Sep 2, 2021

Colonel Frank DiCillo Jr, USMC (Ret) has passed away. He left this world at the tender age of 96 with his wits still about him and his eyes still filled with curiosity and wonder.

Col. DiCillo died from complications due to pneumonia on September 2, 2021, in the presence of friends and family.

Frank and...

Sep 2, 2021

Canton – Steven Daniel “Steve” Ledford, 50, passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at Mission Memorial Campus.

Steve was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a son of James and Brenda Blankenship Ledford.  He was a teacher, coach, and athletic director at Reynolds Middle School for 11 years and at Canton Middle School...

Aug 31, 2021

Faye Sutton Greene, passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at her residence in Hot Springs.

A Native of Haywood County and of the Fines Creek Community for most of her life.  She was the daughter of the late Vernon and Ethel Trantham Greene.  Faye was one of six sisters and two brothers; Eula Mae Greene, Fannie...

Aug 31, 2021

Zeldimae Bernice Cagle Clark, age 97, passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at her residence.

A native of Rabun County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late James and Effie Jane Sutton Cagle.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two daughters, Carolyn M. Potter and Linda Silvers; son, Howell Jr....

Aug 31, 2021

Bob Z. Merrill, 92, of Asheville passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at Aston Park Health Care Center after a period of declining health. He was born to the late Zindel B. and Lucille Cauble Merrill on Mother’s Day and his parent’s anniversary, May 12, 1929.  Bob lived his entire life in Buncombe County, growing up in Fairview...

Aug 31, 2021

Bryson City, Andrea Mackemull, age 59, passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at Bryson Senior Living.

A native of Massachusetts, she was a daughter of the late Roland and Viola Dion.  Andrea enjoyed crocheting, reading, working puzzles and making things for her grandchildren.

Andrea is survived by two daughters, Nicole West, and her husband,...

Aug 31, 2021

Karen Patricia Crowe Woods, 62, of Candler passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021, at Advent Health in Fletcher.  A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of Albert Crowe of Candler and the late Shirley Arlene Warren Crowe.

Karen was employed with NyPro as the first female quality engineer.  She was very involved with her...

Aug 30, 2021

Dolores “Imo Jean” Powell Lyerly, 86, passed away Monday, August 30, 2021, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. She was one of God’s true masterpieces and will forever be missed by those who knew and loved her.

Imo Jean was born on October 29, 1934, in Haywood County, N.C., to Hobert Hayes Powell and...

Aug 29, 2021

Clyde – Frances Gidney Hannah, age 86, passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021 at Memorial Mission Hospital.

A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Weldon and Margaret Davis Gidney.   In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. Hannah, who died in 2015; two infant...

Aug 29, 2021

Melanie Caroline Jones, 54, of Candler passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021, at Memorial Mission Hospital.  A native of Buncombe County, she was daughter of the late Tom and Ann Jones.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brother, Tommy Jones.

Melanie proudly served as a Sergeant in the US...

Aug 28, 2021

Canton – Betty Joe "Beeg” Rathbone Coleman, 87, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at her residence.

Beeg was a daughter of the late Cromer and Madge Parham Rathbone.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, James Rathbone; and a sister, Phyllis Ann Ward. Beeg was a member of Canton...

Aug 27, 2021

Terrence “Terry” Lee Jackson, 58, of Clyde passed away on Friday, August 27, 2021, at Haywood Regional Hospital following a brief illness.  A native of Haywood County, he was son of Carl Eugene and Betty Shoaf Jackson of Clyde.

Terry proudly served as a Sergeant in D1/63 1st Infantry Division of the US Army.  He was employed...

Aug 27, 2021

Waynesville, James Edson "Ed" Jaynes, age 85, peacefully passed away on Friday, August 27, 2021, at his residence.

A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late James Edward and Freda Fincher Jaynes.  He was also preceded in death by his dear wife, Doris Bonds Jaynes, who died in 2014, grandson, Randy Barnett and...

Aug 27, 2021

Doris Gwendolyn Edwards, 86, of Asheville passed away Friday, August 27, 2021. A native of Buncombe County, she was born on March 2, 1935, to the late Roy Jones and Christine Foutz. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Homer Gene Edwards in 2015 and a grandson, Dennis “Richard”...

Aug 26, 2021

Waynesville, Dr. Brazie Guy Abbate, 88, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, August 26, 2021.

A native of Graves End Bay section of Brooklyn, New York, Guy was the proud son of Sicilian parents Emmanuel and Margaret Bono Abbate.  In addition to his parents, Guy was preceded in death by the love of his life...

Aug 26, 2021

Clyde, Jodey Paul Mills, age 53, passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021, at Maggie Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

A native of Iredell County, he is the son of James Mills and the late Wanda Mills.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his fiancée, Ina Mae Smith and nephew, Gabriel Weaver...

Aug 26, 2021

Canton – Michael Kelly “Mike” Goode, 79, passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at his home.

Mike was a native of Guilford County and a son of the late Hal and Margaret Whitner Goode.  He was a 1964 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was a member of the Sigma Phi...

Aug 25, 2021

Jean was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, July 7, 1944, to Talmadge and Ruby Allen.  She and her family moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, where she graduated from Northeast Senior High School in 1962.  She was in the very first RN program at St. Petersburg College and practiced her profession in St. Petersburg.  She thoroughly enjoyed teaching Women’s Bible Study...

Aug 25, 2021

Javena “Venie” Cable, loving mother, wife, daughter, and devoted Christian passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021, following a short illness.  She was 95 years of age.

Born in Leicester, NC on March 18, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Grover and Amy Austin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles M. Cable...

Aug 25, 2021

Gary Wayne Smith, age 77, passed away on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at his residence in Cullowhee, NC. He is now in the arms of his Savior.

A native of Asheboro, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Warren Edward and Kathleen Jones Smith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...