"Death and Grief in times of COVID-19" Join us for a live stream presentation where we will discuss how this time during a global pandemic has impacted the way we are able to cope with death and fully grieve. Information about grief, COVID-19 impacts, and general grief during this time will be shared. Suggestions for coping and support will be provided.  This presentation will be led by grief and music therapist Deb Curley-Dempsey, manager of Mountaincare, Inc.  The...

Maggie Valley, Therese "Terri" Czyz Van Dyck, age 84, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Care Partners Solace Center. A native of Illinois she was a daughter of the late Walter John and Sophie Smoter Czyz.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two sons, Gary and Barry Van Dyck; and a sister, Nancy Valente.  Therese was a member of St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church, a choir member and an affiliate into the  Order of Saint...

Canton – Jewell Goodwin Ford, 92, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. Jewell was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Dewey and Nellie Warren Goodwin.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Jennings Ralph Ford, who died in 1991.  Jewell retired from American Enka/BASF Corporation with 28 years of service and was a member of First United Methodist Church of...

Waynesville, Ruth Stepp Jones, age 81, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late George Henry and Elsie Maude Inman Stepp.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Howard Jones, who died in 2000; children, Jess Randy Clark and Elsie Mullins; three sisters, Thelma, Mary and Lucille; two brothers, James and David Stepp; two grandchildren Benji and Alex Clark; and a special...

Margaret Pauline Hoover Clodfelter, 99, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2020 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center in Candler. Margaret was born on Sunday, June 26, 1921 in Albemarle, North Carolina to the late Jasper Andrew and Bertha Louise Eagle Hoover. She owned her own drapery business, and also worked as a Sunday school teacher at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Asheville. Margaret had a great passion for flowers and relished working in her flower garden. She loved her church and family...

Canton, Viola Ruth Parham Stuart, 88, loving wife and mother, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 1, 2020. Viola was a native of Elk Mountain, North Carolina.  She was the daughter of the late Reverend Otto Parham and Minnie Edmonds Parham.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her two brothers, Bill and Jim Parham. Viola worked for 17 years for Patton Morgan & Clark Insurance Agency.  She was a faithful member of West Canton...

Waynesville, Arbadella Turner Muse, 82, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at Maggie Valley Nursing Home & Rehabilitation. Arbadella was the daughter of the late James and Iva Jo Meyers Turner.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Muse, who died in 2011; two sisters Joann Burnette (Roy) and Wanda Lynn Lindsey (Roy); and a brother Gerald Turner (Betty). Arbadella was employed as a medical secretary by several Haywood County doctors,...

Canton – Wilma Hyde Brookshire, 91, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. Wilma was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Henry and Lucille Lanning Hyde.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harland James “Brook” Brookshire, who died in 2018; a grandson, Teddy        Wells, who died in 1986; a son-in-law, Buddy Rogers; and a sister,...

Waynesville, Josephine Ewart Pace, 83, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at Mission Memorial Campus. Josephine was a lifelong resident of Haywood County.  She was the daughter of the late Lawson and Ida Franklin Ewart. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandson, Shane Messer. She was lovingly known as “Granny” and would work two jobs to provide for her family. Josephine would often say she felt like a teenager, “16 and...

Mills River – Bobby William Hall, 90, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2020 at Transylvania Regional Hospital after a brief battle with cancer. A native of Haywood County.  Bobby was a son of the late Edgar Lee Hall, Sr. and Nellie Faye Massie Hall.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Riley Hall, who died in 2000 and a son, Bill Hall.  Bobby was a United States Navy veteran. He spent his career at American Enka Corporation for 30...