Sep 30, 2019

Waynesville, Magdalene "Mag" Lenoir Dunton, age 85, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2019 at her residence.

A native of Haywood County, she has resided in Stone Mountain, Georgia for the last 14 years.  Mag was a daughter of the late Jacob and Mae Florence Gibbs Lenoir.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...

Sep 27, 2019

Bethel – Shirley Rogers Morgan, 71, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019 at her residence.

A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Hugh and Mary Stroupe Rogers.  Shirley was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and she dearly loved and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.  She was...

Sep 26, 2019

Leicester – Jackie Gerald Robinson, 64, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Mission Hospitals – Memorial Campus.

A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of Emma Lou Brookshire Robinson and the late Jack Gentry.  He was also preceded in death by a son, Alex Jackson Robinson who passed away in...

Sep 25, 2019

Phyllis Sexton

Phyllis Marie Seelbach Sexton, 84, of Shallotte, formerly of Kiawah Island, SC and Watchung, NJ passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019, in Hospice at Autumn Care of Waynesville, NC.

Phyllis was born on January 14, 1935, in Yonkers, NY the daughter of the late Christian Seelbach, Jr. and Marie Laubscher Seelbach.  She was...

Sep 25, 2019

Canton – Doris Eugenia Plott, 98, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Maggie Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late James Henry and Flora Kinsland Plott.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings; Hubert Plott, Annie...

Sep 22, 2019

Canton – Ruby Lee Smathers Devlin, 85, of the Dutch Cove community, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Willis and Louella Sanford Smathers.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Sep 20, 2019

Maggie Valley, John Calvin Ledford, 87, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 20, 2019 at his home.

A native of Haywood County, JC was the son of the late Sam and Margaret Rathbone Ledford. In addition to his parents, JC was preceded in death by a son, John D. Ledford; four sisters; six brothers; and his loving...

Sep 20, 2019

Waynesville, NC, Lillian Eve Dailey, age 90, passed away on Friday, September 20, 2019 at Haywood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

Lillian was born on December 6, 1928 to the late Lydia and Romeo Barthel in Plessisville, Quebec, Canada.  She was married to Leo Dailey who preceded her in death.  Lillian moved to Lowell, Massachusetts for a while,...

Sep 20, 2019

Clyde, Joann “Katherine” Mintz, 79, passed away peacefully at Haywood Regional Medical Center on Friday, September 20, 2019.

Katherine was the daughter of the late Claude and Pearl James Green. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Paul Mintz, who passed away in 1996; a son, Bobby Mintz; three sisters; and nine brothers.

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Sep 17, 2019

Hot Springs, Dorothy Lucille Rathbone McGaha, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

A native of Haywood County and resided in Madison County since 1957, she was the daughter of the late John and Oma Rathbone.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, William...

Sep 17, 2019

Ellen "Louise" Trantham

Clyde, Ellen Louise Trantham, 76, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at Smoky Mountain Health & Rehabilitation Center.

A native of Haywood County she was a daughter of the late Cauley and Gladys Ledford Trantham.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two brothers, Jerry and Gerald...

Sep 16, 2019

Canton – James Clifton Clampitt, 87, passed away peacefully at his residence surrounded by his family on Monday, September 16, 2019.

He was born in Macon County and was the son of the late Renfro Lofton (R.L.) Clampitt and Maude Mae Howard Clampitt.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of...

Sep 16, 2019

Marshall – Lionel Calvin Edwards, 71, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2019 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals.

A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Calvin Lionel and JoNeil Scott Edwards.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Jean Edwards.  Lionel was a United...

Sep 15, 2019

Canton – Kathy Janice McMahan Vance, 64, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals.

Kathy was a native of Arizona but had lived most of her life in Haywood County.  She was a daughter of the late Frank McMahan.  Kathy worked for many years at several different nursing homes before starting...

Sep 14, 2019

Fletcher, Ellen “Betty” Halvorsen Collins, 95, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at The Landings of Mills River.

Betty was a native of Edmore, Michigan but spent the last several years in Fletcher. She was the wife of the late Orla L. Collins, her beloved husband of 64 years, and daughter of the late Hartwig J. and...

Sep 13, 2019

Candler, Marie Beachboard Penland, 85, passed into the arms of angels on Friday, September 13, 2019 at the Elizabeth House

Many remember Marie by the things that she was most passionate about: clogging, gardening, or spending sunny afternoons on her front porch entertaining friends and family. Or they may remember her as a dedicated employee, working for...

Sep 13, 2019

Infant Sawyer Dean Buchanan

Candler – Sawyer Dean Buchanan, infant son of Nathan Dean and Karla Hutchinson Buchanan, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019 at Memorial Campus – Mission Hospitals.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his twin brother, Clayton James Buchanan; grandparents, Jeff and Michelle Hutchinson and Mitchell and Deanna...

Sep 11, 2019

Candler, Warren Lee Thanmithak, age 25, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2019.

A native of Sedgwick County, Warren Lee, was the son of the late Boon Thanmithak and Bridget Ann Siedler.  He was preceded in death by his grandfather's Howard Duane Siedler and Han Peng and uncle Kien Bahn.

Warren Lee Thanmithak was a...

Sep 10, 2019

Clyde – Helen Sue Bartlett Jackson, 51, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals.

A native of Lafayette, Georgia, she was the daughter of Beatrice Headrick Bartlett of Lafayette, GA and the late John Bartlett.  Her husband was the late Robert Earl Jackson who died in 2007. Helen was an avid...

Sep 10, 2019

Waynesville, Raymond Reid Hendricks, 64, passed away on September 10, 2019 at his residence.

A native of Waynesville, Reid was a son of the late James Edward and Pauline Reid Hendricks.  Reid was a member of the Ratcliffe Cove Baptist Church.  He retired from Junaluska Animal Hospital after many years of service as a veterinary technician.  Reid...