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.
Alden Perry
Oct 3, 2005
Alden Park Perry was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho on December 22, 1926. He was the youngest of 4 children born to Albert Zabina Perry and Elizabeth Esther Park, both deceased. Our father and husband was one of the most loving, caring, and gentle beings ever created. Over the years he shared many stories of an adventurous...
Dorothy Dorr
Oct 2, 2005
Maggie Valley, NC/East Herkimer, NY-Dorothy "Dot" Dorr, age 88, of 112 Raven Ridge, passed away on October 2, 2005 at her residence. A native of East Herkimer, New York, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin H. and Emma Nichols Jones. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, James...
Mary Alexander
Oct 1, 2005
Mary Knight Alexander, age 88, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 1, 2005, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was a native of Batavia, Ohio, but had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Oscar Knight and Nona Vaughn Plott. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Bruce...
Vaughty Allen
Sep 29, 2005
Vaughty Mae Hughes Allen, age 91, went to be with the Lord peacefully on Thursday, September 29, 2005 following a brief illness at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Yancey County and was the daughter of the late Reverend Jesse and Dollie Honeycutt Hughes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Sylvester...
Bruce Seeley
Sep 28, 2005
Bruce Darel Seeley, age 83, of Seeley Drive went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late George Mitchell and Beulah Holtzclaw Seeley. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Earl Seeley...
Martha Cochran
Sep 28, 2005
Canton - Martha Free Cochran, age 59, of Silver Bluff Drive died Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of Edward Marshall and Nancy Shoaf Free. She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church where she was active in the Women's Missionary...
Ada Nicholson
Sep 28, 2005
Candler - Ada Capps Nicholson, age 96, of Old Starnes Cove Road passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at her residence. She was a native of Madison County and a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was the daughter of the late James D. and Lily Hensley Capps. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Fred Medford
Sep 28, 2005
Clyde- Fred Lane Medford age 94 of Broad Street died Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of the late Roy Lane and Essie Walker Medford. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Pauline Medford Rogers, Lena Mae Medford Rogers, Janice Medford McCann...
Nicholas Mastriana
Sep 27, 2005
Waynesville-Nicholas "Nick" Mastriana, age 16, of Tiger Lily Lane, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was a native of Haywood County, born on November 4, 1988. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather and namesake, Nicholas Mastriana, and his maternal grandmother, Mary Gerard. Nick played football for the Tuscola...
Frances Jamerson
Sep 26, 2005
Waynesville-Frances Louise Parris Jamerson, age 72, of 55 Anthony Street, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2005 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Garrison and Annie Mull Parris. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Jamerson; a granddaughter, Samantha Cagle; one...
Janet Arrington
Sep 26, 2005
Clyde - Janet Leavenworth Arrington, age 48, died Monday, September 26, 2005 at the Brian Center of Waynesville. She was a native of Bradford County, Pennsylvania but had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was preceded in death by her father, Donald "Don" Leavenworth and was a member of Canton Presbyterian Church. She was...
Dorothy Poore
Sep 26, 2005
Waynesville-Dorothy Elizabeth Poore, age 83, of 1399 Allens Creek Road, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Omaha, Nebraska, she had formerly lived in Virginia and had resided in Haywood County for the past 18 years. She was the daughter of the late Timothy and Anna Almen. She was...
Paul Pankiw
Sep 25, 2005
Paul Pankiw, age 91, of Keller Street died Sunday, September 25, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Paul and Mary Michealachsyn Pankiw and was a native of Ternopol, Ukrane having lived in Haywood County since 1948. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Anna Pankiw and two sons, Donnie...
John Whittaker
Sep 25, 2005
Canton - John Daniel "Dan" Whittaker, age 95, of Pisgah Drive died Sunday, September 25, 2005 at his residence. He was the son of the late William and Mary Hamon Whittaker and was a native of Delavan, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 65 years, Norma Evelyn Whittaker. In addition to his...
Mary Whitaker
Sep 25, 2005
Lake Junaluska-Mary Herlong Whitaker, age 83, of 254 Oxford Road, died on Sunday, September 25, 2005 at her residence. She was born in Johnston, SC and was the daughter of the late Henry Hancock and Nettie Rankin Herlong. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her first husband, Reverend Dr. John Madison...
Mark Pankiw
Sep 25, 2005
Waynesville-Mark Paul Pankiw, age 42, of 100 Alden Avenue, Chattanooga, TN, formerly of Waynesville, died on Sunday, September 25, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He had come to Waynesville to attend his father's funeral and his death occurred unexpectedly. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Paul Pankiw, who died on...
Douglas Cothern
Sep 24, 2005
Douglas "Doug" Floyd Cothern, age 58, of 662 Underwood Cove Road died Saturday, September 24, 2005 at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of Floyd G. Cothern of Waynesville and the late Doris Wright Cothern who died September 13, 2005. He was a 1965 graduate of Waynesville Township...
Floyd Fish
Sep 21, 2005
Spring Creek-Floyd L. Fish, age 85, of 2898 Conley Road, Morganton, formerly of the Spring Creek Community passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at the VA Medical Center in Asheville. A native of Madison County, he was the son of the late C.W. and Hattie Lee Fish. He was also preceded in death by one sister...
Tommy Swink
Sep 20, 2005
Waynesville-Tommy Earl Swink, age 48, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Pat Cody of Whitsett, NC and the late Robert Theodore Swink. He was employed by Wal-Mart as a Claims Manager for over 14 years. He attended Woodland Baptist Church in...
Lucille Green
Sep 19, 2005
Waynesville-Lucille Gibson Green, age 77, of 1337 Pigeon Road, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2005 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Nellie Davis Gibson. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Lee Roy Green, who died in 1998;...
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