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.
Dorothy Mcpherson
Nov 23, 2013
Maggie Valley - Dorothy "Dot" Hughes McPherson, age 83, of Maggie Valley, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2013 after an extended illness with her loving daughter by her side. A native of Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late James Luther "Tobe" Hughes and Maggie Duncan Hughes. She was also preceded in death by...
Franklin James
Nov 23, 2013
Franklin Dewitt James, age 80, of Ratcliffe Cove Road, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at The Homestead. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Benjamin and Monty McCracken James. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Margaret Coe, Elizabeth Davis, and Ellen Clark; one...
Kathleen Hipps
Nov 19, 2013
Kathleen King Hipps, age 81, of Harrison Street passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at The Homestead. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Hassie Letterman King. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Floyd "Floss" King. She was formerly employed with Rite Aid...
Cathleen Smith
Nov 19, 2013
Cathleen "Buck" Smith "1917 – 2013" Canton – Cathleen "Buck" Smith, age 96, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at The Homestead. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late John Samuel and Early Frances Gaddy Pardue. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wilburn Edward...
Horace Clontz
Nov 18, 2013
Horace Asberry Clontz, age 73, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2013, at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Henry and Hattie Haney Clontz. He was owner and operator of H & C Post Shop. Horace enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, and traveling. He is survived...
Ryan Reece
Nov 17, 2013
Waynesville, Wendal Ryan Reece, age 43, of Red Tail Drive, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 17, 2013 while on a golf trip with his friends in Georgia. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Wilma Ingle Reece and the late Harold Reece. A 1988 graduate of Tuscola High School, he...
Sue Bridgman
Nov 17, 2013
Waynesville, Sue Ann Bridgman, age 82, of 791 Qualla Road, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Eula Worley Owen and was also preceded in death by her brothers, James Worley and Robert Lee Owen, one...
Mary Belcher
Nov 17, 2013
Mary Sue Shope Belcher, age 86, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at Pisgah Manor Healthcare Center. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Garrett Hobert and Bertha Louellen Miller Shope. In addition to her parents, Mary Sue was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Hugh Belcher, who died in...
Jack Belcher
Nov 16, 2013
Lake Junaluska, Jack James Belcher, age 89, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Spicewood Cottages. A native of Swain County and a former resident of Canton and Ft. Lauderdale, he was the son of the late Joseph James and Carrie Jones Belcher and was also preceded in death by one sister, Marie Foy. He was...
William Leatherwood
Nov 16, 2013
Canton- William Lee "Bill" Leatherwood, age 76, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Geneive Green Leatherwood and John B. and Anna Henson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Anna Jean Huffman. Bill...
Marjorie Lorton
Nov 16, 2013
Waynesville, NC - Marjorie Smith Lorton, age 99, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Haywood Lodge and Retirement Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde E. Lorton. After marrying, they spent most of their lives in Indianapolis, Indiana before retiring to St. Petersburg, Florida where she was very active in the Boca...
Marilyn Mcclimans
Nov 15, 2013
Maggie Valley, NC - Marilyn McClimans, age 80, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 15, 2013 at The Homestead at Medwest, in Clyde, North Carolina after a ten-year battle with oral cancer. She is survived by her husband of over thirty years, Jim McClimans. Marilyn enjoyed a thirty-year career at Eastern Airlines and retired as Director of...
Marianne Ray
Nov 15, 2013
Clyde-Marianne Gray Ray, age 62 passed away on Friday, November 15, 2013 at her residence. A native of Cobb County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Loyd and Mary Frances Ferguson Gray. She attended Tift College for two years and was a graduate from Georgia State University. Marianne was employed with Haywood County Schools as...
James Ervin
Nov 14, 2013
Waynesville, NC - James Everett Ervin, 65, died on November 14, 2013. Born and raised in Charlotte, James was the son of the late Paul R. and Dorothy Denton Ervin. James graduated from Myers Park High School in 1966 and was a member of the State Championship football team that year. He attended Pfeiffer College, UNC and...
Cecelia Pressley
Nov 13, 2013
Cecelia Helen Dills Pressley, age 96, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2013, at her residence. A native of Macon County, she had resided in Haywood County most of her life and was the daughter of the late Thomas S. and Alice Davis Dills. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carroll Pressley; four grandchildren, Eric...
Cora Mann
Nov 11, 2013
Waynesville, Cora Evelyn Cates Mann, age 97, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2013 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. Born in Swain County, she had resided most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Ela Moody Cates and Theopolis Alcy Cates, Sr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Ola Kellett
Nov 11, 2013
Waynesville, Ola Elizabeth Kellett, age 96, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 11, 2013 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. A native of Anderson, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Robert Walter and Lottie Lee Smith Murphy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Kellett, who passed away...
Lillian Mcclure
Nov 9, 2013
Lillian Strickland McClure, age 77, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Maggie Valley Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Lacy Packett Strickland. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Thomas McClure, who died in 2005; two...
Willa Carswell
Nov 8, 2013
Willa Hampton Carswell, age 93, formerly of Hy Vu Drive passed away on Friday, November 8, 2013 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Clay County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Bertha Scroggs Hampton. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ed Carswell who died in 2001 and two brothers,...
Cynthia Greene
Nov 7, 2013
Waynesville, Cynthia Mae Greene, age 53, passed away on November 7, 2013. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Zora Sutton Green and the late Milburn Greene. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Charlie H. Green. Cynthia enjoyed reading books and writing letters. She attended Crabtree Baptist Church...
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