Buddy Rogers

Nov 27, 2018

Canton - Buddy Will Rogers, 73, a kind and gentle man, passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at his home.

A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Buck and Bea Rogers.  Buddy was a 1964 graduate of Canton High School and served in the North Carolina Army National...

Carl Hudson

Nov 25, 2018

Canton – Thomas Carlyle “Carl” Hudson, 81, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

A native of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Lucius Eugene and Mildred Clontz Hudson Singleton.  He retired from Hudson’s Department Store and Lance Cracker Distributors.  Carl enjoyed searching for antiques, working at...

Mildred Gosnell

Nov 24, 2018

Candler – Mildred Loretta Smith Gosnell, age 94, passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at her residence.

A native of Sevier County, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Ida Lucille Bailey White. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her husband, Cletus Gosnell, who passed away in 2002; two daughters,...

Dawn Mccann

Nov 24, 2018

Dawn Elaine Fenton McCann, 68, of Candler, passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018. She was born in Buffalo, NY to the late Walter and Eleanor Miller Fenton. She loved her family, gardening, and animals. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Alfred McCann and son, Dana Isaacs. She is survived by her sons, Jeffery (Jennifer) Isaacs,...

Kurt Beech

Nov 23, 2018

Lake Junaluska, Kurt Douglas Beech, 54, suddenly passed away at his home on Friday, November 23, 2018.  Kurt was a kind man with a big heart.

A native of Rhode Island, he was the son of the late Albert and Joan Baker Beech.  Kurt graduated from the Art Institute of Colorado in Denver.  He was a member...

Lynn Truitt

Nov 21, 2018

“Loving Grandfather”

Waynesville, Terry Lynn Truitt, 78, of Waynesville, North Carolina passed away November 21, 2018 at his residence.

He was born in Haywood County, NC on November 15, 1940.  He was a Sembach Missileer in the US Air Force and a member of the 38th Tactical Missile Wing Mace and Matador Missile Programs.  He...

Ernest Duvall

Nov 20, 2018

Clyde – Ernest “Ernie” Lee Duvall, 86, passed away on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at the Charles George VA Medical Center.

A native of Swain County, he was a son of the late Marmon Gee and Ella Genevia Payne Duvall.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Doris Jean Howell Duvall,...

Joy Rolland

Nov 19, 2018

Canton - On November 19, 2018 at 10:30 pm Joyce Marie Vanhoy Rolland slipped away from her home she shared with her husband, Bill, in Smokey Cove, Canton, NC to her Father’s home in Heaven.

She died of Alzheimer’s disease.  Daughter of Oscar and Margaret Vanhoy, she was born on May 20, 1930 in High Point, NC. ...

Anna Warfel

Nov 19, 2018

Waynesville – Anna Carol Pallo Warfel, 81, passed away on Monday, November 19, 2018 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

A native of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Machecko Pallo.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Anne Marie Warfel and two brothers.  Born...

Mildred Pharr

Nov 18, 2018

Canton – Mildred Schaut Pharr, 95, passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

A native of Lauderdale County, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Benedict and Mary Anna Donaver Schaut.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Pharr, who died in 2001...

Keith Mccracken

Nov 17, 2018

Clyde – Joel Keith McCracken, 62, passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals surrounded by his family.  He is finally at peace and with his boys, Teddy and Aaron.

A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of Phyllis King of Clyde and the late Joe V....

Lib Clontz

Nov 17, 2018

Canton – Mary Elizabeth “Lib” Clontz, 85, passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late William Burgin and Leona Ellen Penland Fore.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Nelson Clontz, who died in 2005;...

Paul Hull

Nov 17, 2018

Canton – Paul Rodman Hull, 81, passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at his home.

A native of Norwich, Connecticut, he was a son of the late Lester and Bernice Church Hull.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Jane Wansker Hull, who died in 2010.  Paul was a...

Clara Swanger

Nov 17, 2018

Candler – Clara Mae Webb Swanger, 80, passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at her home.

A native of Buncombe County, and having lived most of her life there, she was a daughter of the late Russell and Willie Mae Fish Webb.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband; a...

Keith Mccracken

Nov 17, 2018

Clyde – Joel Keith McCracken, 62, passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals.

Wells Funeral Home of Canton will announce the arrangements.

The care of Mr. McCracken has been entrusted to Wells Funeral Homes and an online memorial register is available at “Obituaries” at www.wellsfuneralhome.com

Judy Trantham

Nov 16, 2018

Asheville – Judith Ann “Judy” Trantham, 62, passed away on Friday, November 16, 2018 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center (JF Keever) in Asheville.

A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late William Arthur and Lillian King Trantham.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister,...

Earlie Riley

Nov 16, 2018

Waynesville, Earlie Mae Riley a.k.a. “Punkin”, age 84, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 16, 2018, at SECU Hospice Home in Smithfield, NC.

Earlie Mae was born May 6, 1934, in Level Land, SC, to the late Haywood and Olivia Glenn Cullins.  She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Vera Stovall and Lillie Pearl Jameson;...

Kay Corzine

Nov 14, 2018

Canton – Nancy Kay Duckworth Corzine, 78, passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Mable Williams Duckworth.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Neil Duckworth; sister-in-law, Nancy Silver...

Ella Balentine

Nov 14, 2018

Ella Mae Tate Balentine, better known as "Chick", died November 14, 2018.  She was born December 29, 1921 in Marion, NC to Joshua Curtis and Mary Lee Hollifield Tate; after her mothers’ death she gained a devoted stepmother, Cora Jane Dellinger.  She was the loving wife of Charles Workman Balentine for 70 years.

Ella Mae attended Asheville...

Dennis Boo, Sr.

Nov 14, 2018

Dennis William Boo, Sr., 76, of Cullowhee, NC, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 14, 2018 at Duke University Hospital after a long battle with Multiple Myeloma.

Dennis was born in Belleville, IL on June 24, 1942.  He graduated from Winter Park High School in Winter Park, FL in 1960.  He served in the United...