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.
Claudia Dickson
Jun 27, 2008
Claudia Bleyl Dickson, age 73, died Friday, June 27, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Haywood County, but she had resided in Houston, TX for a number of years. Claudia was the daughter of the late Nelson Miles and Nell Edna Henderson Bright. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr....
Harvey Failen, Sr.
Jun 26, 2008
Harvey Ronald Failen, Sr. age, 74, of Ridgeview Acres, died Thursday, June 26, 2008 at the V.A. Medical Center. A native of Bath, SC, he was the son of of the late Enoch and Lulla Minor Failen. He was also preceded in death by a brother, E.T. Failen. He was a US Army veteran. Harvey loved to...
Shirley Carswell
Jun 26, 2008
Shirley Ann Carswell, age 73, died Thursday, June 26, 2008 at Mission Hospital – Memorial Campus. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd and Oakla Brendle Sheehan. Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, Blayne Walton Carswell, who died in 2004; one sister and two brothers. She is survived by...
Katherine Cooper
Jun 24, 2008
Katherine Suttles Cooper, age 97, died Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Spartanburg, SC, she was a daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Minnie Foster Suttles. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marshall Grover Cooper, who died in 1999 and one brother, Grover Cleveland Suttles, Jr. Katherine came...
Clarence Burnett
Jun 22, 2008
Waynesville, Clarence V. "Curly" Burnett, age 77, of Cove Creek Road, died on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at the Solace Center. A native of Sweetwater, Tennessee, he was the son of the late John and Mary Bell Humphrey Burnett. He was also preceded in death by one sister, Namonie and three brothers, Thurston, Fate, and Richard Burnett....
Faye Barnes
Jun 22, 2008
Clyde, Faye June Smith Barnes, age 83, of Thompson Cove Road, went to be with Jesus, Sunday, June 22, 2008 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was a native of Haywood County and lived in Jackson County for 20 years before returning to Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Minnie Russell Smith...
Gladys Turner
Jun 21, 2008
Clyde, Gladys Louise Turner, age 78, of the Panther Creek Community, died Saturday, June 21, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Greenville, SC where she lived most of her life and lived in Haywood County for the past 26 years. She was the daughter of the late Roy and Helen Barbare Black....
Bobby Worley
Jun 20, 2008
Asheville – Bobby Roy Worley, age 70, died Friday, June 20, 2008, at his residence. He was a son of the late Angus and Hettie Parham Worley and was preceded in death by a son, Tony Bryant; two sisters, Barbara Jean Barr and Betty Lois Worley; and a brother, Angus Worley Jr. He was a retired electrician...
Cromer Stafford
Jun 20, 2008
Cromer "Red" Stafford, age 76, of 39 Foxbriar Drive died Friday, June 20, 2008, at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Haywood and Buncombe counties and the son of Pearl Stafford of Canton and the late Virgil Stafford. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Betty Williams and his buddy "Benny". He retired...
Sherry Boyett
Jun 20, 2008
Clyde – Sherry R. Boyett, age 61, died Friday, June 20, 2008, at her residence. A native of Bayport, Mo., she was a former resident of St. Petersburg, FL. She was preceded in death by her first husband, David Rochowhicz. She was a retired communications officer with the St. Pete Beach Police Department with 20 years of...
Howard Futrell
Jun 19, 2008
Howard Alton Futrell, age 74, died Thursday, June 19, 2008, at his residence. A native of North Hampton County, NC, he was the son of Howard Alvin and Rennie Draper Futrell. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Wilton Ray Futrell. He was retired from the United States Army and Charleston Naval shipyard. He was...
Trooper Blanton, Jr.
Jun 17, 2008
Trooper David Shawn Blanton, Jr., G-540, age 24, a two-year veteran with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol died a hero on Tuesday, June 17, 2008, in the line of duty. He was a native of Swain County and was very proud of his Cherokee heritage. Shawn was the first member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee...
Betty Cooke
Jun 17, 2008
Betty Cogburn Cooke, age 86, died Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Parley and Essie Mason Cogburn. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Jay Eugene Cook, who died in 2005; two infant sons, Ronald Porter and J.E. Cooke and...
Grace Jenkins
Jun 16, 2008
Grace Rathbone Jenkins, age 89, died Monday, June 16, 2008, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late John and Kate Early Rathbone. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Walter Jenkins, Sr. who died in 1993. She retired from Haywood County Hospital...
Robert Pedgrift
Jun 15, 2008
Lake Junaluska, Robert "Bob" Pedgrift, age 88, died on Sunday, June 15, 2008 at Autumn Care. A native of Chicago, IL, he had resided in St. Petersburg, FL for 36 years and moved to Haywood County in 1988. He was the son of the late John and Marie Herm Pedgrift. He was a US Air Force veteran...
Ruby Roberts
Jun 15, 2008
Waynesville, Ruby Barrett Roberts, age 93, joyfully left this earthly home on Sunday, June 15, 2008 to spend eternity in her heavenly home with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and to join her loving husband of 67 years, Maurice C. Roberts, who passed away on December 18, 2005. In addition to her husband, she was also...
Len Mcclure
Jun 15, 2008
Len Willis McClure, age 73, beloved husband, dad, papaw, brother, and uncle went to sleep in the Lord on June 15, 2008. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Grady and Pearl Bryson McClure; a sister, Wilma Haney; two brothers, Wilson McClure and Bobby McClure; and two of man's best friends, Red and Shasta, who...
Reeves Greene
Jun 15, 2008
Clyde, Reeves James Greene, age 85, of 109 Cloverhill Road, died on Sunday, June 15, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late James Baxter and Sophia McElroy Greene. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Marvin, Elmer,...
Opal Willis
Jun 14, 2008
Opal Juanita Willis, returned to our Lord's kingdom on Saturday, June 14, 2008. Born in Mineral Bluff, Georgia, in 1921, she moved to Canton, North Carolina, in 1936, where she met and married her love, friend and soul mate, Herschel Lee Willis. They were married June 21, 1941 and shared 58 wonderful years of life together. They...
Wanda Caldwell
Jun 13, 2008
Waynesville, Wanda Caldwell, age 50, of Riverbend Street, died Friday, June 13, 2008 at Mission Hospitals-St. Joseph Campus after a brief battle with cancer. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of Lois Moody Cagle and the late Robert H. Cagle. She was also preceded in death by a brother,...
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