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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...