May 25, 2020

Clyde – Joanna Neal Penland, 84, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020 at Memorial Mission Campus.

Joanna was a native of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Walter and Blanche Hall Neal.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen Penland; a daughter, Debbie Swanger Deal; and a...

May 24, 2020

Canton, Ethel Syfronia Green Mull, age 83, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at the John Keever Solace Center in Asheville.

A native of Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Louie Fred Green and Callie Lillian Alexander Green.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Edward Mull.  Ethel was a loving mother...

May 23, 2020

Canton – Jay Stanford, 82, was welcomed into Heaven on Saturday, May 23, 2020.

Jay was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late Bedford and Blonnie Cloer Stanford.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister.  An avid outdoorsman, Jay loved fishing from his houseboat...

May 23, 2020

Canton- John Lynn Rickman, 53, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

John was born on Friday, July 22, 1966 to the late Robert Gordon and Donna Kay Carroll Rickman. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his father and mother-in-law, Pastor Marlon Elvin and Marjorie Borden.

May 23, 2020

Canton – Joyce Smathers McDowell Winiarski, 81, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Memorial Mission Hospital.

Joyce was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Underwood and Myrtle Ammons Smathers.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Phil McDowell.  Joyce graduated from Western Carolina...

May 22, 2020

Asheville, Gloria Jean Cagle Davis, age 80, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020 at Aston Park Health Care Center.

A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Boone France Cagle and Mary Alice Mills Cagle.  Gloria worked at American Enka before getting a job at McDonald’s, where she was a Manager for...

May 22, 2020

Asheville- Mary Louise Cook, 94, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020 at the John F. Keever Solace Center.

Mary was a native of  Haywood County, and  was born to the late Charles Crawford Smathers and Ruby Webb Smathers. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Lee Cook, who died...

May 20, 2020

Arden- Curtis Anthony Gonzalez, 55, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at the John F. Keever Solace Center.

Curtis was born on Monday, October 5, 1964 in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., and was raised by Eleveta and the late Salvatore Albano.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by two sisters, Jennifer A Miller...

May 19, 2020

Waynesville, Flora Mae McElroy Ball, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at her residence.

A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Robert Wayne and Lona Elizabeth Messer McElroy.  Flora was a life-long member of Liberty Baptist Church and a beloved Sunday School teacher for 55 years.  The name Flora...

May 19, 2020

Canton – Jean Mae Scott Cole, 91, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at her daughter’s residence in Rogersville, Alabama.

Jean was a native of Buncombe County and a daughter of the late Irvin Washington and Maude Jane Roberts Scott.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years,...

May 16, 2020

Candler – Bennetta Belk Futch, 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Mission Memorial Campus with her children at her side.

Bennetta was a native of Monroe and a daughter of the late George Lee and Sarah Price Belk.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 62...

May 15, 2020

Waynesville, Joyce Hembree Davis, age 75, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020 at CarePartners Solace Center.

A native of Cherokee County, she was a daughter of the late Glenn and Lorraine Crisp Hembree.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Lea Ann Davis; and her brother, R.G. Hembree.  Joyce was...

May 15, 2020

Morganton – Robert Dennis Warren, 67, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020 at Blue Ridge Hospital.

Dennis was a native of Haywood County and a son of the late James Robert and Virginia “Ginger” Early Warren.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Melissa Warren, who died in 1996 and...

May 13, 2020

Canton – Ora Elizabeth “Bettye” Gunn Cayton, 84, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center.

Bettye was a native of Greenbrier, Tennessee and was the daughter of the late Walter and Ernestine Dorris Gunn, Sr.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alton Leo Cayton,...

May 13, 2020

Sylva, Bobbie Jean Wells, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Vero Health & Rehab of Sylva.

A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Annie Mae Green.  She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Charles Cogdill; her dear son, Frank "Marty" Cogdill; one sister, Joann Bryson; two...

May 12, 2020

Leicester– Ralph Henry Robertson,66, of Marion, formerly of Leicester, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Mission Memorial Campus.

Ralph was a native of Buncombe County and a son of the late William “Slim” and Savannah Lusk Robertson.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, James “Dicky” Robertson.  Ralph was...

May 12, 2020

Leicester – Wayne Woodrow King, 77, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center. Wayne was a native of Haywood County and a son of the late Ernest Lafayette and Margie Kelly Hall King.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Evelyn Chapman and Doris...

May 9, 2020

Canton – Melissa Rae Clark Coman, 74, was welcomed into Heaven on Saturday, May 9, 2020.

Melissa was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late James Benjamin and Bonnie Kuykendall Clark.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 50 years, Charles David...

May 8, 2020

Alton “Buck” Merrill Strickland, Jr. passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 surrounded by his family in Waynesville, North Carolina. He was 78.

A native of Miami, Florida, he was the son of the late Alton Merrill Strickland, Sr. and Iris Mae Strickland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his dear daughter,...

May 6, 2020

Waynesville, Carroll Dean Swanger, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Roy and Melinda Hendrix Swanger.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sister, Vivian Moore.  Carroll was a graduate of Waynesville Township...