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.
David Myers
Jan 22, 2014
Albuquerque, New Mexico – David Richard Myers, age 59, passed away on January 22, 2014, peacefully at his home. David was the son of Lee Myers of Waynesville and the late George Myers. He was also preceded in death by a brother, John. A celebration of his life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April...
John Lance
Jan 22, 2014
John Richard Lance, of Marshall, NC, formerly of Asheville, NC, 67, passed away at his home Wednesday, January 22, 2014. He was born September 25, 1946 to the late Garvis and Helma Carvael Lance. He is survived by his wife Rita Hensley Lance; one daughter, Myshell Fisher and her husband Michael of Marshall; two sons, John Lance and his...
Bonnie Donaldson
Jan 21, 2014
Bonnie Burnette Grooms Donaldson, 96, of Asheville, passed away at home on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Elbert and Maybelle Clontz Burnett. She was a longtime member of Good News Baptist Church and loved fishing, gardening and quilting. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in...
Richard Lynch
Jan 20, 2014
Richard Curtis Lynch, age 58, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2014 at St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Orangeburg, SC, he was a son of Robert Curtis and Georgia Anna Nettles Lynch of St. George, SC. He was preceded in death by a step son, Scotty Davis; two brothers, George and Thomas Lynch;...
Blanche Plemmons
Jan 18, 2014
Waynesville, Blanche Plemmons, age 66, of Hampton Court, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late William and Geneva Messer Ledford. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Eilene Coward and two brothers, Earl and Ralph Ledford....
Scott Turner
Jan 18, 2014
Scott Burt Turner, 86, of Candler, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014. He loved to spend his time fishing and whittling walking sticks. Scott was preceded in death by his brothers, Lester, RV and Pinky Turner. He is survived by his son, Scotty Turner, daughter, Romayne Turner; grandsons, Brandon Turner and wife, Jessica and Kyle Turner and his wife,...
Al Schmidt, Jr.
Jan 18, 2014
Waynesville, Alfred Charles Schmidt, Jr., age 86, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at MedWest-Haywood. A native of Hempstead, New York, he was the son of the late Alfred Charles and Helen White Schmidt. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Schmidt, who died in 2005 and a son,...
Sydney Pettyjohn
Jan 17, 2014
Lake Junaluska, Sydney Elizabeth Smith Pettyjohn, 74, of Lake Junaluska, NC, died, Friday, January 17, 2014. She was the wife of Walker Pettyjohn for almost 50 years. Their anniversary would be March 24, 2014. Born in Charleston, SC, she was the daughter of a United Methodist minister, the late Reverend Charlisle Smith and Nancy Harrelson Smith. Mrs....
Hilda Blaylock
Jan 15, 2014
Hilda Tabor Blaylock "1928 – 2014" Canton - Hilda Tabor Blaylock, age 85, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at The Homestead. A native of Cherokee County, she was a daughter of the late Harvey and Aslee Raxter Tabor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Birtho "Birt" Blaylock,...
Paul Shank
Jan 15, 2014
Waynesville, Richard Paul Shank, age 64, of 64 Alma Drive, passed away peacefully at his home on January 15, 2014 after a courageous battle with heart disease and COPD. Born December 15, 1949 in Wooster, Ohio the son of Janet and Paul Yoder Shank, who both preceded him in death. He was a US Army veteran, having...
Ruby Rector
Jan 14, 2014
Ruby Clark Rector, 92, passed away January 14, 2014 at Woodlawn Haven Rest Home in Mt. Holly, NC after a brief illness. She was born on February 10, 1921 in Sandy Mush, NC to the late Grover and Arrie Clark. Mrs. Rector was a homemaker and piano teacher for 45 years and had been married to the late Robert...
Dale Cagle, Jr.
Jan 13, 2014
Waynesville, James Dale Cagle, Jr., age 47, of Hunt Estate, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2014 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late James "Fuz" Cagle, Sr., who passed away in 1999. Dale was employed by Ralph Andrews Campground at Glenville Lake for 15 years....
James Cothran
Jan 13, 2014
Waynesville, James Bunyan Cothran, age 81, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 13, 2014 after a long illness. A native of Greenwood, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Berry Erskine and Daisy Thompson Cothran and was also preceded in death by one sister and four brothers. He was a US Navy veteran of the...
William Thompson
Jan 13, 2014
William Kiah "Bill" Thompson, Sr., age 82, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2014 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Theodore and Georgia Cook Thompson. He retired from Champion International in 1994 with 40 years of service. Bill was a member of Morning Star United Methodist...
Caxton Doggett
Jan 13, 2014
Lake Junaluska, Robert Caxton Doggett, age 98, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2014 at his residence. Caxton was born on April 23, 1915 in Kossuth, Mississippi. He was the oldest of the six children of Bob and Jennie May Doggett, who in the midst of the Great Depression by self-sacrifice and hard work sent them all...
Carolyn Worley
Jan 12, 2014
Carolyn Robinson Worley, age 78, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2014, at John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Virgil L. Robinson and Mae Wilsie Worley Robinson. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Dale Robinson. She worked...
James Sams
Jan 11, 2014
James Riley Sams, Jr., age 63, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at his residence. He was a resident of Haywood County most of his life and had also resided in Alcoa, Tennessee and Buncombe County. He was the son of the late James Riley Sams, Sr. and Elaine Trull Murphy. He was also preceded in...
Martha Devlin
Jan 11, 2014
Martha Jean Kelley "Puddin" Devlin, age 78, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Mission Hospitals – St. Josephs Campus. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Mae Smathers Kelley. She was also preceded in death by infant twin brothers. Martha Jean was a member of...
Edith Presnell
Jan 10, 2014
Edith Elizabeth Presnell, age 77, of Coleman Mountain Road, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2014. Born on June 7, 1936 in Haywood County, Edith was the daughter of the late John and Tina Messer Green and was preceded in death by four brothers. Edith loved her family, shopping with her granddaughters and taking good care of...
Peggy Nichols
Jan 10, 2014
Margaret Catherine "Peggy" Nichols, age 91, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2014 at Haywood Lodge and Retirement Center. A native of Iron Station, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late John Nelson and Bertye Bynum Dorsey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Charles Frederick Nichols, who passed...
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