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.
Harold Metcalf
Apr 3, 2014
Harold R. Metcalf, 83, of Candler, passed away on Thursday, April 3, 2014. A native of Madison County, he was a son of the late James and Annie Lee Rumbough Metcalf. He retired from Rainbow Baking Company after 38 years and loved Bass fishing. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jean...
Erika Ball
Apr 1, 2014
Erika Sanford Ball, age 74, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Greenville Hospital in Laurens, South Carolina. She was born and raised in Koblenz, Germany where she lived for more than 20 years. She called Haywood County and South Carolina her home for the last 30 years, having lived here since the 1960's. She was...
Billie Rickman
Apr 1, 2014
Willa Mae "Billie" Rickman, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Harley and Bertha Cook Morgan. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Carroll Rickman, who died in 2011; a...
Mary Gardner
Mar 31, 2014
Canton, Mary Arterburn Gardner, 93, of McClure Creek Road, passed away peacefully at Silver Bluff Village on Sunday, March 30, 2014. Wife of the late Reverend William N. Gardner, the Gardners' became summer residents in the early 1950's and have been permanent residents since 1971 in the Lake Logan community of Haywood County. Mary and her late...
Margie Rice
Mar 30, 2014
Clyde, Geneieve Margie Coggins Rice, age 72, of Summerset Drive, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at Mission Hospital. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of Frances Carroll Coggins of Sylva and the late Lambert Andrew Coggins. Margie graduated top of her class from Cullowhee High School in Cullowhee, North Carolina and graduated...
Lawson Anders, Jr.
Mar 30, 2014
Canton, Lawson Alexander Anders, Jr., age 89, of Anders Drive, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at Smoky Mountain Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Lawson Alexander Anders, Sr. and Vera Lee Pressley Anders. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Allen Boone
Mar 29, 2014
Waynesville, Allen Boone, age 81, passed away at his home on Saturday, March 29, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Roberts H. and Maria Crymes Boone and was also preceded in death by a brother, Bill Martin Boone and sister, Joanne Boone Byrd. Allen was...
Susan Boyd
Mar 28, 2014
Waynesville, Phyllis Susan Shetley Boyd, age 66, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014 at her residence. No services are planned. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 120 Executive Park, Building One Asheville, NC 28801.
Barbara Carter
Mar 28, 2014
Barbara Thompson "Bobbie" Carter, age 92, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Samuel and Mary Louise May Thompson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Hobart M. Carter, Jr. who died in 1986....
Edward Clark
Mar 25, 2014
Clyde, Edward Clark, age 77, passed away on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Grover and Kathryn McCarson Clark and was also preceded in death by a son, Gregory Clark and a brother and sister, Frank and Helen Clark. Edward was...
Roy Sorrells
Mar 24, 2014
Roy Lee Sorrells, age 87, passed away Monday, March 24, 2014 at John F. Keever Solace Center. Born in Haywood County, he was a son of the late Joseph and Emma Harris Sorrells. Roy resided in Taylor, Michigan for 31 years, retiring from Whitehead & Kells Corporation as a structural steel fabricator and also retired from Haywood...
Jason Putnam
Mar 22, 2014
Waynesville, Jason Brant Putnam, age 38, Sutton Town Road, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2014. A native of Haywood County, he is preceded in death by his mother, Frances Franklin Putnam. He was employed at Thunder Disaster Relief and was a member of Cove Creek Baptist Church. Jason loved his job in tree work and also...
Ruth Caldwell
Mar 21, 2014
Ruth Evelyn Russell Caldwell, age 85, went to be with her Lord, on Friday, March 21, 2014 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Celia Jane Massie Russell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Anita Wood Brown;...
Patricia Blaylock
Mar 21, 2014
Patricia O'Neil "Trish" Blaylock, age 62, of Cruso Road, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2014 at MedWest Haywood. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of Louise Stamey O'Neil of Cruso and the late Raymond "Corky" O'Neil. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a brother, Danny...
Virgilene Kinsland
Mar 21, 2014
Virgilene Reeves Kinsland, age 89, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2014 at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Grady and Mahala Austin Reeves. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Kinsland, who died in 1974; a daughter, Nadeane Medlin,...
Inis Sluder
Mar 21, 2014
Inis Margaret Chandler Sluder, born April 24, 1926, raised in the Walnut Community of Madison Co. and formerly of Indian Trail Rd., Candler, died March 21, 2014 at Emerald Ridge Rehabilitation and Care Center. Inis was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Sluder on January 3, 2014; a son, Fredrick Freeman; and a granddaughter, Christy Freeman....
Marie Surrett
Mar 20, 2014
Edna Marie Burrell Surrett, age 74, of the Beaverdam community, passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, Marie had lived in Raleigh for 30 years. She was a daughter of the late John Hugh and Mary Lucinda Sawyer Burrell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Jorene West
Mar 20, 2014
Jorene Maney West, age 90, passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2014, at the Brian Center of Waynesville. A native of Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Alma Nations Maney. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Luther Reeves West, who died on December 30, 2003; two sons, Dale and...
Kay Fender
Mar 20, 2014
Donna Kay Fender, 62, of Candler, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014 at her home. A native of Asheville, Kay was a daughter of the late Donald and Katherine Tolley Green. She retired from the IRS after 30 years of service. Kay is survived by her 3 sons; 2 brothers and a sister. A Memorial Service will be held...
Yvonne Malone
Mar 19, 2014
Waynesville, Yvonne Lorraine Malone, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at The Homestead. A native of San Antonio, Texas, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Helen Katherine Ross Peeler. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Ret. Col. Dandridge "Mike" Malone, who died in...
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