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.
Chester Sellers
Feb 16, 2006
Chester Atkins Sellers, age 79, of 1423 Chinquapin Road passed away Thursday, February 16, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late Benjamin Franklin and Martha Ann Cogburn Sellers. He was preceded in death by five brothers, William, B. F, Jr., John, Cecil,...
Ray Heffner
Feb 16, 2006
Waynesville- Ray Ward Heffner, 80, died Thursday, February 16, 2006, at Mission Hospitals. He was the son of the late Albert and Bonnie Nichols Heffner of Henderson County. Ray was preceded in death by his sister Elizabeth Orr, brothers Joe Lee Heffner, Thomas Heffner, and Bobby Heffner, and father-in-law Mitt Reeves. He is survived by his wife...
Frankie Calhoun
Feb 16, 2006
Asheville-Frankie Salina Morgan Calhoun, age 91, of Givens Estates, Arden, NC passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2006 after a period of declining health. A native of Pembroke, GA, she was the wife of the Reverend Dr. E. Clayton Calhoun and the daughter of the late Ryals Lafayette and Mamie Goodson Morgan. In addition to her parents,...
Charles Smathers
Feb 15, 2006
Waynesville-Charles Ray "Red" Smathers, age 77, of 48 McElroy Street, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Clayton and Nola Wooten Smathers. He was also preceded in death by one daughter, Patricia Gosnell; one son, Eddie Smathers; and two brothers, Doc and...
Vincent Inman
Feb 15, 2006
Vincent L. Inman, age 63, of 1191 Edwards Cove Road passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of Howard T. Inman of Waynesville and the late Bertha I. Inman . He was preceded in death by a son, Vincent Duane Inman who passed...
Robert Arrington
Feb 14, 2006
Waynesville-Robert Stephen Arrington, 43, of Sheriff Drive, died Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at his home. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of C. Jack and Lillian Turner Arrington. He was a former employee of the N.C. Department of Corrections and the Haywood County Sheriffs Department. He was a member of the church Jesus Christ...
Alice Leatherwood
Feb 14, 2006
Waynesville-Alice B. Dockery Leatherwood, 48, of Sawyer Street, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Annie Leatherwood. She was of the Methodist Faith. She loved to play with her grandchildren, read, crochet and collect ceramic angels. She is...
Jack Palmer
Feb 13, 2006
Maggie Valley- Jack Palmer, 69, of 244 Summer Drive, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Lakeland, FL and resided in Haywood County for the past nine years, son of the late James and Lena Bush Palmer. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Emmett and Tommy...
Reverend Medford
Feb 13, 2006
Canton-Reverend Dennis W. Medford, 61, of 327 Why Worry Blvd, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Hugh and Annie Mae Medford. He is preceded in death by one brother, Buddy Roy Medford, who died in 1982 and one sister,...
Hilda Wilde
Feb 11, 2006
Waynesville, NC-Hilda Louise Arrington Wilde, age 66, received victory in Jesus when she lost her battle to ALS on Saturday, February 11, 2006. Hilda was raised in Panther Creek, NC and lived in Newport News, VA from 1958 to 1972. She resided in Winston-Salem, NC for 33 years until September 2005 where she was a resident of...
Joseph Taylor
Feb 10, 2006
Waynesville-Joseph Euel Taylor, age 90, of 671 S. Haywood Street, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Greer, SC and was the last living son of six children born to the late Joseph Edward and Molly Bright Taylor. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
John Craig
Feb 10, 2006
Candler- John William "Bill" Craig- age 76 died Friday, February 10, 2006 at St. Joseph Hospital. He was a native and resident of Buncombe County but grew up in Haywood County. He was a son of the late William McKinley and Pearl E. Best Craig and was preceded in death by his wife Margaret Annette Hardin Craig...
Edith Ferguson
Feb 10, 2006
Waynesville-Edith Rogers Ferguson, age 87, of Arrowhead Cove, Canton, formerly of Rolling Green Drive, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Cauley and Ruth Ann Ferguson Rogers. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her...
Claude Medford
Feb 10, 2006
Waynesville-Claude Avery Medford, age 77, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2006. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Ruben Enloe Medford and Ola Scates Medford. He was also preceded in death by two sons, Rex Medford who died in 1980 and Calvin G. Medford who died in 1987; and two sisters,...
Johnathan Johnson
Feb 9, 2006
Waynesville-Johnathan Stokes Johnson, age 30, of White Oak Road, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2006. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of James Lindsay Johnson and Vivian Wilson Johnson of Supply, NC. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, J. Donald and Edith Phibbs Johnson of Marion, SC and his maternal...
Flora Pendry
Feb 7, 2006
Waynesville-Flora Elizabeth Arrington Pendry, age 93, formerly of Vance Street, passed away on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 at Hillcrest Hospital in Simpsonville, SC. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Estus and Sallie Messer Arrington. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Pendry, who died in 1986 and one...
Willard Best
Feb 6, 2006
Clyde-Willard Pinkney Best, age 89, of Silvers Cove Road, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William Crawford Best, Sr. and Essie Hill Best. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his beloved wife of...
Melton Harbin
Feb 4, 2006
Waynesville- Melton "Tim" Harbin, 56, formerly of 523 Golf Course Road, died on Saturday, February 04, 2006. A native of Mecklenburg County, son of Dr. Melton Edward and Hilda Hutcherson Harbin, of Waynesville. He graduated from Senior High School in Monroe, NC, in 1967, and then went on to get his B.S. Degree from High Point University....
Norma Carpender
Feb 3, 2006
Waynesville-Norma Brown Carpender, 51, of 102 Clearwater Drive, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2006 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Mae Burr Brown. She was a member of Pisgah Freewill Baptist Church. Norma was a wonderful wife, momma and granny. She loved her five little...
Queen Jones
Feb 1, 2006
Waynesville-Queen Justice Jones, a native of Haywood County and a former resident of Givens Estates, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 at her residence in Brighton Gardens of Charlotte. She was the daughter of the late Homer Cathey Justice, Sr. and Margaret Cordelia Queen Justice. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death...
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