Joy Haynes

Clyde- Joy Lee Ferguson Haynes- age 73 of 81 Wiley Haynes Drive died Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at St. Joseph Hospital due to complications from a brain aneurysm. She was a native of Alexandria, Virginia but had resided in Haywood County since 1968 after coming from Asheville. She was a daughter of the late Gorman and Mary Ella Ferguson. Mrs. Haynes was preceded in death by; two brothers, Alton and Gorman Ferguson and a sister, Jean Chambers. Her interests included crafts, collecting, dollhouses and camping at the K O A Campground in Cherokee. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Wiley "Skip" Haynes; one daughter, Dianne Witter of Houston, TX; one son, Clarke H. Witter and his wife, Robin of Winder, GA; one step-daughter, Kathi Donaldson and her husband, Dwight, of Flat Rock, NC; a niece, Tracy Jebb of Hendersonville and two grandsons, Taylor Hutsler and Wesley Allen Witter. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 13, 2006, at the Canton chapel of Wells Funeral Home & Cremation Services with Reverend James Parham and Reverend W.O. "Bill" Henson. The family will receive friends from 12:45 until 1:45 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the residence. Memorials may be made to the Lewis Rathbun Center, 121 Sherwood Road, Asheville, NC 28803 or the American Cancer Society, 91 Stiles Road, Canton, NC 28716.

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