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.
Jesse Shope
Mar 19, 2003
Hendersonville-Jesse Clarence "Pete" Shope-67, of the Dana Community died Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at Park Ridge Hospital. He was a native of Haywood County and had lived in Henderson County for the past 7 years. He was a son of the late G. H. Shope, Sr. and Bertha Miller Shope and was also preceded in death by...
James Bryson, Jr.
Mar 19, 2003
JAMES R. BRYSON, JR. Lake Junaluska-James R. Bryson, Jr., age 66, of 1014 Old Clyde Road, died Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Jackson County, he had resided in Haywood County for more than 20 years, and was the son of the late James R. and Rosa Lee Passmore Bryson. He was...
Helen Ploch
Mar 19, 2003
HELEN JANE LOUISE S. PLOCH Asheville-Helen Jane Louise Swits Ploch, age 86, of Givens Estate, formerly a resident of Cokesbury Circle, Lake Junaluska, died Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at Laurels of Green Tree Ridge. A native of Austin, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, she was the only child of the late F. Howard Swits and Myrtle...
Jenive Welch
Mar 17, 2003
Canton-Jenive Smathers Welch- 102, formerly of Coffee Branch Road, died Monday, March 17, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was a daughter of the late J. Burton and Roxanne Kinsland Smathers. She was the wife of the late Morris L. Welch who died in 1981 and...
Lee Hannah
Mar 16, 2003
Canton - Mary Lee Rhodes Hannah formerly of Rhoda Street died Sunday, March 16, 2003 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Frank and Ethel Burris Rhodes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Lester Hannah who died in 1993; two...
Gene Mcclure
Mar 15, 2003
Waynesville-Gene E. McClure, age 64, of 35 Arden Street, died Saturday, March 15, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of the late William McClure, Sr. and Dora Green McClure. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Ada Mills and by two brothers, Fred McClure...
Kenneth Turcott
Mar 14, 2003
Waynesville-Kenneth Alton Turcott, age 59, of Ridgewood Drive, died Friday, March 14, 2003 at his residence. He was born in Jefferson County, New York and was the son of the late William and Gertrude Fisher Turcott. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Lyle Turcott and George Turcott, and by a sister Beulah Hawn. He...
Margaret Caldwell
Mar 13, 2003
MARGARET V. CALDWELL Waynesville-Margaret Van Hook Caldwell, age 77, formerly of 112 Topview Drive, died Thursday, March 13, 2003 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Effie Angel Van Hook. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Raymond B. Caldwell, Sr., who died...
Blanche Burnette
Mar 13, 2003
Canton-Blanche Cody Burnette, age 81, of 147 J.R. Sayles Road, died Thursday, March 13, 2003 at her residence. Born on July 18, 1921 in Graham County, she was the daughter of the late Boyd Clinton Cody and Stella Stiles Cody, and lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was also preceded in death by her...
Roger Woodard
Mar 12, 2003
Waynesville-Roger Carroll Woodard, age 70, of Winchester Drive, died Wednesday, March 12, 2003 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was born in Gaston County, and spent his younger years in Haywood County. He was the son of the late Caleb Adam and Vinnie Rogers Woodard. He was also preceded in death by a sister Flora Woodard Evans....
Velma Ledford
Mar 11, 2003
VELMA J. LEDFORD Waynesville-Velma Jones Ledford, age 77, of Links Lane, died Tuesday, March 11, 2003 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Justice Jones and Maude Bussell Jones. She was also preceded in death by her spouse, James W. Ledford, who died in 1989. She is survived...
Kenneth Jaynes
Mar 11, 2003
Dandridge, Tennessee-Kenneth Lane Jaynes, age 59, Sam Martin Road, Dandridge, died Tuesday, March 11, 2003 at his residence. He was a native of Haywood County and a former resident of Candler, North Carolina. He was the son of Freda Fincher Jaynes, of Waynesville and the late James Edward Jaynes. He was a truck driver with Transport Drivers,...
Taylor Sutton
Mar 10, 2003
TAYLOR F. SUTTON Waynesville-Taylor F. Sutton, age 84, of 62 Blink Bonny Drive, died Monday, March 10, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Richwood, West Virginia, he had lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was the son of the late Jake and Adeline White Sutton and was also preceded in death...
Lorene Guy
Mar 10, 2003
Canton-Lorene Moore Guy-79, of 1670 Queentown Road, died Monday, March 10, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a daughter of the late Earl Herbert and Dollie Arizona Blanche Harkins Moore and the wife of the late Elbert Blake "Blackie" Guy who died in 2000. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Everett Moore....
Robert Wines, Jr.
Mar 9, 2003
Canton - Robert E. Wines, Jr., age 54, of 100 Crossroad Hill Road died Sunday, March 9, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the son of Robert E. Wines, Sr. and Loretta Reece Wines of Canton. He was in partnership with his father as owner...
Walter Overman
Mar 9, 2003
WALTER F. OVERMAN Waynesville-Walter Franklin Overman, age 85, formerly of Haywood County, died Sunday, March 9, 2003 in Tallahassee, Florida. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Thomas and Hester Wines Overman. He was also preceded in death by a son, Thomas Dewayne Overman. He was a US Navy veteran of World...
Dale Tucker
Mar 9, 2003
Canton - Dale Harrison Tucker, age 54, formerly of 123 Holtzclaw Street went to be with the Lord Sunday, March 9, 2003 at the Brian Center in Waynesville. He was the son of the late Toy Daniel and Edith Conley Tucker, Sr. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Douglas Conley Tucker and Toy Tucker,...
Madgeline Scott
Mar 8, 2003
Canton - Madgeline Carver Scott, age 85, of 94 Morning Glory Lane in the Beaverdam Community of Canton died Saturday, March 8, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was a daughter of the late Arvil and Sally Smith Carver. She was preceded in death by her...
James Thompson
Mar 7, 2003
Canton-James "Jim" I. Thompson-56, of 287 Rice Cove Road, died March 7, 2003 at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was a son of Mary Reno Thompson and the late Hubert Thompson. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Raymond Thompson who died in Dec. 2002 and one...
James Taylor
Mar 7, 2003
Arden-James Lee Taylor-64, of Royal Pines Subdivision in Arden died Friday, March 7, 2003 at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was a native of Buncombe County and had lived most of his life there. He was a son of Lucinda Mason Taylor of Candler and the late Lawrence P. Taylor. He was the husband of the late Lorna...
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