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.
Bruce Browning
Jun 1, 2012
Donald Bruce Browning, age 80, passed away on Friday, June 1, 2012 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late George and Nola Warren Browning. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, James "Jay" Browning and Harold Browning; a sister, Margaret Davis; and a granddaughter,...
Jerry Boone
May 31, 2012
Jerry Daniel Boone, age 68, passed away on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William and Charlotte Clark Boone. He was also preceded in death by a sister. He was a United States Army veteran serving in Germany. Jerry was cared for...
Frances Mason
May 30, 2012
Frances Troutman Mason, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Mary Thomason Troutman. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph C. Mason, Jr., who died in 2011; and a brother,...
Reverend Oakley
May 30, 2012
Reverend Ed H. Oakley, 60, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, following a courageous battle with cancer. In the end, he won. He was born on September 25, 1951, in Roxboro, North Carolina, the son of Harold Oakley and the late Edna Oakley. He served as Minister of Music and Worship...
Blanche Plemmons
May 29, 2012
Waynesville, Blanche Plemmons, age 70, of Jennings Lane, passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Alvin and Essie Hooper Moore and was also preceded in death by an infant brother and one sister, Marlene Plemmons. Blanche graduated from Cullowhee High School and...
Marie Arrington
May 26, 2012
Sylva, Marie Arrington, age 94, of Brickfarm Road, passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at MedWest Harris Regional Medical Center. A native of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Eugene K. and Elizabeth Freshour Trent and was also preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Arrington, who died in 1991; a grandson, Michael...
Fannie Ledford
May 24, 2012
Clyde, Fannie Jane Ledford, age 100, of Deer Trail drive, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2012. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Martha Kirkpatrick Rathbone. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Ledford, who died in 1978; one daughter, Edna Ledford; one...
D.V. Henson
May 24, 2012
D. V. "Butch" Henson, age 67, of Beaverdam Heights, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Earl and Dot Nations Henson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters;...
Dale O'Neil
May 24, 2012
Lloyd Dale O'Neil, 66 of the Cruso Community, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at his residence. Born in 1945 in Haywood County to the late Tallie and Sue Hooper O'Neil, he graduated from Bethel High School with the Class of 1963. Dale was employed at the...
George Reid, Jr.
May 23, 2012
Clyde, George Francis Reid, Jr., age 89, of Willow Tree Lane, passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at Grace Healthcare. A native of Lakewood, Ohio, he had resided in Haywood County for more than 60 years. He was the son of the late George Francis Reid, Sr. and Dorothy Sletzer Reid and was also preceded in...
Beulah Emery
May 23, 2012
Beulah Mae Bates Emery, age 86, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at the home of her daughter. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Avon and Mella Cody Bates. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Horace Emery, who died in 1983; and a daughter,...
Donald Wells
May 23, 2012
Donald Wells, age 66, passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at his residence. He was a native of Cape Cod, Massachusetts and was born in Hampden County, Massachusetts on September 12, 1945. He had resided in Haywood County since 1969. He was the son of the late Roger G. Sears and was raised by his very...
Ralph Moody
May 19, 2012
Ralph James Moody, age 72, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Mission Hospitals – St. Josephs Campus. He was a native of Concord, NC and had resided in Buncombe County for 34 years. He was the son of the late Dwight and Mae Hartsell Moody. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Crystal...
Kathryn Kirkpatrick
May 19, 2012
Waynesville, Flora Kathryn Green Kirkpatrick passed away on May 19, 2012. She was a dearly loved retired school teacher who was born March 14, 1919 in Fines Creek to Farady Crawford Green and Georgia Belle Ferguson Green. Her sister was Margaret Green Carpenter, and she had two other sisters, Evelyn and Rachel, who died as infants. Her...
Ralph Haynes
May 18, 2012
Waynesville, Ralph Edward Haynes, age 88, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2012 at the Brian Center. He was born on February 5, 1924, the son of the late Robert Lee and Bonnie Davis Haynes. Ralph was raised in the Fines Creek community and was a resident of Hazelwood. He was also preceded in death by his...
Calvin Scott
May 17, 2012
Calvin Coolidge "Hoover" Scott, age 86, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Arthur Johnson and Essie Wilson Scott. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Gomer Scott, who died on July 25, 1944 in France and...
Barbara Beam
May 17, 2012
Barbara Sue Ray Beam, 67, of Fairview, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 17th at Mission St. Joseph. She was born in Virginia to Lonnie Edmond Ray and Helen Mae Trivett Ray. Barbara had been a resident of Fairview since 1979. She loved playing Bingo and watching Days of Our Lives. She was preceded in death...
Lula Barrett
May 16, 2012
Waynesville, Lula Cairnes Barrett, age 62, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospital. She was a native of Henderson County and was the daughter of the late Charles Vernon and Mary Kathleen Branks Cairnes. She was also preceded in death by her husband James Barrett in 1980, one son Brian Barrett,...
Marie Ballew
May 16, 2012
Marie Penland Ballew, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at her daughter's residence after a strong and courageous battle with cancer. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late L. D. and Estle Louise Wright Penland. She was also preceded in death by an infant daughter, Karen...
Elwanda Moore
May 16, 2012
Waynesville, Elwanda Ione Moore, age 70, of Southfork Road, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at her home. She was a native of Rochelle, LA and had lived in Haywood County for the past 22 years. She was the daughter of the late Brodie and Lillian Quinn Greer and the wife of the late James Herman Moore,...
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