Obituaries
Local Obituaries - Haywood County, NC and the Surrounding Areas
William Howell
Mar 6, 2009
Waynesville, William Alan Howell, age 22, of 175 Opal Court, died on Friday, March 6, 2009 at Mission Hospital. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of William M. Howell and the late Roxie Woody Howell. He was also preceded in death by his grandmother, Lottie Conard and grandfather, Millard Howell. He was employed in...
Clyde Mcfalls
Mar 6, 2009
Waynesville, Clyde L. McFalls, age 61, died on Friday, March 6, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Jackson County, he had lived in Haywood County most of his life. He was the son of the late Weldon and Mary McFalls. He was a former employee of A.C. Lawrence Leather Company and enjoyed hunting and...
Charles Milner, Jr.
Mar 5, 2009
Waynesville, Charles Thomas "Tommy" Milner, Jr., age 50 of 31 Paralee Lane, died Thursday, March 5, 2009 at the Brian Center of Waynesville. He was born in Newport News, VA and had resided in Haywood County since 1971. He was preceded in death by his father Charles Thomas Milner and his grandfather Sam Milner. He was a...
Paul Parello
Mar 4, 2009
Maggie Valley, Paul Robert Parello, age 45 of 292 Sheepback Mountain Road, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Plainfield, NJ and former resident of St. Cloud, FL, and resided in Haywood County, NC for the past three years. He was the son of Stella Shern Parello of Boynto...
Edna Muse
Mar 4, 2009
Waynesville, Edna Faye Ensley Muse, age 79, of 1750 Plott Creek Road, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at her residence. She was born in Jackson County and had resided most of her life in Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Claude Parris and Bertie Bryson Ensley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Rita Heiler
Mar 3, 2009
Canton- Rita Charboneau Heiler, age 88, of Dix Creek Road, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at her residence. A native of Jackson, MI she had resided in Gaylord, MI and had lived in Haywood County since 1983. She was the daughter of the late Bernard and Helen Jensen Charboneau. In addition to her parents she was preceded...
Jesse Tanyer
Mar 3, 2009
Clyde, Jesse Thomas Tanyer, age 68 went home to be with Jesus, Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at his residence. Throughout his lifetime he had lived in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida. He was the son of the late Kenneth and Martha Ewing Tanyer and was also preceded in death by a sister, Marty Magruer and a...
Sandra Zander
Mar 2, 2009
Waynesville, Sandra L. Zander, age 68, of Eagles Nest Road, died Monday, March 2, 2009 at her residence. She was a native of Brookville, Ohio and had lived in Haywood County for the past 15 years. She was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Neva Razor Shellabarger and was also preceded in death by her husband...
Earl Gribble
Mar 2, 2009
Greenville, SC, Earl Robert Gribble, 87, of Greenville, formerly of Waynesville, N.C., died on Monday, March 2 at McCall Hospice House. He was born in Towns County Georgia in 1921, son of the late Ralph S. Gribble and Georgia Ledford Gribble. He was predeceased by his wife of 62 years, Virginia Maness Gribble, and a son, Rondal...
James Birchfield
Mar 1, 2009
James Lawrence "Toad" Birchfield, age 81, of Cloverleaf Lane died Sunday, March 1, 2009, at the V A Medical in Asheville. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Lee Turner and Elizabeth Reece Birchfield. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Harry Birchfield. He was a member...
Misty Ford
Feb 28, 2009
Canton, Misty Delaine Ford, age 34, of 24 Riverside Drive, died on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Jimmy Dewayne Ford and Charlene Goodson Warren. She was a nurse and enjoyed reading, painting, and taking care of her family. In addition to her parents, she is...
Regina Rogers
Feb 28, 2009
Waynesville, Regina Gwen Ferguson Rogers, age 73, died Saturday, February 28, 2009 at Brian Center of Waynesville. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late Mark Marion and Lucy James Ferguson. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Ferguson. Regina was a member of Hazelwood...
Henry Lee
Feb 25, 2009
Henry Lee, age 64, of Spruce Street died Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Virgil Cecil and Annie Green Lee. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Annie Dee Lee. He was employed...
Charles Bolden
Feb 24, 2009
Charles Kenneth "Old Man" Bolden, age 72, died Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Ben Bolden and Ruth Lankford. He was preceded in death by a brother, James Bolden and his aunt and uncle, Dewey and Hattie Justice. Charles retired from Champion...
William Henry
Feb 24, 2009
Waynesville, William Gilmer "Gil" Henry, age 69, of 419 Thomas Park, died on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Macon County, he had lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was the son of the late Joe Mitchell and Martha Southard Henry and was also preceded in death by...
Mary Thompson
Feb 24, 2009
Mary Evelyn Reno Thompson, age 84, of North Main Street, died Wednesday, February 24, 2009, at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Ervin and Mittie Allison Reno. She was preceded in death by her husband Hubert Thompson, who died in 1961; two sons, James...
William Brown
Feb 23, 2009
William F. (Bill) Brown, Jr., World War II veteran, former Champion International corporate director, and community volunteer, died at his home in the Cruso community on February 23, from complications associated with congestive heart failure. He was 84 years old. Mr. Brown, a Haywood County native, was the son of the late Donna Pressley Brown and William...
Howard Berg, Jr.
Feb 23, 2009
Howard Berg, Jr., 85, of Waynesville, passed away Monday, February 23, 2009. He was born in Miami, Florida, September 20, 1923, to Lucille Marguerite (Peck) and Royal Howard Berg, Sr., and was a Floridian for 50 years. In his later years he lived in Western North Carolina and was a strong advocate for the Carolinian mountain lifestyle....
Madeline Sullivan
Feb 22, 2009
Waynesville, Madeline Pearl Sullivan, age 70, died on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at Park Ridge Hospital. A native of Berwick, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Goupil and Olive Mae Varney. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, George Albert and John Edward; a daughter, Norma Kathleen; and...
Gladys Trantham
Feb 22, 2009
Gladys Howard Trantham, age 65, died Sunday, February 22, 2009 at John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Swain County, she was a daughter of Omie Jean Smith of Candler and the late Raymond Levi Howard. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a brother, Ernest Smith. Gladys was a member of...
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