May 30, 2009

Irene Beddingfield Wright, age 83, of Holder Branch Road went to be with Jesus on Saturday, May 30, 2009, at her home with her family by her side. A resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Marshall and Daisy Christopher Beddingfield. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Walter Wright, who...

May 29, 2009

Robert Francis Steffero, Sr., 72, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2009, after a 6 month battle with cancer. He was born in Derby, CT and spent many years in Connecticut before moving to Myrtle Beach, SC, Atlanta, GA and finally Canton, NC. He served in the US Navy and was a plankholder on the USS Forrestal....

May 28, 2009

Cruso, Doye Cagle, age 86, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2009 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Manson and Victoria Yarborough Cagle and was also preceded in death by his wife, Christine Fish Cagle, who died in 2000, and numerous brothers and...

May 27, 2009

Evelyn Gregory Inman, age 63, died Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Macon County, she was a daughter of the late Joe Edward and Ellie Woods Gregory. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Belinda James who died in 2002 and three brothers, Donald, Mitchell,...

May 24, 2009

Waynesville, Charles Herman Holder, age 78, died on Sunday, May 24, 2009 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Willis Ray and Bonnie Warren Holder. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by infant children, Deborah Ann and Charles Timothy Holder and two...

May 23, 2009

Genevieve Mehaffey, age 91, died Saturday, May 23, 2009 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late David and Lilly Hall Brookshire. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Mehaffey, who died in 1990; a daughter, Wanda Mehaffey Cooper;...

May 22, 2009

Albert Joseph Otto, age 85, died Friday, May 22, 2009 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on January 13, 1924, he was raised there and later in St. Petersburg, Florida. The son of the late William Henry Otto and Gladys Opal Kelley Otto, who moved to Maggie Valley in 1945, Al served during World...

May 22, 2009

Waynesville, Louise Shuler Brown, age 78, of 32 Kentucky Avenue, died Friday, May 22, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Louise was a native of Jackson County, and the daughter of the late Cecil and Dorothy Parker Shuler. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ned H. Brown who died in 1980. She was a...

May 22, 2009

Waynesville, Bonnie Frances Hendrix Lanning, age 74, died Friday, May 22, 2009 at Mission Hospital Campus. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Swan and Alley Hendrix. In addition to her parents, four brothers, Elmer, Ralph, Gordon, and Oscar Hendrix preceded her in death. Bonnie was a faithful and...

May 21, 2009

Waynesville, Charles Workman Balentine, Sr., age 92, died on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Born in Ware Shoals, SC, he was the twelfth of sixteen children born to John Hillry and Sarah Eula Davis Balentine. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Charles W. Balentine, Jr. A...

May 21, 2009

Maggie Valley, James C. Sheehan, age 91, of Evans Cove, died on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at the Brian Center. James was born in Jackson County, and had resided in Haywood County all of his life and was the son of the late William and Francis Etta Clements Sheehan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

May 19, 2009

Clyde, Bill Henline, age 74, of Nellie John Drive, died on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at his residence. Bill was a native of Haywood County, and was the son of the late Carl and Rachael Ensley Henline. He was also preceded in death by an infant son, Darrell Gene Henline. Bill retired from Southern Concrete as a...

May 19, 2009

Harold Clay Pilkington, age 68, of Wilson Cove in the Beaverdam Community died Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Swain County, he was the son of Faye Passmore Pilkington and the late Archie Pilkington. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Dennis Wade Pilkington. He retired from Champion International...

May 19, 2009

Allen A. Angel, Jr. age 82, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was born in Madison County to the late Allen A., Sr. and Eldora Ramey Angel. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II and a member of Canton Central United Methodist Church. Allen was the owner of...

May 18, 2009

Gertrude Burns, 90, of Hendersonville, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2009 at Elizabeth House Hospice. Born in Bedford, VA she was a daughter of the late Erna and Leonard Stanley. She was also preceded in death by her husband Calvin in 1979, three brothers and two sisters.

Gertrude dedicated her life to two things, being a...

May 17, 2009

Waynesville, Charles Francis Davis, age 56, of 100 Reece Road, died on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of Betty Reece Birchfield and the late Charles W. Davis. He was also preceded in death by his stepfather, Donald Birchfield. He was owner...

May 16, 2009

Canton-Virgil Hascue "Dick" Chambers, age 83, of 10053 Cruso Road went home to be with the Lord May 16, 2009. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, and was a son of the late O.C. "Pete" Chambers, Sr. and Etta Smathers Chambers. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Pauline Pless Phelps, Lucy...

May 16, 2009

Clyde, Shirley Humphries Valentine, age 77, of Powell Road, died on Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Cherryville, NC, she had resided in Haywood County for the past 51 years. She was the daughter of the late Boyce and Ollie Neil Humphries and was also preceded in death by a brother...

May 13, 2009

Waynesville, Mae Bell Howell, age 85, of Peters Cove, died on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late William Claude and Pearl James Green. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Millard Howell, who died in...

May 13, 2009

Waynesville, Kevin Paul Davis, age 38, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Kevin was a native of Rockford, Illinois, and lived most of his life in Haywood County. He is the son of A.J. Everett and Nancy Lee Johnson Davis. He is preceded in death by his stepmother Judy Nell Owens Davis. Kevin...