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.
Robert Cline
Nov 6, 2010
ASHEVILLE ' Robert Fairbank Cline, 96, of Asheville, passed away Saturday, November 6, 2010. He was born October 27, 1914, in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Carl Gordon and Esther Valerie Hansenburg Cline. In 1922 his family moved to Niagara Falls, Ontario, where they lived during Robert's early education years. He had summer jobs at Queenston Power Plant...
Gordon Newton
Nov 6, 2010
Waynesville, Gordon Bartlett Newton, age 89, passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2010 at Smokey Mountain Health Care & Rehabilitation Center. A native of Lempster, New Hampshire, Newton moved from California to Waynesville, North Carolina in 1990 to be in the mountains he loved and resided there for the last 19 years. Gordon was the son of...
Melvenia Connolly
Nov 6, 2010
Melvenia J. Connolly, 61, of Leicester, passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2010. Surviving her are her parents, Joseph Quinn and Elizabeth McEndree Quinn; children, Cody Connolly and Casie Connolly; brother, Gordon Quinn; grandchildren, Tristan, Gabrial, Cameron, Bryson Connolly and Kaleigh Holcomb; 2 nieces and 1 nephew. A Memorial Service will be held at Chapel of Faith at Forest...
Richard Grubby
Nov 5, 2010
Richard Lee Grubby, 44, of Candler passed away on Friday, November 05, 2010. He was born in Mt. Holly, NJ. Richard is survived by his parents, Richard Wayne Grubby and Dorothy Mae Edwards Grubby; sister, Rebecca Burris; brothers, Michael, Robert and William Grubby and niece, Julianna Acevedo. A private service will be held. To sign Richard's online register book,...
Winifred Garren
Nov 3, 2010
Winifred M. (Penny) Garren, age 86, of the Justice Ridge Road Community, passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at her residence. A native of Haywood County and a resident of Buncombe County since 1955, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd and Annie Smathers Morgan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Robert Kays
Nov 2, 2010
Waynesville, Robert L. "Bob" Kays, age 79, passed away on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was the only son of Florine and C. Lisle Kays of Covington and Park Hills, KY. A native of Northern Kentucky, Bob was born November 12, 1930. He graduated from the University of Kentucky, where he was...
Violet Clark
Nov 2, 2010
Violet Brown Clark, age 67, passed away on Tuesday, November 02, 2010 at her residence. A native and lifelong residence of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Welker and Thelma Katherine Cody Brown. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters and two brothers. She retired from Champion International...
Ted Mcclure
Nov 2, 2010
Ted Herbert McClure, age 78, died on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Wiley John and Bonnie Brown McClure. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Katy McClure. He retired from Champion International as a foreman on No. 11 Recovery Boiler with...
Ernestine Williams
Oct 29, 2010
Ernestine Mangum Williams, age 84, passed away on Friday, October 29, 2010 at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home. A native of Roxboro, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Sarah Rhew Mangum. Ernestine was a former employee of the United States Department of the Navy and a member of the First Baptist Church of...
Gene Pless
Oct 29, 2010
Lenoir Eugene Pless, age 54, died on Friday, October 29, 2010, at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Louise Frady Pless and the late Thomas Lenoir Pless. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife Katy Limbo Pless, who he married on July 12, 1996; their daughter, Cassandra...
James Fish
Oct 29, 2010
John Hugh Fish, of 1605 West Cove Road, passed away at his residence on October 29, 2010. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Dewey and Julie Mae Woods Fish. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Richard and Paul Fish, and five sisters, Rubye Smith,...
William Bradley
Oct 29, 2010
Waynesville, William Henry Bradley, age 87, of Little Lane, died Friday, October 29, 2010 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was a native of Buncombe County and former resident of Maryland until moving to Haywood County in 1973. William was the son of the late R. Pearson and Ollie Lee Pennix Bradley. He was also preceded in...
Barbara Kuykendall
Oct 29, 2010
Barbara Lucile Lanning Kuykendall, 69, of Canton, passed away Friday, October 29, 2010, at her Dix Creek home, surrounded by her four daughters. Craig Summers, Hospice musical therapist, was leading the family in singing "Amazing Grace" when she passed away. She was born on January 28, 1941 in her Lake Logan home. After graduating from Bethel High...
Carol Sales
Oct 28, 2010
Carol Elaine Sales, age 55, passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of Joseph Howard and Jo Ann Blaylock Sales. Carol was the world's greatest Duke Fan. She loved traveling to the Florida Keys and watching Carolina Panther's football. In addition to her parents, she...
Daisy Reed
Oct 28, 2010
Daisy Payne Reed, age 97, formerly of the Old Canton Highway and Greenville, SC, passed away on Thursday, October 28, 2010 at the home of her daughter and devoted caregiver for the past 14 years in Charleston. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Lon and Mary Morgan Payne. In addition to...
Carol Hall
Oct 27, 2010
Carol Lee Smarr Hall, age 63, passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at her residence. A native of York County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Lula Howell Smarr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother and a sister, Belva Wilson. Carol was a homemaker. She...
Nancy Yarborough
Oct 26, 2010
Waynesville, Nancy Ann Yarborough, age 56, passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at Carolinas Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Laura Belle Paris Yarborough and the late Robert Theodore Yarborough. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by one brother, Wayne E. Yarborough. She was an active...
David Edwards
Oct 26, 2010
Waynesville, David Carl Edwards, age 91, went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Carl and Mae Swayngim Edwards. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Praytor; one brother, James Edwards; and a...
Shirley Mull
Oct 25, 2010
Shirley Jean Crawford Mull, age 60, passed away Monday, October 25, 2010 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Erastus and Frances Parton Crawford. Shirley was employed, as a pediatric nurse, with Sylva Pediatrics and Harris Regional Medical Center for 36 years....
Gordon Gibson
Oct 25, 2010
Gordon Leon Gibson, age 67, loving husband, father, granddaddy, and brother died on Monday, October 25, 2010, at his residence with his wife, sister, and cousin by his side. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Hillary Gibson and Frances Stroupe Passmore. Gordon was preceded in death by his step-father, James...
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