Obituaries

Oct 3, 2018

Clyde, Dorothy Woody Greene, 90, passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Smoky Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A native of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late John Stokley Woody and Vaughty Ann Reynolds Woody. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Curnal S. Greene, who died...

Oct 2, 2018

Canton - Ronald Leo McCall, 66, entered his heavenly home on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at The Homestead. A native of Jackson County, he was a son of the late Harley, Jr. and Curlee McCall. Ronald had lived most of his life in Haywood County. He loved the Lord, spending time with his family, and woodworking. He...

Oct 2, 2018

Maggie Valley, Hattie Mae Caldwell Davis, 91, passed away on October 2, 2018 at Mission Hospital from injuries sustained to an automobile accident. Born on September 13, 1927, she was a native of Big Cataloochee and Maggie Valley. She was the daughter of the late Eldridge and Pearl Valentine Caldwell and was also preceded in death by...

Sep 30, 2018

Canton - Peggy Stamey Swink, 79, passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at Harris Regional Hospital. A native of and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Billy Erastus and Molly Jane Case Stamey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Jordan Wheeler Thomas; one...

Sep 30, 2018

Waynesville, Carole Olthoff, 77, passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at her home. A native of Kings County, New York, she was the daughter of the late Larry and Fannie Bleich and was also preceded in death by a brother, Gary Bleich. Carole taught school in the New York City School System and was an assistant...

Sep 29, 2018

Waynesville, Albert Boyd Ammons, Sr., 70, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at the Homestead. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Albert and Grady Cabe Ammons. Boyd was general manager at Regal Gas for 17 years and retired after 28 years. He worked in maintenance at the Waynesville Country Club...

Sep 29, 2018

Waynesville, Mary LaRue Britt Hamm, a resident at Givens Estates of Asheville, NC, died at age 91 on September 29, 2018. Mary LaRue Britt was born on November 10, 1926 in Fairmont, NC as the first child of Louise Barnes and Henry Forest Britt, both now deceased. Late in the Great Depression, Mary LaRue's father died unexpectedly,...

Sep 29, 2018

Candler - Betty Jo Presley Massie, 90, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Aston Park Health Care. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Jess Weldon and Naomi Devlin Presley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan Dianne Crawford. Betty Jo...

Sep 28, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Clayton DeWitt Suggs announces his unexpected passing on Friday, September 28, 2018 in Greensboro, NC at the age of 29. He was born July 2, 1989 in Norfolk, VA. He grew up in Waynesville, NC, where he attended Tuscola High School and then Western Carolina University. Clay embraced...

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....