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.
Merl Messer
Nov 30, 2003
Canton-Merl June Messer, age 68, of Little East Fork Road, died Sunday, November 30, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Delmar Samuel and Mary Dee Davis Rogers. She was employed at the Lake Logan Lodge for several years and was a member of Laurel Grove...
Lois Buckner
Nov 28, 2003
Waynesville-Lois Liner Buckner, age 82, of 107 Chestnut Park Drive, died Friday, November 28, 2003 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. She was a native of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Samuel Paxton and Cara Snyder Liner. She was the wife of the late Leo L. Buckner, Jr. who died in 2001. She was...
Vera Brown
Nov 27, 2003
Vera Brown Canton - Vera Nix Brown, age 82 formerly of Substation Road died Thursday, November 27, 2003 at the Tar River Nursing Home in Greenville, NC. She was a native of Oconee County SC and had resided in Haywood County for many years prior to moving to Greenville. She was the daughter of the late William...
Carrie Amos
Nov 27, 2003
Canton-Carrie Rhodarmer Amos, age 96 of 30 Shady Branch Road, died Thursday, November 27, 2003 at her home. She was a native of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Sewell and Lyda Henson Rhodarmer. She was also preceded in death by a son, Sewell Dean Amos who died in 1991 and one grandson. Mrs....
Maggie Mcelroy
Nov 26, 2003
Maggie McCracken McElroy, age 93, of the Upper Crabtree Community, Went to be with her Savior, Wednesday, November 26, 2003. She was a native of Haywood County, the daughter of the late Ectory and Minnie Furr McCracken. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne W. McElroy who died in 1975, 3 Sisters, 7 brothers and...
Keith Childers
Nov 26, 2003
Asheville-Keith McDowell Childers, age 56 died Wednesday, November 26, 2003 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 1, 2003 at Crawford/Ray Memorial Gardens. Mr. F. M. Gray will officiate. Wells Funeral Home of Canton is in charge of arrangements.
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Franklin Brown
Nov 25, 2003
Clyde-Franklin D. Brown, age 66, died Tuesday, November 25, 2003 at the home of Hobert and Zenia Brown. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Isaac and Dora Fish Brown. He was also preceded in death by an infant son; a brother, David Brown; and several half brothers and sisters. He was...
Clara Fish
Nov 24, 2003
Canton-Clara Lou Welch Fish, age 87 of the Cruso community passed away Monday, November 24, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center, after a long, fulfilling life with five generations of family around her. She was a native of Buncombe County and had resided in Haywood County for 60 years. She was the daughter of the late Pinkney...
Jack Cagle
Nov 22, 2003
Waynesville-Jack Paul Cagle, age 84, of 519 Camelot Drive, died Saturday, November 22, 2003 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of the late Glen and Lou Grasty Cagle. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Edith Creasman Cagle, and by his second wife, Addie Constance...
Steven Lavender
Nov 22, 2003
Waynesville-Steven Michael Lavender, age 52, of 116 Nora Harrell Drive, died Saturday, November 22, 2003 at his residence. A native of Amityville, NY, he had resided part time in Haywood County since 1998, and he and his wife had resided here permanently since August of this year. He was the son of the late Bernard Lavender and...
Charlie Messer
Nov 22, 2003
Waynesville-Charlie Richard Messer, age 66, of 396 Compromise Drive, died Saturday, November 22, 2003 at his residence. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of the late Glenn and Bonnie Allman Messer. He was also preceded in death by a son, Charles Richard Messer, Jr., by a sister, Edith Wood, and by a...
Vincent Inman
Nov 21, 2003
Spotsylvania, VA - Vincent Duane Inman, age 36, formerly of Canton died Friday, November 21, 2003 at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, VA. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of Vincent Lannes and Linda Edwards Inman of Waynesville. Mr. Inman was preceded in death by his grandmother, Bertha M. Inman and his...
Charles Burris
Nov 20, 2003
Canton-Charles Lenoir Burris, age 84, of 371 Murray Road, died Thursday, November 20, 2003 at the VA Medical Center in Asheville. Born in Canton, he was the son of the late Charlie "Doc" and Carrie Kinsland Burris and was also preceded in death by a son, Bobby Burris. He was a member of Springhill Baptist Church and...
Nellie Sikorski
Nov 18, 2003
Waynesville-Nellie K. Sikorski , 82 of Langford Road, died Tuesday, November 18, 2003 at her residence. She was a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, having lived most of her life in Michigan; and moving to Waynesville in June of 2003. She was the daughter of the late Wasily and Frances Uglikov Koral. She is preceded in death by...
Glenn Reynolds
Nov 17, 2003
Canton-Glenn Wilburn Reynolds, age 66 of the Dutch Cove Community died Monday, November 17, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of the late Lester Albert and Ellen Sanford Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds was a member of Dutch Cove Baptist Church and loved to hunt, fish...
Willene Plemmons
Nov 17, 2003
Canton-Willene Morrow Plemmons, of Dutch Cove Road, died Monday, November 17, 2003 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late William Troy and Hobert Reid Morrow. She was also preceded in death by a brother Billy Reid Morrow and a sister Gale Neal. She was...
Evelyn Sutton
Nov 16, 2003
Canton - Evelyn Bramlett Sutton, age 80, of Newfound Road died Sunday, November 16, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Vol and Docia Cole Bramlett. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Joseph Underwood; two infant sons, Joe Dale...
Onley Dehart
Nov 16, 2003
Clyde - Onley Lefate DeHart was reunited on November 16, 2003 with his wife, Rosalie DeHart who passed away on June 23, 1997. A native of Swain County and a resident of Haywood County since 1956, he retired in 1986 after 30 years of service with the Haywood County Sheriff's Office and the Clyde Police Department. Surviving...
John Mcnair
Nov 15, 2003
Lake Junaluska-John Buchanan McNair, age 87, of 334 Atkins Loop, died Saturday, November 15, 2003 at his residence. He was born in Greenock, Scotland and came with his family to Brooklyn, New York when he was 10 years old. He was a Haywood County resident for 30 years moving here from New Jersey. He was the son...
Linda Conner
Nov 15, 2003
Waynesville-Linda Carolyn Conner, age 55, of Killian Street, died Saturday, November 15, 2003 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late James Robert and Edna Mae Roberts Grant. She attended Calvary Road Baptist Church. She is survived by two brothers, J. R. Grant and his wife, Jean, of Clyde, and...
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