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.
Maggie Valentine
Jun 20, 2003
Maggie L. Valentine Canton Maggie L. Valentine, age 92 of Sandy Creek Court, Hendersonville formerly of Asheville Highway in Canton died Friday, June 20, 2003 at her residence. She was a native of Unicoi County, TN and daughter of the late Sarah Ann Baker. She was also preceded in death by two daughters, Anna Belle Bennett and...
Frank Chambers
Jun 19, 2003
Bethel-Frank Chambers, age 71, of 4848 Old River Road left from his home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 19, 2003, surrounded by his loving family after a very courageous battle with cancer. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was a son of the late O.C. (Pete) Chambers, Sr. and...
Nellie Stamey
Jun 18, 2003
Canton Nellie P. Stamey Nellie Parris Stamey, 82, of Canton died Wednesday, June 18, 2003 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. A native of Jackson County, she was daughter of the late Claude Monroe and Mary Ethel Green Parris. She was the widow of Robert Fred Stamey who died in 1974 and had retired from Champion International with...
Donna Moore
Jun 18, 2003
Asheville Donna R. Moore Donna Robeson Moore, 70, formerly of Canton died Tuesday, June 17, 2003 at Mountain Area Hospice, Solace Center. She was the daughter of the late Linton Hugh and Georgia Marie Weaver Robeson and had been employed as an executive secretary with American Enka, AKZO and BASF. She was a graduate of Canton High...
Tula O'Neil
Jun 18, 2003
Waynesville-Tula McElroy O'Neil, age 83, formerly of Balsam, died Wednesday, June 20, 2003 at Britthaven of Franklin. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Zemery V. and Georgia Kate Green McElroy. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harold Jackson O'Neil and a brother, Willard McElroy. She was a retired...
Linda Patton
Jun 18, 2003
Canton Linda J. Patton Linda Jimison Patton, 55, of 337 Wrightsville Road died Wednesday, June 18, 2003 at Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. She was a lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of Tom W. Jimison of Canton and the late Frances Jimison and was also preceded in death by a daughter,...
Mattie Cabe
Jun 17, 2003
''MATT'' CABE Candler-Mattie Elizabeth Keener Cabe, age 89, of Warrens Creek, died Tuesday, June 17, 2003. A native of Rabun County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Emory N. and Huldah Burnette Holbrook Keener. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ray Norman Cabe, who died in 1997; three brothers, Lee, Will, and...
Maxine Sorrells
Jun 17, 2003
Canton Maxine S. Sorrells Maxine Smith Sorrells, 68, of 1158 Crabtree Mountain Road, died Tuesday, June 17, 2003 at her home. She was a native of Haywood County and lived there most of her life. She spent twenty five years traveling with her husband who was in the United State Air Force. She was daughter of the...
Randy Caldwell
Jun 16, 2003
Waynesville�Randy M. Caldwell, age 46, of Welch Street, died June 16, 2003 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he is the son of Kenneth Caldwell, Jr. of Waynesville and the late Sarah Harris Caldwell. In addition to his father, he is survived by a son, Tim Caldwell, and his wife, Kendra, of Roaring River, NC;...
James Rhea
Jun 15, 2003
Canton - James D. "Jim" Rhea, age 82, of North Canton Road died Sunday, June 15, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the son of the late Dewey and Polly Duckett Rhea. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edith Ivester Rhea who died...
Hazel Phillips
Jun 15, 2003
Waynesville-Hazel ''Maw'' Phillips, age 89, of Edwards Cove Road, died Sunday, June 15, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Irene Radford Warren. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy Allison Phillips, who died in 1979; a...
Iro Medford
Jun 15, 2003
Iro Perry Medford, age 85, of Birch Street died Saturday, June 15, 2003 at his residence. He was a native and life long resident of Haywood County and was the son of the late Cephus E. and Mary Walls Medford. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Hilda Smathers Medford, who died in 1991 and...
Minnie Teems
Jun 14, 2003
Minnie Faye Willis Teems, age 84 of 795 Crabtree Road died Friday, June 13, 2003 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. She was a native and life long resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Johnny and Addie Medford Willis. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Troy and Mark Willis. She retired from...
Kathleen Spence
Jun 13, 2003
KATHLEEN R. SPENCE Entered into Eternal Rest Friday, June 13, 2003 Waynesville-Kathleen Cooper Rhinehart Spence, age 80, of Heritage Farm Road, Hickory, NC, died Friday, June 13, 2003 at Brian Center of Hickory. She was a native of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Charles Herman and Cuba Haiti Jones Rhinehart. She was also...
Charles Haynes
Jun 11, 2003
Waynesville-Charles Richard Haynes entered eternal life on June 11, 2003 after a period of declining health. A native of Haywood County, he was the second of five children born to the late Fulmer and Eliza McGowan Haynes. He was also preceded in death by a son, David Lee Haynes; a sister, Loree Henson; and a brother, Gerald...
Nannie Wells
Jun 10, 2003
Waynesville-Nannie B. Wells, age 87, formerly of Bethel, died Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at the Brian Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Henry F. and Alice Kerley Miller. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Ellis Wells, who died in 1983; a daughter, Judy Wilson and her...
Francis Payne, Jr.
Jun 10, 2003
Canton-Francis Payne, Jr., age 67, of the Cruso Community died Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was a son of the late Francis Payne Sr., and Ruth Medford. He was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Emily Shawn Payne. He retired from...
Vera Hannah
Jun 8, 2003
Candler-Vera Ollivee Hannah, age 67, died Sunday, June 8, 2003 at her residence. She was a native of Haywood County and was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late Jessie Homer and Mary Frances Carver. She was a member of Beaverdam Freewill Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of...
Betty Trull
Jun 7, 2003
Waynesville Betty Pressley Trull, 79, of Sonoma Road died Saturday, June 7, 2003 at her daughter's residence. She was a native of Haywood County and the widow of William Freeman Trull who died in 1999. She was also preceded in death by two daughters, Helen Terrell and Joyce Allen and three brothers and three sisters. She was...
Myrtle Tschinkel
Jun 7, 2003
Waynesville, NC-Myrtle Salmon Matus Tschinkel, age 77, of 87 Willow Road, died Saturday, June 7, 2003 at her residence. A native of Gaffney, SC, she was the daughter of the late Martin B. and Manie Ruppe Salmon. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Theodore Patrick Matus, who died in 1980; and a sister,...
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