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.
Daphne Smathers
Feb 14, 2011
Daphne Queen Smathers, age 95, died on Monday, February 14, 2011, at Hospice of Rockingham County. A native of Swain County, she was the daughter of the late J. Frank and Dora Dalton Queen. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold D. Smathers, who died in 1996. She was a member of First United Methodist...
Jeanette Jackson
Feb 14, 2011
Clyde, Jeanette Jackson, age 82, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Swain County, she lived in Haywood County for most of her life and was the daughter of the late Arthur and Etta Vick Collins. Jeanette enjoyed camping with her family at Lake Chatuge where she liked to ride...
Savannah Robertson
Feb 13, 2011
Savannah L. Robertson, age 90, died on Sunday, February 13, 2011, at Stone Creek Health & Rehab Center. She was a native of Buncombe County where she lived most of her life and was the daughter of the late Thomas and Flossie Giles Lusk. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William "Slim" Robertson, who...
Pierrette Laporte
Feb 13, 2011
Pierrette Mercier Laporte, age 79, of Beaver Run South, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2011, at her daughter's residence. A native of Quebec, Canada, she was a daughter of the late, David Mercier and Urbanie Rochefort. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Laporte, who died in 2008; one...
Wilma Eby
Feb 11, 2011
Clyde, Wilma L. Eby, age 81, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, February 11, 2011. She had currently resided at Mountain Hart Retirement. Born March 26, 1929 in Paterson, N.J., she resided for many years in Wantage Township, N.J. before moving to Waynesville in 2001. She was preceded in death by her...
R. Pressley
Feb 10, 2011
Reallis Bob "R. B." Pressley, age 77, died on Thursday, February 10, 2011, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Hobert Lee and Nora Mae Mull Pressley. He was an employee of the Town of Canton for 18 years and a former employee of Ward Piano Company....
Bracy Deese
Feb 10, 2011
Bracy Deese, age 73, passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2011, at his residence. A native of Robeson County, he was a son of the late William Hester and Margie Haywood Deese. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers; Russell, Willie, and Buddy Deese; and one sister; Katie Kinnunen. Bracy retired...
Emma Bennor
Feb 8, 2011
Emma Porch Bennor, age 100, died on Tuesday, February 8, 2011, at Western NC Baptist Home. A native of Ocilla, GA, she was the daughter of the late Rufus Curthbert and Clara Connor Bass Porch. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Bennor, who died in 1976. She was contract registered nurse with the...
Hallie Shuler
Feb 8, 2011
Waynesville, Hallie Shelton Stinnette Shuler, age 85, passed away on Tuesday. A native of Buncombe County, she had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Bartley and Rachel Arrowood Shelton and also preceded in death by her first husband, William Lewis Stinnette, Sr.; her second husband, Alney Oscar Shuler;...
Annita Butler
Feb 8, 2011
Annita Marie Sutton Butler, age 56, of Poplar Drive died on Tuesday, February 8, 2011, at MedWest Haywood. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Ruth Ethel Sutton of Canton and the late Jimmy Sutton, who died in 2007. Annita was the longest tenured employee at Haywood Vocational Opportunities serving as...
Donald Brown
Feb 8, 2011
Frank Donald "Don" Brown, age 79, of High Street passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2011. A native of Buncombe County, he had resided most of his life in Haywood County and was the son of the late Frank McKinley and Oma Woody Brown. He was a graduate of Emma High School and was employed with Southern...
Bud Rhinehart
Feb 7, 2011
Sylva/Waynesville, Wade "Bud" Rhinehart, age 79, died on Monday, February 07, 2011 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Richard and Janie Hance Rhinehart. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Buchanan Rhinehart, who died in 2004; an infant son, Bobby Joe...
Elizabeth Mcafee
Feb 6, 2011
Waynesville, Elizabeth B. McAfee, age 93, of Hazelwood Avenue, passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2011 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Zella Bird Hasselbacher and was raised in Downers Grove, Illinois. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. McAfee,...
Edna Pitts
Feb 5, 2011
Hazelwood, Edna Mae Pitts, age 92, of Camelot Drive, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Fletcher E. and Ella Mae Ramsey Kuykendall. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Pitts, who died...
Wilma Burgess
Feb 5, 2011
Waynesville, Wilma J. Burgess, age 68, of Lorraine Drive, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Dexter and Cora Lee Rathbone Greene. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Marion Burgess, who died in 1989...
Ralph Sheppard
Feb 5, 2011
Candler, Ralph Thomas Sheppard, age 89, of Georges Branch Road, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Charles Leighton and Zena Smathers Sheppard. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Emma Wilson Sheppard,...
Linda Edmonds
Feb 4, 2011
Asheville Edmonds, Linda Henson, 64, of Asheville, died on Friday, February 4, 2011. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Ulus and Vivian Burris Henson and a graduate of Bethel High School. She loved spending time at home with her family and the GA Bulldogs. She is preceded in death by her father, Ulus Henson and...
Joetta Rinehart
Feb 3, 2011
Asheville, Joetta F. Rinehart, age 77, passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2011 at Givens Estates. A native of Davidson County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Ernest R. and Pearl Martin Doby. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Eugene, Robert, Donald, and Nelson Doby. She was...
Luther Greene
Feb 3, 2011
Luther Maynard Greene, age 89, passed away on Thursday, February 03, 2011 at Thomasville Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Robert and Dorsey Fisher Greene. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Rathbone Greene, who died in 2004; three brothers; and four...
Brainard Burrus
Feb 2, 2011
Brainard Monroe Burrus, age 87, died on Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at Mission Hospitals – Memorial Campus. Brainard was born in Mooresboro, NC and lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was the son of the late Samuel Brainard and Annie Lovelace Burrus and was preceded in death by a sister, Marjorie Burrus Fuller. He...
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