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.
Leona Evans
Sep 26, 2002
LEONA RATHBONE EVANS Waynesville-Leona Rathbone Evans, age 76, of 49 Shadyside Dr., died Thursday, September 26, 2002, at Autumn Care of Waynesville. She was a native of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late, Rufus and Mila Messer Rathbone. She was preceded in death by her husband, Everett Albert Evans, in 1995. She was a...
Lester Heatherly
Sep 25, 2002
Canton-Lester Way Heatherly-78, of Cold Creek Road in the Cruso Community, died Wednesday, September 25, 2002 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of the late Byrd and Tulen Massie Heatherly. He was a retired farmer and former employee of Dayco for 17 years and attended Pisgah Free Will...
Lillie Mcintyre
Sep 25, 2002
Canton- Lillie Shytles McIntyre- 91, of 106 Crazy Creek Lane, died Wednesday, September 25, 2002 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. She was a native of Swain County and had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was a daughter of the late Lum and Harriett Corn Shytles and was the wife of the late...
Paul Shehan
Sep 24, 2002
PAUL A. ''CHIEF'' SHEHAN Waynesville-Paul A. ''Chief'' Shehan, age 81, of Fannie Mae Lane, died Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of the late Rufus and Rachael Moody Shehan. He was preceded in death by a son, Johnny Underwood; three brothers, Ransom Moody Shehan,...
Jesse Stephenson
Sep 21, 2002
Jesse David Stephenson, age 92 of 60 Sandy Lane died Saturday, September 21, 2002 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Swain County and had resided in Haywood County most of his life. He was the son of the late Thomas and Martha Jane Crowe Stephenson. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter....
Thelma Yarski
Sep 20, 2002
Waynesville-Thelma B. Yarski, age 75, of 84 Chestnut Park Drive, died Friday, September 20, 2002 at Chestnut Park Rest Home. She was a native of Russell, Manitoba, Canada and was the daughter of the late Thomas M. and Tannis Naisbit McLeod. She had resided in Haywood County since 1961. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Alcie Cook
Sep 19, 2002
Canton-Alcie Henson Cook -98, formerly of the Henson Cove Community, died Thursday, September 19, 2002 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Turner and Ollie Stamey Henson. She was the wife of the late Perry Herman Cook who died in 1981 and was also preceded in...
Catherine Cogburn
Sep 18, 2002
Canton-Catherine Thomason Cogburn-89 formerly of Henson Cove, died Wednesday, September 18, 2002 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Jesse and Nell Smith Thomason. She was the wife of the late Doyce E. Cogburn who died in 1992 and was also preceded in...
James Durham
Sep 17, 2002
JAMES WALTER ''JACK'' DURHAM Maggie Valley-James Walter ''Jack'' Durham, age 79, Sunset Place, died Tuesday, September 17, 2002 at Haywood Regional Medical Center A native of Memphis, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Clarence Aubrey and Viola McClung Durham. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Clarence Elton Durham. He was a US...
Lewis Wright
Sep 17, 2002
Swannanoa-Lewis Asbury Wright-82 died Tuesday, September 17, 2002 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was a native of Haywood County and had been a resident of Buncombe County since 1958. He was a son of the late Corbett and Louise Green Wright and was also preceded in death by 2 sons, a daughter, a grandson and a brother....
David Crawford
Sep 16, 2002
DAVID LYNN CRAWFORD Waynesville-David Lynn Crawford, age 37, of Iron Duff Road, died Monday, September 16, 2002 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Johnnie and Clara Pless Crawford of Waynesville. He graduated from Tuscola High School and received a machinist degree from Haywood Community College. He was preceded...
Lena Apple
Sep 14, 2002
Maggie Valley-Lena Marie Apple, age 95, formerly of Perryton, Texas, died Saturday, September 14, 2002 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was born in Hutchinson, Kansas and lived most of her life in the Texas Panhandle. She had lived in Haywood County since 1994. She was the daughter of the late B. B. and Grace Kimble Kent,...
Marie Smith
Sep 14, 2002
Candler-Marie Pearson Smith, age 92, formerly of Highway 19/23, died Saturday, September 14, 2002 at Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville. She was a native of Haywood County and had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was the daughter of the late L. C. and Florence Ledford Justice. She was also preceded in death by her...
Dixie Gibson
Sep 13, 2002
Waynesville-Dixie Williams Gibson, age 66, of Hendrix Street, died Friday, September 13, 2002 at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was a native of Jackson County and was the daughter of Wiley Williams, of Waynesville and the late Minnie Curtis Williams. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Robert Gibson, Jr., who died in 1996. She was...
Raymond Rathbone
Sep 12, 2002
RAYMOND C. RATHBONE Maggie Valley-Raymond Cagle Rathbone, age 88, formerly of Maggie Valley, died Thursday, September 12, 2002 in Anderson, SC. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Seldon Randolph and Annabelle Rathbone. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Wilda Leida Setzer Rathbone, who died in...
John Morrow
Sep 11, 2002
JOHN T. MORROW Waynesville-John T. Morrow, age 93, of 190 John Morrow Road died Wednesday morning, September 11, 2002, at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William Crayton and Mattie Treadway Morrow. He retired from American Enka with 41 years service and was a member of First Baptist Church...
Lillie Stockton
Sep 11, 2002
LILLIE STOCKTON Canton-Lillie Parker Stockton, age 98, formerly of the "Beaverdam" community, died Wednesday, September 11, 2002, at Silver Bluff Nursing Facility. She was a native of Macon County and was the daughter of the late Booth and Parthina Houston Parker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dan Stockton, who died in 1982, and one...
Franklin Owen
Sep 9, 2002
Canton-Franklin "Bruce" Owen formerly of Norfolk, Virginia died Monday, September 9, 2002 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was a native of Haywood County but had lived in Norfolk, Virginia for over fifty years. He was the son of the late R. Joyce and Gussie Robinson Owen and was the husband of Mildred J. Owen who died...
Delphia Collette
Sep 8, 2002
Canton - Delphia Lewis Collette- 81, formerly of Gilbert Street died Sunday, September 08, 2002 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was a daughter of the late Z. V. and Callie Burnette Lewis and the wife of the late Rufus Wallace Collette who died in 1985. She is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth Stalcup and her husband...
Jeremiah Jones
Sep 7, 2002
Jeremiah Morgan Jones, infant son of Christopher and Joanna Jones of Candler died Saturday, September 7, 2002 at Mission/St. Joseph's Hospital from complications. In addition to his parents, he is survived by siblings Charles Christopher and Portia Marie; maternal grandmother, Carolyn Swayngim and paternal grandparents, Albert and Doris Jones all of Candler. He is preceded in death...
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