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Kate Henson
Jun 21, 2013
Kate Carden Henson, age 98, formerly of Sylva died Friday, June 21, 2013 at Macon Valley Nursing Center in Franklin, NC. Mrs. Henson was born March 31, 1915 in Sylva, NC. She is the daughter of the late Floyd and the late Bertha (Elmore) Carden and was preceded in death by her husband Frank Henson and one sister and three...
Barbara Jolly
Jun 20, 2013
Barbara Jolly, age 70, of Whittier died Thursday, June 20, 2013 at home in Whittier. Mrs. Jolly was born November 12, 1942 in Warsaw, NY. She is the daughter of the late Clifford and the late Oralle (Edwards) Brain and was preceded in death by a brother. She worked as a Bookkeeper. She is survived by her husband: Richard Jolly...
Willard Cleveland Davenport
Jun 18, 2013
Willard C. Davenport (Butch) Butch Davenport, as known by his friends, left this earthly life to be with his Heavenly Father on June 18, 2013 at the age of 67. He was a Marine in uniform and in heart and considered God, Country, Corps as his strength and life’s foundation. Butch was born in Sylva, NC in 1946 to the...
Charlie D. Rathbone
Jun 17, 2013
Charlie D. Rathbone, age 62, of Maggie Valley died Monday, June 17, 2013 in Waynesville, NC. Mr. Rathbone was born November 26, 1950 in Haywood County NC. He is the son of the late Raymond and the late Wilda (Setzer) Rathbone and was preceded by one brother Tom and a son Barry. He worked in furniture construction and attended the...
Arlie Sterling Elders
Jun 16, 2013
Arlie Sterling Elders, 68, of Florence SC, formerly of Sylva NC, passed away June 16th, 2013. Born in Brunswick, Georgia, but raised in Sylva, NC, he was the son of the late Sterling Elders and Alma Haskett. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force and was a Vietnam Veteran. He loved to golf and had a passion for the...
Sona Gail Norton
Jun 15, 2013
Sona Gail Norton, 55, of Sylva, passed away Saturday evening, June 15, 2013. The daughter of an Air Force Veteran family, she was born in Tennessee, April 16, 1958. She attended high school in Cambridge, England. The family moved back to Sylva, where she graduated from Western Carolina University, Summa Cum Laude in Interior Design. After graduating she worked for...
Canda LaVerne York
Jun 14, 2013
Canda LaVerne York, 58, of Sylva, passed away Friday Morning, June 14, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. A Native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was born September 20, 1954. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Walter York 3 Children- Tammie Chandler of Marshall, NC Brenda Hazelwood of Sylva Walter Thomas York of Sylva 6...
Mary Joan Ferell
Jun 13, 2013
Mary Joan Williams Ferell, 77, of Robbinsville, formally of Cullowhee and Asheville, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2013. The daughter of John Burdett Williams and Mary Pauline Stephens, Ms. Ferell was born May 20, 1936 in Ellijay, NC. Ms. Ferell was a member of the Beverly Hills Baptist Church in Asheville and a part of the Church Family of the...
Earl Dowdle
Jun 11, 2013
Earl Dowdle, 76, of Sylva, passed away Tuesday evening June 11, 2013. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Plenny and Launa Norris Dowdle. He was a foreman for Bizzark Construction in Kentucky where he retired after over 20 years of service. He loved camping , boating and his tractors and worked as hard as...
Nelson Aaron Koons
Jun 10, 2013
Nelson Aaron Koons, 89, of Cullowhee, passed away Monday evening June 10, 2013. Appalachian Funeral Services will be announcing the arrangements as soon as they become available . .
Teddy Lane Webster
Jun 7, 2013
Teddy Lane Webster, age 50, of Cullowhee died Friday, June 7, 2013 at home in Cullowhee. Mr. Webster was born October 22, 1962 in Sylva, NC. He is the son of the late Earl Webster. He was preceded by one brother Mike Webster. Teddy Loved NASCAR Hunting and Fishing Country Music and Wrestling. He is survived by his mother Esta...
Thomas Garrett
Jun 5, 2013
Thomas Garrett, age 79, of Sylva died Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at Memorial Mission in Asheville, NC. Thomas was born December 26, 1933 in Sylva, NC. He was the son of the Late Sarah A. Garrett. He was preceded in death by three sisters Ernestine Clark, Betty Eckler and Matilda Shields. He was retired from the US Navy. He was...
Tisha Eileen Cray
Jun 4, 2013
Tisha Eileen Fawley Cray, 62, of Franklin, NC, passed away Tuesday evening June 4, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Leon Fawley of Indiana and Loyola Lamouettee of North Carolina. She was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on August 19, 1950. Tisha was the loving wife of Richard Leigh Cray of Connecticut, who preceded in her in death,...
Michael D. Mailman
Jun 4, 2013
Michael D. Mailman, Sr., age 66, of Sylva died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Med West Harris in Sylva, NC. Mr. Mailman was born February 15, 1947 in Johnstown, PA. He is the son of the late Roney and the late Helen (Yasnosky) Mailman. He served in the US Marine Corps and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Michael...
Vernon E. Schutters
Jun 3, 2013
Vernon E. Schutters, Jr., age 44, of Sylva died Monday, June 3, 2013 at Memorial Mission in Asheville, NC. Mr. Schutters was born May 29, 1969 in Chicago, ILL. He is the son of Vernon E. and Diane (Arehart) Schutters Sr. He worked in the Auto Service business. Vernon loved auto racing, hunting and fishing and goat farming and loved...
Laurena Shelton
May 20, 2013
Laurena Shelton, age 95, of Sylva passed away Monday, May 20, 2013 at Med West Harris in Sylva, NC. Mrs. Shelton was born November 9, 1917 in Jackson County, NC. She is the daughter of the late Baxter and Lozora (Alexander) Mathis. She lovingly took care of her home as a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her husbands...
Lawrence Joseph Faust
May 17, 2013
Lawrence Joseph Faust died at his home in Whittier, NC, on May 17, 2013 after a long illness. Mr. Faust was in born Beech Grove, Indiana in 1952. He was the son of Lawrence J. Faust and Evelyn M. Faust, both deceased of Tomahawk, WI. He was a graduate of Tomahawk High School and the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point....
Elizabeth Jane Harris
May 15, 2013
ELIZABETH “BETTY” JANE HARRIS Glenville, North Carolina: Devoted wife, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend passed away peacefully at home on May 15, 2013, after a valiant 2 year battle with cancer. Daughter of the late John Vandenberg and Jerene Medema Vandenberg . Betty was born in Princeton, New Jersey and graduated from Princeton High School in 1949. Former...
Elizabeth Anne Traufield
May 15, 2013
Elizabeth Anne Macdonald Traufield,85, of Whittier, was born in Nonsuch, Port Maria, Richmond County, in the parish of St. Mary’s in Jamaica West Indies, May 23, 1927 to Ronald and Sara Cover Young Macdonald. Elizabeth made her peaceful transition on May 15, 2013. She is survived by daughter, Laura Kranz, son, Claude Traufield, beloved niece Barbara Macdonald Broughton; grandchildren Tanya...
Jacquelyn H. Diss
May 7, 2013
Jacquelyn H. Diss, 78, of Sylva, formerly of Tampa, Florida, passed away Tuesday morning, May 7, 2013 at her residence. Appalachian Funeral Services will be announcing the arrangements
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