Helen Ruth Jamison

Helen Ruth Jamison, 88, of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday morning, October 23, 2018. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Ernest Sr. and Altha Beasley Jamison. She was a member of Shoal Creek Baptist Church; she loved to read and crotchet and worked as a cashier at a grocery store. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her brothers; Ernest Jamison Jr. and Vernon Jamison as well as her sisters; Georgia Buchanan, Dorothy Deitz and Jean Jamison. She is survived by a brother- Harold Jamison of Sylva And her sister- Betty Fisher of Sylva Several nieces and nephews also survive Funeral Services will be held 11:00 am Saturday, October 27 in the Chapel of Appalachian Funeral Services with the Rev. Steve Jamison officiating. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 pm at the Funeral Home. Burial will be in Fairview Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Shoal Creek Baptist Church, 184 Shoal Creek Church Loop, Whitter, NC 28789