Oct 5, 2012

Nora Stuart Rice, age 69, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2012, at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Bucombe County, she was the daughter of the late James William and Loraine Ledbetter Stuart. She was a member of Fairmont Baptist Church. She is survived by two daughters, Annette Waldrup of Candler and Tammy Runyon...

Oct 5, 2012

Newport, TN - Doyle Trantham, age 71, of Newport, Tennessee formerly of Haywood County, passed away on October 5, 2012 at Maggie Valley Nursing Home & Rehabilitation. A private burial was held and a memorial service will be held at a later date.

Oct 4, 2012

David Lawrence Balding (Hooterpole) Son-Husband-Father

David Lawrence Balding, of Candler, went to be with the Lord and Savior October 4th, 2012 at his residence. He was a native of Haywood County but moved to Buncombe County in 1984. He was a CNC Programmer at T-Precision where he was a devoted worker and leader. He was a member...

Oct 2, 2012

Waynesville, Roscoe Curtis Wells, born June 12, 1932 to William Newman Wells and Kitty Elnora Beggs in Collbran, Colorado. He passed away peacefully at home in Waynesville, North Carolina with his family around him on September 28, 2012. He continued to live in western Colorado, graduating from Mesa College in Grand Junction. He attended the University of...

Oct 2, 2012

Waynesville, James Robert "Dink" Cook, age 79, passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at Memorial Campus. He was the son of the late Hob and Dora Russell Cook and was also preceded in death by his wife, Louise Cook, who died in 2005, and three brothers, Hoyt, Boyce, and Buddy. He was a US Army veteran...

Oct 2, 2012

Waynesville, Jess James, age 75, of Madison Heights, Virginia passed away October 2, 2012 at his residence in Virginia. Jess was the son of the late Lewis and Annie Parks James of Fines Creek. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Lawhorn James, who passed away May 10, 2002; a son, Larry Wayne James...

Oct 1, 2012

Rose Lee Luther Burris Williams, 75, of Asheville, passed away Monday, October 1, 2012. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Emmery and Geneva Pinkerton Luther. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Dean Burris. She is survived by her sons, Charles (Ronda) Burris, Gary (Rhonda) Burris...

Sep 29, 2012

Pauline C. Alexander 1922-2012

Our loving mother, Lillian Pauline (Cutshall) Alexander passed away on September 29, 2012 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC.

She was born on February 26, 1922 in Greene County, Tennessee to U. C. and Edna Franklin Cutshall, was a 20 year resident of Wilkes County, NC, and spent her final years...

Sep 28, 2012

Waynesville, Thomas Allan Walsh, age 66, of Marretta Lane, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2012 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he had previously lived in Illinois, California, and Wisconsin before moving to Haywood County in 2007. He was the son of the late John Joseph and Virginia Charlotte Guntz Walsh and...

Sep 28, 2012

Maggie Valley, Johnny Mack Miller, age 63, of Straight-Up Road, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2012 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Sam and Katie Rathbone Miller and was preceded in death by his wife, Brenda Moody Miller, who died in 2010, and one...

Sep 28, 2012

Waynesville, Patricia Light "Pat" Ross, died Friday, September 28, 2012 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, PA on June 30, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Light of the Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, New Jersey and a member of the Children of the American Revolution. Pat was preceded...

Sep 28, 2012

Debra Ann Trull, age 59, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2012 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Elbert A. and Juanita Trull. She is survived by five sisters, Vera K. Stewart of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, Barbara Trull and Jackie Henson, both...

Sep 28, 2012

Waynesville, Roscoe Curtis Wells, born June 12, 1932 to William Newman Wells and Kitty Elnora Beggs in Collbran, Colorado. He passed away peacefully at home in Waynesville, North Carolina with his family around him on September 28, 2012. He continued to live in western Colorado, graduating from Mesa College in Grand Junction. He attended the University of...

Sep 26, 2012

Zora Conard Messer, age 94, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at her residence with her family by her side. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Glen Wesley and Bertha Bell Morrow Conard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Sep 25, 2012

Maggie Valley, Kenneth "Ken" Schaefer, age 80, of Sky Drive, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he had resided in Haywood County for the past thirteen years. He was the son of the late Frederick and Gertrude Dremann Schaefer and was also preceded in death by one brother,...

Sep 23, 2012

Waynesville, William David Sheehan, age 66, passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2012 at The Homestead. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William Tyler and Annie Robena Williams Sheehan. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Cora Lee Sheehan, who passed away in 2011; one sister,...

Sep 22, 2012

Waynesville, James Albert "Bert" Coley, age 71, of 1157 South Main Street, passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at MedWest Haywood. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Leet Garnett and Nora Myers Coley and was also preceded in death by a sister, Edith Imogene Mintz and one...

Sep 21, 2012

Canton, Otis Wayne Rathbone, age 61, of 83 Pisgah Drive, passed away on Friday, September 21, 2012 at Maggie Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Doyle Calvin and Opal Wood Rathbone. Otis had a passion for constructing birdhouses and built many of them...

Sep 20, 2012

Ronald (Bounce) Lee Miller, age 61, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 20, 2012 with his family and close friends by his side. He was a native and lifelong resident of Candler and a son of the late Floyd Miller and Mairl Pressley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

Sep 20, 2012

Nicholas Bonarrigo, age 90, passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2012 peacefully at his residence. He was born in Salem, New Jersey on June 8, 1922 to the late Joseph and Frances Bonarrigo. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 56 years, Grady Justice Bonarrigo; a sister, Josephine B....