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.
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...
Dorothy Karwisch
Jul 6, 2013
Waynesville, Dorothy Haddon Karwisch was born in Morrison, Tennessee to Myrtle and Ben Haddon. Her siblings, who predeceased her, were Georgianna, Margaret and Ben. She graduated from Girls' High School in Atlanta, Georgia and initially worked for Davidson's Department Store. She married Alfred B. Karwisch, Jr. of Atlanta, in 1941. During the war years she did secretarial...
Frances Wright
Jul 5, 2013
Frances Elliott Wright, age 86, passed away on Friday, July 05, 2013 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Cherokee County, she was a daughter of the late J.L. and Carrie Coleman Elliott. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Guy G. Wright, who died in 2010, and a...
James Brown
Jul 5, 2013
Lake Junaluska, James Woodrow Brown, age 91, formerly of Edwards Road, passed away Friday, July 5, 2013 in Goose Creek, SC. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of the late William Joseph Brown and Sally Robinson Brown. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Venia Rhinehart Brown,...
James Palmer
Jul 4, 2013
Waynesville, James Robert "Bob" Palmer, age 76, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Memorial Campus Mission Hospital. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Charlie Judson and Wilda McElroy Palmer. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by five brothers, Fred, Jud, Sam, Wayne and Neil...
Doyle Rathbone
Jul 4, 2013
"1940 – 2013" Canton – Doyle Richard Rathbone, age 72, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2013 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Calvin and Lonnie Carver Rathbone. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Sheehan Rathbone, who died in 2009....
Christine Crook
Jul 3, 2013
Christine Crook passed away on Wednesday, July 03, 2013 at Aston Park Health Care Center. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Hardy and Lila Young Crook. Christine retired from American Enka Corporation and was a member of Pole Creek Baptist Church. She is survived by three sisters, Ernestine Rush of...
Charles Hall
Jul 2, 2013
Charles Hammond Hall, Sr., 83, of Morganton, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013. He was born in Sault Saint Marie, MI to the late James and Ida Mae Waybrant Hall. Charles had been a member of the Asheville North and Morganton Seventh Day Adventist Churches, the Buncombe County Genealogical Society and an active participant with Harvest House. He...
Marguriette Hipps
Jul 2, 2013
Marguriette Carolyn Smart Hipps, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at Pigeon Valley Nursing Home. A native of Macon County, she was formerly of the Enka Candler and Weaverville communities. Marguriette was a daughter of the late James Earl and Emma Llewelyn Justice Smart. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
June Winchester
Jul 2, 2013
Waynesville, June Trantham Winchester, age 63, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at The Homestead. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Lillian Ledford Trantham and the late Horace Trantham and was also preceded in death by two brothers, Kenny and Billy Trantham. She was employed at Stanley Furniture Company...
Robert Hoyle, Jr.
Jul 2, 2013
Union Mills, NC, Robert V. "Sonny" Hoyle, Jr., age 67 passed away at his residence. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of the late Robert Vaughn Hoyle, Sr. and Aletha Hoyle. Sonny was also preceded in death by one sister, Stella Moore. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War....
Clara Palmer
Jul 1, 2013
Waynesville - In the peaceful early morning hours of Monday, July 1, as a soft rain ended and the morning was dawning, a loving wife, a beloved mom, a wonderful mother-in-law, a maw, a mamaw, a sister, an aunt, and also a friend, who was known to so many as Clara-Belle, departed her earthly home at Homestead...
Betty Mcmahan
Jun 27, 2013
Waynesville, Betty Fleming McMahan, age 65, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2013. A native of Jefferson, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Steve and Beulah Norwood Fleming and was also preceded in death by a sister, Linda Willett, and two brothers, John and Bob Fleming. Betty enjoyed doing crafts, especially ceramics. She loved spending...
Dana Strickler
Jun 26, 2013
Clyde, Dana Cleve Strickler, age 76, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at St. Joseph Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. He was a native of Fall Branch, Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lynette McClure Strickler; his parents, Lester Lee and Eva Smith Strickler; and a sister, Patsy S. Hensley. Dana graduated...
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