Sep 21, 2022

Canton – William Wesley “Bill” Leatherwood, 82, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022.

Bill was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of the late Vinson Woodrow and Ila Kay “Iliok” Pressley Leatherwood.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Ineva Brown and Betty Burr Sharpe;...

Sep 21, 2022

Philip Joe Hipps

Canton-Philip Joe Hipps, 89, passed away on September 21, 2022, at Autumn Care of Waynesville.

He was a native of Buncombe County and a son of the late Mailey Kermy and Addie Plemmons Hipps. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Dessa Kathleen...

Sep 21, 2022

Canton – Edith Catherine Cook, 95, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

Edith was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Perry Herman and Alcie Henson Cook.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Ray Cook, who...

Sep 20, 2022

Canton – John Herman Chandler, 88, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at Haywood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

John was a native of Wendover, Kentucky but had resided in Franklin and then Haywood County for 60+ years.  He was a son of the late Bert and Oda Eversole Chandler.  In addition to his parents, he was...

Sep 20, 2022

Walter Wilson Davis, 94 and a resident of Maggie Valley, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022.

Born in Eau Claire, Pennsylvania, he was the oldest of the Daryl and Mary Davis’s five sons.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy and two of his brothers.

After...

Sep 18, 2022

Clyde – John Gardner, 58, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 18, 2022.

Born in Charlottesville, VA, John was one of four children of Dr. Robert E. and Betty Anne Beville Gardner. He was a member of Ridgeway Baptist Church. John graduated from Murphy High School and...

Sep 17, 2022

Clyde, Barbara Jean Miller Caldwell, 88, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

A native of Vermilion County, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Hershel Floyd and Lena Alma Karrick Miller.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Earl Hascue Caldwell;...

Sep 17, 2022

Maggie Valley, William "Billy" Adams Nicholson, Jr., age 66, passed away after a short period of declining health on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family.

A native of Manhasset, New York, he was a son of the late William Adams Nicholson, Sr. and Gladys Reardon Nicholson.

Billy was a...

Sep 16, 2022

Waynesville, NC, Melbourne, FL, Harriett Anne Weidler Cothern, 89, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022, at Maggie Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation.

A native of Lake Worth, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Evelyn Bennett.  In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Hudson Cothern, who died in 2005....

Sep 16, 2022

Candler – Barbara Jean Towe Hannah, 78, of Candler passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022, at Carepartners Hospice Solace of Asheville.

A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late James and Virginia Hill Towe. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Judy Moore as well as...

Sep 15, 2022

Carl Desylvia Gore, 79, of Asheville passed away on September 15, 2022 at Mission Hospital.  A native of Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Mason C. Gore and Minnie Lee Gore. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded by his wives, Rosezell Paula, Barbara Jean, and Barbara Ann.

 

Carl proudly served in the US...

Sep 15, 2022

Doris Caldwell “Babe” Lindsey

Canton formerly of Clyde – Doris Caldwell “Babe” Lindsey, 90, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family and friends.

Doris was a native of Haywood County and a daughter of the late Leon and Mazie Caldwell.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Sep 14, 2022

Candler - Mary Lee Tipton Wait, born on 2/12/42, lost her battle with Alzheimer’s Disease on 9/14/22 at the age of 80.  Though the bout was fixed from the start, she fought until the very end with a fiery spirit that will be missed, along with her quick wit and droll sense of humor, which were silenced early-on in...

Sep 13, 2022

Canton – George Richard Fish, Sr., 91, passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at Mission Memorial Campus.

George was a native of Haywood County and a son of the late Charlie Carlisle and Allie Gaddis Fish. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sister, Pat Bradley. After graduating from Canton High School...

Sep 10, 2022

Waynesville – Jack Caldwell, 71, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at his home.

Jack was a native of Haywood County and a son to Ned and Josephine Ewart Caldwell.  Jack worked for 47 years as a millwright at Powell Lumber Company and the last several years he worked alongside his sons at Caldwell Trucking.

Sep 10, 2022

Hammond, Louisiana and formerly of Canton - Virginia Parker Clark, was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven late Saturday afternoon, September 10, 2022. She left this world peacefully in her Louisiana home, surrounded by her family. She was reunited with the love of her life and husband of fifty-five years, Paul; her mother and father, Alvin “Fat” and Vinnie...

Sep 9, 2022

In loving memory of Paul Louis Reece, age seventy, who passed away on September ninth at his home in Tennessee.

Paul was preceded in death by his parents and three siblings.

Left to mourn are his wife of 42 years Rhonda Reece (divorced), his children Jennifer Stroupe and Christopher Reece, his six grandchildren and three...

Sep 9, 2022

Waynesville, Hilda "Ruth" Forga Bryson, age 78, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2022 at her home.

A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late James and Hazel Morgan Forga.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her dear husband of 48 years, William "Ronnie" Bryson who died in...

Sep 9, 2022

Maggie Valley, North Carolina, Doris Elizabeth Rose Covey, age 92, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2022 at Maggie Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation.

A native of Canton, New York, she was a daughter of the late C. Bower Rose and Margaret Bouchard Rose.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her dear husband,...

Sep 5, 2022

Lake Junaluska, Betty Lou Rose Hubbard, age 90, passed away on Monday, September 5, 2022, at her home.

Betty Lou was born in Mecklenburg County and grew up in Winston Salem, NC, the daughter of the late Mark Spurgeon Rose and Florence Lewis Rose.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister,...