Feb 12, 2023

Waynesville, Alexis Grace Sherrill, 17, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2023, due to injuries sustained from an automobile accident.

A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Jason Sherrill and Natasha Potter.  Lexi enjoyed fishing, being at Lake Fontana with family, singing, listening to music and hanging out with her friends.

In...

Feb 9, 2023

Kernersville, North Carolina – Bobby (Bob) Earl Killian, 78, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice House in Winston-Salem.

Bob was born on July 26, 1944 in Clyde, North Carolina and was a son of the late Benjamin (Ben) and Ruby Massie Killian. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...

Feb 8, 2023

Waynesville – David Edwin Russell, 62, of the Bethel community, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at his residence.

David was a native of Haywood County and a son of the late Jack and Helen Price Russell.  He was a 1979 graduate of Pisgah High School and a member of Riverside Baptist Church.  David worked at...

Feb 6, 2023

Leicester – Lyndon Eugene Davis, 73, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023 at Charles George VA Medical Center after a brief illness.

Lyndon was a native of Buncombe County and a son of Retty Mae Hall and the late Eugene Mitchell Davis.  He owned and operated a dairy farm which he enjoyed working and maintaining it...

Feb 5, 2023

Canton, Mary Kathryn Bannister Young, 95, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at Arrowhead Cove.

A native of Anderson County, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Willie Lee Carson Bannister.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Russell L. Young, Jr. who died in 2002. ...

Feb 5, 2023

Waynesville, Rick Fowler, 65, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at his residence.

A native of Henderson County, he was residing in Haywood County at his passing.  Rick was the son of the late William and Annie Winkleman Fowler. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Bobbie Fowler.  Rick proudly served his country in...

Feb 4, 2023

Joseph “Joe” Komski, age 88, of Maggie Valley, NC, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023.

Born January 8, 1935, a native of Wayne County, MI, he formerly resided in Boynton Beach, FL before moving to Haywood County in 2002.  Joe was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Lottie Komski, his wife of 47 years,...

Feb 3, 2023

Waynesville – Joseph Euel Taylor, Jr.  beloved husband, father, and Papa passed away on February 3, 2023, at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

Joe was a native of Greenville County, South Carolina, but resided in Haywood County for much of his life.   He was the son of the late Joseph Euel and Blanche Langley Taylor.  In addition to...

Feb 2, 2023

Etowah/Canton - Girtrue Hall Young Talley, 90, passed away on February 2, 2023 at The Landing at Mills River.

Girtrue was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Marlin and Annie Mae Franklin Hall. She was also preceded in death by her first husband Cecil Young who passed away in 1996. She graduated...

Jan 31, 2023

Waynesville, Susan Byrd Tipton Austin, 61, died Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at her home in Waynesville, North Carolina. She suffered from Lewy body dementia after a successful battle with stage-three breast cancer.

Susan was born January 13, 1962, in Asheville, North Carolina, to the late John and Carolyn Tipton. A graduate of Asheville High School, Susan attended...

Jan 31, 2023

Dixie Anne Langley Covell, 53, of Waynesville, NC departed this earthly life on January 31, 2023, after enduring a brave journey with pancreatic cancer.  Born in Camden, SC on February 21, 1969, she was the fifth and youngest daughter of Frances Lucille Stanford Langley and the late Thomas Alvin Langley. Arriving on her mother’s 32nd birthday, she was truly...

Jan 31, 2023

Canton- Betty Jane Devlin Worley,82, passed away on January 31, 2023, at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

Betty was a lifelong resident of Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Bryan H. and Pearl Ruth Pressley Devlin. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Ralph Worley, who passed away in 2018....

Jan 30, 2023

Beloved Husband, Father and Grandfather

Clyde, NC, Paul Reeves Owens, 86, passed away in the early hours of Monday, January 30, 2023.

Born May 1, 1937, he was a lifelong resident of Haywood County.  Paul was preceded in death by his parents, Reeves and Nellie Owens, his wife of 59 years Shirley Garrett Owens, his...

Jan 30, 2023

Waynesville, Geneva Anne Seagraves Whitten, 39, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2023 at her home.

A native of McDowell, WV, she had resided in Haywood County for the past 20 years. Geneva loved to dance, drawing/coloring, and listening to music.  She was a very creative and loving person and will truly be missed.

Geneva...

Jan 30, 2023

Waynesville, June Suttles Swanger, age 88, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2023, at Autumn Care of Waynesville.

June was born in Joe, NC in Madison County on January 8, 1935.  She was the daughter of the late John Riley Suttles and late Ollie Victoria Reese Suttles.

June was the widow of the late Samuel...

Jan 29, 2023

Canton – Jerry Howard Stephenson, 79, went to be with his heavenly Father on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home after an extended illness.

Jerry was a native and resident of Haywood and Henderson Counties, except for time spent in service, and a son of the late Rufus Lee and Virginia Edith Fuller Stephenson. ...

Jan 29, 2023

Waynesville, Billy Joe Spake, 93, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at CarePartners Solace Center.

A native of Florida, he was a son of the late Elmer and Frances Spake.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, David and Wesley Spake; two sisters, Betty Mabrey and Dorothy Bowen; and two...

Jan 24, 2023

Waynesville – Marjorie Smathers Stamey, 84, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at her residence.

Margie was a native of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Rufus and Inez Derrick Smathers.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Troy Stamey; brothers, Gene, Gordon, Kenneth, and Bud Smathers; sisters,...

Jan 23, 2023

Waynesville – Donna Downs West, 55, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital.

Donna was a native of Haywood County and a daughter of Marvin and Barbara Russell Downs.  She was of the Baptist faith and loved cooking and enjoying her fur baby.  Donna watched her friend’s children and was affectionately...

Jan 21, 2023

Canton – Betty Jo Justice Allen, 90, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Skyland Terrace and Rehabilitation Center.

Betty was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late John Albert Justice and Effie Haney Justice Holder.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...