Dec 18, 2020

Clyde, Lorena Ethel Haynes Sutton passed away on her 90th birthday on Friday, December 18, 2020 at Haywood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Posey and Bertha Davis Haynes.  She was also preceded in death by her loving husband of 67 years, Isaac Luther "I.L." Sutton,...

Dec 18, 2020

Waynesville, Duryea Theodore "Ted" Stevens, age 88, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020 at Mission Hospital.

A native of Long Island, New York, he was the son of the late Duryea Joseph and Anna Frances Nichols Stevens.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Ronald and Roger Stevens.  Over the...

Dec 18, 2020

Carol McKnight, age 82, passed into the presence of God’s loving arms on Friday, December 18, 2020 at Harmony at Reynolds Mountain.

A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Carol McKnight was the daughter of the late Lester and Catherine Cruce McKnight. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Michael Strickland; her brother,...

Dec 17, 2020

Canton – Doris Aileen Ford Hall, 94, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Arrowhead Cove of Silver Bluff Village.

A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Alvin and Ollie Mae Pope Ford.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 65...

Dec 16, 2020

Waynesville, Leon Elmer Webb, age 98, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Autumn Care of Waynesville.

Leon was born on April 6, 1922 to the late Monroe Clarence and Bertha Plemmons Webb, in a log house with an added on "lean to" kitchen in the Luck community of Spring Creek, Madison County.  He was preceded...

Dec 16, 2020

Waynesville, Ellie Jane “Nellie” Caldwell Morrow, age 74, passed away on, Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at her home.

A native of Haywood County, Nellie was the daughter of the late Jarvis and Wilsye Trantham Caldwell.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Lucky Caldwell; sister, Maggie Lee Cagle; three nephews, Homer...

Dec 16, 2020

Waynesville – Ricky Carroll Layman, 62, of the Bethel community, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020.

Ricky was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of the late Oscar, Jr. and Virginia Ivey Layman.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Michael and Bobby Layman.  Ricky...

Dec 15, 2020

Waynesville, Pasquale "Pat" Amato, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

Pasquale was formally a resident of Lakeland and Winter Haven, Florida.  For the past 26 years he resided in Maggie Valley.

He was a consultant pharmacist for over 50 years in Florida and at Waynesville Pharmacy.  He was...

Dec 15, 2020

Clyde – Freda Hipps Queen, 86, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

Freda was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Chester Jack and Marie Moore Hipps.  In addition to her parents, Freda was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Queen, who died...

Dec 14, 2020

Canton – Joyce Norris Mease, 85, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

Joyce was a native of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Bill and Wales Clark Norris.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Felix Mease, who died in...

Dec 14, 2020

Canton – Evelyn “Billie” Winfield Morgan, 92, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

Billie was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Robert and Hattie Pressley Winfield.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband and the father...

Dec 13, 2020

Waynesville, Sophia Evelyn McCracken Sutton, age 94, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Haywood Lodge & Retirement Center.

A native of Haywood County, Evelyn was the daughter of the late Albert J. and Myrtle Medford McCracken.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul A. Sutton; daughter in-law Jane...

Dec 13, 2020

Waynesville, Jean Vealey Hall Morrow, age 99, passed away on, Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Autumn Care of Waynesville.

Jean was a native of Michigan and a longtime resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Leon and Flora Kuder Vealey.  She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Russell Douglas Hall, who...

Dec 12, 2020

Melinda - "Mindy" - Joanne Townsend Ray, age 60, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Care Partners, John F. Keever Solace Center. Melinda was a Metastatic Breast Cancer  (MBC) Warrior and passed away from complications associated with her battle of MBC.

Melinda was born in Honolulu, Hawai’i on June 29, 1960 and was a daughter of...

Dec 10, 2020

“Precious Dad”

Waynesville – Dillard H Grant, 97, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Harris Regional Medical Center.

Dillard was a native of Swain County and a son of the late John and Cora Dehart Grant.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers,...

Dec 9, 2020

Crabtree Community, Gloria Ann Sellers, age 72, passed away on, Wednesday, December 9,  2020 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

Born in Flint, Michigan and a previous resident of Florida, she spent most of her life in Haywood County.  She was the daughter of the late Fred and Lois Spicer Marcie.  In addition to her parents, she was...

Dec 9, 2020

Alfred Leo Bouchard passed away at home on December 9, 2020 after a prolonged illness.

Alfred was born on March 11, 1947, the third of thirteen children born to Andrew and Lucy (Le May) Bouchard.  Alfred grew up in Stillwater, NY and lived primarily in Ballston Spa, NY after High School.  He lived his final year in...

Dec 8, 2020

Canton, Howard Keith Kline, age 73, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at  Haywood House.

Howard was born in Arizona to the late Frederick and Ann Wolkowski Kline.

He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and proudly served as a Surface Warfare Naval Officer in the United States Navy. He retired...

Dec 8, 2020

The Reverend Dr. Ernest Ray Porter, 85, went to meet his Savior, on the afternoon of December 8, 2020, with his wife, Sara, and son, Wesley, by his side.

He was born January 17, 1935, in Rose Hill, Jasper County, Mississippi, the youngest of three sons of Hercial A. Porter and his wife, Anna Simpson Porter.

Dec 8, 2020

Canton, Donald Wayne Hill, Sr., age 71, passed away on, Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at his home.

Donald was a native of Iowa and had lived in Haywood County since 1997.  He was the son of the late William and Mary Winfield Hill.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Karen...