Obituaries

Local Obituaries - Haywood County, NC and the Surrounding Areas

Hazel Thompson

Hazel Thompson

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...

Mark Hicks

Mark Hicks

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....

Geoffrey Allison

Geoffrey Allison

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...

Robert Pennington

Robert Pennington

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...

George Hunter

George Hunter

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...

Howard Matteson

Howard Matteson

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...

Tina Haynes

Tina Haynes

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...

Barbara Brandon

Barbara Brandon

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...

Victor Browning

Victor Browning

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...

Brownlow Nave

Brownlow Nave

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....

Betty Gorman

Betty Gorman

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...

James Nelson

James Nelson

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...

Macaria Ortiz

Macaria Ortiz

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...

Anita Cook

Anita Cook

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,...

Faustina Johnson

Faustina Johnson

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,...

Margaret Edwards

Margaret Edwards

Apr 4, 2010

Margaret M. Edwards, beloved wife of the late Ernest O. Edwards, cherished mother of Ernie and wife Penny, Cathy and husband Kevin Cantwell; devoted and loving grandmother of Matt and Sally Edwards, Kevin Todd Cantwell, Michaela and husband Tony Hall; and adored sister Georgia Green, died Sunday, April 4, 2010. Born July 13, 1909 to Sallie and...

Robert Sanford

Robert Sanford

Apr 4, 2010

Waynesville, Robert Gordon Sanford, age 73, of Waynesville, formerly of Johnson City, TN, passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2010 at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville. A native of Haywood County, he resided most of his life in eastern Tennessee. He was the son of the late Gordon B. and Pearl McCracken Sanford and...

Fannie Inman

Fannie Inman

Apr 4, 2010

Waynesville, Fannie Mauldin Inman, age 70, of 58 Poindexter Road, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 4, 2010. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Roy J. and Louvena Miller Mauldin Brown. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Marvin...

Reverend Frady

Reverend Frady

Apr 3, 2010

Waynesville, Reverend Albert Fred Frady, age 81, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday evening, April 3rd. He was born September 25, 1928 in Rutherford County to the late I.G. and Nannie Frady and had resided in Haywood County since 1948. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by daughters, Mary and...

Elizabeth Lott

Elizabeth Lott

Apr 2, 2010

Waynesville, NC, Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Miller Lott, age 80, of 101 Strollers Lane, passed away on Friday, April 2, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Brooklyn, New York, she had lived in the town of Baldwin on Long Island and later resided in Jupiter, Florida before moving to Haywood County in 2006. She was...

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