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.
Weldon Goolsby
Dec 9, 2011
Weldon Lawrence Goolsby, age 83, of Mitchell Street died on Friday, December 9, 2011, at MedWest Haywood. A native of Rockbridge County, VA, he was the son of the late Lawrence 'Pop" and Ruby Wiseman Goolsby. He retired from Champion International in 1995 with 43 years of service and was a member of First United Methodist Church...
Thomasine Nelson
Dec 9, 2011
Waynesville, Thomasine Nelson, age 73, of Hall Top Road, passed away Friday, December 9, 2011 at her residence. She was a native of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Luchius and Molly Massie Nelson. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Mattie Fuller and four brothers, Herbert, Bud, Joe and Melvin Nelson....
Shirley Safreed
Dec 9, 2011
Shirley Jean Safreed , age 78, of Trickle Creek Rd., passed away on Friday, December 09, 2011 at her residence. A native of Columbus, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Edgar "Sparky" and Dorothy Porter Reeves. Shirley received her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing at the Jackson School of Nursing in Miami and was a member...
Shirley Knight
Dec 9, 2011
Clyde, Shirley Henry Knight, age 74, of Mulberry Street, passed away Friday, December 9, 2011 at her residence. She was a native of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late William and Nola Browning Henry. She was also preceded in death by four sisters and three brothers. Shirley was a homemaker and a member of...
Rhonda Lordman
Dec 9, 2011
Rhonda Kay Lordman, 51, of Weaverville, passed away Friday, December 9, 2011. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Jack Clark and Mildred McHone. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, Eddie Lordman, Jr. She is survived by her sons, Preston Daniel McHone and Joe Lordman and mother,...
Sue Thompson
Dec 8, 2011
, N.C ., Sue Lokey Thompson, age 89, passed away in peace after a brief illness, on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at MedWest Haywood. A longtime resident of Montgomery, Alabama and recently of Canton, N.C., she was the daughter of the late William and Bonnie Hatley Lokey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Dr. Stringfield, Sr.
Dec 8, 2011
James King Stringfield known as "Doctor Jim" passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2011, after a period of extended declining health. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Dorothy "Dot" Richeson Stringfield who died in 2008. He is survived by a son Jim and his wife, Donna, of Salisbury, NC, son John and...
Robert O'Keefe
Dec 7, 2011
Waynesville, NC, Robert William O'Keefe, age 95, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. Bob was born on November 7, 1916 in New Prague, Minnesota, son of the late William Henry and Cora Mickelson O'Keefe. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Florence Brindmore O'Keefe, who...
Dexter Morgan
Dec 7, 2011
Dexter Lee Morgan, 86, of Asheville, passed away Wednesday, December 07, 2011 at his home. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Charlie and Nancy Marlow Morgan. Mr. Morgan repaired electric motors for Hayes and Lunsford and served his country in the Navy. He had been a member at Cedar Hill Free Will Baptist...
Ruth Davis
Dec 7, 2011
Asheville, Ruth Hedrick Davis, age 98, of the Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2011. A native of Maryville, Tennessee and former resident of Richmond, Virginia and Kinston, North Carolina, she had resided in Asheville for the past 15 years. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Oscar Edward Hedrick and Sammie...
Marie Browder
Dec 6, 2011
Marie Gladys Klemme Browder, 91, formerly of Asheville, passed away Tuesday, December 06, 2011, in Denver, Colorado. She was the daughter of the late Clarence David and Agnes Margaret Thompson Klemme. Marie was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star while living in Florida. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her...
Robert Owen, Jr.
Dec 5, 2011
Waynesville, Robert Davis "Bobby" Owen, Jr., age 69, of Boyd Avenue, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2011 at the VA Medical Center in Asheville. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Robert Davis Owen. He was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam Era and a retired truck...
James Smith
Dec 5, 2011
James Doyle "J. D." Smith, age 72, died on Monday, December 5, 2011, at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Thurman Sanders and Jessie Mae Fitts Smith. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Lucy Ann Russell Smith, who died in 2007; and two...
Juanita Chapman
Dec 4, 2011
Juanita McFalls Chapman, age 71, went to heaven on Sunday, December 4, 2011, to be with her loved ones, at MedWest Haywood. A native of Swain County, she was a daughter of the late A. C. and Ethel Carver McFalls. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Max Haywood Chapman, who...
Eleanor Sutton
Dec 4, 2011
Waynesville, Eleanor Byrd Rees Sutton, age 95, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2011 at Autumn Care Nursing Home after a prolonged illness. She was the daughter of the late D. C. Byrd and Joanna Robinson Byrd. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Wayne Rees, who died in 1947...
David Evans, Sr.
Dec 3, 2011
Waynesville, David Billy Evans, Sr., age 69, of Broad Street, died on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Smoky Mountain Health Care. A native of Haywood County and son of the late Kelly Bean and Cornelia Bryson Evans, he was also preceded in death by a brother, Walter Evans. He worked for Haywood Builders for 31 years and...
Mildred Boone
Dec 3, 2011
Waynesville, Mildred Rogers Burrell Boone, age 86, of 77 Cross Creek Road, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Autumn Care Facility. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Harmon Rogers and Minta Jarrett Rogers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Willie...
Katie Caldwell
Dec 3, 2011
Waynesville, Katie Belle Franklin Caldwell, age 74, of 432 Utah Mountain Road, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Elizabeth McCracken Franklin. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth...
Victor Holder
Dec 3, 2011
Waynesville, Victor George Holder, age 81, of Squaw Ridge Road, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at MedWest Harris Regional Hospital. A native of Graves, Kentucky, he was the son of the late George and Ida Mae Beckett Holder and was also preceded in death by his wife, Patricia A. Holder, and one brother. He was...
Charles Mcdaniel
Dec 2, 2011
Waynesville, Charles Edward McDaniel, age 76, of 227 Brook Street, passed away on Friday, December 02, 2011 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William Edward and Viola Franklin McDaniel. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
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