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.
Helen Kuykendall
Jul 30, 2013
Helen Wilson Kuykendall passed away peacefully at Pigeon Valley Rest Home on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Helen was born on January 5, 1918 in Haywood County and was the daughter of the late William Albert Wilson and Delola Burnette Wilson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Eugene "Gene" Kuykendall; and her brothers Paul, Harley,...
Deslyn Sherrill
Jul 30, 2013
Waynesville, Deslyn Tay Sherrill, age 10, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Haywood County, she is the daughter of Daniel Trey Sherrill and Jessica Lynne Messer and stepfather, Zach Wyche. Deslyn attended Clyde Elementary and enjoyed the outdoors, camping, boat riding and being held and rocked. In addition to her...
Joyce Surrett
Jul 28, 2013
Joyce Robert Surrett, age 74, passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2013 at the Charles George VA Medical Center. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Sherman and Helen Greene Surrett. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Shirley Fisher; and a brother, Thomas Surrett. He...
Ronald Bryson
Jul 28, 2013
Waynesville, Ronald Mack "Ronnie" Bryson, age 56, of Bradley Street, passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2013 at The Homestead. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Juanita Messer Bryson and the late Mack Carl Bryson. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Johnnie Mack Bryson. He was a...
Mack Ballew
Jul 27, 2013
Mack Lynn Ballew, age 74, passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at his brother's residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Berlin and Midge Ballew. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Lois Marie Penland Ballew, who passed away in 2012; an infant daughter, Karen...
Bernice Thompson
Jul 26, 2013
Beloved Mom and Grammy Waynesville, Bernice Viola Carver Thompson, age 90, passed away peacefully Friday, July 26, 2013, at MedWest-Haywood. She was a native of Macon, Georgia, and was the daughter of the late Charles Henry Carver Sr. and Nellie Susan Massingale Carver. She was also preceded in death by nine siblings and her husband, Robert Webster...
Mae Ward
Jul 26, 2013
Mae Burr Price Ward, age 81, of 14 Big Barn Drive, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2013 at Maggie Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Rebecca Jane Price and stepfather, James Price. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Betty Mcgaha
Jul 26, 2013
Waynesville, Betty Jewel McGaha, age 85, passed away Friday, July 26, 2013 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Ellis Rufus and Rosa Lee Edwards Setzer. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Richard McGaha April 6, 1997; several brothers...
Charlie Parton, Jr.
Jul 25, 2013
Waynesville, NC, Charlie Elmer Parton, Jr., age 67, formerly of Waynesville, NC passed away Thursday, July 25, 2013 at his niece's residence in Seneca, SC. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the son of the late Charlie Elmer and Clara Marie Sisk Parton. Elmer was also preceded in death be a...
Mary Shumolis
Jul 24, 2013
Mary Sue Holland Shumolis, age 89 passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Fleet Collier and Alma Shiflet Holland. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Harry and Thurston Holland. She was a lifelong member...
Donald Smith
Jul 22, 2013
Waynesville, Donald Everett Smith, age 73, passed away on July 22 at Medwest-Haywood. Son of Cumi Moody Smith and the late Everett Smith, he was preceded in death by a grandson Brandon "Kaz" Wilson and a brother Bobby Smith. Don was a fishing and car enthusiast who had a wonderful personality and loved to joke with his...
Lucille Norman
Jul 20, 2013
Waynesville, Lucille Jones Norman, age 92, of Big Cove Road, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at MedWest Haywood. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Talmage and Oberia Buchanan Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Norman, who died...
Linda Leopard
Jul 19, 2013
Waynesville, Linda Ruth Davis Leopard, age 65, of Leopard Drive, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 19, 2013 at MedWest Haywood. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Willard and Carolyn Abbett Davis. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tommy Leopard, who died June 3, 2013. Linda...
Ruth Wills
Jul 19, 2013
Ruth Holland Wills, age 87, of the Newfound community, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2013 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Couch Henry and Ida Phillips Holland. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Randolph Wills, who...
Margaret West
Jul 18, 2013
Maggie Valley, Margaret "Maggie" Elizabeth Blalock West, age 87, of 72 Creekside Drive, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at MedWest Haywood. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late William Harvey and Agnes Swayngim Blalock. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Dowe West, who died...
Harvey Davis
Jul 16, 2013
Waynesville, H. Edward "Ed" Davis, age 92, of Zemery Lane passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at The Homestead. A native of McDowell County, he was raised in Hazelwood, the son of the late Theodore and Jessie Taylor Davis. He is preceded in death by a daughter, Brenda Joyce Davis; three sisters, Willie Swanger, Evelyn Bischoff,...
Ruth Harkins
Jul 11, 2013
Ruth Cothran Harkins, age 92, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2013 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Olvie Veal Cothran. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Wiley Harkins, who died in 1998; a sister, Geneva Hyde;...
Zebulon Alley
Jul 11, 2013
Zebulon Doyle Alley, age 84, of Waynesville and Raleigh, North Carolina passed away at Rex Hospital in Raleigh on Thursday morning, July 11, 2013. He was born in Sylva, North Carolina on August 9, 1928 to Doyle Davis Alley and Edith Purcell Alley. He is survived by sons Doyle D. Alley II, Randall G. Alley and wife,...
Mildred Laws
Jul 9, 2013
Mildred Messer Laws, age 94, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Conley and Cora Mae Gibson Messer. She was also preceded in death by her husband, George Henry Laws, who died in 2003 and a son. She was a...
Signe Unhammer
Jul 8, 2013
Clyde, Signe Marie Sorensen Unhammer, age 87, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2013 at MedWest Haywood. A native of New York City, she was raised in Norway and was a former resident of Westchester County, New York. She had resided in Haywood County since 2005. She was the daughter of the late Sakaris and Helga Hansen...
Subscribe
To Email Notifications
Subscribe to receive an email when we add new obituaries to our website. Your email will not be used for any other purpose and will not be shared. You may unsubscribe at any time.
365 Days of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of grief messages designed to offer hope and healing during difficult first year after a loss
Sign up for one year of grief messages designed to offer hope and healing during difficult first year after a loss
