Etta M. Sharpe
Etta Mae Sharpe, 72, of the Ninevah community, Waynes-ville, died Thursday,
Feb. 3, at Haywood Regional Medical Center.
A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Gary and
Pearl Moore Smith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar Hill Sharpe; and one
brother, Jack Smith.
Surviving are one daughter, Katherine Rathbone of Clyde; one son, Clarence
“Peanut” Sharpe of Florida; three sisters, Mary Bell Grasty of Waynesville,
Barbara Snyder of Canton and Ruby Wilson of Candler; two brothers, Kenneth
Smith of Waynesville and Joe Smith of Texas; six grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ninevah Baptist Church of
which she was a member. The Revs. Bobby Rogers and Tim Owens will officiate.
Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Wells
Funeral Home in Waynesville and at other times will be at the home of Katherine
Rathbone, 10 Thomas Lane in Clyde.
Lonnie Medford
Contractor
CANTON -- Lonnie “Sach” Medford, 76, of 44 Carson St., Canton, died
Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, at Canton Health Care Center.
A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William and
Fannie Green Medford. He worked with Carellma Home Improvement as a carpenter
and painter and was a private contractor. He was a member of Welcome Hill
Baptist Church and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in
the Philippines.
He was preceded in death by grandchildren, Ronnie Grind-staff and Angela
Schrader.
Surviving are his wife of 44 years, Verna Gibson Medford; one son,
Kenneth Gerald Medford of Canton; one stepson, Roy Grindstaff of Mooresville;
one stepdaughter, Brenda Burnette of Canton; four sisters, Nancy Gregori
of Charlottesville, Wash., Hester Zapien of Buckley, W.Va., Grace Wright
of Canton and Pearl Radford of Asheville; one brother, Charlie Medford
of Asheville; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Wells Funeral Home in Canton.
The Revs. Ronnie Jenkins, Anthony Green and Shane Baker will officiate.
Burial will be in Crawford/Ray Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Scott and Chad Ashe, Scott Conard, Randy Jones
and Kevin and Kenneth Paxton.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral
home.
Sam A. Gaddis
DOT retiree
Sam Arlo Gaddis, 73, of 85 Earl Lane, Waynesville, died Wednesday,
Feb. 2, 2000, at Haywood Regional Medical Center.
A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Sam E. and Myrtle
Price Gaddis Gray. He retired in 1984 from the N.C. Department of Transportation.
He was an Army veteran serving in World War II.
He was preceded in death by a son, Wayne Gaddis.
Surviving are his wife, Macel Phillips Gaddis; one daughter, Brenda
Gaddis of Waynesville; two sons, Sam Gaddis of Clyde and Timothy Gaddis
of Waynesville; one brother, Pat Noland of Clyde; nine grandchildren; and
two great grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Wells Funeral Home in Waynesville.
The Rev. Billy Ferguson will officiate. Burial will be in GreenhIll Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Shane, Cheyenne and Chisum Wilson, Chad Gaddis,
Troy Phillips and Tommy Owens.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral
home. At other times the family will be at the home of the son, 135 Rebel
Lane, Clyde.
Memorials may be made to one’s favorite charity.
Robert Robertson Jr.
Army veteran
POCOMOKE CITY, Md. -- Robert Harlan Robertson Jr., 84, of Gull Creek
Retirement Community, formerly of Pocomoke City, Md., died Saturday, Jan.
29, 2000, at the Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, Md.
A native of Pocomoke City, Md., he was the son of the late R. Harlan
and Gertrude Kerns Robertson. He graduated from Pocomoke High School, attended
Augusta Military Academy, Fort Defiance, Va., and graduated from the Wharton
School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 1937. He was a
World War II veteran serving as a lieutenant in the Army in Italy and United
States. He was a retired owner of Pocomoke Foundry and Machine Works and
Robertson Brothers Mechanical Contracting in Pocomoke City, Md.
An active lifelong member of Pitts Creek Presbyterian Church, he served
as an elder, trustee, Sunday school superintendent, cemetery fund chairman,
representative of the Synod of the Chesapeake and representative to the
Presbyterian General Assembly.
