Jul 11, 2020

Waynesville – Marie Young Sutton, 82, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at Mission Memorial Campus.

Marie was a native of Jackson County and a daughter of the late Charlie and Nora Payne Young.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Doris Kepley, Donnie Woodring and Joyce Smith; and two...

Jul 9, 2020

Beloved Wife, Mother, Mamaw

Canton - On Thursday, July 9, 2020, Lila Jo Gillis Murray had an unexpected appointment to go home to her heavenly Father as a result of a motor vehicle accident.  She was loved by many and will be missed by all who knew her.

Born September 11, 1932, she was the...

Jul 9, 2020

Crabtree Community, Jerry Edward Hoglen, age 78, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at his residence.

A native of Haywood County, he was the youngest son of the late Thomas Noble “T.N.” and Lucy Surrett Hoglen.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Katherine Hoglen; and two brothers, Arthur...

Jul 8, 2020

Waynesville – Peggy Louise Fleming Presnell, 74, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

Peggy was a native of Madison County and a daughter of the late Harvey and Reva Seay Fleming.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four half-brothers, Plato, Roy “Shug”, Russell and Sam; two...

Jul 7, 2020

Longtime Greenville, SC, resident, Stephen D. Milner, died July 7, 2020, at the age of 67 after complications from surgery at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Stephen “Steve” Douglas Milner, son of the late Newman Ray Milner and Edith Tate Milner, was born February 23, 1953, in Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, where he grew up.  The youngest child of...

Jul 4, 2020

Waynesville, Margaret Reeves Caldwell passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 4, 2020 , one day after her 98th birthday, at Autumn Care Nursing Home in Waynesville.

Mrs. Caldwell was born in Cove Creek, NC, and was a daughter of the late Robert and Alice Seay Reeves. She was a lifelong resident of Haywood County. Mrs. Caldwell was...

Jul 3, 2020

Canton, NC - Clara Freel, age 92 passed away Friday, July 3, 2020 at Compass Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Mebane, NC after a period of declining health.  She was a resident of Haywood County, NC for fifty-nine years before moving to Alamance County to be near her family in Chapel Hill and Graham, NC.  She was born in Bay...

Jul 3, 2020

A kind and loving man, Ron passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020 at his home.

Ron was born April 25, 1938 in Bulter, Pennsylvania.  He was the son of the late M. J. and Anne Huffner.

Ron and his wife, Sandra moved permanently to Waynesville in 2000 after retiring from the Real Estate Business...

Jun 30, 2020

At his home on June 30, 2020, good and faithful servant Bennie James (BJ) Morrow passed from this, his earthly home.  BJ entered this life on October 4, 1927 in the White Oak community to parents Mattie Roe (McElroy) and Edgar Morrow and was the oldest of their four children.  After graduating from Waynesville Township High School, he entered...

Jun 27, 2020

Maggie Valley, Mary Douglass Franklin, age 89, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Maggie Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation.

A native of Oklahoma, she was a resident of Haywood County for the past 50 years.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Jerome Franklin, who died in 2011; and her two sons, Michael and...

Jun 25, 2020

Waynesville, Ruth Creasman Gunter, age 77, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

A native of Haywood County she was a daughter of the late Crawford and Letha Burnett Creasman.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lester T. Gunter, who died in 2012; daughter, Denise...

Jun 24, 2020

Clyde – Kevin Blaine Childers, 56, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at his residence.

Kevin was a native of Buncombe County and a son of the late Blaine and Sylvia Ann Austin Childers.  He retired, with 17 years of service, from the Town of Weaverville Public Works in February of 2020 and was formerly employed...

Jun 23, 2020

Waynesville, Margot Hocking Harpe, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

Margot was a native of Buncombe County and was the daughter of the late James Thomas and Virginia Caroline Sanders Hocking.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son, Stuart Thomas Harpe, who was...

Jun 22, 2020

Waynesville, Jane Katherine Swart Stoner, age 102, departed this earthly realm on Monday, June 22, 2020.

Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on October 20, 1917, as an only child to Edgar Allan and Margaret May Stutzman Swart.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Hiram Stoner, who died in 2004; sons, Jeffrey in 2013 and Ray...

Jun 21, 2020

Waynesville, Rhonda Inman Trantham, age 61, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

A native of Haywood County she was a daughter of Anna Ammons Inman and the late Rubin Inman.  In addition to her dad, she was preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Clara Inman.  Rhonda was employed by Allied...

Jun 21, 2020

Maggie Valley, Jane Phelps Beaver, age 86, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2020 at Advent Health.

A native of Fulton County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late John Phelps and Wylma Campbell Shelnutt (Charlie).  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde R. "Jim" Beaver who died in...

Jun 18, 2020

Lake Junaluska, Virginia "Gini" Louise Barkley Robertson, age 94, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at her residence.

A native of Rochester, New York, she was the daughter of the late Robert O. Barkley, Sr. and Anna Ruth Barkley.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Jun 15, 2020

Waynesville, Deborah Lynn Mills Evans, age 60, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2020 at her residence.

A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Ray and Dovie King Mills.  Deborah was a 1978 graduate of Pisgah High School and attended First Baptist Church of Waynesville.  She was a waitress in several...

Jun 15, 2020

Waynesville, George David Mitchell, age 82, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2020 at Haywood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Norman and Georgia Davis Mitchell.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Kimberly Mitchell and a sister, Sally Inman.  George...

Jun 15, 2020

Maggie Valley, NC, Kenneth Edwin Glass, 85, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 15, 2020 at his home.

Kenneth was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky and graduated from the University of Kentucky and remained a lifelong fan of UK Wildcats sports and student programs.  He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force to...