Nov 25, 2019

Mrs. Hilda Mae “Dixie” Stamey Gaddy, 86, of Steve Ray Drive, Dewy Rose, GA, wife of 69 years to Ralph Stanley Gaddy, passed away on Monday November 25, 2019, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.

Mrs. Gaddy was born in Buncombe County, NC on June 8, 1933, daughter of the late Dennis Farrady Stamey and Eveline Warren Stamey....

Nov 22, 2019

Waynesville, Ruby Maloney died November 22, 2019 at Silver Bluff Village in Bethel, North Carolina.  Ruby was born just over 96 years ago in Boonford, Yancey County, North Carolina to Charles and Carrie Willis Young.  She spent many of her adult years living in the Philadelphia area, but returned to these mountains for the last 30 years of her...

Nov 21, 2019

Shirley M. Stanley

Clyde – Shirley Ruth McDonald Stanley passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at her residence.

Shirley was born in Newport News, VA and lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Mattie Lou Justice. Shirley worked for HVO as a sub in the assembly...

Nov 21, 2019

Canton, Maude W. Pace, 88, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019, after an extended illness.

Maude was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter to the late Garland and Geneva “Bo” Wells. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Pace, Jr.; a daughter, Audra Horan; a...

Nov 21, 2019

Maggie Valley, Roberta "Joan" (Mitchell) Rubenacker, 82 years old, was serenaded by angels up to God’s throne as she passed away peacefully in her sleep Thursday, November 21, 2019, in Maggie Valley. She had long standing health challenges to which she never complained and fought like a warrior. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends.

Nov 21, 2019

Robert H. Gaddy

Candler – Robert Henry Gaddy, 92, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at the North Carolina State Veteran’s Home of Black Mountain.

Robert was born March 23, 1927 to the late Clarence and Flossie Wines Gaddy. Robert retired from Champion International after 41 years of service and was a World War...

Nov 20, 2019

Wanda Mann

Canton – Mary Wanda Melton Mann, 78, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

A native and lifelong resident, she was the daughter of the late Rufus Wilson and Geneva Eavenson Melton.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Willie Thomas Mann who died in September...

Nov 19, 2019

Clyde – Richard “Ricky” Dale Sawyer, 59, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at his residence.

Ricky was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of Joyce Amelia Summey Sawyer and the late James Harvey Sawyer.  In addition to his dad, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Donna Gaddis...

Nov 18, 2019

Waynesville, Hilda Georgia Ledford Messer, age 94, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2019 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

A native of Haywood County she was a daughter of the late George and Bertha Rathbone Ledford.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin C. Messer, who died in 1993; two...

Nov 18, 2019

Canton – Iris Mildred Nix Whitted, 93, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2019 at Maggie Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mildred was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late William Fountain Nix, Sr. and Zadie McJunkin Nix.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Nov 17, 2019

Cove Creek Community, John Hugh Medford, age 87, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2019.

A native of Haywood County, born on May, 18, 1932, he was a son of the late Roger Manson and Esther Boyd Medford.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Roger Boyd Medford.  He was a...

Nov 17, 2019

Canton – Reverend Carl Chastain, 85, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2019 at his residence.

Carl was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood and was a son of the late Dave and Evelyn Trantham Chastain.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Chastain.  Carl pastored 12 different churches...

Nov 14, 2019

Clyde – Vicky Sue Duckett Smith, 70, formerly of the Crabtree Community, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at her residence.

Vicky was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Davis and Connie Surrett Duckett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel...

Nov 14, 2019

Waynesville –Hazel Herron Harris, 97, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Maggie Valley Nursing Home.

Hazel was born in Proctor in Swain County in 1921. She was the daughter of the late Avery Harrison and Hester Early Herron.  Hazel was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Harris, who passed in 1972; her son,...

Nov 12, 2019

Waynesville, Joyce “Jincie” Green Lee, 77, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

Joyce was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Claude and Pearl James Green.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Paul David...

Nov 11, 2019

Clyde, Lois Ruth Staley Snow, 96, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home in Waynesville on Monday, November 11, 2019.

Lois was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Staley and Pearl Kirkham Staley; her beloved husband, J.R. Snow; two brother, Dale and Mack Staley; a nephew, Bruce Staley; and a very special uncle, Perry Rushton.

Nov 11, 2019

Leonard Penland

Asheville – Thomas Leonard Penland, 78, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 11, 2019 at the Memorial Campus at Mission Hospital.

Leonard was a Buncombe County native and the son of the late Cash Walter Penland and Kathleen Eplee Penland. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by a...

Nov 10, 2019

Canton – Christopher Michael Rathbone, 43, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late James Charles “Bimbo” and Keitha Cope Rathbone.  Chris worked for the Town of Canton for 25 years.  He loved to fish and enjoyed NASCAR...

Nov 9, 2019

Candler – John “Junior” Medford, Jr., 83, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019, at his home.

Junior was a native of Buncombe County and resided in Candler, North Carolina. He was the son of the late John, Sr. and Edna Rice Medford.  Junior was preceded in death by his loving wife, Georgia “Penny” Medford; and two...

Nov 9, 2019

Waynesville, Tammy Mason Gaddis, 49, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals.

Tammy was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of Laney Constant Mason and the late Robert Mason, Sr.  She was a member of the Dixie Darlin' Cloggers and had worked at Kmart as a...