Sara Murray

May 4, 2010

Waynesville, Sarah Welch Murray, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Julius C. Welch (former sheriff of Haywood County) and Fannie Boyd Welch. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by three...

Judith Clontz

May 4, 2010

Judith Ann Parton Clontz, age 66, of 125 Frazier Street, passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2010. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Elmer Parton Sr. and Clara Marie Sisk and was also preceded by a grandson, Aaron Tyler Smith. Judith enjoyed working in the yard and playing bingo. She...

Dorothy Clark

May 4, 2010

Dorothy Smathers Clark, age 83, of Grandview Circle, passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Jackson County, she had lived in Haywood County most of her life and was a daughter of the late William Rufus and Inez Derrick Smathers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

William Randall

May 4, 2010

Sylva, William "Bill" E. Randall, age 67 passed away on Monday, May 3, 2010 at Harris Regional Hospital. He was a native of New Bern, NC and the son of the late James and Lucia Randall. He was a United States Air Force veteran, who served as a motion picture photographer with 20 years service. He was...

Justin Elfand

May 3, 2010

Waynesville, Justin Brett Preston Elfand, age 23, of Fox Run Road, passed away on Monday, May 3, 2010. Justin was a native of Broward County, Florida, he had lived in Haywood County for the past 22 years. He was the son of Samuel and Gretchen Kemmler Elfand. He is preceded in death by maternal grandfather, John William...

Shirley Sheehan

May 3, 2010

Clyde, Shirley Bullard "Mimi" Sheehan, age 75, of 109 Meadowland Apartments, passed away on Monday, May 03, 2010 at her residence. A native of Chadbourn, NC, she was a former resident of Charlotte, and had lived in Haywood County since 1974. She was the daughter of the late Irland Montgomery and Mildred Rich Johnson. In addition to...

Frances Cowan

May 2, 2010

Frances Jackson Cowan, 81, of Asheville went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, May 2, 2010. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Nora Jackson. She was the loving wife of the late Bill Cowan who passed away January 1, 2008. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Gabbie...

Willus Lay

May 1, 2010

Waynesville, Willus Lee Lay, age 69, of 427 Georgia Avenue, passed away on Saturday, May 01, 2010 at the John Keever Solice Center in Asheville. A native of Jackson County, he had lived most of his life in Haywood County and was the son of the late Lester and Estella Worley Lay. In addition to his parents,...

Etta Rogers

May 1, 2010

Candler- Etta Lee Wise Rogers, age 91, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery.

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Harold Lhoest

Apr 30, 2010

Waynesville, Harold Wayne Lhoest, age 43, of Arnold Heights, died on Thursday, April 30, 2010 at Memorial Mission Hospital. Harold was born in Fayetteville, NC and the son of Harold M. and Estelle Veale Lhoest. In addition to his father, he is survived by a daughter, Dana Moats, of Waynesville and one grandson, Killian Messer. The family...

Richard Brank

Apr 29, 2010

Richard LaVon Brank, 46, of Enka, passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at Mission Hospitals. He was a son of Lorraine Bradley Lewis. He was preceded in death by his step-father Lawrence A. Lewis and partner, Jeff Porter, grandparents, Richard Elmo and Gladys Sparks Bradley and Leonard Brank.

Mr. Brank worked for the Asheville Citizen Times...

Joyce Mccracken

Apr 28, 2010

Clyde, Joyce Rogers McCracken, age 82, of Breezy Hollow Drive, passed away on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Haywood Lodge and Retirement Center. Joyce was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, and was the daughter of the late Curtis Newton and Laura Day Davis Rogers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Donald Henson

Apr 27, 2010

Donald J. Henson, age 67, formerly of Haywood County died on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Bill and Margie Henson. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Leonard Paul Henson; and a sister, Willie Ruth Williams. He retired from Dayco with...

Theodore Moll

Apr 26, 2010

Maggie Valley, Theodore "Ted" Moll, age 73, of 2085 Laurel Ridge Road, passed away on Monday, April 26, 2010 at his residence. A native of Hammonton, New Jersey and prior resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, he had lived in Haywood County for the past 18 years. He was the son of the late Elmer and Bertha Simpson...

Conley Ward

Apr 25, 2010

Waynesville, Conley Luther Ward, age 79, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Jackson County but had lived in Haywood County most of his life. He was the son of the late Charlie Roosevelt and Minnie Elsie Brown Ward and was also preceded in death by a daughter,...

Thomas Trull

Apr 24, 2010

Thomas Walter "PaPaw" Trull, age 91, died on Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Mission Hospitals – Memorial Campus. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Ada Trull. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 64 years, Edna Louise Singleton Trull, who died in 2007; a daughter,...

Callie Holland

Apr 24, 2010

Waynesville, Callie Clarke Holland, age 80, of Fairway Hills, died on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Autumn Care. Callie was a native Haywood County, and the daughter of the late Rufus and Mallye McHone Clarke. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wilson W. Holland who died in 2008; a daughter...

Patsy Devlin

Apr 24, 2010

Patricia Lee Campbell Devlin, age 82, died on Saturday, April 24, 2010, at her residence in Lake Junaluska. She was a native of Warren County, MS, and had lived in Haywood County most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Roy and Gertrude Burnette Campbell. She was preceded in death by her husband, William...

Bobby Martin

Apr 24, 2010

Maggie Valley, Bobby Lynn Martin, age 46, of 240 Caldwell Hollow, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2010 at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the son of Peggy Sutton Martin of Maggie Valley and the late Ira Delmont Martin. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Jess...

Tally Heatherly

Apr 23, 2010

Tally Wilson Heatherly, age 76, died Friday, April 23, 2010, at Smoky Mountain Health Care Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late T. C. and Bertha O'Kelly Heatherly. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine Henson Heatherly, who died in 2004; two brothers, Frank and...