Nov 6, 2019

Clyde – Evelyn Hannah Smith, 96, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at John F. Keever Solace Center.

A native of Macon County, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Willie Green Hannah.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. Smith, who died in 1996; a...

Nov 6, 2019

Asheville – Lillie Byerly McDaris, 90, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, surrounded by her loved ones.

Lillie was a native of Cocke County, Tennessee and resided in Asheville, North Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Charles Melvin and Louise Emiline Payne Lamb.  Lillie was preceded in death by her...

Nov 4, 2019

Waynesville, Thelma Louellen Carver Lowe, age 86, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019 at Care Partners Solace.

A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Claymer and Leona Cagle Carver.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her infant brother; and a sister, Tulan Carver Garnes.  Thelma was...

Nov 4, 2019

Waynesville, Eunice Rose Morrow, age 91, passed away on Monday, November 04, 2019 at Maggie Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation.

A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Calvin Dewey and Hazel Bonnie Rhodarmer Rose.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, James L. Morrow, who passed in...

Nov 4, 2019

Canton – Mary Ann Reagan, 77, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals.

Ann was a native of Buncombe County but had lived in Haywood County for the past 35 years and was a daughter of the late Eldred and Ethel Davis Nelon.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Nov 2, 2019

Waynesville, Mary Sorrells Rhinehart, age 88, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Memorial Mission Hospital.

A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Ellis and Mellie Byrd Sorrells.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Raymond Rhinehart, who died in 2011; five sisters, Laverne...

Nov 2, 2019

Waynesville, Charles Purcell Alley, age 84, unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019. He had a playful sense of humor, loved puns and made friends everywhere he went. He will be sorely missed by those whose lives he touched.

A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Doyle Davis Alley and Edith...

Nov 1, 2019

David M. Probst of Weaverville NC, formerly of Waynesville NC, passed away Friday, November 1, 2019, from complications during a medical procedure at age 81.  David was preceded in death by his parents Marvin G. Probst and Lucretia Aldrich Probst, sister Monna (Probst) Densmore and brother Edward Probst.

David was born in Oak Park, IL and lived in...

Oct 31, 2019

Canton – Daniel Douglas “Doug” Stevens “JR”, 27, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019.

He was a native of Durham County and had lived in Haywood County most of his life and was the son of Tim and Julie Stevens.  He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, A. D. Locklear; paternal grandmother, Janey R....

Oct 30, 2019

Asheville -Frankie Mae Sanders, 79, passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at the John F. Keever Solace Center.

Frankie was a native of Asheville and the daughter of the late Frank Floyd Warren and Juanita Bell Warren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years,  Donald Sanders and by one grandson, Christopher McKinney....

Oct 30, 2019

Lake Junaluska, N.C, Dr. Donald Stanton, age 87, passed away on October 30, 2019.

A native of Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Kenneth and Dorothy Stanton.  He served as President of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta from 1988 through 1999, becoming President Emeritus.  He is the former President for ten years at Adrian College in Michigan. ...

Oct 29, 2019

George Lambert

Asheville – George Franklin Lambert, 83, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2019, at Mission Hospital.

George was a native of Virginia and lived in Sylva, North Carolina. He was the son of the late William Lambert and Bessie Madison Lambert. George was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and William Lambert;...

Oct 29, 2019

Canton – Martha Grooms King, 87, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Dolphus Daniel and Imogene Gibson Grooms.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Jack C....

Oct 29, 2019

Clyde, Diana Hoerber Dukes, age 69, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Smokey Mountain Health & Rehabilitation.

A native of Palm Beach County, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Bernhardt and Eva Fay Warnstadt Hoerber.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Dukes in 2012, and...

Oct 26, 2019

Waynesville – Kenneth Herman Pressley, 87, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at his residence.

A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Herman Perry Pressley and Minnie Shipman Hyde.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Frankie Harkins; two step-sisters, Faye Revis...

Oct 26, 2019

Waynesville - Forrest Noland Hall, 41, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 in the Waynesville Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the Reverend Tim McConnell officiating.  The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the funeral home.

Oct 26, 2019

Canton, Jerry Lee Wiggins, 73, passed away Saturday morning, October 26, 2019 at Pardee Hospital.

A native of Haywood County, Jerry was the son of the late Millard and Helen Pardue Wiggins.

Mr. Wiggins was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He was a former employee at Pet Dairies and worked for Champion International for...

Oct 25, 2019

Faye Owen

Canton, Faye Louise Lemmons Owen, age 72, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019 surrounded by her family.

A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Fannie Mashburn Lemmons.  Faye owned and operated the Community Care Nursing Home for 40 years, retiring in 2012.  She was a...

Oct 25, 2019

Service information is pending at this time.

Oct 23, 2019

Crabtree Community, Margaret Nelson Palmer, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at her residence.

A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Hardy and Alma Williams Nelson.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, G. C. Palmer, Jr. of 46 years, who died in...