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.

Joe Kirkpatrick
Jun 16, 2007
Waynesville-Joe T. Kirkpatrick, age 81 died Saturday, June 16, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a son of the late Albert and Berdie Rogers Kirkpatrick and was also preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Setzer, five brothers; Hardy, Wayne, Lewis, Jack and Dee. He was a self-employed carpenter and was a member of Central...

Willa Miller
Jun 16, 2007
Willa Mae Bolden "Willie" Miller, age 90, of 23 Skyline Drive, died Saturday, June 16, 2007, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Murray Bolden. She was preceded in death by three brothers and five sisters. Mrs. Miller was...

Jessie Roberts
Jun 14, 2007
Canton - Jessie Ray Roberts, age 89, of Sorrells Cove Road, passed away peacefully Thursday, June 14, 2007 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was a native of Madison County but had lived most of his life in Haywood County and was a son of the late Dow and Arrie Worley Roberts. He was preceded in death...

David Inman
Jun 13, 2007
David Hardin Inman, Captain Haywood County Sheriff's Office, Retired, age 60, of Spruce Street died Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of the late Doyle and Opal Collette Inman. He was a member of North Hazelwood Baptist Church. David served as a member of...

Edna Cook
Jun 13, 2007
Canton-Edna Abel Cook, age 84, died Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at Aston Park Health Care Center. A native and life long resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Lizzie Smathers Abel. Mrs. Cook was also preceded in death by her husband, Weaver Cook who died in 1983; one sister, Ann Shurson,...
Wilma Sease
Jun 13, 2007
Waynesville-Wilma Finger Sease, age 86, of 237 Brunswick Drive, passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at Mission Hospital. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Reverend John C. and Sarah Elizabeth Mehaffey Finger. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph William Sease, who died...

Robert Green
Jun 9, 2007
Robert Arthur Green, age 80, of Cruso Road, died Saturday, June 9, 2007, at John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. He was the son of the late Ferdie Rumless and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cogburn Green and was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Vera Elizabeth Evans Green, who died May 23, 2007 and...

Clara Swanger
Jun 9, 2007
Waynesville-Clara Ross Swanger, age 78, of 55 Swanger Lane, died Saturday, June 9, 2007 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Roy H. Ross, Sr. and Amanda Henson Ross. She was a retired employee of 29 years at Dayco Corporation and a member of...

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
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
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
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
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,...
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