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Irmgard Smith
Mar 27, 2012
Irmgard Brooks Smith, age 87, of Sylva passed with loving care at Skyland Nursing Home on March 27, 2012. She is the daughter of the late Charlie and the late Lula (Cabe) Brooks and was preceded in death by brothers Ike, Claude, John, and Charlie C. Brooks and Sisters Jessie Gibson, Bea Brooks, and Hazel Middleton. She is survived by...
Fred William Nicholson
Mar 26, 2012
Fred W. Nicholson, 68, went home to be with his Lord, Monday morning March 26, 2012 at Medwest Haywood Hospital. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of Hardin and Beatrice Seay Nicholson. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and member of the National Guard, he retired as a Supervisor for the Department of the Interior, Blue Ridge...
Bernice Ann Rollinger
Mar 21, 2012
Bernice Ann Rollinger, 93, passed away Wednesday March 21, 2012 at Mountain View Manor Nursing Home in Bryson City. Private Services are planned . .
David Benton Moore
Mar 20, 2012
David Benton Moore, age 92, Franklin died Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at the Hermitage of Sylva, NC. Mr. Moore was born January 18, 1920 in Winchester, CT.. He is the son of the late Carlton S. and the late Alfreda (Humphrey) Moore. He married Mary Louise Power. He served in the Air Force during World War II from 1942 until...
Donald Herman Kirmse
Mar 19, 2012
Donald H. Kirmse, 81, passed away Wednesday April 19, 2012. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of the late Pearl and Herman Kirmse. He retired after 48 years as a propane and natural gas technician. He had been a resident of Jackson County the past 19 years. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Dorothy DeWitt...
Olga M. Barker
Mar 16, 2012
Olga M. Barker, age 91, of 245 Rivercrest Drive, Sylva died Friday, March 16, 2012 at Med West Harris of Sylva, NC. Olga was born March 13, 1921. She is the daughter of the late Dock and Annie Wyatt Nations. She was a lifelong resident of Jackson County. She was a member of Lovedale Baptist Church, an avid bowler and...
Harold Norman
Mar 15, 2012
Harold Norman, 65, of Sylva died Thursday, March 15, 2012 at home in Sylva. Mr. Norman was born March 7, 1947 in McDowell County, NC. He is the son of the late Charlie and Mary Lou (Jones) Norman. He was the Head Pressman at the Sylva Herald for 44 years. Harold loved to hunt and fish and liked watching fast...
Ina Ruth Hendrix
Mar 13, 2012
Ina Ruth Hendrix, age 89, of, Sylva died Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Mountain Trace Nursing Center in Sylva, NC. Mrs. Hendrix was born October 22, 1922 in Ocala, Florida. She is the daughter of the late Clarence William and the late Mable (Overbe) Miller. She was a homemaker. Ina loved to braid rugs, and home canning, and watching Dr....
Mary Frances Parker
Mar 12, 2012
Mary Frances McCracken Parker, age 94, of Sylva went to be home with her Lord on Monday, March 12, 2012 at her residence with her loving family by her side. A native of Jackson County, she was born February 1, 1918 to the late Everett and Glennie Cogdill McCracken. She was a member of Lovedale Baptist Church. She was preceded...
Brenda Dills Bryson
Mar 7, 2012
Brenda Bryson, 66, passed away Wednesday March 7, 2012 at Memorial Mission Campus in Asheville. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Claude Dills and Ollie Mae and Lee Butler. Brenda liked working on crossword puzzles and enjoyed going to the movies. She loved getting her hair done by her daughter and...
Charles Bert McClure
Mar 5, 2012
Charles Bert McClure, 90, of Sylva died Monday, March 5, 2012 at Med West Harris Hospital in Sylva. Mr. McClure was born June 11, 1921 in Jackson County. He is the son of the late Bert and Fannie Beck McClure. He was preceded in death by his first wife Betty Parris McClure, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Charles loved riding...
Bertha Lola Brown
Mar 3, 2012
Bertha L. Brown, 65, passed away Saturday March 3, 2012, at Memorial Mission Campus in Asheville. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Bernice Robinson Lanning. She was a member of Long Branch Baptist Church. She enjoyed baking, cooking and taking care of her grandchildren. Besides her mother, she was preceded in...
Christopher Gutierrez
Feb 27, 2012
Christopher Gutierrez, 31, of Whittier passed away Monday, February 27, 2012. A native of Miami, FL., he was the son of Martin ( Bert ) and Carolyn Gutierrez of Whittier., and has been a resident of Jackson County for over 20 years. He was a snowboard instructor and whitewater rafting guide and rescuer and a certified body piercer. He was...
Hazel Clement Owen
Feb 25, 2012
Hazel Clement Owen, 87, went home to be with Her Lord, Saturday February 25, 2012 at Medwest Harris Hospital in Sylva. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Walter Mack and Flora Viola Parker Clement. She enjoyed her garden, needlework, cooking, cleaning and taking care of her home. She was a member of Olivett Methodist...
Helen Elizabeth Stephens
Feb 22, 2012
Helen Elizabeth Stephens, age 55, Sylva died Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at Memorial Campus in Asheville, NC. Helen was born January 31, 1957 in Swain County. She is the daughter of the late James and the late Wilma (Queen) Ward. She married Harry Michael Stephens. She was preceded in death by four sisters, Patricia Sue Ward, Sue Hightower, Margaret Ann...
Joseph Lee Moody
Feb 20, 2012
Joseph Lee Moody, 29, of Sylva died Monday, February 20, 2012 at Memorial Mission in Asheville, NC. Mr. Moody was born July 23, 1982 in Sylva, NC. Joseph enjoyed life, family, his girls, fishing and being outdoors. He enjoyed cooking at the Coffee Shop for his friends and family. He loved to read to Madalyn and playing games with his...
Marion Franks
Feb 20, 2012
Marion Franks, 70, of Tuckasegee, passed away Monday February 20, 2012 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville. A lifelong resident of Jackson County , he worked as a General Contractor. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bert and Floda Mae Hooper Franks, 5 Brothers, Lewis, RL, Elvert, JC and Fred Franks, and one sister, June Franks Craine. He...
Sara Robinson
Feb 19, 2012
Sara Robinson, age 82, Sylva died Sunday, February 19, 2012 at Skyland Care Centerof Sylva, NC. Mrs. Robinson was born March 27, 1929 in Jackson County. She is the daughter of the late Thomas Alonzo and the late Bessie (Frizzell) Jones. She was preceded in death by her husband Dillard Robinson and two sons Thomas A and Michael J. Robinson...
Martha Carolyn Manware
Feb 18, 2012
Martha Carolyn Manware, 66, passed away Saturday morning February 18, 2012 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her youngest daughter. She is survived by her husband William (Bill) Manwear of Cullowhee, her oldest daughter, two granddaughters and her father and mother and two brothers. She touched our hearts and we will miss her. We love her forever...
Peggy Joann Anders
Feb 16, 2012
Peggy Joann Ensley Anders, 77, of the Tuckasegee community, went home to be with her Lord unexpectedly, Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville. A native of Swain County she had lived most of her life in Jackson County and was the daughter of the late William Joe and Ida Parton Ensley. She worked for 27 years...
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