Lavonne Danitschek
Sep 6, 2011
Waynesville, NC, LaVonne Marie Jensen Danitschek, age 72, of Woodfield Drive, passed away on September 6, 2011 at MedWest-Harris Regional Medical Center. A native of Valley City, North Dakota, she grew up in Mahnomen, Minnesota and had resided in Haywood County since 1992. She was the daughter of the late Hjalmer and Ruth Cook Jensen. She was...
Howell Pless
Sep 5, 2011
Howell Eugene Pless, age 85, passed away on Monday, September 5, 2011 at his daughter's residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Carlton and Flora McElrath Pless and was also preceded in death by one sister, Judy Donofrio and two brothers, Lewis and Ben Pless. He was a...
Joyce Howell
Sep 4, 2011
Lake Junaluska, Joyce Dingley Howell, age 86, of County Road, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at MedWest Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, she had resided most of her life in Orlando, Florida before moving to Haywood County three years ago. She was the daughter of the late Dr. John T....
Patsy Matthews
Sep 3, 2011
Cary, NC – Patsy Smiley Matthews, age 77, passed away on Saturday, September 03, 2011 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late John Smiley, Sr. and Pearl Godfrey Smiley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Danny and John Smiley, Jr. and two...
Harriett Penny
Sep 2, 2011
Maggie Valley, Harriett Davis Penny, age 88, passed away on Friday, September 02, 2011 at Silver Bluff Village. A native of Union, South Carolina, she was a lifelong resident of Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Virgil R. and Nora Woody Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Mary Ball
Sep 2, 2011
Mary Toleda Whitt Ball of Candler, slipped from this world on September 2, 2011 at the John F. Keever Solace Center in Asheville, after a period of declining health. Born December 7, 1933 in the lower Laurel community of Madison County, Mary was the third child of the late Jeff and Lois Ballard Whitt. The 'big brick...
Ruby Allen
Sep 1, 2011
Waynesville, Ruby Louise Thomas Allen, age 95, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Haywood Lodge. A native of Biloxi, Mississippi, she had lived most of her life in St. Petersburg, Florida. She was the daughter of the late William John and Louise May Thomas and was also preceded in death by her husband, Collis Talmadge...
Stanley Cordwell
Aug 31, 2011
Stanley Norbert Cordwell, 87, passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at Medwest - Haywood. A native of Ogdensburg, New York, he was a son of the late David Stuart and Claudia Brunett Cordwell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Dolores Cordwell. Stanley was a United States Navy veteran of...
Walter Nash
Aug 30, 2011
Walter "Ed" Nash, of Maggie Valley, NC and Marathon, Florida passed away August 30, 2011 at the age of 91. He is preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Thelma E. Nash. Walter was an executive with the Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn, Michigan for 32 years. His last position was manager, personnel and organization,...
Harris Phd Jr.
Aug 30, 2011
Waynesville, Harris Burns, Jr. PhD, age 78, a native of Birmingham, Alabama died on August 30th at his home after an extended illness. Dr. Burns attended Harvard and graduated from Georgia Tech with a Degree in Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. He completed two years post doctoral work at the University of Illinois, Champaign, Urbana. While he...
Ruth Farmer
Aug 29, 2011
Ruth Ethel Poston Farmer, 75, formerly of Canton, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2011. Born in Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late William B. and Edna Elizabeth Matilda Pless Poston. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy V. Farmer; a son, Dewey L. Farmer; a daughter,...
Philip Mcdowell
Aug 29, 2011
Waynesville, Philip Falter McDowell, age 69, of Leatherwood Road, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2011 at his residence. A native of Chicago Illinois, he had resided in Haywood County since 1963. He was the son of the late Samuel Alexander McDowell Jr. and Patricia Virginia Kunkel McDowell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Edwina Jackson
Aug 28, 2011
Edwina Leatherwood Jackson, age 89, died on Sunday, August 28, 2011, at MedWest - Haywood. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Mark and Estelle Jones Leatherwood. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Lee Jackson, who died in 2009; a son Earl Jackson, who died...
William Birchfield
Aug 26, 2011
Waynesville, William "Billy" Odell Birchfield, age 67, of the Jonathan Creek community, passed away Friday, August 26, 2011 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Haywood County, he was a former resident of Ashdown, Arkansas for 21 years. He was the son of the late Clyde Odell Birchfield and Lessie Marie Brooks Birchfield. Billy was also preceded...
Lucille Slye
Aug 24, 2011
Waynesville, Lucille Carolyn Adams Slye, age 89, of Givens Estate, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at Givens Health Center. A native of Norfolk, Virginia, she was a former resident of Charlotte and Emerald Isle, North Carolina and had resided in Asheville for the past year. She was the daughter of the late Duane and Audrey...
Ann Rockwell
Aug 23, 2011
Erna "Ann" Rockwell, age 66, of Jess Cove Road died on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at her residence. A native of Deutsch Reichenau, Germany, she was the daughter of Monika Hinterberger of Amberg, Germany and the late Alois Hinterberger. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Rockwell who died in 2001. Ann had a love...
Michael Cody
Aug 22, 2011
Michael Ray Cody, 55, of Asheville, passed away Monday, August 22, 2011. A native of Asheville, he was the son of Robert Franklin Cody and the late Frances JoAnne Pegg Cody. Michael was a painter for 28 years and loved gardening and fishing. In addition to his father, he is survived by his children, Christy (Derek) Hall of Canton,...
Dennis Casey
Aug 22, 2011
DENNIS "SONNY" CASEY "LOVING FATHER AND FRIEND TO ALL" Waynesville, Dennis Marion Casey, Sr., age 80, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2011 at MedWest Haywood Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the youngest child of the late Allen D. Casey, Sr. and Leona McDonnell Casey McDowell. He...
John Garland
Aug 21, 2011
John David Garland, 54, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2011 at Stone Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Marshall Cabe and Juanita Jaynes Garland. He is survived by one daughter, Selena Rogers and her husband, David, of Lake Junaluska; three brothers, Wayne Garland and his...
James Grasty
Aug 21, 2011
Clyde, James "Jim" Grasty, age 75, of Clark Cemetery Road, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2011 at his residence. He was born and lived most of his life in Haywood County and was the son of the late Loyd and Clarine Hendricks Grasty. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by three...
