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Barbara Green
Oct 5, 2012
Barbara A. Green, age 84, of Sylva died Friday, October 5, 2012. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Scott and the late Eva Buchanan Allen. She was preceded in death by her husband Jack Green; a grandson Chris Green, and two brothers Edward and Jimmy Allen. Barbara loved her family and church family, cooking,...
James Padgett McCoy
Sep 30, 2012
James Padgett McCoy, 83, of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday September 30, 2012. A native of Macon County, he was the first of four children born to the late James David and Eva Byrd McCoy. At an early age his parents moved to the Glenville area of Jackson County and after graduating from Glenville High School...
Andrew Shaw
Sep 28, 2012
Andrew Shaw, 62, of Sarasota, passed away Friday, September 28th, in Greenville, SC. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on November 4, 1949. He is survived by wife, Natalia, sons, Anson and Hayden, step-sons Vladimir and Jay, granddaughter, Zoey Layne, sisters, Dixie Neuhaus, of Avon Lake, Ohio, and Rima Bellan, of Cashiers, NC, as well as numerous nieces and nephews....
George Meece Ellis
Sep 27, 2012
George Meece Ellis, Jr., 76, of Whittier, passed away Thursday September 27, 2012. Funeral Services are incomplete at this time and will be held in Florida. Akin-Davis Funeral Home in Fort Myers is in charge of arrangements in Florida. Appalachian Funeral Services assisted with local arrangements
Marie B. Grunwell
Sep 23, 2012
Helen Butler Grunwell, 86, of Sylva went to her heavenly home Sunday, September 23, 2012 at Skyland Care Center in Sylva, N.C.. A native of Rockingham County, Marie was the daughter of the late John L. and Helen "Jimmie"Butler. After graduating from Reidsville High School in 1944, she moved to Arlington, VA, where she was employed by the U.S. Government...
Mildred Farmer
Sep 19, 2012
Mildred "Millie" Carter Farmer, 69, of Whittier, passed away Wednesday September 19, 2012 at her residence. Born May 9, 1943 in Murphy, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Thomas E. and Hettie Dockery Carter. She had worked at Parker's Drugstore in Murphy and Kel-Save Drugstore in Sylva for many years. She retired in 2011 from Sylva Medical Center....
James Thorpe
Sep 17, 2012
James Isaac (Sheep) Thorpe, 86, of Lanexa, VA went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on September 17, 2012 At Williamsburg Sentara Medical Center in Williamsburg, VA. Jim was a Navy veteran of 20 years, serving his country during WWII. He retired in 1986 from the NWS Fire Department. He enjoyed raising chickens to show at the...
Bryan Patrick Plemmons
Sep 15, 2012
Bryan Patrick Plemmons, 25, departed to his heavenly home on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. He was born on May 21, 1987 in Buncombe County, NC. He is the grandson of the late Lawrence S. Plemmons. I am sure he and his beloved grandfather had one heavenly reunion on Saturday afternoon. Bryan was...
Sally Ann Horton
Sep 14, 2012
Longtime Whittier, N.C. resident Sally Ann Horton passed away Friday, Sept. 14 of natural causes. She was 85. Sally was born on Nov. 13, 1926 in Winchester, N.H., to parents Alton Whitney Horton and Helen Irene Bardwell Horton. Sally graduated from Thayer High School in Winchester, N.H., and then worked a number of years with New England Telephone & Telegraph...
Ruth L Robinson
Sep 12, 2012
Ruth L Robinson, age 80, Sylva died Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at Med West Harris of Sylva, NC. Ruth was born May 17, 1932 in Bryson City, NC. She is the daughter of the late Robert D. and the late Nellie (Randall) Jacobs. She married John H. Robinson, Jr.. She was employed as a bookkeeper. She loved bowling, bingo, and...
Ruth Isabel Paul
Sep 7, 2012
Ruth Mary Isabel Colgan Paul, 79, of the Pumpkin Town Community died Friday September 7, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Miami, FL on June 29, 1933. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Isabel Monagham Colgan. Besides her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband Clyde Paul Sr. and two brothers, David...
Hazel Kindsfather
Sep 7, 2012
Hazel Kindsfather, age 91, of Sylva died Friday, September 7, 2012 at her residence. Hazel was born March 23, 1921 in Bell View, MN.. She is the daughter of the late Sigurd and the late Heline Gullickson Jorgenson. She is survived by one son Kenneth Hillman of Virginia; one daughter Joan Osborne of Sylva; a step daughter Linda Algorta of...
Douglas Bryson Sherrill
Sep 5, 2012
Douglas Bryson Sherrill, age 75, of Sylva died Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at home in Sylva. Mr. Sherrill was born April 8, 1937 in Swain County. He is the son of the late Homer Lee and the late Arizona (Jacobs) Sherrill. Douglas was employed by Harrah's Casino in Cherokee. He was a member of Franklin Grove Baptist Church, and loved...
Kimsey Jo Whatley
Sep 5, 2012
Kimsey Jo Whatley, infant daughter of Adam and Laura (Linnan) Whatley, became a new star in Heaven on Wednesday, September 5, 2012. Kimsey was born August 18, 2012 in Sylva, NC. She was predeceased by an infant sister, Joelle. In addition to her parents she is survived by one brother, Kasey Whatley; her grandmother, Cheryl Linnan of Sylva; her grandfather...
Kenneth Kelly Nations
Sep 4, 2012
Kenneth Kelly Nations, age 57, of Nations Creek community, Whittier died Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Nations was born November 8, 1954. He is the son of the late Seab and Gertrude (Davis) Nations and was preceded in death by Shawn and Tye Blanton and two nephews Joseph Wilkey and Kip Frizzell. Kenneth worked in the timber...
Fannie (Mom) Julia Sellers
Sep 4, 2012
Fannie (Mom) J. Moore Sellers, 92, of Monteith Branch Road went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday Sept. 4, 2012 at Mt. Trace Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late Willie Sellers and daughter of the late Richard and Tinnie Moore. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by sisters...
Mark LaVerne Olson
Aug 31, 2012
Mark LaVerne Olson,47, of Bryson City died Friday, August 31, 2012 at Med West Harris Hospital in Sylva. Appalachian Funeral Services will announce any arrangements when they become available. . .
Robert Weldon Ginn
Aug 31, 2012
Robert Weldon"Bob" Ginn, 65, passed away Friday August 31, 2012. A Graveside Service will be held Wednesday September 5, 2012 at 2:00 pm at Old Field Cemetery per Mr. Ginns' wishes. . .
James Harold Anderson
Aug 30, 2012
Dr.James Harold Anderson, 87, passed away Thursday August 30, 2012. A native of Mars Hill, North Carolina, he was the son of William Kenneth and Johnnie James Anderson. Dr. Anderson graduated from Mars Hill Junior College. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Wake Forest University and a Master's Degree from Longwood College. He earned a Master of Divinity...
Alvin Norton Kinkaid
Aug 29, 2012
Alvin Norton Kinkaid, 79, of Whittier, passed away Wednesday August 29, 2012 at Skyland Care Center in Sylva. A U.S. Army Veteran he was the son of the late Nason and Mary McCambell Kinkaid. He was a member of the American Legion William E. Dillard Post 104, and a past Master Mason in Miami, Florida. He was a Land Developer...
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