Feb 15, 2020

JoAnn Evans, 76, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 15, 2020 at her home in Candler.

A native of Buncombe County, JoAnn was the daughter of the late Victor and Elsie Caldwell Rice. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Vernon Evans; her brother, A.V. Rice; her daughter, Connie Jones; and her son,...

Feb 13, 2020

Lake Junaluska, Rachel Buchanan Bishop, age 92, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at her residence.

A native of Jackson County, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Luna Cowan Buchanan.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Billy Bishop, who died in 2017, as well as...

Feb 13, 2020

Maggie Valley, Linda Pugh Grasty, age 72, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

A native of Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Ronald and Annie Faye Hill Pugh.  Linda was a friendly face at HomeTrust Bank where she served as a bank teller for 20 years.  As her health...

Feb 12, 2020

Waynesville, Hilda Dotson Hyatt, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at her residence.

A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Grady and Mary Noland Dotson.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Allen Hyatt, and one brother, Howard Dotson.  Hilda was a...

Feb 12, 2020

Charles F. Zackman IV, lovingly known as Rick or Zack, passed away at the age of 63, in the comfort of his home on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 after a courageous battle with lung cancer.

Charles was born in Wichita, Kansas on March 15, 1956 to the late Charles F. Zackman III and Shirley Jones Zackman.  In...

Feb 11, 2020

Carolyn Smithdeal Trantham, age 82, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 11, 2020.

Carolyn was born in Iredell County, NC to Clyde and Nena Honeycutt Smithdeal. She lived most of her life in Haywood County.  In addition to her parents, Carolyn is preceded in death by her husband Jim; and two grandchildren, Bryan...

Feb 11, 2020

Asheville  -  Maria Pitoy Moorrees passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at the John F. Keever Hospice Solace Center.

Maria was born on May 27, 1921 in Celebes, Dutch East Indies which later became Indonesia after World War II in 1945 to Protestant Missionaries the late Daniel Pitoy and Neeltje Roring Pitoy.  She was also preceded...

Feb 9, 2020

Canton – Steve Oscar Singleton, 74, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at his residence.

A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Guy and Lois Rogers Singleton.  Steve was a United States Navy veteran and the owner of Pisgah Oil Company and Mountain Realty.

He is...

Feb 7, 2020

Clyde – Newton Richard Breece, 84, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020 at his residence.

A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Milford and Flora Hendrix Breece.  He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Gerald and Eugene Breece.  Newton was a United States Army veteran serving...

Feb 5, 2020

Waynesville, Martha "Bonnie" Eloise Creasman Burris, 88, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

A native of Haywood County she was a daughter of the late Crawford Daniel and Letha Texanna Creasman.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, of 66 years, Landon George Burris, died...

Feb 3, 2020

Easley, South Carolina – Johnny Andrew Green, Sr., age 82, passed away on Monday, February 3, 2020 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Marvin and Elizabeth Ferguson Green.  He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Janet Lynn Wells; a grandson, Wesley Wells; and his four...

Feb 3, 2020

Waynesville, Betty Bethea Shore, 91, passed away on Monday, February 3, 2020 at her residence.

A native of Atlanta, Georgia, she was born March 19, 1928 and was the daughter of the late Linton Stephens Bethea and Elizabeth Williamson Bethea.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, James Butler Shore and...

Feb 2, 2020

Waynesville, Marguerite Nachele Forney, 39, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020.

A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Mary Forney and the late Clarence Hines.  Nachele was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church.  She was an avid Duke and Dallas Cowboys fan.  Nachele enjoyed singing in the church choir and...

Feb 2, 2020

Fines Creek - John Franklin Ecker, 85, died on Sunday, February 2, 2020 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

John was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1934 and was the son of the late George Franklin and Marion Eldridge Ecker; he was also preceded in death by his sister, Marlee Juliano. He served his country with honor and...

Feb 1, 2020

Canton- Irene Clontz Jenkins, 92, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Silver Bluff Village Nursing Home.

Irene was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late John Wesley Clontz and Arnissa Moore Clontz, and her husband John Jenkins who died in 1996. She was a faithful member of Dutch Cove Baptist Church since...

Feb 1, 2020

Waynesville, Cristina Carr Ammons, 77, passed away from Alzheimer’s on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Haywood Lodge & Retirement Center under the care of Four Seasons Hospice.

Cris is survived by her husband Larry R. Ammons; two daughters, Laura Duarte (Clay) of Leander, Texas and Beth Ammons of Chicago, Illinois; one son, John L. Ammons (Laura) of...

Jan 30, 2020

Canton- Shelia Ann Reece Goins, 54, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020 at Memorial Mission Hospital.

Shelia was a native of Buncombe County, and the daughter of Francis Queen Reece of Mount Airy and the late Lawson Pickney Reece. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by one brother, Michael.  She worked with several...

Jan 25, 2020

Waynesville, Minneola Barber Lamb, 85, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Autumn Care.

A native of Osceola County, Florida, she was a daughter of the late James and Ola Partin Barber; in addition to her parents she was preceded in death by three sisters and four brothers.  Minneola was a Navy veteran and enjoyed crossword...

Jan 24, 2020

Canton – Hugh Junior Early, 94, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2020 at Spicewood Cottages.

Hugh Junior Early was born November 1, 1925, to Ethel Rogers Early and Hugh Robert Early but was raised by his maternal grandparents, Oscar Sherman and Sally Cooper Rogers in the Stamey Cove community of Canton. “Papa Rogers” was influential in...

Jan 24, 2020

Wife-Sister-Special Aunt Nette

Waynesville, Jeanette Smith Chastain Snyder, 80, passed away peacefully at her residence surrounded by her loving family on Friday, January 24, 2020.

A native of Haywood County she was born on June 19, 1939 to the late Willie and Pawnee Hannah Smith.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...