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.
Claude Norman
Nov 28, 2002
CLAUDE NORMAN Waynesville-Claude Norman, age 86, of 25 Genoa Lane, died Thursday, November 28, 2002 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Nathan and Mary Watson Norman. He was a truck driver for Allison Oil Company and retired in 1966. He was a member of Grandview Baptist...
Nannah Little
Nov 28, 2002
Waynesville-Nannah Lou Harrell Little, age 67, of Hellier, Kentucky, formerly of Waynesville, died Thursday, November 28, 2002 in Pikeville Methodist Hospital. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Coleen Evans Bradley. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Floyd Dalton Harrell. She is survived by her husband, Billy...
Wilsye Caldwell
Nov 27, 2002
WILSYE CALDWELL Waynesville-Wilsye Ella Trantham Caldwell, age 84, of 282 Caldwell Hollow died Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and life-long resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late William Ervin Trantham and Amanda Suttles Trantham. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jarvis Caldwell, who died...
Verna Pressley
Nov 27, 2002
Canton - Verna Mae Williamson Pressley, age 82, of 1439 Murray Road died Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was born in Swain County and was a resident of Haywood County most of her life. She was the daughter of the late William M. and Stella Mae Justice Williamson. She was preceded in...
Carroll Smathers
Nov 27, 2002
Canton-Carroll Eugene Smathers-80, died Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at Brian Center of Weaverville. He was a native of Haywood County where he lived most of his life and was a son of the late Girdwood and Fannie Abel Smathers. He retired from Dayco International with over 40 years service and was a United States Army Veteran serving...
M. Nix
Nov 24, 2002
M. C. (CLINTON) NIX Waynesville-Martin Clinton Nix, age 87, died Sunday, November 24, 2002 at Picture of Life Assisted Living Center in Toccoa, Georgia. A native of Carrolton, Georgia, he had lived most his life in Haywood County. He was the son of the late Carl Agustus and Mattie Martin Nix. He was preceded in death by...
Lance Brooks
Nov 23, 2002
Clyde - Lance Lane Brooks, age 86, died Saturday, November 23, 2002 at the Brian Center of Weaverville. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of the late George and Kate Brooks. He was also preceded in death by his twin sister, Margie Carter who died in 2001. He is survived by a nephew...
Lucile Newsom
Nov 23, 2002
LUCILE NEWSON Waynesville, NC-Lucile Newsom, age 97, of Waynesville and Orlando, Florida died Saturday, November 23, 2002 at Haywood Regional Medical Center, Clyde, NC. A native of LaGrange, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Charles Ridley and Mary Emma Williams Darden. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Grover Newsom, Sr. in...
Clara Davis
Nov 20, 2002
Clara M. Davis Canton-Clara Mae "Granny" Fisher Davis, 89, of Canton died Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at the Brian Center in Waynesville. A native of Haywood County, she was daughter of the late Robert and Mattie Rogers Fisher and was the widow of Furman Davis who died in 1969. She was also preceded in death by a...
Wayne Brown
Nov 19, 2002
WAYNE BROWN Canton-Wayne Ray Brown, age 59, of Little East Fork Road, died Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at St. Joseph Hospital in Asheville. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the Mamie Caldwell Brown of Canton and the late Bartley E. Brown. He was a US Army veteran and was employed by Carotel Paper...
Lynda Duckett
Nov 18, 2002
Lynda M. Duckett Canton, Lynda Moody Duckett, 60, of 14 Watts Street died Monday, November 18, 2002 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home after an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was daughter of Linda Edwards Moody of Waynesville and the late Joe Howell Moody. She was a member of Canton First Baptist Church. In...
Thomas Watson
Nov 16, 2002
Canton - Thomas Clyde Watson, age 63 of the Beaverdam Community died Saturday, November 16, 2002 at Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem from complications following surgery due to liver cancer. He was a native of and had resided in Haywood County for 38 years. He was the son of Kate Henson Watson and the late George Neil...
Donald Mastman
Nov 14, 2002
DONALD R. MASTMAN Waynesville-Donald Richard Mastman, age 73, died Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at the Black Mountain Center in Black Mountain. A native of Orange County, New Jersey, he had lived in Pompano Beach, Florida before moving to Haywood County. He was the son of the late Donald Mills Mastman and Evelyn Blanchard Palmatier Mastman. He was...
Ann Davey
Nov 14, 2002
ANN CATHERINE DAVEY Waynesville-Ann Catherine Davey, age 73, 49 Eddie's Trail, Lot #3, died Thursday, November 14, 2002 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Camden, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Mintzer Parker. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Troy Davey, who died in 1987; a...
Ralph Queen
Nov 14, 2002
Canton-Ralph "Blondie" Queen-91, of the Henson Cove Community, died Thursday, November 14, 2002 at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the son of the late Horace and Clarcie Stamey Queen. He was the husband of the late Cathren Henson Queen who died in 1992 and was also preceded in...
Elijah Janney
Nov 14, 2002
Clyde-Elijah Keith Janney, infant son of Matthew and Stacey Limbo Janney died Thursday, November 14, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Steven Keith Limbo who died in 1993. In addition to his parents, he is survived by maternal grandparents, Paul and Sara Jones of Lake Junaluska; paternal grandparents, Ronald and...
Ethel Behn
Nov 13, 2002
ETHEL H. BEHN Waynesville-Ethel Waive Hacker Behn, age 85, died Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at Haywood Lodge and Retirement Center in Waynesville. A native of Laporte County, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Fay Thomas Hacker. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Cameron W. Behn. She was a member of...
Bessie Corzine
Nov 13, 2002
Clyde-Bessie Swayngim Corzine-89, died Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at Brian Center of Waynesville. She was a native of Haywood County and a daughter of the late William Forrest and Mamie Medford Swayngim. She was the wife of the late Robert W. Corzine who died in 1991. She was retired from the National Bank of Georgia as a...
J. Smith
Nov 12, 2002
J. D. SMITH Clyde-J. D. Smith, age 77, of Bald Creek Road, died Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at Mountain Area Hospice Solace in Asheville. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Harrison and Tennie Mae Russell Smith. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, two sisters, and one grandchild. He...
Maude Clampitt
Nov 11, 2002
Canton-Maude Howard Clampitt-88 died Monday, November 11, 2002 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Swain County but had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Samuel and Texas Flynn Howard and was the wife of the late Renfro Loftin Clampitt who died in 1996. She...
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