May 24, 2005

Parthynia Gibson Pressley, age 85, formerly of Max Thompson Road died Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at the Brian Center in Waynesville. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Monty Raymond and Bessie Luther Gibson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Doyle B. Pressley who died in 1975. She was...

May 21, 2005

Waynesville-Florence S. Olsen, age 85, of 420 Killian Street, died on Saturday, May 21, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Great Falls, Montana, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Jenniw Lindgren Swanson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Walter Olsen, who died in 1987. She was a member...

May 20, 2005

LAKE JUNALUSKA-The Rev. Joseph Williams Lasley, 80, of 593 Crum Drive, died May 20, 2005 at Brooks-Howell Home, Asheville, NC. He was born July 6, 1924 in Winston-Salem, NC, the son of Joe Cephas and Dora Belle Williams Lasley. Rev. Lasley was a United Methodist Minister for 38 years, serving the Western North Carolina Conference. He served...

May 20, 2005

Maude Rogers McFalls, age 97, formerly of the Stamey Cove Community died Friday, May 20, 2005 at the Brian Center of Waynesville. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late James Baxter and Samantha Shipman Rogers. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Alfred McFalls who died in 1971. She...

May 19, 2005

Bobbie Willis, born June 6, 1914, formerly of North Main Street died Thursday, May 19, 2005 at Britthaven Nursing Home in Franklin. She was a native of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Jesse Edward and Bertie Lee Hipps Willis. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Aaron and Amos Willis. She retired from...

May 19, 2005

Waynesville-Fred G. Galloway, age 82, of Asbury Road, died Thursday, May 19, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Stephen Wiley and Viola Davis Galloway. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Sarah Ann Carswell Galloway, who died in 1989. He was an...

May 19, 2005

Waynesville-Donald Jack McCall, age 52, of 301 Valley View Terrace, died on Thursday, May 19, 2005. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Robert and Ruth Keener McCall. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Texie Keener. He was co-owner and operator of Hazelwood Transmission and attended Dellwood Baptist Church. He was active...

May 19, 2005

Ollie Howell Trull- age 86 died Thursday, May 19, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was a daughter of the late Joseph "Berry" and Bertha Sharp Howell. She was the wife of the late Charles "Ed" Trull who died in 1978 and was also preceded in...

May 18, 2005

Waynesville-Fred Croswell Keiser, III, age 76, died on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at his residence. He was born on February 5, 1929 in Babson Park, Florida. He was the son of the late Fred C. Keiser, II of Babson Park, FL and Margaret B. Woore of Coconut Grove, Miami, FL and stepfather, A. M. Woore, a Miami...

May 18, 2005

Howard Luther Putnam, age 61 of 14 Mitchell Street, died Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Haywood County and the son of Lula Lusk Burnette of Candler. Howard was unexpectedly taken from his loving family on this earth and received into the loving arms of his eternal family on...

May 18, 2005

Henry Weldon "Hank" Flannigan, age 65, died Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at his residence. He was a native of Decatur, IL and the son of the late Charles and Lillian Hughes Flannigan. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Lea Denice Flannigan and two stepsons, Stephen Kelley Tramel and Paul Edward Reeves. He was a member...

May 17, 2005

Canton- Colleen Stamey Bowman of Brookside Drive died Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Lawrence and Rosa Faye Sisk Stamey. She was also preceded in death by a son, Ronnie Lee Bowman who died in 1986 and a brother, Lawrence...

May 17, 2005

Clyde-Sara James Haynes, age 78, formerly of Church Street, died on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Lydia McElroy James. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clayton Oliver Haynes, who died in 1963; two sisters, Mary...

May 16, 2005

Hendersonville- Martha Jane Fletcher Van Hook died Monday, May 16, 2005 at Elizabeth House in Flat Rock. She was a native of Buncombe County and was the daughter of the late Ambrose J. and Nova Norris Fletcher. She was preceded in death by her husband Lee Samuel Van Hook who died in 1973. She is survived by...

May 16, 2005

Waynesville-Lois Kelly Camp, age 89, formerly of Balsam Drive, died on Monday, May 16, 2005 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was a native of Joliet, Illinois, and lived in Buncombe and Haywood Counties since 1951. She was the daughter of the late James and Bertha Kelly. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dr....

May 15, 2005

Canton- Gerald Jackson Stepp- age 70 of Harry Rogers Road died Sunday, May 15, 2005 at the Asheville VA Medical Center. He was a native of Swain County but had lived most of his life in Haywood County. He was a son of the late Neal and Willa Bell Wiggins Stepp and was also preceded in death...

May 14, 2005

May 13, 2005

Waynesville-Lloyd R. Kolsrud, age 86, of 337 Walnut Ford, died Friday, May 13, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Allamakee County, Iowa and had resided in Muscatine, Iowa. He had been a resident of Haywood County for the past three years. He was the son of the late Ben H. and Hulda...

May 12, 2005

Canton-Annie Vee Buchanan Giles- age 82 died Thursday, May 12, 2005 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. She was a native of Jackson County but had lived most of her life in Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Dewey Cole and Iris Morgan Buchanan and was preceded in death by a sister, Nellie Buchanan and...

May 11, 2005

Ada Cope Taylor, age 95, of Mingus Hill died Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Jackson County and had resided in Haywood County most of her life. She was the daughter of the late William and Margaret Caroline Barker Cope. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert...