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.
Hazel Bryson
Oct 29, 2004
Waynesville-Hazel Wilson Bryson, age 98, formerly of 174 Welch Street, died Friday, October 29, 2004. A native of Jackson County, she had lived in Haywood County for the past 38 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Fred R. Bryson, who died in 1988 and two brothers, George and Warren Cochran. She was the oldest member of...

Thomas Knox
Oct 28, 2004
JEFF KNOX Waynesville-Thomas Jeffrey Knox, age 60, of Rugged Top Road, died Thursday, October 28, 2004 at his residence. A native of Ohio, he had previously lived in Winston-Salem, NC and had resided in Haywood County for the past nine years. He was the son of the late Thomas L. and Ida Mae Means and was also...
Louise Hubbard
Oct 27, 2004
Waynesville-Louise Hubbard, age 66, of 74 Railroad Street, died on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at her residence. A native of Princeton, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Launa Hunter Matney. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara Jean Redner. She enjoyed crafts and flowers and was of Methodist faith....

Harry Stroupe
Oct 25, 2004
Candler-Harry Alexander Stroupe, age 78, died Monday, October 25, 2004 at the Memorial Mission Hospital Campus. He was the son of the late Elmo and Hattie Cole Stroupe and was preceded in death by a son, Joe Stroupe. He retired from Champion International with over 41 years of service. He was a member of Ridgeway Baptist Church....
Robert Ager
Oct 24, 2004
Cruso - Robert "Bobby" James Ager, age 19, passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2004.
Bobby was a student and active Jr. ROTC Cadet at Pisgah High School before transferring to Weston High School in Florida, where he graduated in 2004. He was attending Broward Community College in Florida. Bobby was dearly loved and...

Elizabeth Hargrove
Oct 23, 2004
Waynesville-Elizabeth Henry Hargrove, age 93, of 178 Breezemont Drive, died Saturday, October 23, 2004 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she also resided in Newberry, SC and had returned to Haywood County where she resided since 1961. She was the daughter of the late John B. and Jennie Liner Henry. She was also preceded in...
Linda Bolin
Oct 22, 2004
Waynesville-Linda Rhinehart Bolin, age 57, of 579 Westwood Circle, died Friday, October 22, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Haywood County and was the daughter of Loretta Griffin Rhinehart of Waynesville and the late John Berry Rhinehart. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Edna Mae Rhinehart and Wilena Rhinehart...
Betty Brendle
Oct 20, 2004
Waynesville-Betty Jean Ramseur Brendle, age 72, of West End Circle, died Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at St. Joseph Hospital in Asheville. A native of Lincolnton, NC, she had previously resided in Morganton and had lived in Haywood County for the last 30 years. She was the daughter of the late Earl Alexander Ramseur and Jennie Caroline Chapman...

Doris Bullock
Oct 19, 2004
Doris Bullock Canton-Doris M. Bullock, 78 died Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late John and Clara Cooke Medford and the widow of Crayton B. Bullock who died in 1983. She was also preceded in death by a stepson, Gerald Crayton Bullock, a...

Louise Franklin
Oct 18, 2004
Iron Duff-Mary Louise Henson Franklin, "Nannie", 95, passed away on Monday, October 18, 2004. Born December 28, 1908 in the Jonathan Creek area, she was the daughter of Will and Emma Putnam Henson. Louise was the last surviving member of a large family. She was the wife of Hardy R. Franklin, who died in 1962. In addition...
Reverend Nease, Jr.
Oct 18, 2004
Lake Junaluska-Reverend Dr. Edgar Harrison Nease, Jr., age 80, of Lake Junaluska, NC, died Monday, October 18, 2004 at Givens Health Care Center in Asheville. He was born in Durham, NC on March 27, 1924, son of the late Dr. Edgar Harrison Nease, Sr., and Mabel Winkler Nease. A graduate of Central High School in Charlotte, NC,...
Howard Campbell
Oct 17, 2004
Maggie Valley, NC-Howard Edsel Campbell, age 84, died Sunday, October 17, 2004 at his residence. He originally lived in Garden City, Michigan and attended Fordson High School in Dearborn. After graduation, he attended Eastern Michigan University where he met his future wife, Barbara Hayes. They celebrated their 62nd anniversary this past January. Howard served in the U.S....
Linda Putnam
Oct 17, 2004
Linda Putnam Canton-Linda Harbin Putnam-54 of 178 Beaverdam Heights died Sunday, October 17, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Raymon Taylor and Nellie Ruth Stiles Harbin and was also preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Harbin. She was a homemaker and...

Mary Rathbone
Oct 17, 2004
Clyde-Mary B. Rathbone, age 81, of Richland Creek Road, died Sunday, October 17, 2004 at Angel Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Cauley and Myrtle Suttles Beasley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Walker Rathbone, who died in 1994. She was...

Herbert Tate
Oct 16, 2004
Waynesville-Herbert Hershel "Hub" Tate, age 85, of Shelton Street, died Saturday, October 16, 2004 at the VA Medical Center in Asheville. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of the late Glenn and Oberia Bryson Tate. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Kathryn Tate, who died in 1996, and by...

Reva Chastain
Oct 16, 2004
Canton - Reva Evans Chastain, born on April 3, 1929, died Saturday, October 16, 2004 at Laurels of Greentree Ridge in Asheville following a brief illness. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Judson A. and Beulah Mason Evans. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gentry...

Baby Wilson
Oct 15, 2004
Canton-Baby Boy Robert Carson Wilson, age 28 days, died Friday, October 15, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital Campus. He was the son of Robert and Cindy Wilson and was also preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Carlie and Mary Fender and Paternal Grandfather Robert Carroll Wilson, Sr. In addition to his parents, he is survived by...
Clifford Harrell
Oct 14, 2004
Waynesville-Clifford McCracken Harrell, age 86, of 60 Woolsey Heights, died Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late James S. and Cora Morrow Harrell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Ernest Harrell and a sister, Mildred Hines....
Mary Jones
Oct 14, 2004
Canton- Mary Ann Valentine Jones- age 82 died Thursday, October 14, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Cocke County, Tn. and had been a resident of Haywood County most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Samual and Essie Jones Valentine and the wife of the late Lewis David...

Infant Burgess
Oct 14, 2004
Waynesville-Nathaniel Hank Burgess, infant son of Jonathan R. and Kendra B. Burgess, died Friday, October 14, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Surviving in addition to parents are grandparents, uncles, and aunts. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 16, 2004 at Sugar Cove Cemetery with Reverend Bobby Rogers officiating.
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