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Brenda Dills Bryson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Louise Smith

Louise Smith

Feb 13, 2012

Louise Staton Smith 89, of Sylva, NC. Graduated to Glory Monday February 13, 2012 in Haywood County Hospital. She was born March 4, 1922 in Union County N.C. to the Late Thomas Washington and Lola Eveline Link Staton. Growing up in the eastern part of N.C., she graduated from Garland High School. After graduation she moved to Lexington to work...

Evelyn Wellmon

Evelyn Wellmon

Feb 11, 2012

Evelyn Wellmon, age 80, of 202 Dillardtown Road, Sylva died Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Med West Harris of Sylva, NC. Evelyn was born August 7, 1931 in Jackson County. She is the daughter of the late Harvey and the late Lena (Shepherd) Beasley. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Willis Wellmon, and four sisters, Mattie Deitz,...

Jonnie Jean Jamison

Jonnie Jean Jamison

Feb 7, 2012

Jonnie Jean Jamison, 76, Sylva, died Tuesday, February 7. She was born in Jackson County, the daughter of the late Rev. Ernest W., Sr. and the late Altha Beasley Jamison. Jean was a receptionist with the Job link employment office and was a member of Shoal Creek Baptist Church in Whittier. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Fred C. Franks

Fred C. Franks

Feb 7, 2012

Fred Cecil Franks, 86, Glenville, died February 7,2012. Mr. Franks was born July 7, 1925 in Jackson County, the son of the late Lewis Burt and the late Floda Mae Hooper Franks. He operated Franks Grocery in Glenville and Cashiers. He was a charter member of the Glenville - Cashiers Rescue Squad. He served in the Army and loved to...

Margaret Bradburn

Margaret Bradburn

Feb 6, 2012

Margaret Jones Bradburn, age 93, of Morningstar Assisted Living in Sylva, died Monday, February 6, 2012. Margaret was a life-long resident of Jackson County. The daughter of the late Lyle and the late Gracie (Holcombe) Jones, she was the wife of the late Robert Bradburn of Whittier, NC. Margaret retired from the Jackson County School System. She served in a...

Carlula Bryson

Carlula Bryson

Feb 5, 2012

Carlula B. Bryson, age 96, of Cullowhee died Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Mountain Trace Nursing Center of Sylva, NC. Mrs. Bryson was born November 15, 1915 in Cullowhee, NC. She is the daughter of the late Robert O. and the late Lela (Cabe) Brown and was preceded in death by her husband Beauel Bryson; three brothers; one sister, and...

Harrett Gaye Dyson

Harrett Gaye Dyson

Feb 5, 2012

Harrett Gaye Dyson, age 62, of 93 Windcrest Apt. 8, Sylva died Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Med West Harris of Sylva, NC. Mrs. Dyson was born May 11, 1949 in Darlington, SC. She is the daughter of the late Edward and Helen (Bonnoit) Atkinson. She is survived by her mother; three sons: Matt Dyson of Athens, Ga., Joe Dyson...

James Neville Zachary

James Neville Zachary

Feb 2, 2012

James Neville Zachary, age 73, of Sylva died Thursday, February 2, 2012 at John Keever Solace Center in Asheville, NC. Mr. Zachary was born June 2, 1938 in Brevard, NC. He is the son of the late Howard and the late Alberta (Jenkins) Zachary. He served in the NC National Guard. He attended the Paterson School for Boys in Lenoir,...

Jimmie Sutton

Jimmie Sutton

Feb 2, 2012

Jimmie Tucker Sutton, age 102, went to live her Heavenly Father Thursday February 2, 2012 after a period of declining health. She was preceded in death by her first husband Robert Guy Sutton and her second husband Frank Colvard. She was born November 4, 1909 in Maggie Valley to the late Rev. John Milas and Hattie Moody Tucker. She was...