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.
Vickie Wojtylko
Apr 5, 2005
Vickie Ann Wojtylko- age 42, formerly of Candler, died Tuesday, April 5, 2005 at her residence in Ocala, Florida. She was a native of Buncombe County and had lived most of her life in Florida. She was the daughter of Bruce Ashe of Austin, TX and Elaine Gores of Fletcher. In addition to her parents, she is...
Herschel Caldwell
Apr 4, 2005
Waynesville-Herschel Homer Caldwell, age 79, of Plott Creek Road, died Monday, April 04, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was born in the Cataloochee Valley of Haywood County, the son of the late Jarvis and Bonnie Childers Caldwell. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Josephine Crawford Caldwell, who died in 1986. He was...
Marie Hipps
Apr 3, 2005
Marie Moore Hipps- age 93 of 112 Fern Lane died Sunday, April 3, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Grover and Effie Harkins Moore. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Hipps, who died in 1997, five sisters and six brothers. Mrs....
James Parker
Apr 3, 2005
Canton-James Way "Skip" Parker, age 54, of 326 Fairlane Road in Columbus, NC, died Sunday, April 03, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital. A native of Haywood County, he was Chief Credit Officer of Hometrust Bank in Asheville. He served as president of Tryon Federal Bank and was formerly employed by First Union Bank of North Carolina and...
Mary Snakenberg
Apr 1, 2005
Mary Louise Luck Snakenberg, age 88, formerly of Canton, died Friday April 1, 2005 at her residence in Dunwoody, Georgia She was born in Norlina, North Carolina in 1916 to Mary Virginia Coakley Luck and Emmett Wesley Luck. She grew up in Raleigh and graduated from Peace Preparatory School. She married Robert L. Snakenberg, Sr. in 1937....
Georgie Henson
Apr 1, 2005
Waynesville-Georgie Clyde Moffitt Henson, age 93, a long time resident of Waynesville, passed away on Friday, April 01, 2005 at Blake Hospital in Bradenton, FL. She was living with her son, Sam, at the time of her death. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Alene Donaldson Moffitt. She was...
Thomas Alexander
Apr 1, 2005
Waynesville, NC- Thomas Williamson Alexander, Jr, 74, prize-winning journalist, editor and all-around enthusiast, died April first of a rare neurological disorder. Tom grew up in remote Cataloochee Valley in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and on spectacular Fie Top Mountain where his parents created Cataloochee Ranch, now one of the Southeast's renowned resorts. He graduated from...
Uldis Krolls
Mar 31, 2005
Asheville - Uldis Krolls, age 79, of 1601 Hyde Park Drive died Thursday, March 31, 2005 at Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. Services will be private. The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorials be made to Mountain Area Hospice Solace, P. O. Box 16, Asheville, NC 28802.
Marie Mcreynolds
Mar 30, 2005
Waynesville-Marie Ellen Butterfly McReynolds, age 56, of 4th Street, died Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at her residence. A native of Rutland, Vermont, she was the daughter of the late Gerald Wayne and Elizabeth Ellen Costello Butterfly. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Asa, who died in 2000. Marie graduated...
Eleanor Orum
Mar 29, 2005
Waynesville-Eleanor Jean Orum, age 78, died Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at her daughter's residence. A native of Washington, PA, she was the daughter of the late John R. and Willetta Conrad Clevinger. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Paul L. Orum, Sr., who died in 1990; three sisters; and four brothers. She was a...
Hattie Hyder
Mar 29, 2005
Waynesville-Hattie Underwood Webb Hyder, age 84, of Underwood Road, died Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the Jerry C. and Harriett Curtis Underwood. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, John Webb and Clay Hyder; two brothers, Clifford...
Marion Garrett
Mar 28, 2005
Lake Junaluska-Marion Huey Garrett, age, 78, died Sunday, March 28, 2005 at her home. A native of Enterprise, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late George Bolling Huey, Jr. and Vonceil Chancey Huey. She was also preceded in death by a son, William W. Garrett, Jr.; and a brother Bolling Huey. Mrs. Garrett received her B.S....
Mabel Harvey
Mar 28, 2005
Waynesville, NC-Mabel "Mae" Harvey, age 84, of 54 Chancery Lane, died Monday, March 28, 2005 at her residence. A native of Brooklyn, NY, she had formerly lived in Lindenhurst, NY, before moving to Haywood County in 1991. She was the daughter of the late Chris and Anna Terjesen Christiansen. She was also preceded in death by a...
Ira Wiggins
Mar 28, 2005
Canton- Ira Joseph Wiggins- age 89 of the Cruso community died Monday, March 28, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital following an extended illness. He was a native of Swain County but spent most of his adult life in Buncombe and Haywood Counties. He was the last living son of William and Maggie Colvard Wiggins. He was preceded...
Margaret Johnson
Mar 27, 2005
Canton- Margaret Henson Wright Johnson, age 84 of North Main Street died Sunday, March 27, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Buncombe but had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was a daughter of the late George Wesley and Mattie Nora Kerley Henson and was the wife of the...
Odie Smathers
Mar 27, 2005
Canton - Odie Lee "O. L." Smathers, Jr., age 77, formerly of Canton died Sunday, March 27, 2005 at his residence in Tignall, GA. He was a native of Haywood County where he lived most of his life until he retired and moved to Tignall. He was the son of Odie Lee Smathers, Sr. and Alma Smathers....
Bishop Hunt, Jr.
Mar 26, 2005
Bishop Earl G. Hunt, Jr., 86, a resident of Givens Estates, died Saturday, March 26, 2005. Hunt was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, on September 14, 1918, the son of Earl Gladstone and Tommie Mae DeVault Hunt. He received his B.S. from East Tennessee State University in 1941 and his M.Div. from Candler School of Theology in...
Edith Thompson
Mar 25, 2005
Canton - Edith Lindler Thompson, age 88, of 1006 Dutch Cove Road died Friday, March 25, 2005 at St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals.<br><br>She was the last of nine children born to Joseph Gatling Lindler and Betty Alberta Miller and was the wife of the late Joseph S. Thompson, Jr. who died October 12, 1996. Her brothers...
Robert Sanford
Mar 24, 2005
Canton - Robert Woodrow "Cobby" Sanford, age 85, of the Dutch Cove Community died Thursday, March 24, 2005 at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was a native of Haywood County and lived most of his life in South Florida until retiring back home to Canton. He was the son of the late James A. and Carey Robinson Sanford....
Lucille Rogers
Mar 22, 2005
Candler - Lucille Allman Rogers, age 70, of 11 Stamey Road died Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at her home. She was a native of Madison County and the daughter of the late Wilburn and Pansy McGalliard Allman. She was preceded in death by a step-daughter, Vicky Morgan. She retired in 1984 from Palmer Instrument and was a...
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