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Hazel Ina Edwards
Mar 22, 2015
Hazel Ina Edwards, age 88, of Sylva died Sunday, March 22, 2015. Hazel was born February 27, 1927 in Jackson County, NC . She is the daughter of the late Walter and the late Illa (Lowe) Jackson. She was a housewife who loved her family and friends. She loved flowers and gardening, cooking and caring for others. She was a...
Howard Brown
Mar 21, 2015
Howard Brown, 89, of Whittier went home to be with the Lord Saturday morning, March 21, 2015. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, Howard was the son of the late Homer and the late Beulah Beck Brown. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and working in the garden. He enjoyed playing with his grandkids and great grandkids and was a...
Clinton Duncan Manning
Mar 21, 2015
Clinton Duncan "CD" Manning, III, age 73, of Cashiers passed away Saturday morning, March 21, 2015. A memorial service will be Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 10:00 am at Grace Community Church in Cashiers. A full obituary will be posted soon. . .
Allan Luther Pickering
Mar 13, 2015
Allan Pickering, 76 of Whittier, NC passed away unexpectedly on March 13, 2015 Allan was born December 3, 1938 in Harrisburg, PA. Grew up in Palm Beach County, FL After 40 years at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft he retired in 2000 and finally moved to his mountain home in Western North Carolina with the love of his life, his wife...
Alvin Jesse Stiles
Mar 12, 2015
Alvin J. Stiles, 82, of 35 Second Avenue, Sylva NC, passed away March 12, 2015. A native of Macon County, he was the son of Elbert and Nora Stiles of Franklin. Serving as Senior Class President, he graduated from Franklin High School in 1950. Alvin was a US Air Force Veteran of the Korean War. He served from 1950-1954, including...
Gretchen Ann Hayes
Mar 6, 2015
Gretchen A. Hayes, 70, of Sylva, passed away Friday morning March 6, 2015. A native of DeKalb, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Gregory and Hazel Mohrlein. She loved to read, crochet and to travel, and was a friend to everyone. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband Ronald K. Hayes...
Robert Dillon Nichols Holloway
Mar 1, 2015
. . Robert Holloway, age 72, of Dillsboro passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015. Robert was born April 27, 1942 in Portland, Maine. He is the son of the late Herbert Stanley Holloway and the late Lilly Loretta Matheson Holloway. He was predeceased by a sister, Lu Desroches and a half-brother, Anthony Tedesco. Robert is survived by his wife of...
Mae Woodard Buchanan
Feb 22, 2015
Mae Woodard Buchanan, 98, of Sylva, died February 22, 2015 at Morningstar Assisted Living Home after a period of declining health. A long-time resident of the Savannah community, she was preceded in death by her parents, Cleve and Ruth Woodard; her husband, Cecil Buchanan; her brothers, Leeman and Frank; and her grandson, Caleb Morgan. Mae was born in the Pumpkintown...
Sam Hoyle
Feb 21, 2015
Sam Hoyle, 54, of the Wayehutta Community, passed away Saturday morning February 21, 2015 at MedWest Harris Hospial. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County he was the son of the late Lloyd Hensley Hoyle and Geraldine Mills Hoyle. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his brother Junior Hoyle. He is survived by...
Linda Marie Hodges
Feb 9, 2015
Linda Marie Hodges, age 68, of Cullowhee passed away Monday, February 9, 2015. Linda was born October 16, 1946 in Union County, SC. She is the daughter of the late Lucille Dills. She was married Wayne Hodges. In addition to her husband she is survived by three daughters Gloria Quinn of Greenville, NC, Ann Marie Hodges of Chicago, Ill and...
Walter Wade Wilson
Feb 7, 2015
Walter "Wade" Wilson, 88, of Dillsboro, NC, died peacefully on Saturday February 7, 2015 at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva, NC. He was born October 18, 1926 to the late John Hayes Wilson and Madge Bridges Wilson. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife Rebecca Cannon Wilson, siblings Hicks E. Wilson, Mary Wilson...
Louise Turner Dibble
Feb 4, 2015
Florence Louise Dibble, age 89, of Sylva joined Heaven's choir on Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Florence was born October 26, 1925 in Mansfield, OH. She is the daughter of the late James Raymond Turner and the late Winifred (Weld) Turner. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a brother, Raymond; two sisters, Jean Flinchbaugh and Mary Virginia Ralston;...
Pat Clark
Feb 1, 2015
Pat Clark, age 85 of Cashiers, passed away at her home Sunday, February 1, 2015. Pat was born to the late Roswell and Dorris (Harmon) McCauley on May 17, 1929. She was a member of Cashiers Baptist Church and volunteered at the Glenville and Cashiers Thrift Stores. In addition to her parents, Pat is preceded in death by her husband,...
Marcia Jean Wagner
Jan 31, 2015
Marcia Jean "Marcy" Wagner, age 42, of Sylva, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015. She was born to Daniel Gonnella and Carol Hofmann Gonnella on January 20, 1973, in Paducah, KY. In addition to her parents, Marcy is survived by her husband, Robert Wagner, and her sons, Robbie and Cortland Wagner. Also surviving are sisters Jill Proffitt (Brian) and Jennie...
Jimmie Ray Moore
Jan 30, 2015
Jimmie Ray Moore, 76, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family at home on Friday, January 30, 2015. Mr. Moore was born in Sylva, NC on February 2, 1938. He was the son of the late Jesse and Bessie Moore. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Clyde. He is survived by his loving wife, Elfriede, sons, Robert...
Thomas Anthony Newton
Jan 28, 2015
Thomas Anthony Newton, 55, of Tuckasegee, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015 Services will be private . .
Ruby Lonis Nicholson
Jan 26, 2015
Ruby Lonis Shuler Nicholson, 79, of Sylva, passed to her Heavenly home on Monday January 26, 2015 after a long illness. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Roy Shuler and Lucille Mathis Shuler. She was married to Charles Lyman Nicholson who passed away September 5, 1996. Ruby Lonis retired from Harris Regional Hospital, where she...
Mack Hensley
Jan 24, 2015
Mack Hensley, 83, of Sylva, passed away Saturday January 24, 2015. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late LJ and Lona Sitton Hensley. He enjoyed Nascar and Richard Petty. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son Randall, 5 brothers and 3 sisters. He is survived by his daughter Sandra...
Carl Wade DeHart
Jan 23, 2015
Carl Wade DeHart, age 65, of Sylva died Friday, January 23, 2015 at Tsali Care Center of Cherokee. Carl was born January 21, 1950 in Swain County, NC. He is the son of the late Wade and the late Alice (Lillard) DeHart. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a sister, Elilzabeth DeHart. Carl was employed as a...
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