Aug 19, 2020

SYLVA, NC – Grace Casburn Allen, Ph.D., 63, beloved wife of Willie (Bill) Lemuel May, III, left this life Wednesday morning, August 19, after a brief, but heroic, battle with cancer. She departed peacefully, at home among family at "Trickle Creek," gazing out at the mountains she loved so dearly. Grace was born November 9, 1956, in her ancestral...

Aug 18, 2020

Canton – Nola Beatrice Scott Wilson, 82, devoted wife and loving mother, passed peacefully and comfortably into God’s caring hands on Tuesday, August 18, 2020.

Beatrice was a native and near life-long resident of Canton. She was born on December 23, 1937, daughter of the late Nolan Ray and Ruth Lowe Scott. In addition to her parents,...

Aug 17, 2020

Canton – Elaine Hayes Cannon, 82, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

Elaine was a native of Buncombe County but had made her residence in Tennessee for most of her life.  She had on lived in Haywood County for the past four years.  She was a daughter of the late Harold...

Aug 16, 2020

Waynesville, Coleen Dale Mintz, age 55, suddenly passed away on Sunday afternoon, August 16, 2020 following a brief illness.

Coleen was born in Texas City, Texas on September 16, 1964 to the late Benjamin and Mildred Crook.  She graduated from LaMarque High School and attended College of the Mainland, both in Texas.  While living in Texas, Coleen...

Aug 16, 2020

Waynesville, Susan Ann Scott, age 78, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at her home.

A native of Rochester, New York, she was a daughter of the late Harold and Ann Nock.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her sister, Gail Judson.  Susan worked a great part of her career for...

Aug 15, 2020

Waynesville, Robert Perry Campbell, age 59, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020, at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

Robert was a native of Haywood County and the son of the late James Floyd and Jane Fisher Campbell.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son, Robert "Robb" Perry Campbell, Jr.; and sister,...

Aug 15, 2020

Candler – Fred Ellis Taylor, 80, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at John F. Keever Solace Center.

Fred was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a son of the late Lane and Mattie Burr Taylor.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Grady and Gregory Taylor. ...

Aug 13, 2020

Canton – Edna Rhodarmer Broyles, 95, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Claude Baxter and Inez Phillips Rhodarmer.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Porter Addison Broyles who died in 2006; a daughter,...

Aug 13, 2020

Decatur, Georgia, Walter Milton Folds, age 92, died on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Haywood Regional Medical Center in Waynesville, NC following complications from a fall.

Milt was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Roberta Alford Folds, who died in 2010.  He is survived by his two daughters, Susan Folds and Becky Folds, and...

Aug 12, 2020

Waynesville – Frances Mann, 102, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2020.

A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Eva Burnett Mann. Frances was also preceded in death by 10 siblings.  Frances was a homemaker and enjoyed reading and working in her yard.

She is survived by numerous...

Aug 11, 2020

Canton – Francis Morgan (F. M.) Gray, 93, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

F. M. was a native of Clay County and a son of the late Ralph and Glesta Duvall Gray.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Christine Penland Gray, who...

Aug 11, 2020

Canton – Mary Frances Thompson Phillips, 95, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

Mary was a native of Polk County and a daughter of the late Lewis Gray and Nora Cook Thompson.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Drew E. Phillips; two sons, John...

Aug 9, 2020

Canton - Henson Long, 91, of the Bethel Community, peacefully passed away at his home on Sunday, August 9, 2020 following a period of declining health.

Henson was the son of the late Marvin and Lela Henson Long and a lifelong resident of Haywood County. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two...

Aug 9, 2020

Clyde, Edith Haney Dockery, age 83, moved to her heavenly home on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Silver Bluff Village.

She was the daughter of the late John William and Lillie Rice Haney and was a lifelong resident of Haywood County.  Edith graduated from Waynesville Township High School and at the age of sixty-two earned a degree...

Aug 9, 2020

Waynesville,  Scott Dawson Glass, 51, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at his residence.

Scott was the son of Jerry Glass of Waynesville and Bonita Boone, and her husband, Glenn Quinney, of Germantown, Tennessee.  An avid outdoorsman and woodcraftsman, he was also passionate about his art and painting.

In addition to his parents, Scott...

Aug 8, 2020

Waynesville, Ora Juanita Lenoir Casey, age 89, began her eternal rest on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Silver Bluff Village.

A lifelong resident of Haywood County, Juanita was the daughter of the late Willie Mae Lenoir and William Conley.  She was also preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Dennis M. Casey, and their infant...

Aug 8, 2020

Canton, Roy Henry Stuart, 86, loving husband and father, went to his eternal home on Saturday, August 8, 2020.

Roy was a native of Canton, North Carolina and a son of the late Ross William Stuart, Sr. and Myrtle King Stuart. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years,...

Aug 8, 2020

Waynesville, Coleen Robinson Mathews, age 92, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at the John F. Keever Solace Center in Asheville.

Coleen was born on January 10, 1928 in Canton, North Carolina, the daughter of Paul Porter Robinson and Velma Murr Robinson.  In 1948 she married Cohen Mathews, also of Canton, who died in May...

Aug 7, 2020

Clyde – Carter Massie Osborne, 91, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 7, 2020.

Massie was a son of the late Dr. Henry Blount Osborne and Maude Nelson Osborne and a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers Henry Blount Osborne, Jr....

Aug 7, 2020

Canton, NC — Peggy Elizabeth Daniels, died on August 7th, 2020 at the Silver Bluff Long Term Care Facility. Born in 1938, in Washington D.C. Peggy was a secretary, a switchboard operator and a nanny during her working years. She was most proud of her volunteer work with Hospice and the VFW. Peggy loved good food, socializing, and enjoyed playing...