His numerous contributions to the community included 50 years of perfect
attendance in the Rotary Club, serving as club president and as a Paul
Harris Fellow. Other community involvement included serving on the Pocomoke
City Council and as a bank director for Peninsula Bank and when it was
formerly known as Eastern Shore National Bank. Charter memberships include
the Worcester County Historical Society, where he served as president,
and the Nassawango Country Club. He was the chairman of the Worcester County
Bicentennial Committee in 1976. He has volunteered with the Habitat for
Humanity, Furnace Town and the Julia Purnell Museum in Snow Hill, Md. He
and his wife shared the honor of receiving the Worcester County award for
“Maryland’s Most Beautiful People” in 1998.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Annie Kerns Schicktanz.
Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Betty Coffman Robertson; two daughters
and their husbands, Martha R. and Joseph A. Jackson III of Pocomoke City,
Md., and Elizabeth “Betsy” R. and Dr. Daniel M. Boyd of Waynesville; one
sister Julia B. Robertson of Pocomoke, Md.; and four grandchildren.
A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pitts Creek Presbyterian
Church. The Rev. Richard C. Hughes officiated. Burial was in the Pitts
Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
The family received friends at the church one hour prior to the service.
Memorials may be made in his memory to the Pitts Creek Presbyterian
Church Memorial Fund, c/o Christine McGoogan, Peach Orchard Road, Pocomoke
City, Md., 21851; or to the Alzheimer’s Disease Eastern Shore Chapter,
212 West Main St., Salisbury, Md., 21801.
Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin, Md., was in charge of arrangements.
J. L. Brown
Ecusta retiree
BREVARD -- J.L. Brown, 62, Forest Hill Circle, Brevard died Tuesday,
Feb. 1, 2000, at Mission St. Joseph’s Health System.
A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Robert H. and
Annie Frizzell Brown. He retired from Ecusta Corp. and was a Navy veteran.
Surviving are his long-time companion, Bobbie Ann Sherman of Hendersonville;
one daughter and her husband, Teresa Brown and John Erwin of Canton; one
son, Terry Wayne Brown of Black Mountain; three sisters, Clara Brown of
Canton, Vivian Sales of Brevard and Joann Kelly of Asheville; and two granddaughters.
Graveside services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Bethel Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Wells Funeral
Home, Canton. At other times the family will be at the homes of John and
Teresa Erwin, 12 Dewberry Hill Drive, Canton; or Bobbie Ann Sherman, 104
Leverette Drive, Hendersonville.
Peggy R. Whitt
Virginia native
SOUTH BOSTON, Va. -- Peggy Ratliff Whitt, 65, of 715 Traver St., South
Boston, Va., died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000, at her home.
A native of Halifax County, Va., she was the daughter of Charles Stewart
Ratliff and Kate K. Kinsler Ratliff. She was a member of the Black Walnut
Baptist Church.
She was preceded by one brother, Charles Stewart Ratliff Jr.
Surviving are her husband, George Henry Whitt; three daughters, Annette
D. Mallory of Norcross, Ga., Susan Tracey Whitt and Linda Whitt Harris,
both of South Boston; two sons, David Duncan of Clyde, and Stewart Thomas
Whitt of Alton, Va.; two sisters, Virginia R. Kelly and Alice R. Grenshaw,
both of South Boston; three brothers, Gene Durwood Ratliff of Spartanburg,
S.C., Milston Mitchell Ratliff and Riley L. Ratliff, both of South Boston;
and two grandsons.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at Powell Funeral Home in South
Boston. The Rev. Andy Patterson officiated. Burial was in Halifax Memorial
Gardens.
The family received friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral
home.
Memorials may be made to Halifax County Rescue Squad; the Halifax County
Cancer Association; or a charity of your choice.
Robert L. Caldwell
Haywood County native
SYLVA -- Robert Lawson “Bob” Caldwell, 85, of Ensley Adult Care of
Sylva, formerly of Waynesville, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, at Harris
Regional Hospital.
