Jun 12, 2022

Robert James Hyde, 33, of Arden passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2022. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was son of Andrew “Andy” Lee Hyde and the late, Tita Hyde who died in 2021. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Robert and Edith Darryl Taylor and Bob and Dorothy Hyde; uncle, Bobby Hyde and...

Jun 11, 2022

Waynesville, Richard "Dick" Forney, age 73, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022.

A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County he was a son of the late Thomas and Myrtle Lytle Forney.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five sisters and four brothers.  Dick retired as a Roadside Service Technician from...

Jun 11, 2022

Waynesville – Jean Sparks Thomas, 86, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at the Haywood Lodge.

Jean was a native of Tennessee and a daughter of the late Woodrow and Pauline Russell Rowland.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Billy Joe Sparks; second husband, Bill Thomas; and two...

Jun 10, 2022

Canton – Richard Paul Erwin, 93, of the Bethel community, passed away on June 10, 2022 at his residence.

Paul was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of the late Reverend Tom and Maggie Long Erwin.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Troy and Harmon...

Jun 10, 2022

Waynesville – Pauline G. Messer, 83, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2022, at her residence.

Pauline was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and daughter of the late Lloyd and Pearl Conard Messer.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Michael Green; three sisters, Margaret Sutton, Mattie and...

Jun 10, 2022

Mark Patterson of Candler, NC passed away Friday, June 10 at UNC Hospital-Chapel Hill.  Mark is preceded in death by his father, Harold Patterson, and is survived by his wife, Leanne Patterson (Turasky), daughter, Katie (Ryan) Graham, son, Drew Patterson, stepdaughter, Jacqueline Dungan, mother, Barbara Campbell, and stepmother, Jackie Patterson.

After a long career in IT, Mark...

Jun 10, 2022

Waynesville – Gladys Barker Burchfield, 98, formerly of Lenwood Drive, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2022 at Haywood Lodge.

Gladys was a native of Swain County and a daughter of the late Fred Barker and Oma Phillips Barker Green.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Buford Burchfield, who...

Jun 9, 2022

Candler – Carroll H. Walker, 74, passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at his residence.

Carroll was a native of Graham County and the son of the late Woodrow and Alma Lemmons Walker.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Dawson Jeffrey Walker.  Carroll was a United States Army veteran...

Jun 9, 2022

Forth Worth, Texas - Selma McCracken Trantham, age 95, formerly of Canton, North Carolina, died Thursday, June 9, 2022 at Emerald Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Fort Worth.

Selma was a native of Haywood County and had resided in Fort Worth for the last seven years. She was the daughter of the late Blake and Mora...

Jun 8, 2022

Canton – Anita Smathers Warren Biggs, 71, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at Autumn Care Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

She was a native of Canton, North Carolina, and the daughter of the late Jeptha Thomas (JT) and Helen Wilson Smathers.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Donna Smathers...

Jun 8, 2022

Jadyn Alaysia Cash, 12, of East Flat Rock passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 following complication of a heart transplant.  Jadyn received the gift of a new heart in October 2015 and was able to have seven years of a relatively healthy life.  In recent weeks, she began having some rejection issues causing her death on June 8th....

Jun 8, 2022

Canton - Lee Adam Davis, 52, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at his residence.

Lee was a native resident of Western North Carolina and son of the late Randy Lamar Davis and Sandra Boone Davis.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandfather, Ki Foy Davis and his uncle, Terry...

Jun 7, 2022

Waynesville, Hettie Owen Pierce, age 77, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at her residence.

A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Daniel and Mary Magdeline Rabb Estes.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, D.L. Owen, who died in 1996 and her...

Jun 6, 2022

Waynesville – William Henry "Hank" Millar, 57, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2022.

Hank was born and raised in Haywood County and called Western NC his home his entire life.  He was the son of the late William Ember "Bill" Millar and Marjorie Cogdill Leatherwood Millar.

Hank fought a valiant and courageous battle against...

Jun 6, 2022

Waynesville – Saundra Henson Teague, 80, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2022, at Mission Memorial Campus.

Saundra was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and daughter of the late Florin and Cordia Spivey Henson.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carroll Teague, who died in 1996 and...

Jun 5, 2022

Mary “Gail” Wheeler Toney, 73, of Arden passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2022 at Emerald Ridge Rehabilitation and Care Center.  A long-term resident of Western North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Graham Thaxter and Mary Register Wheeler.

Gail worked in various local offices as a receptionist over the years.  She was an avid...

Jun 2, 2022

Maggie Valley – Billy Willard Blankenship, 72, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at The Elizabeth House in Flat Rock.

Billy was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of the late Willard and Lillian Shipman Blankenship. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Ann...

Jun 1, 2022

Maggie Valley, Doris Jane Cable, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, peacefully at Maggie Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation.

A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Wilburn Henderson and Effie Jane Evans Setzer.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Paul Cable, who...

May 31, 2022

Candler – Lillie Mae Fuller, 88, passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at her granddaughter’s residence.

Lillie Mae was a native of Macon County and a daughter of the late George Thomas and Texie Palestine Justice Ramsey.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, O.V. Fuller; a daughter, Belinda Louise...

May 31, 2022

Waynesville – Lawrence "Larry" Wayne Colford, 84, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, May 31, 2022.

Larry was a native of Glenburn, Maine, and was proud of his Maineic heritage.  He was the son of Helen Louise and Robert Earl Colford and also raised by Henry and Audrey Megquier.  In addition to his parents, Larry was...