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.
Louise Overman
Nov 30, 2005
Canton- Louise S. Baker Overman- age 83 went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, November 30, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital.<br><br>She was a native of Gaston County, NC but had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was a daughter of the late Glen B. and Marie Anderson Baker and the wife of the...
Geneva Cross
Nov 29, 2005
Geneva M. Cross Bridgeton, NJ - Geneva McClure Cross, age 77, of Bridgeton, New Jersey died Tuesday, November 29 at her home. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Marvin and Fannie Burr McClure. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Doice. She is survived...
Artie Kirby
Nov 29, 2005
Canton- Artie Mae Hall Kirby died Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at her residence. She was a native and life-long resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Marlin and Annie Mae Franklin Hall. She was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence Joe Bob Kirby, Sr. who died in 1989 and was a member of...
Mildred Ball
Nov 29, 2005
Mildred Bailey Ball, age 85, of Lambert Lane went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at St. Joseph's Hospital following an extended illness. Mildred was born in Yancey County and raised in Buncombe County but had resided in Haywood County most of her life. She was the daughter of the late John...
Hazel Stamey
Nov 29, 2005
Canton - Hazel Ball Stamey, age 80, died Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at the Brian Center of Waynesville. She was a native Swain County and the daughter of the late Os and Hattie Jenkins Ball. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Barbara Jolley and JoAnn Burrell. She is survived by three daughters, Elizabeth Mease of...
Geneva Smart
Nov 29, 2005
Crabtree-Geneva Ross Smart, age 79, formerly of Rushfork Road, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and life-long resident of Haywood County, she was the oldest of ten children born to Roy Hobert Ross, Sr. and Amanda Henson Ross. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Joe Davis...
Genevieve Ledford
Nov 28, 2005
Clyde-Genevieve Rathbone Ledford, age 89 died Monday, November 28, 2005 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was the daughter of the late Richard and Etta Rathbone. She was also preceded in death by a daughter Christine Ledford Holland and a son Gus David Ledford. Mrs. Ledford was a member of Belmont Baptist Church and enjoyed quilting and...
Alma Massie
Nov 27, 2005
Alma Medford Massie, age 83, of Justice Ridge Road went home to be with the Lord Sunday, November 27, 2005 at Park Ridge Hospital in Hendersonville. She was a native of Haywood County, but lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was the daughter of the late Roy and Eliza Cunningham Medford. She was also...
Howard Payne
Nov 27, 2005
Canton - Howard Edward "Eddie" Payne, age 46, of Laurel Drive died Sunday, November 27, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was a native Buncombe County and lived in Haywood County most of his life and was the son of Howard William "Bill" and Wanda Johnson Payne of Canton. He was a member of Plains United Methodist...
Dr. Smiley, Sr.
Nov 26, 2005
Shelby- Dr. Danny Earl Smiley, Sr., 57, of 1865 E. Marion Street, Shelby, NC died on Saturday, November 26, 2005 at the VA Medical Center in Asheville. A native of Haywood County, son of the late John H. and Pearl Godfrey Smiley Sr. He was a long-term resident of Cleveland County. In addition to his parents, he...
Wiley Price
Nov 26, 2005
SMSGT Wiley Carroll Price, age 73, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2005 at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home from complications of Parkinson's and Lewy Body Disease. Born In Canton, NC on October 13, 1932, he was the son of the late Burgin and Rhetta P. Price. He was a veteran of the US Air Force with 20 years...
Leroy Reece
Nov 26, 2005
Leroy Reece , age 68, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2005 at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County. He was the son of the late Lewis O. and Annie Mae Hightower Reece. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Emily Reece; three step-daughters, Rhonda Coulter of Canton, Patricia Sherrill...
Dorothy Cogdill
Nov 25, 2005
DOROTHY MAE COGDILL Waynesville-Dorothy Mae Cogdill, age 75, of 351 Allens Creek Road, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Roy H. and Mattie Lyle Cogdill. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandson, Trooper...
Dewey Fowler, Jr.
Nov 24, 2005
Waynesville-Dewey Fowler, Jr., age 55, of 162 Butternut Lane, Pickens, SC, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2005 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Dewey Ardon Fowler and Ellen Presley Fowler. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Randy Arden Fowler; a sister, Joyce...
Neil Duckworth
Nov 23, 2005
Neil W. Duckworth, age 67, of Substation Road died Wednesday, November 23, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late Clarence E. Duckworth and Mabel Duckworth Robinson. He was a member of Long's United Methodist Church and co-owner of Brooks and Churm Furniture...
Mattie Pruett
Nov 22, 2005
Mattie Pless Pruett, age 88, of the Henson Cove community went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 22, 2005. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Thad B. and Bertha Wilson Pless. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Wayne Potter and her...
Michael Messer
Nov 22, 2005
Canton-Michael D. Messer, age 49, of 96 Little East Fork Road, passed away at Haywood Regional Medical Center on November 22, 2005. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Jack Wayne Messer and the late Merl Rogers Messer. He loved to fish and hunt. In addition to his father, he is survived by two...
Scott Dean
Nov 21, 2005
Asheville - Scott Coleman Dean, age 83, of Oak Crescent Drive died Monday, November 21, 2005 at VA Medical Center. He was a native of Swain County and the son of the late Elmer A. and Emma Ball Dean. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Thaddeus and Charles Dean. He was a United States Navy...
Richard Robinson
Nov 21, 2005
Canton - Richard Louis Robinson, age 52, of Holtzclaw Street died Monday, November 21, 2005 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. <br><br>He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of Charles Albert Robinson and the late Bobbie Jean Lewis Robinson. <br><br>He was employed with Mission Hospitals for 15 years...
Mae Morrow
Nov 20, 2005
Waynesville-Mae Burr Messer Morrow, age 84, of 959 Cove Creek Road, passed away on November 20, 2005 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Elijah and Callie Franklin Messer. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Morrow, who died in 1973 and a son-in-law, Gerald Devine....
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