A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William and
Inez Dotson Caldwell. He retired from Smith Drug Store with more than 39
years of service. He was a member, deacon, trustee and Sunday school teacher
of Ratcliffe Cove Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ernest and Jim Caldwell.
Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Mary Creola Williams Caldwell;
one daughter and her husband, Vickey and Terry Dillard of Sylva; two sons
and their wives, Robert Kevin and Lisa Caldwell of Florence, Ala., and
David Nevin and Jill Caldwell of New Town, Conn.; four grandchildren; and
two great-grandchildren.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Wells Funeral Home in Waynesville.
The Revs. Charles Dean and Doug Brown officiated. Burial was in Ratcliffe
Cove Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Guy Dillard, Ken Ashe, Dean Reeves, Jeff Edwards,
Doug Edwards and Phillip Leopard. Honorary pallbearers were the deacons
of Ratcliffe Cove Baptist Church and B.C. Nave.
The family received friends from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral
home. At other times, the family was at the home of Vickey and Terry Dillard,
665 Dillard Town Road, Sylva.
Memorials may be made to Westcare EMS, Sylva Plaza, Sylva, NC 28779
or to Ratcliffe Cove Cemetery Fund, c/o Phyllis Ratcliffe, 75 Keller St.,
Waynesville, N.C., 28786.
Allie C. Brendell
Enka retiree
CANDLER -- Allie Chambers Brendell, 89, of Pisgah Highway, Candler,
died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, at her home.
A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late John Lewis
and Mary Leatherwood Chambers. She had lived in Buncombe County for the
last 70 years and retired in 1973 from the American Enka Co. She was a
member of Hominy Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Fred D. Brendell
Sr., who died in 1999.
Surviving are three sons and their wives, Fred D. and Kitty Brendell
of Waynesville, John L. and Joyce Brendell of Candler, and Owen E. and
Cheryl Brendell of Hendersonville; one daughter, Mary Brendell Clevinger
of Candler; one sister, Cora Chambers of Waynesville; seven grandchildren;
and a great-grandson.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Patton Avenue chapel
of Groce Funeral Home. The Rev. Dr. Joe Yelton officiated. Burial will
be Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral
home.
Bessie S. Grasty
Macon County native
Bessie Mae Sprinkle Grasty, 91, of Waynesville, died Friday, Feb. 4,
2000, at the Brian Center.
A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Lee Bramson
and Timothie Lee Curtis Sprinkle. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Edward Grasty Sr.;
two sons, James and Wayne Grasty; and one sister, Anna Lee Sprinkle.
Surviving are two sons, William H. Grasty of Cosby, Tenn., and James
E. Grasty Jr. of Durham; two sisters, Pearl Wyatt of Britthaven in Clyde
and Mamie Lou Powell, of Tacoa, Ga.; three grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Garrett Funeral Home. The Revs.
Lloyd Fish, Todd Royal and Thomas Kemp officiated. Burial was in Greenhill
Cemetery.
The family received friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral
home.
Lonnie Medford
Carpenter
CANTON -- Lonnie “Sach” Medford, 76, of 44 Carson St., Canton, died
Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, at Canton Health Care Center.
A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William and
Fannie Green Medford. He worked as a carpenter and painter with Carolina
Home Improvement and was a private contractor. He was a member of Welcome
Hill Baptist Church and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving
in the Philippines.
He was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Ronnie Grindstaff and
Angela Shrader.
Surviving are his wife of 44 years, Verna Gibson Medford; one son,
Kenneth Gerald Medford of Canton; one stepson, Ray Grindstaff of Mooresville;
one stepdaughter, Brenda Burnette of Canton; four sister, Nancy Gregori
of Charlottesville, Va., Hester Zapien of Buckley of Washington, Grace
Wright of Canton and Pearl Radford of Asheville; one brother, Charlie Medford
of Asheville; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Wells Funeral Home in Canton.
