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.
Melissa Reece
Nov 12, 2007
Clyde-Melissa Dawn Gaddis Reece, age 37, of 90 William Drive, died on Monday, November 12, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Floyd and Joyce Morrow Gaddis of Waynesville. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, John S. Morrow; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Gaddis;...
Alan Wyatt
Nov 11, 2007
Waynesville-Alan Kim Wyatt, age 53, died Sunday, November 11, 2007 at his residence after a long illness. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of the late Cornelius A. "Neil" Wyatt. Kim graduated from Tuscola High School in 1972 and attended Western Carolina University. He was a mechanical craftsman with Dayco before joining...
Linda Brown
Nov 11, 2007
Linda Avery Brown, age 58, of Malibu Lane, died Sunday, November 11, 2007, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Abbeville, SC and the daughter of the late Wallace and Doris Simmons Avery. Linda loved playing games and working crossword puzzles in her spare time. She also had a special place in her heart...
Eva Arrington
Nov 9, 2007
Waynesville-Eva Edna McElrath Arrington, age 92, of Carl Arrington Road, died on Friday, November 9, 2007. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Charlie and Hattie Ledford McElrath. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Arrington, who died in 1990; a grandson, Gregory Arrington; one sister, Mindy...
Mary Jones
Nov 6, 2007
Waynesville-Mary Alice Blalock Jones, age 90, formerly of Grimball Drive, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Ona McClure Blalock. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Jones, who died in 1993...
Ralph Miller
Nov 6, 2007
Ralph H. Miller, age 95, died Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was a native of Tennessee and had resided in Haywood County for over 80 years. He was the son of the late Joe S. and Bessie Murr Miller. He was preceded in death by his wife of 72 ½ years, Willa...
Frankie Messer
Nov 6, 2007
Waynesville-Frankie Sue Messer, age 67, of 282 Pinnacle Drive, died on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Margaret Curtis Arrington. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Cary Grant Arrington. She attended Pleasant Balsam...
Ruth Haynes
Nov 6, 2007
Ruth Francis McElroy Haynes, age 81, died Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at Fleshers Fairview Health Care. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late James and Louise Nichols McElroy. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold E. Haynes; two sisters, Barbara Medford and Shirley Roberts; and a brother, Bobby McElroy....
Edith Parks
Nov 5, 2007
Waynesville-Edith Shirley Parks, age 64, formerly of Georgia Avenue, died on Monday, November 5, 2007 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. A native of Wilkes County, NC, she is the daughter of the late James Ardell and Ethel James Parks. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Downs, who died in...
Dorothy Baker
Nov 5, 2007
Waynesville-Dorothy Baker, age 91, died on Monday, November 5, 2007 at Park Ridge Hospital after a brief illness. A native of Swain County, she was a former resident of Washington, DC, Richmond, VA, Atlanta, GA and Raleigh, NC during her retirement. She was the daughter of the late Luther and Flora Ashe Baker. In addition to her...
Myrtice Leatherwood
Nov 4, 2007
Waynesville-Myrtice Loraine Collins Leatherwood, age 87, died on Sunday, November 4, 2007 at Montgomery Jackson's Hospital. A native of Grady County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Thomas E. and Annie L. Trulock Collins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, David Leatherwood, who died in 1996. She is...
Francis Catterson
Nov 4, 2007
Boynton Beach, Florida-Francis J. Catterson, age 75, died on Sunday, November 4, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Brooklyn County, NY, he was the son of the late James and Jessie Agnew Catterson. He was a vice-president in banking. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Uta Catterson; two daughters, Evelyn Ochsner...
Maggie Nelson
Nov 4, 2007
Maggie Mae Goodson Nelson, age 85, died Sunday, November 4, 2007, at Autumn Care Nursing Home. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Francis and Jean Inman Goodson. She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Virgil Shuler, Sr., who died in 1972; her second husband, Claude Nelson who...
Norman Murphy
Nov 3, 2007
Waynesville-Norman Karl Murphy, age 80, of 170 Biodome Drive, died on Saturday, November 3, 2007 at his residence. A native of Carbon County, PA, he was the son of late Adam and Hazel Miller Murphy. He was a US Navy veteran of World War II and a self-employed mason. He was a retired fire warden with 42...
Annie Cook
Nov 1, 2007
Annie Jo Coleman Cook, age 94, formerly of Trammell Avenue died Thursday, November 1, 2007, following at brief illness. She was a native of Clay County and had lived in Haywood County since 1930. She was the daughter of the late John Oliver and Mary Anne "Birdie" Spivey Coleman. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Errol Conley
Nov 1, 2007
Errol Bryan Conley, age 69, of Old US Highway 19/23 died Thursday, November 1, 2007, at John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. He was a native of Swain County and had resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He was the son of the late Bert and Lillie Mae Parham Conley. Errol was employed...
Richard Haynes
Nov 1, 2007
Waynesville-Richard Morrill Haynes, age 62, of 68 Wenlock Way, died on Thursday, November 01, 2007 at Mission Hospital. A native of Boston, MA, he was the son of the late Robert Morrill and Ruth Altstetter Haynes. He earned a Bachelors degree from Florida Southern in Lakeland, Fl:, his Masters from Rollins College in Winter Park, FL: and...
Douglas Robertson
Oct 29, 2007
Waynesville-Douglas Ross Robertson, age 81, of 128 Lenwood Drive, died on Monday, October 29, 2007 at his residence. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of Frank W. and Louise Ross Robertson. He received a BA from Washington and Jefferson College and a Masters from the University of Pittsburgh. He was a US Army Air...
Carroll Johnson
Oct 29, 2007
Canton - Carroll Eugene "Gene" Johnson, age 85, of Willis Cove Road, died Monday, October 29, 2007 at VA Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of the late Lawton and Betty Whitesides Johnson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Reba Johnson, who died in 1995. Gene...
Edna Trull
Oct 29, 2007
Candler - Edna "Mamaw" Singleton Trull, age 82, died Monday, October 29, 2007, at St. Joseph's Campus. She was the daughter of the late Charles Gaston and Anna Mae Taylor Singleton. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Carolyn Louse Pitts; a son, Thomas Larry Trull; a sister, Mary Lou Vaincourt; and two brothers, Robert Ray...
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