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.
Maude Howell
Feb 25, 2007
Waynesville-Maude Hannah Rose Howell, age 90, died Sunday morning, February 25, 2007 at Sky Ridge Hospital in Cleveland, TN. She was born June 30, 1916 in Haywood County, NC to the late Carson and Theodocia Hannah. She was a long-time resident of the Iron Duff community. Her last years were spent in Cleveland, TN with family and...
Laura Sheppard
Feb 24, 2007
Laura Carpenter Sheppard, age 93, of Alex Drive, died Saturday, February 24, 2007, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Ida Bradley Carpenter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vaughn Sheppard, who died March 4, 1961; three sisters, Georgia, Para Lee and Annie Lee; and two brothers, Don...
Robert Fulbright
Feb 21, 2007
Robert Harold Fulbright, Lt. Com., Ret., age 87, of 1603 Hyde Park Drive, died Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was a native of Cape Girardeau, MO and the son of the late Nicholas and Jetta Gamble Fulbright. He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Alan, Dick and Jim Fulbright. He retired...
Faye Phillips
Feb 20, 2007
Candler---Faye Smothers Phillips, age 69, of Luther Road died on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at her residence. A native of Irdell County, she was the daughter of the late Richard Smothers and Eva Shook Smothers. She was also preceded in death by her husband, George David Phillips who died in 2001. She is survived by a daughter,...
James Morrow
Feb 20, 2007
Waynesville-James Lewis "Byrd" Morrow, age 81, of the Jonathan Creek Community, died on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. A native and life long resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Vinson A. and Grace McElroy Morrow. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Chetta Warjonen
Feb 20, 2007
Candler- Chetta Trull Warjonen, age 92, of 272 Big Cove Road died Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at Mountain Area Hospice Center. She was a native of Buncombe County and was a daughter of the late, James Ottis Trull and Clyda Rutherford Trull Coyne. She was preceded in death by her husband, Olave Warjonen, who died in 2004...
Helene Woody
Feb 15, 2007
Waynesville-Marlene Woody, age 71, of 9979 White Oak Road, died on Thursday, February 15, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Amos and Texie Teague Hunter. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William "Wils" Woody, who died in 2003;...
Charlie Thomason
Feb 15, 2007
Canton-Charlie Sue Thomason, age 63, died on Thursday, February 15, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Hester Stamey Fleming. She was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by nieces, nephews, and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday,...
Catherine Cassell
Feb 14, 2007
Waynesville-Catherine Virginia Ronco Cassell, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at her daughter's residence. A native of Clinton, Massachusetts, she had lived most of her life in Boston, before retiring to Vero Beach, FL and Waynesville in 2006. She was the daughter of the late George F. and Agusta Burke Ronco. In addition to...
Donald Printz
Feb 12, 2007
Maggie Valley-On Monday, February <br>2, 2007 Donald L. Printz passed away one week after his 77th birthday due to liver and kidney failure.<br><br>He was born in Reading, PA to John Donald and Mary Mehaffey Printz on February 5, 1930. Donald was a graduate of Edison High School in Miami, FL. He was a US Air Force veteran...
Ernest Reynolds
Feb 11, 2007
Waynesville-Ernest Lee Reynolds, age 61, of 202 Lum Boone Circle, died on Sunday, February 11, 2007 at Smoky Mountain Health Care. A native of Brunswick, NC, he had previously lived in Bolivia, NC before moving to Haywood County in 2001. He was the son of Kellum and Catherine Malpass Reynolds and was also preceded in death by...
David Smith
Feb 7, 2007
Waynesville-David McCall Smith, age 55, of 115 Joy Lane, died on Wednesday, February 8, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Birmingham, AL, he was the son of P.M. and Elizabeth Harsh Smith of Waynesville. David graduated from Myers Park High School in Charlotte and attended Catawba College. He was a member of Vision Impaired Persons...
Mary Smith
Feb 7, 2007
Clearwater, FL-Claudia Smith, age 69, formerly of Haywood County, died on Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she had resided in Clearwater, Florida for the past 45 years. She was the daughter of Mabel Lillian Sutton Greene of Gastonia and the late Reverend C.H. Greene who died in 1984. In addition...
Edward Doolin
Feb 3, 2007
Maggie Valley-Edward Doolin, age 86, of Highland Loop, died Saturday, February 3, 2007, at Hope Hospice South in Ft. Myers, FL. A native of Grayson County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Mack and Cora Shane Doolin. He was preceded in death by the mother of his children, a son, a grandchild, and one brother....
Bessie Moffitt
Feb 2, 2007
Bessie Willis Moffitt - age 93 of Parham Road died Friday, February 02, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Johnnie and Addie Medford Willis. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold C. Moffitt, who died in 1977; two sisters, Winnie...
William Heatherly
Feb 2, 2007
William Dewey Heatherly, age 86, of 57 Lee Road died Friday, February 2, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late Benjamin and Jesse Henson Heatherly. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Pearl Blaylock Heatherly; a brother, LeRoy Heatherly...
Naomi Coyle
Feb 2, 2007
Waynesville-Naomi Pauline Bailey Coyle, age 86, died Friday, February 2, 2007 at Autumn Care Nursing Home after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was a native of New Jersey, where she lived most of her life, before moving to Ocean Ridge, Florida and then to Haywood County, where she lived for the past eleven years. She...
Marshall Justice
Jan 30, 2007
Marshall Dean Justice, age 62, of Wesley Street died Tuesday, January 30, 2007, at Duke University Medical Center. He was a native of Madison County and the son of the late Brackenridge and Leona Webb Justice. He was also preceded in death by his eldest brother, William Justice and his wife, Lucille. Dean served as president and...
Jesse Timms, Jr.
Jan 29, 2007
Waynesville-Jesse Clarence Timms, Jr., age 80, died on Monday, January 29, 2007 at his residence. Jesse was born in Belton, SC on April 23, 1926, the son of the late Jesse Clarence Timms, Sr. and Louise King Timms. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Ray Timms and a sister,...
Ulus Kuykendall
Jan 28, 2007
Canton - Ulus Bruce Kuykendall, age 80, of 2959 Asheville Highway, died Sunday, January 28, 2007 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late Ulus and Imogene Gibson Kuykendall. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Carroll Kuykendall and Norman Grooms. He was...
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