Aug 6, 2014

Waynesville, Jeanette Gail Austin, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at her home. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Pless and Jessie Heatherly White and was also preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Sandy Austin. She was a supervisor for Haywood County Animal Control where she retired after...

Aug 5, 2014

Betty Sue Hipps Brookshire, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Jeter Charles and Victoria Suttles Hipps. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Earl and Reeves Hipps and a sister, Doris Mann. She was...

Aug 5, 2014

Waynesville, Paulette Hager Duppstadt, age 62, of the Bethel Community passed away on Tuesday, August 05, 2014 at The Homestead. A native of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late James and Lena Payne Hager. She was employed by Weichert Realtors in Morris Plains, New Jersey for 19 years and traveled with her husband to...

Aug 3, 2014

Waynesville, Eric Blake Zimmerman, age 58, of Suyeta Drive, passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Bob Zimmerman and Hallie Shelton Stinnette (Shuler) and also preceded in death by stepfather, Oscar Shuler; niece, Morina Michelle Stinnette; two brothers, Bill...

Aug 3, 2014

Waynesville, Thomas Berlion Green, age 75, of Fairway Hills Drive went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Leonard and Georgia Allison Green and was also preceded in death by two sisters, Robbie...

Aug 2, 2014

Margaret Louise Day Jacobs of Leicester, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2014. A native of Macon Count, she was the daughter of the late Gwyn and Esse Day. She was preceded in death by her husband, Odell. Margaret is survived by her daughters, Nancy Osteen, Alice Holmes and Carolyn Jacobs; sons, Roddie and Dale Jacobs; 6 grandchildren; 2 great...

Aug 1, 2014

Canton, Mable Edna Rogers, age 100, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2014 at Memorial Campus in Asheville. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late John and Dollie Woody Rogers. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Harry Rogers, who passed away in 2001; three...

Jul 30, 2014

E5 Machinist Mate 2nd Class, Brent Anthony Tilley, age 27, passed away on July 30, 2014. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Tony and Ginger Sutton Tilley of Canton. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, James "Jimmy" Sutton; grandmothers, Ruth Ethel Hyde Sutton and Evelyn Freeman Tilley; great-grandmother, Flora Hyde; aunts,...

Jul 30, 2014

Clyde, Martin Andrew Jones, age 73, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Howard Martin and Mackalean Kuykendall Jones and was also preceded in death by a brother, Donald Jones and half brother, Chester Kuykendall. Martin was employed at Lea Industries for...

Jul 30, 2014

Waynesville, Mamie Williams, age 89, of Walker Road, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Pruett and Martha Jones Williams and was also preceded in death by her husband, John Henry Williams, who died in 1995. Mamie loved to garden, sew, crochet,...

Jul 30, 2014

Connie Sizemore Powell, age 46, of Tampa, Florida passed away unexpectedly in Cherokee. A native of Haywood County, she is the daughter of Doyle Sizemore of South Carolina and Linda Anders Boone of Weaverville. Connie was a 1986 graduate of Pisgah High School. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her stepfather, Johnny Boone of...

Jul 29, 2014

Dorothy Alice Tilley, 70, of Fairview, passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. A native of Caldwell County, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Julia Bradshaw Killian. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Rosalee Presnell, Collene Westover, Maggie Sue Killian and Bobby Killian. Dorothy is survived by her loving...

Jul 29, 2014

Connie Mae Shook Patrick, age 104, of the Dutch Cove community passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late James and Martha Massie Shook. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ernest H. "Pat" Patrick; an infant son, Charles...

Jul 29, 2014

Waynesville, William Chappell "Bill" Meyers, age 68, passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at The Homestead. A native of Parris Island, South Carolina, he was the son of Dorothy Chappell Meyers of Marshallville, Georgia and the late Dr. Charles E. Meyers. He served as a Lieutenant in the US Navy and was employed in Contracts Management...

Jul 28, 2014

Roy Martin "Crow" Freeman, age 66, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2014 at MedWest Haywood. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Sam and Annie Lee Mann Freeman. He was also preceded in death by a brother, James Freeman. He was a United States Army veteran serving in...

Jul 28, 2014

Thomas Darwin Lewis, age 77, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2014 at Charles George VA Medical Center. A native of Huntington, Texas, he was the son of the late Ira Dee and Jewel Baygent Lewis. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, J. L. Lewis and Doyle Woodrom and two sisters Jean Jeambert and...

Jul 28, 2014

Wilburn Earl "Doc" Mills, age 80, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2014 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late John Millard and Burlie Medford Mills. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Almarie Campbell. He retired from American Enka Corp. in 1996 with...

Jul 28, 2014

Douglas Lee Limeberry, age 69, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2014 at his residence surrounded by his family. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Alvin Raymond and Ella Mae Phillips Limeberry. He was also preceded in death by a son, William Ambrose "Wee Willie" Limeberry who died...

Jul 28, 2014

Frankie Owen Milner, age 77, of Trinity Chapel Road, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2014 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Pauline Emerson Owen. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Gerald E. Milner, who died in 1999; two brothers, C.S. Owen, Jr.,...

Jul 27, 2014

Lee Andrew Queen, 80, of Asheville died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 27, 2014. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son the late Rev. Oscar C. Queen, Sr. and Della Smith Queen.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Evelyn Taylor Nix and a brother, Oscar C. Queen, Jr.

He is survived by...