Obituaries

Local Obituaries - Haywood County, NC and the Surrounding Areas

Al Parker

Al Parker

Feb 19, 2012

Allison Franklin "Al" Parker, age 89, died Sunday, February 19, 2012 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Dade County, Florida, he was a son of the late Franklin Clifford and Jennie Hortense Pinder Parker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Belle VanRyn Parker, who died in 1990; and his...

Margaret Stamey

Margaret Stamey

Feb 18, 2012

Margaret Jones Stamey, age 87, died on Saturday, February 18, 2012, at her home in Candler. She was born on August 15, 1924, in Waynesville. She resided in Haywood County until 1955 and then resided in Buncombe County until her death. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Ella Mae Jones. She was also preceded...

Gracie Tilley

Gracie Tilley

Feb 18, 2012

Gracie Jane Tilley, age 10, of 217 Howell Road passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2012, at her home. She was preceded in death by an uncle, James "Bo" Rhea; great-grandmother, Evelyn Tilley; great aunt, Sharon "Sissy" Cordell, and great grandfather, Jack Blalock. She was a member of Spring Hill Baptist Church. Gracie was currently a fifth...

Junior Mcfalls

Junior Mcfalls

Feb 17, 2012

James Alfred "Junior" McFalls, age 79, of the Bethel community, died Friday, February 17, 2012 at his home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late James Alfred McFalls, Sr. and Maude Rogers McFalls. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Fincher McFalls,...

Marvin Tennefoss

Marvin Tennefoss

Feb 17, 2012

Candler, NC, Marvin Herman Tennefoss, age 83, died Friday, February 17, 2012 in Asheville, NC. Born in Aberdeen, Washington, to Marie Gjerde Tennefoss and John Jonson A. Tennefoss, he was raised in Melbourne, WA and graduated from Montesano, Washington high School. Marvin was valedictorian for his graduating high school class and selected Outstanding Student Graduate by the...

Fred Whitman

Fred Whitman

Feb 16, 2012

Waynesville, Fred Whitman, age 89, of Killian Street, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at MedWest- Haywood. A native of Clinton, SC, he lived in Asheville, NC, before moving to Haywood County in 1960. Fred was the son of the late Dewitt and Maggie Dominick Whitman. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mildred...

Diana Alvear

Diana Alvear

Feb 16, 2012

Diana Maria Murray Alvear, age 27, of the Cruso Community, died Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Mission Hospitals Memorial Campus. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of Angela Maria McCall and Nicholas Edward Porter. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband of nine years, RoyRey Alvear; one daughter, Brianna Maria...

Lester Gunter

Lester Gunter

Feb 15, 2012

Waynesville, Lester Talmadge Gunter, age 70, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at MedWest Haywood. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Guy and Ola Mull Gunter. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Denise Gunter; one brother, Carl Gunter; and a sister, Thelma Frady. He...

Edwin Ratcliffe

Edwin Ratcliffe

Feb 15, 2012

Hartwell, Georgia, Edwin Palmer Ratcliffe, age 78, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at Rosemont Nursing Home in Stone Mountain, Georgia. A native of Haywood County, he had resided in Hartwell, Georgia for the past six years. He was the son of the late James Way Ratcliffe and Selma Clark Ratcliffe and was also preceded in...

John Wells

John Wells

Feb 15, 2012

John Thomas "Johnny" Wells, age 88, of Adeline Acres Drive, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at his residence. A native and resident of Haywood County most of his life, he was the son of the late Charles Broadway and Elizabeth Rhodarmer Wells. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers,...

Elva Wells

Elva Wells

Feb 13, 2012

Elva Bentley Wells, age 87, of Rhoda Street, died Monday, February 13, 2012 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Katherine Pipes Bentley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Kermit Francis Wells, who died in 2004; two...

Gladys Dills

Gladys Dills

Feb 12, 2012

Waynesville, Gladys Irene Dills, age 71, of Children Street, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Mission Campus. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Derry and Gurley Sitton Rhinehart and was also preceded in death by a brother, Sam Rhinehart and one sister, Iola Hance. She worked...

Frances Payne

Frances Payne

Feb 12, 2012

Frances Hipps Justice Payne, 93, died on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Benton and Clara Mae Miller Hipps. Frances retired from American Enka Corporation, and was preceded in death by two husbands: James Norton Justice and Jack...

Clara Worley

Clara Worley

Feb 11, 2012

Clara Inez Clontz Worley, 103 - went to be with the Lord on February 11, 2012. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Plato and Jessie Smathers Clontz. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Worley, who died in 1962. Clara lived in Haywood County...

William Ivester

William Ivester

Feb 10, 2012

William Lloyd "Red" Ivester, age 63, died on Friday, February 10, 2012 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Ernest Carroll "Red" and Neil Ann Allen Ivester. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Allen Todd "Sandy" Ivester. Red was...

Ryan Sanders

Ryan Sanders

Feb 9, 2012

Waynesville, Ryan Owen Sanders, age 36, of Brandywine Road, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Thursday, February 9, 2012. A native and resident of Macon County most of his life, he had resided in Waynesville for the past eleven years. He was the son of Roger Owen and Carol Ann Speed Sanders of Franklin and...

Michael Sena, Sr.

Michael Sena, Sr.

Feb 7, 2012

Waynesville, Michael Gerald Sena, Sr., age 85, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at his residence. A native of Newark, New Jersey and former resident of Tallahassee, Florida, Mike had lived in Waynesville, North Carolina for the past eleven years. He was the son of the late Frank and Rosa Tenori Sena and was also preceded...

Joretta Jaquins

Joretta Jaquins

Feb 7, 2012

Joretta S. Jaquins, a long-time resident of Asheville, North Carolina, died Tuesday February 7th at the Elizabeth House. Born in 1937 in Kingsport, T.N. Joretta received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1989. She continued her education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro from which she received her...

Sherri Carson

Sherri Carson

Feb 5, 2012

Candler, Sherri Hill Carson, age 35, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Mission Campus. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Gene Hill and Dianne Messer. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Reverend Ernest Messer and paternal grandparents, Fletcher and Dot Hill. She was a loving mother, daughter and...

Glenn Davis

Glenn Davis

Feb 4, 2012

Waynesville, Glenn Hardy Davis, age 84, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. Glenn was a native of Haywood County, he had spent most of his life in Franklin, N.C. He was the son of the late Thurman Carlisle and Minnie Elizabeth Caldwell Davis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

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