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.
Bonnie Wells
Sep 19, 2004
Canton-Bonnie Ledford Wells, age 81, died Sunday, September 19, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Gaston and Nellie Ballow Ledford and was the wife of the late Nelson Wells. She was a member of Sunny Point Baptist Church. She is survived by one sister, Marie Rhodes of Clyde and a...
Evelyn Williams
Sep 18, 2004
Clyde-Evelyn "Mimi" Massie Williams, age 88, died Saturday, September 18, 2004 at Angel Medical Center in Franklin. She was a native and life long resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Samuel and Mary McNabb Massie. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Virge Williams, who died in 1971; four brothers,...
Gwynneth Edwards
Sep 17, 2004
Canton - Gwynneth Doris Pressley Edwards, age 68, of Candler formerly of the Cruso Community went home to be with her Lord and Savior after a courageous battle with Parkinson's disease on Friday, September 17, 2004. She was the daughter of Ruby Rogers Pressley of Canton and the late Joseph Earnest Pressley. She was preceded in death...
Doris Baxter
Sep 17, 2004
Canton - Doris Jean Crawford Baxter, age 69, of the Bethel Community died Friday, September 17, 2004 as a result of a motor vehicle accident due to the severe flooding in Haywood County. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of Oberia Burrell Crawford of Canton and the late William Taft...
Wilma Dills
Sep 17, 2004
Canton - Wilma Sue Crawford Dills, age 70, died Friday, September 17, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of Oberia Burrell Crawford of Canton and the late William Taft Crawford. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Dills who died in 2002,...
Marvin Brown
Sep 16, 2004
Marvin R. Brown Waynesville-Marvin Reeves Brown, 80 of Hemphill Road died Thursday, September 16, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Dave and Mollie Caldwell Brown. He was employed for 40 years with H. T. Hackney and was a member of Hemphill Baptist Church. He enjoyed...
Pearl Hayes
Sep 16, 2004
Waynesville-Pearl Hayes, age 83, of 498 Love Lane, died Thursday, September 16, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Julius Caesar Hayes and Hattie Floyd Hayes. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Frank Hayes and three sisters, Floyd Helen Hall, Lina Padgett Bryson,...
Charles Best
Sep 16, 2004
Clyde-Charles Ray Best, age 57, died Thursday, September 16, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Howard and Frances Bishop. He was a 1966 graduate of Crabtree-Iron Duff High School. He was employed for more than 25 years at Champion International Paper Company and...
Ray Hannah
Sep 15, 2004
RAY HANNAH Waynesville-Ray Hannah, age 73, died Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at the home of his son on Medford Hannah Road. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late David Carson Hannah and Mamie Leatherwood Hannah. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Gail Gibson Hannah who died in 2002...
Ida Harrison
Sep 11, 2004
Middletown, RI-Ida L. G. Woody Harrison, age 90, a former resident of Asheville, died Saturday, September 11, 2004. She was born in Charleston, NC on March 16, 1914. She was the daughter of Swan Woody and Sarah Crisp Woody. She graduated from Dorlan Bell School for Girls, Bryson City, as well as (in 1960) the LPN program...
Allie Winchester
Sep 11, 2004
Waynesville-Allie Leona Whitner Winchester, age 94, of Green Valley Road, died Saturday, September 11, 2004 at Harris Regional Medical Center. She was a native and life long resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Charles "Charlie" Manson and Margaret "Maggie" Hall Whitner. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Benjamin...
James Queen
Sep 10, 2004
Waynesville-James Richard "Dick" Queen, age 86, of Queen's Farm, died Friday, September 10, 2004 at his residence, after an extended period of declining health from complications of Parkinson's disease. Born in Haywood County on May 23, 1918, he was the son of noted square dancer Sam L. Queen and Glee C. Queen. Richard Queen was involved in...
Mary Kile
Sep 10, 2004
Waynesville-Mary Katherine Kile, age 82, went to be with her Lord, on Friday, September 10, 2004. A native of Tampa, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Dubert Snow McFee and Olga Christine Wederbrand McFee. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Spencer Kile, who died in December 1981; a son, Jack David Kile;...
Maude Weibe
Sep 9, 2004
Clyde-Maude Viola Shade Weibe, age 90, died Thursday, September 9, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Maude "Viola" Weibe (everyone's Nanny) was born on November 17, 1912 in Baltimore, MD to the late Lula May Van Horn Shade. She retired at age 62 after 30 years of service with the former Koontz Dairy in Baltimore, MD. She...
Nettie Briggs
Sep 9, 2004
Asheville-Nettie Payne Briggs, age 80, died Thursday, September 9, 2004 at Samaritan Place Assisted Living. She was a native of Marion, Virginia but had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Loyd Franklin and Malinda Burgner Payne and was the wife of the late Harold Jack Briggs who died...
Margaret Albrecht
Sep 7, 2004
Canton-Margaret "Maggie" Overby Albrecht, age 90, died September 7, 2004 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Petersburg, Virginia, she was born April 16, 1914 to the late Louis Jefferson and Lula Levenia Overby. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Frederick Partin and Maurice E. Albrecht. Surviving are two sons, Fred L. Partin and...
Reverend Broyles, Jr.
Sep 4, 2004
Canton - Rev. John Finley "Jay" Broyles, Jr., age 77, of 205 Newfound Street died Saturday, September 4, 2004 at his residence. He was a native of the Leicester Community of Buncombe County and the son of the late John Finley Broyles, Sr. and Bessie Roberson Broyles. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Claude, Mark...
Floyd Smith
Sep 4, 2004
Canton - Floyd Lee Smith, age 69, of Cherry Street died Saturday, September 4, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of Cathleen Pardue Smith and the late Wilburn Edward Smith. He retired from Champion International in 1994 with 39 years of service. He was a member of...
Eula Pressley
Sep 4, 2004
Canton - Eula Cordelia Whitmire Pressley, age 91, a resident of Community Care Center, Clyde for several years died September 4, 2004 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Transylvania County and a long time resident of Canton and Clyde, she was the daughter of the late Simpson Toliver "Tol" and Leona Fisher Whitmire. She was...
John King
Sep 4, 2004
Canton - John Elbert King, age 77, of 1 Woodruff Street, died Saturday, September 4, 2004 at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late Dexter Vernon and Artie Parham King. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Luke Aaron King and a sister, Jean Stamey....
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