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.
Gabriel Heil
Sep 25, 2006
Waynesville-Gabriel Heil, infant son of Jonathan Robert and Melissa Parker Heil died, September 25, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He is survived by one sister, Hailey, a brother; Jaxon, grandmother; Shelia Parker of Timberlake NC; great- grandmother, Frances Parker of Durham, NC and paternal grandparents, Robert and Johnetta Heil of Waynesville; one aunt, Sharon Heil of...
Jerry Smith
Sep 23, 2006
Clyde - Jerry Lee Smith, age 57, died Saturday, September 23, 2006 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Arthur Henry Smith. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his sister, Joyce Ann Moody. Mr. Smith was a 1967 graduate of Tuscola High School and...
Wilene Brown
Sep 23, 2006
Wilene Mathews Brown, age 72, of Plott Farm Circle, died Saturday, September 23, 2006, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Paul Russell and Lola Mae Cothran Matthews and was also preceded in death by a son, Timothy Charles Brown, and a brother, Calvin Mathews. She was a member of Beulah Baptist Church. She...
Ruby Thompson
Sep 22, 2006
Ruby L. Thompson, age 81, of 1500 Max Thompson Road, died Friday, September 22, 2006. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Nellie Shepard Lanning. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ray Edward Thompson, who died in 1978. Ruby was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. She is survived by a...
Bobby Pless
Sep 22, 2006
Bobby Joe Pless, age 58, of 216 Academy Street, died Friday, September 22, 2006, in Graham County. He was the son of the late James Martin Pless and Hattie Mae Huffman Norris. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Elmer Sandford and Clifford Williams. He was a native of Haywood County, an employee of Blue...
Richard Muse
Sep 22, 2006
Waynesville- Richard "Ricky" Muse, age 60, of 87 Bonnie's Lane, died Friday, September 22, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was employed by Dayco for 20 years as a materials expediter and retired in 1985 and was a member of Allens Creek Baptist Church. He resided in Edgewater, FL from 1985 until 2004. A native of...
Johnnie Davis
Sep 21, 2006
Waynesville-Johnnie Ruth Davis, age 75, of 250 Underwood Cove, died on Thursday, September 21, 2006. A native and life-long resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Olis and Mary Ruth Davis. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Andrew Jackson Davis, who died on May 24,...
Leonard Palmer
Sep 21, 2006
Maggie Valley-Col. Leonard Neil Palmer (USAF Ret.), age 92, of 142 Blueberry Lane, died on Thursday, September 21, 2006 at his residence. A native of Council Bluffs, Iowa, he was a former resident of Cocoa Beach, FL and had resided in Haywood County for the past 16 years. He was the son of the late Leonard Lee...
Giles Ellis, Iii
Sep 20, 2006
Giles Milton Ellis, III, age 63, of 170 Planters Creek Road, died Wednesday, September 20, 2006, at his residence. He was a native of Washington, DC and the son of the Giles M. Ellis, Jr. and the late Mary Lou Reed Ellis. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Leah Marie Ellis. He retired from...
Joseph Hale
Sep 20, 2006
Joseph H. Hale of Jacksonville, Florida, and Waynesville, NC died Wednesday, September 20th at St. Joseph's Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Tampa, Florida on October 7, 1923. He graduated from Hillsboro High School and the University of Florida, where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. He was a US...
Mantolene Ivester
Sep 19, 2006
Mantolene McMahan Ivester, age 85, of Dewey Avenue died Tuesday, September 19, 2006, at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center where she spent her last months with friends and family. She was a native of Nantahala and the daughter of the late Horace and Esther Mashburn McMahan. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. V. Ivester...
James Stevenson
Sep 18, 2006
James Bennett Stevenson, age 90, died Monday, September 18, 2006, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was a native of Harriman, TN and the son of the late Cassius Theodore and Lela Robinson Stevenson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen Stevenson, who died in 2001. A devoted husband and father, "J.B." always put the...
Thelma Stamey
Sep 17, 2006
Lake Junaluska-Thelma Hubbard Stamey, age 94, of 754 County Road, died on Sunday, September 17, 2006 at her residence. A native of Gaston County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Sicero and Sarah Melissa Wentz Hubbard. A life-long Methodist, she was active on local, district, conference, jurisdictional, and general church levels. She served on...
Ila Yount
Sep 17, 2006
Waynesville-Ila Jean Evans Yount, age 78, of 192 Thomas Park, died on Sunday, September 17, 2006 at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native and life-long resident of Waynesville, she was the daughter of the late Harry Willis Evans, Sr. and Annette Smith Evans. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Oliver "Babe"...
Lucy Hannah
Sep 14, 2006
Maggie Valley-Lucy Willis Hannah, age 84, of 119 Cross Creek Drive, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 14, 2006 at her residence. A native of Macon County, Lucy had lived most of her life in Haywood County and was the daughter of the late William L. and Irene Tallent Willis. She was also preceded in death by...
William Ferguson
Sep 14, 2006
Waynesville-William Ralph Ferguson, age 68, of 58 Kathy Drive, died on Thursday, September 14, 2006 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William McKinley Ferguson and Catherine Muse Ferguson. He was a millwright at BASF and retired after 38 years service. He enjoyed golf and riding his motorcycle. He...
Olen Stratton
Sep 12, 2006
Waynesville-Olen Lee Stratton, age 94, of 23 Lodge Lane, died on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Cherokee County and resident of Andrews most of his life, he had resided in Waynesville since 1996. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Alwayne Burnette Stratton,...
Clara Herren
Sep 11, 2006
Clara Smith Herren- age 83 of Bryson Road died Monday, September 11, 2006 at Mission Hospital. She was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a daughter of the late Troy Weaver Smith and Florence Guy Smith. Mrs. Herren was preceded in death by her husband, Mark Henry Herren, Sr. who died in 2003; two...
Josephine Cunningham
Sep 10, 2006
Waynesville-Josephine Cunningham, age 79, of 235 Park Drive, died on Sunday, September 10, 2006 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native and life-long resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Carl Edward and Lura Mae Davis Reece. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Rob and Jack Reece and two sisters,...
Lillie Haney
Sep 9, 2006
Canton- Lillie Parks Haney - age 95 died Saturday, September 09, 2006 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was a native of Madison County but had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was a daughter of the late Leonard and Sally Wilson Parks and was preceded in death by her husband, Amos L. Haney,...
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