Obituaries
Local Obituaries - Haywood County, NC and the Surrounding Areas
Walter Wright
Aug 22, 2003
Canton-Walter R. Wright, age 89 of Holder Branch Road, died Friday, August 22, 2003 at his residence. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of the late Thomas Leander and Maria Holder Wright. He was owner and operator of Park Street Barber Shop for 35 years and was a United States Army Veteran of...
Gerald Breece
Aug 21, 2003
Canton-Gerald Edwin Breece, age 73 of 20 Garden Lane died Thursday, August 21, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of the late Ernest Milford and Flora Hendrix Breece. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Eugene Breece. He...
Jeanine Beek
Aug 20, 2003
Waynesville, NC-Jeanine Jacoba Marguerite Van Beek, age 71, of 226 Powderhorn Drive, died Wednesday, August 20, 2003 at her residence. A native of The Netherlands, she was the daughter of the late Cornelius and Reneé Lucienne Paris Van Beek. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Claudette Cannemeyer and Jacqueline Van Beek. She was a...
Henry Briley
Aug 20, 2003
Clyde-Henry "Cotton" Briley, age 76 of Old Clyde Road, died Wednesday, August 20, 2003 at his residence. He was a native of Pitt Co., North Carolina and was a son of the late Jesse and Carie Tally Briley. He was employed as an insurance agent for 20 years with Life and Casualty of Nashville, TN. Mr. Briley...
Grace Reed
Aug 18, 2003
Waynesville-Grace Reed, age 80, of Crooked Fork Lane, died Monday, August 18, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Hedding, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Leah Hay Wainwright. She was a former resident of Florida and had resided in Haywood County for the past ten years. She was a retired...
Glenna Murray
Aug 18, 2003
Canton-Glenna Murray- age 85 of the Bethel Community died Monday, August 18, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Gastonia, NC but, had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She had also lived in Henderson County for a brief time. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Ola Mae...
Adolphus Stokes
Aug 17, 2003
Waynesville, NC-Adolphus Dock Stokes, age 90, of 215 Shelton Street, died Tuesday, August 12, 2003 after a short illness. A native of Texas County, Oklahoma, he was the son of the late Mark and Mary Elizabeth Jordan Stokes. He lived 38 years in Stevens County, Kansas and lived one year in Jackson County prior to moving to...
Jack Tubb
Aug 16, 2003
Waynesville-Jack Womack Tubb, age 76, of E. Marshall Street, died Saturday, August 16, 2003 at Autumn Care. He was a native of Sewanee, Tennessee and had resided in Haywood County since 1961. He was the son of the late John B. and Ruby Womack Tubb. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Gene Conley Tubb,...
Willie Frady
Aug 16, 2003
Canton - Willie Mae "Bill" Hyde Frady, age 82, of Mountain View Drive died Saturday, August 16, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late James and Nota Mae Green Frady. She was a member of West Canton Baptist Church were she also...
George Carpenter
Aug 15, 2003
Waynesville-George Lawrence Carpenter, age 82, of 216 Carpenter Way, died Friday, August 15, 2003. He was a native of Roanoke, Virginia, and had resided in Haywood County since 1940. He was the son of the late William Grover and Callie Carrico Carpenter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers and three...
Rupert Hargette
Aug 15, 2003
Waynesville-Rupert H. Hargette, age 78, of Love Lane, died Friday, August 15, 2003 at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was a native of Union County, NC and was the son of the late Lindsey and Ara Snyder Hargette. He was a graduate of Catawba College. He was employed by the US government with the Internal Revenue Service for...
Ray Haley
Aug 14, 2003
Canton-Ray McDonald Haley, age 84, died Thursday, August 14, 2003 at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was a son of the late Mac and Annie Garren Haley and was also preceded in death by three sisters; Ruth Haley, Edith Haley, Betty Sue Haley and one brother; Buddy Haley. He was a member of West Canton Baptist Church and...
Mary Summey
Aug 13, 2003
Canton-Mary Margaret Jenkins Summey, age 84 died Wednesday, August 13, 2003 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late George and Celia Nelson Jenkins. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Reverend Gordon Earl Summey who died in 1989. She was a charter...
Mabel Bryson
Aug 12, 2003
Waynesville-Mabel Ann McCracken Bryson, age 78, of 52 Central Avenue, died Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Myrtle Medford McCracken. She was also preceded in death by four brothers, David, William, Carroll, and Ernest McCracken. She graduated from Western Carolina University and...
Jackson Bradley
Aug 11, 2003
Waynesville-Jackson Bradley, age 78, of 637 Dellwood Road, died Monday, August 11, 2003 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William R. and Mary Cook Bradley. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mary Parton Bradley who died in 1982; two sisters, Nellie B. Arrington and Eunice...
W. Page
Aug 10, 2003
Waynesville-W. Thomas ''Tommy'' Page, age 54, of Short Street, died Sunday, August 10, 2003 at his residence, following an extended illness. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of the late Hilliard and Sarah Mae Davis Page. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Ann Matthews and Gloria Jean Haney. He...
Terrell Moore, Jr.
Aug 10, 2003
Corryton, TN-Terrell Clayton "Terry" Moore, Jr., age 46 formerly of Candler, died Sunday, August 10, 2003. He was the son of T. C. and Mary Wise Moore, Sr. of Candler. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two daughters, Melissa Jones and Candace Moore of Knoxville, TN and one sister, Cheryl Moore Smith of Candler....
Effie Farmer
Aug 10, 2003
Canton- Effie Mae Frizzell Farmer- age 91 - died Sunday, August 10, 2003 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center after an extended illness. She was a native of Jackson County but had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was a daughter of the late Jason and Lillie Deitz Frizzell and the wife of the late...
Robert Haines
Aug 9, 2003
Robert Franklin "Bob" Haines, age 66, of 599 Mulberry Street died Saturday, August 09, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Bainbridge, Ohio and had resided in Haywood County since 1986. He was the son of the late Bob and Viola Sweeny Haines. He was also preceded in death by a son, Randy...
Roxie Howell
Aug 9, 2003
Waynesville-Roxie Deanna Woody Howell, age 38, of Opal Court, died Saturday, August 9, 2003 at her residence. She was a native of Haywood County and was the daughter of Crawford Lee Woody of White Oak and the late Lottie Matilda Conard Woody, who died in 1992. In addition to her father, she is survived by her husband,...
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