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...

Jul 19, 2009

Maggie Valley, Angela Rose Lail, age 18, died Sunday, July 19, 2009 at Memorial Campus following an accident. Rose was a native of Pickens County, SC, and is the daughter of Susan Dorr-Lail of Maggie Valley. She was a student at North Buncombe High School and was going to be a senior this fall. In addition to...

Jul 18, 2009

John Haywood Chapman, Jr., age 20, died Saturday, July 18, 2009 at his residence. A resident of Haywood County for most of his life, he was a son of John Haywood Chapman of Canton and Tara Danette Mann Chapman of Casper, WY. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, George William and Elsie Mann. He...

Jul 15, 2009

Waynesville, Robert Bryan "Hutch" Hutchinson, age 47 passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. Born December 16, 1961 in Queens, New York, he was the son of the late Robert O. and Margarita Moreno Hutchinson. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Edward R. Hutchinson; his maternal grandparents, Edward...

Jul 15, 2009

Robert David Dixon, age 61, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at VA Medical Center. He was a native of Buncombe County and grew up in Haywood County. David was a United States Air Force veteran. He is survived by a stepson, David Floyd of Versailles, KY; two sisters, Shirley Banks of Candler and Barbara Burch of Williston,...

Jul 13, 2009

Hilliard Reeves Cassada, known by friends and loved ones as Bill, passed away Monday, July 13, 2009 at the VA Hospital in Temple, Texas. Bill would have been 85 years old this month.

A native of Asheville, NC Bill had resided in NM and TX for the later years of his life after reuniting with his high...

Jul 12, 2009

Lake Junaluska, NC, Mary Lee Milholland Dodge, age 89, of Givens Estates, died on Sunday, July 12, 2009 at the Givens Estates. A native of Alexander County, she was the daughter of the late Walter C. and Ina Victoria Johnson Milholland. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Fred M. Milholland...

Jul 11, 2009

Candler - Jerry Little, 72, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2009 at his residence.

Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 10:00 A. M. at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Candler. Moore Funeral Home at Forest Lawn, Candler is assisting the family.