Obituaries
Local Obituaries - Haywood County, NC and the Surrounding Areas
Bernard Singleton
Apr 18, 2007
Waynesville - Bernard Hugh Singleton, age 76, of Liner Street died Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at John F. Keever Solace Center in Asheville. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late Claude and Virlee Chambers Singleton. He was preceded in death by his wife, Emma Jean Holland Singleton who...
Wuillebaldo Diaz
Apr 16, 2007
Canton - Wuillebaldo Garcia Diaz, age 17, died Monday, April 16, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Vera Cruz, Mexico but resided in Canton. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2007 in the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with Father Robert F. Dueweke officiating. The family...
Ruth Harris
Apr 16, 2007
Candler - Ruth Wright Harris, age 99, of 743 Justice Ridge Road died Monday, April 16, 2007 after a short illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late John W. and Kate Justice Wright. She was also preceded in death by her husband Albert W. Harris, who died in 1996, to...
Annie Pace
Apr 15, 2007
Annie Paxton Pace died Sunday, April 15, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was born on July 30, 1920 and was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late G. C. and Annie Jones Paxton of Maple Street in Canton. She was also preceded in death by four brothers, William, Wallace, Roy, and...
Lou Robinson
Apr 15, 2007
Waynesville- Lou Ellen Robinson, age 91, of Chestnut Park Drive, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, April 15, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Bynum C. and Nettie Mae Cagle Miller. She was also preceded in...
Ruth Cabe
Apr 15, 2007
Canton - Ruth Clark Cabe, age 90, died Sunday, April 15, 2007 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. She was a lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Josh M. and Ethel Grogan Clark. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack V. Cabe, who died in 1999; one daughter, Norma Jones; three...
Ralph Bullen
Apr 14, 2007
Clyde-Ralph William Bullen, age 43, passed away after a sudden illness on Saturday, April 14, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Knoxville, TN, he had resided in Haywood County since 2000. He was preceded in death by a son, Brandon Bullen. Ralph was a Navy Seal and served in several conflicts around the world throughout...
Ola Vickers
Apr 14, 2007
Canton - Ola Bea Vickers, age 89, died Saturday, April 14, 2007 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. She was a native of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Millard and Effie Gaddy Chapman. Ola was preceded in death by one son, Benjamin Shapiro, and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by three sons,...
Lucille Cope
Apr 12, 2007
Lucille Margaret Justice McElrath Cope, age 86, of Freedom Drive died Thursday, April 12, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Haywood County but spent the majority of her life in Buncombe County. She was the daughter of the late William and Beatrice Messer Justice and was also preceded in death by her...
John Mccarty
Apr 10, 2007
Waynesville-John Earl McCarty, age 64, formerly of Clyde, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Columbus, Georgia, he was the son of the late Thomas Ewell and Annie Ruth Grace McCarty. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Thomas Ivo McCarty and a...
Lillian Arrington
Apr 10, 2007
Waynesville-Lillian Turner Arrington, age 80, of 48 Sheriff's Drive, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was born on July 18, 1926 to the late Joseph Roy Turner Sr. and Mary Jennings Frazier Turner. In addition to her parents, her husband of 57 years,...
Robert Franklin
Apr 10, 2007
Waynesville-Robert Britt Franklin, age 92, of Sutton Town Road went home to be with his wife, Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and life long resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late John Henry and Amanda Jane Sutton Franklin. Mr. Franklin was also preceded in death by his...
Mary Hardin
Apr 7, 2007
Waynesville- Ruth S. Hardin, age 90, died Saturday, April 7, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Kirksey, SC and was the daughter of the late Kelly and Nealia Lail Stephens. She was a member of the Clyde First Baptist Church and a former member of Eastern Star and Home Demonstration Club. She...
Natalie Rothschild
Apr 6, 2007
Clyde-Natalie Jones Rothschild, age 76, died on Friday, April 6, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Frances Patrick Jones. She is survived by two aunts, Janell Rathbone and Billie Daives; three nephews, Vic and Gary McMurray and Kenny Jones; and one niece, Jana...
Hazel Lance
Apr 6, 2007
Hazel Hardin Lance, age 74, died Friday, April 6, 2007, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Clifford and Mary Chapman Hardin. She was previously employed at Haywood County Hospital with 20 years of service as a nursing assistant. Hazel was also a member of Church of God Prophesy. She is survived by her...
Elizabeth Balentine
Apr 5, 2007
Waynesville-Elizabeth Sue "Betty" Medford Balentine, age 63, of 114 Morning Drive, died on Thursday, April 5, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Thelma Medford of Waynesville and the late Ben Medford. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Mack, Otis, and Edin Medford. Betty received her...
Phyllis Trantham
Apr 5, 2007
Fines Creek-Phyllis Burnette Trantham, age 61, died on Thursday, April 5, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and life-long resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late David Ransome and Mabel Revis Burnette. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 33 years, Gerald, who died...
Hope Montana
Apr 5, 2007
Waynesville-Hope Elaine Montana, age 56, of 95 Allen Street, died on Thursday, April 5, 2007 at her residence. A native of Millville, NJ, she was the daughter of Willard and Doris Hignett. She is survived by her husband of 31 years, Anthony Montana; three sons, Shawn Montana and his fiancé, Thelma Jent, both of Clyde NC and...
Donald Jones
Apr 3, 2007
Waynesville-Donald Leon "Don" Jones, age 67, of Hazelwood Avenue, died on Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at this residence. A native and life-long resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Howard and Mackalean Jones. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jewel Jones, who died in 2006 and...
Lois Parker
Apr 3, 2007
Lois Anna Robinson Parker, age 82, died Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at Lexington Extended Care. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Will and Emma McElrath Robinson. She was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Parker who died in 2002; a son Jimmy Earl Parker; four sisters; and two...
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