Carlton Ford

Apr 30, 2018

Asheville - Carlton Michael "Mike" Ford, 65, of Asheville, went to his heavenly home on Monday, April 30, 2018 while visiting in Harrisonburg, Virginia. His wife Sandy, of 41 years, was by his side. Born December 10, 1952, in Asheville, NC, to Ruth Sanderson Ford and the late McConley P. Ford. Mike grew up in Haywood County...

Jerry Smathers

Apr 28, 2018

Canton - Jerry Thomas Smathers, age 82, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at The Homestead. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Herbert and Agnes Lindsey Smathers. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Shipman Smathers, who passed away in 2001 and...

Tammy Camp

Apr 26, 2018

Tammy Diane Baldwin Camp, 59, of Candler, passed away at home after a long battle with cancer on Thursday, April 26, 2018. She was born in Asheville and graduated from Enka High School. Growing up in the mountains gave her a love of camping, baseball games, and Dollywood. She loved going to the beach with her family. Her granddaughter,...

Mary Staiger

Apr 23, 2018

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Richard Brockmiller

Apr 23, 2018

Maggie Valley, Richard Alger Brockmiller, age 81, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 23, 2018. Richard was born in Detroit, Michigan, January 27, 1937 to the late Alger Frederick and Doris Belle Adams Brockmiller. He was raised in Lake Worth, Florida attending Lake Worth High School and then Stetson University in Deland, Florida. Upon leaving Stetson University,...

Anna Brown

Apr 22, 2018

Canton - Anna Lee Wells Brown, 89, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late James M. and Florence Hargrove Wells. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ned Walter Brown, who died 2005 and...

Nancy Greene

Apr 20, 2018

Clyde - Nancy McGowan Greene, 86, passed away on Friday, April 20, 2018 at St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Leslie Ellsworth and Julia Emma Weaver McGowan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Edwin Greene, who died...

Sam Cody

Apr 19, 2018

Candler - Samuel James Cody, 97 passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Lloyd Gus and Leona Stamey Cody. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Calvin Cody, who died in 2002;...

Heather Starnes

Apr 19, 2018

Heather Shay Starnes, 40, of Hickory, passed away April 19, 2018. Born March 3, 1978 in Waynesville, NC, she was the daughter of Hoyt Barnes and Brenda Putnam Barnes. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Mont Putnam and paternal grandfather, Dexter Barnes. She was a member of St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Hickory and...

Joe Ball

Apr 19, 2018

Candler, Joe Ball, 83, passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at the North Carolina State Veterans Nursing Home in Black Mountain surrounded by the love of his family. A native of Madison County, he was a son of the late John Quincey and Gertrude Edwards Ball and was born at the head of Banjo Branch of...

Henrietta Proffitt

Apr 18, 2018

Iris Henrietta (Henri) Proffitt, 76, of Newport, formerly of Canton, NC, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Henri was retired from the North Carolina School System after 32 years. She was a member of the Morning Star United Methodist Church of Canton, NC. She was a very talented artist, crafts person and homemaker....

Larry Douglas

Apr 18, 2018

"Loving Husband, Father and Grandfather" Waynesville, Larry Forrest Douglas, 72, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Larry was born in Idabel, Oklahoma, the son of the late John F. and Martha Allan Dickerson Douglas. He was predeceased by a brother, Jerry Douglas. He was a member of the Grandview Baptist Church of Waynesville. Larry was a...

Mary Freeman

Apr 17, 2018

Asheville - Mary Jo VanWinkle Freeman, 65, passed peacefully in the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Licking County, Ohio but a lifelong resident of Buncombe County, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Henry Hugh and Mary Louise Grooms VanWinkle. She was preceded...

Greg Ferguson

Apr 16, 2018

Waynesville, Michael Gregory Ferguson, age 54, passed away on Monday, April 16, 2018. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Judy Loutrel Ferguson and the late Michael E. "Mike" Ferguson. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by his Maternal Grandparents, Homer Alexis and Anna Gregson Loutrel; Paternal Grandparents, William McKinley...

Melanie Rodriguez

Apr 14, 2018

Ellicott City, Maryland - Melanie Williams Rodriguez, age 44, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018 at home after a 13 year battle with cancer. A native of Clyde, North Carolina, she was the daughter of Joe and Gail Williams. She was preceded in death by her sister, Anna Bess Williams of Clyde, NC; paternal grandparents, Robert and...

David Owenby

Apr 13, 2018

Canton - David Lee Owenby, age 71, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018 at his residence. A native of Habersham County, Georgia, he was the son of the late Jay Samuel and Hallie Mashburn Owenby. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Gail Owenby, who passed away in 2014;...

Lisa Limeberry

Apr 13, 2018

Candler - Lisa Ann Limeberry, age 53, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018 at Memorial Mission Campus in Asheville. A native of Orange County, NC, she was the daughter of the late William and Ruby Minor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother and sister. She was a graduate of...

Hiawatha Worley

Apr 13, 2018

Waynesville - Thelma Hiawatha Rogers Worley, age 94, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018 at Haywood Lodge & Retirement Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Hobert and Eva Queen Rogers. . In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gudger Stinnett Worley, who passed...

Robert Mason, Sr.

Apr 10, 2018

"Loving Husband, Father & Papaw" Waynesville, Robert Lee Mason, Sr., age 74, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Albany, New York, he was the son of the late Richard and Charlotte Doris Isdell Mason. Robert was an electrician, and a member of Dellwood Baptist Church. He enjoyed golfing, his...

Patsy Cogburn

Apr 10, 2018

Canton - Patsy Ruth Brookshire Cogburn, 80, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 in Anderson, Alabama. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Elmer Grady and Maude Whitted Brookshire. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Toney Lee "Sonny" Cogburn, who died in 2012; a...