Dec 29, 2020

Becky Long was born in 1936 in Waynesville, NC to Robert M. And Ruth H. Long.  She left Waynesville in 1954 to work for the Office of Naval Intelligence, Department of the Navy and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Security Policy, Department of Defense in Washington, DC, from where she retired.  She lived in nearby Northern Virginia and returned...

Dec 29, 2020

Waynesville, Karen Epps Winfree, age 76, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at her home.

A native of Albemarle, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late P.V. and Cora Bell Whitley Epps.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two brothers, Bobby and P.V. Epps Jr.  Karen was a...

Dec 29, 2020

Clara Gosnell Lovingood, 90, of Candler passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020.

Clara was the daughter of the late Ralph and Sarah Thomas Gosnell. She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, James Lovingood and by their daughter, Letha Kay Lovingood .

Mrs. Lovingood retired from American Enka. She loved crocheting, gardening, camping and traveling...

Dec 29, 2020

Clyde, Pauline Harrell Best, age 95, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Eva Seay Harrell.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Phil Best, who died in 1993; and brothers, Guy...

Dec 28, 2020

Waynesville, C. Jeff Reece, Jr., age 84, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020 at Harris Regional Hospital.

A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Claude Jefferson and Nora Massie Reece.

Jeff proudly served his country in the United States Air Force.  He graduated from Oak Ridge Military Institute and...

Dec 28, 2020

Waynesville, Margaret M. “Peggy” Hannon, age 88, passed away on, Monday, December 28, 2020 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina.

Born in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan on June 12, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Lionel N. and Margaret C. Backman Hyde.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Dec 26, 2020

Ruth Elaine Burgin Worsham, 97, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 26, 2020, at Haywood Lodge in Waynesville.

Ruth was born February 11, 1923, in Waynesville. She was one of eight children of William Hurst and Beulah Haynes Burgin and was preceded in death by her beloved husband Doug Worsham, along-time civic leader in Waynesville, her son...

Dec 26, 2020

Lawrence Eugene Ballard, 89, of Asheville passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at his residence following a period of declining health.

A native of Buncombe County, he was son of the late Robert Nelson Ballard in 1987 and Daisy Robinson Ballard in 1989.

He was a 1949 graduate of Sandhill School.  He owned and...

Dec 25, 2020

Jimmie Ray Brown, 85, of Asheville passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020 at Memorial Mission Hospital.

A native of Jackson County, he was son of the late Noble and Maude Martin Brown.  In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother, Leonard Brown.

Mr. Brown served in the United...

Dec 25, 2020

Waynesville, Linda Ford Gregory, age 75, of the Bethel Community, peacefully passed away and entered her heavenly home on Friday, December 25, 2020 at the John F. Keever Solace Center in Asheville.

Linda was born on May 15, 1945 and was the daughter of the late Ralph E. and Betty Smith Ford.  In addition, she was preceded...

Dec 25, 2020

Clyde – Larry Ephraim Beck, 60, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center.

Larry was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of Janie Lunsford Beck of Clyde and the late E. C. (Junior) Beck.  He was a “prayer warrior” for everyone each night, friends or foe alike...

Dec 24, 2020

Waynesville, Richard Michael Wyatt, passed into paradise on December 24, 2020.

Mike worked for 23 years as Chief Engineer at Lea Industries, Ethan Allen Furniture in Old Ford as an Engineer, was plant manager at Ethan Allen Furniture in Dublin, Virginia, Mountain Projects from 2002-2006 and Giles Chemical as an Engineer until he retired in 2011.

Dec 24, 2020

Maggie Valley, North Carolina, Beverly Franklin Sheehan, a long-time resident of Maggie Valley passed on Thursday, December 24, 2020. Her passing was peaceful, in her sleep, at Givens Estates in Asheville, NC.

Beverly will be interned with her beloved husband, the late Thomas J. Sheehan who passed in 2008.  A memorial will be announced at a later...

Dec 23, 2020

Waynesville, James Walter West, Jr., age 79, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at his residence.

A native of Haywood County he was a son of the late James W. West, Sr. and Thelma Wilkes West Buchanan.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Phyllis Ann McGaha and infant sister;...

Dec 23, 2020

Waynesville, Camilla Grace Webber McConnell, age 93, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Autumn Care of Waynesville, North Carolina.

A native of Orlando, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Winslow L. Webber and Edith Babson Mustard.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James H. McConnell; two...

Dec 22, 2020

Rev. J. C. Thomas, 83, of Ellenboro, NC went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 surrounded by his family.

He was born November 15, 1937 to the late Cas and Bess Shelton Thomas.  In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his son, David Scott Thomas, grandson, Brandon Thomas,...

Dec 22, 2020

Canton – Stephen Charles Nanney, 46, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC.

Stephen was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County.  He was the son of Linda Duckett Nanney and the late Charles Martin Nanney, who died in 2019.

In addition to his mother, Stephen is survived...

Dec 20, 2020

Clyde, Doris Wyatt McCracken, age 77, passed away on, Sunday, December 20, 2020 at her home.

A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late John David and Mary Ruth Gunter Wyatt.  Doris was a hairdresser in Haywood County for many years. She co- founded Curl ‘n Chat beauty salon but sold her half...

Dec 19, 2020

Cullowhee, North Carolina, Anna Chaiko Morrill, age 97, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020 after a period of declining health.

Mrs. Morrill was born in Moosic, Pennsylvania on February 17, 1923 to the late John and Mary Chaiko.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Maurice B. Morrill, who...

Dec 18, 2020

Clyde, Lorena Ethel Haynes Sutton passed away on her 90th birthday on Friday, December 18, 2020 at Haywood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Posey and Bertha Davis Haynes.  She was also preceded in death by her loving husband of 67 years, Isaac Luther "I.L." Sutton,...