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.
Rose Ammons
Nov 15, 2003
Waynesville-Rose Marie Ammons, age 59, of Community Care #4, formerly of Wolfpen Road, died Saturday, November 15, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Eva Inman Ammons. She was employed by Haywood Vocational Opportunities for 15 years. She enjoyed collecting dolls and salt and...
Lavada Gibson
Nov 13, 2003
Waynesville-Lavada Owen Gibson, age 74, of Mauney Cove, died Thursday, November 13, 2003 at Mountain Trace Nursing Center in Sylva, after a period of declining health. A native and life long resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Manson and Annie Messer Owen. She was also preceded in death by her first husband,...
George Naugle
Nov 11, 2003
Waynesville-George Everett Naugle, age 75, of 170 Stonecrest Heights, died Tuesday, November 11, 2003 at the Brian Center. A native of Ohio, he is the son of the late Rachel Lentz. He is also preceded in death by a daughter, Dianna Carpenter; and a son, Wayne Patterson. He is a US Navy veteran, having served during the...
Robert Cable
Nov 11, 2003
Canton-Robert Vinson Cable, age 75 died Tuesday, November 11, 2003 at Brian Center of Waynesville. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was a son of the late George "Pat" and Elva Crisp Cable. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Betty Sheppard Cable who died in 1977 and 3 brothers,...
Joan Samuelsen
Nov 10, 2003
Clyde-Joan Waldemarsen Samuelsen, age 69, of Chestnut Grove Drive died Monday, November 10, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was native of Manhatten, NY and had resided in various parts of the country until moving to Haywood County 25 years ago. She was the daughter of the late William and Viola Dobler Waldemarsen. She was of...
Jincie Cable
Nov 10, 2003
Canton-Jincie Kathryn Patton Cable, formerly of Canton, died Monday, November 10, 2003 at her residence in Greenville, SC. She was a native of Haywood County and had lived in Greenville for the past 27 years. She was the daughter of the late Weaver M. Patton, Sr. and Kathryn Sexton Patton and was preceded in death by a...
Edward Hildreth, Jr.
Nov 9, 2003
Waynesville-Edward C. Hildreth, Jr., age 73, of Lodge Lane, Waynesville, died Sunday, November 9, 2003, at his residence. A native of the suburban North Shore of Chicago and a 23-year resident of the Clearwater area in Florida, he has lived in Haywood County since 1987. He was the son of the late Edward C. Hildreth and the...
Shirley Burgess
Nov 9, 2003
Waynesville-Shirley Burgess, age 66, of 516 Wall Street, died Sunday, November 9, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Millville, New Jersey and had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Israel and Margaret Baker. She was also preceded in death by her former husband, James Hugh...
Cartie Mann
Nov 8, 2003
Canton - Cartie Gentry Murr Mann, age, 92, of Canton died Saturday, November 08, 2003 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was born July 5, 1911 to Rhetta and Burnette Gentry, the second oldest of ten children. She moved to Haywood County at an early age and remained in Canton her entire life. She was preceded in...
Carroll Clontz
Nov 8, 2003
Canton - Carroll Melton Clontz, age 69 passed away Saturday, November 08, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of the late Willie Milton and Michelle Lowe Clontz. He was preceded in death by five brothers, William, Earl, Charlie, Luther and Audrey Clontz. He is survived by two...
Ronald Downey
Nov 8, 2003
Waynesville - Ronald Scott Downey, age 62 of Chestnut Wood Drive, died Saturday, November 8, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was the son of the late Alva and Margaret Beaumont Downey. He was a native of Hamilton,OH until moving to Florida and then retiring to the Waynesville area. He was a member of First Baptist Church...
Susie Robinson
Nov 8, 2003
Waynesville, NC-Susie Lavinia Patton Robinson, age 89, of 65 Wayview Place, died Saturday, November 8, 2003 at her residence. She was a native of Buncombe County, NC having resided in Haywood County, NC since 1953. She was the daughter of the late Cora Lee Patton. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Reed John Robinson,...
Kaleb Yon
Nov 6, 2003
Hazelwood-Kaleb José Yon, infant son born on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 to Christina Yon and José De Jesus Borges Alvarado, died Thursday, November 6, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his maternal grandparents, Donna Yon of Hazelwood and David Messer of Waynesville; his paternal grandparents, Maria Consolacion Alvarado-Sanchez and...
Kevin Edwards
Nov 6, 2003
Kevin Edwards Canton-Kevin Dewayne Edwards, 41, of 12 Castle Terrace died Thursday, November 6, 2003 at Mission St. Joseph's Hospital. He was a native of Haywood County and a former resident of Hampton, TN and the son of Charlene Grooms Carver of Canton and Marion Edwards of Hazelwood. He was an avid fisherman and loved football and...
James Westcott, Iii
Nov 6, 2003
Waynesville-James Laurance ''Tripp'' Westcott, III, age 37, of 32 Tahoe Drive, died Thursday, November 6, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, he had lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was a 1984 graduate of Tuscola High School and was a member of Hazelwood Presbyterian Church. He is survived by...
Betty Jackson
Nov 5, 2003
Betty Jackson Canton, Betty Worley Jackson, 78, of 2774 Beaverdam Road died Wednesday, November 5, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Chester and Genie West Worley and was the widow of the late Lowell E. Jackson who died in 1998. She was a homemaker and...
Carroll Towe
Nov 4, 2003
Carroll A. Towe Canton, Carroll Alexander Towe, 82, of Canton died Tuesday, November 4, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Henderson County, he had lived most of his live in Haywood County. He was a son of the late Charles and Rosalee Long Towe and was the husband of the late Cleo Wilson Towe...
James Messer
Nov 3, 2003
JAMES L. MESSER James Louis Messer, age 52, of 695 Sutton Road, died Monday, November 3, 2003. A native of Haywood County, he was also preceded in death by his stepfather, Melvin Posey and grandparents, Frank and Eula Teague and Creed and Annie Messer. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He is survived by his mother,...
Teri Hughes
Nov 3, 2003
TERI HANNUM HUGHES Teri Hannum Hughes, age 43, of 31 Trapper Lane, died Monday, November 3, at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC. Born in of Alexandria, Louisiana, Teri is the daughter of Ross A. and Minnie Metts Hannum of Panama City Beach, Florida. She was a graduate of G. W. Carver High School in Montgomery, Alabama and...
Charles Hall
Nov 3, 2003
CHARLES L. HALL Clyde-Charles L. Hall, age 80, of 1465 Bald Creek Road, died Monday, November 03, 2003 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Luther and Ellen Robinson Hall. He was also preceded in death by three sisters and one brother. He was employed as a millwright at...
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