Aug 5, 2009

Canton- Roy Ray Trull, age 90, died on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Mr. Trull was a native of Haywood County and the son of the late George Homer and Loni Henson Trull. He was also preceded in death by his wife Eva Mae Cogburn Trull who died in 1993; four brothers and...

Aug 4, 2009

Waynesville, Edna Rogers Swanger, age 92, died on Tuesday, August 04, 2009 at Oakbrook Health & Rehabilitation Center in Summerville, SC. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Taylor and Polly Fisher Rogers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carson Wright Swanger, who died in...

Aug 4, 2009

Verna Mae "Vicki" Sawyer, age 56, died on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Woodrow and Louise Creason Arrington. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother,, Harold Arrington, who died in 2009. Vicki received her associate...

Aug 3, 2009

Waynesville, William Patton "Bill" Burgin, age 82, died on Monday, August 3, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center in the presence of his loving family. He was the son of the late William Hurst Burgin and Beulah Haynes Burgin of Haywood County. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Peggy Griffin...

Aug 1, 2009

Charles Bennett "Charlie" Hannah, age 96, died Saturday, August 1, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Hannah was a native of Haywood County and a son of the late Henry and Wille Green Hannah. He was a United States Navy veteran of World War II, having served on the USS Rogers in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Charlie...

Aug 1, 2009

Waynesville, Robert Davis "R.D." Owen, age 87, of 43 Tarheel Drive, died on Saturday, August 1, 2009 at Grace Healthcare in Asheville. A native and resident of Haywood County for most of his life, he was the son of the late Hubert "Hub" and Zora Messer Owen. He was a former employee of WNC Paving and Landfill...

Aug 1, 2009

Clyde, Daisy Ruth Clark Messer, age 72, of the Crabtree community, died Saturday, August 1, 2009 at Memorial Mission Hospital. She was a native of Mt. Airy, MD but lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late James Millard Clark and Ruth Rebecca Hess Clark and was also preceded in...

Jul 31, 2009

Clyde, Carl Kenneth Horton, age 69, of Van Arrington Road, died Friday, July 31, 2009 at V. A. Medical Center in Asheville. He was a native of Cherokee County and was the son of the late Jesse and Dulcie Allen Horton. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Ruby Jean Coker and Shirley Stewart. Carl...

Jul 31, 2009

John Arthur Wise, Jr., 86, of Candler, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2009 at Pisgah Manor. He was the son of the late John A. and Annie M. Wilson Wise Sr. He was also preceded in death by his wife Verna in 2005.

Mr. Wise served in the US Army during WWII and retired from Asheville...

Jul 29, 2009

Danny C. Stewart, 51, of Leicester passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at Mission Hospital. He was the son of the late Frances and Charles Stewart. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Alan Stewart.

Danny loved the Lord and was his faithful servant. He was a man of many talents. There was not...

Jul 26, 2009

Clyde, Mary Ina Ledford Moore Franklin Martin, age 98, died on Sunday, July 26, 2009 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Minnie McElrath Ledford. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Thomas Lee Moore, second husband, Alvin Franklin, and third husband, William "Bill"...

Jul 25, 2009

Maggie Valley, Bernice Tiers "Bee" Medford, age 92, of Maggie Valley and Sarasota, Florida died on Saturday, July 25, 2009 in Sarasota, FL. She was the widow of Marcus Ned Medford, who died in 1989. She had maintained a summer residence in Maggie Valley since 1960. Bee was a Bridge Life Master, a member of the Palm...

Jul 24, 2009

Woodrow "Woody" Wilson Justice passed away July 24, 2009 in Fincastle, Virginia. He rests in God as a new man and his life on this earth mattered. Known to friends and family as "Woody", he was born May 29, 1919 in Fines Creek Community in Haywood County where he and four siblings spent their early childhood. He...

Jul 24, 2009

Emily Michal Terrell, age 74, died Friday, July 24, 2009 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Lenoir and Emily Hill Michal. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Thomas and David Michal. Emily was an avid hiker...

Jul 22, 2009

Jim Harding, age 60, died Wednesday, July 22, 2009, at Charles George VA Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of Gertrude Wilson Harding of Candler and the late James C. Harding, Sr. He was employed by Blue Ridge Paper for 32 years and was a United States Army veteran....

Jul 22, 2009

Waynesville, Mary Konyn Mull, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Marinette, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Catherine Oudeans Konyn. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert "Bob" L. Mull, who died on May 4,...

Jul 21, 2009

Waynesville, Beatrice Inez Duncan Williams, age 88, died on Tuesday, July 21, 2009. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Robert C. and Lillie Sparks Duncan. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Walter "Buster" Williams; six brothers, Claude, Clyde, Walter "Jim", Carl, Grady, and Theodore Duncan; two sisters, Patra...

Jul 21, 2009

Grace Sheffield Welch, age 96, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. She was a native of Macon County and a prior resident of Detroit, MI, and was a current resident of Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late William Coleman and Emily Jenkins Sheffield. She was also preceded in death by...

Jul 21, 2009

Maggie Valley, Glen Darel Kelley, age 74, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at the Solace Center of Asheville. A native of Alfalfa, Oklahoma, he resided in Simi, California for 15 years working with the developing space and nuclear industry before moving to Haywood County in 1973. He was the son of...

Jul 20, 2009

Ellis Edwin Leatherwood, age 86, died Monday, July 20, 2009, at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A native resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Walter Ellis and Nettie Medford Leatherwood. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Iris King Leatherwood and his second wife, Maude Wiggins Leatherwood; a brother; and...