Feb 28, 2012

Gerald L. Conley, 81, of West Asheville, passed away on Tuesday, February 28th, 2012. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late James Bert and Lillie Mae Parham Conley. Gerald was a Coast Guard Veteran and a member of the Nichols-West Asheville Masonic Lodge #650, a32 Degree Mason, Scottish Rite, York Rite and Shriner and...

Feb 27, 2012

Waynesville, David D. Garber, age 67, of Georgia Avenue, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2012 at his residence. A native of Fishersville, Virginia, he had resided in Northern Virginia before moving to Haywood County in 1988. He was the son of the late Joseph and Gladys Wimmer Garber. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Feb 27, 2012

Waynesville, Nellie Kate Seitz, age 80, of Hillside Terrace Drive, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2012 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Rutherford, NC, she was the daughter of the late Volney and Mattie Lou Philbeck Earley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister. Nellie Kate was...

Feb 26, 2012

Canton, Berlyn Cogburn Murray, age 86, of Chinquapin Road, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Smoky Mountain Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Lee and Beulah Mae Chambers Cogburn. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence...

Feb 25, 2012

Canton, Edward Weston Bell, age 88, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Aston Park Health Care Center in Asheville. Ed was a native of Flint, Michigan; he was the son of the late Edward and Marie Kerr Bell. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Bell Driver and a brother, Robert Calvin....

Feb 25, 2012

Waynesville, Ruth Downs Sharpe, age 67, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Smoky Mountain Healthcare and Rehab Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late James Carmal and Ruby R. Haney Downs and was also preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth Downs. Ruth enjoyed fishing and working in her...

Feb 25, 2012

After suffering a series of complications resulting from a hospitalization in December 2011, Nancy Fagan, 76, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2012 surrounded by her family at Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, NC.

Nancy was born in Elkins, West Virginia on June 28, 1935. She moved to Asheville in 1956 where she met Asheville native W....

Feb 24, 2012

Willie Mae Justice Kirkpatrick, age 88, of Mountain Hart Retirement, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2012 at Maggie Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Edith Paskal. Mae was orphaned as an infant and raised by other members of the family. In her teens,...

Feb 24, 2012

Betty McElrath Baker, age 84, died Friday, February 24, 2012 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Hugh and Hazel Pless McElrath. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert "Bud" Vinson Baker; and a son-in-law, Charles Lee Mehaffey. Betty was a member...

Feb 24, 2012

Canton, Rickie Jean Holland Garner, age 62, of Brian Drive, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2012 at John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Staten Island, New York, she had lived in Haywood County most of her life. She was the daughter of Rick V. and Theresa Holland and was also preceded in death...

Feb 24, 2012

Clyde, Alex Alvin Sutton, age 62, of Liner Creek Road, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2012 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Weldon Rufus and Lucille Noland Sutton. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a son, Daniel Eric Sutton and grandparents, Tommy...

Feb 23, 2012

Waynesville, Judith Chapman, age 72, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at her home. A native of Rochester, New York, she had resided in Haywood County for the past five years. She was the daughter of the late Fred and Ann Flass Maxfield. Judith was Assistant Vice President of Nursing at Doylestown Hospital in Doylestown, Pennsylvania...

Feb 23, 2012

Ruth M. Bates, 88, of Weaverville, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2012. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late John and Carlos Carver Morris. Ruth had been a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Skyland and volunteered at the Council on Aging for many years. She owned and operated her own hair salon,...

Feb 22, 2012

Herbert Matthews, 76, of Candler, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2012. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Jesse James and Sadie Irene Franklin Matthews. Herbert is survived by his wife, Clara E. Matthews; children, Michael, Gary and Robin Matthews and Shavonda Bennett, and her husband, Brad; sister, Myrtle Soloman; brother, Delbert Matthews; 12...

Feb 22, 2012

Erous Davis Mooney, age 90, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Dolph and Hattie Webb Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Gary Mooney; three sisters, Pearl Rogers, Nola Shoemaker, and Mabel...

Feb 21, 2012

Valerie Clontz Mathes, age 97, died on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Riley and Eva Henson Clontz. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy R. Mathes, who died in 1992; and several brothers and sisters, Maebell...

Feb 20, 2012

Carolyn Brigman went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 17, 2012, surrounded by the love of her family. She was born on May 16, 1939, as one of ten children born to the late William Ira and Virginia Dare Calloway Brigman. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Hal N. Little, and...

Feb 20, 2012

Waynesville, Philip J. Burns, Sr., age 73, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2012 at MedWest-Haywood. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, he was a former resident of Boone, North Carolina before moving to Haywood County in 2008. He was the son of the late Frederick and Margaret Doble Burns, but was raised by Louis B. and Sarah...

Feb 19, 2012

Allison Franklin "Al" Parker, age 89, died Sunday, February 19, 2012 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Dade County, Florida, he was a son of the late Franklin Clifford and Jennie Hortense Pinder Parker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Belle VanRyn Parker, who died in 1990; and his...

Feb 18, 2012

Margaret Jones Stamey, age 87, died on Saturday, February 18, 2012, at her home in Candler. She was born on August 15, 1924, in Waynesville. She resided in Haywood County until 1955 and then resided in Buncombe County until her death. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Ella Mae Jones. She was also preceded...