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.
Jane Blake
Aug 21, 2006
Jane Hartman Blake, age 38, died Monday, August 21, 2006, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Portland, OR and the daughter of Richard and Hazel Trull Hartman. She was a member of East Fork Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two sons, Micheal Blake and Steven Blake and...
Gladys Robinson
Aug 21, 2006
Gladys Putnam Robinson, age 90, died Monday, August 21, 2006, at Pigeon Valley Rest Home. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Joseph and Cora Pressley Putnam. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lucius Homer Robinson who died in 1989 and a grandson, Joseph Robinson. She...
Eugene Belt
Aug 21, 2006
Canton- Eugene Belt - age 70 of 4141 Thickety Road died Monday, August 21, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of the late Ray and Louise Norman Belt. He retired from Champion International in 2000 with 46 years of service. He is survived by...
Christine Eytcheson
Aug 19, 2006
Hot Springs-Christine Donna Parker Baxley Eytcheson, age 79, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, August 19, 2006 She was a native of Shelby County, KY and was the daughter of Lewis and Mae Tipton Parker. She was also preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. She was a homemaker and a member of...
Bobby Caldwell
Aug 18, 2006
Waynesville-Bobby F. Caldwell, age 45, died Friday, August 18, 2006 at his residence. He was a native of Haywood County and was employed as a construction worker. He was the son of Hilda Bowen-Scheetz of Pompano Beach, FL and Jack D. and Hazel Caldwell of Waynesville. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister,...
Geraldine Hoglen
Aug 14, 2006
Asheville- Geraldine Smith Hoglen - age 67 died Monday, August 14, 2006 at St. Joseph Hospital. She was a native of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Lily Mae Mathis Green and step-father, Homer Green and Carl Columbus Smith and step-mother, Lela Stroupe Smith. Mrs. Hoglen was preceded in death by a step-sister, Mary Bradford....
Walter Hyatt, Jr.
Aug 14, 2006
Walter Stanley Hyatt, Jr., age 80, of Leicester, formally of Arden, NC, went to be with the Lord, Friday, August 11, 2006. He was the son of the late Walter Stanley and Augusta Hyatt Godfrey and the husband of the late Edith Brookshire Hyatt who died in 1997. He was also preceded in death by two brothers,...
Joseph Burnette
Aug 14, 2006
Joseph Edwin (Ed) Burnette, age 78, died Monday, August 14, 2006, at Mountain Area Hospice, John F. Keever Jr., Solace Center, in Asheville, NC. The son of the late Thomas Garland (Bill) Burnette and Mary Miller Burnette, Ed was born April 28, 1928. He grew up in Canton, and later lived in Waynesville and Clyde, but had...
Ray Mcclure
Aug 12, 2006
Waynesville-Ray McClure, age 73, died Saturday, August 12, 2006 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Houston and Etta Robinson McClure and was also preceded in death by a son, Ray Michael McClure, who died in 1985. He is survived by two daughters, Tracy "Beck" Hinson and her...
Corbette Connor
Aug 8, 2006
Canton- Corbette Dewayne "Bo" Connor- age 54 died Tuesday, August 08, 2006 at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of the late Oakley and Dorothy Nelson Connor. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Oakley Worth Connor, Jr. Mr. Connor was employed by Haywood Tractor as...
Ray Deitz
Aug 7, 2006
Waynesville-Ray Deitz, age 83, of 64 Lake Drive, died on Monday, August 7, 2006, at his residence. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Martin and Dessie Cogdill Deitz. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Mae Belle Wilson Deitz, who died in 1998. He...
Alvin Ballard
Aug 7, 2006
Canton- Alvin Jennings Ballard- age 71 of 2884 Old Asheville Highway, died Monday, August 7, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Buncombe County but had lived in Haywood County for 18 years. He was a son of the late Bill and May Belle Head Ballard. Mr. Ballard was employed by Asheville Fire...
Betty King
Aug 7, 2006
Clyde- Betty Ferguson King - age 73 of Lee Road died Monday, August 7, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Madison County and a daughter of the late Richard Pearson and Mae Belle Ferguson. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Paxton; three brothers, Jack, Guy and Joe "Bud" Ferguson,...
Lowell Schofield
Aug 7, 2006
Waynesville, NC-Lowell Glen Schofield, age 79, of Haywood County, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 07, 2006 after a brief battle with cancer. A native of Chicago, IL, he had resided in Haywood County for the past 19 years. He was the son of the late Floyd and Gladys Veit Schofield and was...
Melinda Leatherwood
Aug 6, 2006
Canton-Melinda Dawn Leatherwood, age 28, of 58 Walnut Ridge Road, died on August 6, 2006. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Edward Leatherwood and the late Alice Dockery Leatherwood. She worked at Haywood Vocational Opportunities. In addition to her father, she is survived by a her fiancée, Jamie Anderson and a son, Dakota...
Michael Layman
Aug 6, 2006
Michael Douglas Layman, age 54, died Sunday, August 6, 2006 at VA Medical Center in Asheville. Mike was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of Oscar Layman, Jr. and Virginia Ivey Layman of Bethel. Mike was a Christmas tree farmer and owner of Mike's Produce in Marion. He was a member of...
John Landt, Sr.
Aug 4, 2006
Orlando, FL-John D. Landt, Sr., age 90, died August 4, 2006, with his family at his side. He was a native of Chicago, IL and was the son of the late Fred and Grace Holmes Landt and was also preceded in death by his first wife, Edith Landt, the mother of his sons, who died in 1987....
Dorothy Heffner
Aug 2, 2006
Waynesville- Dorothy "Dot" Reeves Heffner, 75, died Wednesday, August 2, 2006, at home. She was the daughter of Maude and the late Millard Reeves of Swain County. Dot was preceded in death also by her husband Ray Heffner. She is survived by her mother, daughter and son-in-law Judy and Albert Allen, granddaughters Heather Allen and Kristie and...
Libbie Litchfield
Aug 2, 2006
Waynesville-Libbie Anne Stoklasa Litchfield, age 81, passed away on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 at her residence. A native of Weleetka, Oklahoma, Libbie was the daughter of the late Frank and Libbie Walla Stoklasa. After high school, Libbie worked as a secretary for firms in Bartlesville, OK, New Orleans, LA, and Dallas, TX. She became a homemaker in...
Geneva Melton
Aug 1, 2006
Waynesville-Geneva Eavenson Melton, age 84, of 334 East Marshall Street, died on August 1, 2006 at John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Harper H. and Addie Arrington Eavenson. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Elsie Davis and Emma Bialek; and three brothers, Tom,...
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