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Mary Stovall

WAYNESVILLE Mary Helen Cross Stovall 74 passed away on Monday Aug 30 2010 at Haywood Regional Medical Center A native of Wake County she had lived in Haywood County since 1958 She was the daughter of the late Hubert and Mabel Scarborough Cross In addition to her parents was preceded in death by a son Dewey Stovall III a brother Hubert...

Tony Gumbar

WAYNESVILLE Anthony Gumbar 96 passed away on Monday Aug 30 2010 Wells Funeral Homes Cremation Services of Waynesville is in charge of arrangements ...

Community events

Monday Aug 30 Smoky Mountain Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 1230 pm at Waynesville Old Armory ACBL sanctioned games run by Mary Feichter Call 4563581 Waynesville Duplicate Bridge Club at 1230 pm at First UMC Waynesville Call 9260786 ACBL sanctioned games 4 Waynesville Chess Club 1 to 3 pm at Waynesville library Instruction for...

AED instruction given

By Carol Viau Dr David Peterson cardiologist with Western Carolina Cardiology in Clyde gave a demonstration of the use of the AED automated external defibrillator to the Knights of Columbus and members of St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church Maggie Valley at the parish hall Aug 25 The AED was donated to the parish by the Knights of...

Cruso tough girl charms cafe

Cruso tough girl Inger Buchanan recognized locally as the decadelong waitress with the unique name and cowboy hat at the Moose Caf next to the Asheville Farmers Market says she wore her cowboy hat on the spur of the moment one day to work and the look just instantly clicked with her customers Now if I wear a ball cap instead of the cowboy...

Student ambassadors selected

Haywood Community College has selected four students to represent the college as Student Ambassadors for the 201011 academic year As student ambassadors Elizabeth Caballero Justin Hatherlee Justin Lawrence and Wendy Rector will act as liaisons between HCC and the community and in return receive wages and invaluable experience that will help...

Community events

Friday Aug 27 Haywood County Fair open to the public from 9 am to 10 pm Fines Creek Community Association Blue Grass Jam through Aug 28 Call Charlie Teague at 6272052 Crusos Friendship Club quilt show 10 am to 6 pm at the Old Cruso School on US 276 Call Lou Anne Cogburn at 2358111 Smoky Mountain Duplicate Bridge Club meets at...

Joseph ‘Joe’ Underwood obituary

Joseph Joe Underwood CANTON Joseph Joe Leamon Underwood 63 of the Beaverdam Community in Canton passed into Gods hands on Wednesday Aug 25 2010 Mr Underwood was born in Smithfield Aug 30 1946 and moved to Canton at the age of three As a boy he was active in the Boy Scouts where he earned the Order of the Arrow and Eagle Scout and as an...

Troy ‘Bill’ Mann obituary

Troy Bill Mann BETHEL Troy William Bill Mann 88 died Wednesday Aug 25 2010 at Charles George VA Medical Center A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County he was the son of the late Rev Marvin Mann and Eva Burnette Mann He was preceded in death by his wife Ruby Griffin Mann who died in 2005 He was also preceded in death by a son Larry...

Carolyn W. Cooke obituary

Carolyn W Cooke ASHEVILLE Carolyn W Cooke 78 passed away Tuesday Aug 25 2010 at Givens Estates Health Center A native of Maiden she was the daughter of the late Esley and Ruby Heffner Wilkinson Carolyn served as director of Christian education at First United Methodist Church of Henderson She loved music taught piano and sang and directed...