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.
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...
Karen Harvey
Nov 3, 2003
Karen Harvey Canton, Karen Lee Jackson Harvey, 51, of 16 Beaverdam Street passed away on Monday, November 3, 2003 at her home. She was a native of Long Beach, CA and is the daughter of Doug and Marlene Jackson. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by a daughter, Jennifer Sue Harvey who died in...
Ava Freeman
Nov 2, 2003
Ava S. Freeman Canton, Ava Sauders Freeman, 94, of 109 Home Place Trail died Sunday, November 2, 2003 at the Canton Christian Convalescent Center. She was a native of Caldwell County and had lived in Haywood County most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Saunders and was the widow of...
Zola Scott
Nov 2, 2003
Waynesville-Zola Richardson Scott, 90, died Sunday, November 2, 2003 at the home of her daughter after a long period of declining health. Mrs. Scott was a native and lifelong resident of Sugar Grove, Virginia and was for seventy-two years, a devoted member of Elizabeth United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Herbert...
Allie O'Neil
Nov 2, 2003
Allie C. O'Neil Canton-Allie Carol Carter O'Neil, 60, of 9 Ellen Greene Drive went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 02, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Ralph Kurt Carter and Lora Violet Reese Carter of Mars Hill. She was a member of...
Myrtle Mccracken
Nov 1, 2003
Waynesville-Myrtle Kinsland McCracken, age 91, formerly of Welch Street, died Saturday, November 1, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and life long resident of Haywood County. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Gordon Luther Kinsland, Sr. and her second husband, Glenn Silas McCracken. She was also preceded in death by...
Burdell Wyatt
Nov 1, 2003
Waynesville-Burdell Riddle Wyatt, age 79, of 24 Solomon Street, died Saturday, November 1, 2003 at her residence. She was a native of Macon County having lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Nannie Riddle. She was preceded in death by her husband Randolph R. Wyatt, who died in 1985;...
Edward Reece
Nov 1, 2003
Waynesville-Edward ''Eddie'' Reece, age 55, of Waynesville, died Saturday, November 1, 2003 at Memorial Mission Hospital, Asheville. A native and life-long resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Doris Nichols Reece Kerley, of Canton, and the late Lester H. Reece. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Katherine Reece. He was a...
Myrna Bradbury
Oct 29, 2003
Waynesville-Myrna Athey Bradbury, age 85, died Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Chase County, Nebraska, she had resided in Chicago, Illinois before moving to Haywood County in 1968. She was the daughter of the late Harvey E. and Mina A. Theobald Athey. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...
Mary Gardner
Oct 29, 2003
Canton-Mary McLeod Cochran Gardner,age 65 of the Bethel Community died Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at her residence. She was a native of Hamilton, Scotland and had lived in Mays Landing NJ for over 30 years before moving to Haywood County 13 years ago. She was a daughter of the late James and Annie Reid Cochran and was...
Charles Gaddis
Oct 29, 2003
Waynesville-Charles Edward ''Teeny'' Gaddis, age 71, of 149 Camp Branch Road, died Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and life-long resident of Haywood County, he was the son of J. Allen and Bertha Wyatt Gaddis. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jean Sheehan Gaddis, who died in 2001....
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