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.
Andrew Haney
Dec 3, 2010
Waynesville, Andrew Haney, age 81, passed away on Friday, December 3, 2010 at the Canton Christian Convalescent Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Jess Cordell and Mary Matthews Haney. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Betty Haney, who died...
Wiley Haynes
Dec 3, 2010
Wiley Horace (Skip) Haynes, age 72, passed away on Friday, December 3, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late W. V. Haynes, Jr. and Ruth Anderson Haynes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Joy Lee Haynes;...
Emma Vance
Dec 3, 2010
Emma LaNell Hardin Roberts Vance, age 88, passed away on Friday, December 3, 2010 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Mary Rhodarmer Hardin. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her husbands; Walter Roberts, and John Vance; a grandson, Tracy Lane...
Roy Waldroop
Dec 3, 2010
Roy Carroll Waldroop, age 81, passed away on Friday, December 03, 2010 at The Oaks of Sweeten Creek. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Roy L. and Blanche Garland Waldroop. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda M. Waldroop, who died in 2005; a...
Eunice Brown
Dec 2, 2010
Waynesville, Eunice Fisher Brown, age 80, passed away on Thursday, December 02, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Whiteville, North Carolina, she lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Alonzo Long and Margie Price Fisher and was also preceded in death by two sisters, Helen F....
Mary Evans
Nov 30, 2010
Waynesville, Mary Burgess Evans, age 88, of the Jonathan Creek Community, passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at the Brian Center of Waynesville surrounded by her loving family singing her favorite hymns. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late James Lloyd and Maggie Silvers Burgess. In addition to...
Elzie Lewis
Nov 28, 2010
Candler ' Elzie Martin Phillips Lewis, 86, of Pisgah Hwy, Candler, NC passed away peacefully, Nov. 28, 2010 surrounded by her family. Mrs. Lewis was born Jan. 24, 1924 in Franklin, NC. She was a long time resident of Swain County and she and her husband, Bill, lived in Maryville, Tenn. for ten years. Mrs. Lewis worked in the...
Allen Ivester
Nov 26, 2010
Waynesville- Allen Sandy Ivester, age 60, died on Friday, November 26, 2010 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was born March 4, 1950 to the late Ernest C. and Neil Ann Allen Ivester. Sandy was a member of Crossroads Assembly of God Church. He is survived by a brother, Bill Red...
Thomas Watson
Nov 25, 2010
Thomas H. Watson, 82, of Arden, died on Thursday, November 25, 2010. Born in Danbury, CT to the late Edmund and Helen Hughes Watson, he retired from IBM after 37 years and had lived in Asheville for the past 16 years. The friends he met and time he spent at the KOA Campground in Asheville were some of the...
Bertha Shelton
Nov 25, 2010
Maggie Valley, Bertha E. Belva Skelton, age 98, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, November 25, 2010. Bertha was born February 22, 1912, she was the fourth child of the late Joseph and Mary Dauby Belva of Springerton, Illinois. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Robert L....
Bertha Skelton
Nov 25, 2010
Maggie Valley, Bertha (Belva) Mitchell Skelton, 98, passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2010 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. She was born in Springerton, Illinois on February 22, 1912, fourth child of the late Joseph Belva and Mary Dauby Belva. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Robert L....
Carroll Matthews, Sr.
Nov 24, 2010
Carroll Dale Matthews, Sr., age 76, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at the Charles George VA Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Reverend Grover Stringfield Matthews and Rhoda Irilla McCall Matthews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...
Inez Henson
Nov 23, 2010
Inez Cogburn Henson, age 93, died on Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at Silver Bluff Nursing Homes. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Lillie Funk Cogburn. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Perry Nelson Henson, who died in 1970; a grandson, Mac Henson; a...
Grace Schmucker
Nov 23, 2010
Maggie Valley, Grace "Gracie" Walker Schmucker, age 93, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at her residence. A native of Norfolk, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Cptn. P.P. Walker and Elizabeth Sawyer Walker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Schmucker, who died in 1984,...
Jacqueline Haynes
Nov 22, 2010
Waynesville, Jacqueline "Jackie" Haynes, 81 of Waynesville, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on November 22nd. She was born to the late Hilliard D. and Rosa L. Moody on May 9th, 1929. Jackie was a life-long resident of Haywood County. She was preceded in death by her parents: husband, Gerald E. Haynes,...
David Mcmillan
Nov 22, 2010
Waynesville, David McMillan, age 60, of Hughes Road, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2010 at his residence. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he had resided in Haywood County. He was the son of the late John B. and Caroline Clennan McMillan and his stepfather, Louis Acerenza. He was a US Navy veteran. David loved to read, write,...
Modena Miller
Nov 22, 2010
Waynesville, Modena Elizabeth Chambers Miller, age 85, of Coleman Mountain Road, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2010 at Smoky Mountain Health Care. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Walter Corbett and Rebecca Mae Queen Chambers. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Reverend William...
Deroy Ford
Nov 21, 2010
DeRoy Ford, age 80, passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Theodore and Audrey Putnam Ford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Jane Smith Ford and three brothers. DeRoy worked at Champion...
Geneva Embler
Nov 20, 2010
Geneva Robena Jaynes Jones Embler was born April 14, 1918 and passed away peacefully November 20, 2010 at the age of 92, in Houston, Texas. She was a school teacher, retail buyer and clerk with Belk Hudson at both Waynesville and Canton for many years. She was also a breast cancer survivor. She was preceded in death...
Joseph Edwards
Nov 18, 2010
Joseph Francis Edwards, age 72, died on Thursday, November 18, 2010, at V.A. Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late James and Mattie Gibson Edwards. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Edna Parker and three brothers, Lee, Harry, and Kenneth Edwards. Joseph was the...
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