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.
Martha Franklin
Jul 20, 2014
Canton, Martha Ann Williams Franklin, age 77, of 21 Grand Drive, passed away on July 20, 2014 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Benjamin and Mary West Revis. She is also preceded in death by her first husband, Charles E. Williams, who died in 1982 and...
Charles Morgan
Jul 19, 2014
Charles Wilson Morgan, 82, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston Salem. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Jay Wilson and Eula Brown Morgan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his infant sister, Evelyn Louise Morgan; his brother,...
George M.D.
Jul 19, 2014
George Wallace Brown, M.D., of Waynesville, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts. Dr. Brown was born Jan. 27, 1929, in Waynesville to George Andrew Brown Jr., former Haywood County chairman of the Board of Commissioners, and Beatrice Jarrett Brown. Brown was predeceased by his sister, Betty B. Cabe, and...
Henry Coldiron
Jul 18, 2014
Waynesville, Henry Clay "Jack" Coldiron, age 93, passed away on July 18, 2014 at Mission Hospital. He was born in Arno, Virginia and moved to Harlan, Kentucky as an infant with his parents, the late James and Lavina Carrie Phillips Coldiron. He is also preceded in death by the mother of his children, Cleo Hickox Coldiron and...
David Hensley
Jul 17, 2014
David Allman Hensley, age 74, passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2014, at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Charles and Naomi Justice Hensley. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Kathaleen Hensley. He retired from Crossmark Sales in Charlotte as district...
Ruth Rogers
Jul 17, 2014
Ruth Helen Blalock Rogers, 94, passed away Thursday July 17, 2014, at Brighton Gardens in Raleigh, NC. She was a resident of Haywood County all her life and a lifelong member of Clyde Central United Methodist Church where she was very active until she moved to Raleigh in 2004. Ruth was the wife of S.L. Rogers and...
Odell Jacobs
Jul 17, 2014
Odell Jacobs, 90, of Leicester, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014. A native of Clay County, he was the son of the late Troy Edward Jacobs and Nonia Ann Mosteller. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Troy, daughter-in-law, Brenda and grandchild, Keagan. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Day Jacobs; daughters,...
Germaine Courchene
Jul 15, 2014
Maggie Valley – Germaine Rita Maisonneuve Courchene, age 88, passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at her summer residence. A native of Windsor, Ontario Canada, she was the daughter of the late Edmond and MarieAnge Lamarche Maisonneuve. She was a graduate of the University of Ottawa Canada and received a degree in Education. A devoted wife...
Harley Tate
Jul 15, 2014
Lake Junaluska – Harley Manson Tate, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Joseph Glenn and Oberia Bryson Tate. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Eva Jane Rogers Tate, who died...
Phyllis Whitman
Jul 14, 2014
Clyde, Phyllis Marie Caldwell Whitman, passed away on Monday, July 14 at her residence. Born in Haywood County on June 27, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Leon L. Caldwell and Mazie McCracken Caldwell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Davis Whitman, who died in 1999; sisters,...
Buford Burchfield
Jul 14, 2014
Waynesville, James Buford Burchfield, age 98, of Lenwood Drive, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2014 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Lon and Sally Rogers Burchfield. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Louise Christopher, two sisters, and five brothers. He...
Hilda Jenkins
Jul 12, 2014
Waynesville, Hilda Faye Hardin Jenkins, age 84, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at the Haywood House in Canton. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Clifford and Mary Chapman Hardin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Swan Jenkins, who died in...
Glenn Browning
Jul 9, 2014
Canton – Glenn "Churn" Lee Browning, age 77, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Kenneth Early and Edna Swanger Browning. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two brothers, William "Blue" and Virgil...
Johnnie Hightower
Jul 9, 2014
Canton - Johnnie Ruth Hightower, age 60, of the Lake Logan Community, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at Harris Regional Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Willa Nell Melton Stiles of Waynesville and the late Ernest Stiles. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Donna...
Martha Harrell
Jul 8, 2014
Waynesville, Martha Gaddis Harrell, age 74, of Ruby Park, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at the Brian Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Allen and Bertha Wyatt Gaddis. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, James Michael Harrell,...
Gladys Price
Jul 6, 2014
Gladys L. Leaser Cawood Price, 96 years, formerly of Asheville, NC passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014 in Monroe, MI. She was born June 14, 1918 in Oak Harbor, OH Gladys to the late Robert C. and Effie L. (Immel) Leaser. Gladys was a wonderful homemaker and a talented artist. She enjoyed sewing and crafts. Gladys was loved by...
Christopher Buchanan
Jul 5, 2014
Cary, NC-Christopher Chadwick "Chad" Buchanan, age 43, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2014 at his residence in Cary. Chad was born in Buncombe County. He resided in Haywood County for 20 years and the past 23 years in Raleigh. He is the son of Doug and Patty Buchanan. He was preceded in death by his grandfather,...
John Early
Jul 4, 2014
Waynesville, John "Jack" D. Early, age 84, of Cambridge Way, passed away on Friday, July 4, 2014 at Autumn Care. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late John Lee and Mamie Estes Early. He was also preceded in death by three sisters, Pearl Teems, Jane Taylor, and Mildred McDowell and two brothers,...
John Underwood
Jul 3, 2014
Waynesville, John Taylor Underwood, age 61, passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2014 at Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Robert and Yvonne Patterson Underwood. John graduated from Tuscola High School in 1971 where upon graduation, he attended Wingate Junior College and Appalachian State University. After...
Bill Mccord
Jul 3, 2014
Waynesville, William "Bill" Lucius McCord, Jr., age 83, passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2014 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Shelby, North Carolina, he had resided in Haywood County since 1980. He was the son of the late William Lucius McCord, Sr. and Lilly Parrish McCord, and he was also preceded in death by a son,...
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