May 25, 2021

Waynesville, Judy Carroll Noland, age 69, passed away on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at Memorial Mission Hospital.

A native of Haywood County she was a daughter of the late Mark and Valerie Rathbone.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers, Van, Jack, Howard, Homer and Charles Noland; two sisters, Benny Mae...

May 25, 2021

Bethel Community, Pastor Jesse Nolan Hollingsworth, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at Memorial Mission Campus.

A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William and Hilda Smiley Hollingsworth.

Pastor Hollingsworth retired from Champion International with 45 years of service.  He was a member of...

May 25, 2021

Waynesville, Edith Ailean Milner, age 95, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at CarePartners Solace Center.

Edith has been a lifelong resident of Haywood County.  She was the daughter of the late Joseph Glen and Oberia Bryson Tate; Edith was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Milner, who passed away in 2014; daughter, Pat...

May 24, 2021

Fred Covington Barfield, 77, of Asheville died Monday, May 24, 2021 at Pisgah Manor. A native of Marietta, GA, he was son of the late Ralph and Bertha Mae Covington Barfield.  In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a brother.

Mr. Barfield served in the US Army reserves.  He retired as a...

May 24, 2021

Waynesville, Spencer O. Kent, age 88, a wonderful husband, father, friend and true gentleman, passed away on Monday, May 24, 2021, at his residence.

He was born in Madison County on his grandfather’s farm to the late Quin Kent and the late Virginia Kent Thompson.

After high school, Spencer served four years in the United...

May 24, 2021

Canton, Roy Hunter Pressley, 34, passed away on Monday, May 24, 2021 in Sumter, South Carolina.

Hunter was a native of Haywood County and the son of Roy and Cathy Caldwell Pressley.  He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Ralph Pressley and grandmother, Roba Caldwell.

He was employed in the construction industry.  Hunter was...

May 24, 2021

Beth Ross Plemmons, 52, of Waynesville entered glory and met Jesus, the One who saved her and then completely healed her on May 24, 2021 surrounded by her family.

She was a native of Titusville, Florida until she moved to Waynesville at age 12. Beth graduated from Tuscola High School in 1987 and worked at Jan’s Hallmark until...

May 23, 2021

Canton – Geraline Summey Jones, 85, passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

Geraline was a native of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Paul Edward and Vivian Caldwell Summey.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Ralph McCurry, who died in 1965;...

May 22, 2021

Old Fort formerly of Clyde – Margaret Spencer Robarge, 91, passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Prisma Health Hospital.

Margaret was a native of Haywood County, town of Clyde and was married to Elzear Robarge of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 26, 1948 until his death on May 6, 2009.  She was the daughter of the...

May 21, 2021

Canton – Francis Charles Rabb, 71, passed away on Friday, May 21, 2021 at John F. Keever Solace Center.

Charles was born on September 17, 1949, a native of Berkeley, California and a son of the late Hugh Selby and Vivian Elizabeth Sullivan Cheshier.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother-in-law,...

May 21, 2021

Ann Lorraine Knotts (Faulk), age 68, otherwise known as Lori or Rainey, of Marshall, North Carolina passed away peacefully on Friday, May 21, 2021 at Haywood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Waynesville, North Carolina.

She was preceded in death by her parents, William Vander Faulk, Jr. and Gladys Poe Faulk and husband, Robert "Birdman" Johnson.

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May 21, 2021

Waynesville, Raymond Darby “Ray” Pursifull, age 70, passed away on Friday, May 21, 2021 at Memorial Mission Hospital.

Raymond was born at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, Florida to the late Eugene Sparks and Camille Surdi Pursifull.  Ray was raised in St. Petersburg, Florida and graduated from Bishop Barry High School and attended St. Pete Junior College. ...

May 21, 2021

Audrey Buchanan King passed from this world to meet Jesus in Heaven on Friday, May 21, 2021 at her residence following a long battle with cancer.

A native of Jackson County, Audrey had resided in Buncombe County since her graduation from Blanton’s Business College in 1956.  Bookkeeping was her lifelong work.

Audrey was the daughter...

May 21, 2021

Janice “Jann” Huff, 76, of Bent Creek went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 21, 2021 peacefully at her home.

A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Landon and Norma Ray. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Gretchen Manus and sister, Gail Grover.

Earlier in...

May 20, 2021

Waynesville, Charles F. "Chuck" Worrell, Jr., age 82, passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at his residence.

Chuck was born in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1938 to the late Charles Franklin and Ethel Pauline Peele Worrell.  He graduated from Rome High School in Rome, Georgia.  Chuck received his bachelor’s degree from Emory University, in Atlanta, however,...

May 20, 2021

Waynesville, Ruth Anders Wilson, age 98, passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Haywood Lodge and Rehabilitation.

A native of Haywood County, Ruth was the daughter of the late Lum Culbertson and Lona Rachel Kuykendall Anders.  She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, William Taylor Wilson, Jr., who passed in 1983.  Ruth was the...

May 19, 2021

Lois Allison Carter, 88, of Candler went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at her residence. A native of Henderson County, NC, she was daughter of the late Nobel Frank and Esther Nellie Morgan Allison. She was preceded in death by all seven of her siblings, Reba Cartee, Clyde Allison, Mildred Clark, Marvin Allison, Mary Noble...

May 18, 2021

Larry Robert Stevens, 79, of Waynesville passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals.

A native of Connersville, Indiana and a resident of Haywood County since 1993, he was the son of the late Robert and Stella Stevens.  He was also preceded in death by one step-brother.  Larry was self-employed and a...

May 18, 2021

Waynesville, Rosie Willadean Day Mashburn, 97, passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at Maggie Valley Health and Rehabilitation.

A native of Macon County, Willadean spent most of her life in Haywood County.  She was the daughter of the late Gwen and Essie Keith Day.  Willadean was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 55 years,...

May 18, 2021

Eugene Randall Adams, Jr., 77, of Rock Hill, SC passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at Levine and Dickson Hospice in Charlotte.  A native of Asheville, he was son of the late Eugene Randall Adams, Sr. and Hilda Brownlow Adams.  In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Christine Adams in August...