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.
Edna Webb
May 20, 2014
Waynesville, Edna Plemmons Webb, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. Born in Haywood County, she was raised in the Spring Creek community of Madison County. She was the daughter of the late Raymond and Bertie Hall Plemmons and was also preceded in death by her husband, Neal J. Webb,...
Shaina Godfrey
May 20, 2014
Shaina Dianne Godfrey, age 27, passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Mission Hospitals – Memorial Campus. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of John Buster Godfrey, Jr. and Karen Annette Pace Godfrey. She was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Forrest Glen Pace and John Buster Godfrey, Sr.; and...
Lura Fish
May 19, 2014
Morganton, Lura Fisher Fish, age 90, formerly of Spring Creek, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care Center after a short period of declining health. A native of Haywood County, she had lived in Morganton since 1997. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Lizzie Russell Fisher. In addition...
Annie Penland
May 19, 2014
Waynesville, Annie Geneva Penland, age 91, of 4233 Pigeon Road, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Hugh and Florence Lenoir York Penland. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Lura Penland and Billie Frances Penland and...
Kenneth Simpson
May 18, 2014
Maggie Valley - Kenneth Walton (Ken) Simpson, once one of America's youngest and most courageous fighting men since the Civil War, died Sunday, May 18, 2014, at his home atop Walker Bald Mountain in Haywood County, North Carolina, following a period of declining health. He was 85 years old. Through deception, Simpson served as a seaman at...
Phillip Ledford
May 18, 2014
Clyde, Phillip Wayne Ledford, age 64, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2014. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Flossia Smith Ledford and the late Reeves Ledford and was also preceded in death by a sister, Zella Kirkland. He was a US Army veteran having served during the Vietnam Era. Phillip worked as...
Jimmy Briggs
May 17, 2014
"1933-2014" Canton – Jimmy Briggs, age 80, passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at the Golden Living Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Roy and Velda Smathers Briggs. He is survived by a niece, Brenda Mancini of Canton; and two nephews, Richard Rhinehart of Canton and...
Alice Hardy
May 15, 2014
Waynesville, Alice Kirk Hardy, age 99, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Maggie Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Alice was born in Isom, Tennessee on April 1, 1915, daughter of the late William C. and Josephine Kittrell Kirk. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Fred Kirk and four...
Clarissa Kuehn
May 14, 2014
Waynesville, Clarissa Finley Kuehn, age 68, passed into the arms of the Lord on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at the Homestead. Born in Wilmington, North Carolina 1945, she was the daughter of the late Robert M. and Fornia Rutt Finley. She lived most of her life in Charlotte and Waynesville. Clarissa attended Limestone College in Gaffney, South...
Alvin Cutshaw
May 14, 2014
Waynesville, Alvin Lee Cutshaw, 69, died on Wednesday, May 14. Son of the late Troy and Ola McDaniel Cutshaw, he was also preceded in death by a sister, Doris Cogdill. Surviving are one daughter, Dawn James (Danny); sons, Eddie Cutshaw (Francis) and Alvin Cutshaw (Tracy); sister, Sandra Allison; brothers, Harold Cutshaw (Kathy) and Bobby Cutshaw (Terri); half-brother,...
Mae Poston
May 13, 2014
Ottie Mae Hodge Poston, age 93, of the Cruso community, passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at the John F. Keever Solace Center in Asheville. A native of Monroe County, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Robert Warren and Dorcas Murr Hodge. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Joseph Galloway
May 13, 2014
Joseph Homer Galloway, Jr. age 84, passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Ivy Springs Manor in Buford, Georgia. A native of Henderson County, he was the son of the late Joseph Homer and Viola Rogers Galloway. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Maxine Rhinehart Galloway, who died in 2002. He retired from...
Charles Chambers
May 12, 2014
Charles Delain Chambers, age 80, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2014 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Baxter Charles and Vella Whiteside Chambers. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a baby daughter, Elizabeth, and a brother, Reverend John Chambers. At...
John Klopp
May 11, 2014
Waynesville, John "Jack" Charles Klopp, age, 89, of Tate Street, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2014 at his residence. Jack was raised in Haywood County and was the son of the late Charles Gorr Klopp and Opal Mae Fluke Klopp. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife of 63...
Hillery Gibson
May 10, 2014
Waynesville, Hillery Sherman Gibson, age 90, of the Stamey Cove Community, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at The Homestead. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late F.A. and Bernice Rogers Gibson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Lee Cook Gibson, who died...
James Bryson
May 9, 2014
Waynesville, Mr. James Grover Bryson passed away on Friday, May 9, 2014 after a brief stay at the Homestead, a few weeks short of his 100th birthday. Grover was born on July 21, 1914, the son of the late William Theodore and Lou Ellen (Lula) Murray Bryson of the Iron Duff Community. He was also preceded in...
Ethel Burrell
May 9, 2014
Canton – Ethel Taylor Burrell, age 84, of Circle Drive, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2014 at The Homestead. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Willie Taylor and Mora Rathbone. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Luther Burrell, and an infant...
Edna Robinson
May 7, 2014
Waynesville, Edna Mae Fugate Robinson, 74, passed away peacefully on May 7, 2014 at Hospice - West Volusia Care Center in Orange City, Florida. Edna was the daughter of the late Vardy & Georgia Fugate and was also preceded in death by a brother, Eugene Fugate, and her husband, David Reed Robinson, who died January 14, 201l....
Doris Beck
May 6, 2014
Waynesville, Doris Anne Blalock Beck, age 86 passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Haywood House in Canton. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Agnes Swayngim Blalock. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Willis C. Beck; two sisters, Patsy Pope and...
Lela Singleton
May 5, 2014
Canton, Lela Mae Burnette Singleton, age 86, of the Bethel community, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2014 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Glenlowe and Lula Mae Chambers Burnette. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Seymour Gary...
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