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...

Cecil Miller

Nov 13, 2018

Canton – Cecil James Miller, 92, passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

A native of Madison County, he was a son of the late Olen and Viola Roberts Miller.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Marie Hare; a brother, Richard Craig Miller; and a...

Anthony Lapinskas

Nov 13, 2018

Anthony W. Lapinskas Jr, 74, of Arden, NC passed away November 13, 2018 at the John Keever Solace Center. Tony was born in Cleveland, OH on July 31, 1944 to the late Anthony and Helen Lapinskas. He proudly served his country in the US Air Force where he made and kept many life-long friends after graduating from St. Joseph...

Donald Wright

Nov 12, 2018

Donald R. Wright

Canton – Donald R. Wright, 64, passed away on Friday, October 12, 2018.

Don was born in Asheville to the late Ruth Ellen Metcalf Wright and Robert W. Wright, Sr.

He is survived by his brothers, Robert W. Wright, Jr. and Phillip G. Wright (Diana) all of Canton;...

Andy Lindsey

Nov 12, 2018

Canton – Edwin Andrew “Andy” Lindsey, 86, passed away on Monday, November 12, 2018 at St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals.

A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Robert and Ola Killian Lindsey.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Bea Lindsey, Ruth Hall and Violet...

Carther L. Liverman, Jr.

Nov 11, 2018

Asheville – Carther Lessel Liverman, Jr. (Bud) 88, went to be with the Lord and surrounded by family at his home on Sunday, November 11, 2018.

A native of Dare County, he was a son of the late Carther Lessel and Louisa Gray Liverman.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers,...

Dr. Bennie Sharpton

Nov 11, 2018

Beloved patriarch, friend, and physician, Dr. Bennie Reeves Sharpton, 73, passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2018.

He is preceded in death by his parents Julian Sylvanus Sharpton and Anne Lula Clawson Sharpton.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth Sharpton; three children and their spouses Brett and Keiko, and Keith and William, and Rachel...

Mary Hunt

Nov 10, 2018

Asheville, North Carolina.  Mary Ann Kyker Hunt, aged 98, passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018.

A native of Briceville, Tennessee, Mary Ann Kyker Hunt was the oldest daughter of Minnie M. Erwin and Dr. Charles H. Kyker.  Her mother, a nurse, and her father, a physician, met and married in Dayton, Ohio.  They returned to Tennessee,...