Rebecca Anderson
Nov 3, 2011
Rebecca Williamson Anderson, a devoted wife and mother passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. Rebecca married Winton Anderson, her husband of 67 years, and immediately began to work and sacrifice to create a better life for her family. She was the last surviving member of a family of...
Richard Howell
Nov 3, 2011
Richard W. Howell, 86, of Asheville, passed away Thursday, November 03, 2011. A native of Belmont, NC, he was a son of the late Daniel and Essie Carter Howell. Rick served as a Combat Engineer in the Army during World War II. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Sara Collier Howell. He...
Mary Carpenter
Nov 2, 2011
Waynesville, Mary Ellen Carpenter, age 72, of Browning Branch Road, passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at the Brian Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Walter Augustus and Virginia Withers Williams. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Virginia Feinstein and Marian Messer...
Evelyn Inman
Nov 1, 2011
Waynesville, Evelyn Green Inman, age 88, of 134 Vaughn Cove Road, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Elzie Wyatt Green. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Reverend Robert �Shorty�...
James Simmonds
Nov 1, 2011
Waynesville, James Henry Simmonds, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at Pigeon Valley Nursing Home. A native of Johnson City, Tennessee, he was a prior resident of St. John's, Arizona, where he served as a city magistrate, but he had lived in Haywood County most of his life. He was the son of the...
Dorotha Clark
Oct 30, 2011
Clyde, Dorotha Mae Smith Clark, age 80, of Carolina Boulevard, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Harrison and Tenney Russell Smith and was also preceded in death by a son-in-law, Tommy...
Dewey Franklin
Oct 29, 2011
Waynesville, Dewey J. Franklin, age 84, of 109 Raytown Heights, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Erwin, Tennessee, he had resided in Haywood County since 1967 and was the son of the late Dewey and Thelma Lee Price Franklin. He was a 27-year veteran of the US Navy where he...
Hettie Shelton
Oct 28, 2011
Waynesville - Hettie Mae Brown Shelton, 83, of Monte Vista Drive, died surrounded by her family, on Friday, October 28, 2011, at St Joseph Medical Center. A native of Greer, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Ola Mae Brown. On Friday, Hettie Mae joined her husband, Clarence Shelton in their eternal home....
James Holcombe
Oct 28, 2011
James Robert "Jimmy" Holcombe, age 69, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2011 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Henry and Daisy Miller Holcombe. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Helen Davis; six brothers, Carroll, Roger, Roy, Alvin, Ray, and Hoyle...
Carroll Rickman
Oct 27, 2011
CANTON – Calvin Carroll Rickman, age 85, died on Thursday, October 27, 2011, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Thomas Merritt Rickman and Flora Katherine Buchanan Rickman Raby. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Coleman, Clarence, and T.M. Rickman; and a...
Kate Best
Oct 26, 2011
Kate Robinson Best, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Lelia Harbin Robinson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred W. Best, who died in 1976; a son, Larry Best; a...
George Stubbs
Oct 26, 2011
Waynesville, NC, Dr. George Middleton Stubbs, age 92, of Waynesville, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at his residence after a lengthy illness. A native of Putnam County Georgia, he was the son of the late Roy Davis Stubbs and Georgia Smith Stubbs. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Brevard N. Stewart and...
Frances Henson
Oct 24, 2011
Frances Ann Henson, age 72, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2011 at Memorial Campus – Mission Hospitals. A native of Haywood County and resident of Leicester since 1993, she was a daughter of the late Jud and Annie Wilson Henson. Frances was a Bethel High School graduate. She worked at Enka Manufacturing, Sally's Beauty Supply, and...
Judith Oates
Oct 24, 2011
Judith Diane McFalls "Judy" Oates, age 62, died on Monday, October 24, 2011, at her home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Beatrice Warren McFalls. She was a former employee of Walmart and attended Bethel Baptist Church. Judy was an accomplished artist enjoying painting in oils,...
Jack King
Oct 24, 2011
Jack C. King, age 83, passed away on October 24, 2011 at MedWest – Haywood. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Ernest and Margie Hall King. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Doris Brown. Jack was a 1950 graduate of Leicester High School and...
Angela Forame
Oct 24, 2011
Waynesville, Angela Dorothy Collura Forame, age 99, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2011 at Autumn Care. A native of Sicily, Italy, and a former resident of Boynton Beach, Florida, she had resided in Haywood County since 2000. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Annetenta Collura and was also preceded in death by her...
Alex Robinson
Oct 23, 2011
LEICESTER – Alex Jackson Robinson, age 21, went to be with God on Sunday, October 23, 2011. God needed another rose bud for his garden. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of Gerald and Gayle Young Robinson. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Charles and Gertrude Young and...
Marie Myers
Oct 22, 2011
Marie Smathers Myers, age 94, died on Saturday, October 22, 2011, after several years of declining health. Marie was a native of Haywood County and lived there most of her life. She was born on the family farm on September 25, 1917, to Dollie and Luster Smathers. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death...
Zelda Adams
Oct 22, 2011
Zelda Mae Earley Adams, age 74 of Circle Drive died on Saturday, October 22, 2011, at John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Reverend Frank Earley and Lura Wells Earley. She was also preceded in death by three sisters, Frankie Gooch and Martha...
Clara Wilson
Oct 22, 2011
Clara Llewellyn Wells Wilson went to heaven on Saturday, October 22, 2011, at the Maggie Valley Nursing Facility. She was born on August 7, 1929, to Garland and Geneva Wells. Clara was 82. She was a lifelong resident of Haywood County and a member of Spring Hill Baptist Church. She loved her church. Clara was preceded in...
