Obituaries

Oct 14, 2018

Carolyne Anne Moses, 42, left this world on Sunday, October 14th. She was born on April 13th, 1976 in Jackson County. She was the daughter of Dwight Moses and her Daddy David and Mama Carrie Gates. Carolyne graduated from Western Carolina University with a degree in Sociology. She has worked at Webster Enterprises and the American Cancer Society. She also...

Oct 9, 2018

Martha Faye Rice (Crickett), 59, of Cashiers, went home to be with her Lord, in the early morning hours of Tuesday October 9, 2018 at home after a long illness. She was preceded in death by her parents James and Dora Garrett and by her brother Michael. She is survived by her loving husband of 20 years Wayne Rice 2...

Oct 8, 2018

Mary Margaret Thornton Hummell, age 81, of Sylva passed away Monday, October 8, 2018. Mary was born November 16, 1936 in Orlando, FL to the late Edward and Emma (Hoeltke) Thornton. She was married to the late Norman Eugene Hummell Sr. who passed away in 1998.  Mary was a beloved mother to many and spent her life caring for her...

Oct 8, 2018

Valarie Frady, 59, of Cashiers, went home to be with the Lord, Monday October 8, 2018. Born in Miami, Florida to the late Jack and Pat Clark, she had resided in Cashiers most of her life. She was an avid animal caregiver and Boxer rescuer. She loved her garden and was an outdoors enthusiast. She loved to volunteer with the...

Oct 6, 2018

Carley C. Queen, age 79, of Sylva went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, October 6, 2018. She was the wife of Clemmey Queen and the daughter of the late Mills and Revaj Champion.   

Carley was a member of Speedwell Baptist Church and loved her church. She also dearly loved her friends and family, especially her grandchildren.

In addition...

Oct 5, 2018

Robert Carl Larson lost a long battle with cancer on Oct. 5, 2018. Bob was born in Chicago, IL, on June 16, 1942, to Grace and Russell Larson. He grew up in Edgebrook. IL, along with his brother Philip and sisters Catherine Barr and Phyllis Myers. He attended the University of Illinois and North Park College and served in the...

Oct 3, 2018

Martha Jane Wilson Phillips, 77, of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday October 3, 2018. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Richard Sr. and Virginia Campbell Wilson. Martha was a member of The First Presbyterian Church in Sylva and she loved bird watching, flowers, arts and crafts and...

Oct 1, 2018

Mary L. Culp, age 90 of Cullowhee, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, October 1, 2018. She was the wife of James Culp and the daughter of the late George and Bell McKenzie. 

She was a member of First Baptist Church of Sylva, NC. She was a retired registered nurse.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded...

Sep 30, 2018

William Rogers Shelton Sr. 98 of the Qualla Community passed from this life on Sunday, September 30th, 2018. He was the husband of the late Rita Cabe Shelton and the son of the late Crawford and Lucy Shelton.

He was a member of Whittier United Methodist Church where he served for many years on the church council. He owned and operated...

Sep 29, 2018

James Robert Brooks, age 73, of Dillsboro, NC stepped inside the pearly gates on September 29, 2018 after a period of declining health

James was the son of the late Jess and Bertha Jenkins Brooks.  He is preceded in death by one brother, Alfred Brooks and two sisters, Margaret Green and Annie Nations. He is survived by one brother, Rev. Frank...

Sep 28, 2018

Sep 23, 2018

Ralph Piatt Young, 98, of Sylva, passed away Sunday morning, September 23, 2018. Services will be at a later date and announced by Appalachian Funeral Services . .

Sep 21, 2018

James Paul “Jim” Lindgren, age 72, passed away at his home in Sylva, NC on Thursday, September 20, 2018. He was the son of the late Alvin James Lindgren and Alma Dorothy Lindgren. Jim was preceded in death by his father Alvin, his brother in law Jean Francois Kresser, and his twin granddaughters, Martina and Brianna Jaggers. 

He is survived by...

Sep 20, 2018

Nezzie "Peggy" Price, 95, longtime resident of the Dicks Creek Community, peacefully went home to be with the Lord, Thursday September 20, 2018. A native of Lamont, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Henry Lee and Flora Inez Fountain. She worked as a Librarian Tech for over 24 years with the Palm Beach County Schools, where she had...

Sep 20, 2018

Kenny Buchanan 69 of Sylva passed away on Thursday September 20th. He was a member of Cullowhee Baptist Church and a charter member of the Jackson County Bass Club. Kenny was the son of the late Wayne and Katherine Buchanan.

He is survived by his wife Lila (Sissy); two brothers, Johnny (Clydie) and Mike (Mid) Buchanan; four nephews Jake (Heidi), and...

Sep 20, 2018

Andrew Francis Dolge

May 13, 1945 — September 20, 2018

Cullowhee, North Carolina

Andrew Francis Dolge died on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at the VA in Asheville after a long and valiant battle with cancer.  Daddy was a man of God, a Marine, a retired hospice nurse, a husband, a father, a brother, an uncle, and a friend to many.   “Grandy Andy”, “Grandrew...

Sep 16, 2018

Lille Nungezer Plumer, Pharm.D, died in Cullowhee, North Carolina, on September 16, 2018.  For her professional career she was most proud of being the pharmacist Dr. Plumer at Duke Hospital.  To her many friends and family, she was simply Lil.

After her retirement from Duke, Lil rediscovered her love of music.  She became an accomplished musician and frequent performer on the...

Sep 13, 2018

William Judson Noell, 94, recently of North Little Rock, Arkansas passed away from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease at home with his family on September 13, 2018.

Bill was born March 2, 1924 in Lynchburg, Virginia to Henry Judson Noell and Katherine Watts Noell. He was raised in Big Island, Virginia and graduated from high school in 1941. He enlisted in the...

Sep 6, 2018

Karen M. “Cookie” Hermes, age 76, of Pensacola, FL went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 6, 2018. She was the wife of the late Richard Hermes and the daughter of the late Edward Ruppel and the late Marjorie Hanke.

She was of the Catholic faith. She was a retired campground hostess. She was also retired from the...

Sep 6, 2018

Robert Douglas “Bobby” Kelley, III, age 49, of Myrtle Beach, SC, formerly of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Embrace Hospice House of Myrtle Beach, SC., following a brief illness. He was the son of Bob and Jeannie Kelley of Sylva.

He was a member and deacon at The Little Chapel By The...