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W. Paul Holt Jr.
Jun 28, 2018
William Paul Holt, Jr. of Sylva, NC passed quietly on June 28, 2018.
Paul was born in Greensboro, North Carolina July 29, 1929 to William Paul Holt Sr. and Margaret Fitchett Holt.
Paul was a graduate of Greensboro Sr. High School. He entered Guilford College in 1947 and after two years transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He...
Lyman Coy Mathis
Jun 25, 2018
Lyman “Buck” Mathis, age 90, of Little Canada, passed away on Monday, June 25th, 2018. He was the son of the late Boone and Emily Mathis.
Buck was a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church in Little Canada. He worked as a logger, on a Christmas tree farm as well as in a nursery until his retirement. Buck dearly loved his...
Alain Georges Fokine
Jun 25, 2018
. Alain Georges Fokine, 78, of Sylva's East Fork Community died June 25, 2018 at Blue Ridge Healthcare on the Mountain. He was born to Nicholas Fokine and Amy Johnson Fokine on February 16, 1940 in Lyon, France. Alain came to the United States in 1941 with his family escaping the Nazis in France. He served in the US Navy...
Steven Ellen Queen
Jun 24, 2018
Steven Queen, 57, of Whittier, NC passed away on June 24, 2018.
Steve was fun loving and very supportive of his family. He had a huge heart; he loved hard and lived his life to the fullest. He will be greatly missed.
He leaves behind his parents Cecil and Julia Queen; Son Keaton Ford Queen; Siblings Cecil Ray Queen, Timothy Queen and...
Shirley Sue Maxson
Jun 23, 2018
Shirley Smith Maxson, 74, of Tuckasegee passed away Saturday, June 23rd, 2018 at her home. Shirley was born February 25th, 1944 in Franklin, NC. She is the daughter of Marie Smith and the late Fred Smith of Tuckasegee.
She worked 30 years with the Palm Beach County School System and retired as Director of West Technical Education Center in Belle Glade,...
Rhonda Gayle Dunn
Jun 21, 2018
Rhonda Gayle Dunn, 55, of Pisgah Forest, passed away Thursday June 21, 2018. Born in Jackson County, March 18, 1963 to Vera Holland Guise of Cullowhee and the late Clyde Gibbs,. She loved crafting, gardening and spending time with her grandson. In addition to her mother Vera Guise and husband Don of Cullowhee she is survived by her husband Ben...
Stephen Daryle Large
Jun 20, 2018
Stephen Daryle Large, 70, of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday June 20, 2018. Born in Maryville, TN. and raised in Tampa, Florida, Daryle and his wife have been residents of Jackson County since 2006. He is a U.S. Air Force Veteran and a member of Sylva First United Methodist Church where he helped with the Praise...
Anthony Benjamin DeStefano
Jun 19, 2018
Anthony B. DeStefano (Dusty), 93, of Sylva’s East Fork community died Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at Harris Regional hospital.
He was born January 8, 1925 to the late Anthony Salvatore DeStefano of Philadelphia, PA and Marcia DeStefano of Stockton, MD. Anthony joined the Navy at the age of 17 and served from 1942 until 1946 during World War II, on the...
James Ronald Jones
Jun 18, 2018
James Ronald Jones (Jim), 69, of Sylva, passed away Monday, June 18, 2018 at Mission Hospital-Memorial Campus in Asheville, N.C. He was the son of the late James Eldon and Elois Hooper Jones of Whitleyville,Tennessee, formerly of Sylva. Jim (also known as Ronnie in his youth) served in the United States Air Force for fifteen years as a photographer and...
Samuel David Fisher
Jun 16, 2018
David Fisher, age 60, of Sylva, passed away on Saturday, June 16th, 2018 at Skyland Care Center of Sylva, NC, following a prolonged illness. He was the husband of Vicki Kraemer Fisher and the son of the late Ike and Nana Lee Fisher. He was an avid outdoorsman. For the majority of his adult life, he worked as a professional...
Brianne Jai Abbitt
Jun 16, 2018
Brianne Jai Abbitt, age 39, of Bryson City passed away June 16th, 2018 in Sylva, NC.
No services are planned at this time.
Appalachian Funeral Services is assisting the family.
Linda D. Bowers
Jun 14, 2018
Linda D. Bowers, age 61, of Sylva passed away on Thursday, June 14th, 2018. She was the wife of Nelson Bowers and the daughter of the late Ed and Mary Conner.
Linda attended Sunrise House of Worship in Dillsboro, NC and loved to work in her flower gardens. She dearly loved her family and especially loved her grandbabies and great grandbabies.
In...
Joshua William Hannah
Jun 13, 2018
Joshua William Hannah, 22, of Jackson County, passed away Wednesday June 13, 2018. An active soldier in the U.S.Army, he had played football, wrestled and ran track at Smoky Mountain High School, which he graduated in 2015. He enjoyed being outdoors and being the life of the party, he never met a stranger. He was preceded in death by his...
Betsy Phillips
Jun 10, 2018
Betsy Phillips, age 84, of Sylva passed away on Sunday, June 10th, 2018 at Blue Ridge Healthcare of Sylva, NC. Mrs. Phillips was born August 28th, 1933 in Waterbury, CT. She was the wife of the late Milton Phillips. She is survived by one son; Charles (Mary) Thatcher of Weedsport, NY. Betsy was loved by her many friends and will...
Wayne Caldwell
Jun 9, 2018
Rev. Wayne Caldwell, Sr. of Sylva, NC went to be with the Lord on June 9, 2018. He was born in 1931 in Haywood County. Wayne is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Sue; a daughter, Debbie Meaney (Danny); a son, Jack Caldwell (Amanda); and two grandsons. He is also survived by his sister, Joyce Craig, of Haywood...
Teressa Lynett McDonald
Jun 9, 2018
Teressa L. McDonald, 70, of Whittier, passed away Saturday June 9, 2018. Born in Gastonia, NC, to the late Lloyd and Mary Wiggins, she moved to Jackson County when she got married and eventually moved to Washington State and just recently returned to the mountains she loved in Jackson County. She enjoyed crocheting, watching the wildlife around her home and...
Helen Kathryn Schulz
Jun 9, 2018
Helen Schulz, age 98, of Sylva passed away Saturday, June 9th, 2018. She was the wife of the late Bill Schulz and the daughter of the late Earl and Helen Amthor.
Helen was a longtime resident of Hobe Sound, Fla and part-time resident of Sylva for over 50 years. She was a lifetime member of the Order of the Eastern Star....
Pearl Jacobs
Jun 8, 2018
Pearl M. Jacobs, age 92, of Sylva passed away Friday, June 8th, 2018. She was the wife of the late Roger Jacobs and the daughter of the late Rufus and Stella Mills.
She was a member of Cullowhee Baptist Church. She was employed by Buster Brown and Wendy’s of Sylva until her retirement. She loved going to Thad Woods Auction and...
Don Raymond Cook
Jun 6, 2018
Don Raymond Cook, 74, of Orofino, Idaho, originally born and raised in Jackson County, NC, passed away Wednesday June 6, 2018. Services will be private . .
Clearance G. Middleton
Jun 4, 2018
Clearnce “JABO” Middleton walked into eternity while at his home on Monday, June 4, 2018 at the age of 76.
JABO was born March 9, 1942, to lifelong residents of Sylva, Johnny Coleman and Zadie Gibson Middleton, who have since passed on. He is survived by only child, DeeDee (Michael) Queen, granddaughter, Mackenzie Queen and two brothers, Bob (Becky) Middleton of...
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