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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Sally Ray
May 28, 2007
Waynesville-Sally Taylor Ray, age 102, died on May 28, 2007 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Alice Taylor. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Edwin Ray, Jr., who died in 1987 and a brother Jimmy...
Robert Wright
May 28, 2007
Waynesville-Robert Hugh "Bob" Wright, 83, of 138 Short Street, died on Monday, May 28, 2007 at Chestnut Park Retirement Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Hugh Leonard and Margaret Hipps Wright. Bob was a retired US Air Force veteran of World War II having received the Purple Heart and Presidential...
Sarah Cathey
May 24, 2007
Waynesville-Sarah Jane Walker Cathey, age 86, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 24, 2007. A native and life long resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Clayton Carl and Lou Lee Balentine Walker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Joseph "Joe" Turner Cathey,...
Vera Green
May 23, 2007
Vera Evans Green, age 80, of Cruso Road, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Buncombe County and the daughter of the late Herbert and Sue Galloway Evans. She was also preceded in death by four brothers, Tom, Clin, Richard, and Ross Evans; and two sisters, Velma Seay and...
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