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.
Joseph Prince
May 2, 2004
Maggie Valley, NC-Joe Prince, age 58, died Sunday, May 2, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He had lived most of his life in Harnett County and had lived in Australia for ten months. He had lived in Haywood County for the last five years and was the son of Adele Heath Prince Harvey of Fuquay Varina, NC...
Edna Clark
May 1, 2004
Waynesville-Edna Rose Clark, age 90, of Old Balsam Road, died Saturday, May 1, 2004 at Britthaven of Clyde. She was a native of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late James W. and Ellen Rogers McElroy. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Everett H. Clark, who died in 1995; her grandson, Darrell...
Margaret Jackson
May 1, 2004
Canton - Margaret Cauble Jackson, age 88, formerly of Wilson Cove Road died Saturday, May 01, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Buncombe County and had lived in Haywood County for the past 26 years. She was the daughter of the late Hascoe and Bonnie Wolfe Cauble. She was preceded in death...
William Prevost
Apr 30, 2004
Waynesville-William Sidney ''Bill'' Prevost, age 89, of Bradford Circle, died Saturday, April 3, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born October 26, 1914 in Waynesville, and grew up and spent his life in Hazelwood and Waynesville. He was the youngest of four sons born to Rosalie Whitener ''Two-Mommie'' and R. L....
Doris Adamek
Apr 30, 2004
Clyde-Doris Powell Adamek, age 79, died Friday, April 30, 2004 at Britthaven of Clyde. She was a native of Jackson County and was the daughter of the late Emory Ott and Lela Ensley Powell. She was the wife of the late Ernest Adamek, who died in 1982. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, E.O.,...
Norabell Pless
Apr 30, 2004
Canton - Norabell Henson Pless, age 80, of Harley Creek Road died Friday, April 30, 2004 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Neely and Ollie Parris Henson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Pless who died in 1999 and...
Dorothy Foster
Apr 29, 2004
Candler-Dorothy June Foster, age 66, died Thursday, April 29, 2004 at Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. She was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was the wife of the late Robert Foster who died December 15, 1972. She was the daughter of Daisy Keith Warren of Candler and the late Eulis W....
Rufus Green
Apr 29, 2004
Waynesville-Rufus "Riley" Green, age 76, of 104 Reece Road, died Thursday, April 29, 2004 at Mission St. Joseph Health Care System. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Claude William and Pearl James Green. He was also preceded in death by five brothers, Roy, Troy, Billy, Berney, and Mark Green; and two...
Hazel Hipps
Apr 28, 2004
Lake Junaluska-Hazel Rhinehart Hipps, age 90, of Hospital Drive, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late William Robert and Nora Downs Rhinehart. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Gudger Hipps who died in 1991; two sons, John Richard...
Hubert May
Apr 28, 2004
Waynesville-Hubert Walter May, age 60, of 7 Kudzu Loop, died Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at his residence. A native of Clay County, he was a former resident of Atlanta, Georgia, and had resided in Haywood County for the past 30 years. He was the son of the late Roy and Bonnie Morgan May. He was also preceded...
Taliaferro Taylor
Apr 27, 2004
Waynesville-Taliaferro Holmes Taylor, age 92, formerly of Underwood Cove, died Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at Mission St. Joseph Health Care System. A native of Salisbury, NC, he had lived in Haywood County since 1972. He was the son of the late Ernest T. and Rosa Elizabeth Holmes Taylor. He was also preceded in death by his wife,...
Lowery Caldwell
Apr 27, 2004
Waynesville-Lowery Lee Caldwell, age 90, of Dellwood Road, died Tuesday, April 27, 2004. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Fred and Carrie Davis Caldwell. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Zemry Caldwell and a sister, Annie Cowan. He retired from Atlantic City Electric Company after 25 years employment....
William Cable
Apr 26, 2004
Waynesville-William "Bill" Dewey Cable, age 66, of 60 Tractor Trail, died Monday, April 26, 2003 at Mission St. Joseph Health Care System. A native of Kentucky, he had lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was the son of the late William A. and Ethel Walker Cable. He was also preceded in death by a...
Charlene Carver
Apr 25, 2004
Waynesville-Charlene "Charlie" Grooms Carver, age 61, of Canton died Sunday, April 25, 2004 at her residence. She was a native of Haywood County and had lived in Hendersonville for 17 years before moving back to Haywood County. She was a daughter of the late James Ardell and Jennie Jeanette Francis Grooms. She was married to the late...
Helen Price
Apr 25, 2004
HELEN P. PRICE Waynesville-Helen Patricia Price, age 54, of 462 Green Valley Road, died Sunday, April 25, 2004 at her residence after a lengthy battle with ovarian cancer. She was native of Haywood County and was the daughter of William Edward and Eula Mae Wyatt Farley. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Sharon Elaine...
Dennis Watson
Apr 24, 2004
Dennis H. Watson Canton-Dennis Henley Watson, 81 of Canton died Saturday, April 24, 2004 at the Canton Christian Convalescent Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late John and Lily Gibson Watson. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and had been employed with American Enka for 37 years. Surviving are,...
Lucille Cannon
Apr 23, 2004
Lucille Cannon Canton-Lucille Swanger Cannon-92-formerly of Rhoda Street in Canton went to be with her Lord on Friday, April 23, 2004 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Rufus Fulton and Velda Gragg Swanger and was the widow of the late William A. "Bill" Cannon who died...
Effie Holder
Apr 23, 2004
Canton-Effie Haney Justice Holder, age 97, died Friday, April 23, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Melvin and Maggie Haney. She was a homemaker and cared for her mother and two siblings until their deaths. She was also preceded in death by her first husband John Albert Justice and her...
Ralph Winchester
Apr 22, 2004
Waynesville-Ralph Benjamin "Ben" Winchester, age 75, of 877 Oakdale Road, died in Haywood Regional Medical Center on April 22, 2004 after a prolonged and courageous battle with cancer. Ben was a native and life-long resident of Haywood County, born on November 1, 1928 to Henry Ralph and Julia Ann Smith Winchester. Although not a formally educated man,...
Robert Green
Apr 22, 2004
Waynesville-Robert Carroll Green, age 60, died Thursday, April 22, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Woodrow Wilson Green and Margie Lucille Goodson Green. He was a driver for the Enterprise Mountaineer for 13 years. He was a member of the Waynesville Moose...
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