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...

Aug 30, 2022

Clyde, Ruth Eudine Gillett Moore, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at Haywood House.

A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Jewel Bryson Gillett.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, L.J. Moore who died in 2019; two sisters-in-law, Florence Moore...

Aug 28, 2022

Alabama formerly of Clyde - Linda Jo Ray Haney, 76, of Killen, AL (formerly of Clyde NC) was surrounded by family and passed away peacefully as she entered her heavenly rest on August 28, 2022.  Born in Waynesville, North Carolina, August 20th, 1946; Linda was the daughter of the late Oder & Robbie Ray.

Linda loved the...

Aug 28, 2022

Alice Neal Medford Burch, 88, of Clyde died on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at her residence.  A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Roy Ratcliffe Medford and Katie Lou Stephens Medford. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brother, Gerald Cowan Medford.

Alice Neal was a graduate...

Aug 27, 2022

Margaret Josephine Morgan Cogburn, 87, of Canton passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at Autumn Care. A lifetime native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Glenn Brown and Georgia Plemmons Morgan and stepfather, Horace Singleton. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert “Bobby” Cogburn in 2010 and brother,...

Aug 27, 2022

Freda Ann Shell, 64, of Candler passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at Pisgah Manor.  A native of Harlan, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Solomon and Celia Kelly Shell.  In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her brother, Leroy Schell

Freda is survived by three sons, Brian Shell,...

Aug 26, 2022

Chuckey, TN - Alice Lorraine Pilkington Pilkey, 75, of Chuckey, Tennessee passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022, in Greeneville, TN. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Hardy Hylan and Cora Mae Putnam Pilkington. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Ernest N Pilkey, Sr. on...

Aug 26, 2022

Canton, Joyce Elaine Holland Thompson, age 72, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022, peacefully at her residence.

A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Roy Samuel and Marjorie Beatrice Stevens Holland.  In addition to her parents, Joy was preceded in death by an infant son, James Thompson, Jr. and her husband,...

Aug 26, 2022

Regina Ann Clark Walker Britton,59, went home peacefully to be with the Lord early morning, Friday, August 26, 2022. She joins loved ones who have gone before; her parents, Dorothy and John Taylor Clark; husband, Arnold “Arney” Walker and brothers, JC and Dewey Clark.

Regina is survived by her sister, Rosa Trull of Candler; her nieces, Andi...

Aug 26, 2022

Waynesville, Ellene Holbrook Francis, age 90, peacefully passed away at her residence on Friday, August 26, 2022.

A 70-year resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Grace Edge Holbrook.  She was also preceded in death by her dear husband, Charles "Pink" Francis who died in 2001; her brother, Roy Holbrook, Jr.;...

Aug 24, 2022

Candler, Glenna Sue McCoy, age 82, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, peacefully at her residence with family by her side.

A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Glenn and Electa McCarson Clark.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Roy Lee McCoy.

Aug 24, 2022

Brenda Lou Conley Woodell, 71, of Hendersonville passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.  A native of Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Everett Conley and Mildred Jordan Conley.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Warren “Woody” Woodell in 2013; a sister, Pamela Conley and a brother, Michael Conley....

Aug 23, 2022

Canton – James “Jimmy” Marcus Wilson, Jr., 69, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at his residence.

Jimmy was native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of the late James Marcus and Joy Webb Wilson.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Phyllis Wilson Hipps.  Jimmy loved...

Aug 22, 2022

Carolyn Palmer Robinson, 89 passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon, August 27, 2022, at Brookridge Baptist Retirement Home in Winston-Salem, NC.

A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Wilda M. and Charlie J. Palmer.

She is survived by a daughter Sandra and her husband Jack and granddaughter Victoria. She was preceded...

Aug 22, 2022

Vale, North Carolina formerly of Clyde – Donna Faye Apperson Frederick, 81, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022 at Maggie Valley Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center.

Donna was a native of Shattuck, Oklahoma and a daughter of the late Morris Leland and Jessie Margaret Sizelove Apperson.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Aug 21, 2022

Genell Margaret Caldwell Burnette

“Generous and Loving to All”

Canton - Genell Caldwell Burnette, age 97, passed away peacefully and entered her heavenly rest on August 21, 2022.

Her life story began on a summer day, June 17, 1925, in the Beantown area of Haywood County.  She was born into a family that...

Aug 20, 2022

Canton – Douglas Wayne Harkins, 74, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Smoky Mountain Health & Rehabilitation Center.

Doug was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of the late Wayne Edward and Gladys Mildred West Harkins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy...