Dec 19, 2017

"1945 ~ 2017" Canton - William Richard Davis, 72, passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Carolinas Healthcare System Cleveland in Shelby. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Gilbert and Eva Conner Davis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Bonnie Massey Rogers; and...

Dec 17, 2017

"2/7/1936 - 12/17/2017" Waynesville, Thomas Joseph Cifani, 81, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at Memorial Mission Hospital. Tom was the only child of Licario and Marie Chiavaroli Cifani, both of whom died during his childhood. He was raised by his maternal grandparents in Hornell and Schenectady, New York. Tom attended college in New York at...

Dec 17, 2017

"1922 - 2017" Waynesville, Beulah McMurray Setser, 95, of Lake Junaluska, NC entered her heavenly home on December 17, 2017. Beulah was a loving and supportive wife, mother, sister, and friend. Born in Polk County on December 6, 1922 she is the daughter of Hoyt and Vera McMurray. After her childhood on the family farm, Beulah graduated...

Dec 17, 2017

"Loving Wife, Mother & Grandmother" Waynesville, Lelia Elaine Wright Brown, age 70, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at The Homestead. A native of Haywood County she is the daughter of Mona Lee Almond Wright and the late Wendell Wright. In addition to her father she is preceded in death by a brother, Bob Wright. Elaine...

Dec 16, 2017

"1939 ~ 2017" Canton - Earl Bernard Franklin, 78, passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Robert and Lydia Shipman Franklin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Mull "Dot" Franklin, who...

Dec 14, 2017

"1930-2017" Waynesville, Lester Messer, 87, passed away on December 14, 2017 at Smokey Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Glenn and Burr Leatherwood Messer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Ethel Ray, Elizabeth Grasty, and Ella Sue Davison; and...

Dec 13, 2017

JAMES MARK FERGUSON, JR. "The Rattler" Fines Creek, James Mark Ferguson, Jr., age 56, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at his home. A life-long resident of Haywood County he is the son of James Mark Ferguson and the late Earline Babb Switzer. In addition to his mother, Mark was preceded in death by a brother,...

Dec 13, 2017

Nina Christina Martin "Loving Daughter, Mother and Grandmother" Waynesville, Nina Christina Martin, age 36, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. She is survived by her mother Issa Morris and her father, Frank Martin; two daughters, Lillian Peace Martin and her son, Kaydin Swayde and Milana Tierra Alicia Martin; five sisters, Nikki Eason, Natasha Martin, Nova Martin,...

Dec 12, 2017

"Loving Husband, Father, & Grandfather" Candler - Marvin Avery Rathbone, 78, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Nathan Faraday and Kathleen Arrington Rathbone. Marvin coached Hominy Valley Youth Baseball for many years and was an avid UNC Tar...

Dec 12, 2017

"Loving Mother & Sister" Clyde, Pamela Lynn Riffe, age 57, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Lucas County, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Jack and Phyllis Taylor Riffe. Pamela is survived by two sons, Matthew Riffe (Lana), and Justin Riffe, all of Clyde; two sisters, Kathy...

Dec 12, 2017

"Loving Wife & Sister" Candler - Suzanne Karriker Porche, 57, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Charles Caldwell Karriker and Jean Gallienne Karriker. Suzanne collected Precious Moments, enjoyed spending time on her computer, and loved Blake Shelton. She is survived by...

Dec 11, 2017

"Sweet Lady" Waynesville-Evelyn Louise "Polly" Sandin, 99, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 11, 2017 at the Homestead. Born in Kankakee, Illinois on March 21, 1918 she was the daughter of the late William Nick and Meroa Bell Kile Morris. Polly married Carter Sandin, Sr. in 1942 where for 50 years they partnered in work and life,...

Dec 11, 2017

"1929 ~ 2017" Clyde - Doris Burke Phillips, 88, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2017 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Hudson County, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late John Burke and Virginia Michie Chenoweth. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Huel...

Dec 11, 2017

"A Thoughtful Loving Lady" Canton - In the early morning hours of Monday, December 11, 2017 a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Eva Lee Bledsoe Hamilton, passed away peacefully at Silver Bluff Village. Lee was the youngest and last living child of a family of nine children born on December 16, 1929 to her late...

Dec 10, 2017

"Mother and Caregiver" Canton, Mary Elizabeth Worley Hyde, age 85, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2017 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Ira Agustus and Annie Mae Wilson Worley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Edward Hyde, who...

Dec 10, 2017

River Grace Memorial Service Invitation Kathryn "River Grace" DeHart, 55, of Asheville, died after an extended illness on Saturday, December 9, 2017. A native of Winston-Salem, she was the daughter of the late Wayne and Estelle Grubbs DeHart. She practiced Massage Therapy while working on her Master's Degree in Psychology.

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Dec 10, 2017

"1922 ~ 2017" Franklin - Thomas Willis "Bill" Neal, age 95, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2017 in Franklin, NC. Bill was born in Hiawassee, Georgia to the late Thomas Norris and Callie Kimsey Neal. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, of 73 years, Ruby McLemore Neal. He served...

Dec 9, 2017

Atlanta/Canton - William C. "Pete" Howard, 84, died in Atlanta on Saturday, December 9, 2017 after a brief illness. Retired as a senior vice president from Georgia Pacific in 1996, Pete had a long career in the paper industry serving three major corporations as vice president of manufacturing: Champion International Paper, Great Northern Nekoosa and Georgia Pacific....

Dec 7, 2017

"1937 ~ 2017" Canton - Vivian Grace McFee Stephenson, 80, passed away on Thursday, December 07, 2017 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Dennis Compton and Della Warren McFee. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Vivian loved...

Dec 7, 2017

"Missed but Never Forgotten" Clyde, Bartley Jackson Sellers, Jr., 44, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at his residence. Bartley, known to many as BJ, was a native of West Palm Beach, Florida and had resided in Haywood County for the majority of his life. BJ is the son of the late Bartley Jackson Sellers, Sr....