Feb 17, 2010

Michael Clayton "Clay" Smathers, age 28, of 145 Butterfly Place died Wednesday, February 17, 2010. A native of Greenville County, SC, he was the son of Susan Wilkins Smathers and the late Jerry Carroll Smathers. He was also preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Creed and Evelyn Wilkins. He was a former employee of Lowes of...

Feb 16, 2010

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Paul 'Grassy' Wayne Cox, 76, formerly of Asheville, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2010. He was a son of the late Harley and Mary Ramsey Cox. He was preceded in death by his wife Annie Dill Cox and eight brothers and sisters.

Mr. Cox was of the Baptist faith and a former preacher....

Feb 15, 2010

Waynesville, David Vincent Guerin, age 93, of Meadowview Circle died on Monday, February 15, 2010 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. He was a native of Long Island City, New York and had previously lived in Bradenton, Florida before moving to Haywood County where he had resided for the past 23 years. He was the son of the...

Feb 15, 2010

George J. Steffero, age 98, formerly of Seymour, CT, died peacefully on Monday, February 15, 2010 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was residing in Canton, NC near his daughter-in-law. George is survived by two grandchildren, Robert Steffero, Jr. and Donna McGivern; and a sister, Mary Burleigh and her family. A memorial service will be held at...

Feb 15, 2010

Waynesville, Anthony Thomas Montana, Jr., age 67, of 95 Allen Street, died on Monday, February 15, 2010 at his residence. A native of Bridgeton, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Anthony Thomas Montana and Grace Meola Montana Berry and was also preceded in death by his wife, Hope Montana, who died in 2007. He...

Feb 15, 2010

Waynesville, Samuel Lawrence Palmer, age 75, of 115 Children Street, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2010 at the VA Medical Center in Asheville. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late James Charlie and Wilda McElroy Palmer. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a daughter, Tammy Lynn...

Feb 15, 2010

Roy Hyde, age 86, of the Dutch Cove community of Canton, NC, passed away on February 15, 2010 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center after a period of declining health. Roy was born in Swain County on April 17, 1923 but lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was the son of William Robert and Martha...

Feb 14, 2010

Waynesville, M. L. Beasley, 78, of the Iron Duff Community went home to be with the Lord Sunday, February 14, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Malcom was preceded in death by his parents, Farady L. and Della Justice Beasley and a brother, Frank Beasley. He graduated from Crabtree Iron Duff High School where he was a...

Feb 10, 2010

Waynesville, Clarence Edward "Peanut" Sharpe, age 68, of 46 Unity Drive, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Oscar H. and Etta Mae Smith Sharpe. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Linda Sharpe Wright, and...

Feb 9, 2010

Waynesville, Donnie Barfield, age 63, of 128 Mull Street, died on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Kershaw County, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Edward and Geneva Bowers Barfield. He was also preceded in death by a son, William Matt Littlejohn and a great grandson, Christopher Matthew...

Feb 9, 2010

MARGARET W. EMRICH Lake Junaluska, Margaret Louise Weld Emrich, age 85, of 1465 S. Lakeshore Drive #B-2, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Long Island, New York, she was the daughter of the late Dana Porter and Elizabeth Linke Weld. Her parents met while teaching on an Indian...

Feb 8, 2010

Waynesville, Betty Olsen Reeves, age 84, of 21 Pruett Lane, died on Monday, February 08, 2010 at her residence. A native of St. Joseph, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Arthur and Esther Rowland Olsen. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John K. Reeves, who died in 1995, and a son,...

Feb 7, 2010

Waynesville– John Brunson Myers, age 58, passed away peacefully at his home on February 7, 2010. He was the son of Lee Myers and the late George Myers. He is survived by his brother, David Myers, of Terlingua, Texas. He fought a long and courageous struggle with pancreatic cancer, always keeping hope until the very last. John...

Feb 6, 2010

Waynesville, Amelia Bradley Leatherwood, age 94, of 68 Hillside Terrace Drive, passed away on Saturday, February 06, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. A native of Polk County, she was a former resident of Henderson County and had lived in Haywood County since 1941. She was the daughter of the late Harrison J....

Feb 6, 2010

Canton – Hilda Henson Pilkington, age 87, of Crossroad Hill Road, died Saturday, February 06, 2010 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Kelse and Ellie Pressley Henson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Willard Pilkington, who died in 1990, and a...

Feb 4, 2010

Waynesville, Randy Vern Cook, age 47, passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at the John F. Keever Solice Center. A native of Oklahoma County, OK, Randy was a graduate of Moore High School and received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma. He also held a Certified Public Accountant License in Oklahoma and...

Feb 4, 2010

Candler – Omie Carson Smith, age 90, of Linda Vista Drive, died Thursday, February 4, 2010 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Swain County, she was a daughter of the late George and Gracie Howard Carson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Smith, who died...

Feb 4, 2010

Waynesville, Mattie W. "Bill" Hendrix, age 85, died Thursday, February 4, 2010 at her residence. She was a native of Jackson County, but had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Lewis and Estella Wood Williams. She was also preceded in death by her husband Ralph S. Hendrix, who...

Feb 4, 2010

Canton – Ruth Ellen Clark Cooper, age 78, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home where she had been a resident for 11 years. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late, Paul B. and Aurelia Devlin Clark. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Feb 4, 2010

Clyde, Edith Frances Smith James, age 80, of 64 Hills of Home Drive, died on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at her residence. A native and life-long resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Harrison Benjamin and Tennie Mae Russell Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son,...