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.
Mildred Plemmons
Nov 23, 2004
MILDRED RHINEHART PLEMMONS Waynesville-Mildred Rhinehart Plemmons, age 74, died at her home on Tuesday, November 23, 2004. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Annette Rogers Rhinehart of Clyde. She graduated from Clyde High School and received a BA Degree in Education from Women's College of the University of...
Mary Watkins
Nov 21, 2004
Canton - Mary Watkins, age 79 of 43 Hillside Street died Sunday, November 21, 2004 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Harley and Julie Littrell Fletcher and was the wife of the late Norman A. Watkins. She was also preceded in death by a son Jerry "Sam" Shipman. She was a member of...
Mary Hopper
Nov 18, 2004
Waynesville-Mary Hopper, age 87, of 84 Chestnut Park Drive, died Thursday, November 19, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Andrews, she had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late John L. and Margaret Garrett Long. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Grady Hopper,...
Vertie Stamey
Nov 17, 2004
Canton-Vertie Mae Sutton Stamey, age 89 of Ferguson Street died Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was a daughter of the late Ervin and Addie Smith Sutton. She was also preceded in death by a sister Verndina Hayes, a brothers Waldo, Charlie, Norville...
Eugene Phillips
Nov 16, 2004
Waynesville-Eugene Phillips, age 67, of 211 Nellie John Drive, died Tuesday, November 16, 2004. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of George Washington Phillips and Viola Romines Phillips. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Elbert and Arvil Phillips. He is survived by two brothers, Arlie Phillips of the White Oak Community...
Penny Curtis
Nov 16, 2004
Waynesville-Penny Reed Curtis, age 49, died November 16, 2004 at the Brian Center in Waynesville. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Margie Brown Reed of Waynesville and the late James W. Reed, Jr. She was also preceded in death by a brother, James W. Reed, III. She was a former employee of the...
Ruth Swanger
Nov 16, 2004
Waynesville-Ruth Cowan Swanger, age 87 of Camp Branch Road, died Tuesday, November 16, 2004 at her residence. She was a native of Jackson County and the daughter of the late Harrison and Eva Gribble Cowan. She was the wife of the late Alonzo C. Swanger and was also preceded in death by two sisters, Ethel Muse and...
Lydia Sanford
Nov 15, 2004
Canton-Lydia Lorena Sanford, age 82 formerly of Jones Cove Road, Clyde died Monday, November 15, 2004 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the lateThomas Roy and Rachel Cagle Randall. She was the wife of the late John Wilson Sanford who died in 1986 and...
Mary Thompson
Nov 15, 2004
Clyde-Mary Elizabeth Gibson "Muv" Thompson, age 79 of 124 Reynolds School Road, died November 15, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Before moving to Petersburg, VA for the past 6 years, she was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Rant "June" Gibson and Mary Conley Forney and the...
Roy Smith
Nov 15, 2004
Canton-Roy Earl Smith, age 82 died Monday, November 15, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late James Robert and Margaret Thomason Smith. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Zeb, Guy and Dan and sisters, Anna Bell and Clara Jean and...
Justin Inman
Nov 13, 2004
Canton-Justin Ted Inman-age 16 of 656 Ted Inman Road in the Lake Logan Community died Saturday, November 13, 2004 in a motor vehicle accident along with his friend Leah Camille Setzer. He was native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the son of Ted Darrell Inman, Jr. and Audrey Mease Inman. He was a junior...
Brownlowe Messer
Nov 13, 2004
Waynesville-Brownlowe Graham Messer, age 94, formerly of Waynesville, died Saturday, November 13, 2004 at the Oaks of Sweeten Creek in Arden. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of the late John Wilson and Hester Minerva Lowe Messer. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Edna Belle Messer, who died June...
Leah Setzer
Nov 13, 2004
Canton-Leah Camille Setzer, age 15, of 95 Owl Holler Road, died Saturday, November 13, 2004 in a motor vehicle accident along with her friend Justin Ted Inman. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of Charles Barry and Rebecca Hyde Setzer of Canton. Leah was preceded in death by her...
Katherine Plemmons
Nov 13, 2004
Anna Katherine "Kitten" Stone Plemmons, age 80, of Dutch Cove Road died Saturday, November 13, 2004 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Furman and Addie Mason Stone. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Plemmons who died in 1998. She was a...
Fred Meadows
Nov 12, 2004
Waynesville-Fred Meadows, age 74, of Beantown Road, died Friday, November 12, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Elbert and Lottie Franklin Meadows. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Nancy Kay Meadows and his half brother, Elbert Meadows, Jr. He was an Army...
Thurlow Warren
Nov 12, 2004
Thurlow R. Warren, age 87, of Warren Martin Road died Friday, November 12, 2004 at V. A. Medical Center in Oteen. He was a native of Haywood County and lived in Buncombe County most of his life. He was the son of the late Ulus C. and Effie Watts Warren. He was preceded in death by a...
Howard Splitt
Nov 12, 2004
Waynesville-Howard Arthur Splitt, age 95, of Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community, died on Friday, November 12, 2004 at his residence. He was a native of Rochester, New York and had resided in Waynesville since 1965. He was the son of the late Albert and Stella Shaw Splitt. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death...
Frank Messer
Nov 11, 2004
Waynesville-Frank Hugh Messer, age 92, of 17984 Great Smoky Mountain Expressway, died Thursday, November 11, 2004 at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Hosea and Polly Bulletin Messer. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ann Henson Messer who died...
James Thomason
Nov 10, 2004
Canton-James Alvin "Jim" Thomason, age 51, died Wednesday, November 10, 2004 at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Conover. He was a native of Haywood County and a daughter of Rachel Stamey Thomason of Canton and the late Wiley Carroll Thomason. He was also preceded in death by one brother Richard Kenneth Thomason who died in 2000. Mr....
Lena Moore
Nov 9, 2004
Candler- Lena Pauline Moore , age 80, died Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital Campus.<br><br>She was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was a daughter of the late Paul Revere and Ella Mann Moore. She was also preceded in death by one sister, Gladys Benfield. Miss Moore retired from American Enka and...
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