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.
Gladys Hipps
Jul 27, 2007
Gladys Hipps, age 77, of the Beaverdam Community died unexpectedly Friday, July 27, 2007, at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter late Willie Z. and Inis Worley Mann. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Neal Bennett Hipps who died in 1979 and three sons, David...
Martin Bramlett
Jul 26, 2007
Martin Vaughn Bramlett, age 82, of 868 Mulberry Street died Thursday, July 26, 2007, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of the late Vaughn and Annie Best Bramlett. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Julia Carol Bramlett Jones, who died...
Jacqueline Robinson
Jul 26, 2007
"Jackie" Robinson, age 85, of 28 Garrett Drive died Thursday, July 26, 2007, at Memorial Mission Hospital. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late W. T. and Maude Clark. She was preceded in death by her husband, McKinley Robinson who died in 1996 and a sister, Thomasine Scarboro...
Diane Pressley
Jul 25, 2007
Panther Creek-Diane Arrington Pressley, age 55, of Amos Arrington Road, died Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of D. B. Arrington of Panther Creek and the late Mrs. Bobbie Messer Arrington, who died in 2003. She was a devoted mother and mamaw. Even though Diane had a...
Ben Hannah
Jul 25, 2007
Ben Henry Hannah, age 87, of Newfound Road, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 25, 2007. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of the late Henry and Willie Hannah. Ben retired from Champion International after 39 years of service where he was a forklift operator. Ben was a member of Mountain View Church...
Bradley Davis
Jul 24, 2007
Asheville-Bradley William Davis, age 26, 45 East View Court, died on Tuesday, July 24, 2007. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of Robert W. Davis and Brenda Waddell Johnson. He was a carpenter and was employed by W.B.I. Construction. Brad loved his motorcycle. He is survived by his father, Robert W. Davis of Asheville...
Dewey Burress
Jul 23, 2007
Lake Junaluska-Dewey Edward Burress, age 67, of 19 Ruby Park, died on Monday, July 23, 2007 at his residence. A native and life long resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Robert and Willie Mae Cope Burress. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Michael Burress. Dewey was employed with Haywood...
Edith Howell
Jul 23, 2007
Edith McCracken Howell, age 86, died Monday, July 23, 2007, at her residence. She was a lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Jarvis and Vera Kinsland McCracken. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Elsie McCracken. She was a very active member of Sunny Point Baptist Church where she was...
Angelene Moody
Jul 21, 2007
Angelene Amanda Moody, age 77, died Saturday, July 21, 2007, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was a native of Franklin and was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Moody who died in 2000 and a brother, Howard Trull. Angelene loved working in her garden. She had a passion for growing orchids and roses. She is...
Robert Wilson
Jul 20, 2007
Matthews, NC - Robert Arthur Wilson, age 70, formerly of Canton, died Friday, July 20, 2007 from complications related to Alzheimer's. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine Norris Wilson; a son, Robert Travis Wilson of Matthews, and a daughter and son-in-law, Tonya and Nalin Patel of Charlotte;a sister, Carole Wilson Modlin of Lawrenceburg, TN; grandsons, Jeramy,...
John Holmes
Jul 20, 2007
John Anderson Holmes, age 62, died Friday, July 20, 2007, at his residence. He was a native of Cumberland County, NC and the son of Ola Beatrice Hammonds of Fayetteville and the late Sanford Holmes. In addition to his wife of 13 years, Kathy Smith Holmes, he is survived by a daughter, Amy Holmes Adams of Stony...
George Rhinehart
Jul 19, 2007
George Baxter Rhinehart, age 63, died Thursday, July 19, 2007, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of Edna Long Rhinehart of Canton and the late James Wesley Rhinehart. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Wesley Eugene Rhinehart. He was employed with Blue...
Martha Henson
Jul 18, 2007
Cruso - Martha Rebecca Burke Henson, age 65, died Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Lewis and Pauline Cody Burke. She was preceded in death by one brother, Douglas Burke and one sister, Peggy Burke. Martha was a...
Dr. Thorner
Jul 18, 2007
Dr. Donald Romaine M.D., a resident of Canton, North Carolina, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance in Chatham, Ontario, Canada on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 in his 79th year. He is the son of Romaine & Edythe (nee Fraser) Thorner. Beloved husband of Janet. Loving father & father-in-law of Alan...
Gerald Mccracken
Jul 18, 2007
Waynesville-Gerald Franklin McCracken, age 54, died Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at his home in the Jonathan Creek Community. He was born in Jackson, Mississippi on August 12, 1952, and had resided in Haywood County since 1980. He was the son of the late Weaver H. and Frances D. McCracken, Jr. He is survived by his brother, Weaver...
Mary Orr
Jul 17, 2007
Waynesville-Katie (Mary) Orr, age 77, died on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Columbus, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Thomas and Sarah Ellen Clemmons Eddy. She is survived by two daughters, Linda Allen and her husband, Gary, of Waynesville, NC and Judy Walker of London, Ohio; five...
Effie Keener
Jul 17, 2007
Canton - Effie Hannah Keener, age 85, died Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a daughter of the late Boring and Caldonia Davis Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Homer Hannah, who died in 1971, and two brothers, Charlie and Jack Smith. Effie retired from American Enka Corporation...
William Shope
Jul 15, 2007
William Calvin Shope, age 83, of Candler, departed this earthly home to enter his heavenly home on Sunday, July 15, 2007, at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. He was a native of Haywood County and lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He was the son of the late Garrett Hobert and Bertha Miller Shope and...
Hugh Russell
Jul 14, 2007
Texarkana-Hugh Thomas "Tommy" Russell, Jr., age 71, formerly of Clyde, died on Saturday, July 14, 2007 in Texarkana. A native of Haywood County, he had lived in Ashdown Arkansas area for the past 40 years. He was the son of the late Hugh Thomas and Annie Carnes Russell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Teresa Singleton
Jul 14, 2007
Simpsonville, SC-Teresa Lamberth Singleton, age 47, died Saturday, July 14, 2007 at the Hospice of the Upstate Center. She was a native of Gulfport, MS before moving to Haywood County where she grew up. She was the daughter of the late Paul and Dorothy Earley Lamberth. She was a graduate of Tuscola Senior High School and was...
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