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.

Robert Green
Apr 22, 2004
Waynesville-Robert Carroll Green, age 60, died Thursday, April 22, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Woodrow Wilson Green and Margie Lucille Goodson Green. He was a driver for the Enterprise Mountaineer for 13 years. He was a member of the Waynesville Moose...

James King
Apr 21, 2004
Candler-James Paul King, age 85, of 44 Grassy View Road Died Wednesday, April 21, 2004 at Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was a son of the late R. W. and Ora Young King . He was married to the late Susan Lucinda Williams King who died...

Margie Deweese
Apr 19, 2004
Waynesville-Margie Helen Deweese, age 78,formerly of Hazelwood, died Monday, April 19, 2004 at Mountain Trace in Sylva. A native of Jackson County, she had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late William and Ethel Mae Jones Ensley. She was preceded in death by her first husband, William T. Deweese,Sr.,...

Lucy Lindsey
Apr 19, 2004
Lucy Justice Lindsey, age 90, of Clyde died April 19, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Lindsey was born on August 14, 1913, the youngest of eight children of the late Will and Lou Fowler Justice. She was preceded in death by her husband Kyle C. Lindsey and an infant son Donald Ted Lindsey. A lifelong...

Ernest Bueker
Apr 18, 2004
Clyde - Ernest Monroe "Moe" Bueker, Sr., age 82, died Sunday, April 18, 2004 at his residence. He was a native of Lafayette County, MO and lived in Haywood County for the past 61 years. He was the son of the late Herman and Flora Ostermeyer Bueker. He was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Haynes...

Deborah Hughes
Apr 17, 2004
Waynesville-Deborah Ann Duncan Hughes, age 49, of Hyatt Creek Road, died Saturday, April 17, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital. She was a native of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Theodore and C. L. Leatherwood Duncan. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Deanna Free. She is survived by her son, Anthony...
Dr. Kitts
Apr 17, 2004
Waynesville-Dr. Warren Hugh Kitts, age 79, of Brown Avenue, died Saturday, April 17, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Grainger County, Tennessee and was the son of the late Virgil and Ada Nell Beeler Kitts. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Mary Frances Payne. He graduated from Knoxville High...

Charles Karriker
Apr 17, 2004
Canton - Charles Caldwell Karriker, age 73, of 72 Slow Lane died Saturday, April 17, 2004 at Catawba Medical Center in Hickory. He was a native of Rowan County and the son of the late Shellie Brown and Katie Bost Karriker. He was married to the late Jean Galliene, who passed away November 25, 1998. He was...

Rita Willey
Apr 16, 2004
Waynesville-Rita Ann Willey, age 81, of 360 Old Balsam Road, died Friday, April 16, 2004 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. She was a native of Lancaster, New Hampshire and was the daughter of the late George Lee and Mary Margaret Steele Willey. She is survived by four sisters, Leah Francis Dunston of Waynesville, Laura Evelyn Hickman, of...
Candy Seay
Apr 16, 2004
Waynesville�Candy Yvonne Seay, age 49, of 1145 Coleman Mountain Road, died Friday, April 16, 2004 at the home of her sister. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Phoebe Bailey Seay and the late W. L. Seay, Jr. She was employed in the Accounts Receivable Department at Midway Medical Center. She was a 1972...

Dorothy Conard
Apr 16, 2004
Waynesville-Dorothy A. ''Dot'' Conard, age 73 of White Oak Road, died Friday, April 16, 2004 at her residence. She was a native of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Hobart F. and Fannie Burr McElroy Hoglen. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Hubert Lee Hoglen. She graduated from Waynesville Township High...

Beulah Tyler
Apr 15, 2004
Canton-Beulah Inman Tyler, age 97, of 34 Spruce Street, died Thursday, April 15, 2004 at her residence. She was a native of Haywood County where she lived most of her life. She was a daughter of the late James Baxter and Mary Etta Sellars Inman and was the wife of the late Maurice L. Tyler who died...

Pearl Clark
Apr 14, 2004
Westfield, NC-Pearl Ledbetter Clark, age 79, formerly of Canton, died Wednesday, April 14, 2004 at the Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. She was a native of Haywood County and lived in the Winston-Salem area since 1969. She was a daughter of the late Jonathan and Allie Chambers Ledbetter. She was married to the late Jerry Willard Clark who...

Ambrose Bond, Jr.
Apr 13, 2004
Waynesville-Ambrose Theodore ''Ted'' Bond, Jr., age 75, of Scenic Circle, died Tuesday, April 13, 2004 at Mission St. Joseph Health Care. A native of Monroe, Louisiana, he had resided in Haywood County since 1978. He was the son of the late Ambrose Theodore Bond, Sr. and Thelma Clark Bond. He was a graduate of Louisiana University at...
Lula Sanford
Apr 11, 2004
Canton - Lula Mae Bowers Sanford, age 79, of Dutch Cove Road, died Sunday, April 11, 2004, at her residence. She was a native of Jackson County and had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Charlie and Fannie Huffman Burnette Bowers. She was preceded in death by her...

Matilda Trantham
Apr 11, 2004
Canton - Matilda Morris Trantham, age 80, died Sunday, April 11, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Buncombe County and the daughter of the late Russell and Hattie Warren Morris. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fredrick J. Trantham who died in 1988. She was a member of Beth Eden...
William Kelley
Apr 11, 2004
Canton-William Larry Kelley, age 91, formerly of 172 Academy St., died Wednesday, April 14, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Stephens County, Georgia and was the son of the late Thomas Wilhite and Mary Iola Ivester Kelley. He was married to Mary Lois Henderson Kelley who died in 2000. He was also...
Leonard Boone
Apr 10, 2004
Clyde-Leonard O. Boone, 81, died Saturday, April 10, 2004 in Asheville at Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was born in Buncombe County and was the son of the late Harry E. and Lydia Bagwell Boone. He was preceded in death by a sister, Sara Boone Brown and two brothers, Harry...
Jackie Clark
Apr 8, 2004
Clyde-Jackie Sue Clark, age 60, of 66 Morgan Street, died Thursday, April 08, 2004 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Lula Kirkpatrick Ferguson. She was a graduate of Blanton Business College, and for 30 years, she owned and operated Jackie Clark's Small Daycare. She was a...
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