Obituaries

Local Obituaries - Haywood County, NC and the Surrounding Areas

Lucille Smoak

Lucille Smoak

Mar 11, 2013

Maggie Valley, Lucille Connelly Smoak, age 90, passed away on Monday, March 11, 2013. A native of Georgetown County, SC, she had resided in Haywood County since 1968. She was the daughter of the late Hugene and Florence Mae Reeves Connelly. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Wilbur Smoak,...

Joan Marable

Joan Marable

Mar 10, 2013

Waynesville, Joan Haddon Marable, 89, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2013, at the Haywood Lodge & Retirement Center. A native of Richmond, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Watson and Annie Joan Hendrix Haddon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dallace (Dick) E. Marable, who died...

Linda Mcclure

Linda Mcclure

Mar 9, 2013

Waynesville, Linda Kay McClure, age 59, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2013 at The Homestead. She was a native of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Crawford and Ruth Keener McMahan. Linda was an amazing wife, mother and grandmother. When she wasn't busy attending her granddaughters and nephews sporting events, you could find her...

Jacqueline Gibson

Jacqueline Gibson

Mar 9, 2013

Jacqueline Miller Gibson, age 88, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late W. E. and Letha Reece Miller. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ralph E. Gibson, who died in 1977 and a brother,...

Hazel Morgan

Hazel Morgan

Mar 9, 2013

Hazel Long Morgan, age 93, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Maggie Valley Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Ellen Henson Long. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Mark Roy Morgan, who died in 1978. She...

Liston Gibson

Liston Gibson

Mar 8, 2013

Waynesville, Liston Edwin "Eddie" Gibson, age 72, passed away Friday, March 8, 2013 at his residence. He was a native of Georgetown, SC and had lived in Haywood County since 1976. Eddie was the son of the late Bennett Elijah and Edna Elliott Gibson and was also preceded in death by a son Rodney Edwin Gibson. Eddie...

Daniel Miller

Daniel Miller

Mar 8, 2013

Clyde, Daniel Guy "Danny" Miller, age 51 passed away Friday, March 8, 2013 at The Homestead. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a 1979 graduate of Tuscola High School. Danny was preceded in death by his mother, Doris Ann "Dotty" Teague Lively and his grandparents Guy and Maxie Teague and Raymond and...

A. Mccann

A. Mccann

Mar 7, 2013

Mr. A. Richard McCann, 76, of Candler, NC passed away peacefully at the John F. Keever, Jr., Solace Center in Asheville, NC on Thursday, March, 7, 2013, with his wife, Liz at his side. Dick was born on May 3, 1936, in Newark, NJ, the son of the late Charles P. and Martha Kaufold McCann. Dick's father was a...

Reverend Johnson

Reverend Johnson

Mar 5, 2013

Waynesville, Reverend James Lindsay Johnson, age 70, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at St. Joseph Campus. A native of Mecklenburg County, he was the son of the late James Donald Johnson, Sr. and Edith Phibbs Johnson. He was also preceded in death by a son, Jonathan Stokes Johnson, who died in 2006. Jim was a United...

Georgia Demery

Georgia Demery

Mar 3, 2013

Waynesville, Georgia Demery, age 48, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2013. A native of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, she was the daughter of Robert Demery and the late Sara Cottrell Demery. Georgia enjoyed crocheting, cooking, gardening, camping and shopping. In addition to her father she is survived by her companion, Manson Noland; two daughters, Bridget Demery...

Charles Putnam, Sr.

Charles Putnam, Sr.

Mar 3, 2013

Waynesville, Charles Eugene Putnam, Sr., age, 68, of 68 Thunder Road, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Charlie Randolph and Callie Price Putnam. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Raeford and Earl Putnam. He was a United States...

Robert Debord

Robert Debord

Mar 3, 2013

Robert Woodward DeBord "The Silver Fox", 77, of Hendersonville, passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, March 03, 2013 at home. A native of Asheville, he was born at Aston Park Hospital, the son of the late Horace Worley DeBord and Nina Wilson DeBord. A true patriot, Robert was retired from the US Navy after serving for 26...

Pearl Stafford

Pearl Stafford

Mar 3, 2013

Pearl Lee Sanford Stafford, age 103, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas "Tom" and Nellie Sanford. Pearl Lee enjoyed quilting, sewing, and was a member of Candler House of Prayer. In addition to her parents, she was...

Jackie West

Jackie West

Mar 1, 2013

Jacqueline Sue Miller West, age 71, of Beaverdam Heights Drive, passed away on Friday, March 01, 2013 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Clayton and Agnes Jacobson Miller. Jackie was a former employee of American Enka and served as an assistant Girl Scout Leader. She retired, with 20...

Mary Allbach

Mary Allbach

Feb 28, 2013

Waynesville, Mary Sauka Allbach, age 91, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Autumn Care. A native of Erie, New York, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Sophia Yonkauska Sauka and was also preceded in death by her husband, William Gilbert Allbach, II, who died in 1996. She was a member of St....

Ruth Gragg

Ruth Gragg

Feb 27, 2013

Ruth Bramlette Gragg, age 97, a loving aunt that was a mother to us all, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Vol B. and Docia Cole Bramlett. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...

Neta Johnson

Neta Johnson

Feb 27, 2013

Newport, TN - Neta Mae Johnson, age 71, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Caris Healthcare in Newport Tennessee. A native of Haywood County, she had resided in Newport, Tennessee for the past 30 years. She was the daughter of Charlie Lee and Allie Harris Rathbone. Neta was a homemaker and enjoyed knitting and crocheting....

Margaret Boyd

Margaret Boyd

Feb 26, 2013

Waynesville, Margaret Brendle Boyd, age 84, of Nursery Lane, passed away quietly at her residence after a long illness. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Jessie Snyder Brendle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Ruby Ferguson and Mildred "Tink" Carden and two...

Lane Cochran

Lane Cochran

Feb 26, 2013

Everett Lane Cochran, age 79, passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Mission Hospitals – Memorial Campus. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Dan and Ila Woody Cochran. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Pansy Blalock and Jean Lanning and two brothers, Howard and...

H. Smathers

H. Smathers

Feb 25, 2013

H. P. "Hank" Smathers, age 89, went to his heavenly home on Monday, February 25, 2013 at the Mars Hill Retirement Center. He was born May 14, 1923 to Perry and Jessie Smathers. He was preceded in death by both his parents, his sister, Betty Smathers, and just four months ago by his beloved wife, Aldeen. Hank...

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