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.
Gladys Wilson
May 5, 2014
Gladys Clark Wilson, age 89, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2014 at the Summit Place of Kings Mountain. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Gorman and Lillie Anders Clark. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Louise Israel; and two brothers, Charles and Doyle...
Minnie Rogers
May 5, 2014
Waynesville, Minnie Mae Evans Rogers, 74, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2014 at MedWest Haywood. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Kelly and Cornelia Bryson Evans and was also preceded in death by two brothers, Walter and David Evans. Minnie was a former employee of Dayco and...
Mary Reida
May 4, 2014
Waynesville, Mary Gray Reida, age 74, of Mosa Drive, left to continue her spiritual journey on Sunday May 4, 2014 at St. Joseph Campus. Mary was a native of Calvert County, Maryland, and had resided in Haywood County since 2000. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin Zachariah and Lillian Bowen Gray. Mary retired with 20...
Reta Mcswain
May 3, 2014
Keystone Heights, FL - Reta Hammock McSwain, age 85, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2014. A native of Adrian, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Louie Chesley and Claudia Rowell Hammock and was also preceded in death by three brothers. As a faithful servant of God, Reta helped establish Keystone United Methodist Church, in...
Patricia Ford
May 2, 2014
Waynesville, Patricia Gail Moore Ford, age 64, of Martha Way, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Howard and Edith Mull Moore. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Paul Ford; two sons, Rodney Ford (Susan) and Donnie Ford...
Doris Coggins
May 1, 2014
Balsam, Doris Aiken Coggins went to be with her Lord on May 1, 2014 The daughter of John and Margaret Aiken, she was born on April 22, 1941 in Glenville, NC. She attended the Culinary Institute of America in Poughkeepsie, NY and Southwestern Technical Institute. She retired from CJ Harris Hospital. She was a faithful Christian and...
Judith Vanlandingham
Apr 30, 2014
Judith Ann Ivester VanLandingham, age 81, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at The Homestead. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd H. and Ada Chapman Ivester. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Edith Rhea and one brother, Ernest C....
Steve Eason
Apr 29, 2014
Waynesville, Steven Gale Eason, age 63, passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. A native of Kalamazoo, Michigan, he was the son of the late Arthur Gale Eason and Alma Lee Levins Eason. Steve graduated from Michigan State University with degrees in Advertising and Parks and Recreation. Steve came into the family business, Sunburst Trout Farms, in...
Carroll Haney
Apr 28, 2014
Carroll Dale Haney was born April 15, 1940 and at age 74, was released from his body and this world to join his Savior and awaiting loved ones in Heaven on Monday, April 28, 2014. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Lillie Parks Haney and Amos Haney. He was preceded...
Vicey Strom
Apr 27, 2014
Vicey Elizabeth Church Strom, 84, of Asheville, passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2014. She was born in Grundy, VA to the late KC and Rosie Nichols Church and was a graduate of Grundy High School. Elizabeth was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and was active in the Seniors Group and Nursing Home Visit Mission. She had...
John Wilkins
Apr 27, 2014
Canton, John Wilkins, age 79, passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at his residence. A native of Robeson County, he was the son of the late Roy Clarence and Ruby Jones Wilkins and was also preceded in death by a brother, James Wilkins. He was a US Army veteran, having served as part of the 11th...
Grady Parris
Apr 26, 2014
Grady F. Parris, 67, of Candler, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2014. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Carl and Ola Mae Stamey Parris. Grady was a truck driver and loved to be out in his garden. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-son, Jeff Lunsford....
Irene Harrington
Apr 26, 2014
Irene Jessie "Rene" Vratil Harrington, age 90, of Stoney Brook Drive, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at The Homestead. A native of Larned, Kansas, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Mary Savatos Vratil. She was a prior resident of Colorado Springs, Colorado and moved to Haywood County a year and half ago...
Richard Mcenany
Apr 26, 2014
Maggie Valley, Richard Donald "Dick" McEnany, Jr., age 65, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Creekside Villas. A native of Miami, Florida, he was the son of the late Richard Donald McEnany, Sr. and Ann Wade Fieler and was also preceded in death by a sister, Donna Nimer. Dick was a Drug Enforcement Agent for...
Frances Gumbar
Apr 25, 2014
Waynesville, Frances Gumbar, age 93, passed away on Friday, April 25, 2014 at The Homestead. A native of Chicago, Illinois, she had resided in Haywood County since 1988. She was the daughter of the late William and Marcella Dailidas Rutledge. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony George Gumbar, who...
Gladys Moore
Apr 25, 2014
Gladys Lucille Hyder Moore, age 92, passed away on Friday, April 25, 2014 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late James Ross and Stella Marie Blackwell Moore. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Bascombe Moore who died August 6, 2002; two brothers,...
Grady Rathbone
Apr 23, 2014
Clyde, Grady Rathbone, age 84, of Anielee Lane, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Arthur and Nancy Packet Rathbone. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Roddy Ray and Curtis Rathbone; stepson, Eddie Black; two...
Lena Chastain
Apr 22, 2014
Lena Burnette Chastain, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home in Canton. She passed peacefully after an enduring struggle with respiratory problems. She was born on March 3, 1931 in the Bethel Community of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Carl and Pearl Singleton Burnette. She was...
Ralph Valliere
Apr 22, 2014
"Proud Marine Corps Veteran" Clyde – Ralph Alfred Valliere, age 90, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at MedWest Haywood. A native of York County, Maine, he was a son of the late Adelard and Jeanne Boisvert Valliere. Ralph also resided in Pontiac, Michigan, but spent most of his life in Lake Worth, Florida. In addition...
Velma Crawford
Apr 22, 2014
Waynesville, Velma Mae Crawford, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Haywood Lodge. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Mila McElroy McClure. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Earl Crawford, who died in 1993; a daughter,...
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