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.
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...
Ernest Messer
May 23, 2007
Waynesville-Reverend Ernest Melvin Messer, age 81, passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 after a lengthy illness.<br><br>A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Albert Messer and Rebecca Jane Price and stepfather, James Price. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Ernest Wayne Messer; a sister, Kate...
Mary Kirkpatrick
May 22, 2007
Waynesville-Mary Leona Harvey Kirkpatrick, age 87, went home to be with the Lord on May 22, 2007. A native and life long resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Ben Albert and Mary Elson Harvey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Pless Kirkpatrick, who died in...
Ronald Green
May 22, 2007
Waynesville-Ronald C. Green, age 58, passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Paul and Blanche Mann Green. He was a veteran of the US Marine Corp and was employed by the Town of Canton as a fireman....
Betty Jones
May 22, 2007
Waynesville-Betty Jean Jones, age 80, of Chancery Lane, died on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Reverend R.J. and Martha Elizabeth Sims Donaldson and was also preceded in death by her brother, Roy J. Donaldson, Jr. She received her degree at Bob...
Lester Bryson
May 20, 2007
Lester Bryson, age 71, of 193 Shady Brook Road, died Sunday, May 20, 2007, at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late Clyde and Isabella Bryson. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ora Jane Jones Bryson, who died in 2005; a son,...
Eleanor Hunt
May 20, 2007
Eleanor Cogdill Hunt, age 74, of Newfound Street died Sunday, May 20, 2007, at her residence. She was a native of Buncombe County and the daughter of the late Wallace and Sarah Chapman Cogdill. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Jesse Lindsey Hunt, who died in 1996. She retired in 1991 from Candler General...
Blanche Leming
May 20, 2007
Waynesville-Blanche Leming, age 85, died on Sunday May 20, 2007 at the Solace Center in Asheville. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Robert "Ump" and Dora McElroy White. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Venson Leming, who died in 1990 and...
Wade Mcgaha
May 18, 2007
Balsam-Wade N. McGaha, age 72, died Friday, May 18, 2007 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center after a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late Burl and Ethel McGaha and was also preceded in death by two sisters, Zeomia Rich and Mary Ann Mack and two brothers, Richard and Gene McGaha and two grandchildren, Christopher and...
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