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Wayne Charles Shuler

Wayne Charles Shuler

Mar 19, 2014

Wayne Charles Shuler, II, age 44, of Asheville died Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at John Keever Solace Center of Asheville, NC. Wayne was born March 3, 1970 in Haywood County. He is the son of the late Wayne Charles Shuler, I, and Carol (Bell) Smith. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Bill...

Kenneth Gerard Carroll

Kenneth Gerard Carroll

Mar 17, 2014

Kenneth Carroll, 63, of Sylva passed away Monday, March 17, 2014 at his home in Sylva. Appalachian Funeral Services will be announcing arrangements as soon as they become available . .

Hugh Bert Bryson

Hugh Bert Bryson

Mar 17, 2014

Hugh Bert Bryson, 69, of Asheville, formerly of Sylva passed away Monday, March 17, 2014 at Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC. Hugh was born November 21, 1944 in Jackson County, NC. He is the son of the late Hugh Bert and Hazel (Turpin) Bryson. Hugh was a U.S.Navy Veteran. In addition to his parents he was preceded...

James Bryant Childress

James Bryant Childress

Mar 14, 2014

James Bryant Childress (“Uncle Jimmy”) of Sylva, N.C. passed away on Friday, March 14. Born July 12, 1924, Childress was a faithful husband and father, a devoted friend, and a servant to his western North Carolina community. A pioneer in the broadcast radio industry, Childress began his career at WKBC Radio in N. Wilkesboro, N.C. After building stations throughout the...

Thomas Craig Carmichael

Thomas Craig Carmichael

Mar 11, 2014

Thomas Craig Carmichael, age 50 of Sylva, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2014. A private service will be held. .

Karen Elaine Woody

Karen Elaine Woody

Mar 10, 2014

Karen B. Woody, 56, passed away Monday March 10, 2014. A resident of Jackson County for the last 20 years, she is the daughter of Helen Woodard Bowers of Sylva and the late Clinton Bowers. She worked for over 11 years at First Citizen Bank in Cherokee and most recently at Medwest Sylva Medical as a receptionist. She was a...

Syrilda Hampton Smith

Syrilda Hampton Smith

Mar 5, 2014

Syrilda Smith, 96, of Sylva, NC went home to be with her Lord, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. A resident of Jackson County for most of her life, Syrilda was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Joseph H. Smith, her parents, James Hampton and Essie Hampton Casey, one sister, Ada, six brothers, Kenneth, Collis, Andrew, James, Frank and Robert,...

Katherine Ann Conner

Katherine Ann Conner

Mar 5, 2014

Katherine Ann Conner, 72, of Tuckasegee passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Hayes P. and Ella Mae Pollard Wiggins. Katherine enjoyed cooking and canning and was retired from Western Carolina University’s Brown Cafeteria. She was a member of Trout Creek Baptist Church. Everybody who met...

Elizabeth W. Brown

Elizabeth W. Brown

Mar 3, 2014

Elizabeth W. Brown, 82, of Sylva died Monday, March 3, 2014 at Autumn Care in Waynesville, NC. Elizabeth was born September 22, 1931 in Mitchell County, NC. She was the daughter of the late Lionel Hugh and the late Emma Alice (Silver) Worthen. Elizabeth grew up in Spruce Pine and graduated from Harris High School and from Berea College in...

Lela Hall Allen

Lela Hall Allen

Mar 2, 2014

Lela Hall Allen, 92, formerly of Sylva, passed away Sunday March 2, 2014 in Fernwood, Idaho. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence Mantival Hall and Martha Anne Bryson Hall. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by one daughter, Rosa Lee McGaha and one son, James Edward McGaha. She is also preceded in death by three...

Doris Jean Frady

Doris Jean Frady

Feb 27, 2014

Doris Jean Frady, age 69, of Sylva passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014 at her home in Sylva. She is the daughter of the late Jewel T. Elders and Bernadee Brower Elders of Washington. In addition to her mother, Doris is survived by her husband of 49 years, James Paul Frady of Sylva. Doris is also survived by one son,...

Edwin Lee McFalls

Edwin Lee McFalls

Feb 20, 2014

Edwin L. McFalls, 54, of Tuckasegee passed away Thursday evening February 20, 2014. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, he was the son of George Edwin and Darlene Ledford McFalls. He was preceded in death by a brother, George E. McFalls. Edwin worked for CWS Systems in Cashiers. He loved fishing and hunting and loved his family and...

Dorothy Lee Holland

Dorothy Lee Holland

Feb 18, 2014

Dorothy Lee DeHart Holland, 83, of Sylva, went home to be with her Lord, Tuesday evening February 18, 2014. A native of Swain County she was the daughter of the late Will and Hattie Burnett DeHart. She was a member of East Sylva Baptist Church where she had taught the 2 and 3 year olds Sunday School Class for over...

Robert Jackson Conley

Robert Jackson Conley

Feb 16, 2014

Robert Jackson Conley, 73, of Sylva, passed away Sunday February 16, 2014. A native of Cushing, Oklahoma, he was the son of the late Robert Parris and Peggy Jackson Conley. Conley was the Sequoyah Distinguished Professor in Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University. He was a well-known author of over 85 books, including westerns and fictional novels such as “Mountain...

Pauline Allison

Pauline Allison

Feb 16, 2014

Pauline Allen Allison, age 87, of Sylva died Sunday, February 16, 2014 at home in Sylva. Pauline was born September 1, 1926 in Macon County, NC. She is the daughter of the late Scott and the late Eva (Buchanan) Allen and was preceded in death by her husband Mont Allison; a sister Barbara Green; and two brothers Jimmy and Edward...

Frances Anne Dudley

Frances Anne Dudley

Feb 10, 2014

Frances Anne Dudley, 84, of Cullowhee, formerly of Attalla, Alabama, passed away Monday February 10, 2014. Memorial Services will be held at a later date and will be announced by Appalachian Funeral Services as soon as they become available . .

Pauline Ann Davis

Pauline Ann Davis

Feb 9, 2014

Pauline Ann Davis, 73, of Whittier, went home to be with her Lord Sunday February 9, 2014. A native of Miami, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Charles William and Ethel Parker Foster. She loved working with children and was a teacher’s assistant until her retirement in Jacksonville, Florida where she resided for 35 years. She enjoyed sewing,...

Carolyn Parker McCoy

Carolyn Parker McCoy

Feb 8, 2014

Carolyn Parker McCoy, 76, of Sylva, went home to be with her Lord, Saturday February 8, 2014. A native of Clarksville, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Elbert Lee and Latrelle Merck Parker. She moved to Jackson County in her early childhood. She loved working outdoors in her yard. Carolyn and her husband Padgett owned and operated the...

Rachel Brown Phillips

Rachel Brown Phillips

Feb 8, 2014

Rachel Brown Phillips, 94, of Sylva, died Saturday, Feb. 8, at Mission Hospitals, St. Joseph's campus, Asheville, after a period of declining health. A native of Jackson County, she was born Feb. 17, 1919. She was the daughter of the late Everette and Attie Bridges Brown, founders of the Ruralite newspaper, now the Sylva Herald and Ruralite. She was a...

Micheal (Mike) Keith Bryson

Micheal (Mike) Keith Bryson

Feb 7, 2014

Micheal (Mike) Keith Bryson, age 60, of Sylva died at home in Sylva on Friday, February 7, 2014. A resident of Jackson County, Mike was born December 18, 1953. He is the son of the late Hugh Bert and the late Hazel (Turpin) Bryson. He is survived by a daughter, Marnie Bryson of Denver, CO; a brother, Hugh Bryson of...