James Clodfelter
Apr 30, 2017
James William Clodfelter, 100, entered into Heaven at the Valor Hospice, Charles George VA Medical Center on Sunday, April, 2017. Born in Troy, NC on October 1, 1916, he was the son of the late Alexander Christenberry Clodfelter and Mattie Moore Clodfelter. He was a World War II Army Air Force veteran, serving as a cryptography technician with Headquarters,...
Karen Rhinehart
Apr 30, 2017
"1943 – 2017" Canton – Karen Watson Rhinehart, 73, left this world to her heavenly home on April 30, 2017 after a valiant battle with a prolonged illness. Her devotion to her church and her firm belief in God supported her through the struggle and ultimately gave her peace. Karen was born on August 8, 1943 and...
Bessie Whitehouse
Apr 29, 2017
Waynesville, Bessie Jones Whitehouse, age 90, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Harvey and Mae Ferguson Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Robert Whitehouse, Sr. who died in 1990;...
Daisy Goodnough
Apr 28, 2017
Goochland, Virginia, Daisy Shepard Goodnough, age 93, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017 at Envoy at the Meadows, Goochland, Virginia. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Ollie Mason Shepard. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Douglas Wayne Goodnough; four sisters; and...
Charles Wike, Sr.
Apr 28, 2017
Waynesville, Charles Kenneth Wike, Sr. also known to friends as Bill or Kenny, age 88, went to Heaven on Friday, April 28, 2017 at his residence. After a childhood spent by the river in East la Porte, North Carolina, Bill graduated from Western Carolina University. Upon graduation, he resided in Waynesville for the rest of his life....
Mary Rogers
Apr 28, 2017
Waynesville – Mary Reece Rogers, age 92, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017 at Maggie Valley Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Zemmery and Mae Haynes Reece. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Martin McLain Rogers who died in...
Rita Frank
Apr 27, 2017
Waynesville, Rita Rowell Frank, age 84, passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Memorial Mission Hospital. Rita was born in Charlotte, North Carolina during the depression on October 11, 1932 to Julius D. Rowell and Dorothy W. Hall. She graduated from the local schools, and attended Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina and attended the University...
Elizabeth Heinz
Apr 27, 2017
Waynesville, Elizabeth "Libby" Heinz, age 79, passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at her residence in Knoxville, Tennessee. Libby was a native of Sylacauga, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Reverend and Mrs. Alin Jones; in addition to parents she was preceded in death by her husband, J.D. Heinz; two brothers, William Jones and...
Roger Rivers
Apr 26, 2017
Clyde, Roger Evan Rivers, age 53, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Lee County, Virginia he was the son of the late Anna Witt and was also preceded in death by a nephew, Brian Rivers. Roger's heart belonged to his family. When he was not busy working on...
Geneva Trusler
Apr 24, 2017
Asheville, Geneva Muenchow Trusler, age 100, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 24, 2017 at the Givens Estate. A native of Helena, Montana she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Hannah Gessner Muenchow. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John J. "Jack" Trusler, who passed away in 1998; and one brother, E.D....
Hilda Pope
Apr 24, 2017
"1929 – 2017" Canton – Hilda Mae "Sissy" Pope, 87, of the Beaverdam community, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, April 24, 2017, while at Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 20, 1929, in the Dutch Cove community, to the late F.W. "France" Pope and the late Floy Delena Clontz...
William Ewart
Apr 24, 2017
Waynesville, William Junior Ewart, of the White Oak Community, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2017 at CarePartners Rehabilitation Hospital. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Grover Cleveland and Marie Fisher Ewart and was also preceded in death by one brother, Mark Ewart. William was a lover of the outdoors. He...
Mary Fisher
Apr 22, 2017
Mary Evelyn Fisher, 54, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2017. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Vinia Franklin Fisher. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Martha Jones. Mary was employed for 28 years with the Haywood County Sherriff's Department as a Correctional...
Blake Carter
Apr 22, 2017
"1992 – 2017" Clyde - Blake Yvonne Hemingway Carter, 24, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of John Michael Hemingway and Kimberly Yvonne Hoffman. Blake was a member of Clyde Wesleyan Church where she was a children's Sunday school teacher....
Stella Sherlin
Apr 22, 2017
Stella "Kate" Gass Sherlin, 72, of Asheville went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 22. Kate retired from Merry Maids in 2005. She is survived by her husband, Robert Sherlin; son, Jimmy (Vickie) Sherlin; grandchildren, Alicia and Bubba; great-granddaughter, Lacey; four brothers and two sisters. A Funeral Service will be held at 1:00pm on Wednesday, April...
Kaye Leath
Apr 22, 2017
Kaye Wiggins Leath, 67, of Charleston, South Carolina died at her home on April 22, 2017. She was born in Waynesville, N.C. on September 27, 1949, the daughter of Reba and Ira Wiggins of Enka and Cruso, NC; the granddaughter of Rev. Oder and Ethel Burnett of Canton, N.C. and William and Maggie Wiggins of Bryson City...
Frank Haynes
Apr 22, 2017
"Loving Husband, Father & Grandfather" Clyde – Frank Hill Haynes, 93, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017 at The Homestead. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Herschell and Flora Hill Haynes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Don Haynes; and a...
Carole Larivee
Apr 22, 2017
Waynesville, Carole Mae Carson Larivee, 74, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at her residence after an extended battle with melanoma. A native of Gaffney, South Carolina and prior resident of Miami, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Mae Jones Carson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bruce Larivee,...
R. Conklin
Apr 22, 2017
Maggie Valley, R. Jean Conklin, 88, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at The Hermitage. A former resident of Lake Worth, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Burt and Reba Jones Broshears. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Richard Conklin who died in 1989. Jean did Jazzercise in her 50's...
Anna Chambers
Apr 21, 2017
"In Loving Memory" Clyde – Anna Jean Burnette Chambers, age 85, passed away quietly after a long battle with vascular dementia on April 21, 2017 at the home of her daughter, Sharon Hinshaw in Fairview, North Carolina. Born on March 20, 1932, Anna was a life-long resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Thomas...
