May 17, 2012

Barbara Sue Ray Beam, 67, of Fairview, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 17th at Mission St. Joseph. She was born in Virginia to Lonnie Edmond Ray and Helen Mae Trivett Ray. Barbara had been a resident of Fairview since 1979. She loved playing Bingo and watching Days of Our Lives. She was preceded in death...

May 16, 2012

Waynesville, Lula Cairnes Barrett, age 62, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospital. She was a native of Henderson County and was the daughter of the late Charles Vernon and Mary Kathleen Branks Cairnes. She was also preceded in death by her husband James Barrett in 1980, one son Brian Barrett,...

May 16, 2012

Marie Penland Ballew, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at her daughter's residence after a strong and courageous battle with cancer. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late L. D. and Estle Louise Wright Penland. She was also preceded in death by an infant daughter, Karen...

May 16, 2012

Waynesville, Elwanda Ione Moore, age 70, of Southfork Road, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at her home. She was a native of Rochelle, LA and had lived in Haywood County for the past 22 years. She was the daughter of the late Brodie and Lillian Quinn Greer and the wife of the late James Herman Moore,...

May 15, 2012

William David Ledford, age 100, of the Fines Creek community passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Augustus and Hattie Webb Ledford. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 76 years, Genevieve Rathbone Ledford,...

May 13, 2012

Waynesville, Billy O'Neal Miller, age 78, passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2012 at The Homestead. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late James and Ada Franklin Miller. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a brother, John Miller; two sisters, Nana Lou Palmer...

May 10, 2012

Waynesville, Mary Eleanor Sebring, age 86, of Fitzgerald Lane, passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at The Homestead. Mary was a native of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and had resided in Haywood County for the past 18 years. She was the daughter of the late John and Catherine McInnis McKillop. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

May 10, 2012

Stephen Ray "Moose" Worley, age 43, died on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at his residence. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of Blanche Southerland Worley Grimsley of Asheville and the late Johnny H. Worley. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his estranged wife, Wileena Bell Worley of Asheville; partner, Michelle Ledford...

May 9, 2012

Waynesville, Ruth Ledford Green, age 89, of Brown Avenue, passed into the arms of her Savior on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 surrounded by her family. Born on January 15, 1923 at Sunburst, North Carolina to Jerry Lloyd Ledford and Emma Mintz Ledford. She was married to Buddie Green for 68 years, who passed away on September 7,...

May 9, 2012

Waynesville, Mary Jane Edwards Klopp, age 91, of 130 Tate Street, passed away on Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at her residence. A native of Durham, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Charles William and Eva Marie Kramer Edwards and was also preceded in death by a daughter, Margaret Louise Klopp, and two brothers, Charles...

May 8, 2012

David Paul Harkins, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, May 08, 2012 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Lloyd Lewis and Blanche Green Harkins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Wiley, Dewey, Robert, and Carl Harkins; and one sister, Helen Miller....

May 8, 2012

Charles E. (Hap) Hobbs, age 90, died on Monday, May 7, 2012 at Homestead Hospice & Palliative Care of Haywood County. A native of Edinburg, Illinois, he was a son of the late O.B. and Lucy Fee Hobbs. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his eldest son, William D. Hobbs who died...

May 8, 2012

Margaret Aline Ledford (1926 ' 2012)

Margaret Aline Ledford died on May 8, 2012. Mrs. Ledford was born on September 30, 1926 in Bowie County, Texas, the daughter of Roy Lee Rackley and Annie Lee Hardy. She grew up in New Boston, Texas.

Mrs. Ledford married Kenneth Rodgers Ledford on March 16, 1946 in her...

May 7, 2012

Charles 'CL' Fender, 78, of Asheville, NC passed away, Monday, May 7th. He was a son of the late Hushai and Suffie Riddle Fender. CL was a Brick Mason and served in the Army during the Korean War. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandson, Justin Boone; brothers, Carlie and Landon Fender and...

May 5, 2012

Waynesville, James Allen Tompkins, age 89, passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Haywood Lodge and Retirement Center. A native of Oconee, Washington County, Georgia and former resident of Orlando, Florida, he had resided in Haywood County since 1986. He was the son of the late Charlie and Georgia Shurling Tompkins and was also preceded in...

May 5, 2012

Canton, Royce Lee Howell, age 81, passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. Royce was born and grew up in Yancey County; had resided in Haywood County since 1966. He was the son of the late Arthur Arcemus and Bonnie Renfro Howell. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Joyce...

May 3, 2012

Asheville, Fred R. Carver, age 72, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2012 at Mission Hospital. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Fred Carver and Margaret Arrowood Carver Coward. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Quakenbush Carver, who died in 2008. He was...

May 3, 2012

Fines Creek, Loften Frank Green, age 93, of the Fines Creek Community, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Maggie Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Robert Wilburn and Reva Bennett Green. He is also preceded in death by one sister, Mary...

May 3, 2012

Canton-Harry Clifton Burnette, age 90, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at MedWest-Haywood. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Claude and Fern Singleton Burnette. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Rodney Hardin Burnette, who died in 2006; three sisters, Beatrice Rogers, Frances Mann...

May 3, 2012

Canton-Catherine Minerva Lindsey Donnelly, age 97, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at MedWest-Haywood. Catherine was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and a former resident of Binghamton, New York, before moving to Haywood County in 2001. She was the daughter of the late Ira John and Coral Ann Fuller Lindsey. In addition to her parents, she was...