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.
Lucille Brock
Dec 7, 2007
- Lucille Willis Brock, age 94, died Friday, December 7, 2007 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was a native of Clay County and a daughter of the late Fred O. and Mary "Mae" Arrant Scroggs. She was preceded in death her husband, L.P. Brock, who died in 1997; one daughter, Lorraine Ray, and one grandson, Jason...
Eileen Knisely
Dec 7, 2007
Eileen Garberding Knisely, age 67, a resident of Silver Bluff Nursing Home, died Friday, December 7, 2007. She was born in Chicago, IL and was the daughter of the late Waldo and Alma Holman Garberding. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two children, Patrick and Timothy Kennedy. She was employed as a...
Lane Worley
Dec 7, 2007
Lane Calvin Worley, age 62, died Friday December 7, 2007 at the St. Joseph campus of Mission Hospital, with family by his side. He was the son of the late William and Lizzie Parham Worley. He worked at BASF for 35 years as a machinist; he sang with the Happy Travelers for 16 years and served as...
Terry Stewart
Dec 7, 2007
Clyde-Terry Allen Stewart, age 59, died Friday, December 7, 2007 at St. Joseph Hospital. He was a native of Nicholas County, Virginia, but had lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was a son of the late Harold Lee and Margie Missouri Woods Stewart and was also preceded in death by a son Jason Stewart...
William Dixon
Dec 6, 2007
Canton - William "Jack" Riley Dixon, age 85, died Thursday, December 06, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a born in Inman, SC but had resided in Haywood County the last 40 years and was a son of the late H.M. and Bessie Hicks Dixon. He was preceded in death by his wife, Johncie Greene...
Michael Aspey
Dec 6, 2007
Waynesville-Michael Jon "Bulldog" Apsey, age 42, died suddenly Thursday, December 6, 2007 at his residence. He was a native of Saginaw County, MI and a prior resident of Bay City, MI. He had lived in Haywood County for the past nine years. He was the son of the late Clarence Lyle Apsey and was also preceded in...
Annie Sutton
Dec 5, 2007
Waynesville-Annie Cagle Sutton, age 88, of the Hemphill Community died on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Eva Caldwell Cagle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, J.D. Sutton, who died...
Robert Greene
Dec 4, 2007
Waynesville-Robert "Jay" Greene, age 74, of Ratcliffe Cove community passed away peacefully to be at home with the Lord on Tuesday, December 4, 2007. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William Marion and Bertha Haney Green. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Elsie Sanford and...
Nancy Mcelrath
Dec 4, 2007
Waynesville, Nancy Trogdon McElrath of Waynesville, NC and Lake Placid, FL died at sunset December 4, 2007 after a long battle with Leukemia. She was born August 18, 1937 in Greensboro, NC to Dewey L. and Ethel Miller Trogdon. She grew up in Summerfield, NC and attended Western Carolina University. She was a retired homemaker, professional clown...
Honea Yates
Dec 4, 2007
Canton - Honea A. Yates, age 97, died Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was a native of Boone, NC but had resided in Haywood County for 66 years and was a son of the late Daniel V. and Betty Presnell Yates. He was preceded in death by one son, Paul Kenneth Yates;...
Ray Mcdowell
Dec 3, 2007
Canton - Ray McDowell, age 82, died Monday, December 03, 2007 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was a native of Gordon, GA, but had lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was a son of the late L.C. and Berta McCook McDowell and was preceded in death by his wife Frances Ford McDowell, who...
Carlos Reid
Dec 2, 2007
Carlos Waitsell Reid, age 76, of Fourth Street, died Sunday, December 2, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was a native of Jackson County and the son of the late Charlie and Essie Nicholson Reid. He was preceded in death by his wife, JoAnn Grogan Reid, who died in 2004 and two brothers, Thomas and Chuck Reid....
Dennis Zander
Dec 1, 2007
Waynesville-Dennis Zander, age 70, of Eagles Nest Road, died Saturday, December 1, 2007 at his residence. He was a native of Dayton, OH and lived in Waynesville for the past five years. He was the son of the late Waldo and Margaret Foster Zander. Dennis attended the University of Dayton and worked in special machine design for...
Jincy Messer
Nov 30, 2007
Jincy Owen Messer, age 94, died Friday, November 30, 2007 at Pigeon Valley Rest Home. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Thomas Pulaski and Carrie Owen. She was a member of Haywood County Retired Teachers Association and taught school at Bethel, Patton, and Canton High School. Jincy...
James Campbell
Nov 30, 2007
Fletcher - James "Jim" Robert Campbell, age 88, died Friday, November 30, 2007 at The Laurels of Hendersonville after an extended illness. He was a native of Canada, but had resided in Maggie Valley for over 30 years. He was a son of the late James and Victoria Decker Campbell and was preceded in death by a...
Frances Leatherwood
Nov 30, 2007
Waynesville-Frances Spake Leatherwood, age 96, of Church Street, went home to be with her Lord Friday, November 30, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Chicago, IL and had lived in Haywood County for the past sixteen years moving here from Greenville, SC where she had lived most of her life. She was...
James Glance
Nov 30, 2007
Clyde-James Carroll Glance, age 88, of 517 Glance Cove Road, died on Friday, November 30, 2007 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Ralph and Maggie Garrett Glance. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie Stevenson Glance, who died on November 17, 2007; and...
Mary Clark
Nov 29, 2007
Waynesville-Mary Ruth Clark, age 85, formerly of Maxima Lane, died on Thursday, November 29, 2007 at Smoky Mountain Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. A native of Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Taylor and Dora Guthire Cline. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James "T. Berry"...
Deborah Lee
Nov 29, 2007
Maggie Valley-Deborah D. Lee, age 56, died on Thursday, November 29, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Valdosta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Kyler B. and Audrey Weatherington Smith. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Michael Lee; two sons, Kyle Lee and his wife, Michelle, of Clyde and Brooks...
Karen Hill
Nov 29, 2007
Waynesville-Karen L. Hill passed away November 29, 2007 in her home in Waynesville, NC. Karen was born in Beckley, WV on February 10, 1949. She attended Doane College in Crete, NE, where she received her degree in elementary education. Her career led her to public relations, most recently with Anchorage Community Mental Health Services. In March of...
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