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.
James Gibson
Apr 26, 2007
James Edward "Eddie" Gibson, age 60, of Laurel Drive died Thursday, April 26, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital.<br><br>He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late Noveline Haney Gibson. He was employed with Asplundh Tree Company as a foreman for 22 years. Eddie coached Little League baseball for 30 years....
Frankie Russell
Apr 23, 2007
Waynesville- Frances Josephine "Frankie" Hughes Russell, of East Marshall Street went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 23, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Jackson County, but lived most of her life in Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Cameron and Carrie Snyder Hughes. She was also preceded...
Mary Treadway
Apr 23, 2007
Canton - Mary Ann "Annie" Rathbone Treadway, age 97, of 20 Watts Street died Monday April 23, 2007 at Smoky Mountain Health Care Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late William and Cora Green Rathbone. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dolphus L. Treadway who...
Patsy Mann
Apr 23, 2007
Patsy Ann Young Mann, age 67, of Newfound Street died Monday, April 24, 2007, at Memorial Mission Hospital Campus. She was a native of Buncombe County and the daughter of the late Frank and Jincie Cairnes Young. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce Mann who died in 1988. She was employed with Mann Heating...
James Clontz
Apr 22, 2007
James Roy "Pete" Clontz, age 72, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 22, 2007 at John F. Keever Solace Center in Asheville surrounded by his family. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late Eldon L. and Effie Ingle Clontz. He was also preceded in...
Minnie Banks
Apr 19, 2007
Waynesville-Minnie Banks, age 87, of 1196 Sulphur Springs Road, passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at Skyland Care Center in Sylva. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late William and Dora Green McClure. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 28 years, Horace Banks,...
Edwin Trantham
Apr 19, 2007
Clyde- Edwin Trantham, age 71, of 163 Trantham Drive, died Thursday, April 19, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Homer and Maggie Beasley Trantham. He was an auto mechanic before retiring and worked for the Haywood County Recycling Center. Mr. Trantham was...
Bernard Singleton
Apr 18, 2007
Waynesville - Bernard Hugh Singleton, age 76, of Liner Street died Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at John F. Keever Solace Center in Asheville. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late Claude and Virlee Chambers Singleton. He was preceded in death by his wife, Emma Jean Holland Singleton who...
Wuillebaldo Diaz
Apr 16, 2007
Canton - Wuillebaldo Garcia Diaz, age 17, died Monday, April 16, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Vera Cruz, Mexico but resided in Canton. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2007 in the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with Father Robert F. Dueweke officiating. The family...
Ruth Harris
Apr 16, 2007
Candler - Ruth Wright Harris, age 99, of 743 Justice Ridge Road died Monday, April 16, 2007 after a short illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late John W. and Kate Justice Wright. She was also preceded in death by her husband Albert W. Harris, who died in 1996, to...
Annie Pace
Apr 15, 2007
Annie Paxton Pace died Sunday, April 15, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was born on July 30, 1920 and was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late G. C. and Annie Jones Paxton of Maple Street in Canton. She was also preceded in death by four brothers, William, Wallace, Roy, and...
Lou Robinson
Apr 15, 2007
Waynesville- Lou Ellen Robinson, age 91, of Chestnut Park Drive, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, April 15, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Bynum C. and Nettie Mae Cagle Miller. She was also preceded in...
Ruth Cabe
Apr 15, 2007
Canton - Ruth Clark Cabe, age 90, died Sunday, April 15, 2007 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. She was a lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Josh M. and Ethel Grogan Clark. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack V. Cabe, who died in 1999; one daughter, Norma Jones; three...
Ralph Bullen
Apr 14, 2007
Clyde-Ralph William Bullen, age 43, passed away after a sudden illness on Saturday, April 14, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Knoxville, TN, he had resided in Haywood County since 2000. He was preceded in death by a son, Brandon Bullen. Ralph was a Navy Seal and served in several conflicts around the world throughout...
Ola Vickers
Apr 14, 2007
Canton - Ola Bea Vickers, age 89, died Saturday, April 14, 2007 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. She was a native of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Millard and Effie Gaddy Chapman. Ola was preceded in death by one son, Benjamin Shapiro, and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by three sons,...
Lucille Cope
Apr 12, 2007
Lucille Margaret Justice McElrath Cope, age 86, of Freedom Drive died Thursday, April 12, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Haywood County but spent the majority of her life in Buncombe County. She was the daughter of the late William and Beatrice Messer Justice and was also preceded in death by her...
John Mccarty
Apr 10, 2007
Waynesville-John Earl McCarty, age 64, formerly of Clyde, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Columbus, Georgia, he was the son of the late Thomas Ewell and Annie Ruth Grace McCarty. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Thomas Ivo McCarty and a...
Lillian Arrington
Apr 10, 2007
Waynesville-Lillian Turner Arrington, age 80, of 48 Sheriff's Drive, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was born on July 18, 1926 to the late Joseph Roy Turner Sr. and Mary Jennings Frazier Turner. In addition to her parents, her husband of 57 years,...
Robert Franklin
Apr 10, 2007
Waynesville-Robert Britt Franklin, age 92, of Sutton Town Road went home to be with his wife, Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and life long resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late John Henry and Amanda Jane Sutton Franklin. Mr. Franklin was also preceded in death by his...
Mary Hardin
Apr 7, 2007
Waynesville- Ruth S. Hardin, age 90, died Saturday, April 7, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Kirksey, SC and was the daughter of the late Kelly and Nealia Lail Stephens. She was a member of the Clyde First Baptist Church and a former member of Eastern Star and Home Demonstration Club. She...
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