Clyde – Mattie Lou Justice Bolden, age 74, of Justice Drive, died Saturday, March 15, 2008, at her home. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Robert and Nancy Ruth Rhodarmer Justice. Mattie was employed as a licensed practical nurse at Haywood County Hospital. She was a...
John Fields
Mar 15, 2008
Waynesville, John Fields, age 71, died unexpectedly Saturday, March 15, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Kankakee, IL, he was the son of the late George Claiborne and Virginia Tatum Fields. He was a longtime resident of Wilmette, IL and spent the later years of his life living between Atlanta, GA and Waynesville, NC....
Ursula Hyatt
Mar 14, 2008
Ursula "Toolie" Welch Hyatt Canton – Ursula Welch Hyatt, age 89, of Pisgah Drive in the Bethel community, died Friday, March 14, 2007, at St. Joseph in Asheville. She was born on July 7, 1918, in Bethel, where she lived most of her life. She was the daughter of the late David V. and Annie Long Welch....
Billie Lewis
Mar 14, 2008
Billie Poteet Lewis, age 59, died Friday, March 14, 2008 at John F. Keever Solace Center. She was a native of Wayne County, Michigan and a daughter of the late Dorothy Hall Poteet. Billie was also preceded in death by a son, David William Lewis. She was a computer operator for Blue Cross and Blue Shield in...
Dorotha Evans
Mar 14, 2008
Waynesville, Dorotha "Dot" Martin Evans, age 80, passed away peacefully Friday, March 14, 2008 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. She was a native of Macon County and lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Reverend Jefferson and Ila Haney Martin. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...
Clarence Crowder
Mar 13, 2008
Clarence John "Chick" Crowder, age 75, of Burnette Circle died Thursday, March 13, 2008, at his residence. A native of Madison County, he was the son of the late Mack and Geraldine Hollifield Crowder. He was also preceded in death by seven brothers, Floyd, Earnest, Paul, Homer, Clyde, Ellis, and Coye Crowder; and two sisters, Estee Ponder...
Marion Tiger
Mar 12, 2008
Clyde, Marion Pierson Tiger, age 86, of 672 Rockcliffe Lane, died on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Mission Hospital. A native of Morristown, New Jersey, she was a former resident of New York and had lived in Haywood County for the past 10 years. Marion was the daughter of the late Howard and Jeannette Dufford Pierson and...
Guy Messer, Sr.
Mar 12, 2008
Waynesville, Guy McKinley Messer, Sr., age 82, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at the Brian Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William H. and Nora Viola Haney Messer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Alfred Messer and Joe Messer...
Helen Blackwell
Mar 11, 2008
Helen Marie Blackwell, age 77, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at Sentara Nursing Home & Rehab in Norfolk, VA. A native of Wyandotte, MI, she was the daughter of the late Allen and Gussie Ellenburg Moss. She was employed with Square "D" manufacturing and was a member of Christ United Methodist Church in Norfolk, VA. She graduated...
Dorothy Gibson
Mar 10, 2008
Waynesville, Dorothy Lanning Gibson, age 81, died on Monday, March 10, 2008 at Harris Regional Hospital. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late John and Dessie Mathis Lanning. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Fred Gibson who died in 1989; daughter, Margaret Gibson, four brothers, Hub, Clarence, John Thomas...
Doris Mann
Mar 9, 2008
Doris Hipps Mann, age 83, died unexpectedly Sunday, March 9, 2008, at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Jeter and Victoria Suttles Hipps. She was preceded in death by her husband of 32 years, Harley Vance Mann, Jr., who died in 1976; two brothers, Earl...
Vivian Edwards
Mar 9, 2008
Vivian Annette Edwards, age 62, loving daughter, sister, and friend, died Sunday, March 9, 2008, at her residence. She was a former resident of Autumn Care where she was called their little "Queen Bee". She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of Frances Mintz Edwards and the late Roy Ellis Edwards....
Marie Muse
Mar 9, 2008
WAYNESVILLE, Marie Rogers Muse, 68, of 730 Woodfield Drive, Waynesville passed away Sunday, March 9, 2008 surrounded by her loved ones at her home. She was born in Knox County, Tennessee on February 26, 1940 to the late Clarence E. and Marjorie Cooley Rogers. She attended East Tennessee State University and met her husband Ronald C. Muse...
Marie Seeber
Mar 8, 2008
Maggie Valley, Marie Seeber, age 84 of Shady Rest Drive, died Saturday, March 8, 2008 at Homestead Hospital. A native of Benton Harbor, Michigan she had lived in West Palm Beach, FL until moving to Haywood County in 1983. She was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Theressa Janca Barcia and was the wife of the...
James Worley
Mar 8, 2008
James Weaver Worley, age 80, of Canton, died Saturday, March 8, 2008, at the John F. Keever Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Ira A. Worley and Annie Mae Wilson Worley. He was preceded in death by his wife, Effie O'Diear Worley, who died Dec. 24,...
Harriet Dotson
Mar 7, 2008
Waynesville, Harriet Margaret Mehaffey Dotson, age 93, of 26 Courtland Court, died on Friday, March 7, 2008. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Sebe and Laura Wood Mehaffey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Dotson, who died in 1974; six brothers, Fred, O'dell,...
Robbie Scroggs
Mar 6, 2008
Robbie Joe Smathers Scroggs, age 92, died Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Memorial Mission Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Maude Cabe Smathers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Don Carlos Scroggs, who died in 1991; an infant son, Don Michael Scroggs; a brother; and two sisters. She was a lifelong...
Larry Gilbert
Mar 6, 2008
Waynesville, Larry Ray Gilbert, age 60, of 102 Indigo Drive, died on Thursday, March 6, 2008 at Murphy Medical Center. A native of Monterey, CA, he was the son of Clarence and Mary Betty Doernbrack Gilbert of Grand Junction, CO. He was a self-employed carpenter. In addition to his parents, he is survived by one sister, Christine...
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