Obituaries

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...

Dec 6, 2020

Nancy "Param Devi" Richards, age 84, was the daughter of the later John L. Sweeney and Irene Moran-Sweeney of Chicago, Illinois.  She is the last survivor of her family and had no siblings.  She lived all over the United States including Hawaii over many years and settled in Western North Carolina two decades ago.

Nancy spent a lifetime...

Dec 6, 2020

Hendersonville, Joyce Evelyn Pope-DuBose was born in Tampa, Florida on May 26, 1931, and passed away on December 6, 2020, in Fletcher, North Carolina.

She was a member of the Hendersonville, North Carolina Seventh-day Adventist Church, along with her husband. Joyce and her husband, Robert (Bob) spent all the years of his ministry together pastoring and constructing...

Dec 6, 2020

Waynesville, Ronald Shelton, age 68, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at his residence.

A native of Haywood County he was a son of the late Verlan and Emma McMahan Shelton.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Carolyn Shuler.  For the past 28 years, Ronnie was a pillar of...

Dec 6, 2020

Canton, Peggy Huffman Mease, 88, entered her eternal heavenly home on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

A  native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Abel and Phoebe Duckett Huffman.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Chester Mease, who died in 1995 and a...

Dec 5, 2020

Clyde, Taylor Kathleen Fletcher, age 20, passed away of a heart condition on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at her residence.

A native of Haywood County, she was preceded in death by her paternal step-grandfather, Charles McConnell; maternal great-grandmother, Bonnie Lanning.  Taylor was a full-time student at Southwestern Community College.  She loved her friends, making quilts with her...

Dec 3, 2020

Waynesville, Ollie Mae Francis, 97, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Autumn Care of Waynesville.

Ollie was a lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Charles "Elmer" and Fannie Mae Stevenson Chambers.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Grover Cleveland Francis, who died in 1996 after 54 years...

Dec 3, 2020

Waynesville, Juanita Joyce Messer Bryson, age 88, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family.

A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Lawson and Vessie Parton Messer.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Mack Carl Bryson, who died in 2007, two...

Dec 3, 2020

Waynesville, David Newell Flood, age 97, passed away on December 3, 2020.

David was born in Newark, New Jersey on August 7, 1923, to Helen Decker Flood and H. Grattan Flood.  He graduated from Birch Wathen School in New York City and earned his BA in art and MA in education from Yale University in 1947.

Nov 30, 2020

Lake Junaluska; Charlton Franklin Hall, Jr. age 84, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020 at Mission Hospital.

Charlton was born in Columbia, South Carolina and was the son of the late Charlton Franklin Hall, Sr. and Nadine Beacham Hall.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sister, Linda Hall Bonham.  Charlton...

Nov 30, 2020

Canton – Jennie Mae Medford Early, 90, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Spicewood Memory Care Unit in Clyde where she had lived for ten months.

Jennie was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Wilson Richard and Dixie Sorrells Medford.  In addition to her parents, she was...

Nov 29, 2020

Canton – Audrey Sherrill Burnette, 94, of the Bethel Community, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at her residence.

Audrey was a native of Jackson County and a daughter of the late L.M. “Happy” and May Moore Sherrill.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Howard Burnette, who died...

Nov 29, 2020

Waynesville, Joan Emily Schrenk, age 86, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at her home.

A native of Georgia, she was a daughter of the late John Schrenk and Francis Logan Schrenk.  Joan received her bachelor’s degree in education from Montreat College and a master’s degree in education from University of Texas.  She was an elder...

Nov 29, 2020

Waynesville, Wiley “Gene” Parker, 86, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Autumn Care of Waynesville.

Gene was a native of Macon County and was the son of the late Jahue and Minnie Nichols Parker.  He was also preceded in death by four sisters and three brothers.

He proudly served his country in the United States...

Nov 26, 2020

Greenville, South Carolina, Darrell Lee Jarisch, age 74, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Born in Casper, Wyoming, he was the son of the late Betty Law Jarisch and Paul Ludwig Jarisch, of Corvallis, Oregon.  He was a long-time resident of Haywood County prior to moving to Greenville, South Carolina.  Darrell served...

Nov 26, 2020

Waynesville, JoAnn Phillips Teague, age 79, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

A native of Jackson County, she was a daughter of the late Rasho and Elenora Cook Phillips.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Richard and Jimmy Phillips.  JoAnn was a graduate of...

Nov 26, 2020

Candler- Rosie Mae Ramsey Ewart, 90, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home.

A native of Gaston County, she was the daughter of the late Norman Ramsey and Beulah Ramsey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hardy Thomas Ewart, who died...