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.
James Birchfield
Mar 1, 2009
James Lawrence "Toad" Birchfield, age 81, of Cloverleaf Lane died Sunday, March 1, 2009, at the V A Medical in Asheville. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Lee Turner and Elizabeth Reece Birchfield. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Harry Birchfield. He was a member...
Misty Ford
Feb 28, 2009
Canton, Misty Delaine Ford, age 34, of 24 Riverside Drive, died on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Jimmy Dewayne Ford and Charlene Goodson Warren. She was a nurse and enjoyed reading, painting, and taking care of her family. In addition to her parents, she is...
Regina Rogers
Feb 28, 2009
Waynesville, Regina Gwen Ferguson Rogers, age 73, died Saturday, February 28, 2009 at Brian Center of Waynesville. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Mark Marion and Lucy James Ferguson. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Ferguson. Regina was a member of Hazelwood...
Henry Lee
Feb 25, 2009
Henry Lee, age 64, of Spruce Street died Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Virgil Cecil and Annie Green Lee. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Annie Dee Lee. He was employed...
Charles Bolden
Feb 24, 2009
Charles Kenneth "Old Man" Bolden, age 72, died Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Ben Bolden and Ruth Lankford. He was preceded in death by a brother, James Bolden and his aunt and uncle, Dewey and Hattie Justice. Charles retired from Champion...
William Henry
Feb 24, 2009
Waynesville, William Gilmer "Gil" Henry, age 69, of 419 Thomas Park, died on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Macon County, he had lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was the son of the late Joe Mitchell and Martha Southard Henry and was also preceded in death by...
Mary Thompson
Feb 24, 2009
Mary Evelyn Reno Thompson, age 84, of North Main Street, died Wednesday, February 24, 2009, at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Ervin and Mittie Allison Reno. She was preceded in death by her husband Hubert Thompson, who died in 1961; two sons, James...
William Brown
Feb 23, 2009
William F. (Bill) Brown, Jr., World War II veteran, former Champion International corporate director, and community volunteer, died at his home in the Cruso community on February 23, from complications associated with congestive heart failure. He was 84 years old. Mr. Brown, a Haywood County native, was the son of the late Donna Pressley Brown and William...
Howard Berg, Jr.
Feb 23, 2009
Howard Berg, Jr., 85, of Waynesville, passed away Monday, February 23, 2009. He was born in Miami, Florida, September 20, 1923, to Lucille Marguerite (Peck) and Royal Howard Berg, Sr., and was a Floridian for 50 years. In his later years he lived in Western North Carolina and was a strong advocate for the Carolinian mountain lifestyle....
Madeline Sullivan
Feb 22, 2009
Waynesville, Madeline Pearl Sullivan, age 70, died on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at Park Ridge Hospital. A native of Berwick, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Goupil and Olive Mae Varney. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, George Albert and John Edward; a daughter, Norma Kathleen; and...
Gladys Trantham
Feb 22, 2009
Gladys Howard Trantham, age 65, died Sunday, February 22, 2009 at John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Swain County, she was a daughter of Omie Jean Smith of Candler and the late Raymond Levi Howard. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a brother, Ernest Smith. Gladys was a member of...
Bobbi Lambert
Feb 22, 2009
Cherokee, Bobbi Lynn Lambert, age 59, passed away at her home in Cherokee on Sunday, February 22, 2009 after valiantly fighting a battle with breast cancer. Bobbi was born in Sandusky, Ohio, the daughter of Donna Munson Livengood and the late Gale Livengood. She grew up in several areas of Illinois where she earned her Bachelors of...
Selma Howell
Feb 21, 2009
Selma Elizabeth Hooper Howell, age 82, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2009. A native of Jackson County, she lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was a daughter of the late Richard and Mary Frizzell Hooper. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Perry Howell, who...
Nancy Fish
Feb 19, 2009
Clyde, Nancy Elizabeth Price Fish, age 66, went home to be with the Lord and surrounded by her family on Thursday, February 19, 2009 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late James and Rebecca Jane Messer Price. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
William Burgin, Jr.
Feb 19, 2009
Reverend William Grady "Bill" Burgin, Jr., age 65, died Thursday, February 19, 2009 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Reverend W. Grady and Lois Lavender Burgin. He was a United States Navy veteran having served as a medical corpsman in Vietnam. Later, he worked as a physician's assistant,...
Eileen Timm
Feb 19, 2009
Eileen Deryl Timm, age 63, died Thursday, February 19, 2009 at her residence. A native of Michigan City, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Forest and Doris Edmonson Dassel. Eileen loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She is survived by a son, Michael Kieszkowski of North Judson, IN; one daughter, Monica Tubbs...
Richard Woodruff
Feb 18, 2009
Richard Merlin "Dick" Woodruff, age 79, of Cortland Court, died on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at his residence. A native of Hart, Michigan, he was preceded in death by his parents, Warren Cecil and Velma Tripp Woodruff and his second wife, Alice P. Woodruff, who died in 2000. He was a veteran and served in the US...
Joseph Jenkins, Jr.
Feb 18, 2009
Joseph Paul Jenkins, Jr., age 92, of 29 Foothills Road, died on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at his residence. A native of Jacksonville, Florida, he was the son of the late Joseph Paul Jenkins, Sr. and Alice Marie Nelson Jenkins. He was preceded in death by his wife, Janet MacNichol Jenkins, who died in 2005, and a...
Carol Williams
Feb 18, 2009
Canton, Carol Liner Williams, age 71 of Farmvale Place, died Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Hubert and Jane Walker Liner. She was also preceded in death by one brother, Bo Liner and two grandsons, Tyler and...
Carl Rogers
Feb 17, 2009
Waynesville, Carl Rogers, age 92, of Sims Circle died on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Erastus and Dora Cook Rogers. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Pauline Medford Rogers, who died in 2002; a...
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