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.
Harry Koschnitzke
Dec 15, 2003
HARRY EDWARD KOSCHNITZKE Waynesville-Harry Edward Koschnitzke, age 93, of Waynesville, died Monday, December 15, 2003 at Silver Bluff. A native of Milwaukee, WI, he had recently relocated to Haywood County. He was the son of the late Edward and Carolyn Reimer Koschnitzke. He was a member of Living Savior Lutheran Church in Arden. He is survived by...
Claude Hampton
Dec 14, 2003
Canton-Claude E. Hampton age 85 of 61 Newfound St. died Sunday, December 14, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Bertha Scroggs and Fred B. Hampton. Mr. Hampton was born in Clay County, but had lived in Haywood County most of his life. He retired from Champion International in 1982 with...
Mary Hamlett
Dec 14, 2003
MARY E. HAMLETT Waynesville-Mary E. Hamlett, age 78, died Sunday, December 14, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Maggie Chambers Williamson and was also preceded in death by three brothers, Jack, Lewis and John Williamson. She loved to crochet. She was employed as...
Arbutus Roberts
Dec 14, 2003
Arbutus Holden Roberts , born June 12, 1918, traveled home December 14, 2003 to her husband, Roy Holden, who went home to our Lord on December 14, 1975. She was the daughter of the late Richard and Belle Campbell. She is survived by a daughter, Jeannie Holden of Asheville; a son, Ray Holden of Olympia, WA, 1...
Linda Burris
Dec 14, 2003
LINDA D. BURRIS Waynesville-Linda Davis Burris, age 60, of Hickory Hollow Apartments, died, Sunday, December 14, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Gastonia and was the daughter of the late Huezel and Alma Nelson Davis. She was a beautician with Backstreet Hair Studio and was a member of Allen's Creek Baptist Church....
Edith Mease
Dec 13, 2003
Edith Donaldson Mease, age 73, of 6 Paul Holland Road died Saturday, December 13, 2003 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Weaver and Minnie Seagle Donaldson. She was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Huckeby. She was a member of Plains...
Jeffrey Caldwell
Dec 13, 2003
Knoxville, TN-Jeffrey D. Caldwell, age 39 died Saturday, December 13, 2003 at the University of Tennessee Hospital in Knoxville. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of Nancy Jones of Waynesville and Palmer B. Caldwell of Waynesville. In addition to his mother and father, he is survived by a sister, Angela Hoffpauir of...
Randy Harris
Dec 12, 2003
Waynesville-Freddie Randy Dale Harris, age 39, of 456 Red Maple Drive, died Friday, December 12, 2003 at his residence. He was a native of Haywood County. He is survived by his mother and father, Freddie and Lois Owen Harris of Waynesville; his brother, Ricky Harris, and his wife, Zonya of Waynesville; and two nieces. Funeral services will...
Frank Moody
Dec 12, 2003
Waynesville-Frank D. ''Pet'' Moody, age 69, of 12 Yarborough Street, died Friday, December 12, 2003 at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was a native and life long resident of Haywood County. He was the son of the late Noble and Esther Wilson Moody. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Ed Moody and by a sister,...
Jimmy Messer
Dec 11, 2003
Waynesville-Jimmy Dale Messer, age 49, of 267 Charles Street, Clyde, died Thursday, December 11, 2003 at his residence. He was a native of Haywood County. He was preceded in death by his father, Junior Clark Messer; a sister, Barbara Messer; a brother, Clark Wayne Messer; and a special nephew, Tony Price. He was a taxi driver, a...
Patricia Jones
Dec 11, 2003
Maggie Valley-Patricia Jones, age 65, of 887 Locust Drive, died Thursday, December 11, 2003 at her residence. A native of Binghamton, New York, she was the daughter of the late Howard E. and Anne Onisko Transue. She was also preceded in death by a stepson, Mark Allen Jones. She was an executive secretary for Martin Marietta Missile...
Christopher Broyles
Dec 10, 2003
Canton-Christopher Alan Broyles, age 35 died Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at his home. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Robert D. Rhea and Hortense Holtzclaw Belt. Chris was a 1986 graduate of Pisgah High School. He was in the United States Air Force for 10 years serving in the Gulf War. He is survived...
Kelly Burris
Dec 10, 2003
Waynesville-Kelly G. Burris, age 69, of 274 Allen's Creek Road, died Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Graham County, he was the son of the late Ferrell Joseph and Vinnas Elizabeth Mashburn Burris. He was employed by Charles Burris Trucking and was a member of Allen's Creek Baptist Church. He is...
Ethel Walker
Dec 10, 2003
Waynesville-Ethel Best Walker, age 96, of 119 Riverview Drive, died December 10, 2003 at Autumn Care Nursing Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late William P. and Eva Rogers Best. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Howell ''Ted'' Walker, who died March 20, 1999. She was a...
Emily Penney
Dec 9, 2003
Waynesville-Louise Potts Penney, age 82, of 237 Rolling Green Drive, died Tuesday, December 9, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Durham County, NC, she had resided most of her life in Durham and had lived in Haywood County for the past six years. She was the daughter of the late James and Ruby Morgan...
Thomas Woody
Dec 8, 2003
Waynesville-Thomas Allen Woody, age 38, of 1042 Apple Creek Road, died Monday, December 8, 2003 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he is the son Marlene Hunter Woody of the White Oak Community and the late William W. Woody who died July 16, 2003. He was a self-employed auto mechanic and was a member of...
Ray Vancleve, Sr.
Dec 8, 2003
Canton-Ray Donald VanCleve, Sr., age 80, died Monday, December 8, 2003 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was the son of the late Carter and Fannie Lee Wyatt VanCleve. He was the owner/operator of a service station for 32 years and will be greatly missed. Ray was a United States Army Veteran of World War II serving...
William Mehaffey
Dec 7, 2003
Waynesville-William Jack Mehaffey, age 51, died Sunday, December 7, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Betty Jane Gibson Mehaffey of Waynesville and the late Wilfred Rufus Mehaffey. He was a former employee of Haynes Electric and Haywood County School System. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He is survived,...
Ruby Burnette
Dec 4, 2003
Canton-Mrs. Ruby Lee Clontz Burnette, age 86 of 2313 Kingston Road NE, Rome, Georgia, died Thursday, December 4, 2003, in a Rome hospital following an extended illness. Mrs. Burnette was born April 23, 1917 in Canton, NC, daughter of the late Riley and Eva Henson Clontz. She had spent the greater part of her life in Canton,...
Floyd Caldwell
Dec 4, 2003
Waynesville-Floyd Thadus Caldwell, age 82, of 602 Ned Cove Road, died Thursday, December 04, 2003 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Dave H. and Ivie Maybeal Parton Caldwell. He was also preceded in death by a son, Carmel R. Caldwell in 1988; three sisters, Beaulah Moody, Macy Carver,...
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