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.
Lena Wilson
May 31, 2011
Waynesville, Lena Jo Ruff Cope Wilson, age 84, passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Skyland Care Center in Sylva. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Adam Crawford and Hester Cutshaw Ruff. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her first husband,...
Mary Shook
May 30, 2011
Mary Elizabeth Shook of Balsam passed away May 30, 2011. She was born August 3, 1921, to Vaughn R. Rhinehart Sr. and Eva Hooper Rhinehart, and was raised in the Saunook community. Mary Elizabeth graduated from Waynesville Township High School in 1939 and married her high school sweetheart, Grady Clifton Shook Sr. They celebrated their 70th wedding...
David Barbato
May 30, 2011
David Lee Barbato, age 43, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2011 at his residence. A native of Toledo, Ohio, David grew up in Davenport, Florida and was a resident of Haywood County for the past 25 years. He was a son of Marlene Campbell Barbato of Jonathan Creek. David enjoyed doing yard work, landscaping, and detailing...
Carl Storie
May 29, 2011
Carl T. Storie, 67, of Candler, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011. A native of Avery County, NC, he was a son of the late Prophet and Eudee Storie Hicks. Carl was a life-long Tarheels fan and loved to fish. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Bette; brother, Thomas Hicks and daughter-in-law,...
Hazel Rogers
May 29, 2011
Hazel Taylor Cathey Rogers, age 94, of Queentown Road, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2011 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late John and Estie Kinsland Taylor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Joseph Glenn Cathey, who died...
Everette Frady
May 27, 2011
Waynesville, Everette Frady, age 88 of Frady Lane, passed away Friday, May 27, 2011 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of the late Joseph Liner and Mary Forga Frady. He was also preceded in death by his son, David Frady who died in 1971; two sisters, Willie...
Charles Robertson
May 25, 2011
Charles Willie Robertson, 59, of Asheville, passed away at home on Wednesday, May 25th. A native of Gaston County, he was a son of the late Curtis and Juanita Jones Robertson. Charles was a member and Deacon at Cornerstone Fellowship. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Lloyd 'Chucky' Robertson and Clifton Stephen Robertson....
Stella Green
May 25, 2011
Waynesville, Stella Sinclair Green, age 91, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2011 at Haywood Lodge and Retirement Center. A native of Underhill, Vermont, she was a former resident of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and had resided in Haywood County since 1983. She was the daughter of the late Paul Foster and Beulah Frances Hayford Sinclair and was also...
Jeanette Abbott
May 24, 2011
Jeanette Cogburn Abbott, age 94, died on Wednesday, May 24, 2011. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Albert and Lona Hall Cogburn. She was also preceded in death by four sisters, Eva Trull, Gladys Hannah, Mary Lou Adamson, and Willie Pless. She served in the Army Nurse Corps in World...
Steven Murphey
May 24, 2011
Steven Ray Murphey, age 58, died on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Robert Marion and Jean Marie Haynes Murphey. He was a United States Navy veteran during the Vietnam era. He is survived by a daughter, Rita Murphey of Clyde; a son, Kevin...
Marlene Wilson
May 24, 2011
Asheville, Marlene Shelton Wilson, age 45, of 3806 Florham Place, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at Mission Campus. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of Katherine Clark Shelton and the late Carson Shelton. She was an AB Technical College graduate and worked as a receptionist in the medical field. Marlene enjoyed reading,...
Willard Christensen
May 24, 2011
Waynesville, Williard George "Bill" Christensen, age 96, of Steely Dan Drive, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2011 at his residence. A native of Minnesota, he had resided in Haywood County for the past ten years and was the son of the late Christian Peter and Olga Petersen Christensen and was also preceded in death by four...
Jody Brown
May 24, 2011
Jody Lee Brown, age 34, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 in Sylva. He was born in Buncombe County and had lived in Haywood County all of his life. He was a member of North Canton Baptist Church and formerly employed with PPM Industrial Contractors. He is survived by a son, Tanner Brown of the home;...
Geraldine Baird
May 22, 2011
Geraldine Bowditch Baird, 76, of Asheville died Sunday, May 22nd. A native of Asheville, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Essie Clara Bowditch Alexander. She was married to the late John W. Baird for 32 years. Geraldine was employed with the Vanderbilt Shirt Company until 1974. Her hobbies were knitting and crocheting. A member of...
Brenda Rathbone
May 22, 2011
Waynesville, Brenda Gail Smathers Rathbone, age 59, of the Hemphill community, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 22, 2011 at MedWest-Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late William Clayton Smathers and Nola Smathers and was also preceded in death by four uncles,...
Barbara Bennett
May 21, 2011
Waynesville, Barbara Margaret "Barbi" Bennett, age 67, of Rocky Knob Road, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at her residence. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, she was a former resident of Princeton, New Jersey, had resided in Haywood County for the past 20 years, and was the daughter of the late Emil and Margaret Puskas...
Carl Ratcliffe
May 21, 2011
Waynesville, Carl Roger Ratcliffe, Sr., age 97, of Shelton Street, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at Haywood Lodge and Retirement Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Robert Edward Lee Ratcliffe and Callie Moody Ratcliffe. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Belle...
Annette Miller
May 21, 2011
Annette Chambers Miller, age 95, passed away quietly on Saturday, May 21, 2011, at Smoky Mountain Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Waynesville. She was the daughter of the late Charles Cromer and Arby French Swayngim Chambers. Annette and her identical twin, Jeanette, were born June 10, 1915, in Scappoose, Oregon on their mother's 26th birthday. In addition...
Roy Edwards
May 20, 2011
Waynesville, Roy Edwards, age 94, of 925 Ratcliff Cove Road, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2011 at the Brian Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Jim and Mattie Gibson Edwards. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by one sister, Edna Parker...
Coleen Hocker
May 16, 2011
Coleen Mears Hocker, age 63, walked into eternity on Monday May 16, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, after a long illness. She was the daughter of Benjamin Leyton and Mary Ruth Rhinehart Mears, and was preceded in death by her Father who died in January and her sister in law Margaret Remley Mears....
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