Jun 4, 2009

Roy S. "Cat" Holland, age 89, of the Bethel Community died Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Teton County, WY, he was the son of the late Talmadge and Olive Nicholson Holland. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Beatrice Stevens Holland; a great-grandchild; three brothers; and two...

Jun 4, 2009

Harry Edward Hargrove, 77, of Black Mountain, passed away on June 4, 2009 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. He was a son of the late Lonnie L. and Laura M. Hargrove. He was also preceded in death by his brother, James.

Mr. Hargrove was of the Baptist faith and a member of the Lions Club....

Jun 2, 2009

Linda Gail Sheehan Rathbone, age 60, of the North Canton Community went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, June 2, 2009. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Leonard James and Thelma Irene Shipley Sheehan. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Jim, Bill, and Riley Sheehan; and two...

Jun 2, 2009

Hope A. Williams, 82, of Jonesboro, GA, formally of Enka, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at her daughter's residence. She was a daughter of the late A. Herman and Helen B. Anders. She was also preceded in death by her husband Carroll R. Henson and grandson Chad A. Haney.

Ms. Williams was a lifelong resident...

Jun 1, 2009

Waynesville, Mark Edward Woodlief, age 43, of Powderhorn Drive, died on June 1, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Fairfield County, Connecticut, he had resided in Haywood County for the past 15 years. He was the son of Janice Anastasia Woodlief and the late Robert Woodlief. He was employed by Frito-Lay as a Route...

Jun 1, 2009

Ellen Shipman Stroupe, age 78, died Monday, June 1, 2009, at Elizabeth House of Flat Rock. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Vinson and Bonnie Green Shipman. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Christine Shipman. She was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church. She is survived...

May 31, 2009

Gregory Scott "Scotty" Cochran, age 40, died Sunday, May 31, 2009. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Buddy and Janice Mehaffey Cochran of Waynesville. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Dewey and Lula Belle Morgan Cochran; maternal grandfather, Robert Mehaffey; and a nephew, Levi Wade. He was...

May 31, 2009

Waynesville, Gertrude C. Badurski, age 96, of 274 Valley View Terrace, died on Monday, June 1, 2009 at her residence. A native of Maine, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Ethel Butterfield Clarke. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Badurski, who died in 1990 and a...

May 30, 2009

Clyde, Gary Bruce Parkins, age 46, died on Saturday, May 30, 2009 in Morganton, NC. Gary was a native of Haywood County, he was the son of Peggy Sue Green Parkins and the late James Parkins. He was of the Baptist Faith. In addition to his mother, he is survived by two brothers, Donald Parkins, and his...

May 30, 2009

Irene Beddingfield Wright, age 83, of Holder Branch Road went to be with Jesus on Saturday, May 30, 2009, at her home with her family by her side. A resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Marshall and Daisy Christopher Beddingfield. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Walter Wright, who...

May 29, 2009

Robert Francis Steffero, Sr., 72, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2009, after a 6 month battle with cancer. He was born in Derby, CT and spent many years in Connecticut before moving to Myrtle Beach, SC, Atlanta, GA and finally Canton, NC. He served in the US Navy and was a plankholder on the USS Forrestal....

May 28, 2009

Cruso, Doye Cagle, age 86, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2009 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Manson and Victoria Yarborough Cagle and was also preceded in death by his wife, Christine Fish Cagle, who died in 2000, and numerous brothers and...

May 27, 2009

Evelyn Gregory Inman, age 63, died Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Macon County, she was a daughter of the late Joe Edward and Ellie Woods Gregory. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Belinda James who died in 2002 and three brothers, Donald, Mitchell,...

May 24, 2009

Waynesville, Charles Herman Holder, age 78, died on Sunday, May 24, 2009 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Willis Ray and Bonnie Warren Holder. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by infant children, Deborah Ann and Charles Timothy Holder and two...

May 23, 2009

Genevieve Mehaffey, age 91, died Saturday, May 23, 2009 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late David and Lilly Hall Brookshire. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Mehaffey, who died in 1990; a daughter, Wanda Mehaffey Cooper;...

May 22, 2009

Albert Joseph Otto, age 85, died Friday, May 22, 2009 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on January 13, 1924, he was raised there and later in St. Petersburg, Florida. The son of the late William Henry Otto and Gladys Opal Kelley Otto, who moved to Maggie Valley in 1945, Al served during World...

May 22, 2009

Waynesville, Louise Shuler Brown, age 78, of 32 Kentucky Avenue, died Friday, May 22, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Louise was a native of Jackson County, and the daughter of the late Cecil and Dorothy Parker Shuler. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ned H. Brown who died in 1980. She was a...

May 22, 2009

Waynesville, Bonnie Frances Hendrix Lanning, age 74, died Friday, May 22, 2009 at Mission Hospital Campus. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Swan and Alley Hendrix. In addition to her parents, four brothers, Elmer, Ralph, Gordon, and Oscar Hendrix preceded her in death. Bonnie was a faithful and...

May 21, 2009

Waynesville, Charles Workman Balentine, Sr., age 92, died on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Born in Ware Shoals, SC, he was the twelfth of sixteen children born to John Hillry and Sarah Eula Davis Balentine. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Charles W. Balentine, Jr. A...

May 21, 2009

Maggie Valley, James C. Sheehan, age 91, of Evans Cove, died on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at the Brian Center. James was born in Jackson County, and had resided in Haywood County all of his life and was the son of the late William and Francis Etta Clements Sheehan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...