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Deborah Murray
Apr 6, 2020
Deborah Murray, 55, of Sylva, NC formerly of Massachusetts passed away Monday April 6, 2020. She is preceded in death by her father Robert Duarte and is survived by her mother Beverley (Mathieu) Duarte. She is survived by her wife Regina Jackson. Deborah was loved by everyone she met and was always willing to lend a helping hand. She would...
James William Alexander
Apr 5, 2020
James (Jim) William Alexander, Jr., 79, of Tuckasegee, NC, passed away on Sunday April 5, 2020, after an extended illness. Jim was the son of the late James William, Sr., and Kathryne Bodenheimer Alexander. He was a graduate of St. Bernard Preparatory School, attended the University of Georgia and was a retired Sales Representative for Ply-Gem Industries. Jim was a...
Katherine Ann Gehris
Apr 5, 2020
Katherine Ann Gehris, 67. passed away Sunday April 5, 2020 A full obiutary will follow when it become available
Donald Junior Howell
Apr 2, 2020
Ronald and Donald Howell of Sylva, NC, passed away on April 1 and 2, 2020 at home. They were born May 11, 1963 to the late Vester Arnold and Liller Jo Howell. They were lifelong residents of Jackson County and members of Liberty Baptist Church. They graduated from Sylva- Webster High School in1981, where they excelled in sports. They will...
Ronald Junior Howell
Apr 1, 2020
Ronald and Donald Howell of Sylva, NC, passed away on April 1 and 2, 2020 at home. They were born May 11, 1963 to the late Vester Arnold and Liller Jo Howell. They were lifelong residents of Jackson County and members of Liberty Baptist Church. They graduated from Sylva- Webster High School in1981, where they excelled in sports. They will...
Benjamin Dillard
Apr 1, 2020
Benjamin Avery Dillard, 95, of the Dillardtown Community in Sylva, passed away April 1, 2020 at Mountain View Manor in Bryson City. Mr. Dillard was a lifelong resident of Jackson County and the son of the late Ralph and Eva Beasley Dillard. He was preceded in death by his stepmother, Edith Woodard; and two brothers, Ellis and Jerry Dillard. Surviving...
Carolyn Kirkpatrick Bishop
Apr 1, 2020
Carolyn K. Bishop, 71, of Cullowhee, passed away Wednesday April 1, 2020. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Tommie and Hazel Kirkpatrick. Carolyn was a Member of Riverside Chapel and she loved spending time at her gift shop and being at the Flea Market. A devoted wife, a loving mother, and not just to...
Phyllis Irene Stiles
Mar 31, 2020
Phyllis Irene Ray Stiles, 77, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Annie Ray and by her husband, Gary Stiles. She is survived by her son Doug (Trina) and Granddaughter Savannah (Joe) of Sylva. She is also survived by her sister Jean McMahan (Troy) and beloved nieces Pam, Cindy, Lisa and...
Sonny Sellers
Mar 30, 2020
Lonnie David “Sonny” Sellers was born March 6, 1935 in Delray Beach, Florida and passed away March 30, 2020 at the age of 85.
He was the son of Allie May Sellers and Fred Durant Sellers, who were both born in Ruby, SC. They moved to Delray Beach, FL in 1928.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death...
Kenneth Lee DeHart
Mar 30, 2020
Kenneth Lee DeHart, 59, of Whittier, passed away Monday March 30, 2020. A Private Graveside Service will be held.
James Thomas Biddix
Mar 28, 2020
Jim Biddix, age 72, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Deanna Biddix and son of the late Newt and Margaret Biddix. He retired from Dayco and then started a business in carpentry for several years before retiring. In addition to his...
Dorothy Middleton
Mar 28, 2020
Dorothy B. Middleton sang her first song in heaven on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at the age of 69. Dorothy was born December 8, 1950, to lifelong residents of Jackson County, Roger and Bessie Ammons Burrell, who has since passed on. She is survived by her only child, DeeDee (Michael) Queen, granddaughter, Mackenzie (Abe) Queen and three sisters, Norma Jean...
Lynnette A. Anfinson
Mar 26, 2020
Lynnette A. Anfinson, 71, of Whittier, N.C., passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020, following a short stay at Mission Hospital in Asheville. She was born in Fairfield, Iowa on August 24, 1948, the daughter of Herbert A. and Alberta W. Lambeth. Lynnette spent her childhood in Iowa and is a graduate of Ottumwa High School where she met her future...
Jolene Harriet Davis
Mar 25, 2020
Jolene Davis, 77, of Sylva, NC, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 after a fourteen year battle with Alzheimers, where she has been a resident at Vero Health ( formerly Mountain Trace Nursing Facility ) since 2011. She is preceded in death by her husband of 34 years William Lewis Davis of Sylva, her son Roger Eugene Justice and...
Barbara Elizabeth Bryson
Mar 25, 2020
Barbara Bryson, 84, passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, March 25, 2020 after a long period of declining health. Born and raised in Cashiers, NC, she was the third child of the late Daisy and J. B. Watson. She was preceded in death by sisters, Ann Wyatt and Patricia Corbin, brothers Kenneth and Harold Watson and former husband Earl Bryson....
James Douglas Shook
Mar 24, 2020
James Douglas Shook, 74, of Whittier, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday March 24, 2020. James was the son of the late William Chastain and Virgie Brooks Shook and was a Member of Whittier United Methodist Church. He retired from Jackson Paper and enjoyed fishing but loved spending time with his family. In addition to his parents he...
Grace Rider
Mar 22, 2020
Grace Rider, 57, passed away March 22, 2020. She was the daughter of Gunther and Alfreda Hanns and she loved to color, go hiking, canoeing but her biggest passion was her love of God. She would pray for other people especially her family that God would take care of all her family and friends. One of her favorite sayings was...
Marion Doris Underwood
Mar 22, 2020
Marion Doris Underwood, 84, of Cullowhee, NC, passed away Sunday March 22, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Claude and Marie Calloway. She was preceded in death by her husband Fred Underwood and by three of her brothers; Junior Calloway, Scott Calloway and WC Calloway. She was a member of Pine Creek Baptist Church and had worked almost...
David Caesar Scurlock
Mar 21, 2020
David Caesar “Dave” Scurlock Jr. age 84, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at his home in Sylva, NC surrounded by family. Dave was born on Nov. 20, 1935 to the late David C. Scurlock and Julia Scarborough Scurlock in Greensboro. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant granddaughter Elizabeth Blair Hartbarger. Surviving...
Mary Lou Ashe
Mar 19, 2020
Mary Lou Ashe, 87, of Sylva, NC passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020. She is the daughter of the late Bruce and Aileen Carpenter. She was preceded in death by her husband Henry Ashe who passed away in 2007. She was a member of Webster Baptist Church, there she was also a member of the WMU. She loved to garden,...
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