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.
Elsie Lowrance
Jan 14, 2008
Canton- Elsie Whitener Lowrance, age 94, died Monday, January 14, 2008 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was born October 9, 1913 to Robert Lee and Maggie B. Wilfong Whitener near Hickory, NC in the Bethel and Lion Community and was the wife of the late, Floyd Eugene “Ish” Lowrance who died in 1995. Elsie was a...
Billy Pearson
Jan 14, 2008
Waynesville, Billy Lambert Pearson, 80, of l65 Thomas Park, died on Monday, January 14, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Spruce Pine and raised in Waynesville. Bill was a former resident of Bridgeton, NJ and Old Saybrook, CT returning to Waynesville in 1972. He was the son of the late Edward Miles and Nora Jean...
Martha O'Diear
Jan 14, 2008
Martha Watkins O'Diear, age 94, of Abel Road died Monday, January 14, 2008 at her residence. She was a native of Monroe County, TN and a prior resident of Swain County and had resided in Haywood County since 1949. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah Crisp Watkins. In addition to her parents, she...
Helen Owen
Jan 14, 2008
Waynesville - Helen Bryan Owen, age 89, of 267 Rolling Drive, died on Monday, January 14, 2008 at her residence. Born in Richmond, VA and reared in Wake Forest NC, she was the widow of W. Boyd Owen, M.D., a longtime Haywood County physician. She was the daughter of the late Daniel Bunyan and Affira Griffin Bryan....
Jeanne Baugh
Jan 12, 2008
Maggie Valley, NC - Jeanne Carol Baugh, age 80, died Saturday, January 12, 2008 at her residence. She was a native of Cincinnati, OH and lived in Mt. Healthy, OH her first 23 years. She lived in Dunedin, FL until she moved to Haywood County in 1999. She was the daughter of the late Carl and Bertha...
Rosa Mitchell
Jan 11, 2008
Waynesville - Rosa Lee Mitchell, age 95, died on Friday, January 11, 2008 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Copperhill, TN, she had resided in Haywood County since 1930. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John Mitchell, who died in 1955 and her second husband, Johnie Messer. She was an employee of...
Thomas Sheehan
Jan 11, 2008
Maggie Valley - Thomas Joseph "Tom" Sheehan, age 69, of 878 Dogwood Drive, died on Friday, January 11, 2008 at Duke University Hospital in Durham. Tom was the son of the late Maurice Joseph and Eileen McCarthy Sheehan and was very proud of his Irish heritage. He was a native and resident of Washington, DC. In addition...
Edgar Reece
Jan 11, 2008
Edgar Roland Reece, age 67, of Reece Ranch Road died Friday, January 11, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late C. M. Dow and Mabel Henson Reece. He retired in 2000 from Blue Ridge Paper Products with 25 years of service and...
Charles Franklin
Jan 10, 2008
Waynesville - Charles Richard Franklin, age 60, of Suttontown Road, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of late Robert Britt and Gladys Carver Franklin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Clarence...
Ruth Jackson
Jan 10, 2008
Waynesville—Ruth Mae Putnam Jackson, age 86, of Big Cove Road, died on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Maggie Green Putnam. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gabbie Jackson, who died in 1980;...
Bruce Morford
Jan 10, 2008
Waynesville - Bruce Dee Morford, age 57, of Florida and North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2008 surrounded by his family at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Newton, KS and resident of Satellite Beach, FL and Waynesville, NC. He was the son of Vivian Blankenship Morford of Burnet, TX and the...
Nellie Surrett
Jan 10, 2008
Nellie Worley Surrett, age 94, of 2361 Beaverdam Road died Thursday, January 10, 2008, at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Reverend Sherman and Nina West Worley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reverend Ralph McKinley Surrett who died in 2004 and three daughters,...
Martha Coltrane
Jan 8, 2008
Martha McCarson Coltrane, age 51, of Birch Street passed away at her home after a long battle with breast cancer. She was a native of Buncombe County and the daughter of the later Arden and Ruth Ann Crain McCarson. She was a loving wife and devoted mother. She will be greatly missed and always loved. If you...
Delphia Rhinehart
Jan 7, 2008
Canton - Delphia Rhinehart, age 68, of 6146 Old Clyde Road, died on Monday, January 7, 2007 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Frank Snyder and Maggie Mahaffey. She was a member of Allens Creek Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Robert W....
Belle Lawrence
Jan 7, 2008
Belle Mode Lawrence, age 97, died Monday, January 7, 2008, at Silver Bluff Village. She was a native of Cleveland County, NC and the daughter of the late Samuel James and Jennie Haynes Mode. She was also preceded in death by her husband, George H. Lawrence, who died in 1983 and two sons, Walter Lee and Charles...
Kevin Newcomb
Jan 7, 2008
Waynesville - Kevin Anthony Newcomb, age 25, of 81 Winston Way, died as a result of an accident on Monday, January 7, 2008. A native of Houston, TX, he was the son of Katherine Ryals Newcomb and the late Marcus Newcomb. He was employed for three years with Allison Outdoor Advertising. He was a member of Haywood...
Fay Chapman
Jan 7, 2008
Fay Bagwell Chapman, age 90, died Monday, January 7, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Spartanburg, SC and the daughter of the late William Lee and Jerusha Haynes Bagwell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Weaver Chapman who died in 1998. Mrs. Chapman was a graduate of Converse College and...
Thomas Jones
Jan 3, 2008
Waynesville-Tommy David Jones, age 55, of Osceola Circle, died Thursday, January 3, 2008 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Lucille Edwards of Oregon and the late Julius Jones. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Danny Jones. He was a self-employed electrician. In addition to his mother, he...
Salvatore Pace
Jan 2, 2008
Clyde - Salvatore Joseph Pace, age 79, died Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at Canton Christian Convalescent. He was a native of Stamford, Ct. and was a son of the late Vito and Ruth Corelli Pace. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lieutenant Colonel Annie Paxton Pace, who died in April, 2007. Joe was a retired...
Andrew Dickerson
Dec 31, 2007
Waynesville-Dr. Andrew Jackson Dickerson, II died on December 31, 2007 at his residence. Born in 1922 in Louisville, KY, his parents were the late N.K. Dickerson, Sr. and Clara M. Dickerson of Monroe, NC. At age 17 he worked for a year at the Charlotte News as a photographer and was the official sports and yearbook photographer...
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