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.
Roy Hyde
Feb 15, 2010
Roy Hyde, age 86, of the Dutch Cove community of Canton, NC, passed away on February 15, 2010 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center after a period of declining health. Roy was born in Swain County on April 17, 1923 but lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was the son of William Robert and Martha...
Malcom Beasley
Feb 14, 2010
Waynesville, M. L. Beasley, 78, of the Iron Duff Community went home to be with the Lord Sunday, February 14, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Malcom was preceded in death by his parents, Farady L. and Della Justice Beasley and a brother, Frank Beasley. He graduated from Crabtree Iron Duff High School where he was a...
Clarence Sharpe
Feb 10, 2010
Waynesville, Clarence Edward "Peanut" Sharpe, age 68, of 46 Unity Drive, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Oscar H. and Etta Mae Smith Sharpe. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Linda Sharpe Wright, and...
Donnie Barfield
Feb 9, 2010
Waynesville, Donnie Barfield, age 63, of 128 Mull Street, died on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Kershaw County, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Edward and Geneva Bowers Barfield. He was also preceded in death by a son, William Matt Littlejohn and a great grandson, Christopher Matthew...
Margaret Emrich
Feb 9, 2010
MARGARET W. EMRICH Lake Junaluska, Margaret Louise Weld Emrich, age 85, of 1465 S. Lakeshore Drive #B-2, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Long Island, New York, she was the daughter of the late Dana Porter and Elizabeth Linke Weld. Her parents met while teaching on an Indian...
Betty Reeves
Feb 8, 2010
Waynesville, Betty Olsen Reeves, age 84, of 21 Pruett Lane, died on Monday, February 08, 2010 at her residence. A native of St. Joseph, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Arthur and Esther Rowland Olsen. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John K. Reeves, who died in 1995, and a son,...
John Myers
Feb 7, 2010
Waynesville– John Brunson Myers, age 58, passed away peacefully at his home on February 7, 2010. He was the son of Lee Myers and the late George Myers. He is survived by his brother, David Myers, of Terlingua, Texas. He fought a long and courageous struggle with pancreatic cancer, always keeping hope until the very last. John...
Amelia Leatherwood
Feb 6, 2010
Waynesville, Amelia Bradley Leatherwood, age 94, of 68 Hillside Terrace Drive, passed away on Saturday, February 06, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. A native of Polk County, she was a former resident of Henderson County and had lived in Haywood County since 1941. She was the daughter of the late Harrison J....
Hilda Pilkington
Feb 6, 2010
Canton – Hilda Henson Pilkington, age 87, of Crossroad Hill Road, died Saturday, February 06, 2010 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Kelse and Ellie Pressley Henson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Willard Pilkington, who died in 1990, and a...
Randy Cook
Feb 4, 2010
Waynesville, Randy Vern Cook, age 47, passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at the John F. Keever Solice Center. A native of Oklahoma County, OK, Randy was a graduate of Moore High School and received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma. He also held a Certified Public Accountant License in Oklahoma and...
Omie Smith
Feb 4, 2010
Candler – Omie Carson Smith, age 90, of Linda Vista Drive, died Thursday, February 4, 2010 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Swain County, she was a daughter of the late George and Gracie Howard Carson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Smith, who died...
Mattie Hendrix
Feb 4, 2010
Waynesville, Mattie W. "Bill" Hendrix, age 85, died Thursday, February 4, 2010 at her residence. She was a native of Jackson County, but had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Lewis and Estella Wood Williams. She was also preceded in death by her husband Ralph S. Hendrix, who...
Ruth Cooper
Feb 4, 2010
Canton – Ruth Ellen Clark Cooper, age 78, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home where she had been a resident for 11 years. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late, Paul B. and Aurelia Devlin Clark. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Edith James
Feb 4, 2010
Clyde, Edith Frances Smith James, age 80, of 64 Hills of Home Drive, died on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at her residence. A native and life-long resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Harrison Benjamin and Tennie Mae Russell Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son,...
Mildred Henderson
Feb 3, 2010
Mildred Burke Henderson, age 91, formerly of Mountain View Apartments died Wednesday, February 03, 2010, at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Dovie Gaddy Burke. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Henderson. She retired from American Enka with 20 years of...
Rhonda Gaddis
Feb 3, 2010
Waynesville, Rhonda Gail Gaddis, age 55, died on Wednesday, February 03, 2010 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the Late Harry and Virginia Lee Gaddis. She was employed at Ammons Restaurant since 1985 and was a member of Sulphur Springs Free Will Baptist Church. She is survived by...
William Worley
Feb 2, 2010
William Clyde Worley, age 82, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late William Sanford and Agnes Clark Worley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Allan Clyde Worley, who died in 1993 and two brothers, Carroll...
Carolilne Acerenza
Jan 31, 2010
Waynesville, Caroline C. Acerenza, age 79, formerly of Wood Ammons Road in Mars Hill, died on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at the Brian Center. A native of Dearborn, Michigan, she had resided in Haywood County for the past two years. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Caroline Lane Clennan. Caroline was raised by her...
Geraldine Morgan
Jan 31, 2010
Geraldine Melton Morgan, age 74, died Sunday, January 31, 2010, at her residence. A native of Clay County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Osa Cruise Melton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Morgan who died in 1998. She was a member of Mountain View Church of God. Geraldine loved her...
Mabel Mcelroy
Jan 30, 2010
Waynesville, Mabel Stevenson McElroy, age 71, died Saturday, January 30, 2010, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Doug and Fannie Henson Stevenson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Joe McElroy, who died in 2006, a son-in-law, Michael Dixon; two brothers; and...
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