Apr 15, 2010

Richard "Pete" DeWeese, age 68, of the North Hominy community, died Thursday, April 15, 2010 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Roba and Juanita Scruggs DeWeese. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters and an infant son, Steven DeWeese. He was employed...

Apr 15, 2010

Waynesville, Robert Clay McGaha, age 88, died on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at the Brian Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Isaac Burl and Ethel Nelson McGaha and was also preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. He was a United States Army veteran of...

Apr 14, 2010

Paula Sue Devlin Price, age 72, passed away Wednesday, April 14 at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home from complications of Vascular Dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Born in Canton, NC on June 5, 1937, she was the daughter of the late John Greenwood and Jessie Mae Miller Devlin and the widow of Wiley C. Price, who passed away November...

Apr 14, 2010

Wilburn Neal Leatherwood, Jr., age 79, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 14, 2010. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Wilburn Neal Leatherwood, Sr. and Bertie Elizabeth Hicks Leatherwood. He was a Korean War veteran, a member of the 2nd Infantry Division,...

Apr 13, 2010

Billy Jack DeWeese, age 68, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Jesse Hilton and Velda Christopher DeWeese. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Jesse Hilton "Hoot" and Roy Howard "Dugan" DeWeese. Jack was employed by Canton...

Apr 11, 2010

Clyde, Hazel Rogers Thompson, age 91, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Erastus "Rat" and Dora Cook Rogers. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husbands, Clayton Trantham, Milburn Brown, and...

Apr 10, 2010

Waynesville, Mark Steven Hicks, age 26, of Polaris Place, passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Bud and Julie Mull Hicks. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Charlie and Lela Mull and paternal grandmother, Virgie O....

Apr 10, 2010

Waynesville, Geoffrey "Geoff" G. Allison, age 64, passed away April 10, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Geoffrey was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and the son of the late Herbert Slater and Marjorie Dresser Allison. He was a United States Air Force Helicopter Pilot during the Vietnam War. Geoffrey was an inventor, craftsman, entrepreneur and mentor...

Apr 10, 2010

ROBERT L. PENNINGTON Waynesville, Robert Leroy "Bobby" Pennington, age 34, of 29 Chatham Street, passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2010. A native of Hemet, California, he had resided in Haywood County for the past nine months. He was the son of Ernest Leroy Pennington and Pamela Gail Fite Pennington of Hemet, California. Robert was a forklift...

Apr 10, 2010

Waynesville, George Allen Hunter, age, 81 of Waynesville, born and raised in the White Oak community, died on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at the Brian Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Albert Lee and Frances Evans Hunter and also preceded in death by two brothers. He was...

Apr 8, 2010

Candler, Howard Dennie Matteson, age 79, died on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Canton Christain Convalscent Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, and was the son of the late Roy Gilbert and Mamie Engenia Murray Matteson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan Willis who...

Apr 8, 2010

Clyde, Tina Ledford Haynes, age 43, passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Tina was a lifelong resident of Haywood County, and the daughter of Gerald Ledford and the late Gwendolyn Ledford, who died in 2000. She was a homemaker and loved her family and friends and also enjoyed flower gardening. In...

Apr 8, 2010

Barbara Louise Baker Brandon, age 79, died peacefully on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A native of Lafayette, NY, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Dorothy Hungerford Baker. Barbara was a long time resident of Buncombe County having moved to this area from Skaneateles, New York, in 1964. Barbara...

Apr 5, 2010

Victor "Vic" Montgomery Browning, age 76, of the Lake Logan Road Community, died Monday, April 5, 2010 at St. Joseph's Campus of Mission Hospitals in Asheville, NC. A native of Durham, he was a son of the late Paul and Ruby Burton Browning. He was the owner/operator of Vic's Place Restaurant in South Carolina and a United...

Apr 5, 2010

Waynesville, Brownlow Clayborne "B. C." Nave, Jr., age 89, passed away on Monday, April 5, 2010 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Avery County, he was a former resident of New Jersey, Marion, and Cashiers, but had spent most of his life in Haywood County. He was the son of the late Brownlow Clayborne Nave, Sr....

Apr 5, 2010

Waynesville, Betty Lou Warren Gorman, age 79, previously of Melbourne, Florida, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2010 at the Brian Center. A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, she lived most of her life in Melbourne, Florida before moving to Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Carl and Alfreda Mundy Warren and was also preceded...

Apr 5, 2010

Waynesville, James William "Jim" Nelson, age 71, of 359 Grandview Circle, passed away on Monday, April 5, 2010 at his residence. A native of Jackson County, he had lived most of his life in Haywood County and was the son of the late Alma Nelson Davis. He was a member of the Army National Guard and the...

Apr 5, 2010

Macaria Zúñiga Ortiz, age 97, died Monday, April 05, 2010 at her residence. A native of Mexico, she was a daughter of the late Melesio and Eusebia Gutiérrez Zúñiga. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Macaria was a homemaker and a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in...

Apr 5, 2010

Anita Gail Cook, age 70, died Monday, April 5, 2010 at Park Ridge Hospital. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Finley and Novella Smathers Cook. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a niece, Erika Gaddy. She is survived by a brother, Phil Cook and his wife,...

Apr 4, 2010

Faustina C. Johnson

Snellville, GA ' Faustina C. Johnson, 89, died Sunday, April 4, 2010 in Snellville, GA. A native of Haywood County, NC she was a daughter of the late Matt and Margie Caldwell and was the wife of the late Ray Johnson who died in 1989. She was also preceded in death by a brother,...