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.
Milas Rathbone
Jan 31, 2004
Clyde-Milas Newton Rathbone, age 94, of Wesley Creek Road, Fines Creek Community, died Saturday, January 31, 2004 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. He was a native and life long resident of Haywood County. He was the son of the late Thomas and Mattie Kirkpatrick Rathbone. He was a retired farmer. He was preceded in death by three...
Diana Cucumber
Jan 30, 2004
Canton-Diana Arch Cucumber, age 81, died Friday, January 30, 2004 at the Laurels of Green Tree Ridge in Asheville after an extended illness. She was a native of Cherokee but had lived the past 50 years in Haywood and Buncombe Counties. She was the daughter of the late Edward Welch and Mary Arch Lambert. Mrs. Cucumber was...
Walter James
Jan 29, 2004
Waynesville-Walter Lee James, age 77, died Wednesday, January 28, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Walter was born on December 6, 1926 in Madison County and grew up in Haywood County. He was the son of the late Jesse Carr James and Connie Burnett James. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Margaret Boone and Lynda...
Bobby Canady
Jan 29, 2004
Maggie Valley-Bobby Dan Canady, 78, of 102 Hollow Drive, Maggie Valley, North Carolina, died Thursday, January 29, 2004 at his home. His smiling face will be sadly missed; however, he would want to be remembered with laughter instead of tears. Mr. Canady was born, September 18, 1925, in Fort Myers, Florida. He lived in Florida the majority...
Harold Haynes
Jan 28, 2004
Clyde-Harold A. Haynes, age 78, of Bea Street, died Wednesday, January 28, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Fulmer and Eliza McGowan Haynes. He was also preceded in death by a son, Trent Haynes, who died in 1983 and a sister and two brothers. He...
Berneice Weed
Jan 28, 2004
Asheville, NC-Berneice Pope Weed, of Givens Estates, died at Laurels of Green Tree Ridge on Wednesday, January 28, 2004. A native of Grand Rapids, MI, and lived in Waynesville for 15 years prior to moving to Asheville. She was the daughter of the late Vernor B. and Clara Gilbert Pope. She was also preceded in death by...
Naomi Parker
Jan 27, 2004
Naomi M. Parker Fletcher-Naomi Mashburn Parker, age 80, died Wednesday, January 28, 2004 at Flesher's Fairview Healthcare Center. She was a native of Haywood County and was a daughter of the late Isaac Franklin and Mary Kilpatrick Mashburn. She was the wife of the late William Herbert Parker who died in 1987 and was also preceded in...
Kermit Wells
Jan 27, 2004
Kermit F. Wells Canton-Kermit Francis Wells, age 80 of 49 Rhoda Street, died Tuesday, January 27, 2004 at the VA Medical Center in Asheville. He was born in the Crabtree community of Haywood County and had resided in Canton most of his life. He was the son of the late Hubert E. and Winnie Mae Kinsland Wells....
Hubert Howard
Jan 27, 2004
Canton-Hubert Lee Howard, age 84, died Tuesday, January 27, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of the late Almond Dexter and Flora Palestine Whiteside Howard. Mr. Howard was married to Blanche Mae Mease Howard who died in 2000. He retired from Champion International. He is survived...
Helen White
Jan 26, 2004
Waynesville-Helen Marie White, age 74, of Liberty Church Road, died Monday, January 26, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Rhoda Price Palmer. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Hugh White, who died in 1988. She loved being with her children...
Ann O'Neil
Jan 25, 2004
Ann H. O'Neil Canton-Ann Hooper O'Neil, age 85, of 16 O'Neil Mountain Trail in the Cruso community died Sunday, January 25, 2004 at her daughter's residence. She was a native of Jackson County and had lived in Haywood County since 1927. She was a daughter of the late Richard Edward and Mary Frizzell Hooper and was married...
Margaret Hudson
Jan 25, 2004
Canton-Margaret Wells Hudson, age 93, formerly of Timberline Road died Sunday, January 25, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was a daughter of the late Charles Thomas and Adaline Teague Wells, a pioneer family of Canton and Haywood County. Mrs. Hudson was...
Hastings Buchanan
Jan 24, 2004
Hastings B. Buchanan Clyde-Hastings Bernard "Buck" Buchanan, age 80, of the Thickety Community died Saturday, January 24, 2004 at the Brian Center of Waynesville. He was a native of Swain County and lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was a son of the late Walter and Vallie Cochran Buchanan. Mr. Buchanan was also preceded...
Reverend Winters
Jan 24, 2004
Lake Junaluska-Reverend John Winters, age 70, of Links Lane, died Saturday, January 24, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was a native of Tampa, Florida having resided in Haywood County for three years. He was the son of the late Everett Danforth and Genevieve Thompson Winters. He received his Doctorate from Drew University. He was a minister...
Laverne Reilly
Jan 22, 2004
Waynesville-Laverne C. Reilly, age 83, of 33 Carolina Avenue, died Thursday, January 22, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Lucille, New Mexico, she had lived most of her life in Texas and had lived the last six years in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Edward H. and Lucy Caroline Holshouser...
Mary Jones
Jan 22, 2004
Canton- Mary Grogan Jones, age 90 of 63 Wilson Branch Road in the Henson Cove Community died Thursday, January 22, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Asa and Effie Queen Grogan. She was the wife of the late Wallace Jones...
Cynthia Nelson
Jan 22, 2004
Cynthia S. Nelson Canton-Cynthia Stamey Nelson, age 48, died Thursday, January 22, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County. She was a daughter of Ernestine Henderson Stamey of Canton and the late Herman Ray Stamey. She is survived by one daughter, Kimberly Stamey Medlin of Jacksonville, NC one...
Thelma Frizzell
Jan 22, 2004
Waynesville-Thelma Johnson Frizzell, age 88, of Mundy Field Road, died Thursday, January 22, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Tennessee, she had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late John Henry and Mary Cole Johnson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Arthur W....
Zola Davis
Jan 21, 2004
Clyde-Zola Loretta Aust Davis, age 71, of 193 Asheville Highway in Sylva, formerly of Clyde, died Wednesday, January 21, 2004, died at Harris Regional Hospital. She was a native of Goodwill, West Virginia and had lived in Haywood County most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Orvil P. and Claire Aust. She was...
Emily Gays
Jan 18, 2004
Maggie Valley-Emily Marie Fitzgerald Gays, age 84, of 1037 Soco Road, died Sunday, January 18, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of New York City, she had resided in Hollywood, Florida since 1954 prior to moving to Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Patrick Joseph and Catherine Sheehan Fitzgerald. She was also...
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