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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
Charles Edwin Buchanan
May 5, 2013
Charles Edwin Buchanan, age 55, of Sylva passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013 at his home in Sylva. Mr. Buchanan was born August 26, 1957 in Sylva, NC. He is the son of the late Thomas Garland and Marietta (Millsaps) Buchanan. He was employed as a mechanic for a large trucking and transportation company in Orlando FL for many years...
Lillian Lucille Jones
May 4, 2013
Lillian Turner Jones, 89, of Glenville passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013 at her residence in Glenville. All services will be held in Meadville, Pennsylvania
Charles (Babe) Howell
May 4, 2013
Charles David “Babe” Howell, age 84, passed away Saturday, May 4th, at Mission Hospital-St. Joseph Campus, Asheville, surrounded by his family. Born in a Mill village in Monroe on June 25, 1928 to Claude and Ollie Howell, Charles left Benton Heights High School at seventeen years of age to join the war effort. He served the United States Navy honorably...
Robert (Bob) Wheatley
Apr 28, 2013
Robert (Bob) Wheatley, age 67, of Cullowhee went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Homestead Hospice of Clyde, NC. Mr. Wheatley was born December 8, 1945 in Jackson County. He is the son of the late Harry and the late Ethel Parker Wheatley. In additional to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...
Robert Francis Robak
Apr 23, 2013
Robert Francis Robak, 63, of Otto, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC. Mr. Robak was born February 27, 1950 in Everett, MA. He was the son of the late Theodore Francis and the late Charlotte A. (Toce) Robak. He was a US Army Veteran, serving in the Vietnam War and was...
Ivan Alexander MacDonald
Apr 18, 2013
Ivan Alexander MacDonald, 93, of Franklin, passed away Thursday morning April 18, 2013. A native of Little Rapids, Ontario, Canada, he was the son of the late Daniel and Ellen MacDonald. He is survived by his wife Grace Ellis MacDonald Services will be private.
Joe Bryson McClure
Apr 17, 2013
Joe Bryson McClure, 75, of Sylva died Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Homestead in Clyde, NC. Joe was born December 3, 1937 in Jackson Co. NC. He is the son of the late Raymond and Nettie (Bryson) McClure. He was preceded in death by his wife Phyllis G. McClure in 2005 and three brothers Jack. Glenn, and Clarence McClure and...
Michael Anthony Davis
Apr 15, 2013
Michael Anthony Davis, 53, of Buncombe County, originally of Cullowhee, passed away Monday April 15, 2013. Born June 14, 1959, he was the son of Raymond Feimster of Harrisburg, PA and Sibyl Davis Blakley of Sylva. He is also survived by Uncle – Roderick Blaine Davis of Cullowhee and 4 sisters, Lori Ponds of Columbia, SC, Lisa Lytle (Ron Lytle)...
Leo Franks
Apr 9, 2013
Leo Franks, 85, of Pumpkintown Community, passed away Tuesday morning, April 9, 2013. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, Leo was the son of the late John Henry and the late Latisha Bishop Franks. He loved working with wood, woodcarving, playing guitar, and was a Deacon at Zion Hill Baptist Church for 39 years. He loved being involved...
Lillian Ferguson Enloe
Apr 8, 2013
Lillian Ferguson Enloe, 91, of Whittier, passed away Monday April 8, 2013. A native and lifelong resident of the Qualla Community in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late H. Glenn and Charlotte Howell Ferguson. Her favorite pastimes were reading the Bible, attending Church, sewing, working in the garden, praying with the ladies prayer group for over 20...
Florence Bishop
Apr 7, 2013
Florence Ammons Bishop entered eternal rest in Jesus’s arms on April 7, 2013. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Richard and the late Ruth Henry Ammons. She was a member of Promise Land Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Gudger Bishop; two sons, Grady...
Eliza H. Peeler
Apr 5, 2013
Eliza Hunt Peeler passed away quietly on April 5, 2013. She was born in Saluda, SC on March 22, 1917. She was the second daughter to Dr. and Mrs. J. Allen Hunt. She attended the University of South Carolina and became the secretary at University High in Columbia, SC. She married Thomas (Tom) A. Peeler in 1941. Tom worked for...
Benny Ray Parris
Apr 4, 2013
Benny Ray Parris, age 75, of Sylva died Thursday, April 4, 2013 at home in Sylva. Mr. Parris was born January 17, 1938 in Jackson County. He is the son of the late Dewitt and the late Dorcus (Parks) Parris. Benny loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing, and especially his granddaughter. He was a veteran of the US Air Force. He...
Jim Burns
Apr 2, 2013
William James Burns III (Jim), age 55, of Whittier, NC passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Jim, known by his friends as Bernie, was born November 8, 1957 in Jacksonville, Fla. He is the son of the late William James Burns II and the late Annette Whigham Burns and was preceded in death by his sister Ginger Burns. Jim was...
Ethel Wilkey
Mar 30, 2013
Ethel Wilkey, 104, went home to be with her Lord, Saturday morning March 30, 2013. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Wiley B. and Lizzie Norris Holsclaw. She taught Sunday School classes for years and was of the Baptist Faith. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting and loved growing her flowers. Besides her parents...
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