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.
Edith Thompson
Mar 25, 2005
Canton - Edith Lindler Thompson, age 88, of 1006 Dutch Cove Road died Friday, March 25, 2005 at St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals.<br><br>She was the last of nine children born to Joseph Gatling Lindler and Betty Alberta Miller and was the wife of the late Joseph S. Thompson, Jr. who died October 12, 1996. Her brothers...
Robert Sanford
Mar 24, 2005
Canton - Robert Woodrow "Cobby" Sanford, age 85, of the Dutch Cove Community died Thursday, March 24, 2005 at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was a native of Haywood County and lived most of his life in South Florida until retiring back home to Canton. He was the son of the late James A. and Carey Robinson Sanford....
Lucille Rogers
Mar 22, 2005
Candler - Lucille Allman Rogers, age 70, of 11 Stamey Road died Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at her home. She was a native of Madison County and the daughter of the late Wilburn and Pansy McGalliard Allman. She was preceded in death by a step-daughter, Vicky Morgan. She retired in 1984 from Palmer Instrument and was a...
Ruby Costine
Mar 22, 2005
Waynesville, NC-Ruby Eileen Reninger Costine went home to be with the Lord Tuesday evening, March 22, 2005 following several years of ill health. She was born on January 7, 1912 to William Weaver and Dora Teller Reninger at Hubbard, Nebraska, grew up in Norfolk, Nebraska, where the family relocated, and graduated from Norfolk High School in 1929....
Monroe Conard, Jr.
Mar 21, 2005
Monroe Harrison "Bud" Conard, Jr., age 62, of Dutch Cove Road died Monday, March 21, 2005 after a battle with cancer. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of Monroe Harrison Conard, Sr. of Canton and the late Mary Pope Conard. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Beverly Conard Bradley. He...
Julius Jones
Mar 20, 2005
Waynesville-Julius Joseph Jones, age 79, of 171 Cavalier Drive, died Sunday, March 20, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Talmadge and Oberia Buchanan Jones. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Edna Silvers Jones, who died in 1984; a son, Danny Jones; a...
Jolene Warren
Mar 20, 2005
Jolene Miller Warren, age 74, died Sunday, March 20, 2005 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Jessie and Dora Crawford Miller. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Walter Warren who died in 1990. She retired from American Enka Corporation. She was a...
William Henley
Mar 19, 2005
William Andrew "Drew" Henley, age 33, of 300 Block King Court, Suffolk, VA, died unexpectedly Saturday, March 19, 2005 at Obiei Hospital. He was a native of Waynesville and graduated from Tuscola High School in 1990. He was employed with the city of Suffolk as a police officer and was a United States Marine Corp. veteran serving...
Bertha Conard
Mar 19, 2005
Waynesville-Bertha Holt Conard, age 55, of Narcissus Court, died Saturday, March 19, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late James and Mable Hawkins Holt. She was employed by Silver Bluff Nursing Home as a CNA for six years and had been a Red Cross volunteer for the...
Elaine Murphy
Mar 18, 2005
Canton- Elaine Trull Murphy, of 11 Lakeview Drive, died Thursday, March 18, 2005 at her home. She was a native of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Carl E. and Leola Cathey Trull. Mrs. Murphy was preceded in death by her husband Fred Joe Murphy who died in 1994 and a brother Floyd Eldon "Joe"...
Mildred Hunter
Mar 18, 2005
Clyde- Mildred Shuler Hunter- age 81 of Clyde peacefully departed this earth on a bright, sunshine filled morning to be with the Lord, Friday, March 18, 2005. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County. She was preceded in death by her oldest daughter, Joyce Elsey who died in 1990. Mrs. Hunter retired in 1986...
Tamara Thomas
Mar 17, 2005
Tamara Carver Thomas, age 41, died Thursday, March 17, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of Dorothy "Goldie" Williams Carver of Clyde and the late Carl Ray Carver. She was employed by Associated Packaging as a machine operator for nine years. She was a very loving wife, mother...
Jack Scott, Jr.
Mar 17, 2005
Jack Millard Scott, Jr., age 51, of the Beaverdam Community died unexpectedly Thursday, March 17, 2005 at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the Reverend Jack M. Scott, Sr. and Lois Carver Scott of Canton. He was employed by Blue Ridge Papers as an electrician for the...
William Buchanan
Mar 16, 2005
Waynesville - William "Bud" Buchanan, Jr., age 72, of 1166 Allens Creek Road died Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late William E. and Martha Snyder Buchanan. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Ethel M. Buchanan, who died on February 26, 2005;...
Makaila Coffman
Mar 16, 2005
Waynesville-Makaila Coffman, 13-month old daughter of Jessika Mintz of Waynesville and Ernest Coffman of Ft. Pierce, Florida died Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville. She was preceded in death by an infant brother, Zachariah, who died on November 4, 2004. Surviving in addition to her parents is paternal grandmother, Rose Coffman, of Waynesville;...
Tee Stanley
Mar 16, 2005
Reverend Tee Pee Stanley, age 63, of Blalock Street died Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was a native of Baltimore County, Maryland and had lived in Haywood County most of his life. He was the son of late Rufus Cola and Ruby Hensley Stanley. He was employed by Goody's of Waynesville. In addition...
Luther Burnette
Mar 15, 2005
Luther Burnette, age 82, died Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at the Brian Center in Waynesville. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late Carl and Pearl Singleton Burnette. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Carrie Sisk Burnette who died in 2003. He was also...
Veldia Biddix
Mar 14, 2005
Veldia Shipman Pressley Biddix, age 86, died Monday, March 14, 2005 at the Brian Center in Waynesville. She was a native of Haywood County and had resided in Buncombe County for the past 32 years. She was the daughter of the late, Mark L. and Julie Pressley Shipman. She was preceded in death by her first husband,...
Ronald Ronald
Mar 13, 2005
Clyde, NC-Ronald James Cook, age 54, of 160 Thistle Ridge, died Sunday, March 13, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Picton, Ontario, Canada, he was a former resident of Brunswick, Ohio and had lived in Haywood County for the past three years. He was the son of Thomas William Roy Cook and the late...
Ronald Cook
Mar 13, 2005
Clyde, NC-Ronald James Cook, age 54, of 160 Thistle Ridge, died Sunday, March 13, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Picton, Ontario, Canada, he was a former resident of Brunswick, Ohio and had lived in Haywood County for the past three years. He was the son of Thomas William Roy Cook and the late...
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