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.
Tasca Rader
Jun 2, 2003
Waynesville-Tasca S. Rader, age 94, died Monday, June 2, 2003 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.
Alexander Donaldson
Jun 2, 2003
Waynesville-Alexander Donaldson, age 76, of Fairway Hills Drive, died Monday, June 02, 2003 at his residence. A native of Wayne County, Michigan. He was employed by the State of Connecticut as a vocational rehabilitation counselor and was a member of St. John's Catholic Church. He was a navy veteran and served as a medical corpsman. He was...
Margaret Sorrells
May 31, 2003
Waynesville-Margaret Ellen Morgan Sorrells, age 66, died Saturday, May 31, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Palermo, California and was the daughter of the late Lester and Marjorie Huff Morgan. She was the wife of the late James Theodore Sorrells, Jr.; she was also preceded in death by two sisters; and by...
Melvin Carver
May 30, 2003
Rosman-Melvin Clifford Carver, age 80, died Friday, May 30, 2003 at Transylvania Hospital. He was a native of Smokemont and a prior resident of Haywood County. He was the son of the late James Robert and Laura Jane Watson Carver. He was the husband of the late Beulah Rice Carver who died in 1989 and was also...
Senior Cogdill
May 30, 2003
Waynesville-Senior Trooper Anthony Greg Cogdill, age 32, with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, and resident of 242 Wessill Way, died Friday, May 30, 2003 in the line of duty. Anthony was a native of Haywood County and was the son of Brenda Ledford East and her husband, Louis of Waynesville and Stan B. Cogdill and his...
Irene Messer
May 29, 2003
IRENE B. MESSER Waynesville-Irene B. Messer, age 80, of Fox Run Road, died Thursday, May 29, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Zadie Burgess. She was the wife of the late Nathan Richard Messer, who died...
Alan Clements
May 28, 2003
Waynesville-Alan Ray Clements, age 46, of 263 Aqua Vista Loop, died Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Lunenburg County, Virginia, he was the son of Betty Beale Clements of Hillsborough, NC and the late Robert Lee Clements. He was a disabled veteran of the Vietnam War. In addition to his mother,...
Ellen Smith
May 28, 2003
Waynesville-Ellen Faye Ruff Smith, age 60, of 262 Depot Street, died Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Roy Chester and Dorothy Mae Lee Smith. She was also preceded in death by a twin sister, Ellie Kay Ruff, and two brothers, Ray Chester...
Betty Smathers
May 27, 2003
Canton-Betty Jane Smathers-age 76 of Pisgah Villa Assisted Living Center in Candler died Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at the Brian Center of Weaverville. She was a native of Haywood County where she lived most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Perry G. and Jessie Mell Smathers. She retired from Dayco with over 40...
Ira Henson
May 25, 2003
Canton-Ira Lee "Monk" Henson-age 87, of 1000 Burnette Cove Road, died Sunday, May 25, 2003 at his residence. He was a son of the late Robert Lee and Ophelia Browning Henson and was a member of Burnette Cove Baptist Church. He was a United States Army Veteran serving in World War II. He is survived by his...
Lyle Turcott, Jr.
May 25, 2003
Waynesville-Lyle Everette Turcott, Jr., age 32, of Ridgewood Drive, died Sunday, May 25, 2003 at his residence. He was a native of Rochester, New York and was the son of the late Lyle Everett Turcott, Sr. and Edith Joy Countryman Turcott. He is survived by his wife, Sheila Faye Franklin Turcott; a brother, George Winton Turcott and...
Claude Phillips
May 25, 2003
Waynesville-Claude Medford Phillips, age 79, of 45 Burma Road, died Sunday, May 25, 2003 at his residence. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of the late Jim Medford and Margaret Phillips. He was also preceded in death by a son, Boyd Medford ''Peanut'' Phillips, two sisters, two brothers, and a grandson, Rodney...
Wilma Black
May 25, 2003
Canton-Wilma A. Black, age 73 of 17 Skyline Drive, died Sunday, May 25, 2003 at her residence. She was daughter of the late Bruce and Lena Styles Anglin of Yancy Co., and was also preceded in death by a brother, Ed Anglin. She was a member of Canton First Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband...
Donald Queen
May 22, 2003
Waynesville-Donald Cecil Queen, age 47, of 373 Little Cove Road, died Thursday, May 22, 2003 at his residence. He was a native of Forks, Washington and was the son of the late Clifford Jack and Lillian Elving Queen. He worked for the cable company as a cable splicer. He was an Army veteran. He enjoyed fishing and...
Northern Parham
May 21, 2003
Leicester-Northern Jackson Parham, age 90, died Wednesday, May 21, 2003 at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was a son of the late Charlie Monroe and Phoebie King Parham. He was the husband of Nellie West Parham who died in 1983 and was also preceded in death by one...
Russell Buckner
May 21, 2003
Canton-Russell Garfield Buckner, age 84, died Wednesday, May 21, 2003 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the son of the late P. A. and Daisy Vahaun Buckner. He retired from Champion International and was a member of Crestview Baptist Church. He was a United States Army...
Natalie Schenke
May 21, 2003
Waynesville-Natalie Sue Noll Schenke, age 70, died Wednesday, May 21, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and 41-year resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, she had also resided in Sarasota, Florida for 26 years prior to moving to Waynesville last year. She was the daughter of the late Arthur E. and Beulah Mae Hillard Noll. She was...
Harold Tollefson
May 21, 2003
Waynesville-Harold Oscar Tollefson, age 90, of 628 Park Place, Nacogdoches, Texas, died Wednesday, May 21, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, he had lived most of his life in Neenah, Wisconsin. He currently resided with his sons at their respective homes. He was the son of the late Oscar and Lucy...
Jerry Bradley
May 21, 2003
Canton-Jerry William Bradley, age78, of 436 Henson Cove Road, died Wednesday, May 21, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Jackson County and had lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was the son of the late Dock and Charlotte Roland Bradley and was also preceded in death by two sisters,...
Pearl Yates
May 18, 2003
Waynesville-Frances Pearl Justice Yates, age 93, of 55 Yates Cove Road, died Sunday, May 18, 2003 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Fuller Allison Justice and Frances Falsom Walker Justice and the granddaughter of the late Albert and Mattie McCracken Walker. She was also preceded in death by...
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