Obituaries

Local Obituaries - Haywood County, NC and the Surrounding Areas

Helen Smith

Helen Smith

Jan 6, 2007

Clyde-Helen Smith, age 78, of the Crabtree Community, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 4, 2007 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Roy L. and Zella Miller Brown and was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, J.D. Smith, who died...

Reva Swann

Reva Swann

Jan 6, 2007

Reva Glance Swann - age 79 of Mt. Olive, Alabama went to be with our sweet Lord on Saturday, January 6, 2007. She was a most caring and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Her inner light shone with a brilliance that enveloped everyone who knew her. The torch has now been passed to each of us...

Nell Buchanan

Nell Buchanan

Jan 5, 2007

Nell Ledford Buchanan, age 88, of Dogwood Road died Friday, January 5, 2007, at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home. She was a native of Erwin, TN and had resided in Buncombe County since 1949. She was the daughter of the late Zeb and Rose Anne Wilson Ledford. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ora Arthur Buchanan...

Rena Trull

Rena Trull

Jan 4, 2007

Rena Harding Trull, age 70, of Old Henson Cove Road died Thursday, January 4, 2007, at Memorial Mission Hospital. She was a native of Martin, TN and the daughter of the late William Hobson and Beatrice Tansil Harding. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Howard Trull who died in December, 2006 and two brothers,...

Sue Santucci

Sue Santucci

Jan 4, 2007

Maggie Valley, NC-Sue Ellen Santucci, age 54, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2007 at her home. She was a native of Geneva, New York and moved to Port Charlotte, Florida where she lived for several years before moving to Maggie Valley. She was the daughter of the late Jane House Foster and Marvin C. Foster. Sue Ellen...

Pearl Stone

Pearl Stone

Jan 3, 2007

Pearl Sykes Stone, age 96, of 128 Johnson Street died Wednesday, January 3, 2007, at Autumn Care Nursing Home in Waynesville. She was born in Seagrove, NC on June 26, 1910, and was the daughter of the late Eneas and Emma Auman Sykes. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a sister,...

Edryl Howell

Edryl Howell

Jan 3, 2007

Waynesville-Edryl Howell, age 78, died Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at Autumn Care. Born in Swainsboro, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Thomas L. and Ruby Mathis Jones and was preceded in death by a brother, Elmer Jones. Mrs. Howell was a homemaker and was a member of Shady Grove United Methodist Church. She is survived...

David Brown, Jr.

David Brown, Jr.

Jan 1, 2007

David Delano Brown, Jr. - age 41 died Monday, January 1, 2007, at Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of David Brown, Sr. and the late Wilene Mathews Brown. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Timothy Charles Brown. David loved to be up the river...

Roy Smith

Roy Smith

Jan 1, 2007

Canton- Roy Leon Smith - age 74 of Vista View Drive died Monday, January 1, 2007 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. He was a native of Lumpkin, GA but had resided in Haywood County for a number of years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Perry and Fannie Wiggington Smith; one daughter, Linda Smith Moore;...

Carroll Beck

Carroll Beck

Dec 31, 2006

Sylva-Carroll Dean Beck, age 57, of 94 Snug Haven Lane, Sylva died December 31, 2006 at Harris Regional Hospital. A native of Jackson County, he was a son of the late Grady and Ellen Greene Beck. Carroll was a former employee of Dayco Rubber Mfg., and was a member of Balsam Baptist Baptist Church. He served in...

Carter Rhinehart, Jr.

Carter Rhinehart, Jr.

Dec 29, 2006

Carter Lee "Bud" Rhinehart, Jr., age 80, died Friday, December 29, 2006, at John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of the late Col. Carter Lee and Mrs. Mary Lucia Pegram Rhinehart of Canton. He was the grandson of the late Dr. and Mrs. Robert W....

Jacob Parton

Jacob Parton

Dec 29, 2006

Waynesville-Jacob Reed Parton, infant, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2006 at Memorial Mission Hospital. Jabob, the twin brother of Mayklia Ann Parton who died on Wednesday, December 28, was the son of Jeremiah and Jenny Brooks Parton. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Nathenial Reed Parton and grandparents, Buford and Alice Ruth Rathbone...

Tracy Henson

Tracy Henson

Dec 29, 2006

Tracy Henson, age 38, died Friday, December 29, 2006. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of Vanise and Mary Lou Henson of Canton. He was preceded in death by a sister, Karen, in 1970. He was employed by Blue Ridge Paper and was an avid fisherman, loving husband, Dad and son. He is...

Madeline Love

Madeline Love

Dec 29, 2006

Madeline O. Love, age 88, died Friday, December 29, 2006 at the Brian Center in Waynesville. She was a native of Bennetsville, SC and lived most of her life in Red Springs, NC. She resided in Haywood County for the last 7 years. She was the daughter of the late John J. and Elizabeth Stevens Odom and...

Evelyn Tilley

Evelyn Tilley

Dec 28, 2006

Clyde- Evelyn Freeman Tilley- age 68 of Chantilly Court, died Thursday, December 28, 2006 at Memorial Mission Hospital. She was a native of Jackson County but had resided in Haywood County for 32 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jonathan and Etta May Parris Freeman; a daughter, Sharon Elaine Tilley Cordell; and one brother,...

Mayklia Parton

Mayklia Parton

Dec 28, 2006

Waynesville-Mayklia Ann Parton, infant, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2006 at Harris Regional Hospital. Mayklia was the infant daughter of Jeremiah and Jenny Brooks Parton. She was preceded in death by a brother, Nathenial Reed Parton and grandparents, Buford and Alice Ruth Rathbone and Charles Brooks. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a...

Elizabeth Schabinger

Elizabeth Schabinger

Dec 27, 2006

Maggie Valley-Elizabeth Plott Schabinger, age 85, of 326 Timberline Drive, died on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Maggie Valley, she was the daughter of the late James R. and Mabel Sprinkle Plott. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 39...

Mora Mccracken

Mora Mccracken

Dec 26, 2006

Clyde-Mora Justice McCracken, age 99, formerly of the Crabtree Community, died on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at Autumn Care. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Alcaney and Florence Ledford Justice and was also preceded in by her husband, Blake Andrew McCracken, who died in 1996; four sisters; three...

Johnny Kuykendall

Johnny Kuykendall

Dec 25, 2006

Johnny Earl Kuykendall, age 68, of 282 Luther Road died Monday, December 25, 2006 at his residence.<br><br>He was a native of Haywood County and the son of the late Joseph and Eva Haney Kuykendall. He was a self-employed carpet intstaller and a United States Army veteran serving in the Korean conflict.<br><br>In addition to his wife of 17...

William M.D.

William M.D.

Dec 25, 2006

Waynesville-William Kelley Braswell, M.D., age 61, of Gingko Lane, died on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 in Des Moines, IA. He was born in Birmingham, AL and was the son of Anne Stubbs Braswell of Miami, FL and the late Julian Heath Braswell. Dr. Braswell was a graduate of the University of Florida and the University of Miami...

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