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.
Larry Douglas
Apr 18, 2018
"Loving Husband, Father and Grandfather" Waynesville, Larry Forrest Douglas, 72, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Larry was born in Idabel, Oklahoma, the son of the late John F. and Martha Allan Dickerson Douglas. He was predeceased by a brother, Jerry Douglas. He was a member of the Grandview Baptist Church of Waynesville. Larry was a...
Mary Freeman
Apr 17, 2018
Asheville - Mary Jo VanWinkle Freeman, 65, passed peacefully in the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Licking County, Ohio but a lifelong resident of Buncombe County, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Henry Hugh and Mary Louise Grooms VanWinkle. She was preceded...
Greg Ferguson
Apr 16, 2018
Waynesville, Michael Gregory Ferguson, age 54, passed away on Monday, April 16, 2018. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Judy Loutrel Ferguson and the late Michael E. "Mike" Ferguson. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by his Maternal Grandparents, Homer Alexis and Anna Gregson Loutrel; Paternal Grandparents, William McKinley...
Melanie Rodriguez
Apr 14, 2018
Ellicott City, Maryland - Melanie Williams Rodriguez, age 44, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018 at home after a 13 year battle with cancer. A native of Clyde, North Carolina, she was the daughter of Joe and Gail Williams. She was preceded in death by her sister, Anna Bess Williams of Clyde, NC; paternal grandparents, Robert and...
David Owenby
Apr 13, 2018
Canton - David Lee Owenby, age 71, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018 at his residence. A native of Habersham County, Georgia, he was the son of the late Jay Samuel and Hallie Mashburn Owenby. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Gail Owenby, who passed away in 2014;...
Lisa Limeberry
Apr 13, 2018
Candler - Lisa Ann Limeberry, age 53, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018 at Memorial Mission Campus in Asheville. A native of Orange County, NC, she was the daughter of the late William and Ruby Minor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother and sister. She was a graduate of...
Hiawatha Worley
Apr 13, 2018
Waynesville - Thelma Hiawatha Rogers Worley, age 94, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018 at Haywood Lodge & Retirement Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Hobert and Eva Queen Rogers. . In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gudger Stinnett Worley, who passed...
Robert Mason, Sr.
Apr 10, 2018
"Loving Husband, Father & Papaw" Waynesville, Robert Lee Mason, Sr., age 74, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Albany, New York, he was the son of the late Richard and Charlotte Doris Isdell Mason. Robert was an electrician, and a member of Dellwood Baptist Church. He enjoyed golfing, his...
Patsy Cogburn
Apr 10, 2018
Canton - Patsy Ruth Brookshire Cogburn, 80, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 in Anderson, Alabama. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Elmer Grady and Maude Whitted Brookshire. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Toney Lee "Sonny" Cogburn, who died in 2012; a...
Royce Brown
Apr 8, 2018
Royce Jorden Brown, 82, of Asheville, passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2018. He was born in Pelzer, SC to the late Onnie M. Brown. He resided in Buncombe County for most of his life, and retired after 42 years of service with AT&T. Royce was a lifelong member of VFW Post 891 and was a Korean War Army...
James Hill
Apr 8, 2018
Candler - James Grady Hill, 84, passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, Florida. A native of Henderson County, he was a son of the late James McHampton and Margaret Davis Hill. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Charles, Joe,, Max and an infant...
Carroll Burch, Sr.
Apr 6, 2018
Clyde - Carroll Floyd "Bill" Burch, Sr., 90, passed away on Friday, April 6, 2018 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Vasar D. and Mae Stevenson Burch. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Boyd, Roy, and...
Jason Creson
Apr 5, 2018
Clyde - Jason Ray Creson, 39, of the Clyde community passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Lewis "Louie" and Janice Lanning Creson of Canton. Jason was a lifelong employee of his family business, Lanning Logging in Clyde, a business that...
Bobby Kirkland
Apr 4, 2018
Canton - Bobby Eugene "Gene" Kirkland, 78, passed away on Wednesday, April 04, 2018 at CarePartners Solace Center in Asheville. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Charles Eugene and Lorena Dolly Payne Kirkland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Kirkland....
Ben Robinson
Apr 1, 2018
"Loving Husband, Father & Grandfather" Lake Junaluska, Ben Alexander Robinson, 89, passed away peacefully on Easter morning, Sunday, April 1, 2018 at Maggie Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation. A native of Hickory, North Carolina, he was born on January 3, 1929, the son of the late Ralph Alexander and Annie Lee Carpenter Robinson. In addition to his parents...
Reverend Bean
Mar 31, 2018
Canton - Reverend Stanwood Loring Bean, 86, passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of South Portland, Maine, he was the son of the late Raymond Francis and Nellie Wenonah Atkinson Bean. Stanwood was a United States Navy veteran and a retired Presbyterian PCA Minister. He is survived by his...
Edward Thornhill, Iii
Mar 31, 2018
Asheville - Edward Thornhill, III, 84, passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. Ed enjoyed all the blessings of this life. The first thing he would say is "Thank you for the music." Ed's mother enrolled him in St. Paul's Flatbush boys' choir at age 9. He participated through high school...
Erwin Bailey
Mar 31, 2018
Waynesville, Erwin Hollingsworth Bailey, age 89, passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2018 peacefully at her home. A native of Johnson City, TN she was the daughter of the late Thomas Ernest and Dorothy Aull Hollingsworth; in addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brother and sister-in-law, Thomas Hollingsworth, Jr., and Dody. Erwin...
Michael Hilliard
Mar 30, 2018
Maggie Valley, Michael Hilliard, age 72, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018 at VA Medical Center. A native of Walton County, Georgia, he was the son of the late John King and Susie Bell Almand. In addition to his mother he was preceded in death by his daughter, Jennifer Norton. Michael was a member of Hill...
William Shelton
Mar 30, 2018
Asheville, William Thomas "Will" Shelton, age 67, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018 at his residence. A native of Detroit, Michigan he was the son of the late Carson and Katherine Clark Shelton. He spent most of his life in Asheville, North Carolina, Tucson, Arizona and Scottsdale, Arizona. In addition to his parents he was preceded...
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