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.
Ray Foster, Jr.
Jan 28, 2012
Ray Wilson Foster, Jr., age 69, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2012, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Buncombe County, Ray was a son of Vivian Deane Sexton Foster of Canton and the late Ray Wilson Foster, Sr. He had lived all of his life in Haywood County and was a member and former...
Heather Mathews
Jan 28, 2012
Heather Harrison Mathews, age 51, died January 28, 2012, at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Bill and Joanna Lee Moore Harrison. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Vicki Kidd-Jones. Heather worked for Haywood County Department of Social Services...
Sharon Rathbone
Jan 28, 2012
Canton, Sharon Queen Rathbone, age 47 went to heaven to be with her baby sister on Saturday, January 28, 2012. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Gerald Glenn and Betty Knight Queen of Canton. She was preceded in death by a sister, Angela Marie Queen. She was employed by Goosmann, Rose, Colvard and...
Lois Bailey
Jan 27, 2012
Lois Elizabeth Bailey, 86, of Asheville, passed away January 27th, after an extended illness. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late George and Bertie Wilson Waycaster. She was a Sunday school teacher and member of Gashes Creek Baptist Church, served as secretary of the Ladies Auxiliary for AC Reynolds Volunteer Fire Dept. and was...
Mary King
Jan 27, 2012
Mary Louise Taylor King, age 88, died Friday, January 27, 2012 at John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Sallie Wooten Taylor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Bill Taylor. Mary was employed at Memorial Campus of Mission...
Erval Olsen
Jan 27, 2012
Maggie Valley, Erval Hartley "Erv" Olsen, age 84, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2012 at MedWest Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Britt, Iowa, he was a former resident of South Florida, and had resided in Haywood County since 1990. He was the son of the late Emmanuel Hartley Olsen and Bessie Matson Olsen and...
Nellie Nichols
Jan 26, 2012
Waynesville, Nellie Jenkins Nichols, age 89, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at the Mooresville Center in Mooresville, North Carolina. A native and former resident of Haywood County's White Oak Community, she was the daughter of the late Oliver P. Jenkins and Vinnie Davis Jenkins. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill"...
Blanche Henson
Jan 26, 2012
Rachel Blanche Henson, age 87, died on Thursday, January 26, 2012, at Mission Hospitals – Memorial Campus. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Columbus and Mary Haseltine Haynes Henson. She was also preceded in death by four sisters, Cathren "Tootie" Henson Queen, Mae Henson Wells, Loree Henson Dotson,...
Ernest Snyder
Jan 25, 2012
Waynesville, Ernest "Ernie" Stuart Snyder, age 86, of Crymes Cove Road, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at MedWest Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Homer and Minnie Hendrix Snyder. He was also preceded in death by four sisters, Louise Beverly, Viola Ammons, Margaret Cable, and...
James Mcelroy
Jan 25, 2012
Waynesville, James Dowe McElroy, age 89, of Flag Street, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late James Lawson and Martha Dare Crawford McElroy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Beulah McElroy, who died in...
James Parton, Jr.
Jan 24, 2012
Waynesville, James "Jimmy" R. Parton, Jr., age 50, of Leatherwood Street, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at his home. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of Ernestine Osborne Parton and the late James R. Parton. Jimmy graduated from Tuscola High School in 1979 and later in 1982 with a degree in...
Barbara Mcdonald
Jan 23, 2012
Canton, Barbara Amelia McDonald nee Herleth, age 66, of Kelly Springs Road, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2012 at MedWest Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Queens, New York, she was the daughter of the late Edward Robert Herleth, Jr. and Wanda Tomaszweski Herleth. She served as Vice President of Operations of Credit Suisse in...
Larry Trull, Sr.
Jan 23, 2012
Larry Ray Trull, Sr., age 53, died Monday, January 23, 2012. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Frank Benjamin and Georgia Maxine Griffin Trull. Larry was a former construction worker and an avid NASCAR fan. He is survived by his fiancé, Barbara Bradford of Waynesville; one son, Larry Ray Trull, Jr....
Rue Rogers
Jan 23, 2012
Rue C. Rogers, age 96, died on Monday, January 23, 2012, at the Elizabeth House in Hendersonville. A native of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Della Ledford Culbertson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Meredith Jennings Rogers who died in 1994; a son, Jerry Jennings Rogers who died...
Kathleen Robinson
Jan 22, 2012
Kathleen Bailey Robinson, age 43, died on Sunday, January 22, 2012, at Mission Hospitals – Memorial Campus. She was born in Haywood County and had lived in Madison and Haywood counties and was the daughter of David and Julia Kemp Bailey of Marshall. She was a medical assistant at Asheville Pediatrics and a member of Oak Grove...
John Dall
Jan 21, 2012
Waynesville, John A. Dall, age 84, of Key Circle, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. Of Scottish descent, John was born in Lancaster County, England, the son of the late John and Margaret Lunn Dall. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Roy Davis
Jan 20, 2012
Roy M. Davis, 86, of Candler, passed away at home on Friday, January 20, 2012. A native of Cleveland, TN, he was a son of the late Jackson Millard Davis and Jessie Brown Davis. Roy was a Veteran, serving in the Army. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Grace Sexton Burnette Davis...
Earlene Jenkins
Jan 20, 2012
Clyde, Earlene Phillips Jenkins, age 58, of the Fines Creek Community, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2012 at MedWest Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Cora Mae Owens Phillips. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a...
Gertrude Smathers
Jan 19, 2012
Waynesville, Gertrude Elizabeth Smathers, age 88, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Adeline Deaver Smathers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Underwood, Loranzo, and Garrett Smathers and...
Bertha Hooper
Jan 17, 2012
Bertha O'Neil Hooper, age 93, died on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Toss and Ollie Howell O'Neil. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Candler Hooper; a daughter, Dorothy "Dot" H. Rogers; a son, Don...
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