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.
Lura Fish
Mar 5, 2005
Spring Creek-Lura West Fish, age 83, of 200 Little Bald Branch Road, died March 5, 2005 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she had lived most of her life in the Spring Creek Community. She was the daughter of the late Dock S. and Glenna Brookshire West. She was also preceded in death by her...
Pearl Mann
Mar 4, 2005
Candler- Pearl Pressley Mann- age 90 of 14 Center St., died Friday, March 4, 2005 at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home. She was a native of Haywood County and had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late Harley and Carrie Motes Pressley. She was preceded in death by her husband...
Jean Stringfellow
Mar 4, 2005
Jean Burke Stringfellow, age 64, of the Dix Creek Community died Friday, March 4, 2005 at North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Wake Forest. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Jim and Mozelle Wooten Burke. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Tommy Burke. She retired...
Eva Clark
Mar 4, 2005
Clyde-Eva Swanger Clark, age 90, of Camp Branch Road in the Fines Creek Community, died Friday, March 4, 2005 at her residence. She was a native of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Joseph M. and Beatrice Kirkpatrick Swanger. She was the widow of the late Zeb Clark who died in 1993 and was...
Charles Conard
Mar 3, 2005
Clyde- Charles Lee Conard age 65 of 56 Fire Fly Place died Thursday. March 3, 2005 at his residence. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of Ruby Ford Conard and the late James Howard Conard. Mr. Conard was also preceded in death by a sister, Barbara Jean Stevenson and a brother, Larry Conard....
Ruby Mann
Mar 2, 2005
Bethel-Ruby Griffin Mann, age 78, of the Bethel community, died Wednesday, March 2, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was a daughter of the late Arthur Griffin and Gertrude Watson and was also preceded in death by a son, Larry Mann. She is survived by her...
Dr. Feichter
Mar 2, 2005
Waynesville-Dr. Ralph Norbert Feichter, age 73, passed away on March 2, 2005 from complications due to Parkinson's disease. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 25, 1932, Dr. Feichter grew up in Chicago next to Wrigley Field, home of the "Chicago Cubs." He moved with his parents, Martha and Leo Feichter, and siblings, Rex, Ilse, and Mark to...
Patricia Wilson
Mar 1, 2005
Canton- Patricia Clark Wilson- age 73 died Tuesday, March 01, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a daughter of the late Joshua Allen and Ethel Q. Grogan Clark and was also preceded in death by two sisters, Lucille Mason and Ruby McCabe. She was member of Piney Grove United Methodist Church and of the United...
William Border
Feb 28, 2005
Waynesville, NC-William Scott Border, age 57, of Waynesville, NC and Columbia, SC, passed away on February 28, 2005. He was born in East Liberty, Ohio and was the son of the late Charles Richard Border, Sr. and Donna Blackburn Border of Waynesville. He served in the US Marine Corp and was a 1967 graduate of Tuscola High...
Michael Haynes, Sr.
Feb 28, 2005
Clyde-Michael Wayne Haynes, Sr., age 62, of 46 Chapel View Drive, died Monday, February 28, 2005 at his residence. A native of Newport News, Virginia, he had lived most of his life in Haywood County. A son of the late Clayton and Virginia Duckett Haynes, he was also preceded in death by a stepfather, Ralph Sichert. He...
Adam Price
Feb 27, 2005
Waynesville-Adam Brently Price, age 30, of 30 Leming Lane, died Sunday, February 27, 2005 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of DeAnna Leming Price of Waynesville and the late William Price. He enjoyed working on computers and raising pit bulldogs. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. In addition to...
Harvey Budkie, Jr.
Feb 27, 2005
Waynesville-Harvey Edward Budkie, Jr. age 78 of 241 Spirit Mountain Trail died Sunday February 27, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and was the son of the late Harvey E. Budkie, Sr. and Irene Blattner Budkie. He was also preceded in death by a son Joey Budkie who died in 1991....
Ethel Buchanan
Feb 26, 2005
Waynesville- Ethel McKee Buchanan age 76 of 1166 Allens Creek Road died Saturday February 26, 2005 at her residence. She was a daughter of the late Cortland and Trula Griffith McKee and had been a resident of Waynesville for the last 50 years. She was also preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. She is...
Georgia Price
Feb 25, 2005
Georgia Davis Price Georgia Davis Price, of 917 Rockhold Drive in Asheville, died on Friday, February 25, 2005 at Mountain Area Hospice Solace in Asheville following an extended illness. Mrs. Price was born on June 4, 1925 in the Cove Creek Community of Haywood County. She is the daughter of Hobart Davis and Gaye Crawford Davis who...
Myrtle Rathbone
Feb 23, 2005
Waynesville-Myrtle Rathbone, age 80, of 49 Valleybrook Lane, died Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late John and Minnie Rector Beasley. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harley Rathbone, who died in 1992; a son, James Robert Rathbone, who died in 1966;...
Lydia Rogers
Feb 22, 2005
Canton-Lydia Samantha Shipman Rogers, age 90, formerly of the Bethel community went to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at the Brian Center of Waynesville. She was a lifelong resident of Haywood County and was a daughter of the late Mark and Julia Pressley Shipman. She was preceded in death by her 1st husband Robert...
Melia Brackett
Feb 21, 2005
Waynesville-Ann Brackett, age 72, of 297 Hendrix Street, died Monday, February 21, 2005 at her residence. A native of Cherokee County, she was the daughter of Gordon and Maudie Dailey Morgan. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Marlor L. Brackett, who died in 2002; two brothers, Willie and Sheridan Morgan; and a sister, Ruby...
Calvin Taylor
Feb 21, 2005
Asheville-Calvin Coolidge Taylor-age 81, died Monday, February 21, 2005 at St. Joseph's campus of Mission Hospitals. He was a son of the late Hardin Clyde and Lillian Bradley Taylor and was a 1950 graduate of Clemson University with a M.S. degree. He was employed by the United States E.P.A. as an economist and was a member of...
Arvestia Smith
Feb 20, 2005
Arvestia "Arves" Edward Smith, age 63, of Fripp Island, SC and formerly of Canton died unexpectedly Sunday, February 20, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Homes & Cremation Services with the Rev. Carrol Lindsey officiating. Burial will follow at Chestnut...
James Priest
Feb 20, 2005
Waynesville-James W. Priest, age 39, of 790 Oakdale Road, died February 20, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Irving, New York, he was the son of the late Barbara Pritchard Priest. He was a computer draftsman and was employed by Peco, Inc. He enjoyed fly fishing, mountain biking, skiing, golf, baseball, and auto racing....
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