Obituaries

William Wayne ‘Junior’ McDowell

William Wayne “Junior” McDowell, 67, of Hayesville, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 in a Murphy hospital. He was a native and lifetime resident of Clay County. Junior served in the United States Marine Corps and was a Vietnam War veteran. Junior was a talented gardener and could grow anything.

Fred Byers

  Fred Byers, 82, of Warne,  passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 in Braselton, Ga. He was a native and lifelong resident of Clay County. Fred was the son on the late Charles Woodrow and Irene Byers Byers. He was a self-employed welder. Fred was a U.S. Army veteran.

Alice J. Matheson

Alice J. Matheson, 79, of Warne, passed away Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019 in a Clay County care facility. She was a native of Madisonville, Tenn. She had lived and worked in Security, Col. for 20 years and finally moved to Hayesville in 1986. Alice was of the Baptist faith.

Marie Honore Gordon

Marie Honore Gordon,103, of Hayesville, passed away Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. Marie was born in Slatington, Pa. to the late Bernard and Mae Hofelich. She volunteered at the Clay County Food Pantry, Meals on Wheels, Nantahala Regional Library, REACH and co-founded the St.

Rev. Leonard Carl Mayfield

Rev. Leonard Carl Mayfield, 91 of Hayesville, passed away peacefully Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 at Chatuge Regional Hospital in Hiawassee, Ga. He was born Feb. 2, 1928 in Townley, Ala. to the late Dewitt Talmadge and Ethel Sparks Mayfield. He was a U.S. Army WWII veteran; he served in the 1940's.

Roy Dale Long

Roy Dale Long, 88, of Hayesville, passed away Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 surrounded by family. Dale, most commonly known as Daddy, Pa Pa and Pappy, spent his entire life focused on spreading love to all that met him. He was at complete peace when producing magic through his woodworking talents.

Nettie Shuler

Nettie Shuler started life in Hayesville, the daughter of William and Flora Kitchen Ashe. She grew up as part of a hard-working family in the small community of Shooting Creek.

Henry Auden Thistle

Henry Auden Thistle, 35, of Brasstown passed away Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. He was a native and lifetime resident of Clay County. Auden worked at Ironman Industries in Hayesville for several years as a machinist. Auden was a talented artist and enjoyed motocross. He was a lifelong lover of Batman.

Deanne Faith Ross Poteat

Beloved mother, aunt, sister and sister-in-law, Deanne Faith Ross Poteat, 77, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019 after a brief illness. She was born March 27, 1942, to the late Eli Robert Ross and Alice Oren Ross.   She is survived by her children, Kathryn (Paul) Petras, of Clemmons, N.C.

Claude Hodge

Claude Hodge, 86, of Andrews, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews. The family received friends from 1-2:45 p.m. Saturday at the Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews prior to the services.