The Revs. Ronnie Jenkins, Anthony Green and Shane Baker officiated. Burial
was in Crawford/Ray Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers were Scott and Chad Ashe, Scott Conard, Randy Jones and
Kevin and Kenneth Paxton.
The family received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral
home.
Memorials may be made to the Haywood Regional Medical Center Hospice,
560 Leroy George Drive, Clyde, N.C., 28721.
Clarke G. Willard
MAGGIE VALLEY -- Clarke Gilbert Willard, 88, of Maggie Valley, died
Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, at Haywood.
Martha W. McCracken
Haywood County native
SYLVANIA, Ga. -- Martha Washington McCracken, 83, of Sylvania, Ga.,
died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, at Sylview Nursing Home in Sylvania.
A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Washington
Layfette and Harriet Kirkpatrick McCracken. She was a member of Buck Creek
United Methodist Church. She was a retired bookkeeper from Evans Lumber
Co. in Sylvania, Georgia.
Surviving is a sister, Mozelle McCracken Murray of Waynesville.
Services were held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Greenhill Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Buck Creek United Methodist Church, 2508 Buck
Creek Road, Sylvania, Ga., 30467.
Thompson-Strickland-Waters Funeral Home of Sylvania, Ga., and Garrett
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Roy W. Meador
Retired electrician
Roy Washington Meador, 90, of 2246 Ratcliff Cove Road, Waynesville,
died Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, at Haywood Regional Medical Center.
A native of Spokane, Wash., he was the son of the late Thomas H. and
Fannie Gordon Meador. He was an electrician with Newport News Ship Yard
for 27 years and was a member of Ratcliffe Cove Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Nora May Francis Meador; two
sisters; and six brothers.
Surviving are one daughter, Janet Brooks of Waynesville; one son, Thomas
Meador of Maryville, Tenn.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ratcliffe Cove Baptist Church.
The Revs. Doug Brown and Dr. Bill Jenkins officiated. Burial was in Ratcliffe
Cove Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Garrett Funeral
Home.
Leslie L. Leavitt
Virginia native
Leslie Leroy Leavitt, 54, of Martha Road, Waynesville, died Sunday,
Feb. 6, 2000, at the Brian Center.
A native of Newport News, Va., died was a former employee of Meadowbrook
Resort and Cataloochee Ski Resort in Maggie Valley. He was an Army veteran.
Surviving are a special friend, Alice Overman of Waynesville.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Greenhill Cemetery.
Military graveside rites were conducted by Waynesville VFW Post 5202 and
American Legion Post 47. The Rev. Jerry Nelson officiated.
Pallbearers were Bill and Ronnie Banks, Sonny Climbingbear, Steve,
Terry and Bill Conard.
The family received friends from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at Wells
Funeral Home in Waynesville.
Herschel L. Willis
LEXINGTON, Ala. -- Herschel L. Willis, 85, of Lexington, Ala., died
Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000.
Burial will be in Plains United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Wells Funeral Home in Canton is in charge of arrangements.
Hazel L. Robinson
DILLSBORO -- Hazel L. Robinson, 66, of Hoover Robinson Road, Dillsboro,
died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, at her home.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Gwen H. Ledford
Jackson County native
CLYDE -- Gwendolyn Ann “Gwen” Hooper Ledford, 52, 80 Cross Creek Lane,
Clyde, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, at Harris Regional Hospital.
A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of George Leon and
Myrtle Pressley Hooper. She was a member of Fines Creek Memorial Baptist
Church.
Surviving are her husband, Gerald Blaine Ledford, two daughters, Tina
Mae Haynes and Shree’ Ledford, both of Clyde; one son, James Keith Ledford
of Clyde; two brothers, Paul Leon and Buddy Hayes Hooper, both of Waynesville;
and two grandsons.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Fines Creek Memorial Baptist
Church. The Rev. Jimmy Moore will officiate. Burial will be in Fines Creek
Memorial Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Kevin Hatfield, Lynn Hetherington, Nathan Grant,
Ricky Haynes, Shane Shuler and Ricky Evans.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Wells Funeral
Home in Waynesville. At other times the family will be at the home.
