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.
Richard Lonnee
Aug 19, 2013
Waynesville, Richard George "Dick" Lonnee, age 77, passed peacefully on the morning of August 19, 2013. He is survived by Sylvia, his wife of 47 years; a son, Bruce Lonnee, daughter-in-law, Gina, and grandchildren, Marin and Jack, all of Watkinsville, Georgia; a daughter, Claire Hunt, son-in-law, Jeff, and grandchildren, JC and Shanley, all of Leland, North Carolina....
Brenda Robinson
Aug 19, 2013
Brenda Elaine Robinson went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 19, 2013. She lived in Buncombe County all of her life and worked at the Juvenile Center for 16 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Katie Tarleton and brother, Richard Lipe. She leaves behind a husband, Gary Robinson of the home;...
Lt. Willis
Aug 18, 2013
LTC Shane Dale Willis, age 38, passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2013 in Stuttgart, Germany. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of Cindy Rymer Wilson and her husband, Rick, of Candler and the late Michael Dale Willis. He entered into the United States Army Reserve in 1996 as a rifleman assigned to Company...
Lucien Miner
Aug 17, 2013
Maggie Valley, Lucien Foye Miner, age 83, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at Homestead, the MedWest-Hospice Center in Waynesville. Lucien was born in Daytona Beach, Florida, on May 28, 1930. He graduated from Sea Breeze High School in Daytona Beach and was a very active member of the Daytona Beach Life Guard Corps. As a...
Carolyn Brooks
Aug 12, 2013
Waynesville, Carolyn Joyce Patton Brooks, age 76, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2013 at The Homestead. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Dwain Carlisle and Christell Hendrix Patton. She was preceded in death by four sisters: Dorothy Patton, Edna Nicholson, Betty Homelius, and Elizabeth "Libby" Edwards. Carolyn...
Robin Corn
Aug 12, 2013
Robin Scott Corn, age 56, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2013. A native of Buncombe County, he had resided in Haywood County since 1984 and was the son of Eva Burrell Corn of Candler and the late Bobby J. Corn, who died in 2007. He was a 1975 graduate of Pisgah High School, owner and operator...
Mary White
Aug 11, 2013
Mary Lou Burrell White, age 66, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2013 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of Brownlow and Betty Towe Burrell of Canton. Mary Lou was a member of Candler Church of God where she was a Sunday school teacher and worked in the ladies ministries. She enjoyed...
Verlyn Henson
Aug 8, 2013
Verlyn Henson, age 71, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2013 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Earl and Bessie Dot Nations Henson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Annie Henson, Violet Edna Snyder, and Virginia Blythe; and...
Rufus Chastain
Aug 7, 2013
Rufus Clayton Chastain, better known as "R. C.", age 89, passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville after a brief illness. He passed peacefully with his family by his bedside. He was born on January 25, 1924 in the Caney Fork Community of Jackson County and was...
Virginia Schandevel
Aug 7, 2013
Waynesville, Virginia Augustine Schandevel, age 98, passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. A native of Detroit, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Joanne Walgraf Cornelis. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Morris August Schandevel, who passed away in 1986....
Irene Howell
Aug 7, 2013
Waynesville, Irene Shelton Howell, age 85, of 168 Frady Lane passed away on Wednesday, August 07, 2013 at Silver Bluff Rehab Center. A Haywood County native and former resident of Homestead, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Spurgeon S. and Minnie Hendrix Shelton. She was preceded in death by a brother, Clarence Shelton and one...
Geraldine Henson
Aug 6, 2013
Geraldine O'Neil Henson, age 74, of the Cruso community, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Jack and Ann Hooper O'Neil. Geraldine was a member of East Fork Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 55 years,...
Doris Burrell
Aug 6, 2013
Doris Burnette Burrell, 83, died on August 6, 2013. She was born on September 12, 1929 and was preceded in death by her parents William "Joe" Lawrence Burnette and Lillian Trantham Burnette. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Clarence W. Burrell; her four children, William "Randy" Burrell & wife Brona of Asheville, Jeffrey Burrell...
Stella Passmore
Aug 5, 2013
Waynesville, Stella Kirkland Passmore, age 87, passed away on Monday, August 05, 2013 at the Brian Center. A native of Swain County, she resided most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late William Madison and Maude Cunningham Kirkland. She was preceded in death by her husband, Garland Wade Passmore, who died...
Hazel Bishop
Aug 4, 2013
Waynesville, Hazel Arrington Bishop, age 85, a resident of Silver Bluff Village and former resident of Yates Cove, passed away on Sunday, August 04, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Norman and Nellie Bradley Arrington. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, J. D. Bishop, who died in 2003;...
William Whittle
Aug 3, 2013
William Thomas "Bill" Whittle, 81, of 44 Fairway Hills Drive, died Saturday, August 3, 2013, at MedWest –Haywood Hospice Center. He was born in Elko, Virginia, on March 14, 1932, and had been a resident of Haywood County for seventeen years. Bill's passion in life was his faith and his family. He was a US Navy veteran...
Yvonne Garvin
Aug 3, 2013
Waynesville, Yvonne Shaw Garvin, age 98, of Hazelview Drive, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native of Port Clinton, Ohio, and former resident of Brevard County, Florida, she had resided in Haywood County since 2005. She was the daughter of the late Frederick and Blanche Winnie Shaw. In addition to...
Lula Burnette
Aug 3, 2013
Lula Lusk Burnette, age 99, moved to heaven from her home in Candler on August 3, 2013. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Flossie Giles Lusk. "Big Mamaw" was also preceded in death by her husband, Frank Burnette, an infant son, James Putnam; four daughters, Geneva...
Nancy Turner
Aug 2, 2013
Nancy Fisher Turner, age 75, formerly of Trammell Avenue, went to be with her Lord on Friday, August 2, 2013 at The Oaks of Sweeten Creek. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Clifford and Erma Lee Roberts Fisher. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Louise Scott
Aug 2, 2013
Canton-Louise Carver Scott, age 78, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2013 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Polly Hall Carver. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Ray Scott who died in January of 2013;...
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