Feb 13, 2013

Homer Harrison Pless, age 78, of the Cruso Community passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Silver Bluff Village. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Rex Lowe and Pearl Sharp Pless. He was also preceded in death by four brothers, Lenoir, Harry, Fred,...

Feb 11, 2013

Waynesville, Hershel Owen, age 86, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2013 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Jim and Rachel Franklin Owen. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Nellie Owen who passed away in 2008; three sisters and five brothers. Hershel was a painter...

Feb 10, 2013

Mildred Louise McHone, 69, of Weaverville, passed away Sunday, February 10th. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Alonzo and Irene Carter McHone.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack; daughter, Rhonda Lordman and brother, Wilbur McHone. She is survived by her grandsons, Preston McHone...

Feb 9, 2013

Dennis Ray Smith Lexington, SC, Dennis Ray Smith, age 55, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2013 at his residence. Dennis was born in Haywood County, raised in the Candler area of Buncombe County, NC and resided the majority of his life in Lexington, SC. He was the son of the late Lawrence Ray Smith and Geraldine Gentry...

Feb 7, 2013

Elaine Alice Ensley, of Candler, went to be with the Lord on February 7th, 2013. Another angel went home as she passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family.

She was preceded in death by her brothers, James and Ronald Rush and sisters, Estelle Marr, Juanita Evans, and Alvina Rush and great-granddaughter, Michelle Lee Ensley....

Feb 7, 2013

Waynesville, Kristy Mae Lanning, age 34, passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2013. She lived most of her life in Haywood County and received her Associate's Degree in Information Technology from Southwest Community College. Kristy was a former employee of Haywood County as the Director of Information Technology and Communications and was currently employed at Time Warner...

Feb 6, 2013

Waynesville, Harry William Lambert, age 79, died on Wednesday, February 06, 2013 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was a prominent leader in his community, former president of Eckerd Drugs Corporation, honored as a Significant Sigma Chi, and received the Carl H. Lindner Award for outstanding business achievement. He was a devoted husband, father and...

Feb 5, 2013

Clyde, Elizabeth Dora Ledford passed away February 05, 2013 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home at the age of 103. She was one of twelve children born to the late Cambell and Lavada Rhinehart of Madison County. She was preceded in death by seven sisters and four brothers; her husband, Lloyd, in 1988; her two sons, Clarence, in...

Feb 4, 2013

Bobbie Pressley Stiles, age 86, passed away on Monday, February 04, 2013 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Rufus and Margaret McCracken Pressley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Othel Leonard Stiles, who died in 2007 and five brothers. Bobbie was...

Feb 4, 2013

Harold Monroe Rice, age 91, of Raleigh and formerly of Canton, passed away on Monday, February 4, 2013 at Universal Health Care in Raleigh. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Herbert Fanning and Janie Smathers Rice. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Grover Rice....

Feb 4, 2013

Kenneth Wade "Joe" Warren, age 71, of the Bethel community, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 4, 2013 at Mission Hospitals – St Josephs Campus after suffering from a series of strokes beginning on November 27, 2012. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late James Urior...

Feb 4, 2013

Billy Joe Kuykendall, age 52, passed away on February 4, 2013 at his residence. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of the late Albert Martin and Ruby Smith Kuykendall. He retired from the Town of Biltmore Forest after 30 years of service. He is survived by three sisters, Joyce Searcy of Candler, Betty...

Feb 3, 2013

Geraldine Warren Hutchison, age 86, of Range View Acres, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Gaston and Laura Bradley Warren. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Virge Otis Hutchison, who died in 2004 and...

Feb 3, 2013

Maggie Valley - Mary Setzer Short Francis, better known as Susie died February 3rd 2013 at Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation, at the age of 85 following a long bout with cancer. Susie was the daughter of the late Jacob and Ida Mae Knight Setzer. She was preceded in death by her former husband, Samuel Edward Short,...

Feb 2, 2013

Geneva Reynolds Sisk, age 91, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2013, at her residence. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Herbert McKinley and Fannie Mae Buchanan Reynolds. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Alvin and Orie Reynolds and a grandson, Phillip Sisk. She was a homemaker and...

Feb 2, 2013

Leicester, Mary Lee Stamey, age 71, of Noland Hills Drive, died Saturday, February 2, 2013 at St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospital after an extended illness. She lived in Leicester for the past 18 years. Mary was the daughter of the late Albert Nathen Thomas and Myrtle Agnes Treadway Thomas, and was also preceded in death by...

Jan 31, 2013

Jennie Chambers Burnette, age 88, passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late William Weston and Sally Blaylock Chambers. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, George Fulton Burnett, who died in 2008;...

Jan 31, 2013

Waynesville, Jesse Hardy Tyson, Sr., age 85, passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Pitt County, he was a former resident of Takoma Park, Maryland and Wytheville, Virginia. He was the son of the late Elbert Moye and Nannie Ruberta Flannagan Tyson and was also preceded in death by five brothers....

Jan 31, 2013

James Carroll Wilson, age 88, passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at MedWest Haywood. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Otis Burton and Sallie Harrison Wilson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Carrie Mae Trantham Wilson, who died on December 5, 2009; a son,...

Jan 30, 2013

Darriel Ruth Merritt Christoffel, 89, passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2013. She was born in Elizabethton, TN, the eldest daughter of the late Earl Hunter Merritt and Willie Greene Merritt. Darriel attended Milligan College and East Tennessee State, and was employed as a chemist during World War II at American Bemberg Nylon Plant in Elizabethton.

Darriel...