Sep 16, 2022

Waynesville, NC, Melbourne, FL, Harriett Anne Weidler Cothern, 89, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022, at Maggie Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation.

A native of Lake Worth, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Evelyn Bennett.  In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Hudson Cothern, who died in 2005....

Sep 16, 2022

Candler – Barbara Jean Towe Hannah, 78, of Candler passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022, at Carepartners Hospice Solace of Asheville.

A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late James and Virginia Hill Towe. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Judy Moore as well as...

Sep 15, 2022

Carl Desylvia Gore, 79, of Asheville passed away on September 15, 2022 at Mission Hospital.  A native of Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Mason C. Gore and Minnie Lee Gore. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded by his wives, Rosezell Paula, Barbara Jean, and Barbara Ann.

 

Carl proudly served in the US...

Sep 15, 2022

Doris Caldwell “Babe” Lindsey

Canton formerly of Clyde – Doris Caldwell “Babe” Lindsey, 90, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family and friends.

Doris was a native of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Leon and Mazie Caldwell.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Sep 14, 2022

Candler - Mary Lee Tipton Wait, born on 2/12/42, lost her battle with Alzheimer’s Disease on 9/14/22 at the age of 80.  Though the bout was fixed from the start, she fought until the very end with a fiery spirit that will be missed, along with her quick wit and droll sense of humor, which were silenced early-on in...

Sep 13, 2022

Canton – George Richard Fish, Sr., 91, passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at Mission Memorial Campus.

George was a native of Haywood County and a son of the late Charlie Carlisle and Allie Gaddis Fish. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sister, Pat Bradley. After graduating from Canton High School...

Sep 10, 2022

Waynesville – Jack Caldwell, 71, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at his home.

Jack was a native of Haywood County and a son to Ned and Josephine Ewart Caldwell.  Jack worked for 47 years as a millwright at Powell Lumber Company and the last several years he worked alongside his sons at Caldwell Trucking.

Sep 10, 2022

Hammond, Louisiana and formerly of Canton - Virginia Parker Clark, was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven late Saturday afternoon, September 10, 2022. She left this world peacefully in her Louisiana home, surrounded by her family. She was reunited with the love of her life and husband of fifty-five years, Paul; her mother and father, Alvin “Fat” and Vinnie...

Sep 9, 2022

In loving memory of Paul Louis Reece, age seventy, who passed away on September ninth at his home in Tennessee.

Paul was preceded in death by his parents and three siblings.

Left to mourn are his wife of 42 years Rhonda Reece (divorced), his children Jennifer Stroupe and Christopher Reece, his six grandchildren and three...

Sep 9, 2022

Waynesville, Hilda "Ruth" Forga Bryson, age 78, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2022 at her home.

A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late James and Hazel Morgan Forga.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her dear husband of 48 years, William "Ronnie" Bryson who died in...

Sep 9, 2022

Maggie Valley, North Carolina, Doris Elizabeth Rose Covey, age 92, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2022 at Maggie Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation.

A native of Canton, New York, she was a daughter of the late C. Bower Rose and Margaret Bouchard Rose.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her dear husband,...

Sep 5, 2022

Lake Junaluska, Betty Lou Rose Hubbard, age 90, passed away on Monday, September 5, 2022, at her home.

Betty Lou was born in Mecklenburg County and grew up in Winston Salem, NC, the daughter of the late Mark Spurgeon Rose and Florence Lewis Rose.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister,...

Sep 5, 2022

Canton – Reverend Ned Charles Pressley, 76, passed away on Monday, September 5, 2022 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

Ned was a native of Haywood County and a son of the late Joseph Ernest and Ruby Rogers Pressley.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson,...

Sep 4, 2022

Clyde, Timothy J. Fowler, 67, passed away peacefully at Haywood Regional Medical Center on September 4, 2022.

A native of South Euclid, Ohio, Tim moved to Raleigh, North Carolina in 1987. Five years later, he moved to Western North Carolina where he worked for 22 years for Indian Health Services. He was preceded in death by his...

Sep 3, 2022

Waynesville, Linda Hall Hurley, age 77, surrounded by loving family, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at Haywood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

A resident of Haywood County for 40+ years, she was a daughter of the late Norman and Mary Barrineau Hall.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Mike...

Sep 3, 2022

Canton - Robert Jackson “Cab” Hargrave, 71, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022.

Cab was born on June 13, 1951.  He was originally from Bainbridge, Georgia and was a Florida resident for many years before moving to Haywood County in 2007.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Burch and Jane Hargrave, as well as...

Sep 2, 2022

Clyde, Freida Dean Morgan Terrell, age 86, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 2, 2022, at her residence.

Freida was a native of Buncombe County, a daughter of the late Cansler (Buddy) and Della Anders Morgan.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 52 years, Joe E. Terrell, who...

Sep 2, 2022

Wilma N. Davis

Canton – Wilma Sue Nichols Davis, 93, of the Dutch Cove Community, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022 at her residence.

A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Frank Nichols and Kathryn Smathers Nichols.  She was also preceded in death by her...

Sep 1, 2022

Candler, formerly of Maggie Valley, Devoice Morrow Medford, age 92, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at Mission Memorial Campus.

A native of Haywood County she was a daughter of the late Edgar and Mattie McElroy Morrow.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Davis Medford, they had spent...

Aug 31, 2022

Canton - Estelena Hipps, 67, of Canton passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at the Charles George Veterans Medical Center.  A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Glenn Pope and Betty Wilson Pope of Canton.  In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, David Hipps in 2005 and a...