Obituaries

Local Obituaries - Haywood County, NC and the Surrounding Areas

Kenneth Crowe

Kenneth Crowe

Apr 3, 2020

Sylva, Kenneth Dewey Crowe, age 89, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2020 at Autumn Care.

A native of South Carolina, he was a son of the late Dewey and Gertrude McCall Crowe, in addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Kitty Moses Crowe, who died in 2001; two sisters, Ruth Gibson...

Robert Coward, Sr.

Robert Coward, Sr.

Apr 2, 2020

Waynesville, Robert Russell Coward, Sr., age 89, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 2, 2020 at Autumn Care of Waynesville.

A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Fred and Moody Parker Coward.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 50 years, Margaret Jane McGinnis...

Thomas Miles, Sr.

Thomas Miles, Sr.

Apr 2, 2020

Arden, Thomas Walter Miles, Sr, age 92, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2020 at Mission Hospital.

A native of Nashville, he was a son of the late Campbell Gentry and Lilie McClure Miles.  He was also preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Janet Ada Douglass Miles; son, Thomas Miles, Jr.; and his brother,...

Doris Powell

Doris Powell

Mar 31, 2020

Clyde, Doris Johnson Powell went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.

She is survived by her loving husband, of 63 years, John N. (Sam) Powell; son, Sammie Powell; grandson, Tate Powell; many beloved nieces, nephews, brother-in-law, Pat Powell; and sisters-in-law, Gail Powell and Joan Ensley.

May God bless her family, friends,...

June Bennett

June Bennett

Mar 31, 2020

June Deloris Bennett, 89, of Mount Laurel, NJ passed away on March 31st at Givens Health Center in Asheville, NC. June was born on June 5th, 1930 in Pittsburgh, PA.

June was pre-deceased by her husband, Robert D. Bennett and is survived by their three children, Joan Dobinson, Barbara Bennett (Eva) and Donald Bennett (Dawn); four grandchildren...

Yong Kim

Yong Kim

Mar 30, 2020

On Monday, March 30, 2020, Yong Sam Kim, beloved husband and father of 4 children, fell asleep in Jesus at the age of 80. His greatest passion was sharing his Christian faith with others--including tour guides and even an EMT while in an ambulance. He loved to farm by hand and share the produce with his children and many...

Betty Greene

Betty Greene

Mar 30, 2020

Clyde, Betty Jean Arrington Greene, age 84, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020 at Givens Estate.

A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Norman and Nellie Bradley Arrington.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Kay Greene, who died in 2007; two sisters, Lucille...

Gladys Kirkpatrick

Gladys Kirkpatrick

Mar 30, 2020

Waynesville, Gladys McClure Kirkpatrick, age 91, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020 at Haywood House.

A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Fuller A. and Nora Fortner McClure.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Kirkpatrick, who died in 2007; a sister, Ima Allison;...

William Wines

William Wines

Mar 29, 2020

Canton – William Ray Wines, 78, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at his residence.

Ray was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of the late Ray Carley and Mary Lucille Warren Wines.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Ann Howard Wines, who...

Geraldine Scroggs

Geraldine Scroggs

Mar 29, 2020

Clyde - Geraldine Mulkey Scroggs, 81, died peacefully on Sunday March 29, 2020.

Geraldine, or Jeri as she was known to most, was born July 19, 1938 in Murphy, NC to the late Lewis and Myrtle Mulkey. She graduated from Murphy High School in 1955 at the age of sixteen. Jeri was predeceased by her seven brothers...

Dr. Carl Danitschek

Dr. Carl Danitschek

Mar 29, 2020

Waynesville, Carl Norman Danitschek, M.D., age 83, passed away on March 29, 2020, at the John F. Keever Solace Center in Asheville, NC.

Carl was the oldest son of the late Carl Louis and Emma Schubert Danitschek. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, LaVonne Jensen Danitschek, in 2011.

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Jackee Brown

Jackee Brown

Mar 29, 2020

Waynesville, Jackee Frazier Brown passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at the Maggie Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation facility.

Jackee was born in Waynesville on March 6, 1957.  She was preceded in death by her parents Earl “Red” Frazier and Mary Ruby Frazier.  Jackee spent her early life in the Atlanta area.  She began riding when she...

Elsie Rathbone

Elsie Rathbone

Mar 27, 2020

Fines Creek Community, Elsie Ruth Rathbone, age 73, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020 at her residence.

A native of Haywood County, Elsie was a daughter of the late John Dee Rathbone and Ollie Sutton Rathbone.  Elsie was a homemaker who enjoyed flower gardening, drawing, and crafts.  She was a member of Shelton Laurel Salvation Army...

Isaac Sutton, Jr.

Isaac Sutton, Jr.

Mar 26, 2020

Clyde, Isaac Luther "I.L." Sutton, Jr., passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Haywood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

A native of Haywood County he was a son of the late Isaac Luther and Emma Gentry Sutton.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Ruth Snow and Mary Rogers and four...

Margaret Thomas

Margaret Thomas

Mar 24, 2020

Margaret G. Thomas

Gastonia, Margaret Gaines Thomas, 82, passed away on March 24, 2020 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center.

A native of Virginia, Margaret was the daughter of the late Ernest Howard and Ethel Bernice Potter Gaines; in addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband Ray D. Thomas; sons,...

Ralph Singleton

Ralph Singleton

Mar 24, 2020

Canton – Ralph Baxter Singleton, 84, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

Ralph was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and one of three triplet sons born to the late Dennis and Katherine Goodson Singleton.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Pauline...

Arthur Lynch

Arthur Lynch

Mar 24, 2020

Maggie Valley, Major Arthur Craig Lynch, age 95, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 surrounded by family at his home.

A native of New York, he was the son of the late James Arthur and Alice Craig Lynch. He was also preceded in death by one son, James Arthur Lynch.  Arthur was an American airman who...

Charles Downs

Charles Downs

Mar 24, 2020

Canton – Charles Nelson Downs, 76, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals.

Charles was a native of Cincinnatus, New York and a son of the late Thomas M. and Carolyn Sawyer Downs.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Roxanne Killebrew.  He was a...

Brenda Overman

Brenda Overman

Mar 22, 2020

Candler – Brenda Gail Pruitt Overman, 68, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals.

Brenda was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a daughter of the late Herschel and Mary Nola Pruitt.  She worked on production at Square D.

She is survived by her husband, of...

Matilda Rogers

Matilda Rogers

Mar 18, 2020

Leicester – Matilda Hardin “Tilda” Rogers, 88, of the Newfound Community, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Aston Park Health Care Center.

A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Dolly Stamey Hardin.  She was also preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, H. M. Rogers, who...

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