May 31, 2020

Iron Duff Community, Joseph Amos Stevenson, age 80, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at his residence.

A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Doug and Fannie Burr Henson Stevenson.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Sarah Conard and Mabel McElroy; and three brothers,...

May 31, 2020

Clyde, Patricia Lee "Penny" Rouser Sutton, age 62, passed away unexpectedly at her residence on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

A lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Ray and Betty Rouser.  She was preceded in death by her grandmothers, Elsie Graham and Flora Ballinger.  Penny was born in Dover, Delaware.  She received her bachelor’s...

May 31, 2020

Waynesville, Leona Reece Haynes, age 91, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at Upstate Community Hospice House.

A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late R. Theodore and Maggie Smith Reece.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin E. Haynes who died in 1991; two...

May 27, 2020

Waynesville, Loretta Gail Carswell McClure, age 80, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Haywood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

A native of Swain County, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Hattie Hallyburton Carswell.  She was also preceded in death by her son, Greg McClure and two brothers, Blayne and Wayne Carswell.

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May 27, 2020

Clyde – Jane Case, 80, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2020.

Jane built her career in the grocery industry, working for Ingles and retiring from Fresh Market. She loved her work, but for Jane, family was everything. She believed in the power of hard work, perseverance and faith, and she helped instill those values in her...

May 25, 2020

Asheville – Florence Brooks Caldwell, 89, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020 at Aston Park Health Care Center.

Florence was a native of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Fletcher and Ester Hyde Brooks.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Doice Caldwell, who died in 2003; a...

May 25, 2020

Clyde – Joanna Neal Penland, 84, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020 at Memorial Mission Campus.

Joanna was a native of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Walter and Blanche Hall Neal.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen Penland; a daughter, Debbie Swanger Deal; and a...

May 24, 2020

Canton, Ethel Syfronia Green Mull, age 83, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at the John Keever Solace Center in Asheville.

A native of Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Louie Fred Green and Callie Lillian Alexander Green.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Edward Mull.  Ethel was a loving mother...

May 23, 2020

Canton – Jay Stanford, 82, was welcomed into Heaven on Saturday, May 23, 2020.

Jay was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the son of the late Bedford and Blonnie Cloer Stanford.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister.  An avid outdoorsman, Jay loved fishing from his houseboat...

May 23, 2020

Canton- John Lynn Rickman, 53, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

John was born on Friday, July 22, 1966 to the late Robert Gordon and Donna Kay Carroll Rickman. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his father and mother-in-law, Pastor Marlon Elvin and Marjorie Borden.

May 23, 2020

Canton – Joyce Smathers McDowell Winiarski, 81, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Memorial Mission Hospital.

Joyce was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Underwood and Myrtle Ammons Smathers.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Phil McDowell.  Joyce graduated from Western Carolina...

May 22, 2020

Asheville, Gloria Jean Cagle Davis, age 80, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020 at Aston Park Health Care Center.

A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Boone France Cagle and Mary Alice Mills Cagle.  Gloria worked at American Enka before getting a job at McDonald’s, where she was a Manager for...

May 22, 2020

Asheville- Mary Louise Cook, 94, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020 at the John F. Keever Solace Center.

Mary was a native of  Haywood County, and  was born to the late Charles Crawford Smathers and Ruby Webb Smathers. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Lee Cook, who died...

May 20, 2020

Arden- Curtis Anthony Gonzalez, 55, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at the John F. Keever Solace Center.

Curtis was born on Monday, October 5, 1964 in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., and was raised by Eleveta and the late Salvatore Albano.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by two sisters, Jennifer A Miller...

May 19, 2020

Waynesville, Flora Mae McElroy Ball, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at her residence.

A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Robert Wayne and Lona Elizabeth Messer McElroy.  Flora was a life-long member of Liberty Baptist Church and a beloved Sunday School teacher for 55 years.  The name Flora...

May 19, 2020

Canton – Jean Mae Scott Cole, 91, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at her daughter’s residence in Rogersville, Alabama.

Jean was a native of Buncombe County and a daughter of the late Irvin Washington and Maude Jane Roberts Scott.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years,...

May 16, 2020

Candler – Bennetta Belk Futch, 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Mission Memorial Campus with her children at her side.

Bennetta was a native of Monroe and a daughter of the late George Lee and Sarah Price Belk.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 62...

May 15, 2020

Waynesville, Joyce Hembree Davis, age 75, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020 at CarePartners Solace Center.

A native of Cherokee County, she was a daughter of the late Glenn and Lorraine Crisp Hembree.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Lea Ann Davis; and her brother, R.G. Hembree.  Joyce was...

May 15, 2020

Morganton – Robert Dennis Warren, 67, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020 at Blue Ridge Hospital.

Dennis was a native of Haywood County and a son of the late James Robert and Virginia “Ginger” Early Warren.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Melissa Warren, who died in 1996 and...

May 13, 2020

Canton – Ora Elizabeth “Bettye” Gunn Cayton, 84, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center.

Bettye was a native of Greenbrier, Tennessee and was the daughter of the late Walter and Ernestine Dorris Gunn, Sr.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alton Leo Cayton,...