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.
James Wood
Feb 13, 2005
Waynesville-James Milas Wood, age 67, of 20 Victory Street, died Sunday, February 13, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Joseph Thomas Wood and Nellie Frady Wood. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Oscar Wood; a sister, Irene Wood; and one grandson, Andrew Wood. He...
Arletha Watts
Feb 13, 2005
Arletha Sutton Watts, age 89, died Sunday, February 13, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Cornelius and Burdine Messer Sutton. She was preceded in death by her husband Aulton B. Watts who died in 1984; four sisters, Elsie Hyatt, Oillie Poe, Effie Hall and...
William Green
Feb 12, 2005
William A. Green, age 88, of Canton passed into the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Saturday, February 12, 2005 at Autumn Care Nursing Home following a extended period of declining health. He resided in Haywood County most of his life and was the son of the late Jesse and Maude McCreary Green. He...
Florence Offenburger
Feb 12, 2005
Asheville-Florence Ada Holden Offenburger, age 101, died Saturday, February 12, 2005 at Laurels at Greentree Ridge in Asheville. She was the daughter of the late Rush and Elsie Reed Holden and was the wife of the late Jacob Offenburger who died in 1974. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Betty A. Dickson who died...
Blanche Hall
Feb 11, 2005
Blanche King Hall, age 80, our dear mother and grandmother went to be with Jesus on Friday, February 11, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Will and Lura Stines King. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Hall who...
Hannah Mccracken
Feb 11, 2005
Hannah Duckett McCracken, age 90, of 110 Hugh McCracken Road, died Friday, February 11, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of and had lived in Haywood County most of her life. She was the daughter of the late James R. and Lola Hill Duckett. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh...
Roberta Nichols
Feb 11, 2005
Roberta Sue Gibbs Nichols, age 68, of 357 Twin Forks Road died Friday evening at her home. She was a native of Coles County, IL and the daughter of the late Robert and Betty Thompson Gibbs. She graduated from Eastern Illinois State University and was a paralegal, having been a homemaker most of her life. She was...
William Kimble
Feb 9, 2005
Maggie Valley-William Edward "Bill" Kimble, age 81, of 92 Maple Leaf Circle, died Wednesday, February 9, 2005 at Mission Hospital. A native of Chester, West Virginia, he had lived in Haywood County since 1979, moving here from Orlando, Florida. He was the son of the late George William and Ida Figro Jackson Kimble. He was also predeceased...
Wilma Singleton
Feb 9, 2005
Canton-Wilma Rogers Singleton, age 81, died Wednesday, February 9, 2005 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late James Mitchell and Ellen Bramlett Rogers and was the wife of the late Ira Porter Singleton, Sr., who died in 1987. She was also preceded in death...
Karen Silverthorne
Feb 8, 2005
Clyde-Karen Marie Silverthorne, age 35, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Waynesville on Tuesday, February 8, 2005. She was born in Phoenix, Arizona and moved to Haywood County in 1995. She was predeceased by her grandfather, Charles Kastl. She was employed at First United Methodist Church Daycare and previously worked as latchkey teacher at Clyde Elementary...
Eula Devlin
Feb 8, 2005
Candler-Eula Mae Holder Devlin, age 90 died Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at Hominy Valley Retirement Center. She was a daughter of the late Abb R. and Ethel Lee Tiller Holder. She was also preceded in death by her 1st husband Hugh Earley and her 2nd husband Charlie Devlin, sons Vernon H. Earley and Mitchell Earley, sister, Mary...
Herman West
Feb 7, 2005
Leicester-Herman L. West, age 90, of Newfound Road, Leicester, died Monday, February 7, 2005 at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home. He was a native of Haywood County and had lived in Buncombe County for the last 80 years. He was the son of the late Dennis and Myrtle Hall West. He was retired from American Enka Corp. and...
Marie Smith
Feb 7, 2005
Clyde- Ida Marie Jones Smith, age 73 of 1519 Big Branch Rd., died February 7, 2005 in a motor vehicle accident in Haywood County along with her husband, Carroll E. Smith. She was a daughter of the late Ernest and Faye Cogdill Jones and attended Crabtree Baptist Church. She and her husband enjoyed trips to Lake Chatuge...
Carroll Smith
Feb 7, 2005
Clyde- Carroll Edwin Smith , age 69 of 1519 Big Branch Rd. died February 7, 2005 in a motor vehicle accident in Haywood County along with his wife, Marie J. Smith. He was a son of the late Hubert Edwin and Myrtle Mehaffey Smith and was preceded in death by an infant brother James Earl Smith. Mr....
Robert Lowe, Jr.
Feb 5, 2005
Robert Lewis Lowe, Jr., age 50, of 6 Paradise Mountain Road, died February 5, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was a native of Haywood County and spent his childhood in Jackson County. He graduated from Lawton High School in 1974 in Lawton, OK and was employed by Phillips as a window assembler. He was a member...
John King, Iii
Feb 5, 2005
Candler, NC-John Monroe "Jack" King, III, age 52, of 14 Chestnut Creek Road, died on Saturday, February 5, 2005. A native of Wilkes County, he was a life-long resident of Haywood County and was the son of John Monroe "Jack" King, II and his wife, Elizabeth Register King. He was a 1971 graduate of Tuscola High School...
Ronald Smith
Feb 2, 2005
Candler-Ronald Lee "Ronnie" Smith, age 59, of Indian Trail died Wednesday, February 2, 2005 at Duke University Medical Center after a long battle with heart disease. He was a native of Kingsport, TN and lived in Buncombe County most of his life. He was a son of Etta Aesque Smith and the late Charlie Joseph Smith. He...
Alma Creasman
Feb 1, 2005
Waynesville-Alma Robinson Creasman, age 86, formerly of Balsam, died Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at the Brian Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Jerry Ratcliff and Bessie Rhinehart Robinson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Frank Creasman, who died in 1998; a daughter, Sue Carolyn Summey; three sisters,...
Rochelle Robinson
Feb 1, 2005
Waynesville-Rochelle C. Robinson, age 65, of 10 Estes Drive, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 01, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Nora Rhinehart Curtis. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Reba Wyatt; a son, Joseph...
Marie Kingdon
Jan 31, 2005
Maggie Valley-Marie "Peggy" Kingdon, age 89, died Sunday, January 30, 2005 at the home of her daughter in Mount Vernon, Ohio. A native of Sparks, Maryland, she had lived in Haywood County since 1985. She was the daughter of the late Alan and Goldie Lloyd Cofiell. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 30...
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