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.

Paul Cabe

Paul Cabe

Jul 6, 2004

Bethel-Paul Clifford Cabe, age 79 of the Hidden Valley area in the Bethel Community died Tuesday, July 6, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Jackson County and had lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was a son of the late Louie and Hettie Reynolds Cabe. Mr. Cabe was employed...

Mable Burnette

Mable Burnette

Jul 5, 2004

Canton-Mable Farmer Burnette age 89 of 4 Thomson Avenue died Monday, July 05, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was formerly employed by St. Joseph Hospital in Asheville and also Canton Health Care Center. Mrs. Burnette was preceded in death by her husband, Oron "Slim" Burnette,...

Olave Warjonen

Olave Warjonen

Jul 5, 2004

Candler-Olave "Ole" Warjonen-age, 85, died Monday, July 5, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital Campus. He was a native of Finland and had resided in Buncombe County since 1979, moving here from Washington. He was the husband of Chetta Trull Warjonen of Candler. Mr. Warjonen was preceded in death by one brother, Reno Warjonen. He was a member...

Algie Reece

Algie Reece

Jul 4, 2004

Waynesville-Algie Andrew "Al" Reece age 74 of 55 Estes Loner Lane died Sunday, July 04, 2004 at his residence after a long battle with cancer. He was a native of Clay County, North Carolina and was a son of the late Charlie and Eva Dye Reece. He was a member of Riverside Baptist Church, President and CEO...

Edward Winchester

Edward Winchester

Jul 4, 2004

Waynesville-Edward Winchester, age 72, of 45 Lanier Lane, died Sunday, July 4, 2004 at his residence after a prolonged illness. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Henry Ralph and Julia Ann Winchester. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and later served in the Naval Reserves from 1956...

Lois Souder

Lois Souder

Jul 4, 2004

Waynesville-Lois Hardin Souder died Sunday, July 4, 2004 at St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. She was a daughter of the late Joshua R. and Wilma Wells Hardin. She was preceded in death by her 1st. husband, Vernon Bell and their daughter, Johanna Marie Bell in which their death occurred from Huntington's disease and her 2nd. husband,...

Wilburn Nelson

Wilburn Nelson

Jul 2, 2004

Maggie Valley-Wilburn Benjamin Nelson, age 86, of High Hill Drive, died Friday, July 2, 2004 at his residence. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of the late Dave and Lura Conard Nelson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Leila Rich Nelson, who died in 1998; and by six brothers...

Kevin Rhinehart

Kevin Rhinehart

Jul 1, 2004

Kevin E. Rhinehart Florence, AL, Kevin Eldon Rhinehart, 46 of Rogersville, Alabama died Thursday, July 1, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of Bobbie H. Blazer of Canton and Thomas E. Rhinehart of Leicester. He was employed by International Paper. Surviving in addition to his parents are: a daughter,...

Palmer Caldwell

Palmer Caldwell

Jul 1, 2004

Waynesville-Palmer Caldwell, age 66, of Killian Street, died Thursday, July 1, 2004 at the VA Medical Center. He was a native of Haywood County and a former resident of Phoenix, Arizona. He was the son of the late Hardy R. and Mary Ann Medford Caldwell. He was also preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey D. Caldwell,...

Helen Kearney

Helen Kearney

Jun 30, 2004

HELEN T. KEARNEY Waynesville-Helen Theresa Kearney, age 80, of Lovely Lane and Ft. Pierce, Florida, died Wednesday, June 30, 2004. A native of Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late George J. and Nellie Casserly Parker. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John F. Kearney, Jr. She attended St. Margarets Catholic Church...

Helen Kearney

Helen Kearney

Jun 30, 2004

HELEN T. KEARNEY Waynesville-Helen Theresa Kearney, age 80, of Lovely Lane and Ft. Pierce, Florida, died Wednesday, June 30, 2004. A native of Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late George J. and Nellie Casserly Parker. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John F. Kearney, Jr. She attended St. Margarets Catholic Church...

Almarie Campbell

Almarie Campbell

Jun 29, 2004

Waynesville-Almarie Campbell, age 69, of 101 Timothy Lane, died Tuesday, June 29, 2004 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late John M. and Burlie Medford Mills. She was a member of the Mountaineer Antique Auto Club and attended Allens Creek Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of...

Mary Hoyle

Mary Hoyle

Jun 29, 2004

Waynesville-Mary Patsy Hoyle, age 78, formerly of 305 Little Mountain Road, died Tuesday, June 29, 2004 at Mountain Trace Nursing Home in Sylva. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Hobert Lee and Nonnie V. Harris Sheehan. She was preceded in death by her husband, William B. Hoyle, who died in 1994....

Glenn Raper

Glenn Raper

Jun 29, 2004

Glenn Raper, Sr. Canton-Glenn E. Raper, Sr., 86 of Canton died Tuesday, June 29, 2004 at his residence. A native of Union County, GA, he had lived the majority of his life in Buncombe and Haywood Counties. He was son of the late Martie and Hattie Botts Raper and was the husband of the late Gladys Burrell...

Betty Davis

Betty Davis

Jun 28, 2004

Waynesville-Betty Lou Morris Davis, age 74, of McElroy Cove Road, died Monday, June 28, 2004 at her residence. A native of Gadsden, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Lorenzo Morris and Mary Eunice Van Landingham Morris Rouse. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Florene Hines. She received her master's degree from...

Olive Woody

Olive Woody

Jun 28, 2004

Clyde-Olive Jane Woody, age 73, of Main Street, died Monday, June 28, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Edward W. and Julia Hooper McClure. She was also preceded in death by a son, Joseph Mack McClure; and two brothers, Edward W. McClure, Jr. and Lawrence...

Anne Abernethy

Anne Abernethy

Jun 25, 2004

Waynesville-Anne Thornburg Abernethy, age 99, died Friday, June 25, 2004 at the Brian Center. She was a native of Lincoln County, NC having lived in Haywood County since 1979. She was the daughter of the late Lee Johnson and Edith Bolick Thornburg. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Hilliard Harrison Hipps and her...

Dallas Mcelroy

Dallas Mcelroy

Jun 25, 2004

Waynesville-Dallas Ray McElroy, age 55, died Friday, June 25, 2004 at his residence. He was a native and life long resident of Haywood County and was the son of the late Leonard McElroy and Annie Phillips McElroy of Waynesville. He was of the Baptist Faith. In addition to his mother, he is survived by two sisters, Joyce...

Julie Mills

Julie Mills

Jun 24, 2004

Canton-Julie Ann Mills, age 31, of 184 Bryson Street, died Thursday, June 24, 2004 at Mission St. Joseph Health Care System. A native and life-long resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Max Mills of Canton and Kathy Hubbard of Candler. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents Ernest and Dobie Mills. She...

Hazel Medford

Hazel Medford

Jun 24, 2004

Waynesville-Hazel Raines Medford, age 92, of 177 Tarheel Drive, died Thursday, June 24, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Columbus L. and Hattie Breece Beck Raines. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Burton Medford who died in 1990; a son, Kenneth...

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