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Dale Marcus Helms
Aug 25, 2016
Dale Marcus Helms, age 77, of Whittier died Thursday, August 25, 2016 in Cherokee, NC. Mr. Helms was born April 2, 1939 in Erie County, NY. He was the son of the late Louie Marcus and the late Dorothy Frances (Gallagher) Helms. He served in the US Army. He was employed as a chef in the hospitality industry. He is...
Mary Lee Mathis
Aug 25, 2016
Mary Lee Parris Mathis, 79, of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday morning August 25, 2016. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mattie Phillips Parris. Mary loved to sew, embroider and make Quilts. She was a member of Laurel Branch Baptist Church and loved her grandchildren...
Steve Dennison
Aug 24, 2016
Steve Dennison, age 63, of Sylva, NC passed away Wednesday August 24, 2016. He is the son of the late Thomas and Lilly "Witt" Dennison. He is survived by his wife of 45 years Susan Dennison. Steve was a carpenter by trade but his calling was music, where he was masterful guitar player and he loved to play the blues....
Pauline Cope
Aug 19, 2016
Pauline Plemmons Cope, 90, of Sylva, went home to be with her Lord on Friday August 19, 2016. She was born in Macon County but lived most of her life in Sylva, NC. Pauline was the daughter of the late Marcus Astor Plemmons, Sr. and the late Myrtle Hurst Plemmons. She was the Salutatorian of the Sylva High Class of...
Clint Mathis
Aug 17, 2016
Clint Mathis, 78, of Sylva, passed away Wednesday August 17, 2016. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County. He was the son of the late Bowden and Myrtle Robinson Mathis. Clint loved the outdoors, digging ginseng and telling stories of his past. He enjoyed building things and was a carpenter by trade. He is survived by his children- Alecia...
Frances Carroll Coggins
Aug 17, 2016
Frances Carroll Coggins died Wednesday, August 17 at the age of 95. She was born September 25, 1920 the fourth of seven children of Mae and Emery Carroll. Although she loved to travel, her favorite place and her home was Cullowhee, NC. She retired from the Food Service Department at Western Carolina University. For more than twenty-five years, she was...
William Joseph Cowan
Aug 15, 2016
William Joseph Cowan, 82, of Webster, passed away Monday morning August 15, 2016 A Memorial Service will be held 1:00 pm Saturday August 20 at First Presbyterian Church of Sylva A full obituary will be posted as soon as it becomes available . .
Richard Caudell, Jr.
Aug 14, 2016
Richard (Rick) Clements Caudell Jr., 62, of Cashiers, lost his fight against a sudden illness on Sunday, Aug. 14. Born on June 17, 1954 in West Palm Beach, Florida, he was the son of the late Richard Clements Caudell Sr. and Patricia Anne Caudell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son in law, Gregory...
Julius Dowdle Coward
Aug 12, 2016
Julius Dowdle Coward, 72, of the Norton Community passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, August 12th. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Rogers Zachary Coward and Gladys Dowdle Coward of Webster. He was preceded in death by three sisters; June, Linda, and Gloria. He is survived by one brother, Dale (Bobbie) Coward...
William Curtis Stump
Aug 11, 2016
William (Bill) Curtis Stump, Sr., 71, went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, August 11, 2016. Born in Monroe, LA, Bill was the son of the late Charles William Stump, Sr. and Barbara Annie (Ogburn) Stump. A proud 1966 graduate of The Citadel, Band Company, in Charleston, SC, Bill chose to live in the place he loved most,...
Ruth Elouise Snyder
Aug 9, 2016
Ruth Beasley Snyder, 96, went to her heavenly home on August 9, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was born in Gaston County, but lived most of her life in Sylva, NC. Ruth was the daughter of the late Burke Painter and Annie Frizzell Painter. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Rev. Carl...
Betty Jill Whitt
Aug 9, 2016
Betty Jill Whitt, 73, of Whittier, passed away at 10:40pm on Tuesday, August 9, 2016, after a brief battle with cancer. She was born to the late Betty Brown in Coral Gables, FL. Jill was an owner at Timberlake Campground in Whittier, where she was loved by many of her visitors, who looked forward to seeing her every year. Jill...
Winston Carol Reed
Aug 8, 2016
Winston Carol Reed, 74 of Cullowhee, went home to be with the Lord, Monday August 8, 2016. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Grady and Delia (Allison) Reed. Winston retired from the Jackson County School System where he was the Director of Transportation and Driver's Education Teacher touching the lives of over 10,000 students....
Paul Bruce Harris
Aug 7, 2016
Brevard – Paul Bruce Harris, 79, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 7, 2016. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late William Vess Harris and Ella Lee Phillips Harris and was the husband of the Mary Jo Ammons Harris. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Marquata Owen, and...
Dallas Earl Davis
Aug 6, 2016
Dallas Earl Davis, 37, of Sylva, passed away Saturday August 6, 2016. A native of Indiana, he had resided in Jackson County most of his life. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and fishing and he loved all sports, especially the Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Braves. He loved spending time with his family and his friends and was an amazing...
Casey Kent Pressley
Aug 5, 2016
Casey Kent Pressley, 69, of Tuckasegee passed away Friday, August 5, 2016 at his home in Tuckasegee. Casey was a lifetime resident of Jackson County. Mr. Pressley was born August 14, 1946 to the late Don L. and the late Anna (Franks) Pressley. He loved hunting, fishing, gardening, and telling jokes. Casey was also a Vietnam Veteran. In addition to...
Martha Alice Braswell
Aug 4, 2016
Martha Alice Braswell, 80, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, August 4, 2016 at Mission Hospital of Asheville, NC. Mrs. Braswell was born February 22, 1936 in Hornell, NY. She is the daughter of the late W.C. and the late Lorraine (Walther) Hunt. She loved spending time at the beach and in the mountains of Western North Carolina....
Christopher Allen Bates
Aug 1, 2016
Christopher Allen Bates 25 of Sylva, NC passed away Monday August 1, 2016. He is the son of Conrad Bates and Mary Bates. In addition to his parents, Christopher is survived by two sisters, Roxanna Bridges and Bridget Bates both of Sylva; grandparents Sue Brown and James and Lou Ellen Bates; great-grandmother Mary Ruth Cobb; one niece Gracie Evitt and...
Ellen Gertrude Wilkey
Jul 30, 2016
Ellen Gertrude Wilkey, age 82, of Sylva passed away Saturday July 30, 2016. Funeral services will be held Tuesday August 2, 2016 at 2:00PM in the Chapel of Appalachian Funeral Service. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00PM Monday August 1, 2016 at Appalachian Funeral Service. Burial will follow the service at Robinson Cemetery. A complete obituary will be posted...
Rosanne Swift
Jul 27, 2016
Rodi (Rosanne) Swift of Cullowhee, NC and Cape Coral, FL, died peacefully at the age of 85, on July 27th, 2016 surrounded by her family. She was born to the late Kathrine (Pouge) Marshall and Earl Peter Marshall in Evansville, Indiana. She is preceded in death by her brothers Jack, Jim, and Chinky and sisters Alice and Kay. She leaves...
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