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.
Randall Singleton
Mar 9, 2007
Waynesville-Randy Singleton, age 51, died Friday, March 9, 2007 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Bobbie Jean and Roger Singleton of Canton. He was employed at the University of North Carolina at Asheville as a carpenter for four and one-half years and was a member of Mount...
June Trantham
Mar 9, 2007
June Wood Trantham, age 85, of 622 South Haywood Street, Waynesville, formerly of Canton, died Friday, March 9, 2007, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Seth C. and Grace Rogers Wood In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow Wilson Trantham, who died in 1988, and two...
Mairl Pressley
Mar 8, 2007
Mairl "Chip" Pressley, age 76, of 7 Carolina Mountain Drive, died Thursday, March 8, 2007, at her residence. She was a native of Buncombe County and the daughter of the late Theodore Roosevelt "Paw" and Edna "Maw" Trull Pressley. She was also preceded in death by two brothers and a sister. She was a former employee of...
Geraldine Peyton
Mar 8, 2007
Ruth Geraldine Robinson Peyton died Thursday, March 8, 2007, at Haywood Regional Medical Center after a lengthy period of declining health. Born on February 17, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Gurley Glenn and Elsie Elizabeth Byers Robinson. She was the wife of the late Preston Carlton Peyton, who died March 14, 2002. They had...
Emma Rhinehart
Mar 8, 2007
Emma Galloway Rhinehart, age 102, died Thursday, March 8, 2007 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was a native of Transylvania County and the daughter of the late Earl Pink and Janie Sizemore Galloway. She was also preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters; two daughters, Grace Kuykendall and Maxine Galloway; and two sons, Glenn and...
Carl Bridges
Mar 8, 2007
Clyde- Carl Bridges, age 83, died Thursday, March 8, 2007 at his residence. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Richmond and Nannie Raby Bridges. He had previously lived in Eugene, Oregon for 35 years before returning to Haywood County in 1987. Mr. Bridges was preceded in death by two wives, Thelma...
Margie Pearson
Mar 7, 2007
Waynesville-Margie Christine Underwood Pearson, age 79, passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. A native and life long resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Edgar and Stella Grant Underwood. At age 5, Chris's birth mother died and Leona, her stepmother, continued...
Lucy Heatherly
Mar 7, 2007
Clyde - Lucy Suttles Gaddis Heatherly, age 81 died Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at Smoky Mountain Health Care.<br><br>She was a native and life-long resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Martin and Betty Reynolds Suttles. She was preceded in death by her husband Dewey Heatherly, who died February 2, 2007; her first husband, William...
Sybil Wilburn
Mar 7, 2007
Clyde—Reverend Sybil Glenn Wilburn, age 92, of 64 Mountain Mission Road, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 8:55 p.m. at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Williamson, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Harry Glenn Wilburn and Laura Adeline Proffit Wilburn. She was a retired minister, a schoolteacher, and a member...
Frank Woody
Mar 6, 2007
Canton - Frank William Woody, age 76, of Little East Fork Road died Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a son of the late Carl William and Lou White Woody, descendents of the Cataloochee Valley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter Sheila Elaine...
Jack Caldwell
Mar 6, 2007
Waynesville-Jack D. Caldwell, age 72, of Lowell Street, died Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native and life long resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Thomas and Ella Caldwell. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a son Bobby Caldwell, and five brothers. He...
Conard Wines
Mar 5, 2007
Clyde - Conard F. Wines passed away after a very brief illness on Monday, March 5 at Park Ridge Hospital in Fletcher, NC. The family will receive friends at Wells Funeral Home in Canton on Thursday, March 8 from 5PM to 7PM. Services will be held in the Funeral Home Chapel at 11AM on Friday, with the...
Owen Trantham
Mar 5, 2007
Owen Hugh Trantham, age 66, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 5, 2007. He was a native of Buncombe County and the son of the late Marion and Virginia Welch Trantham. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Jeannie Griffin Brown who died in 2000. He retired from Felkel Oil Company with...
Sarah Chambers
Mar 5, 2007
Bethel - Kathryn Rhinehart Chambers, age 75, of 4848 Old River Road went to Heaven to be with her Lord, husband Frank, and Mother and Daddy she loved so much. She was surrounded by her loving family. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of William Ray and Elizabeth S. Rhinehart....
Jo Norris
Mar 5, 2007
Clyde - Jo Ann Webb Norris, age 69, of 81 Allen Street, died Monday, March 5, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Ralph and Delitha Gibson Webb. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Norris who died in 1985....
Reverend Gosnell
Mar 4, 2007
Canton - Reverend Dr. Ricky Dale Gosnell, age 48, died Sunday, March 4, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was a native of Spartanburg, SC and the son of Jessie James and Lillian Spake Gosnell of Spartanburg, SC. Rick was pastor of Canton First Baptist Church for nine years and also served Buffalo Lick Baptist Church in...
Mildred Mcmahan
Mar 3, 2007
Waynesville-Mildred Radford McMahan, age 79, formerly of Church Street, died Saturday, March 3, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Buncombe County she was the daughter of Noah and Stella Tallent Radford. She is also preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill" McMahan who died in 1996, two brothers, Naman and Woodrow Radford. Mildred...
Frank Rathbone
Mar 3, 2007
Waynesville-Frank Charles Rathbone, age 88, of Monte Vista Drive, died Saturday, March 3, 2007, at the Solace Center in Asheville. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late Charles M. and Annie McElroy Rathbone and also preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Holder, a brother, Joe Rathbone and infant brother,...
Russell Kramer
Mar 2, 2007
Waynesville-Russell Kramer, age 82, of Dellwood Road, died Friday, March 2, 2007 at his home. A native of Middletown, Ohio, he was the son of the late John and Ella Maxwell Kramer. He is also preceded in death by a son, Donald Russell Kramer, four sisters and six brothers. He was a resident of Haywood County for...
Forrest Pace
Mar 2, 2007
Forrest Glenn Pace, age 70, of Greenberry Street, died Friday, March 2, 2007, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of the late Earley and Birdie Neal Pace. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Kimbra Pace Wells; three brothers, Wendell, Winston and Earl Jr.; and a...
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