Jan 25, 2012

Waynesville, Ernest "Ernie" Stuart Snyder, age 86, of Crymes Cove Road, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at MedWest Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Homer and Minnie Hendrix Snyder. He was also preceded in death by four sisters, Louise Beverly, Viola Ammons, Margaret Cable, and...

Jan 25, 2012

Waynesville, James Dowe McElroy, age 89, of Flag Street, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late James Lawson and Martha Dare Crawford McElroy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Beulah McElroy, who died in...

Jan 24, 2012

Waynesville, James "Jimmy" R. Parton, Jr., age 50, of Leatherwood Street, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at his home. He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of Ernestine Osborne Parton and the late James R. Parton. Jimmy graduated from Tuscola High School in 1979 and later in 1982 with a degree in...

Jan 23, 2012

Canton, Barbara Amelia McDonald nee Herleth, age 66, of Kelly Springs Road, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2012 at MedWest Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Queens, New York, she was the daughter of the late Edward Robert Herleth, Jr. and Wanda Tomaszweski Herleth. She served as Vice President of Operations of Credit Suisse in...

Jan 23, 2012

Larry Ray Trull, Sr., age 53, died Monday, January 23, 2012. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Frank Benjamin and Georgia Maxine Griffin Trull. Larry was a former construction worker and an avid NASCAR fan. He is survived by his fiancé, Barbara Bradford of Waynesville; one son, Larry Ray Trull, Jr....

Jan 23, 2012

Rue C. Rogers, age 96, died on Monday, January 23, 2012, at the Elizabeth House in Hendersonville. A native of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Della Ledford Culbertson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Meredith Jennings Rogers who died in 1994; a son, Jerry Jennings Rogers who died...

Jan 22, 2012

Kathleen Bailey Robinson, age 43, died on Sunday, January 22, 2012, at Mission Hospitals – Memorial Campus. She was born in Haywood County and had lived in Madison and Haywood counties and was the daughter of David and Julia Kemp Bailey of Marshall. She was a medical assistant at Asheville Pediatrics and a member of Oak Grove...

Jan 21, 2012

Waynesville, John A. Dall, age 84, of Key Circle, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. Of Scottish descent, John was born in Lancaster County, England, the son of the late John and Margaret Lunn Dall. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Jan 20, 2012

Roy M. Davis, 86, of Candler, passed away at home on Friday, January 20, 2012. A native of Cleveland, TN, he was a son of the late Jackson Millard Davis and Jessie Brown Davis. Roy was a Veteran, serving in the Army. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Grace Sexton Burnette Davis...

Jan 20, 2012

Clyde, Earlene Phillips Jenkins, age 58, of the Fines Creek Community, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2012 at MedWest Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Cora Mae Owens Phillips. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a...

Jan 19, 2012

Waynesville, Gertrude Elizabeth Smathers, age 88, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Adeline Deaver Smathers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Underwood, Loranzo, and Garrett Smathers and...

Jan 17, 2012

Bertha O'Neil Hooper, age 93, died on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Toss and Ollie Howell O'Neil. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Candler Hooper; a daughter, Dorothy "Dot" H. Rogers; a son, Don...

Jan 17, 2012

Virginia Mae 'Jenny' Towe, 86, of Candler, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 17th. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Etta Mae Rhymer Hill. She was a faithful member of the Mountain View Church of God in Canton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Jan 17, 2012

Canton – Aylene Yelton Hipps, age 87, passed to a well-earned rest on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. Aylene was born in Ellenboro, NC on September 15, 1924 to Wray and Ada Smart Yelton. Aylene was the second youngest of six children, three brothers, Dewitt, Wisker, and Thomas and two sisters, Mary and...

Jan 16, 2012

Katherine Snelson Whitted, age 95, died on Monday, January, 16, 2012 at MedWest Haywood Hospital. She was a native of Buncombe County but resided most of her life in Haywood County. She was a daughter of the late James Dallas and Della Cain Snelson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first...

Jan 15, 2012

Sarah Woody Rogers, age 94, died on Sunday, January 15, 2012, at Autumn Care Nursing Home. She was born on January 13, 1918, in Cataloochee Valley and was the daughter of the late Floyd William and Folsom Davis Woody. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Hugh Rogers, Jr., who died in 2006; an...

Jan 15, 2012

Tracy Turpen: 8/11/84 - 1/15/12

Tracy Elizabeth Turpen passed away Sunday January 15th at the age of 27 in Asheville, NC.

Tracy is survived by her loving mother Catherine Silver of Weaverville, NC formerly from Alpena, son Evander Elzie, father Rick Turpen of Hawaii, sister Roxanne Turpen, grandmother Ruth Turpen, and Tracy's fiance Tyler Stout....

Jan 14, 2012

Karen Jo Evans Gunn, 63, of Asheville, passed away Saturday, January 14th, 2012. A native of Sherwood, Arkansas, she was a daughter of the late Billie and Kay Huggins Evans. She had been a resident of Asheville since 2005 and a member of Biltmore Church of Christ. Karen was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, artist and Barber. In addition...

Jan 14, 2012

Waynesville, David Bruce Tomlin, age 58, died Saturday, January 14, 2012 at his residence. A native of Philadelphia, he lived in Naples, FL before moving to Haywood County. David was the son of Jean Cairns of Florida and the late John B. Tomlin, III. He was also preceded in death by one brother, John B. Tomlin, IV....

Jan 12, 2012

Waynesville, Patricia Ann Ruff, age 59, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at her home. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Marion Harley Robinson and Osie Edna Brown Robinson and was also preceded in death by an infant son, Jeffery Dewayne Ruff, and one brother, Donald Brown. Patricia was of...