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Don William Walker
Aug 2, 2022
Don William Walker 73 of Sylva went to his Heavenly home August 2nd. Don was a native of Vance county, North Carolina, but had resided in Jackson county since 1970. He was the son of the late Sally Jo Harris and Warren Percy Walker. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister Gale Walker Collier...
Joyce Bryson Cloer
Aug 1, 2022
Joyce Bryson Cloer, 82, of Sylva, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning August 1, 2022.A native and a lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Jerdie Bryson.She retired from Southwestern Community College and was currently working at Cherokee Mechanical and Electric. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her sister...
David Nicholson
Aug 1, 2022
David Earl Nicholson, age 66 of Cullowhee NC, entered his Heavenly home on Monday August 1, 2022, He passed at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on February 2, 1956, in Baton Rouge LA, to the late Lyman and Ruby (Lonis) Nicholson.
David was an active member of Black Mountain Baptist Church. He retired from Western Carolina...
Billy Ray Sneed
Jul 22, 2022
Billy Ray Sneed, age 70 of Sylva NC, passed away on Friday July 22, 2022. He was born on March 18, 1952, in Jackson County, to the late Robert and Geneva “Mabel” (Hoyle) Sneed.
Billy was an avid deer hunter and loved to cook. You could always count on Billy to tell some good tales and do some cuttin’...
Jerry Rice III
Jul 22, 2022
Jerry Rice III, 63, of Cullowhee, NC finished his final ride on July 22, 2022. He was the son of the late Jerry Rice Jr. and Joyce Pauline Crisp Rice.
He is survived by his former wife, Kimberly Rice, and their three sons: Jerry Rice IV (Laura) of Hendersonville, Robert Rice (Malissa) of Asheville, and Patrick Rice (Brittany) of Sylva....
Robert Lee Axelong
Jul 14, 2022
Robert Lee Axelong, 75, of Cherokee, NC, passed away Thursday morning July 14, 2022. A native and a lifelong resident of Cherokee, Robert was born August 14, 1946 to the late Richard and Dora Axelong Bigmeat. Robert worked for several years as a waiter and host at the Boundary Tree in Cherokee and then got into logging for a while. He also...
Joseph Ronald "Ronnie" Seay
Jul 14, 2022
Joseph Ronald (Ronnie) Seay, age 59 of Cartersville, GA, entered into his heavenly home on July 14, 2022, at his residence. He was born on November 27, 1962 in Swain County to Shirley Campbell and the late J.D. Seay of Whitter. Ronnie was preceded in death by his stepfather, Duvall Campbell (Pop) and two sisters, Jackie Hardin and Teresa Guthrie...
Frank Wade Guffey
Jul 9, 2022
Frank Wade Guffey, 84, of the Savannah Community of Sylva, entered into his heavenly home on Saturday, July 9, 2022, while a resident of The Hermitage in Sylva, NC.
Wade was the first of five children born to the late Frank Gudger and Emma Etta Barron Guffey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother,...
Carnal Lee Proffitt
Jul 7, 2022
Carnal Lee Proffitt, age 90, passed away July 7, 2022 at his home in Sylva just 19 days after the passing of his wife Martha to whom he was married for nearly 72 years.The oldest of 12 children, C.L. was born in the Swiss Community of Yancey County on November 11, 1931 to the late Grady Lee and Ollie Belle...
Billy "Wild Bill" Henderson
Jul 6, 2022
Billy Wray “Wild Bill” Henderson, 77 of Cullowhee, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Wild Bill was born on July 15, 1944, to the late Glenn Henderson and Lucy Wilson.
Wild Bill was a lifelong mechanic. He enjoyed camping, swimming in the river, watching westerns, and spending time with his family. He was a member of Fall...
Brenda Oliver Holt
Jul 6, 2022
Brenda Ann Allison Oliver Holt, RN, 80, of 136 First Avenue, Sylva, died Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at Solace Hospice in Asheville. Mrs. Holt was the first woman elected mayor of Sylva serving as mayor from 1992 until 2009. Before becoming mayor, Mrs. Holt was also the first woman to serve on the town’s city council, first joining the board...
Mary Anne Massey
Jul 4, 2022
Mary Anne Massey (Trello), age 87 of Robbinsville NC, passed away on Monday July 4, 2022. She was born on May 2, 1935, in Pittsburgh PA, to the late Patsy and Emelia (Vallera) Trello.
Mary was a mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She loved spending time with her family and was loved by all.
She will be...
Astrid Potter
Jul 2, 2022
Astrid Vyt Potter had an amazing life. Born in Duisburg, Germany in 1936, she spent her early years on the family’s barge traveling the Rhine. As a child, she survived the bombings of World War II in Brussels and the deprivation of post-war Germany, stealing coal and playing soccer in the street for fun (yes stealing the coal was fun). ...
Hedy Estella Okolichany
Jul 2, 2022
Hedwig (Hedy) Okolichany of Cashiers, North Carolina passed away peacefully at home on July 2, 2022. Hedy was born on Father’s Day, June 15, 1947 in Allentown, PA to the late Edward Maerkl and Madelyn Kern Maerkl. She graduated from Coal Township High School in 1965 and attended Reading Hospital School of Nursing in 1966. Hedy worked as the Business...
Dr. Retha Mae Kilpatrick
Jun 30, 2022
Dr. Retha Mae Hoover Kilpatrick, age 86, passed away, Thursday, June 30, 2022 while under the care of Four Seasons Hospice at Harris Regional Hospital. Born February 4, 1936 in Lamar MO, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Laura (Perrin) Hoover.
Dr. Kilpatrick will be fondly remembered as a respected professor in the School of Business at...
Phillip Francis Smith
Jun 29, 2022
Phillip Francis Smith, 84, of Tuckasegee, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday morning June 29, 2022. Phil was born in Gowanda, New York, he was the son of the late Francis and Gertrude Smith.
Phil was a U.S. Army Veteran, and a member of American Legion Post 880 in Eden, NY, and was part of their Honor Guard....
John J Denzer Jr
Jun 29, 2022
John J Denzer Jr, age 68, passed away in the arms of his family on June 29, 2022. God saw John was tired when a cure for his cancer was not to be had here on earth. He had fought a good fight, ran his race, and kept his faith, so God wrapped His loving arms around John and whispered, “Come unto...
Stephen Roy Parker
Jun 26, 2022
Stephen Roy Parker, age 68, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2022, after a courageous battle with dementia. He was the son of Roy and Naomi Nicholson Parker.
Born and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Stephen was a graduate of Seventy First High School, Wingate College and Appalachian State University. He was a partner in American Flag Storage of Fayetteville,...
Rev. Truett C. Owen
Jun 24, 2022
Rev. Truett C. Owen, 88 of Tuckasegee, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 24, 2022. Truett was born in Transylvania County on February 14, 1934, to the late Conaway and Lois Hall Owen.
Truett loved the Lord. He was called to preach at the age of 18 and was an ordained minister for 55 years....
Lennox Hubbard Lindsay III
Jun 22, 2022
Lennox H. Lindsay III (Len), age 79 of Sylva NC, passed away on Wednesday June 22, 2022. He was born in Salem, MA, on February 10, 1943, to the late Lennox and Keena Lindsay. At an early age, he moved to Hendersonville, NC.
He graduated from Hendersonville High School and then on to North Carolina State University where he was...
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