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.
Ruby Miller
Jun 20, 2010
Ruby Gertrude Warren Miller, age 91, went to be with the Lord, on Sunday, June 20, 2010. Ruby was a lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Onnie Warren. She was raised by her maternal grandparents; Thomas Harley and Mattie Ann Joyce Warren. She retired from the Haywood County School System, having worked...
Grace Reece
Jun 20, 2010
GRACE S. REECE Canton, Grace Shetley Reece, age 67, of Poplar Branch Lane, passed away on Sunday, June 20, 2010 at the Brian Center. A native of Union, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late James Eligah and Viola Sanders Shetley and was also preceded in death by a brother, Cecil Shetley and a grandson,...
Barbara Worley
Jun 17, 2010
Barbara Ann "Maw" Worley, age 61, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, June 17, 2010, at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center after a courageous battle with cancer. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of Bill and Mary Dell Plemmons Clark. She was a homemaker of which she...
Ollie Lagarde
Jun 17, 2010
Ollie Mae Simmons (Lagarde), 93, of Candler, NC, passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2010 at the John F Keever Solace Center . She was a daughter of the late Florence Westall and Nick Simmons. She is also preceded in death by her brothers, Fitz and Brian Simmons, sister, Clara Rice and nephews Freddy Rice and Randy Simmons.
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John Chesterman, Jr.
Jun 17, 2010
Candler, John Albert Chesterman, Jr., age 76, of Dolores Drive, died suddenly after a brief illness, Thursday, June 17, 2010 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital. He was the son of the late John Albert Chesterman, Sr., and Hazel Rowland Chesterman. He was also preceded in death by Dolores Reddy Chesterman who died in 2000. John...
Thomas Ford
Jun 16, 2010
Clyde, Thomas Riley Ford, age 65, died on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was born in Maryland, and resided in Sarasota, Florida before moving to Western North Carolina where he lived for the past 20 years. He was the son of the late Francis Carl and Myrtle Riley Ford and was a...
Geneva Jones
Jun 15, 2010
Geneva Saunders Jones, age 83, died on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at Universal Healthcare in Fletcher. She was a native of Pennington Gap, VA and was the daughter of the late Robert Le e and Cora Kinsland Saunders. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clifford G. Jones, who died in 1999, a granddaughter, Susan...
Marilyn Clark
Jun 13, 2010
Marilyn Elizabeth Medford Clark, age 80, died Sunday, June 13, 2010 at Clare Bridge of Asheville. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late James Augustus and Roberta Mehaffey Medford. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother Blaine Medford. Marilyn had previously lived in Canton, San Antonio,...
Elizabeth Downey
Jun 13, 2010
Lake Junaluska, Elizabeth "Beth" McCastlain Downey, wife of the Reverend Dr. H. Jack Downey, age 77, of Cocoa Beach Florida, and Lake Junaluska, NC died Sunday, June 13, 2010 at Cape Canaveral Hospital in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Beth Downey was a bright and burning lamp for Jesus. She had a vital ministry and was a mother to...
June Justice
Jun 10, 2010
Clyde, June Moore Justice, age 57, was taken home by God's angels on Thursday, June 10, 2010. She was the daughter of Wayne Moore and the late Ruth Sutton Moore of Fines Creek. An angel on earth, June was loved by all who knew her. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend to so many,...
Karen Lee
Jun 9, 2010
Waynesville, Karen Rose Greer Lee, age 61, died Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Newark, New Jersey, she was a daughter of Edward Anthony Greer and the late Kathleen Cotter Greer. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by a brother, Edward James Greer. She was a member...
Cecilia Champagne
Jun 9, 2010
Maggie Valley, Cecilia Champagne, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. Cecilia was born in Mt. Olive Illinois, and had resided in South Florida and Detroit Michigan prior to moving to Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Mike and Mary Chesmier Florian. In addition to her parents,...
Violet Bramlett
Jun 9, 2010
Violet Owen Bramlett, age 84, died June 9, 2010 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home in Hiawassee, GA. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Robert J. and Augusta Robinson Owen. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Martin Vaughn Bramlett, Jr; a daughter, Julia Carol Bramlett...
Amelia Moore
Jun 6, 2010
Amelia 'Jane' Moore, 86, of Chicago, IL formerly of Candler, NC passed away on Sunday, June 6, 2010 at her residence. She was a daughter of the late Bessie Penland. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James F. Moore and a granddaughter, Maggie Anne Moore. Survivors included her three daughters, Sharon Corrozzo and husband Carmen of...
Ruth Detwiler
Jun 5, 2010
Clyde- Ruth Housley Detwiler, age 91, passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Harley A. and Jossie Hall Robinson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Edward G. Housley who died in 1975....
William Blaylock
Jun 5, 2010
Canton-William Shay Blaylock, age 90, passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Benjamin Harrison and Mary Ellen Revis Blaylock. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Beulah Artega Moore Blaylock who...
Geneva Pruett
Jun 5, 2010
Waynesville, Bertha Geneva Moody Pruett, age 87, of 105 Stonewall Way, passed away on Friday, June 4, 2010 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Horas Reuben and Ollie Howell Moody. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Earnest...
Lee Shankle, Jr.
Jun 5, 2010
Waynesville, Lee Roy Shankle, Jr., age 81, of Waynewood Drive, passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at his residence. A native of Jonesboro, Louisiana, he was the son of the late, Lee Roy Shankle, Sr. and Wilma Nicholson Shankle. He was a US Army veteran, having served during the Korean Conflict. He is survived by his...
Alice Hall
Jun 4, 2010
Canton- Alice Idealia Rollins Hall, age 88, passed away on Friday, June 4, 2010 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Nashua, New Hampshire, Alice was the daughter of the late Charles and Mildred Eastman Rollins. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Wade Edgar Hall who died in 1979 and a son, Charles...
Florence Gibson
Jun 3, 2010
Waynesville, Florence "Flossie" Gibson, age 81, passed away on Thursday, June 3, 2010 at Mission Hospital. She was born on January 14, 1929 in Reading, Pennsylvania and had been a resident of Haywood County since 1950. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas "Wid" Gibson who passed away in 1986 and a daughter, Donna Gibson,...
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