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.
Sarah Page
Jun 12, 2009
Clyde, Sarah Louise Page, age 29, died Friday, June 12, 2009 at her residence at 1202 Chambers Mountain Road. She was a lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter the late Tom Page. She was also preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Bobbie B. Fulbright; paternal grandfather and grandmother, Hilliard and Sarah D. Page....

William Ward
Jun 9, 2009
Candler- William Richard Ward, age 59, died on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, and the son of Violet Murr Ward and the late William Glenn Ward. Richard graduated from Canton High School in 1967 and Gardner Webb University in 1972 with a major in English and a minor in Music....

Mike Russell
Jun 9, 2009
Waynesville, Michael Jon Russell, age 64, of 271 Tara Nova Drive, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at his residence. Mike was a native of McCook, Nebraska. He resided in Haywood County since 1991 and was the son of the late Jack and Mildred Loux Russell. He graduated from McCook High School in 1962 and McCook Junior College...

Gladys Harkins
Jun 8, 2009
Gladys West Harkins, age 85, died Monday, June 8, 2009, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Nellie Day West. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Edward Harkins; two sisters, Annie Wells and Vernie Pearl West; and...

Mary Allmond
Jun 8, 2009
Mary Alice Pless Allmond, age 78, died Monday, June 8, 2009, at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock. A native of LaSalle, CO, she was the daughter of the late James Paul and Bonnie Mae Sellers Pless. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Hillard Allmond, who died in 1988 and a brother, Harold Pless....
William Redmond
Jun 8, 2009
W. 'Ronald' Redmond, 95, of Candler, passed away on Monday, June 08, 2009 at the VA Medical Center. He was the son of Joseph B. and Ivory Henderson Redmond. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Mary Alice in 2006 and his daughter Gail Shuffler Thomas.
Mr. Redmond served in the US Army during WWII....
Bertha Trull
Jun 8, 2009
Bertha Mae Woodard Cook "Bert" Trull, age 84, of 125 Spring House Drive in the Dutch Cove Community went to be with her Lord and Savior surrounded by her loving family on Monday, June 8, 2009, at her residence. A native of Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Crawford and Emma Tabor Woodard. She...
Marcia Mehaffey
Jun 6, 2009
Marcia Davis Mehaffey, age 55, died Saturday, June 06, 2009 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late William Leroy and Nola Kirkpatrick Davis. She was employed by Peppertree Resort in Maggie Valley for a number of years and was a member of Hemphill Baptist Church. Marcia was a loving...

Pauline Mccollum
Jun 6, 2009
Waynesville, Pauline S. McCollum, age 82, of Little Mountain Road, died on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at Mission Hospital. A native of Brooklyn, New York, she had resided in Haywood County for the past 26 years. She was the daughter of the late Ben and Jeanette Bachikoff Greenberg and was also preceded in death by her husband...
Vernon Henson
Jun 5, 2009
Vernon "Pickle" Henson, age 77, died Friday, June 05, 2009 at the Brian Center of Waynesville. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Earl and Bessie Nations Henson and was preceded in death by a brother, Vennoy Henson and a sister, Virginia Blythe. He retired from Champion International with 41 years of...

William Hartman
Jun 4, 2009
Waynesville, William Nelson Hartman, age 75, died on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, he was the son of the late William Morris and Margaret Nelson Hartman. He was a Resort Special Activities Director at Disney World for 21 years. Nelson was a sports enthusiast. He enjoyed watching NASCAR and...

Harold Arrington
Jun 4, 2009
Waynesville, Harold John-A Arrington, age 43, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at Habersham Medical Center in Demorest, Georgia. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Dewey Woodrow and Agnes Louise Creson Arrington. He was a tire repairman and a member of Barberville Baptist Church. He is survived by his...
John Hampton
Jun 4, 2009
Waynesville, John Daniel Hampton, age 87, of Woodchuck Way, died Thursday, June 4, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. John was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, and was the son of the late Thad and Estella Mae Stepp Hampton. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by three sisters, Lulabell Stamey,...

Roy Holland
Jun 4, 2009
Roy S. "Cat" Holland, age 89, of the Bethel Community died Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Teton County, WY, he was the son of the late Talmadge and Olive Nicholson Holland. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Beatrice Stevens Holland; a great-grandchild; three brothers; and two...

Harry Hargrove
Jun 4, 2009
Harry Edward Hargrove, 77, of Black Mountain, passed away on June 4, 2009 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. He was a son of the late Lonnie L. and Laura M. Hargrove. He was also preceded in death by his brother, James.
Mr. Hargrove was of the Baptist faith and a member of the Lions Club....

Linda Rathbone
Jun 2, 2009
Linda Gail Sheehan Rathbone, age 60, of the North Canton Community went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, June 2, 2009. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Leonard James and Thelma Irene Shipley Sheehan. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Jim, Bill, and Riley Sheehan; and two...
Hope Williams
Jun 2, 2009
Hope A. Williams, 82, of Jonesboro, GA, formally of Enka, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at her daughter's residence. She was a daughter of the late A. Herman and Helen B. Anders. She was also preceded in death by her husband Carroll R. Henson and grandson Chad A. Haney.
Ms. Williams was a lifelong resident...
Mark Woodlief
Jun 1, 2009
Waynesville, Mark Edward Woodlief, age 43, of Powderhorn Drive, died on June 1, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Fairfield County, Connecticut, he had resided in Haywood County for the past 15 years. He was the son of Janice Anastasia Woodlief and the late Robert Woodlief. He was employed by Frito-Lay as a Route...

Ellen Stroupe
Jun 1, 2009
Ellen Shipman Stroupe, age 78, died Monday, June 1, 2009, at Elizabeth House of Flat Rock. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Vinson and Bonnie Green Shipman. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Christine Shipman. She was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church. She is survived...
Gregory Cochran
May 31, 2009
Gregory Scott "Scotty" Cochran, age 40, died Sunday, May 31, 2009. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Buddy and Janice Mehaffey Cochran of Waynesville. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Dewey and Lula Belle Morgan Cochran; maternal grandfather, Robert Mehaffey; and a nephew, Levi Wade. He was...
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