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.
Becky Climbingbear
Nov 23, 2011
Waynesville, Rebecca Christopher �Becky� Climbingbear, age 51, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2011 at the Brian Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Alice Moore Christopher Overman of Canton and the late James Howard Christopher. She was also preceded in death by one brother, Robert Frank Christopher. In addition...
Edgar Hall, Jr.
Nov 23, 2011
Edgar Lee Hall, Jr., age 90, of Hall Farm Road, died on Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at his residence. He was a native of Buncombe County and had lived in Haywood County most of his life. He was the son of the late, Edgar Lee Hall, Sr. and Nellie Faye Massey Hall. He was also preceded in...
Reverend Patten
Nov 23, 2011
Lake Junaluska, Reverend Brooks Patten, age 93, died Wednesday, November 23, 2011. Born in Greenville, he was the son of the Reverend Dr. Walter and Sarah Cady Patten. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina (1939) and Duke Divinity School (1942). Reverend Patten enjoyed a long and varied career of service to his church...
Ralph Henson
Nov 22, 2011
Waynesville, Ralph F. Henson, age 70, of 57 Mill Street, passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Blain C. and Millie Haynes Henson and was also preceded in death by three sisters,...
Max Chapman
Nov 22, 2011
Max Haywood Chapman, age 73, died on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, at Park Ridge Hospital in Fletcher. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late John Haywood and Azoline Ellis Chapman. He was also preceded in death by a grandson, John Haywood Chapman, Jr. who died in 2009. He retired...
Margaret Brooks
Nov 22, 2011
Margaret Louise Brooks, 80, of Candler, passed away on Tuesday, November 22nd. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late McKinnely Harrison and Maude Hampton Medford Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Burnia O. Brooks and 9 brothers and sisters. She is survived by her children, Kenneth...
Linda Owen
Nov 22, 2011
Waynesville, NC, Linda Rogers Owen, age 69, of Allens Creek Road, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2011. A native of Wheeling, West Virginia, she had previously resided in Hollywood, Florida before moving to Haywood County in 2006. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Dorothy McColloch Rogers and was also preceded in death by...
Janet Coggins
Nov 22, 2011
Waynesville, Janet Alice Coggins, age 59, of Lakeview Drive, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at her residence. A native of Laurinburg, North Carolina, she grew up in Fayetteville and had previously resided in Augusta, Georgia before moving to Haywood County in 1996. She was the daughter of the late Glenn and Winona Dicks Henderson. Janet...
John Hyatt, Jr.
Nov 21, 2011
Waynesville, John H. Hyatt, Jr., age 86, of Boyd Farm Road, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2011 at the Brian Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late John and Cecil Robinson Hyatt and was also preceded in death by a sister, Edith Smith. He was a US Army veteran of...
Marguerite Robinson
Nov 20, 2011
Marguerite Harvey Robinson, age 93, passed away on Sunday, November, 20, 2011 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Williston, Florida and a resident of Haywood County for the last six years, she was a daughter of the late Jesse Andrew and Laura Irene Longbottom Harvey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Lucille Wooten
Nov 20, 2011
Lucille Mann Wooten, age 82, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2011, at MedWest Haywood. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late P. C. and Mattie Franklin Mann. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, W.R. "Bill" Wooten, who died in 2009; and a brother, Carl...
Betty Brown
Nov 20, 2011
Betty Gentry Brown, age 76, of Shannon Drive, died on Sunday, November 20, 2011, at John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Cocke County, TN, she was the daughter of the late Erskin and Irene Lance Gentry. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Brown, who died in 1989; and four sisters. She...
Emma Earley
Nov 20, 2011
Waynesville, Emma Earley, age 95, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2011 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. A native of Jackson County, she had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late George and Cora Belle Pruitt Shuler. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
William Dinwiddie
Nov 20, 2011
Waynesville, The Reverend William Courtenay Dinwiddie, Sr. departed life on November 20, 2011 in Waynesville, North Carolina. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 21, 1914, the son of Caroline Summey Dinwiddie and Albert Bledsoe Dinwiddie, Professor of Mathematics and President of Tulane University. William Dinwiddie was educated in New Orleans public schools, Tulane University,...
Pearl Grogan
Nov 20, 2011
Pearl Cowan Grogan, age 98, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2011 at her residence. A native of Jackson County, she was a daughter of the late Ransom and Bonnie McConnell Cowan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank D. Grogan, who died in 1998; six brothers, Birch, David, Woodrow,...
Arnold Kirkland
Nov 18, 2011
Arnold Douglas "Kirk" Kirkland, age 89, passed away on Friday, November 18, 2011. A native of Swain County, he was a son of the late John Wesley and Sarah Tiney Wiggins Kirkland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Emila Kirkland Patton. Arnold was a United States Army veteran of World...
Arvella Hawkins
Nov 18, 2011
Arvella Phillips Hawkins, age 80, passed away on Friday, November 18, 2011, at John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Robert Perry and Flora Elizabeth West Phillips. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Helen Fore; and two brothers, Marcell and...
Alice Monteith
Nov 18, 2011
Glenville, NC, Alice Jennings Monteith, age 65, passed away on Friday, November 18, 2011 at her daughter's residence. A native of Missouri, she had resided in Jackson County since 1968. She was the daughter of the late Leonard and Frieda Jennings. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Dale Jennings. Alice...
Mary Harrison
Nov 18, 2011
Mary Leatherwood Harrison passed away Friday, November 18, 2011 at Hospice Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia with her son at her side. She was born in Waynesville and lived most of her life there. She graduated from Waynesville Township High School. In 1943, Mary married A.D. Harrison, Jr. of Newton, North Carolina while he was stationed with the...
Mark Rathbone
Nov 15, 2011
Mark Graham Rathbone, 90, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at MedWest Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Charles (Dick) and Dola Clark Rathbone of Fines Creek. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Fowler Rathbone, who died...
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