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.

Ursula Hyatt

Ursula Hyatt

Mar 14, 2008

Ursula "Toolie" Welch Hyatt Canton – Ursula Welch Hyatt, age 89, of Pisgah Drive in the Bethel community, died Friday, March 14, 2007, at St. Joseph in Asheville. She was born on July 7, 1918, in Bethel, where she lived most of her life. She was the daughter of the late David V. and Annie Long Welch....

Billie Lewis

Billie Lewis

Mar 14, 2008

Billie Poteet Lewis, age 59, died Friday, March 14, 2008 at John F. Keever Solace Center. She was a native of Wayne County, Michigan and a daughter of the late Dorothy Hall Poteet. Billie was also preceded in death by a son, David William Lewis. She was a computer operator for Blue Cross and Blue Shield in...

Dorotha Evans

Dorotha Evans

Mar 14, 2008

Waynesville, Dorotha "Dot" Martin Evans, age 80, passed away peacefully Friday, March 14, 2008 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. She was a native of Macon County and lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Reverend Jefferson and Ila Haney Martin. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...

Clarence Crowder

Clarence Crowder

Mar 13, 2008

Clarence John "Chick" Crowder, age 75, of Burnette Circle died Thursday, March 13, 2008, at his residence. A native of Madison County, he was the son of the late Mack and Geraldine Hollifield Crowder. He was also preceded in death by seven brothers, Floyd, Earnest, Paul, Homer, Clyde, Ellis, and Coye Crowder; and two sisters, Estee Ponder...

Marion Tiger

Marion Tiger

Mar 12, 2008

Clyde, Marion Pierson Tiger, age 86, of 672 Rockcliffe Lane, died on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Mission Hospital. A native of Morristown, New Jersey, she was a former resident of New York and had lived in Haywood County for the past 10 years. Marion was the daughter of the late Howard and Jeannette Dufford Pierson and...

Guy Messer, Sr.

Guy Messer, Sr.

Mar 12, 2008

Waynesville, Guy McKinley Messer, Sr., age 82, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at the Brian Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William H. and Nora Viola Haney Messer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Alfred Messer and Joe Messer...

Helen Blackwell

Helen Blackwell

Mar 11, 2008

Helen Marie Blackwell, age 77, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at Sentara Nursing Home & Rehab in Norfolk, VA. A native of Wyandotte, MI, she was the daughter of the late Allen and Gussie Ellenburg Moss. She was employed with Square "D" manufacturing and was a member of Christ United Methodist Church in Norfolk, VA. She graduated...

Dorothy Gibson

Dorothy Gibson

Mar 10, 2008

Waynesville, Dorothy Lanning Gibson, age 81, died on Monday, March 10, 2008 at Harris Regional Hospital. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late John and Dessie Mathis Lanning. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Fred Gibson who died in 1989; daughter, Margaret Gibson, four brothers, Hub, Clarence, John Thomas...

Doris Mann

Doris Mann

Mar 9, 2008

Doris Hipps Mann, age 83, died unexpectedly Sunday, March 9, 2008, at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Jeter and Victoria Suttles Hipps. She was preceded in death by her husband of 32 years, Harley Vance Mann, Jr., who died in 1976; two brothers, Earl...

Vivian Edwards

Vivian Edwards

Mar 9, 2008

Vivian Annette Edwards, age 62, loving daughter, sister, and friend, died Sunday, March 9, 2008, at her residence. She was a former resident of Autumn Care where she was called their little "Queen Bee". She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of Frances Mintz Edwards and the late Roy Ellis Edwards....

Marie Muse

Marie Muse

Mar 9, 2008

WAYNESVILLE, Marie Rogers Muse, 68, of 730 Woodfield Drive, Waynesville passed away Sunday, March 9, 2008 surrounded by her loved ones at her home. She was born in Knox County, Tennessee on February 26, 1940 to the late Clarence E. and Marjorie Cooley Rogers. She attended East Tennessee State University and met her husband Ronald C. Muse...

Marie Seeber

Marie Seeber

Mar 8, 2008

Maggie Valley, Marie Seeber, age 84 of Shady Rest Drive, died Saturday, March 8, 2008 at Homestead Hospital. A native of Benton Harbor, Michigan she had lived in West Palm Beach, FL until moving to Haywood County in 1983. She was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Theressa Janca Barcia and was the wife of the...

James Worley

James Worley

Mar 8, 2008

James Weaver Worley, age 80, of Canton, died Saturday, March 8, 2008, at the John F. Keever Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Ira A. Worley and Annie Mae Wilson Worley. He was preceded in death by his wife, Effie O'Diear Worley, who died Dec. 24,...

Harriet Dotson

Harriet Dotson

Mar 7, 2008

Waynesville, Harriet Margaret Mehaffey Dotson, age 93, of 26 Courtland Court, died on Friday, March 7, 2008. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Sebe and Laura Wood Mehaffey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Dotson, who died in 1974; six brothers, Fred, O'dell,...

Robbie Scroggs

Robbie Scroggs

Mar 6, 2008

Robbie Joe Smathers Scroggs, age 92, died Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Memorial Mission Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Maude Cabe Smathers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Don Carlos Scroggs, who died in 1991; an infant son, Don Michael Scroggs; a brother; and two sisters. She was a lifelong...

Larry Gilbert

Larry Gilbert

Mar 6, 2008

Waynesville, Larry Ray Gilbert, age 60, of 102 Indigo Drive, died on Thursday, March 6, 2008 at Murphy Medical Center. A native of Monterey, CA, he was the son of Clarence and Mary Betty Doernbrack Gilbert of Grand Junction, CO. He was a self-employed carpenter. In addition to his parents, he is survived by one sister, Christine...

Charles Justice

Charles Justice

Mar 5, 2008

Waynesville, Charles Joseph "C. J." Justice, age 84, of 37 C.J. Justice Drive, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at the Brian Center. A native of Madison County, he had lived in Haywood County since 1965. He was the son of the late Charlie Breckenridge and Mary Leona Webb Justice. In addition...

Rebecca Green

Rebecca Green

Mar 5, 2008

Waynesville, Rebecca Lena Gunter Green, age 80, of Waynesville, died on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 surrounded by her family. A native of Jonesville, SC, she had resided in Haywood County since the age of 13. She was the daughter of the late James Rufus and Rebecca Burgess Gunter. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

George Mcnary

George Mcnary

Mar 4, 2008

Clyde, George Harold McNary, 76, of Wauchula, FL and Clyde, NC, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, March 4, 2008. He was born February 12, 1932 in Lawrenceville, IL to George W. and Carrie McNary. George was in the US Army, stationed in Granite City, IL at the Army Engineering Depot. He began his...

George Franklin

George Franklin

Mar 3, 2008

Lake Junaluska, George Franklin, age 80, of Davie, Fl. and Lake Junaluska passed away on Monday, March 3, 2008. He was born in Miami, Fl. May 16, 1927, and was the son of the late John E. Franklin and Ruth McClary Franklin. George grew up in Miami and attended Miami Senior High School and later Southeastern Louisiana...

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