Aug 23, 2012

Clara Johnson Green, age 76, passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2012 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Walter Albert and Lois Mathews Johnson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Green, who died in 2001; a son, Gary...

Aug 22, 2012

Waynesville, Marylene Ham Strain, 99 of Waynesville, NC died peacefully on August 22, 2012 at Haywood Lodge inWaynesville. She was born to the late Mary Elizabeth Coleman and James Lawrence Ham in Elba, Alabama on April19, 1913. She graduated from Elba High School in 1930. On December 20, 1936 she married Haldane Strain and enjoyed a partnership...

Aug 21, 2012

Mardell Ann Love, 67, of Asheville, passed away at home on Tuesday, August 21, 2012. She was born in Duluth, MN to Maynard Helge Peterson and Marion Jane Ronning Peterson. She was preceded in death by her father, Maynard; step-father, William Eaton; daughter, Rachel Griffin; sister, Darla Peterson and brothers, Dale and Darwin Peterson. Mardell is survived by her...

Aug 20, 2012

Waynesville, Auther Earnest Cooper, 284 Lum Boone Circle, passed away on Monday, August 20, 2012 at The Homestead. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late James and Bonnie Jones Cooper and was also preceded in death by a brother, Beecher Cooper. Arther retired from Dayco with 29 years of service and enjoyed...

Aug 20, 2012

Virginia Marjorie Burnette Roberts, 93, of Enka, passed away Monday, August 20, 2012. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Aaron Austin and Florence Elizabeth Buckner Burnette. She was a member of Enka Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. Roberts, Jr. and six...

Aug 19, 2012

Kenneth Tyler Fisher, age 17, passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2012. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Kenneth Ray Fisher, who died in 2001. He was a student at the Alternative Learning Center in Waynesville. Tyler loved to play the drums and guitar. Regardless of how bad your day was...

Aug 18, 2012

Candler-Felbert Revis, age 89, of WNC Baptist Camp Road, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. Felbert was a native of Haywood County, he had lived in Buncombe for the past 35 years. He was the son of the late Jess and Reldy Rogers Revis. In addition to his parents, he...

Aug 17, 2012

Canton-Sheila Whitaker Roberson, age 54, of Sharptown Road, passed away on Friday, August 17, 2012 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Bossier City, Louisiana, she was a daughter of Kenneth C. and Katherine Thomason Whitaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Roberson, who died in 2008, and also by her maternal and...

Aug 17, 2012

Waynesville, John Ray Mullen, Jr., age 84, of 146 Locust Grove Drive, passed away on August 17, 2012 at his residence. A native of Alleghany County, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late John R. and Mary Stephanic Mullen and was also preceded in death by his son, Thomas Charles Mullen. He was a veteran of...

Aug 16, 2012

Canton - Peggy Ann Whitaker Bowers, age 44, passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, for most of her life, she was a daughter of Edward and Ruby Green Whitaker. Peggy will be remembered for being extremely kind-hearted and very generous, almost to a fault. She dearly loved her...

Aug 16, 2012

Edith Oliver Brown, age 67, of Crawford Creek Road, died August 14, 2012, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. A native of Swain County, she was a daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Luvenia Baines Oliver. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Everett W. Brown, who died July 7, 2012. Edith...

Aug 15, 2012

Waynesville, Alice Convert Herrera, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. Born in New York, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Grace White Convert. She is survived by a daughter, Alida Herrera of Waynesville, one son, James Herrera, of Detroit, and her grandchildren, Christopher and Caitlin Bingham....

Aug 15, 2012

Faye Fish Scott, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at her residence. Born in Macon County, she was a lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Dewey Thomas and Julia Woods Fish. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Burgin Scott, who died in 2001; three brothers; and...

Aug 15, 2012

Glen Elwood Pressley, age 54, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at The Homestead. A native of Summit County, Ohio, he is survived by his wife of 34 years, Michelle Tamasovich Pressley. He was a son of the late Glen Edward Pressley. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his brother, Bill...

Aug 15, 2012

Waynesville, Chester Webb, age 67, of Riverbend Street, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Hampton and Ethel Norris Webb. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie Jean Webb, who died in...

Aug 14, 2012

Geneva Sutton Hall, age 92, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2012 at The Homestead in Clyde. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Cornelius and Burdyne Messer Sutton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Doug Rathbone; her second husband, Letch Hall, who died...

Aug 14, 2012

Canton – Edith Oliver Brown, age 67, of Crawford Creek Road, died August 14, 2012, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. A native of Swain County, she was a daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Luvenia Baines Oliver. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Everett W. Brown, who died July 7,...

Aug 14, 2012

Waynesville, Stanley I. Arnold died on August 14, 2012, at home surrounded by his family. Stan, whose birth name was Ignacy S. Abramowicz, was born in Lodz, Poland on July 23, 1927, and was the only son of Maria and Julian Abramowicz. During World War II, he and his parents were forcibly transported from Poland to Russia,...

Aug 13, 2012

Waynesville, James Richard "Jay" Queen, III, son of James R. Queen, Jr. and Jo Lohr Queen of 15 Queens Farm Lane, died on Monday, August 13, 2012 in his sleep at the family home in Waynesville from leukodystrophy, a progressive, terminal brain and nerve disease. A native Tar Heel with family roots reaching back to the Revolutionary...

Aug 12, 2012

Moore Funeral Home at Forest Lawn, Candler

Martha E. Reichard, 85, of Candler, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2012. She was a daughter of the late Roy Isaac and Elizabeth Stephens Vandervort. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Forrest I. Reichard and her daughters; Diane Kathleen Fry and Anna Marie Dilts. Martha is survived...