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.
Leonard Farmer
May 18, 2004
Maggie Valley-Leonard Samuel Farmer, age 78, of Johnson Branch Road, died Tuesday, May 18, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Dewey and Christine Sisk Farmer and was the husband of the late Hazel Burris Farmer who died in 1996. He was also preceded in death by his 1st. wife, Clara...
Hazel Guffie
May 18, 2004
Candler-Hazel Mathis Guffie, age 88, of 25 Happy Hollow Drive, died Tuesday, May 18, 2004 at Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. She was a native of Macon County but had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was the daughter of the late Tom and Mary Brendle Mathis and was the wife of...
George Mcalee
May 16, 2004
Waynesville-George E. McAlee, age 80, of 121 Auburn Park Drive, died Sunday, May 16, 2004 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was a caring man who was quick with a smile and a joke. He was a native of Pennsylvania, but was embraced by the people of Haywood County. He was preceded in death by a son,...
Dillard Miller
May 15, 2004
Waynesville-Dillard "Dick" Miller, age 73 of Mauney Cove Road, died Saturday, May 15, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of the late James and Ella Cutshaw Miller. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Stanley Miller, and four sisters, Elsie Sutton, Vinnie Brown, Minnie...
Nelda Jones
May 14, 2004
Spring Creek-Nelda Hall Jones, age 76, of Walking Horse Drive, died Friday, May 14, 2004 at Aston Park Health Care Center in Asheville. She was a native of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Francis and Lola Williams Hall. She was the wife of the late Bobby Norbin Jones who died in 1961 and...
Benilda Queen
May 14, 2004
Waynesville-Benilda Queen, age 63, of Love Lane, died Friday, May 14, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Cebu, Philippines having lived in Haywood County since 1980. She was the daughter of the late Priscillo and Constancia Matas Peñas. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Socorro Castro. She attended the...
Ernest Mathis
May 14, 2004
Canton-Ernest Lee Mathis, age 77, of Pisgah Drive passed away Friday, May 14, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a son of the late Orville and Annie Parks Mathews and was also preceded in death by two sisters, Josephine Allen and Anna Belle Smathers. He was a member of Spring Hill Baptist Church and was...
James Massie
May 13, 2004
Candler-James Marcell Massie, age 82, of 171 Justice Ridge Road, died Thursday, May 13, 2004 at his residence. He was a native of Haywood County and had lived in Buncombe County for many years. He was a son of the late Garfield and Arbie Radford Massie. He was also preceded in death by a son, Douglas Marcell...
Gordon Raines
May 13, 2004
Waynesville-Gordon Cecil Raines, age 76, of 113 Cochran Street, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 13, 2004. He passed away at home after an extended illness surrounded by his family. A native and life-long resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William Raines and Mary Lou Medford Raines...
Woodrow Morgan
May 12, 2004
Canton-Woodrow Morgan, age 89, died Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Jason and Callie Lewis Morgan. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Myrtle Rogers Morgan who died in 2000; a son, Carroll Morgan; two sisters, Ethel and Daisy Morgan;...
Joshua Payton
May 12, 2004
Waynesville - Infant twin boys, Joshua Eugene and James Lee Payton died Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital. They are survived by their father, Eugene James Payton; their mother, Michele Leigh Early; two sisters, Christina A. Early and Alissia L. Emery; three brothers, Alex D. Varner, William S. Emery and Eugene J. Payton, Jr.; maternal...
May Cope
May 12, 2004
Waynesville, NC-May Sentelle Boone Cope, age 85, of Red Springs, NC, died Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she had lived in Red Springs for 60 years. She was the daughter of the late William K. and Jennie Sentelle Boone. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...
James Payton
May 12, 2004
Waynesville - Infant twin boys, Joshua Eugene and James Lee Payton died Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital. They are survived by their father, Eugene James Payton; their mother, Michele Leigh Early; two sisters, Christina A. Early and Alissia L. Emery; three brothers, Alex D. Varner, William S. Emery and Eugene J. Payton, Jr.; maternal...
Hugh Smathers
May 11, 2004
Canton-Hugh Jess Smathers, age 90, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County. He was a son of the late Jess Reed and Lura Mease Smathers and was the beloved husband of the late Zelva Overman Smathers who died in 2000. He was also preceded...
Madeline Yerkes
May 11, 2004
Waynesville-Madeline A. Yerkes, age 83, of Shelton Street, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at her residence. A native of New York, New York, she was a former resident of Palm Harbor, Florida and had resided in Haywood County for the past year. She was the daughter of the late Kaspar and Theresa Barth Doppler. She was a...
Eva Stanford
May 11, 2004
Canton-Eva L. Stanford, age 75, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was a daughter of the late Elmer and Maude Whitted Brookshire. She was the wife of the late Went Stanford who died in 1986 and was also preceded in death by 3 sisters...
Irene Starkey
May 8, 2004
Clyde-Irene Jones Starkey, age 81, of 55 Lansing Lane, died Saturday, May 8, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Everett Bruce and Doris Vaughan Jones. She was a native of Virginia and was a former resident of Vineland, New Jersey and had resided in Haywood County for the past nine...
Albert Kuykendall
May 7, 2004
Candler-Albert Martin Kuykendall, age 71, died Friday, May 7, 2004 at Park Ridge Hospital. He was the son of the late Mingus and Lucy Kuykendall. He was preceded in death by his wife Ruby Smith Kuykendall who died in 1998. Mr. Kuykendall served in the United States Army in the Korean conflict. He is survived by three...
Lucille Henson
May 6, 2004
Canton-Lucille Kuykendall Henson, age 82, of 1000 Burnette Cove Road in the Cruso Community died Thursday, May 6, 2004 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was a daughter of the late Pleasant and Fannie Elizabeth Rogers Kuykendall. She was married to the late Ira Lee "Monk" Henson who died...
Aitie Foan
May 5, 2004
Waynesville-Aitie M. Foan, wife of Clifton Foan (deceased), died May 5, 2004, at the Haywood Lodge & Retirement Center in Waynesville after a brief illness. She was 99 years old. Aitie was originally from the Atlanta area, but her last thirty years were spent as owner of Foan's Antiques in Maggie Valley and then as a resident...
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