Obituaries

Local Obituaries - Haywood County, NC and the Surrounding Areas

Joseph Hall

Joseph Hall

Oct 9, 2010

Waynesville, Joseph "J.C." Hall, age 77, passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Swain County, he had lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was the son of Andrew O. and Fannie Ellen Payne Hall and was also preceded in death by two brothers and...

Dee Cole

Dee Cole

Oct 9, 2010

Canton, Deevel (Dee) Haynes Cole, passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at his residence. Dee was a lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the son of the late Ralph and Nell Parker Cole. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Marshall Cole; a sister, Dean Watts; and a son-in-law, David Glance. Dee was...

Ruth Coleman

Ruth Coleman

Oct 9, 2010

Sarah Ruth Kirkpatrick Coleman, age 100, died on Saturday, October 9, 2010, at College Walk Retirement Community. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Wilson Carr and Addie Belle Clark Kirkpatrick. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Daniel Coleman, Jr.; three sisters, Lucy Freel; Mary Moon, and Adeline...

Johnny Frady

Johnny Frady

Oct 9, 2010

Clyde, Johnny Clinton Frady, age 87, of Thickety Road, passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at his residence. A native of Jackson County, he had lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was the son of the late John Redwill and Magaline Buchanan Frady and was also preceded in death by seven brothers and...

Donnie Trantham

Donnie Trantham

Oct 9, 2010

Canton, Donnie Mashburn Trantham, age 71, passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at Watauga Medical Center in Boone, NC. A native of Andrews, NC, she had resided in Haywood County most of her life and was the daughter of the late Julius L. and Allie Tabor Mashburn. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...

Mitzi Lundy

Mitzi Lundy

Oct 8, 2010

Colorado Springs, Colorado/Canton - Mitzi Hill Lundy, beloved wife, mother, aunt, and friend, passed away while surrounded by her family on Friday, October 8, 2010 at St. Francis Medical Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Born in Haywood County on November 21, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Margaret Leatherwood Hill of Canton. Mitzi's...

Marshall Brown

Marshall Brown

Oct 8, 2010

Marshall Bonnell Brown, 74, of Asheville passed away on Friday, October 8, 2010. He was born in Woodfin, NC to the late Weldon and Mildred McFee Brown. Marshall served his country in the Air Force and was retired from the VA Medical Center. His family will remember him as a loving husband, father and grandfather. He enjoyed camping and...

Helen Dacey

Helen Dacey

Oct 7, 2010

Helen E. Dacey, 92, of Haywood County, died Thursday, October 7, 2010. She was born in Germany, the daughter of Max and Elsa Doring. Helen was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Clyde, NC. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Victor Dacey and great-grandson, Chaz Mathis. Helen is survived by...

Mozelle Liner

Mozelle Liner

Oct 7, 2010

Waynesville, Mozelle Liner, age 80, passed away on October 7, 2010 in Phoenix Arizona. She was born in Haywood County, where she lived most of her life, and had resided in Arizona for the past seven years. She was the daughter of the late Hardy and Eva McCracken Liner. Mozelle was a nurse and taught at Southwestern...

Karla Buchanan

Karla Buchanan

Oct 6, 2010

Canton-Karla Elizabeth Buchanan, age 10, died on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. A native of Haywood County, she was preceded in death by her grandfather, Julian M. Buchanan, Sr. Karla was a student at Bethel Elementary School. She was a vivacious young girl and loved the Lord with all her heart and...

Mary Medford

Mary Medford

Oct 6, 2010

Clyde, Mary Lou Messer Medford, age 80, passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Mary Lou was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Ruth Tucker Messer. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Lou Anne Medford Justice. Mary...

Stephen Gaddis

Stephen Gaddis

Oct 4, 2010

Waynesville, Stephen Randall Gaddis, age 50, of Dolan Road, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 4, 2010. Stephen was born on October 9, 1959 and was the son of Catherine Grasty Gaddis and the late James Joseph Gaddis. He was a member of Longs Chapel United Methodist Church and was very active in congregational...

Joy Wilson

Joy Wilson

Oct 4, 2010

Joy Wilson, age 76, died on Monday, October 4, 2010, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late H. T. Webb and Virginia Scruggs Duckett. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Marcus Wilson, who died in 2001 and a daughter, Phyllis Wilson...

Donald Lees

Donald Lees

Oct 4, 2010

Waynesville, Donald Lees, age 93, died Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Myrtle Walker Lees, and a brother, Kenneth Lees. He was a manager with American Trucking until his retirement in 1984. Donald was a U. S. Army veteran of WWII in the Pacific...

Dale Teague

Dale Teague

Oct 4, 2010

Dale Edward Teague, 58, formerly of Maple Ridge Road, died on Monday, October, 4, 2010, at Asheville Health Care. He was born in Haywood County and had lived most of life in Buncombe County. He was the son of the late Jack Monroe and Willie Mae Price Teague. Dale was the owner of a concrete business and...

Mary Grasty

Mary Grasty

Oct 3, 2010

Mary K. (Sally) Messer Grasty, age 73, died on Sunday, October 3, 2010, at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Kaywood and Mary Jane Evans Messer. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Paul Grasty, who died in 1996, an infant son, Ronnie Dale...

James Ray

James Ray

Oct 3, 2010

Waynesville, James Ernest Ray, age 56, passed away unexpectedly on October 3, 2010. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the son of the late Joseph B. and Ethel Key Ray. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Bruce Ray. James was an employee of Norfolk Southern Railways for 29...

Evelyn Pressley

Evelyn Pressley

Oct 3, 2010

Evelyn Smith Pressley, age 87, died on Sunday, October 3, 2010, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Fort Mill , SC, she had resided in Haywood County most of her life and was the daughter of the late Jethro Callaway and Elizabeth Mae Smith. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Howard...

Beulah Page

Beulah Page

Sep 30, 2010

Waynesville, Beulah Shetley Page, age 91, died on Thursday, September 30, 2010. A native of Cocke County, TN, she was the daughter of the late Americus J. and Maude Rowland Shetley. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Hillard Page, who died in 1973, three brothers, Leo, Carter and Ray Shetley, Sr. and two sisters,...

Hubert Chambers

Hubert Chambers

Sep 30, 2010

Hubert Chambers, age 85, died on Thursday, September 30, 2010, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Loner and Estes Warren Chambers. He was also preceded in death by 12 brothers and sisters. He was a member, former deacon, and currently an honorary deacon...

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