Obituaries

Local Obituaries - Haywood County, NC and the Surrounding Areas

Thomas Early

Thomas Early

Jun 22, 2018

Canton - Thomas Marshall "Tommy" Early, 69, passed away on Friday, June 22, 2018 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Hugh Junior and Jennie Mae Medford Early. Tommy was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church and enjoyed wood working and gardening. In addition to his parents,...

Margot Jeffer

Margot Jeffer

Jun 21, 2018

Clyde, Margot Ann Jeffer, age 72, passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2018 after a long battle with Crones illness. Margot was born September 30, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York. She was the daughter of the late Norman L. and Rosalind T. Jeffer. Margot graduated from Adelphia Academy in Brooklyn and obtained her B.S. in Nursing from...

William Bates

William Bates

Jun 20, 2018

Canton - William Henry "Hank" Bates, 56, passed away on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at Care Partners Hospice Solace Center. A native of West Palm Beach, Florida, he was a son of the late William Henry and Ruth Inman Bates Knight. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Beverly Griffin and...

Carroll Christopher

Carroll Christopher

Jun 19, 2018

Candler - Carroll Lee Christopher, 66, passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Carroll Aldin and Georgia Pauline Warren Christopher. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Mae West Christopher, who...

Mary Wright

Mary Wright

Jun 17, 2018

"1932 - 2018" Waynesville, Mary Katherine Wright, 86, a prior resident of Lakeland, Florida and Birmingham, Alabama passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2018 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center. A native of Pocahontas, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Kirkwood and Eunice Mae Pennington Lynch. Mary was a caregiver and attended Shades Mountain Independent...

Alvin Warren

Alvin Warren

Jun 16, 2018

Lake Junaluska, Alvin Patrick Warren, 96, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Care Partners Solace Hospice Center in Asheville, NC. Mr. Warren was born June 14, 1922 in Asheville, NC. He was the son of the late Alfonso Patrick and Blanche Womack Warren. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 69...

James Forney

James Forney

Jun 15, 2018

Trinity, Alabama, James Edward Forney, age 70, passed away on Friday, June 15, 2018. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Georgia Haley Forney and the late James Forney. James proudly served his country during the Vietnam Era in the United States Army. He retired from International Papers after 28 years and was a...

Bc Jones

Bc Jones

Jun 15, 2018

"Loving Husband, Father & Grandfather" Waynesville, B.C. Jones, 83, passed away on Friday, June 15, 2018 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late William Homer Jones and was also preceded in death by a brother, Johnny Franklin Jones. He was a US Army veteran, having served during...

Edith Davis

Edith Davis

Jun 15, 2018

"Gone But Not Forgotten" Waynesville, Edith Rogers Davis, age 92, passed away on Friday, June 15, 2018. Edith, a native of Haywood County, was the daughter of the late Hugh and Ullah Green Rogers. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Davis; son-in-law, Ernie Reynolds; two sisters, Lois Kuykendall and...

June Crowe

June Crowe

Jun 14, 2018

"We Celebrate You" Waynesville, June Ellen Crowe, 96, passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Sacramento, California, she had previously resided in Fort Myers and Cape Coral, Florida before moving to Haywood County in 1991. She was the daughter of the late Frederick and Armenthia Bell Chapman and was...

James Jenkins

James Jenkins

Jun 14, 2018

Canton - James Willard "Jim" Jenkins, 77, passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late William and Alcie Hutchins Jenkins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Putnam Jenkins, who died...

Troy Messer

Troy Messer

Jun 11, 2018

Clyde - Troy (Sam) Creed Messer, 86, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2018 at The Homestead. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Creed and Annie Mae Norris Messer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jacqueline Gay Messer, who died in 2013. He was...

Mary West

Mary West

Jun 10, 2018

Maggie Valley, Mary Jo Conard West, age 77, passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2018 at Elizabeth House. A native of Haywood County she was the daughter of the late Homer and Louise Penland Conard. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, John Edgar "Ed" West, Jr. who died in 2017;...

Frank Taylor, Jr.

Frank Taylor, Jr.

Jun 8, 2018

Canton - Frank Wayne Taylor, Jr., age 75, passed away on Friday, June 8, 2018 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Dawson, Georgia, he was the son of the late Frank Wayne and Louise Jones Taylor. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife, Carolyn James Taylor, who...

Ethel Reeves

Ethel Reeves

Jun 7, 2018

Nashville, Tennessee - Ethel Frazier Reeves, 95, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 7, 2018. A native of North Carolina, she was the daughter of Andrew MacDonald Frazier and Jessie Inman Frazier. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, James Melvin Reeves. Ethel moved to Nashville in 2013...

Fred Schwanewede

Fred Schwanewede

Jun 6, 2018

Waynesville - Frederick Henry Schwanewede, 73, passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at The Homestead. A native of Rockville Centre, New York, he was a son of the late Frederick and Bernadette O'Donnell Schwanewede and a retired United States Air Force Master Sergeant having served during the Vietnam era. He is survived by his wife of...

James Raby

James Raby

Jun 5, 2018

Canton - James Paul Raby - The good Lord called Paul's name on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. A native of Haywood County, Paul and his wife Katherine Plemmons Raby moved to Buncombe County in 1958. Paul was born May 24, 1930 and was the son of the late Anester Gibson and Marshall H. Raby. In addition to...

Ora Stamey

Ora Stamey

Jun 5, 2018

Canton - Ora Marie Deitz Stamey, 99, passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Jackson County, she was a daughter of the late Sterling and Lula Buchanan Deitz. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Stamey, who died in 1999; a brother,...

Ruth Hall

Ruth Hall

Jun 4, 2018

Canton - Ruth Lindsay Hall, 89, passed away on Monday, June 4, 2018 at Haywood Lodge and Retirement Center. A native of Cocke County, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Ola Killian Lindsey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, E.G. Hall, who died in 1983; five...

Susie Heatherly

Susie Heatherly

Jun 4, 2018

Cruso, NC, Susie J. Heatherly, 90, passed away on Monday, June 4, 2018 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A native of Haywood County, Susie was the daughter of the late Merritt and Nellie Revis Heatherly. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by five sisters, Jessie, Annie Mae, Ova, Mary and Pauline; and...

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