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.
Bobby Conard
Aug 25, 2012
Waynesville, Bobby Joe Conard, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2012 at his residence. Wells Funeral Home of Waynesville is in charge of arrangements and will announce services later in the week.
Wayne Trantham
Aug 24, 2012
Clyde, Wayne Trantham, age 81, of the Fines Creek Community, passed away Friday, August 24, 2012 at The Homestead Hospice Center in Clyde. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the son of the late Jesse Clyde and Georgia Mae Duckett Trantham. Wayne was also preceded in death by a sister Juanita...
Olin Hensley
Aug 24, 2012
Olin Hensely, 89, of Asheville, passed away at home on Friday, August 24th, 2012. A native of Barnardsville, NC, he was a son of the late Zeb and Ollie McKinney Hensley. Olin served in the U.S. Army during World War II and had retired from Concrete Products. In addition to his parents, Olin was preceded in death by his...
Clara Green
Aug 23, 2012
Clara Johnson Green, age 76, passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2012 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Walter Albert and Lois Mathews Johnson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Green, who died in 2001; a son, Gary...
Marylene Strain
Aug 22, 2012
Waynesville, Marylene Ham Strain, 99 of Waynesville, NC died peacefully on August 22, 2012 at Haywood Lodge inWaynesville. She was born to the late Mary Elizabeth Coleman and James Lawrence Ham in Elba, Alabama on April19, 1913. She graduated from Elba High School in 1930. On December 20, 1936 she married Haldane Strain and enjoyed a partnership...
Mardell Love
Aug 21, 2012
Mardell Ann Love, 67, of Asheville, passed away at home on Tuesday, August 21, 2012. She was born in Duluth, MN to Maynard Helge Peterson and Marion Jane Ronning Peterson. She was preceded in death by her father, Maynard; step-father, William Eaton; daughter, Rachel Griffin; sister, Darla Peterson and brothers, Dale and Darwin Peterson. Mardell is survived by her...
Auther Cooper
Aug 20, 2012
Waynesville, Auther Earnest Cooper, 284 Lum Boone Circle, passed away on Monday, August 20, 2012 at The Homestead. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late James and Bonnie Jones Cooper and was also preceded in death by a brother, Beecher Cooper. Arther retired from Dayco with 29 years of service and enjoyed...
Virginia Roberts
Aug 20, 2012
Virginia Marjorie Burnette Roberts, 93, of Enka, passed away Monday, August 20, 2012. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Aaron Austin and Florence Elizabeth Buckner Burnette. She was a member of Enka Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. Roberts, Jr. and six...
Tyler Fisher
Aug 19, 2012
Kenneth Tyler Fisher, age 17, passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2012. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Kenneth Ray Fisher, who died in 2001. He was a student at the Alternative Learning Center in Waynesville. Tyler loved to play the drums and guitar. Regardless of how bad your day was...
Felbert Revis
Aug 18, 2012
Candler-Felbert Revis, age 89, of WNC Baptist Camp Road, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. Felbert was a native of Haywood County, he had lived in Buncombe for the past 35 years. He was the son of the late Jess and Reldy Rogers Revis. In addition to his parents, he...
Sheila Roberson
Aug 17, 2012
Canton-Sheila Whitaker Roberson, age 54, of Sharptown Road, passed away on Friday, August 17, 2012 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Bossier City, Louisiana, she was a daughter of Kenneth C. and Katherine Thomason Whitaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Roberson, who died in 2008, and also by her maternal and...
John Mullen, Jr.
Aug 17, 2012
Waynesville, John Ray Mullen, Jr., age 84, of 146 Locust Grove Drive, passed away on August 17, 2012 at his residence. A native of Alleghany County, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late John R. and Mary Stephanic Mullen and was also preceded in death by his son, Thomas Charles Mullen. He was a veteran of...
Peggy Bowers
Aug 16, 2012
Canton - Peggy Ann Whitaker Bowers, age 44, passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, for most of her life, she was a daughter of Edward and Ruby Green Whitaker. Peggy will be remembered for being extremely kind-hearted and very generous, almost to a fault. She dearly loved her...
Edith Brown
Aug 16, 2012
Edith Oliver Brown, age 67, of Crawford Creek Road, died August 14, 2012, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. A native of Swain County, she was a daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Luvenia Baines Oliver. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Everett W. Brown, who died July 7, 2012. Edith...
Aice Herrera
Aug 15, 2012
Waynesville, Alice Convert Herrera, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. Born in New York, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Grace White Convert. She is survived by a daughter, Alida Herrera of Waynesville, one son, James Herrera, of Detroit, and her grandchildren, Christopher and Caitlin Bingham....
Faye Scott
Aug 15, 2012
Faye Fish Scott, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at her residence. Born in Macon County, she was a lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Dewey Thomas and Julia Woods Fish. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Burgin Scott, who died in 2001; three brothers; and...
Glen Pressley
Aug 15, 2012
Glen Elwood Pressley, age 54, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at The Homestead. A native of Summit County, Ohio, he is survived by his wife of 34 years, Michelle Tamasovich Pressley. He was a son of the late Glen Edward Pressley. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his brother, Bill...
Chester Webb
Aug 15, 2012
Waynesville, Chester Webb, age 67, of Riverbend Street, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Hampton and Ethel Norris Webb. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie Jean Webb, who died in...
Geneva Hall
Aug 14, 2012
Geneva Sutton Hall, age 92, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2012 at The Homestead in Clyde. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Cornelius and Burdyne Messer Sutton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Doug Rathbone; her second husband, Letch Hall, who died...
Edith Brown
Aug 14, 2012
Canton – Edith Oliver Brown, age 67, of Crawford Creek Road, died August 14, 2012, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. A native of Swain County, she was a daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Luvenia Baines Oliver. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Everett W. Brown, who died July 7,...
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