Obituaries

Local Obituaries - Haywood County, NC and the Surrounding Areas

Melton Harbin

Melton Harbin

Aug 10, 2007

Mel Harbin has completed his earthly pilgrimage and has entered triumphantly that realm that God has prepared for those who love Him on August 10, 2007 in Waynesville, NC at the age of 86. Mel grew up in North Georgia, the last of eleven children born to the late Thomas Richard Harbin and Nancy Emma Harbin. He...

Frances Sanderson

Frances Sanderson

Aug 9, 2007

Waynesville-Frances Auberry Sanderson, 83, died Thursday, August 9, 2007. She fought a courageous and commendable battle with cancer for several years. She was a native of Hayesville, NC and was preceded in death by her husband, James Sanderson; an infant son, Jerry Allen Sanderson; her parents, Andrew and Lillie Hampton Auberry; and her brother, Horace Auberry. She...

Paul Holland

Paul Holland

Aug 9, 2007

Paul Holland, age 90, died Thursday, August 9, 2007, following a brief illness. He was a native of Wyoming but moved to North Carolina at an early age. He was the son of the late Talmadge Holland and Olive "Ollie" Nicholson Holland Lowe. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Barbara Ann...

Marlene Parker

Marlene Parker

Aug 7, 2007

Candler - Marlene Parker, age 58, died Tuesday, August 07, 2007 at Britthaven Nursing Home of Franklin after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was a native of Haywood County but had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was a daughter of the late William and Evelyn Reece Hampton and was an...

Stanley Kaminske

Stanley Kaminske

Aug 5, 2007

Waynesville, NC - Stanley Joseph Kaminske, age 71, of Hobe Sound, Florida and Waynesville, NC, died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 5. 2007, at his North Carolina residence. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lou; a son, James of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; a daughter, Suzanne, of Mooresville, N.C.; two grandchildren, Ryan and Lauren Kaminske. Although a...

Betty Messer

Betty Messer

Aug 3, 2007

Clyde-Betty Louise Williams Messer, age 67, died unexpectedly on Friday, August 03, 2007. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late John and Christabell Gaddis Williams. She was also preceded in death by three sisters, Frances Townsend, Molly Williams and Marie Frady and three brothers, Jim Williams, Lloyd Williams and Bill Williams. She...

Marion Bridges

Marion Bridges

Aug 3, 2007

Waynesville-M.T. "Buster" Bridges, age 96, died Friday, August 3, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the son of the late James Thomas and Sarah Miller Bridges. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Mae Bridges and Elizabeth Albright and a brother, Henry Y. Bridges....

Jerome Hipps

Jerome Hipps

Aug 3, 2007

Clyde- Jerome Reeves Hipps, age 78, died Friday, August 03, 2007 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of the late Jetter and Victoria Suttles Hipps. He was preceded in death by a brother, Earl Hipps. Reeves retired in 1994 from Champion International with 43 years...

James Moore

James Moore

Aug 1, 2007

Waynesville-James Herman Moore, Sr., age 69, of 222 Southfork Road, died on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at the VA Medical Center. A native of Calhoun County, Arkansas, and had resided in Haywood County for the past 17 years. He was the son of the late Roy Moore and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Laws. He was a US Army veteran,...

Arthur Shipman

Arthur Shipman

Jul 31, 2007

Bethel - Arthur Hardin Shipman, age 87, died Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of the late Mark LaFate and Julia Pressley Shipman. He was preceded in death by five sisters and three brothers. Arthur retired from Champion International with 35 years of...

Norcella Frady

Norcella Frady

Jul 31, 2007

Waynesville-Norcella Parris Frady, age 73, of West Asheville passed away peacefully on Monday, July 30, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Jackson County, and a life long resident of Haywood and Buncombe County. Mrs. Frady was the daughter of the late George Curtis and Margaret Elizabeth Bryson Parris. In addition to her...

Magalene Kisamore

Magalene Kisamore

Jul 29, 2007

Waynesville-Magalene Kisamore, age 74, died Sunday, July 29, 2007 at the Transylvania Community Hospital. She was a native of Haywood County having lived in Transylvania County since 1958 and was the daughter of the late Joe and Macy Caldwell Carver. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Brevard, a former Girl Scout and 4-H...

Patricia Kochakian

Patricia Kochakian

Jul 28, 2007

Patricia Sims Kochakian, age 65, died Saturday, July 28, 2007. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late L. E. and Virginia Nelson Sims. She is survived by two daughters, Carolyn K. Neal and Teresa K. Vordemier; two sisters, Maxine Sims Reese and Frances Sims Sherlin both of Candler; and four grandchildren....

Nevaeh Conard

Nevaeh Conard

Jul 27, 2007

Waynesville-Nevaeh Joyce and Natalie Gail Conard, infant daughters of Heidi Christine Constante and Robert Lee Conard went to be with the angels Friday, July 27, 2007. In addition to their parents, they are survived by two brothers, Zachary Ryan Davis and Xavier Evan Conard; a sister, Margie Faith Crowe; maternal grandparents, John and Wanda Constante; maternal great-grandmother,...

Woodson Birthright

Woodson Birthright

Jul 27, 2007

Clyde, NC-Woodson Adams Birthright, infant son of Dr. Brian H. and Kate Graves Birthright, went to be with Jesus on Friday, July 27, 2007.<br><br>Woodson is survived, in addition to his parents, by a brother, Whitford Randall Birthright; maternal grandmother, Ann Mazenko and her husband, Michael, of Gulf Breeze, FL; maternal grandfather, Bill Graves and his wife Lynette...

Gladys Hipps

Gladys Hipps

Jul 27, 2007

Gladys Hipps, age 77, of the Beaverdam Community died unexpectedly Friday, July 27, 2007, at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter late Willie Z. and Inis Worley Mann. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Neal Bennett Hipps who died in 1979 and three sons, David...

Martin Bramlett

Martin Bramlett

Jul 26, 2007

Martin Vaughn Bramlett, age 82, of 868 Mulberry Street died Thursday, July 26, 2007, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of the late Vaughn and Annie Best Bramlett. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Julia Carol Bramlett Jones, who died...

Jacqueline Robinson

Jacqueline Robinson

Jul 26, 2007

"Jackie" Robinson, age 85, of 28 Garrett Drive died Thursday, July 26, 2007, at Memorial Mission Hospital. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late W. T. and Maude Clark. She was preceded in death by her husband, McKinley Robinson who died in 1996 and a sister, Thomasine Scarboro...

Diane Pressley

Diane Pressley

Jul 25, 2007

Panther Creek-Diane Arrington Pressley, age 55, of Amos Arrington Road, died Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of D. B. Arrington of Panther Creek and the late Mrs. Bobbie Messer Arrington, who died in 2003. She was a devoted mother and mamaw. Even though Diane had a...

Ben Hannah

Ben Hannah

Jul 25, 2007

Ben Henry Hannah, age 87, of Newfound Road, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 25, 2007. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of the late Henry and Willie Hannah. Ben retired from Champion International after 39 years of service where he was a forklift operator. Ben was a member of Mountain View Church...

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