3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (211+ words) In the peaceful hours of September 8, 2026, Viola Norman Forga, 93, left this life and entered into her glorious heavenly rest. Viola was born September 14, 1932, to the late Will and Jane McNabb Norman on the hillside in Big Cove, delivered by her…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (154+ words) The Mountaineer SEE ARTISTS AT WORK — See artwork and demonstrations by artist Timothy Charles Jacobs during Arts Weekend Haywood. There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. Waynesville Police…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (164+ words) 79, passed away at McCracken Rest Home on June 8, 2026. She was born December 15, 1946 to Mazie Kinsland Muse Gerringer and William Clarence Muse. Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents. Left with memories are cousins Troy Muse (Ruth), Ron Muse, Randy…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (150+ words) Robert William Gibson The Mountaineer Robert William Gibson, 82, of the Cruso community of Canton, NC, passed away on Aug. 4, 2026. Crawford / Ray Funeral Home and Cremation Service is honored to be caring for the Gibson family. Full obituary and words of…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (302+ words) passed away on September 8, 2026, in Waynesville, North Carolina. Mack was born on August 4, 1933, in Monroe, North Carolina to Dewey Franklin Howey and Isabelle Biggers Howey. He attended Central High School in Charlotte and at North Carolina State University and graduated…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (124+ words) 85 of 507 Blue Field Ln Fort Mill, SC passed peacefully away on September 2, 2026 at Embrace Hospice House in Charlotte, NC following a long illness. She was preceded in death by her daughter Laura Michelle Williams as well as her parents Carl…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (182+ words) Gail R. Williams The Mountaineer Williams passed away at Haywood Regional Medical Center on Sept Her brothers were present as well as Dez, her grandson.Gail was the daughter of Alan and Rowena Roberson of Louisiana Gail went to school in…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (237+ words) Spencer Vaughn Kilby entered heaven’s gates surrounded by family on Aug. 29, 2026, after an almost four-year battle with cancer. Though he fought hard, this battle did not define him. He was a warrior in every sense of the word, refusing to…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (436+ words) Our hearts are saddened by the passing of Joyce Elaine Rask Berry, who peacefully entered into her glorious place in heaven on Sunday, August 30, 2026. We give thanks for the 78 years of her blessed life. Joyce was born on December 17, 1947, in…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (158+ words) The Mountaineer OLD-TIME MUSIC — Daniel Ullom moved here from Washington state several years ago to immerse himself in the local old-time music scene. There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or…...