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.
Jimmie Fagan
Jan 25, 2011
Jimmie Clifford Fagan, age 76, died on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at his residence. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Clifford and Ruby Wise Fagan. Jimmie in his younger years enjoyed dancing and bowling with the love of his life, Betty. He was a United States Navy veteran. He is survived...
Peggy Putnam
Jan 25, 2011
Waynesville, Peggy Simonds Putnam, age 62, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Harold Simonds and Janie Cline and was also preceded in death by a brother, Jimmy Simonds. Peggy worked as a caregiver for the handicapped and loved...
Jim Davis
Jan 25, 2011
Waynesville, Jim "Dad" Davis, age 78, of 256 Mauney Cove Road, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Wiley Vinson and Ethel James Davis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, James Wiley...
Evelyn Morris
Jan 24, 2011
Spring Creek, Evelyn Price Morris, age 59, passed away on Monday, January 24, 2011 at her residence. A native of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Alton and Zora Strickland Price. Evelyn enjoyed ceramics, crafts, and cooking. She was a member of Fines Creek Memorial Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of...
Carlene Mathis
Jan 24, 2011
Carlene "Cotton" West Mathis, age 82, passed away on Monday, January 24, 2011 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Carl M. and Mila Phillips West. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Lee "Ern" Mathis, who died in...
Loree Wilson
Jan 23, 2011
Loree McCants Messer Wilson, age 80, passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at Rowan Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Albert and Minnie Williams McCants. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Jack Russell Messer, who died in 1974...
Clyde Briggs
Jan 23, 2011
Briggs, Clyde William, 86, of Leicester passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at his home. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Roy and Ellie Martin Briggs and attended West Buncombe High School. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sons, Virgil Ray Briggs and Gay Williams Briggs;...
John Marcus
Jan 23, 2011
Mill Spring, NC - John Max Marcus, age 66, of Silver Creek Road, passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at Pardee Hospital. A native of Haywood County, he had resided in New York City before retiring to Polk County in 2005. He was the son of the late Johny and Sybil Wiggins Marcus. Max graduated from...
Walter Medford
Jan 23, 2011
Walter Medford, age 71, passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Ira and Delia Gaddy Medford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Donna Ray Medford, who died in 2008. He and his wife Donna owned...
Nell Caldwell
Jan 22, 2011
Pansy Nell Caldwell, age 89, died and passed on to heaven on Saturday, January 22, 2011, at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home, in Candler, NC, where she demonstrated her love for others even through her last days. Nell was born on March 8, 1921 in York, SC. Nell met Edward (E.E.)Eldridge Caldwell at Beacon Manufacturing in Asheville and they were...
Annie Medlin
Jan 22, 2011
Annie Medlin, age 84, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2011 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Oscar and Marie Everhart Scott. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Medlin. She is survived by a daughter,...
James Hendricks
Jan 22, 2011
Waynesville, James Edward Hendricks, age 94, of Ratcliffe Cove, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2011 at the Brian Center. A native of Six Mile, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Raymond and Birta Mae Parrott Hendricks. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Marvin, Lawrence, Raymond, Jr., and Elton Hendricks and two...
Molly Stamey
Jan 21, 2011
Molly Case Stamey, age 92, passed away on Friday, January 21, 2011 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Martha Gibson Case. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Billy E. Stamey, who died in 1996; one sister, Connie...
Charles Bryant
Jan 21, 2011
Charles Clay "Charlie" Bryant, age 79, of Patton Farm Road, passed away on Friday, January 21, 2011 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Bulls Gap, Tennessee, he was a son of the late Ted and Emma Sue Bryant. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ferbia Barker Bryant, who...
Blanche Mehaffey
Jan 20, 2011
Waynesville, Blanche Parton Caldwell Mehaffey, age 92, of Hemphill community, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Merritt and Hattie Tucker Parton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Caldwell....
Candy Terrell
Jan 20, 2011
Candy Terrell, age 42, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a daughter of the Reverend Larry and Joyce Treadway Rogers. Candy was employed for 13 years with Care Partners Hospice as a dietary manager. She was very devoted to her family and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter,...
Frances Drinnon
Jan 19, 2011
Balsam, Frances "Fran" Elaine Smathers Drinnon, age 55, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at John F. Keever Solace Center in Asheville after fighting a valiant and courageous battle with esophageal cancer. She was a native of Haywood County but had lived most of her life in Jackson County and was the daughter of Gordon and Betty...
Elise Mccracken
Jan 18, 2011
Waynesville, Elise Williams McCracken, 83, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2011. She was born July 28, 1927, in Tallulah Falls, Georgia to Robert Samuel Williams and Lula Jordan Williams. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert S. Williams and Clarence A. Williams. She graduated from Tallulah Falls School, attended the University of Georgia at...
Lillian Rice
Jan 18, 2011
Lillian Burnette Rice, age 87 passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late James Henry and Phoebe Watts Burnette. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Grover Rice, who died in 2005; six brothers, Clayton,...
Mildred Hall
Jan 17, 2011
Mildred Camby Hall, 100, of Pleasant Ridge Drive, Asheville, passed this life on Monday, January 17, 2011 at Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was born February 10, 1910 in Ridgecrest to the late John Victor & Adabelle Huntley Camby. She loved the outdoors, maintaining a backyard garden of many plants, shrubs and flowers. She had...
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