Obituaries

Local Obituaries - Haywood County, NC and the Surrounding Areas

Bruce Chapman

Bruce Chapman

Aug 15, 2015

Candler – Bruce Carroll Chapman, age 85, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at his residence. A native and Haywood County, he was the son of the late Charles and Birtie Cogdill Chapman. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Louise Stroupe Chapman, who died in 2006 and a son, Kevin Chapman, who died...

Janet Gragg

Janet Gragg

Aug 15, 2015

Janet "Jan" Smith Gragg, age 75, passed away on Saturday, August 15th, 2015 at Mission Hospital/ St. Joseph Campus in Asheville. A native of Stanly County, she was the daughter of the late Paul Luther & Nola Burris Smith, preceded in death also by brother, Kenny Smith, Sr. & daughter, Debra Denise Taylor. Jan loved the Lord...

Kitty Swanger

Kitty Swanger

Aug 14, 2015

Waynesville, Kitty Ford Swanger, 97, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2015 at her residence Kitty was born on September 29, 1917 to Arthur and Fern Kesler Ford in Wellington, Texas. Moving to Lubbock, Texas and two brothers, she lived in the Grovesville community, about three miles east of Shallowater. In 1928 she once again moved, now...

Judy Mccurry

Judy Mccurry

Aug 11, 2015

Judith "Judy" Case McCurry, 73, of Candler, passed away, Tuesday, August 11, 2015. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Sidney and Effie Brank Case. When she wasn't caring for her family, she was a Teacher's Aide and Substitute Teacher in Buncombe County. Judy was a member of the Candler Church of Christ....

George Race

George Race

Aug 11, 2015

Maggie Valley, George T. Race, 84, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Jerome, Pennsylvania and resident of Clearwater, Florida, he was also a summer resident of Haywood County. He was the son of the late Joseph and Bertha Race and was also preceded in death by his brother and...

Lola Marshall

Lola Marshall

Aug 10, 2015

Waynesville, Lola Marshall, 92, of the Bethel Community, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2015 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Neshoba County, Mississippi, she had resided in Haywood County for the past 20 years and was the daughter of the late Virgil and Callie Mae Petty Marshall. She was also preceded in death by her...

Gregory Parris

Gregory Parris

Aug 6, 2015

Waynesville, Gregory Michael "Butch" Parris, age 68, of Thomas Park, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2015 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late George Curtis and Margaret Bryson Parris. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four sisters, Annette Parris, Norcella Frady, Janice Clark and...

Alfred Pinto

Alfred Pinto

Aug 5, 2015

Maggie Valley, Alfred E. Pinto, 83, of Maggie Valley passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Al was born in Bound Brooks, New Jersey, the youngest of eleven children. He was predeceased by his parents, Vito and Santa Pinto; sisters, Angie and Rosie; and brothers, Joe, John, Jimmy, Tony, and Mike. Left to cherish his memory are...

Johnnie Rathbone

Johnnie Rathbone

Aug 3, 2015

Clyde, Johnnie Rathbone, age 67, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2015 A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late John Henry and Anna Mae Smith Rathbone and was also preceded in death by his wife of 37 years, Sharon Lee McDaniel Rathbone, who died in 2007. He retired in 2008 from Colbond...

Peggy Mather

Peggy Mather

Aug 3, 2015

Waynesville, Peggy Askew Mather left this life on August 3, 2015. She was born in St. Petersburg, Florida into one the earliest pioneer families in Pinellas County. She and Walter moved happily to the Carolinas in the mid 1960's. She is survived by her beloved family: husband of 60 years Walter B. Mather III; two sons, Walter...

Edna Swanger

Edna Swanger

Aug 2, 2015

Clyde, Mary Edna Greene Swanger, age 92, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, August 2, 2015. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Robert T. and Glennie Fine Greene. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Luke Alvin Swanger, who died in 1968; a son, Randall L. "Whitey"...

Mary Forbes

Mary Forbes

Aug 2, 2015

Augusta, Georgia - Mrs. Mary Elaine Bragg Forbes, 84, beloved wife of the late Leroy Forbes, entered into rest on Sunday, August 2, 2015 at Eisenhower Army Medical Center. Mrs. Forbes was born in Washington DC, the daughter of Roy C. and Mary Bragg. She was preceded in death by her sister, Betty Pettitt and her brother,...

Elizabeth Haynes

Elizabeth Haynes

Aug 2, 2015

Asheville - Elizabeth Wilson Haynes, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully at The Laurels at Greentree Ridge in Asheville on Sunday August 2, 2015. Elizabeth was born on September 4, 1923 and was the daughter of the late William Albert Wilson and Delola Burnett Wilson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Claude Haynes;...

Donna Swallows

Donna Swallows

Aug 1, 2015

Canton – Donna Ann Farmer Swallows, age 57, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Raymond and Mary Rogers Farmer, and was preceded in death by a brother, Gary Farmer. In addition to her parents, Donna is survived...

Mariana Marks

Mariana Marks

Aug 1, 2015

Waynesville, Mariana Marks, age 73, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Richland Community Care after declining health. Mariana was the daughter of the late Mortimer Marks, who passed away in 2005. Thank you to Creekside Villas for taking care of Mariana for the past two years. She will be missed, but know she has gone...

Gypsy Satterwhite

Gypsy Satterwhite

Jul 30, 2015

Gypsy Lee Hargett Satterwhite, age 82, died peacefully on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. She was born on January 13, 1933 in Charlotte, NC to Lula Conrad Hargett and Zeb Eustace Hargett. In addition to her parents, Gypsy was preceded in death by her brother, Zeb Eustace Hargett Jr. She is survived by her...

Brenda Wiggins

Brenda Wiggins

Jul 30, 2015

Waynesville, Brenda Ruth Hyde Wiggins, age 68, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Wiley C. and Juanita Smith Hyde. Brenda was a registered nurse and was employed at Haywood County Hospital, now known as Haywood Regional Medical Center...

James Funk

James Funk

Jul 30, 2015

Waynesville, James "Jim" Funk, age 69, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at his residence. Jim was born in Ramsey County, Minnesota where he lived most of his life before moving to Haywood County in 2002 after retirement from Xcel Energy of Minnesota. He was the son of the late Fred Rudolph and Shirley Ruth Cummings...

Mae Miney

Mae Miney

Jul 30, 2015

Waynesville, Mae Sutton Miney, age 97, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at Autumn Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A native of Haywood County, she resided in Detroit, Michigan for 20 years, returning to Haywood County in 1976. She was the daughter of the late Ervin and Addie Mae Smith Sutton. She was also preceded in...

Christie Rhodarmer

Christie Rhodarmer

Jul 29, 2015

Orangeburg, SC – Christie Faye Brigmonn Rhodarmer, age 78, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at her residence. A native of Barnardsville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Jake and Ada Marie Dodd Brigmonn. Christie was retired from Florida Schools. She is survived by her husband, Charles Rhodarmer of the home; five children, Jim...

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