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Lynnette A. Anfinson

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...

Barbara Elizabeth Bryson

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....

Jolene Harriet Davis

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...

James Douglas Shook

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

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

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

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

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,...

Randall Keith Stephens

Randall Keith Stephens

Mar 19, 2020

Randy Stephens, 61, died Thursday, March 19, 2020 after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Don and Cordelia Allen Stephens. He is survived by two brothers – Don (Patty) and Ron (Bonnie) Stephens of Cullowhee. Also two nieces (Donna and Stacy) and two nephews (Tony and Tim). He was a friend to all. He worked for...

James Theodore Turpin

James Theodore Turpin

Mar 18, 2020

James Theodore Turpin, 66 years, of Franklin formerly of Sylva, passed away on Wednesday March 18, 2020. He was born on Wednesday May 20, 1953, the son of Edgar and Nancy Turpin. He was married to his wife of 11 and a half years Linda Long Turpin. He retired as Jackson County Ranger with the North Carolina Forest Service after...

Brian David McClure

Brian David McClure

Mar 15, 2020

Brian David McClure, 60, of Sylva, NC passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020. He is the son of the late Joe and Phyllis (Gibson) McClure. He is survived by his wife Melinda McClure. He is survived by one son Conner McClure, sister Sherry (James) Rogers, uncle Gene McClure and cousin Dana Bersen. Private services will be held at a later...

Ralphine Nicholson Blanton

Ralphine Nicholson Blanton

Mar 8, 2020

Obituary of Ralphine Gretchen Nicholson Blanton April 23, 1932 – March 8, 2020 Ralphine Nicholson Blanton, 87, of Sylva, NC, passed away on Sunday, March 8 after a brief illness. Services will be Thursday, March 12 at Appalachian Funeral Services in Sylva. Visitation will be from noon-2:00 pm, with the service at 2:00 pm. Burial will follow at Addie Cemetery....

Robert Anthony Ledford

Robert Anthony Ledford

Mar 8, 2020

Robert "Poppa Rob" Ledford, 59, of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord Sunday March 8, 2020. He was the son of the late Donald and Mamie Ledford and had been a resident of Jackson and Haywood County most of his life. He worked at Jackson Paper for over 35 years and had just recently earned his pilots licence...

Wilfredo Hernandez

Wilfredo Hernandez

Mar 7, 2020

Wilfredo Homer Hernandez, 72, of Sylva passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2020. Born in Puerto Rico to the late Faustino and Aurelia Hernandez, he had lived in Jackson County most of his life. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. He loved his children and grandchildren and loved spending time with his family. In addition to his...

Vicki Lynn Barrilleaux

Vicki Lynn Barrilleaux

Mar 4, 2020

Vicki Lynn Barrilleaux of Franklin North Carolina passed away March 4, 2020. Vicki was born in Houston, Texas September 3, 1949 to parents Sterling Barrilleaux & Doris Biering Barrilleaux. Vicki studied art and graduated from Delgado Community College in New Orleans. She went on to be a portrait artist and devoted mother of eleven children. She received her certificate of...

Aaron James Whatley

Aaron James Whatley

Mar 3, 2020

Aaron James Whatley, “Whatley” to his friends, was born February 8th, 1987 in Sylva NC full of life and ready to entertain. He passed away peacefully in his childhood home on March 3rd, 2020 from complications from seizures. In 2015 he started having seizures that they found were caused by a large mass on his brain that they were able...

Rose Mary Ashe

Rose Mary Ashe

Mar 2, 2020

Rose Mary Ashe, 88, of Sylva, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 2nd. She was the wife of the late Tearl Ashe and the daughter of the late R.D. and Pearl Hall. She dearly loved her family and working in her garden. In addition to her husband and her parents, Rose was also preceded in...

Rubye Hamilton

Rubye Hamilton

Mar 1, 2020

Rubye Hamilton, 91, of Sylva, passed away on Sunday, March 1st, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Ten Hamilton. She was a long-time member of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Sylva and loved working in her flowers. Rubye dearly loved her family. Rubye is survived by four daughters; Teri and Reta Hamilton of Sylva...

Lyle Cabe

Lyle Cabe

Feb 25, 2020

Lyle Cabe, 23, of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday February 25, 2020. Lyle enjoyed being with his family and most of all enjoyed playing golf with his Papaw, his brothers and his dad. He was All Conference in Golf at Smoky Mountain High School and went to the Regional Finals twice. He also played football and...

Linda Evelyn Lafon

Linda Evelyn Lafon

Feb 22, 2020

Linda Lafon, 72 of Sylva, NC passed away February 22, 2020. She is the daughter of the late Charlie Joseph and Bessie (Waldroup) Adams. She was preceded in death by her husband Alfred Ray Lafon whom she married in 1992. She is survived by one daughter Tanya Williams (Roger); one son Alfred Joseph Lafon; four grandchildren, Hunter Carter, Charles Carter,...