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.
Sherman Payne
Aug 22, 2005
Canton- Sherman David Payne - age 66 died Monday, August 22, 2005. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of the late Kelly and Mary Mull Payne. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Marie Baker, Louise Payne and Femmie Burnette and five brothers, Francis, Lattie, Walter, Junior and Howard...
Bessie Penland
Aug 21, 2005
Bessie Lee Eplee Penland, age 107, died Sunday, August 21, 2005 at Hominy Valley Retirement Center. She was a native of Buncombe County and the daughter of the late Calvin and Annie Lewis Eplee. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Penland who died in 1984 and a daughter, Ruth Miller. She was a homemaker...
Ray Haney
Aug 21, 2005
Clyde - Ray Haney, age 82, of Hyder Mtn. Road, died Sunday, August 21, 2005, at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of the late Homer and Iva Seay Haney. He was preceded in death by three brothers, James, Don and Bill. Mr. Haney served, for 14 years,...
Phyllis Hipps
Aug 21, 2005
Phyllis Wilson Hipps, age 54, of Oakmont Drive died Sunday, August 21, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of Phyllis Joy Webb Wilson of Canton and the late James Marcus Wilson who died in 2001. She was a 1969 Pisgah High School graduate and...
James Weeks
Aug 21, 2005
MAGGIE VALLEY - James Barnett Weeks, Sr., age 80, died Saturday, August 20, 2005 at his summer residence. He was a native of Winter Haven, FL and resided in Sarasota for more than 50 years. He was the son of the late Leroy and Emily Walker Weeks and was preceded in death by his two sisters Cleo...
Bobbie Merritt
Aug 20, 2005
Waynesville-Bobbie Ann Hendricks Merritt, age 73, of 39 Rhonda Road, died Saturday, August 20, 2005 at her residence. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late John Henry and Clara Ridley Hendricks. She was preceded in death by her three brothers. She enjoyed crocheting, sewing, reading and going to yard sales. She...
William Rice
Aug 20, 2005
Canton - William Howard Rice, age 84, of the Beaverdam Community, died Saturday, August 20, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County. He was the son of the late Crawford and Beulah Smathers Rice. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Roger David Rice, and...
Eleanor Palmer
Aug 20, 2005
Maggie Valley-Eleanor Damon Palmer, age 91, of Blueberry Lane, died on Saturday, August 20, 2005 at her residence. A native of Topeka, KS, she was a former resident of Cocoa Beach, FL and had resided in Haywood County for the last 15 years. She was the daughter of the late Otto and Rebecca Borin Palmer. In addition...
Waitsel Hipps
Aug 19, 2005
Waitsel Mackey Hipps, age 94, of Waitsel Way, died Friday, August 19, 2005 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Edward Lee and Lena Swanger Mackey. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Carl Mackey, two sisters, Cornelia Clubb and Ethel Roberson...
Thomas Mellis
Aug 18, 2005
Waynesville-Thomas H. Mellis, age 53, of Harmony Hill Lane, died on Thursday, August 18, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Tom was born in Billings, MT and was the son of the late William Thomas and Anna Elizabeth Murr Mellis. He was employed as property manager at the home of Mrs. Catherine R. Beaty of Waynesville and...
Janice Gunter
Aug 17, 2005
Waynesville-Janice Denise "Nessie" Gunter, age 40, died on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at her residence. A native and life-long resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Lester T. and Ruth Creasman Gunter. She was of Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a sister, Karen Morgan, of Lacey Springs, AL; three...
Fodor Fodor
Aug 17, 2005
Waynesville-Stephen James Fodor, age 81, of 84 Chestnut Park Drive, died on Wednesday, August 17, 2005. A native of Perth Amboy, NJ, he was the son of the late Joseph and Anna Fodor. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph and Paul Fodor and two sisters, Mary Gilrain and Margaret DeFario. He previously lived...
Mack Hill, Jr.
Aug 17, 2005
Canton- Mack Earl Hill, Jr.- age 87 died Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was a native of McDowell County but had lived in Haywood County most of his life and was a son of the late Mack Earl and Alice Raffield Hill, Sr. He was also preceded in death by his wife,...
Sarah Phillips
Aug 16, 2005
Asheville-Sarah Louise Phillips, age 82, formerly of Haywood County, died on Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at her residence. She was a native of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Troy and Sarah Boyd Leatherwood. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Emmie Jones Nerney. She was a member of Hardeeville United Methodist...
Jeffrey Simmons
Aug 12, 2005
Clyde- Jeffrey Lee "Jeff" Simmons - age 24 of 498 Thompson Cove Road died Friday, August 12, 2005 from injuries sustained in a boating accident at Lake Douglas, TN. He was a native of Pensacola, FL but had lived in Haywood County since 1984. He was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Hubert Simmons and Voncile R....
Betty Hicks
Aug 9, 2005
Waynesville-Betty Redmond Hicks, age 77, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at her residence. She was daughter of the late Dwight D. and Mary Smith Redmond and born on May 17, 1928 in Ashburn, GA. She and her husband have resided in Haywood County since 1990. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Henry...
Elizabeth Messer
Aug 9, 2005
Canton- Elizabeth Harrell Messer- age 88 - died Tuesday, August 09, 2005 at her daughter's residence in Aiken, SC. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County. Mrs. Messer was the daughter of the late Floyd and Millie McElroy Harrell and the wife of the late Jerry Lee Messer who died in 1992. She had...
Joe Smith
Aug 8, 2005
Joe Smith, age 60, formerly of Waynesville, died unexpectedly Monday, August 08, 2005 at Bay Shores Hospital in Pasadena, Texas. He was a native of Haywood County and had resided in Waynesville for 40 years. He was the son of the late Gary and Pearl Moore Smith. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Jack...
Rebecca Folkes
Aug 8, 2005
Waynesville-Rebecca Carver Folkes, age 84, of 86 Playground Street, died on Monday, August 08, 2005 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. A native of West Palm Beach, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Mamie Lester Carver. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bert L. Folkes who died in 1993. She was...
Datis Rathbone
Aug 8, 2005
Waynesville-Datis Valerie Hicks Noland Rathbone, age 80, of Panther Creek Road, died on Monday, August 8, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and life-long resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Datis D. and Ella Robinson Hicks. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her first...
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