Funeral Homes in Burnsville, NC

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: John S. Arrowood (judge and attorneys in the united states).

Burnsville is a town in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,693 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Yancey County.

Burnsville Obituaries

It was written by Orlando Sentinel on December 4th, 2021 that Robert Emerson Hennessee perished in Maitland, Florida.  Hennessee was 92 years old and was born in Burnsville, NC.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Robert Emerson's life.

It was noted by Asheville Citizen-Times on August 30th, 2021 that James Ardell Sink died in Burnsville, North Carolina.  Sink was 85 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor James Ardell's life.

It was disclosed by Cherokee Scout on August 11th, 2021 that John E Stillwell passed away in Burnsville, North Carolina.  Stillwell was 68 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor John E's life.

It was written by Asheville Citizen-Times on August 5th, 2021 that William Scott Moses passed on in Burnsville, North Carolina.  Moses was 50 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor William Scott's life.

It was revealed by Asheville Citizen-Times on March 20th, 2021 that Frank Donald Briggs passed on in Burnsville, North Carolina.  Briggs was 55 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Frank Donald's life.

It was reported by Asheville Citizen-Times on March 19th, 2021 that Gary Dean Murphy passed away in Burnsville, North Carolina.  Murphy was 71 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Gary Dean's life.

It was reported on June 19th, 2020 that Beatrice "Bea" Chereshkoff passed on in Atlanta, Georgia.  Chereshkoff was 93 years old and was born in Burnsville, NC.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Beatrice "Bea"'s life.

It was revealed by The Roanoke Times & World News on June 9th, 2018 that Charles Lee Elliott passed on in Fincastle, Virginia.  Elliott was 82 years old and was born in Burnsville, NC.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Charles Lee's life.

It was disclosed by The Villages Daily Sun on January 12th, 2017 that Mary E Smith passed on in The Villages, Florida.  Smith was 91 years old and was born in Burnsville, NC.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Mary E's life.

It was noted by The Star on September 11th, 2015 that Artee Odom passed on in Burnsville, North Carolina.  Odom was 67 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Artee's life.

History

It is the county seat of Yancey County, North Carolina County.

The town was founded on March 6, 1834, from land conveyed by John "Yellow Jacket" Bailey, and named after Captain Otway Burns, a naval hero of the War of 1812. and was set on a granite pedestal in the center of the town square. [http://www.hpo.dcr.state.nc.us/nrlist.htm] The Parkway Playhouse, the oldest continually operating summer stock theater company is located in Burnsville, and was started in 1947 by W.R. The population was 1,623 at the 2000 census. It has an inscription which reads, in part, "He Guarded Well Our Seas, Let Our Mountains Honor Him." One of the oldest buildings is the Nu-Wray Inn, built in 1833 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The official website for the city of Burnsville is https://townofburnsville.org/.