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.
Joseph Estes
Dec 12, 2007
Joseph Collins Estes, age 89, went to be with his Lord and loving wife on Wednesday, December 12, 2007, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was a native of Burke County and had lived in Haywood County most of his life. He was the son of the late Lank L. and Mattie Morris Estes. He was preceded...
Steven Sutton
Dec 11, 2007
James "Orange" Sutton, age 39, of Holtzclaw Street died Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of Kyle and Margaret Kemp Sutton. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Elbert and Eva Sutton and Earl Kemp. Steve loved to travel with...
Gary Stamey
Dec 10, 2007
Gary Lee Stamey, age 56, died Monday, December 10, 2007, at his residence. He was born in Haywood County, but always called Buncombe County his home. He was a former resident of Cody, WY and Meeker, CO. He was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Ray Stamey. He graduated from Enka High School in 1969. After...
Hobat Collins
Dec 8, 2007
Waynesville-Hobart Earl "Wick" Collins, age 81, of Waynesville, formerly of the Allens Creek community passed away Saturday, December 8, 2007 surrounded by his family at his residence. He was a native of Gaston County and had resided in Haywood County most of his life. He was the son of the late Hobart Woodfin and Nellie Ball Collins...
June Edwards
Dec 8, 2007
Waynesville-June Elizabeth "Nanny" Henry Edwards, age 83, died Saturday, December 8, 2007 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. She was a native of Jackson County and a lifelong resident of Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late William Harrison and Nola Browning Henry and was also preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Harry...
Douglas Roberts
Dec 8, 2007
Douglas Howell Roberts, age 66, died Saturday, December 8, 2007. He was the son of Genevieve Howell Roberts of Canton and the late Richard L. Roberts. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Carolyn Roberts Holcomb. Doug was a member of Long's Chapel United Methodist Church. In addition to his mother, he is survived by...
Roy Wilson
Dec 8, 2007
Roy Lee Wilson, age 76, of Candler died Saturday, December 8, 2007 at his residence after a period of declining health. He was a native of Buncombe County and was the son of the late John Willis and Blanche Payne Wilson. He retired from Champion International in 1988 with 33 years of service and was a member...
Kathy Mathis
Dec 7, 2007
Kathy Ann Mull Mathis, age 52, of Haywood Dr. died Friday, December 7, 2007 at her home. She was a native of Haywood County and was preceded in death by her mother, Lucy Parker Mull and an infant brother Michael Mull. She was employed by Neighborhood Bible Studies as the Regional Director and a member of New...
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....
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