Sep 28, 2018

Dr. Christopher Herbert Lane, 64, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018. A native of Kingsport, Tennessee, Chris was the son of the late Guy Edward and Edith Estelle McAmis Lane. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Marion; three daughters, Colleen Carswell and husband, Charlie, of Waynesville, Katie Wright and her husband, Isaiah, and...

Sep 27, 2018

Canton - Beverly Smathers Jones, 53, passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2018 due to a short battle with cancer. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Rosemary Reagan Smathers Garren and the late Willie Roe Smathers. She was also preceded in death by a son, Randal Flay Jones who died...

Sep 26, 2018

Faye Roland Conley, 83, of Asheville, passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2018. She was born in Yancey County to the late Frank and Mary Ann Lewis Roland. She was an excellent seamstress and cook. As a Mary Kay Makeup Consultant, she won a trip to Dallas, Texas. She believed and trusted in God. In addition to her parents,...

Sep 25, 2018

Hot Springs, Nora Ellen King Green, age 97, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Maggie Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Nora was preceded in death by her husband, Burley Anderson Green and daughter, Marie Whitaker. She was a member of Keenerville Christian Church and Nora enjoyed quilting for her family and was a farmer raising...

Sep 25, 2018

Betty Jean Dunlap, 81, of Asheville, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2018. She was born on May 3, 1937 to the late Lewis E. Dunlap, Sr. and Nellie McLean Dunlap. Betty was a graduate of Stephens-Lee High School, class of 1955 and earned her degree from Morgan State University. In her early career, she taught French and later...

Sep 25, 2018

Helen Faye Mitchell died of natural causes on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Givens Estates in Asheville, NC with all her children at her side. She was 94 years old.

Mrs. Mitchell was born Helen Faye Barnes December 19, 1923 in Birmingham, Alabama to Mattie and Ollie Barnes. She had two brothers, Jack and Robert, who lived...

Sep 24, 2018

Waynesville, Robert Hume Breese, Jr., 93, passed away on Monday, September 24, 2018 at The Homestead, surrounded by his family. The son of the late Robert Hume and Jennie Ray Breese, Bob was born at Biltmore Hospital in Biltmore, NC. His early years were spent in Raleigh, until the untimely death of his father when he returned...

Sep 24, 2018

Charlotte Conner McClure, 78, of the Erwin Hills Community, passed away after a long battle with illness, on Monday, September 24, 2018. She was born in Churchville, VA to the late Connel Hansford and Pearl Keyser Conner. She loved returning to the Shenandoah Valley, to her it was God's Country. Charlotte's passion was her family - her children, grandchildren...

Sep 24, 2018

Candler - Ronald Anthony Limeberry, 53, passed away on Monday, September 24, 2018. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of Nyoka Lee Michales Limeberry and the late Douglas Lee Limeberry. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lisa Ann Soloman Limeberry, who died April 13,...

Sep 22, 2018

Clyde - Nancye Jean Henderson, 82, passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Dyer County, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Clemmie Palmer Maxey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Gerald Edward "Bill" Jones; her second...

Sep 21, 2018

Waynesville, Harold Dean Long, 83, passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Clay County, he was the son of the late Robert and Emaline Smart Long and was also preceded in death by ten siblings. He was a US Army veteran having served in the Far Eastern Command Honor Guard....

Sep 21, 2018

Clyde - We give thanks for Dorothy Reed Hyatt, a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother and friend. Dot was blessed with 90 years of a wonderful life and passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018 at Mission Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Dot was the daughter of the late William Lawrence Reed and Mary Louise Early...

Sep 20, 2018

Waynesville, Sue Catherine Minninger Gill, 81, passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Maggie Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Lowell, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Vera Smith Minninger. Suzy and Tommy met in Chicago while she was a stewardess flying for United and Tommy was a pilot for American...

Sep 20, 2018

William Keith "Bill" Foster, 65, passed away suddenly on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at his residence in Waynesville, NC. A native of St. Louis, Missouri and a former resident of Jupiter, Florida, Bill had resided in Haywood County for the past 25 years. He was the son of Betty Jacobi Becker and Gene and Mary Ann Foster....

Sep 19, 2018

Taylorsville, Mary Viola Wyatt Webb, 88, passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late James Robert and Rhoda Louise Conard Wyatt. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Reeves Webb and Robert Slagle; 19 brothers and sisters; a grandson; and...

Sep 19, 2018

Canton - Frances Woody Johnson, 89, passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Floyd and Folsom Davis Woody. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Etheridge Johnson, who passed away in 2015....

Sep 19, 2018

Waynesville, William "Billy" Morris, 59, passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. Billy was the son of the Karoline Morris and the late Gene Morris. He was a former supervisor of Dupont Chemical and a member of Ninevah Baptist Church. Billy enjoyed cooking and driving anything with a pedal and a steering wheel. Billy is survived by...

Sep 19, 2018

Candler, Billy Eugene "Bill" Campbell, 83, passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late A. H. and Dell Young Campbell. He was also preceded in death by a son, Tim Campbell, who died in July, 2000; a son-in-law, Pat Brooks; and six siblings,...

Sep 18, 2018

On September 18, 2018, James (Herbie) William Surrett, walked thru Heaven's gates into the arms of his Savior. Herbie was born to the Late Shirley Barnes Surrett and the Late Tom Surrett on October 17,1962 in Asheville, NC and captured the hearts of all who knew him for the next 55 years. Growing up Herbie defied medical statistics and...

Sep 18, 2018

CONRAD N. BROWN, JR. Waynesville, Conrad Nagel Brown, Jr. died on September 18, 2018 in Waynesville, NC at the age of 84. Born in Bartlesville, OK to Lelah and Nagel Brown, Sr. He graduated from Kansas University as an architect, joined the Navy as a SeaBee, and practiced architecture in the US, Puerto Rico, and The Virgin...