Obituaries
Local Obituaries - Haywood County, NC and the Surrounding Areas
Robert Greene
Dec 4, 2007
Waynesville-Robert "Jay" Greene, age 74, of Ratcliffe Cove community passed away peacefully to be at home with the Lord on Tuesday, December 4, 2007. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William Marion and Bertha Haney Green. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Elsie Sanford and...
Nancy Mcelrath
Dec 4, 2007
Waynesville, Nancy Trogdon McElrath of Waynesville, NC and Lake Placid, FL died at sunset December 4, 2007 after a long battle with Leukemia. She was born August 18, 1937 in Greensboro, NC to Dewey L. and Ethel Miller Trogdon. She grew up in Summerfield, NC and attended Western Carolina University. She was a retired homemaker, professional clown...
Honea Yates
Dec 4, 2007
Canton - Honea A. Yates, age 97, died Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was a native of Boone, NC but had resided in Haywood County for 66 years and was a son of the late Daniel V. and Betty Presnell Yates. He was preceded in death by one son, Paul Kenneth Yates;...
Ray Mcdowell
Dec 3, 2007
Canton - Ray McDowell, age 82, died Monday, December 03, 2007 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was a native of Gordon, GA, but had lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was a son of the late L.C. and Berta McCook McDowell and was preceded in death by his wife Frances Ford McDowell, who...
Carlos Reid
Dec 2, 2007
Carlos Waitsell Reid, age 76, of Fourth Street, died Sunday, December 2, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was a native of Jackson County and the son of the late Charlie and Essie Nicholson Reid. He was preceded in death by his wife, JoAnn Grogan Reid, who died in 2004 and two brothers, Thomas and Chuck Reid....
Dennis Zander
Dec 1, 2007
Waynesville-Dennis Zander, age 70, of Eagles Nest Road, died Saturday, December 1, 2007 at his residence. He was a native of Dayton, OH and lived in Waynesville for the past five years. He was the son of the late Waldo and Margaret Foster Zander. Dennis attended the University of Dayton and worked in special machine design for...
Jincy Messer
Nov 30, 2007
Jincy Owen Messer, age 94, died Friday, November 30, 2007 at Pigeon Valley Rest Home. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Thomas Pulaski and Carrie Owen. She was a member of Haywood County Retired Teachers Association and taught school at Bethel, Patton, and Canton High School. Jincy...
James Campbell
Nov 30, 2007
Fletcher - James "Jim" Robert Campbell, age 88, died Friday, November 30, 2007 at The Laurels of Hendersonville after an extended illness. He was a native of Canada, but had resided in Maggie Valley for over 30 years. He was a son of the late James and Victoria Decker Campbell and was preceded in death by a...
Frances Leatherwood
Nov 30, 2007
Waynesville-Frances Spake Leatherwood, age 96, of Church Street, went home to be with her Lord Friday, November 30, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Chicago, IL and had lived in Haywood County for the past sixteen years moving here from Greenville, SC where she had lived most of her life. She was...
James Glance
Nov 30, 2007
Clyde-James Carroll Glance, age 88, of 517 Glance Cove Road, died on Friday, November 30, 2007 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Ralph and Maggie Garrett Glance. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie Stevenson Glance, who died on November 17, 2007; and...
Mary Clark
Nov 29, 2007
Waynesville-Mary Ruth Clark, age 85, formerly of Maxima Lane, died on Thursday, November 29, 2007 at Smoky Mountain Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. A native of Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Taylor and Dora Guthire Cline. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James "T. Berry"...
Deborah Lee
Nov 29, 2007
Maggie Valley-Deborah D. Lee, age 56, died on Thursday, November 29, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Valdosta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Kyler B. and Audrey Weatherington Smith. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Michael Lee; two sons, Kyle Lee and his wife, Michelle, of Clyde and Brooks...
Karen Hill
Nov 29, 2007
Waynesville-Karen L. Hill passed away November 29, 2007 in her home in Waynesville, NC. Karen was born in Beckley, WV on February 10, 1949. She attended Doane College in Crete, NE, where she received her degree in elementary education. Her career led her to public relations, most recently with Anchorage Community Mental Health Services. In March of...
Carl Warren
Nov 28, 2007
Candler - Carl "Kojak" Russell Warren, age 64, of 339 Young's Drive Ext., died Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at his residence after a brief illness. Visitation will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Friday, November 30, 2007 at Wells Funeral Home in Canton.
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Mary Schlagel
Nov 28, 2007
Cary, NC - Mary Katherine Robinson Schlagel, age 85, died Wednesday, November 28, 2007 after a long illness. She was a native of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Paul Ray and Grace O. McCrary Robinson. After graduating from a business college in Washington DC, she began her secretary career by working at Champion International....
Edith Roveano
Nov 26, 2007
Waynesville-Edith Ferguson Roveano, age 90, of Haywood Lodge and Retirement Center and formerly of 274 Assembly Street, died on Sunday, November 25, 2007 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County and former resident of Woodstown, NJ and Reno, NV, she was the daughter of the late C.B. and Pearl Turner Ferguson. In addition to...
Fannie Nave
Nov 24, 2007
Waynesville- Fannie Mae Galloway Nave, age 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Saturday, November 24, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Fannie Mae was a native of Haywood County where she lived most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Samuel Levi and Mary Williams Galloway and was also preceded in death...
Herbert Buckner, Jr.
Nov 23, 2007
Canton- Herbert Dennis "Denny" Buckner, Jr., age 76, died Friday, November 23, 2007. He was the son of the late Herbert Dennis and Anna Leah Hendrix Buckner, Sr. and the husband of the late June Elizabeth Miller Buckner, who died in 1986, and Jean Ledford Buckner, who died in 1999. He was also preceded in death by...
Georgia Childress
Nov 22, 2007
Waynesville-Georgia Leila Grant Childress, age 85, of James Loop, passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2007 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native and life-long resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Grace Louethel Rich Grant. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Crayton Ruben...
Jerry Sheppard
Nov 22, 2007
Waynesville-Jerry Martin Sheppard, age 70 of Sheppard Hill Lane died Thursday, November 22, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a son of the late Charles L. and Edith Dalton Sheppard. Jerry retired from Champion International in 1996 with 40 years of service and was a member of Ratcliffe Cove Baptist Church. Most beloved husband, father...
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