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.
Mora Mccracken
Dec 26, 2006
Clyde-Mora Justice McCracken, age 99, formerly of the Crabtree Community, died on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at Autumn Care. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Alcaney and Florence Ledford Justice and was also preceded in by her husband, Blake Andrew McCracken, who died in 1996; four sisters; three...
Johnny Kuykendall
Dec 25, 2006
Johnny Earl Kuykendall, age 68, of 282 Luther Road died Monday, December 25, 2006 at his residence.<br><br>He was a native of Haywood County and the son of the late Joseph and Eva Haney Kuykendall. He was a self-employed carpet intstaller and a United States Army veteran serving in the Korean conflict.<br><br>In addition to his wife of 17...
William M.D.
Dec 25, 2006
Waynesville-William Kelley Braswell, M.D., age 61, of Gingko Lane, died on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 in Des Moines, IA. He was born in Birmingham, AL and was the son of Anne Stubbs Braswell of Miami, FL and the late Julian Heath Braswell. Dr. Braswell was a graduate of the University of Florida and the University of Miami...
Charles Milner
Dec 25, 2006
Waynesville-Charles E. "Bill" Milner, age 84, of Camelot Drive, died on Monday, December 25, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and resident of Haywood County most of his life, he was the son of the late Hairl "Bun" and Lucy Scates Milner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first...
Francis Pless
Dec 23, 2006
Francis Lamar Pless, age 74, of Asheville died Saturday, December 23, 2006, at Asheville Speciality Hospital on Mission Hospitals Campus. He was the son of the late Roy Lamar and Helen Eugenia Pugh Pless and was also preceded in death by a niece, Laura Lynn Pless. He was a 1950 graduate of Canton High School and a...
Ruth Patrick
Dec 22, 2006
Ruth Hall Patrick, age 70, of the Dutch Cove Community died Friday, December 22, 2006, at Haywood Lodge and Retirement Center in Waynesville. She was a native of Clay County and the daughter of the late Albert and Abby Lee Setzer Hall. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest "Bub" Patrick, who died in 1982;...
Larry Beck
Dec 22, 2006
Larry Stephen Beck, age 58, died Friday, December 22, 2006, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Columbus, Ohio and was the son of the late Homer and Mittie Rizer Beck. He was an Army veteran, having served in Vietnam, and was a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church. Larry was a lifetime member...
William Henson
Dec 20, 2006
William Steven Henson, age 64, of 57 Yonder Mountain Road in the Henson Cove Community went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, surrounded by his family at home after fighting a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of the late U. G. and...
Ruth Plott
Dec 20, 2006
Skyland-Ruth Giles Bowman Plott, age 86, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at home where she resided with her husband for 50 years. She was the daughter of the late Ira and Cora Ellen Bowman. Born in Buncombe County, she lived her childhood in Greeneville, TN before returning to...
Cleolua Dupree
Dec 20, 2006
Waynesville, NC-Cleolua "Cody" Draughon Dupree, age 95, died on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Newton, AL, she resided most of her life in Dothan. She was the daughter of the late Walter D. and Addie Davis Draughon. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her...
Keith Ketner
Dec 19, 2006
Waynesville-Keith Dale Ketner, age 82, of 91 Nancy Lane, died on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Walter and Mary Shelton Ketner and was also preceded in death by a son, Ronald Keith Ketner and two brothers, Kent "Bub" Ketner and Harold...
Billy Owen
Dec 19, 2006
Billy Cass Owen, age 74, died Tuesday, December 19, 2006, at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was a native of Johnson City, TN, as a child he moved to Rutherford County where he grew up. He retired from Burlington Industries in Burlington, NC with 21 years of service. Billy then retired to Haywood County 12 years ago. He...
Laura West
Dec 18, 2006
Laura Burnette West, age 74, of Cruso died Monday, December 18, 2006, at Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Kenneth and Ivory McCarson Burnette. She was preceded in death by her husband, William T. West who died in 2006 and two sisters, Vera...
Kathleen Hoerber
Dec 17, 2006
Waynesville-Kathleen F. Hoerber, age 61, of Parrish Farm Road, died on Sunday, December 17, 2006 at her residence. A native of Providence, Rhode Island, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Lena Richard Famiglietti. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a niece, Toni Lynn Famliglietti and a nephew, David...
Leonard Leatherwood
Dec 17, 2006
Lake Junaluska-Leonard L. Leatherwood, age 88, of 175 Atkins Loop, died on Sunday, December 17, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Charles and Myrtle Dotson Leatherwood and was also preceded in death by an infant brother and a brother, Lawrence B. Leatherwood. He was a...
Lucille Justice
Dec 15, 2006
Waynesville-Lucille Hester Justice, age 78, died Friday, December 15, 2006 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville. A native of Madison County, she lived in Haywood County for 46 years and was the daughter of the late William and Nola Suttles Coward. She is also preceded in death by her husband, William Franklin Justice, who died in 1986...
Brownlow Conner
Dec 14, 2006
Waynesville-Brownlow "Brownie" Conner, age 92, died Thursday, December 14, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center Hospice. A native and life long resident of North Carolina, he was a son of the late Mark and Mintie Wood Conner, and the husband of the late Pearl Norris of 73 years, who died October 15, 1999. He was also preceded...
Hilda Hollingsworth
Dec 13, 2006
Newport, TN-Hilda Irene Smiley Hollingsworth, age 85, of Newport, TN, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 13, 2006, at Universal Health Care, Fletcher, NC. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Mark Jesse and Alice Smiley and preceded in death by her husbands, William Hollingsworth, who died in 1979, and Larry Long,...
John Binford
Dec 12, 2006
Waynesville-John Curtis Binford of Waynesville, North Carolina died on December 12, 2006 at age 70. He was born in Dallas, Texas to Joe Bailey Binford and Nell Roberts Binford. John and his first wife, Julie Jean Gamble, have two children: John and Anne. John married Carol Feichter of Waynesville, NC in October of 1999. Carol has two...
Von Hart
Dec 12, 2006
Canton-Von Hart, age 41, passed away unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack at his residence at 672 Windswept Ridge in Canton on December 12, 2006. He and his partner had just returned on December 10th to their mountain-top home to live in his beloved mountains from Stuart, Florida, where he had lived in the Stuart and Port...
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