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.
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...
Robert Mills
Oct 24, 2010
Waynesville, Robert "Bob" Mills, age 86, died Sunday, October 24, 2010 at his residence. He was a native of Jackson County and was the son of the late Joseph and Ethel Melton Mills. He was also preceded in death by one sister and three brothers. Bob was an employee of Massie Furniture Company for 13 years and...
F. Swanger
Oct 23, 2010
Waynesville, F. Geneva Palmer Swanger, age 91, of Hyatt Creek Road, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Saturday, October 23, 2010. A native of Clay County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Jessie David and Mary Ann Coffee Palmer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Betty Goodson
Oct 23, 2010
Canton- Betty Bumgarner Goodson, age 79, passed away on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Nancy Selma Singleton Bumgarner. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Robert Goodson, who died in 1987;...
Walter Ensley
Oct 22, 2010
Waynesville, Walter �Junior� Ensley, age 91, went home to Jesus on Friday, October 22, 2010. He was born September 12, 1919 to William and Lola Ensley of Sylva, NC. Junior was preceded in death by his precious and loving wife, Claudine Ensley. They were happily married for 66 years before her passing. Junior and his wife Claudine...
Paul Smith
Oct 22, 2010
Waynesville, Paul Eugene Smith, age 22, died Friday, October 22, 2010 at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at Davis Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends from12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. at Wells Funeral Home of Waynesville.
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Linda Browning
Oct 21, 2010
Linda Gail Burke Browning, age 51, passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2010, at John F. Keever, Jr., Solace Center with her son, mother, and father by her side. A native of Palatka, FL, she is the daughter of Melvin and Shirley Jackson Burke of Sorrells Creek and Palatka, FL. She was preceded in death by an...
Roland Gansman
Oct 20, 2010
Cruso, Roland John Gansman, age 90, passed away on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Belleville, Illinois, he was the son of the late Louis Frederick and Rosa Catherine Schneider Gansmann and was also preceded in death by ten siblings. He was a US Navy veteran of World War II. Roland...
Helen Hopkins
Oct 20, 2010
Cullowhee, Helen Walker Hopkins, age 84, of Blackhawk Road, passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at Mountain Trace Nursing Home. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Myrtha Inman Walker. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her former husband Carl Hopkins and one...
James Vincent
Oct 20, 2010
Maggie Valley, James H. "Jim" Vincent, age 70, died on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was a native of Florida and lived most of his life in Miami and Broward Co., FL. He became a full-time resident of Maggie Valley in 2002. He was the son of the late James Harley and Lucile...
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