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.
Tallie O'Neil
Feb 4, 2003
Cruso-Tallie O'Neil-90, of 228 Sharp Mountain Road, died Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at his residence. He was a native of Jackson County, Alabama and lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was a son of the late Toss and Ollie Howell O'Neil. He is also preceded in death by 2 sisters, Laura Smathers, Tallie's twin...
J. Smith
Feb 3, 2003
Clyde-James Lewis Smith-90 died Monday February 3, 2003 at his residence. He was a son of the late Robert and Fannie Sanders Smith and was the husband of the late Ruby Reed Smith who died in 1999. He was also preceded in death by a brother Lawrence Smith. He retired from Champion International with 46 years of...
Sara Hamrick
Feb 3, 2003
Canton-Sara Vance Leatherwood Hamrick-88, formerly of Oakland Circle died Monday, January 3, 2003 at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home. She was a native of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Robert Vance and Mary Reeves Leatherwood. She was the wife of the late P. V. Hamrick who died in 1974. She was a homemaker and member...
Florence O'Keefe
Jan 30, 2003
FLORENCE B. O'KEEFE Waynesville-Florence Brindmore O'Keefe, age 86, died Thursday, January 30, 2003 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. A native of Minneapolis, MN, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Edna Blackburn Brindmore. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Richard Brindmore and her sister, Charlotte Zinn. She was a dedicated artist and...
Jessie Inman
Jan 30, 2003
Canton-Jessie Franks Inman - 94, of 46 Lake Logan Road, died Thursday, January 30, 2003 at her residence after an extended illness. She was a native of Jackson County and had lived in Haywood County for the past 77 years. She was a daughter of the late James P. Franks and Cora Pressley Franks and was the...
Ruth Edwards
Jan 29, 2003
Clyde-Ruth Elizabeth Liner Edwards-91, formerly of West Canton died Wednesday, January 29, 2003 at Britthaven of Clyde after a brief illness. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Paul and Minnie Dill Liner. She was preceded in death by her 1st husband, Lester Clark and her 2nd husband,...
Rosie Wilson
Jan 29, 2003
Waynesville-Rosie Brown Wilson-81 of Allen Drive died Wednesday, January 29, 2003 at Britthaven of Clyde. She was a native of Richmond, VA and was the daughter of the late Ernest and Nellie Cain Brown. She was the wife of the late Fred Wilson who died in 2002 and was also preceded in death by a son, Steven...
Jessie Meadows
Jan 28, 2003
JESSIE ALLISON MEADOWS Waynesville-Jessie Lee Allison Meadows, age 79, received her promotion on Tuesday, January 28, 2003. A native of Madison County, she was the last surviving child of the late Andrew and Emma Hicks Allison. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Elbert ''Ebb'' Meadows, Sr. who died in 1988; a son, Elbert Meadows,...
Edith Clark
Jan 28, 2003
EDITH CATHEY CLARK Lake Junaluska-Edith Cathey Howell Clark, age 92, of Crestridge Drive, died Tuesday, January 28, 2003 at her residence after an extended illness. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Weaver and Cora Smathers Cathey. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Carson W. Clark, who died in...
Catherine Gibson
Jan 28, 2003
Canton-Catherine Elizabeth Gibson-72 of Mears Ave. died Tuesday, January 28, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was a daughter of the late Rufus and Lizzie Gibson Clontz. She is survived by three daughters, Mary Kay Sadler of Dinwiddie, Va, Martha Murray and Brenda Childers Both of...
Virginia Shipman
Jan 27, 2003
Canton-Virginia Lee Shipman-69, of Brookside Drive, died Monday, January 27, 2003 at Harris Regional Medical Center after a long illness. She was a native of Martinsville, VA and had lived most of her life in Canton. She was a daughter of the late Oswald Lee and Rosie Burns Shipman. She was also preceded in death by her...
Joseph Sisk
Jan 25, 2003
Waynesville-Joseph K. Sisk, age 69, of Pigeon Road, died Saturday, January 25, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. He was a native of Haywood County. He had lived in Jackson, Alabama and then returned to Haywood County. He was the son of the late James Grady and Myrtle Faye Frady Siske. He was...
Alice Curran
Jan 24, 2003
Alice ''Marcella'' Kunkle Curran 86, died Friday, January 24, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Evans Falls Pennsylvania, living in Murphy, NC and moving to Waynesville in 2002. She was the daughter of the late Simon and Bessie Keller Kunkle. She is preceded in death by her husband Joseph Francis Curran who...
Barbara Hickman
Jan 23, 2003
Clyde- Barbara Lee Hull Hickman, age 55, of Panther Creek Road, died Thursday, January 23, 2003. She was a native of Riverdale, Maryland and had lived in Haywood County since 1970. She was preceded in death by her mother Mildred Dorothy Zoellner Hull, a son, Josh Hickman and a brother Timothy Patrick Hull. She was a member...
Gary Hooks
Jan 23, 2003
Gary Clayton Hooks, 58, of Soco Road, died Thursday, January 23, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Charlotte, NC; he had lived in Bowling Green KY before moving to Maggie Valley six years ago. He is the son of Helen Jordan Hooks of Maggie Valley and the late J. C. Hooks. He attended Maggie...
Mildred Gibson
Jan 22, 2003
Canton-Mildred Christopher Gibson-76 of Ridge Street, died Wednesday, January 22, 2003 at Canton Christian Convalescence Center. She was a native of Haywood County and was a daughter of the late Broadway and Madge Christopher and the wife of the late Bobby Gibson who died in 1968. She was a homemaker. She is survived by one daughter, Rose...
Mary Blalock
Jan 22, 2003
Canton-Mary Louise Bishop Blalock-92 formerly of Henson Cove, died Wednesday, January 22, 2003 at Sunnybrook Healthcare Center in Raleigh. She was a native of Jackson County and had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was a daughter of the late Charles and Rosalie Arrington Bishop. She was the wife of the late Samuel Edgar...
Tula Clark
Jan 21, 2003
Canton-Tula Murr Clark-83, formerly of Canton died Monday, January 21, 2003 at Carrington Place Nursing Home in Matthews, NC after an extended illness. She was a native of Haywood County and resided there most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Oak and Rosa Bales Murr and the wife of the late Reverend Robert...
Sherry Young
Jan 21, 2003
SHERRY M. YOUNG Waynesville-Sherry McDowell Young, died Tuesday, January 21, 2003. A native of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, she was born March 6, 1912 to Fred W. and Mildred P. McDowell. The McDowell family was internationally known as breeders of Hampshire sheep, and Sherry was the fifth generation to raise and show prizewinning sheep. Sherry was a 1933...
Lennivee Williams
Jan 20, 2003
Candler-Lennivee Bradley Williams-78, of 10 Cook Lane died Monday, January 20, 2003 at her daughter's residence after an extended illness. She was a native of Haywood County and had lived in Buncombe County most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Doc and Charlotte Warren Bradley and was also preceded in death by 2...
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