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.

Mary Green

Mary Green

Jun 9, 2007

Waynesville-Mary Jo Cutshaw Green, age 73, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, June 9, 2007 at Autumn Care Nursing Home.<br><br>A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Lillie Mae Evans Cutshaw. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Hiram Leonard Green, who died October...

Marie Dotson

Marie Dotson

Jun 7, 2007

Williams Dotson, age 79, of Central, SC, died Thursday, June 7, 2007, at Easley Baptist Hospital, Easley, SC. She was a native of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Boyce McCracken and Della McElrath Stuart. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Herman Kelly "Hub" Williams, who died in 1991, and by...

Garrett Shope

Garrett Shope

Jun 6, 2007

Reverend Garrett Hobert "G. H." Shope, Jr., age 87, formerly of Fox Ridge Road, Horse Shoe, NC died Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of the late Garrett Hobert and Bertha Miller Shope. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Margie Stiles...

Johnny Moore

Johnny Moore

Jun 5, 2007

Waynesville-Johnny Harold Moore "Pop", age 60, passed away due to heart failure on Tuesday, June 5, 2007. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Homer Winston and Cora Mayfield Moore. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Beulah and Debrada and an infant brother, Homer. He...

Curtis Allison

Curtis Allison

Jun 5, 2007

Canton - Curtis "Curt" Lee Allison, two months old, died suddenly Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at his residence. He was a native of Haywood County and a son of Sarah J. Grooms and Cain Lee Allison both of Canton. He was preceded in death by a great-uncle, Ralph Dewayne McFalls and a great-grandmother, Hilda Grooms. In addition...

Ruby Conard

Ruby Conard

Jun 5, 2007

Canton - Ruby Ford Conard, age 92, of the Beaverdam Community, died Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late, James and Lilly Clark Ford. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Conard, who died in 1990; four sons,...

Eva Fowler

Eva Fowler

Jun 4, 2007

Waynesville - Eva Campbell Fowler, age 79, of Bradford Circle died Monday, June 4, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Buncombe County and had resided in Silver Spring Shores in Ocala, FL. She was the daughter of the late Adelbert and Dell Young Campbell. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Elizabeth Phillips

Elizabeth Phillips

Jun 3, 2007

Waynesville-Elizabeth Ann Parkman "Pan" Phillips, age 67, died on Sunday, June 3, at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. A native of Haywood County, she was the only child of the late Roy and Marguerite Massie Parkman and had resided in Atlanta most of her life. She was a graduate of Waynesville Township High School and Emory University...

Beatrice Bouscher

Beatrice Bouscher

Jun 3, 2007

Waynesville, NC-Beatrice Pauline Bouscher, of 2478 Asheville Road, passed away on Sunday, June 3, 2007 at Smoky Mountain Health Care. A native of Athens County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Elizabeth Tippie Mayles. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Franklin Bouscher, who died in...

Jack Jenkins

Jack Jenkins

Jun 2, 2007

Waynesville-Jack W. Jenkins, age 49, died Saturday, June 2, 2007 at Magnolia Health Care Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late John T. and Anna Jenkins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters; Josphine Price, Hazel Thompson and Lucille Finney; four brothers,...

Velvie Shook

Velvie Shook

Jun 2, 2007

Velvie Brown "Veg" Shook, age 75, formerly of Crawford Creek in the Cruso Community, died Saturday, June 2, 2007, at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. She was a native of Madison County and was the daughter of the late Horace and Lula Moore Brown. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jess Lee Shook, who died in...

Irene Gasperson

Irene Gasperson

Jun 2, 2007

Irene Elizabeth Burnette Gasperson, age 62, of 483 Pleasant Hill Road, died Saturday, June 2, 2007, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lived most of her life in Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Dewey and Femmie Burnette. She was also preceded in death by her husband Lynn Harding Gasperson,...

Raymond O'Neil

Raymond O'Neil

Jun 1, 2007

Raymond O'Neil, age 79, died Saturday, June 1, 2007, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the son of the late Toss and Olli Howell O'Neil. Raymond was also preceded in death by a son, LeFaine O'Neil, who died March 2003. He retired from Dayco in 1984...

James Tipton

James Tipton

Jun 1, 2007

James Windell Tipton, age 82, of 54 Tipton Drive, died Friday, June 1, 2007 at his residence. He was a native of Swain County, was a former resident of Catawba County and had lived in Haywood County for 45 years. He was the son of the late Robert and Amanda Davis Tipton and was also preceded in...

Oscar Layman, Jr.

Oscar Layman, Jr.

May 31, 2007

Canton - Oscar Layman, Jr., age 76, died Thursday, May 31, 2007 at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of the late Oscar and Ollie Grooms Layman. He was preceded in death by a son, Mike Layman who died in 2006; two brothers, Charles and Hollis Layman and...

Adrian Hamrick

Adrian Hamrick

May 30, 2007

Clyde - Adrian Scott Hamrick, age 22, died Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was a native of Rutherford County but had resided in Haywood County for a number of years. Adrian was a son of Annette and Ted Luckadoo and Ricky Hamrick. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, William "Bill" and...

Glenna Stiles

Glenna Stiles

May 29, 2007

Glenna Warren Stiles, age 73, died Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Joyce and Norma Phibbs Warren. Mrs. Stiles was an avid reader, enjoyed crossword puzzles, and loved her family and grandchildren dearly. In addition to...

Frankie Hyde

Frankie Hyde

May 28, 2007

Frankie Buchanan Hyde, age 91, formerly of the Green Hill Community died peacefully on Monday, May 28, 2007, at Pigeon Valley Rest Home. She was a native of Jackson County and had resided in Haywood County for the past 70 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Louis "Jim" Hyde, who died in 1999;...

Grace Lorang

Grace Lorang

May 28, 2007

Waynesville-Grace "Dolly" Annetta Lorang, age 75 of Eagles Nest Road, died Monday, May 28, 2007 at her residence. She was a native of Butler, PA and was a prior resident of Bradenton, FL. She was the daughter of the late Alfred and Dorothy Bell Dodge and was the wife of the late John H. Lorang, Jr., who...

Marie Pace

Marie Pace

May 28, 2007

Marie Baker Pace, age 90, died Monday, May 28, 2007, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Glenn Brine and Macy Anderson Baker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wendell Pace who died in 1986; two sisters, Pauline Haney and Louise Overman; and two...

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