Jun 30, 2010

Candler, Earl William Cook, age 78, formerly of Waynesville, passed away on Wednesday, June 30 at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home. He was born and lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was the son of the late Perry Herman and Alcie Henson Cook and was also preceded in death by one sister, Marie Steppleton. Earl...

Jun 30, 2010

Robert Z. Ducker, 87, of Arden, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2010. He was a son of the late Addis Parker and Zack Ducker. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife Lucille in 2008 and a son George Ducker.

Mr. Ducker was a veteran of the US Army and a member of Merrimon Avenue...

Jun 29, 2010

Dorothy 'Dot' Jean Smith, 76, of Candler, passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at Mission Hospitals. She was a daughter of the late Mattie Trantham and Carl Clark. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Carlene Davis.

Born in Canton, NC, Dot moved to Buncombe County after marrying Bill Smith in 1953. She was...

Jun 28, 2010

Waynesville, Frank Wayne Caldwell, age 86, of Ratcliffe Cove Road, passed away on Monday, June 28, 2010 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Allen T. and Rachel Messer Caldwell. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Grace Cutshaw Caldwell, who died in...

Jun 28, 2010

Maggie Valley, Roy Cleveland Shaw, age 76, of Shaw Drive, passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center from pancreatic cancer. A native of Spokane, Washington, he was the son of the late Dale and Lila Shaw. Roy graduated from Central Valley High School in Spokane, Washington, where he was student body president....

Jun 28, 2010

Waynesville, James Wiley "Jim" Davis, age 53, passed away on Monday, June 28, 2010 at Hughes Chatham Hospital in Elkin, NC. A native of Haywood County, he was a former resident of Christiansburg, Virginia and had lived in Sparta, NC for the past five years. He was the son of James Edward "Jim" and Sarah Louise Swayngim...

Jun 26, 2010

Waynesville, Sarah Ruth Ruff, age 91, passed away on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Reverend Jarvis and Grace Crawford Underwood. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Henry Ruff, who died in 2007; a...

Jun 24, 2010

Theo Dayton Davis, age 96, died Thursday, June 24, 2010 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, Mrs. Davis was the daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson Dayton and Juanita Bell Mason Dayton. She worked at American Enka and Carolina Cleaners. She was a member of West Canton Baptist Church where she worked with GAs for...

Jun 23, 2010

Emogene Barnes Parker, age 62, died Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at her residence. A native of Guilford County, she was a daughter of the late Roosevelt and Ruth Grant Barnes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Parker, who died in 2008 and three brothers. She was employed by the...

Jun 23, 2010

Barbara Price "Bobbie" Radford, age 60, died Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at her residence. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late George William and Winifred Calvin Price. Bobbie attended New Morgan Hill Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Frank "Butch" Radford, Jr.; a son, Ryan Lee Radford...

Jun 22, 2010

Andy Raymond Hightower, age 64, of Pea Ridge Road died Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, GA. He was a native of Transylvania County, NC and the son of Dorothy Mae Mason Hightower and the late Annias "Dime" Hightower. He was preceded in death by a brother, Billy Hightower and a sister,...

Jun 22, 2010

Pearl Ward, age 77, died Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at Aston Park Health Care Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Hubert and Maude Warren Clark. She retired from BASF with 35 years of service and was a member of Clyde Wesleyan Church. She is survived by a...

Jun 20, 2010

Ruby Gertrude Warren Miller, age 91, went to be with the Lord, on Sunday, June 20, 2010. Ruby was a lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Onnie Warren. She was raised by her maternal grandparents; Thomas Harley and Mattie Ann Joyce Warren. She retired from the Haywood County School System, having worked...

Jun 20, 2010

GRACE S. REECE Canton, Grace Shetley Reece, age 67, of Poplar Branch Lane, passed away on Sunday, June 20, 2010 at the Brian Center. A native of Union, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late James Eligah and Viola Sanders Shetley and was also preceded in death by a brother, Cecil Shetley and a grandson,...

Jun 17, 2010

Barbara Ann "Maw" Worley, age 61, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, June 17, 2010, at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center after a courageous battle with cancer. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of Bill and Mary Dell Plemmons Clark. She was a homemaker of which she...

Jun 17, 2010

Ollie Mae Simmons (Lagarde), 93, of Candler, NC, passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2010 at the John F Keever Solace Center . She was a daughter of the late Florence Westall and Nick Simmons. She is also preceded in death by her brothers, Fitz and Brian Simmons, sister, Clara Rice and nephews Freddy Rice and Randy Simmons.

Jun 17, 2010

Candler, John Albert Chesterman, Jr., age 76, of Dolores Drive, died suddenly after a brief illness, Thursday, June 17, 2010 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital. He was the son of the late John Albert Chesterman, Sr., and Hazel Rowland Chesterman. He was also preceded in death by Dolores Reddy Chesterman who died in 2000. John...

Jun 16, 2010

Clyde, Thomas Riley Ford, age 65, died on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was born in Maryland, and resided in Sarasota, Florida before moving to Western North Carolina where he lived for the past 20 years. He was the son of the late Francis Carl and Myrtle Riley Ford and was a...

Jun 15, 2010

Geneva Saunders Jones, age 83, died on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at Universal Healthcare in Fletcher. She was a native of Pennington Gap, VA and was the daughter of the late Robert Le e and Cora Kinsland Saunders. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clifford G. Jones, who died in 1999, a granddaughter, Susan...

Jun 13, 2010

Marilyn Elizabeth Medford Clark, age 80, died Sunday, June 13, 2010 at Clare Bridge of Asheville. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late James Augustus and Roberta Mehaffey Medford. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother Blaine Medford. Marilyn had previously lived in Canton, San Antonio,...