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.
Ernest Wood, Jr.
Oct 10, 2005
Ernest Samuel Wood, Jr., age 62, of Liner Creek Road, died Saturday, October 8, 2005 at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County. He was the son of the late Ernest Samuel and Thelma Todd Wood, Sr. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Joyce Beck. Mr. Wood was employed...
Martha Sorrells
Oct 10, 2005
Canton - Evelyn Bumgarner Sorrells - age 84 of Star Ridge Road formerly of the Henson Cove Community died Monday, October 10, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Haywood County and had lived most of her life there. She was a daughter of the late Pinkney and Julia Lanning Bumgarner and the...
Hazel Pace
Oct 9, 2005
Canton- Hazel Minnie Pace - age 75 of Matthews, North Carolina, a former resident of Haywood County, died Sunday, October 9, 2005 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. She was a daughter of the late Lonnie F. and Lillie Mae Thomas Pace and was preceded in death by three sisters, Louise Kell, Lucille Simpson and Fannie Rogers and...
Pansy Medford
Oct 9, 2005
Pansy Young Medford, age 83, of 137 Vista Lane, died Sunday, October 09, 2005 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Lyda Columbus and Mamie Elizabeth Smith Young. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Fred C....
Helen Hunter
Oct 8, 2005
Waynesville-Helen S. Hunter, age 75, of 48 Lauren Drive, died on Saturday, October 8, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Pinkney and Nellie Moore Sorrells. She is survived by one daughter, Debra McClure of Waynesville; one son, Donnie Hunter of Waynesville; and one grandson, Tyler....
Helen Sharp
Oct 7, 2005
Helen Stamey Sharp, age 84, of Hilltop Farm Road, died Friday, October 7, 2005 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Frank Jay and Lottie Alan Stamey. Mrs. Sharp was a homemaker and was a member of the local chapters of the American Legion...
Maxine Gathmann
Oct 7, 2005
Fairview - Maxine Stamey Gathmann died Friday, October 7, 2005 at St. Joseph Hospital. She was a native of Haywood County but resided in Fairview. She was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Rosa Faye Sisk Stamey and was the wife of the late Gerald Owen Gathmann who died in 2004. Mrs. Gathmann was also preceded...
Nannie Howell
Oct 6, 2005
Canton - Nannie Fisher Howell - age 87 died Thursday, October 6, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Jackson County but had resided in Haywood County for 56 years. She was a daughter of the late Rufus Wilburn and Minnie Allen Fisher and the wife of the late Elwood Lewis Howell who...
Bishop Tullis
Oct 6, 2005
BISHOP EDWARD L. TULLIS Lake Junaluska-Bishop Edward L. Tullis, age 88, died at his Lake Junaluska home on October 6, 2005 following a short illness. Bishop Tullis was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and attended high school in northern Kentucky. He received his A.B. degree from Kentucky Wesleyan College and was ordained in the Methodist Episcopal Church South...
Ollie Shuler
Oct 5, 2005
Canton - Ollie Trantham Shuler, age 87, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Madison County and the daughter of the late Juddy David and Hattie Ethel Woody Trantham. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wallace E. Shuler; a sister,...
Nora Kirkland
Oct 4, 2005
Canton - Nora Bell Kirkland - age 67 passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 3, 2005 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Wade and Ethel Matteson Kirkland. She was preceded in death by one sister, Ora Lee Kirkland and one grand-nephew, Westley Riddle....
James Hargrove
Oct 3, 2005
Canton - James Bradwin Hargrove of the Bethel Community died October 3, 2005 at St. Joseph Hospital. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late William Harvey and Dora Warren Hargrove. He was preceded in death by a son, James "Jimmy" Harvey Hargrove; a great grandchild, Kirsten Mathews and...
Alden Perry
Oct 3, 2005
Alden Park Perry was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho on December 22, 1926. He was the youngest of 4 children born to Albert Zabina Perry and Elizabeth Esther Park, both deceased. Our father and husband was one of the most loving, caring, and gentle beings ever created. Over the years he shared many stories of an adventurous...
Dorothy Dorr
Oct 2, 2005
Maggie Valley, NC/East Herkimer, NY-Dorothy "Dot" Dorr, age 88, of 112 Raven Ridge, passed away on October 2, 2005 at her residence. A native of East Herkimer, New York, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin H. and Emma Nichols Jones. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, James...
Mary Alexander
Oct 1, 2005
Mary Knight Alexander, age 88, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 1, 2005, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was a native of Batavia, Ohio, but had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Oscar Knight and Nona Vaughn Plott. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Bruce...
Vaughty Allen
Sep 29, 2005
Vaughty Mae Hughes Allen, age 91, went to be with the Lord peacefully on Thursday, September 29, 2005 following a brief illness at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Yancey County and was the daughter of the late Reverend Jesse and Dollie Honeycutt Hughes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Sylvester...
Bruce Seeley
Sep 28, 2005
Bruce Darel Seeley, age 83, of Seeley Drive went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late George Mitchell and Beulah Holtzclaw Seeley. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Earl Seeley...
Martha Cochran
Sep 28, 2005
Canton - Martha Free Cochran, age 59, of Silver Bluff Drive died Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of Edward Marshall and Nancy Shoaf Free. She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church where she was active in the Women's Missionary...
Ada Nicholson
Sep 28, 2005
Candler - Ada Capps Nicholson, age 96, of Old Starnes Cove Road passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at her residence. She was a native of Madison County and a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was the daughter of the late James D. and Lily Hensley Capps. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Fred Medford
Sep 28, 2005
Clyde- Fred Lane Medford age 94 of Broad Street died Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of the late Roy Lane and Essie Walker Medford. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Pauline Medford Rogers, Lena Mae Medford Rogers, Janice Medford McCann...
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