Nelle J. Ledford
Retired teacher
FINES CREEK -- Nelle Justice Ledford, 86, of Fines Creek, died Thursday,
Feb. 10, in Ermo, S.C.
A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Larkin
and Pearl Walker Justice. She was a school teacher.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Emery Hugh Ledford.
Surviving are one daughter Zela Kay Evans of Columbia, S.C.; one son,
Michael Ledford of Maggie Valley; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Garrett Funeral Home. The
Rev. Wallace Britt will officiate. Burial will be in Crawford-Ray Memorial
Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral
home.
Herschel L. Willis
Champion retiree
LEXINGTON, Ala. -- Herschel L. Willis, 85, of Lexington, Ala., died
Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000.
A native of Arkansas, he had resided in Canton for 62 years before
moving to Lexington, Ala., in 1998. He was the son of the late Claude and
Ruth Willis. He retired from Champion International in 1979 with 36 years
of service. He was a member of Killen United Methodist Church in Lexington.
During the years he lived in Canton, he was a member of Pigeon River Lodge
386 A.F & A.M. where he was a Past Master, and a life member of Oak
Leaf Chapter 81, Order of the Eastern Star. He was a member of the N.C.
Cattleman’s Association, a member and past president of North Hominy Community
Association and was a active member of the Plains United Methodist Church.
He also delivered Meals on Wheels for 25 years. He was a veteran of World
War II having served in the European Theater.
Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Juanita Willis; two sons, James
Willis of Virginia Beach, Va., and Cecil Willis of Wilmington; one daughter,
Sheila Hannah of Killen, Ala; two sisters, Melba Goodyear and Bonnie Willis
of Canton; three brothers, Troy, Paul and Dale Willis, all of Canton; six
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Wells Funeral Home in Canton.
The Rev. Nathan Elliott will officiate. Burial will be in the Plains United
Methodist Church Cemetery with Masonic Graveside Rites by the Pigeon River
Lodge No. 386. The lodge will open at noon on Saturday.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral
home.
Robert L. Caldwell
Haywood County native
SYLVA -- Robert Lawson “Bob” Caldwell, 85, of Ensley Adult Care in
Sylva, formerly of Waynesville, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, at Harris
Regional Hospital.
A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William Mason
and Inez Dotson Caldwell. He retired from Smith’s Drug Store with more
than 39 years of service. He was a member, deacon, trustee and Sunday school
teacher of Ratcliffe Cove Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ernest and Jim Caldwell.
Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Mary Creola Williams Caldwell;
one daughter and her husband, Vickey and Terry Dillard of Sylva; two sons
and their wives, Robert Kevin and Lisa Caldwell of Florence, Ala., and
David Nevin and Jill Caldwell, of New Town, Conn.; four grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Wells Funeral Home in Waynesville.
The Revs. Charles Dean and Doug Brown officiated. Burial was in the Ratcliff
Cove Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Guy Dillard, Ken Ashe, Dean Reeves, Jeff Edwards,
Doug Edwards and Phillip Leopard. The deacons of Ratcliffe Cove Baptist
Church and B.C. Nave served as honorary pallbearers.
The family received friends from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral
home. At other times, the family was at the home of Vickey and Terry Dillard
in Sylva.
Memorials may be made to Westcare EMS, Sylva Plaza, Sylva, N.C., 28779;
or to Ratcliff Cove Cemetery Fund, c/o Phyllis Ratcliffe, 75 Keller St.,
Waynesville, N.C., 28786.
Johnnie L. Hill
Dairy farmer
Johnnie Lee Hill, 82, of Waynesville died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000, at
the Brian Center in Waynesville.
A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late George Washington
and Fannie Rathbone Hill. He worked for 32 years in Haywood County as a
dairy farmer. He was a member of the Crabtree Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Laura Louisa Haney Hill; four
sisters, Margaret Robinson, Marie Messer, Effie Cagle and Pearl Haney;
and two brothers, Bill and William Hill.
Surviving are one daughter, Mildred Moore of Clyde; one son, Johnny
E. Hill of Waynesville; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren.
Services were held at 1 p.m. Friday at Garrett Funeral Home. The Rev.
