Obituaries
Local Obituaries - Haywood County, NC and the Surrounding Areas
Linda Hurley
Sep 3, 2022
Waynesville, Linda Hall Hurley, age 77, surrounded by loving family, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at Haywood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
A resident of Haywood County for 40+ years, she was a daughter of the late Norman and Mary Barrineau Hall. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Mike...
Robert Hargrave
Sep 3, 2022
Canton - Robert Jackson “Cab” Hargrave, 71, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022.
Cab was born on June 13, 1951. He was originally from Bainbridge, Georgia and was a Florida resident for many years before moving to Haywood County in 2007. He was preceded in death by his parents, Burch and Jane Hargrave, as well as...
Freida Terrell
Sep 2, 2022
Clyde, Freida Dean Morgan Terrell, age 86, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 2, 2022, at her residence.
Freida was a native of Buncombe County, a daughter of the late Cansler (Buddy) and Della Anders Morgan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 52 years, Joe E. Terrell, who...
Wilma Davis
Sep 2, 2022
Wilma N. Davis
Canton – Wilma Sue Nichols Davis, 93, of the Dutch Cove Community, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022 at her residence.
A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Frank Nichols and Kathryn Smathers Nichols. She was also preceded in death by her...
Devoice Medford
Sep 1, 2022
Candler, formerly of Maggie Valley, Devoice Morrow Medford, age 92, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at Mission Memorial Campus.
A native of Haywood County she was a daughter of the late Edgar and Mattie McElroy Morrow. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Davis Medford, they had spent...
Estelena Hipps
Aug 31, 2022
Canton - Estelena Hipps, 67, of Canton passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at the Charles George Veterans Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Glenn Pope and Betty Wilson Pope of Canton. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, David Hipps in 2005 and a...
Ruth Moore
Aug 30, 2022
Clyde, Ruth Eudine Gillett Moore, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at Haywood House.
A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Jewel Bryson Gillett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, L.J. Moore who died in 2019; two sisters-in-law, Florence Moore...
Linda Haney
Aug 28, 2022
Alabama formerly of Clyde - Linda Jo Ray Haney, 76, of Killen, AL (formerly of Clyde NC) was surrounded by family and passed away peacefully as she entered her heavenly rest on August 28, 2022. Born in Waynesville, North Carolina, August 20th, 1946; Linda was the daughter of the late Oder & Robbie Ray.
Linda loved the...
Alice Burch
Aug 28, 2022
Alice Neal Medford Burch, 88, of Clyde died on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Roy Ratcliffe Medford and Katie Lou Stephens Medford. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brother, Gerald Cowan Medford.
Alice Neal was a graduate...
Margaret Cogburn
Aug 27, 2022
Margaret Josephine Morgan Cogburn, 87, of Canton passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at Autumn Care. A lifetime native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Glenn Brown and Georgia Plemmons Morgan and stepfather, Horace Singleton. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert “Bobby” Cogburn in 2010 and brother,...
Freda Shell
Aug 27, 2022
Freda Ann Shell, 64, of Candler passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at Pisgah Manor. A native of Harlan, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Solomon and Celia Kelly Shell. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her brother, Leroy Schell
Freda is survived by three sons, Brian Shell,...
Alice Pilkey
Aug 26, 2022
Chuckey, TN - Alice Lorraine Pilkington Pilkey, 75, of Chuckey, Tennessee passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022, in Greeneville, TN. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Hardy Hylan and Cora Mae Putnam Pilkington. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Ernest N Pilkey, Sr. on...
Joyce Thompson
Aug 26, 2022
Canton, Joyce Elaine Holland Thompson, age 72, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022, peacefully at her residence.
A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Roy Samuel and Marjorie Beatrice Stevens Holland. In addition to her parents, Joy was preceded in death by an infant son, James Thompson, Jr. and her husband,...
Regina Ann Britton
Aug 26, 2022
Regina Ann Clark Walker Britton,59, went home peacefully to be with the Lord early morning, Friday, August 26, 2022. She joins loved ones who have gone before; her parents, Dorothy and John Taylor Clark; husband, Arnold “Arney” Walker and brothers, JC and Dewey Clark.
Regina is survived by her sister, Rosa Trull of Candler; her nieces, Andi...
Ellene Francis
Aug 26, 2022
Waynesville, Ellene Holbrook Francis, age 90, peacefully passed away at her residence on Friday, August 26, 2022.
A 70-year resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Grace Edge Holbrook. She was also preceded in death by her dear husband, Charles "Pink" Francis who died in 2001; her brother, Roy Holbrook, Jr.;...
Glenna Mccoy
Aug 24, 2022
Candler, Glenna Sue McCoy, age 82, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, peacefully at her residence with family by her side.
A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Glenn and Electa McCarson Clark. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Roy Lee McCoy.
...Brenda Woodell
Aug 24, 2022
Brenda Lou Conley Woodell, 71, of Hendersonville passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022. A native of Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Everett Conley and Mildred Jordan Conley. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Warren “Woody” Woodell in 2013; a sister, Pamela Conley and a brother, Michael Conley....
James Wilson, Jr.
Aug 23, 2022
Canton – James “Jimmy” Marcus Wilson, Jr., 69, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at his residence.
Jimmy was native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of the late James Marcus and Joy Webb Wilson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Phyllis Wilson Hipps. Jimmy loved...
Carolyn Robinson
Aug 22, 2022
Carolyn Palmer Robinson, 89 passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon, August 27, 2022, at Brookridge Baptist Retirement Home in Winston-Salem, NC.
A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Wilda M. and Charlie J. Palmer.
She is survived by a daughter Sandra and her husband Jack and granddaughter Victoria. She was preceded...
Donna Frederick
Aug 22, 2022
Vale, North Carolina formerly of Clyde – Donna Faye Apperson Frederick, 81, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022 at Maggie Valley Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center.
Donna was a native of Shattuck, Oklahoma and a daughter of the late Morris Leland and Jessie Margaret Sizelove Apperson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
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