Mar 14, 2022

Candler, Zebulon Clifton Ledford, Jr., 90, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022, at Carolina Pines at Asheville.

A lifelong native of North Carolina, he was the son of the late Clifton Ledford, Sr. and Mabel Cruise Ledford.  In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a son, Mitch Ledford and two brothers, Edward...

Mar 14, 2022

Canton – Darlene Baker Sanford, 74, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022 at Mission Memorial Campus.

Darlene was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Robert Vincent and Betty McElrath Baker.  She was also a lifelong member of West Canton Baptist Church where she served on the fellowship committee. ...

Mar 12, 2022

Waynesville, Gene Wilson Messer, 84, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022.

A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Brownlow and Rethea Sutton Messer.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Roslyn Hunter.  Gene proudly served for 20 years in the United States Air Force as...

Mar 10, 2022

Frances L. Dobson Foster

Clyde – Frances Lucille Dobson Foster, 82, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation.

Frances was a native of Jackson County and the daughter of the late, Clyde and Edna Coggins Dobson; in addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Mar 9, 2022

Canton – Ruby Charlene Devlin McElroy, 63, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at her residence.

Charlene was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Charles Clifford and Ruby Lee Devlin.  She loved her tropical fish, reading, and growing flowers.

She is survived by her husband of...

Mar 9, 2022

Leicester – Reverend Roger Wayne Carson, 82, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

Wayne was a native of Haywood County and a son of the late Paul Wayne and Elizabeth Trantham Carson.  Wayne retired from Champion International in 1995 with 36 years of service...

Mar 9, 2022

Canton – Betty Clark Sellers, 90, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at Mission Memorial Campus.

Betty was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late James Issac and Eva Nelson Clark.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Chester A. Sellers,...

Mar 7, 2022

Clyde - Gwendolyn Haynes Hutchison, 98, passed away March 7, 2022 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC.

Gwen was a native of Haywood County and was the daughter of James Orville and Vera Holland Haynes. She graduated from Clyde High School, class of 1941, and attended Coker College (now University) in Hartsville, SC, where she earned a...

Mar 7, 2022

Maggie Valley, Wanda Faye Rogers McMahan, age 70, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022, at her residence.

A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Odell Sharp and Geneva Rogers.  Wanda worked for Conmet for 15 years.  She was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed cooking, gardening and spending time with her...

Mar 7, 2022

Peggy Jean Carroll Brown, 81, of Candler passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022 at Silver Bluff after a period of declining health.  A native of Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Morgan and Jewel May Carroll. She was also preceded in death by her son, Marshall Kevin Houston; grandson, Christopher Morgan Angelbeck; brother, Donald Carroll...

Mar 7, 2022

Swannanoa - Willard Burnett Worley, 83, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022, at the Charles George Veterans Medical Center in Asheville.

Born November 15, 1938, in Haywood County, North Carolina, Willard was a son of the late Clifford Madison Worley and Artha Gentry Worley.  In addition to his parents, Willard was also predeceased by his sister, Judy Pate...

Mar 7, 2022

Waynesville, Mary Deane Rogers Davis, age 86, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022, peacefully at Maggie Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation.

A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Edward Roy and Ollie Mae Sprinkle Rogers.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Howell, who passed in...

Mar 5, 2022

Waynesville, Karl Heinz Wingruber, 79, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022 in the comfort of his home.

Karl was a native of Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1953. His father, Karl H. Wingruber died at an early age and he was raised by his step father and mother, Markus and Maria Engelbrecht Reich....

Mar 4, 2022

 

Thomas Albert Weaver, II, 79, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022, in Skilled Care at Mirador Retirement Community, Corpus Christi, Texas.

Tom was born on July 14, 1942. He graduated from Rabun Gap Nacoochee High School, held degrees from Belhaven University, Columbia Theological Seminary, and Florida State University. He served in both professional and volunteer ministries, also teaching...

Mar 4, 2022

Waynesville, M. Darrell Nichols, age 65, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022.

A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Louie Marvin and Edith Rhinehart Nichols.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Janet Galloway Nichols, who died in 2021; two sisters, Cheryl Nichols Rhinehart and...

Mar 4, 2022

Richard W. Farmer

Canton, Richard William Farmer, 94, passed away on March 4, 2022 at Memorial Mission Hospital.

A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Dewey Elijah and Christine Sisk Farmer.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of...

Mar 4, 2022

Canton – Phillip Parks Allen, 85, was born on January 11, 1937. He died on March 4, 2022 at home after a long illness.

A native of Buncombe County, he was preceded in death by his father, Paul Hamilton Allen and mother, Winifred Parks Allen and a brother, Paul Hamilton Allen of Haywood County.

In...

Mar 3, 2022

Elizabeth C. Johnson

Alabama formerly of Canton - Elizabeth Ann Calvin Johnson passed away on March 3, 2022 after a long and fulfilling life.

Mrs. Johnson was born on November 18, 1929 in Canton, NC and graduated from Canton High School in 1947.  She was the devoted wife of Dr. Wiley Carroll Johnson, Jr. for...

Mar 3, 2022

Canton – John Allen Halling, 93, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022.

John was a native of Minnesota and a son of the late Carl Victor and Susanna Mary Franzen Halling.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Carl John Halling, who died in 2014 and sister, Donna.  John was...

Mar 2, 2022

Cullowhee, Penny Carlene Hoover, age 69, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2022.

Penny was born in Atlanta Georgia, on August 28, 1952.  She was a strong, courageous, and independent woman who taught her daughters to be the same.  Penny loved her bible studies and her dogs.

She is survived by her daughters, Jamie McDaniel of...