Carl Presnell and Captain Cundiff officiated. Burial was in Crabtree Cemetery
Nephews served as honorary pallbearers.
The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home Thursday.
Memorials may be made to the Crabtree Baptist Church Cemetery Fund.
Katherine Schmitt
Retired secretary
Katherine Schmitt, 89, of 567 Walker Road, Waynesville, died Thursday,
Feb. 10, 2000, at her home.
A native of Evansville, Ind., she had lived in Miami, Fla., most of
her life. She had resided in Haywood County for the past three years. She
was the daughter of the late Samuel and Katherine Schmitt. She was a retired
secretary with Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Miami, Fla., and was
a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church in Maggie Valley.
Surviving are one niece, Pamela Elder of Waynesville; and one nephew,
Tony Clinger of Tampa, Fla.
A memorial mass will be held at 10 a.m., Monday at St. Margaret Catholic
Church in Maggie Valley. The Rev. Frank Doyle will officiate.
Wells Funeral Home in Waynesville is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Evelyn S. Reed
Buncombe County native
CANTON -- Evelyn Smith Reed, 79, of Canton, died Wednesday, Feb. 9,
2000, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.
A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Robert
and Ola Mae Curlee Smith. She attended East Canton Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Oliver Wendell Reed, who
died in 1995.
Surviving are two daughters, Mary Smith of Waynesville and Betty Clark
of Charlotte; two sons, Carl Reed of Canton and Don Reed of Dunkirk, Ind.;
three sisters, Marie Hipps and Thelma Southers, both of Hendersonville,
and Glena Murray of Waynesville; three brothers, James and R.W. Smith,
both of Canton, and Don Smith of Michigan; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Wells Funeral Home in
Canton. The Revs. David Reed, Ronald Green and Millard Grant will officiate.
Burial will be in Bon-A-Venture Cemetery, Newfound Road.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral
home.
Ted Grasty
Army veteran
Edwin Neil “Ted” Grasty, 64, of 20 Sherrill Drive, Waynesville, died
Feb. 10, 2000, at his home.
A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late John W. and
Ethel I. Marcus Grasty. He was an Army veteran and was self-employed. He
was a member of Barberville Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and James Grasty.
Surviving are his wife, Marlene Anderson Grasty; one daughter and son-in-law,
Tracey G. and David M. Mann of Waynesville; and three brothers, Jack Grasty
of Maggie Valley, Kyle Grasty of Waynesville and High Grasty of Rock Hill,
S.C.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Barberville Baptist Church.
The Revs. Ned Webb, Jerry Nelson and Claude Conard will officiate. Burial
will be in Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be David, Bobby, Wesley, Steve and Jeff Grasty and
Steve Shuler.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church.
Garrett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ruby M. Johnson
Office clerk
Ruby Mae Johnson, age 82, of Branner Ave., Waynesville, died Thursday,
Feb. 10, 2000, at Haywood Regional Medical Center.
A native of Graham County, she was the daughter of the late William
and Jane Golden Johnson. She worked for many years at Western Electric
as an office clerk.
Services will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Garrett Funeral Home.
Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Johnson Cemetery in Graham
County.
The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral
home.
Marvin E. Mitchell
Former Dayco employee
Marvin Eugene Mitchell, 64, of 116 Oshea Lane, Waynesville, died Thursday,
Feb. 10, 2000, at the Canton Health Care Center.
A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Erastas and
Tokie Moore Mitchell. He was a veteran and worked at Dayco as a general
laborer.
He was preceded in death by three sisters, Wilda Mae Cagle, Dorothy
Meyers and Edna Mitchell; four brothers, Bill, Everette, Johnson and Charles
Mitchell.
Surviving are his wife, Naomi Worley Mitchell; two sons, Larry Mitchell
of Asheville and Donnie Mitchell of New York, N.Y.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Garrett Funeral Home. The
Rev. 0.J. Skidmore will officiate. Burial will be in Garrett-Hillcrest
Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home
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