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.
Violet Cole
Sep 9, 2012
Violet Rhinehart Cole, age 69, passed away on Sunday, September 9, 2012 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Dewey and Elizabeth McDonald Rhinehart. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Melvin Rhinehart. Violet enjoyed working in her flower garden...
Leroy Mann
Sep 8, 2012
Leroy Mann, 75, of Candler passed away Saturday, September 8, 2012. He was born in Riverview Michigan to the late William and Lillian Hunter Mann. He was one of 10 children. Leroy was a member of Asheville North Seventh-day Adventist Church and had been active in Pathfinders while in Michigan. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Jean Bennett...
Earl Barker
Sep 7, 2012
Clyde, Earl Barker, age 72, of 2856 Broad Street, passed away on Friday, September 7, 2012 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late James Garland Barker and Emma Queen Barker and was also preceded in death by a sister, Ferbia Bryant and one brother, Richard Barker. Earl was...
James Russell
Sep 6, 2012
Maggie Valley, James Sherwood Russell, age 70, passed away on Thursday, September 6, 2012 at MedWest Haywood. James was a native of Granville County, NC, he had resided in Apex, NC; before moving to Haywood County in 2004. He was the son of the late Sidney and Gladys Faulkner Russell. In addition to his parents, he was...
Jim Galloway, Jr.
Sep 5, 2012
Waynesville, James Dale "Jim" Galloway, Jr., age 55, of 1248 Ratcliffe Cove Road, passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Memorial Mission. A native of Haywood County, he resided in Los Angeles for about 15 years. He was the son of Betty Windham Galloway of Waynesville and the late James Dale Galloway. In addition to his...
Charles Hyatt
Sep 4, 2012
Charles Fisk Hyatt, age 85, died on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 8, 2012 in the Waynesville Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, South Carolina on Monday, September 10. Mr. Hyatt is survived by...
Doug Sarasin
Sep 4, 2012
Douglas Dean Sarasin, age 69, passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Petoskey, Michigan, he was the son of the late Stuart and Mary Meyers Sarasin. Doug worked on the Alaska Pipe Line as a quality control inspector. He also worked for the Chicago Bridge & Iron...
Mary Davis
Sep 2, 2012
Mary Hardin Davis, age 87, passed away on Sunday, September 2, 2012, at The Laurels of Hendersonville. A native of Haywood County and resident for most of her life, she was the daughter of the late George Clinton and Edith Pearl Harkins Hardin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Robin...
Harold Duckett
Sep 2, 2012
James Harold Duckett, age 92, passed away on Sunday, September 2, 2012 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late James Harrison and Lassie Lee Duckett. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Lucile Everhart Duckett, who died in 1985; two brothers, John...
Kim Wells
Sep 1, 2012
Marshall Kimsey "Snapper" Wells, age 55, passed away on September 1, 2012, at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Shufford and Jo Ann Neal Wells of Canton. He was preceded in death by his wife, Vickie Glance Wells, who died in 1984. Kim was a member of Springhill Baptist Church and...
Esther Rice
Sep 1, 2012
Esther Helton Rice, age 101, passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at the Brian Center of Weaverville. A native of Yadkin County, she was the daughter of the late William Bray and Katherine Crisp Helton. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, C. Lev Weir, who died in 1961 and her second husband,...
Valdyne Shankle
Sep 1, 2012
Waynesville, Valdyne Shankle, age 80 passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at her residence. Valdyne was a native of Mineola, Texas, she had resided in Haywood County for the past 10 years. She was the daughter of the late Robert Allman and Margaret Grace Brown Fouse. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Kenneth Dye
Aug 31, 2012
Waynesville, Kenneth Howard Dye, age 73, passed away on Friday, August 31, 2012 at Memorial Campus-Mission Hospitals. Kenneth was a native of Loudon County, Tennessee, he had resided in Haywood County since 1972. He was the son of the late Granville and Myrtle Roberts Dye. Kenneth was a graduate of University of Tennessee, where he received his...
Lovon Stiles
Aug 30, 2012
Waynesville, Lovon Elizabeth Gunter Stiles, age 89, of 156 Stiles Road, passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2012 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Delie Wykle Gunter and was also preceded in death by her husband, George C. Stiles, who died in 2001, as well as...
Evelyn Green
Aug 29, 2012
Lake Junaluska, Evelyn Grant Green, age 78, of 175 Lakeview Drive, passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Grace Rich Grant. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Georgia Childress and Betty Jo Freeman...
Virginia Dyson
Aug 29, 2012
Waynesville, Virginia Cordella Dyson, age 78, of Ben Drive, passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at Maggie Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A native of Miami County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Charles Ralph and Mabel Parrott and was also preceded in death by an infant daughter, Holly Ann Dyson and three brothers....
Dorothy Allison
Aug 26, 2012
Dorothy Case Allison, age 97, passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2012, at the Brian Center of Waynesville. She was a native of Henderson County and the daughter of the late Carl Long and Rosa Elizabeth Stepp Case. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John H. Allison; a sister, Mildred Lindsey; and a brother,...
William Clark
Aug 26, 2012
William Thomas Clark, Jr. "Buddy", age 82, formerly of Canton, passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2012 at John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Haywood County and prior resident of Salt Springs, Florida, he was a son of the late William Thomas and Maud Grogan Clark. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Evelyn Cutshaw
Aug 26, 2012
Waynesville, Evelyn Hattie Keener Cutshaw, age 73, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2012 at Brian Center of Waynesville. A native of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Joseph and Lillie Martha Strickland Keener. Evelyn was also preceded in death by five sisters, Cora Dills, Ruth McMahan, Estlee Melton, Cecil McMahan and Louise Shuler;...
Maye Boyd
Aug 25, 2012
Waynesville, Maye Davis Boyd, age 97 passed away, Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. Daughter of the late Robert L. and Elizabeth Harrell Davis, pioneer families of Haywood County. She was the wife of Troy Boyd who died in March 1978. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Sara Lee Kelley and...
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