Obituaries

Local Obituaries - Haywood County, NC and the Surrounding Areas

Lucille Wooten

Lucille Wooten

Nov 20, 2011

Lucille Mann Wooten, age 82, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2011, at MedWest Haywood. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late P. C. and Mattie Franklin Mann. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, W.R. "Bill" Wooten, who died in 2009; and a brother, Carl...

Betty Brown

Betty Brown

Nov 20, 2011

Betty Gentry Brown, age 76, of Shannon Drive, died on Sunday, November 20, 2011, at John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Cocke County, TN, she was the daughter of the late Erskin and Irene Lance Gentry. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Brown, who died in 1989; and four sisters. She...

Emma Earley

Emma Earley

Nov 20, 2011

Waynesville, Emma Earley, age 95, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2011 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. A native of Jackson County, she had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late George and Cora Belle Pruitt Shuler. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

William Dinwiddie

William Dinwiddie

Nov 20, 2011

Waynesville, The Reverend William Courtenay Dinwiddie, Sr. departed life on November 20, 2011 in Waynesville, North Carolina. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 21, 1914, the son of Caroline Summey Dinwiddie and Albert Bledsoe Dinwiddie, Professor of Mathematics and President of Tulane University. William Dinwiddie was educated in New Orleans public schools, Tulane University,...

Pearl Grogan

Pearl Grogan

Nov 20, 2011

Pearl Cowan Grogan, age 98, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2011 at her residence. A native of Jackson County, she was a daughter of the late Ransom and Bonnie McConnell Cowan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank D. Grogan, who died in 1998; six brothers, Birch, David, Woodrow,...

Arnold Kirkland

Arnold Kirkland

Nov 18, 2011

Arnold Douglas "Kirk" Kirkland, age 89, passed away on Friday, November 18, 2011. A native of Swain County, he was a son of the late John Wesley and Sarah Tiney Wiggins Kirkland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Emila Kirkland Patton. Arnold was a United States Army veteran of World...

Arvella Hawkins

Arvella Hawkins

Nov 18, 2011

Arvella Phillips Hawkins, age 80, passed away on Friday, November 18, 2011, at John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Robert Perry and Flora Elizabeth West Phillips. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Helen Fore; and two brothers, Marcell and...

Alice Monteith

Alice Monteith

Nov 18, 2011

Glenville, NC, Alice Jennings Monteith, age 65, passed away on Friday, November 18, 2011 at her daughter's residence. A native of Missouri, she had resided in Jackson County since 1968. She was the daughter of the late Leonard and Frieda Jennings. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Dale Jennings. Alice...

Mary Harrison

Mary Harrison

Nov 18, 2011

Mary Leatherwood Harrison passed away Friday, November 18, 2011 at Hospice Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia with her son at her side. She was born in Waynesville and lived most of her life there. She graduated from Waynesville Township High School. In 1943, Mary married A.D. Harrison, Jr. of Newton, North Carolina while he was stationed with the...

Mark Rathbone

Mark Rathbone

Nov 15, 2011

Mark Graham Rathbone, 90, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at MedWest Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Charles (Dick) and Dola Clark Rathbone of Fines Creek. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Fowler Rathbone, who died...

Herbert Summey

Herbert Summey

Nov 15, 2011

Herbert Roger Summey, 67, of Candler, passed away Tuesday, November 15. A native of Asheville, he was a son of the late Linton and Nellie Austin Summey. Roger served in the Navy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia and siblings, Benny Summey, Wilena Sams and Nora Cogburn. Roger is survived by...

David Hines

David Hines

Nov 14, 2011

Waynesville, David E. Hines, age 65, of Clayton Lake, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2011 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Volusia County, Florida, he previously resided in St. Petersburg Florida before moving to Haywood County in 2008. He was the son of the late Marvin and Ada Mae Mansell Hines. In addition to...

Frances Church

Frances Church

Nov 13, 2011

Frances Russell Church, age 57, died on Sunday, November 13, 2011, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Pauline Patton Russell of Waynesville and the late Perry Russell. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband of 34 years, Joe Church; two sisters,...

Whitney Griffin

Whitney Griffin

Nov 12, 2011

McRoberts, Kentucky, Whitney Erin Griffin, age 22, formerly of Clyde, NC, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born on September 4, 1989, in Sylva, North Carolina, and lived in Clyde, North Carolina prior to moving to Letcher County, Kentucky, 4 years ago. Whitney worked as...

Carmen Plott

Carmen Plott

Nov 11, 2011

Waynesville, Carmen Plott, formerly of Maple Street, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2011 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Waynesville, she was the daughter of the late Homer Henry and Marie Hulliger Plott and was also preceded in death by one brother, Homer Plott, Jr. and one sister, Kathryn Marie Plott....

Margaret Riddle

Margaret Riddle

Nov 11, 2011

Margaret Louise Riddle, 83, of Candler, passed away November 11th. A native of Asheville, she was a daughter to the late Hubert and Missouri Hollifield Hendrix. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Nelson Riddle and son, Walter Keith Riddle. Margaret is survived by her sons, Patrick (Angela) Riddle and James Riddle;...

Grace West

Grace West

Nov 10, 2011

Canton-Grace Jones West, age 85, of Crossroad Hill was called to our heavenly home on Thursday, November 10, 2011. A native of Laurens County South Carolina, she had spent most of her life in Canton, NC. Grace was the daughter of the late Elbert Vincent and Lora Ethel Jones. She is preceded in death by husband, William...

Hugh Kuykendall

Hugh Kuykendall

Nov 9, 2011

Hugh Kuykendall, age 71, of 51 Berthas Spring Lane, died on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at Mission Hospitals – Memorial Campus. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Vaughn and Martha Cogburn Kuykendall. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Kuykendall, who died in October, 2010;...

Samuel Holland

Samuel Holland

Nov 9, 2011

Samuel Luther "Sam" Holland, age 77, of Bryson Road died on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Lem and Bertha Crawford Holland. He was also preceded in death by his stepmother, Hester Conley Holland. He was a United...

Jennie Fer

Jennie Fer

Nov 8, 2011

Waynesville, NC, Jennie Fer 93, died on November 8, 2011 and as in so much of her life, she went fighting. Jennie, "Jadza" was the survivor of Auschwitz, and Bergin- Belsin Concentration Camps. She was married to her husband of 73 years, Bennie and they survived the Lodz Ghetto, the murder of their first born, the obliteration...

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