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.
George Lozaw
Aug 12, 2011
Maggie Valley, George Ellsworth "Pops" Lozaw, age 77, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2011 at Medwest-Haywood Medical Center. A native of New Jersey, he had previously lived in Hope Mills, North Carolina before moving to Haywood County 11 years ago. He was the son of the late Wallace and Eleanor Beach Lozaw and was also preceded...

June Amlin
Aug 11, 2011
Waynesville, June Elizabeth Shoeman Amlin, age 82, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at MedWest Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Ocala, Florida, she had resided in Haywood County since 1986. She was the daughter of the late Paul and Gladys Smith Shoeman and was also preceded in death by two brothers, Bill and Dennis...
Keith Wyatt
Aug 10, 2011
Waynesville, Walter Keith Wyatt, age 63, of 279 Round Top Road passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at his residence following a two-year battle with Leukemia. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Ellen Rash Wyatt of Waynesville and the late Walter Wyatt and was also preceded in death by a brother-in-law, John...
Jessica Martin
Aug 10, 2011
Jessica Lynn "Jessie" Martin, age 20, passed away at MedWest-Haywood. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Debbie Robinson and the late Bobby Lynn Martin. She was also preceded in death by an aunt, Angie Shuler and her great grandmother, Jimmie White Sutton. Jessie was and will forever be a princess...
Ina Rich
Aug 9, 2011
Maggie Valley, Ina Mae Sutton Rich, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at St. Joseph Campus. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Teddy Roosevelt and Mamie Hestella Finger Sutton and also preceded in death by three brothers, Cole, Lloyd, and Theodore Sutton. Ina was a member of...

Robert Smith
Aug 9, 2011
Robert Wilburn Smith, 77, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Robert L. and Ola Mae Kerley Smith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Worley Smith, who died on June 16, 2011;...
Margaret Liner
Aug 9, 2011
Waynesville, Margaret Jeanne Schimp Liner, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. A native of Wichita, Kansas, she had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Eugene Grover and Alice Victoria Logan Schimp and was also preceded in death by her daughter,...

Phyllis Cook
Aug 7, 2011
Phyllis Annette Cook, age 64, died on Sunday, August 7, 2011, at Mission Hospitals – St. Joseph Campus. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Bessie Scott Robinson and the late Russell Robinson. She was a member of Beaverdam Baptist Church. Phyllis enjoyed gardening and planting flowers. She dearly loved her...
Albert Devlin
Aug 7, 2011
Waynesville, NC - Albert J. Devlin of Port St. Lucie, Florida and Jonathan Creek, North Carolina died on Sunday, August 7, 2011. He was the devoted husband of Jeanne for fifty-three beautiful years; beloved father of daughter, Cathleen, of Delray, Florida; and three sons, Timothy and his wife, Amy, and Patrick and his wife, Annette, all of...

Dixie Duncan
Aug 6, 2011
Asheville
Dixie Marie Duncan, 50, died Saturday, August 6, 2011 at Stone Creek Health and Rehabilitation. She was born on April 13, 1961 in Bellfountaine, OH to the late Lewis James.
Dixie is survived by her mother, Mary Jane Spencer James, her husband; Alvin Duncan, five sons, two daughters, and three grandchildren.
Funeral...
Glenn Putnam
Aug 4, 2011
Clyde, Glenn Harrison Putnam, age 71, of Liner Creek Road, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Fred and Jane Price Putnam. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Putnam, and a grandson, Joseph Swanger. He was employed...
Doris Duvall
Aug 4, 2011
Doris Jean Howell Duvall, 77, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at MedWest-Haywood. A native of Hamilton, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Paul Jennings and Rebecca Marie Little Howell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Anne Howell and Kathryn Ramsey; and one brother, Tommy Howell. Doris...

Burrell Johnson
Aug 2, 2011
Burrell Wayne Johnson, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at Mission Hospitals Memorial Campus. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Harley and Allie Dills Johnson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert and Charles Johnson. Burrell was a farmer and a...
Addie Conard
Aug 1, 2011
Addie Pressley Conard, age 85, died on Monday, August 1, 2011, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Maudie Franklin Pressley. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy Conard, who died in 1981; a daughter, Revonda Inman; a grandson,...
Safford Russell
Aug 1, 2011
Waynesville, Charles Safford Russell, age 81, of Fellowship Lane, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2011 at the Brian Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Charles Weaver "C.W." and Beaulah Messer Russell. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by three sisters, Katy and...
Blanche Cira
Aug 1, 2011
Maggie Valley, Blanche Marie Smolek Cira, age 84, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2011 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. A former resident of Tampa, Florida, she had resided in Haywood County for the past 20 years. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin R. and Bessie Marie Hulka Smolek. She was also preceded...
Margaret Canty
Jul 31, 2011
Maggie Valley, MARGARET ("MARGIE") ROSE CANTY, 75, died Sunday, July 31, 2011, at her cabin in Maggie Valley, NC. Born in Baltimore, Md, on August 17, 1935, Margie lived most of her life in the Rockledge/Cocoa area in Florida. She received a bachelor's degree from Barry College (Miami) and a Master's degree in Education from Rollins College...

Alveta Hardin
Jul 31, 2011
Canton - Alveta Cody Hardin, age 92, passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2011, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Butte, Montana, she was the daughter of the late William Roy and Mary Ed Burnette Cody. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy L. Hardin, Sr., and a...

William Grahl
Jul 28, 2011
Waynesville, William "Sody" Grahl, age 75, passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at Memorial Mission Hospital from complications of congestive heart failure. A native and lifelong residence of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Carroll Lynwood and Geneva Ferguson Grahl and was also preceded in death by two sisters, Doris Philmon and Martha...

Thelma Pearson
Jul 27, 2011
Mrs. Thelma Pearson, age 94, died on Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at her home in Haywood County, NC. She was a native of Dillon, SC and was a former resident of Fayetteville and Thomasville, NC and was currently living in Canton, NC. Mrs. Pearson was the daughter of the late Henry and Maggie Hayes of Dillon, SC....
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