Warren Wissinger
Sep 4, 2008
Warren W. Wissinger, age 61, of Skyview Drive died Thursday, September 4, 2008, at his residence. A native of Genessee, MI, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Hila Babcock Wissinger. He was an electrical engineer and retired from Trident Micro Systems in 2002. Warren loved his motorcycles, listening to music, woodworking, and talking on...
Helen Farley
Sep 4, 2008
Waynesville, Helen "Jerlene" Farley, died Thursday, September 4, 2008 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. She was a native of Proctor Swain County, NC and moved to Hazelwood at the age of eight. She was the daughter of the late Ferman Farley and Dessie Smith Farley. She was also preceded in death by her paternal grandparents,...
Donald Mccracken
Sep 4, 2008
Donald Phillips McCracken, age 76, of the Bethel Community died Thursday, September 4, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Jack Phillips and Clara Rogers McCracken. He was also preceded in death by a baby daughter, Elizabeth; two sisters, Patsy Axelrod and Helen Angel. He retired...
Millie Vickery
Sep 2, 2008
Waynesville, Millie Marcus Vickery, age 98, died on Monday, September 2, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Blount County, TN, she moved to Swain County, NC at the age of three years where she lived for 31 years. She was the daughter of the late Alphonso and Elizabeth Proctor Marcus. She was married to...
Kayte Hamlett
Aug 31, 2008
Kayte Newman Hamlett, age 89, died Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Sarah Harris Newman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Oliver M. Hamlett, who died in 1988. Kayte retired from Champion International with 57+ years and was...
Robert Reece
Aug 31, 2008
Robert Roy Reece, age 80, died Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Joseph Howard and Mollie Chambers Reece. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Earl, Jerry, and Louie Reece. Roy was a life-long farmer and coon hunter and he loved...
Marty Lindsey
Aug 29, 2008
Clyde, Marty Blaine Lindsey, age 38, went to his eternal resting place August 28, 2008. He was the son of Talmeta Cooper Lindsey of Waynesville and John Carrol Lindsey and step-mother, Priscilla Lindsey of Lake City, FL. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Kenneth and Edna Wyatt Lindsey; and maternal grandparents, James and Bonnie...
Elsa Higgins
Aug 29, 2008
Elsa Spillman Higgins, age 80, died Friday, August 29, 2008 at Memorial Mission Hospital. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Hedwig Kuschel Spillman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Sidney Higgins, who died in 2006; a sister, Erica Tetus, and a brother, John Spillman. Harold and Elsa...
Webster Burr
Aug 28, 2008
Webster Bills "Web" Burr, age 88, died Thursday, August 28, 2008 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Rochester, NY, he was a son of the late John Edwin and Ethel Bills Burr. He was preceded in death by one sister, Elizabeth B. Nixon and one brother, John E. Burr, Jr. Web retired as...
Johnnie Williams
Aug 27, 2008
Johnnie Franklin Williams, age 88, died Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at St. Joseph Hospital. He was a native of Buncombe County but had lived most of his life in Haywood County and was a son of the late Thomas Frank and Jessie Jackson Williams. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Louise Hart and Aileen...
Joe Thomason
Aug 26, 2008
Joe Bob Thomason, age 82, of Thompson Cove died Tuesday, August 26, 2008, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Troup County, GA and was the son of the late George Thomason and Vera Rogers Thomason Miller. He retired from Champion International with 37 years of service. He was a United States Army veteran...
James Whiteside, Sr.
Aug 25, 2008
James Donald Whiteside, Sr., 74, went home to be with Jesus on August 25, 2008. He was born in Haywood County on January 8, 1934 and resided in Candler, North Carolina for most of his life. Don was a devoted husband to the late Shirley Mann Whiteside and a wonderful and caring son to the late W....
Sandra Robinson
Aug 24, 2008
Sandra Lynn Robinson died Sunday, August 24, 2008, in Atlanta, GA. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of Mary Ruth Edwards Price and the late N. D. Robinson, Jr. She is survived by a sister, Rebecca Robinson of Black Mountain and three nephews, Mitchell Patterson, Dillon Mettler, and Cody Mettler. A memorial service...
Barbara Ratcliffe
Aug 24, 2008
Waynesville, NC — Barbara Elizabeth Stucki Ratcliffe passed away Sunday August 24 at her home in Waynesville, NC. She was born in Greenville, SC and as a child lived in various southern cities including Savannah, GA where she most recently lived with her husband, George since 1997. During their marriage, Barbara and George, along with their 3...
Alene Greene
Aug 24, 2008
Alene Treadway Greene left her earthly body on Sunday, August 24, 2008, for her heavenly life. Her sisters and daughter were with her as she drew her final breath and left our world. Alene was a native of Madison County and was the daughter of the late George and Grace Sawyer Treadway. Along with her parents, she...
Louise Stone
Aug 24, 2008
Maggie Valley, Louise Ellen Stone, age 98, of Maple Drive, died Sunday, August 24, 2008 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Terrell County, GA. she had resided in Jacksonville FL. before moving to Haywood County in 1960. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Winnie Anderson Binion. She was preceded in death by...
Joyce Hannah
Aug 24, 2008
Waynesville, Joyce Lindsey Hannah, age 61 died Sunday, August 24, 2008 at one of her son's residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Marcella Hill Lindsey of Clyde, and the late Mark Lindsey. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. In addition to her mother, she is survived by two sons, Larry...
Verna Brooks
Aug 23, 2008
"Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies." Proverbs 31:10 Asheville, For 83 years God blessed our family and friends with just such a woman in the life of Verna Brooks. Early Saturday morning God called her home to be with Him. Her desire is for every person whose life she touched...
Nelle Edwards
Aug 23, 2008
Lake Junaluska, Nellie Mehaffey Edwards, age 94, died Saturday, August 23, 2008 at Mission Hospital Campus. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late William Lawson Mehaffey and Maude McClure Mehaffey. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles William Edwards, Jr. in 1995, a son, Joe Edwards, one brother James...
Blon Grogan
Aug 23, 2008
Blon Neal Grogan, age 90, died Saturday, August 22, 2008, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Towns County, GA, she had resided in Haywood County for 75 years and was the daughter of the late Thomas Norris and Callie Kimsey Neal. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Grogan, who died in 2000;...
