Obituaries

Jul 19, 2010

Carolyn Free Grogan, age 61, died on Monday, July 19, 2010, at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Carlos and Frances Metcalf Free. She was an employee of BASF for 27 years and was a member of Hominy Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband...

Jul 17, 2010

Betty Jane Hensley, 77, of Asheville passed away on July 17, 2010 at St. Joseph Hospital following a brief illness. She was a daughter of the late Alton and Arie Crowe Payne. She was also preceded in death by four sisters, Margie, Ruth, Francis and Jean and one brother Carl.

Betty was a loving wife, mother, grandmother...

Jul 16, 2010

Charlotte, NC-(formerly of Lake Junaluska)-Dr. William L. Apetz, 90, died July 16, 2010 at the home of his daughter and son-in-law. He was born July 5, 1920 in Walden, New York to Mr. and Mrs. William Leonard Apetz. In addition to his parents, Dr. Apetz was predeceased by his wife of more than 63 years in September...

Jul 15, 2010

Waynesville, Virginia Irene Lanning Rhodarmer, age 79, passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2010 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late John and Dessie Mae Mathis Lanning. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Seby David Rhodarmer who died December of 2005;...

Jul 15, 2010

Hazel Young Hicks Mills, 85, departed this world on July 15, 2010 after a brief illness. She was a daughter of the late James and Eulalee Hicks. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Frederick Terry Mills.

Hazel was a beloved mother and sister and the devoted wife of a naval veteran. She had a...

Jul 14, 2010

Julia Burchfield Sorrells, 96, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Eliza Burchfield. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Sorrells; an infant daughter, Carrie Elizabeth...

Jul 14, 2010

Edna Cooke Bradley, age 84, died on Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Riley and Nancy Cathey Cook. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jerry W. Bradley who died in 2003;...

Jul 14, 2010

Waynesville, Sandra Jean McClure Francis, age 52, of 56 Arden Street, passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Mary Louise Curtis McClure and the late Gene Edgar McClure. For the past 18 years, she was a magistrate for Haywood County's 30th...

Jul 11, 2010

Waynesville, Pearl Sprinkle Wyatt, age 102, passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2010 at Britthaven Nursing Home in Franklin. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Lee B. and Mary Curtis Sprinkle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Reverend Manuel Clifford Wyatt, who died in...

Jul 11, 2010

GLENN N. CUNNINGHAM Clyde, Glenn N. Cunningham, age 77, passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2010 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Wid and Edna Williams Cunningham. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by three brothers, Ned, Tillman, and Garrett Cunningham; one sister,...

Jul 11, 2010

Waynesville, Matthew Russell Kyle, age 8, passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2010. Matthew was a rising third grade student at Central Elementary School and was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Linda Kyle, and an uncle, Scott Medford. He is survived by his parents, Tiffany (Russell) Kyle and Lucas Kyle; one brother, Kevin Kyle of...

Jul 11, 2010

Waynesville, Betty Jean Sorrells Arrington, age 81, of 10 Betty's Drive, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 11, 2010 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Ellis and Mellie Byrd Sorrells. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Bonner E....

Jul 10, 2010

Waynesville, NC - Annie Lois Buckles Sellers, age 84, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 10, 2010 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. Mrs. Sellers was a native of Richmond County, North Carolina, and was the daughter of the late Robert and Mary Buckles. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Jul 8, 2010

Canton - Linda Wansker "Lynn" Hull, age 73, passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2010, at her home, 14 Mann Drive. She was born on June 4, 1937 in Newton, MA and was the daughter of the late Adm. Harry Wansker and Mrs. Verda Spear Wansker of Sarasota, FL. Mrs. Hull was a graduate of the University...

Jul 6, 2010

Maggie Valley, Tessie "Jennie" Virginia Polk Boyd, age 82, of Molly Lane, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home. Jennie was a native of Marvel, Arkansas, and grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. She was the daughter of the late Roy L. and Audie Laverne Berry Polk. She is survived by her husband,...

Jul 6, 2010

Waynesville, NC, Dr. Richard L. Cassady, 76, who served on the medical staff of Winter Haven Hospital from 1966-1998 and employed by Gessler Clinic from 1968�1998, died early Tuesday morning at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. He was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana on March 23, 1934 to Edwin and Bernice Cassady. He attended Indiana University...

Jul 5, 2010

Waynesville, Marcus Roy "Mark" Cabe, age 45, of Starnes Ridge Lane, passed away on Monday, July 5, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Hampton, Virginia, he had resided in Haywood County most of his life. He was preceded in death by a brother, David Noland Cabe. Mark was a 1982 graduate of Tuscola High...

Jul 5, 2010

Junior Ledford, age 85, of the Fines Creek Community, died July 5, 2010 at Ann B. Davis Rest Home. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Theodore C. (T.C.) and Reva Bolden Ledford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-mother, Birdie Ledford; a brother, Fred Ledford;...

Jul 4, 2010

Clyde, Bonnie Bell Rathbone, age 96, of Wesley Creek, passed away on Sunday, July 4, 2010 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mattie Kirkpatrick Rathbone. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Amos, Milas, Jimmy and Dolman Rathbone...

Jul 3, 2010

Clyde, Gloria Jean Morgan Pace, age, 63, passed away Saturday, July 3, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of Juanita Morgan of Canton and the late L. C. Morgan. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Carroll Pace, who died August 7,...