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Inez Sluder Mathis
Jun 4, 2018
Inez Sluder Mathis, age 86, of Sylva died Monday, June 4, 2018 at Harris Regional Hospital. Ms. Mathis was born May 23, 1932 in Sylva, NC. She is the daughter of the late General and the late Parlee (Mills) Sluder. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two children Tom Mills and Brenda Sue Mathis. Ms....
Michael Lee Matthews
Jun 3, 2018
Michael Lee (Grey Fox) Matthews, age 75, of Sylva left this world on June 3, 2018. Mr. Matthews was born May 21, 1943 in Danville, VA, the son of the late Malcolm and the late Hazel Lee (Parker) Matthews. He loved camping. He was a proud Vietnam veteran, a loving father, son, brother, and friend. No services are planned at...
James Raymond Delk
Jun 3, 2018
James Raymond "Jim" Delk, 75, of Tuckasegee, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2018. Jim was born in the Railroad Hospital in St. Augustine, Florida to the late Royce and Mary Delk. A U.S. Army veteran, he grew up in New Smyrna Beach, Florida and graduated from Stetson University with a degree in Management Marketing. He retired as Regional Sales Manager...
Roy Candler McClure
May 29, 2018
Roy Candler McClure, age 92, of Sylva, passed away Tuesday, May 29th, 2018 at his home. He was the husband of the late Irene Bryson McClure and the son of the late Raymond and Nettie McClure.
Roy was a member of First Baptist Church of Sylva. He was an avid hiker with The Golden Age Hikers and enjoyed playing bridge at the...
Jerry Lee Connor
May 26, 2018
Jerry Lee Connor, age 55, of Sylva passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 at home in Sylva. Mr. Connor was born November 20, 1962 in Sylva, NC. He is the son of the late Jerry Dennis Connor. He is survived by his mother Hattie Nolita (Mathis) Angel and her husband Mike. He is survived by his wife Martha (Farmer) Connor....
Chris Shannon
May 25, 2018
Chris Shannon, age 50, passed away suddenly on May 25, 2018 while hiking in Colorado with his wife and sons. There are no words that can express how much he will be missed by his family and friends. We will always remember his love of music and helping his friends and neighbors. Chris was originally from Seattle, WA but made...
Bedell Myrtle Rogers
May 19, 2018
Bedell Brendle Rogers, age 90, of Webster passed away on Saturday, May 19th, 2018 at Harris Regional Hospital. She was the wife of the late Clyde Rogers and the daughter of the late Floyd and Myrtle Brendle.
She was a member of Laurel Branch Baptist Church. Bedell loved the Highway 441 Flea Market and working word search puzzles. She loved to...
Wayne Lewis Trantham
May 19, 2018
Wayne L. Trantham, age 64, of Tuckasegee passed away Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Mission Hospital in Asheville. He was the son of the late Philip and Mary Belle Trantham. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Thomas and Paul Trantham, as well as four infant brothers.
Wayne is survived by his wife of forty-five...
Paul Eudean Hoxit
May 19, 2018
Paul Eudean Hoxit, 74 of Sylva passed away peacefully with family by his side on May 19, 2018 at Harris Regional Hospital. Paul served in the Vietnam war and was a construction worker/truck driver by trade. He is preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Hoxit, his father, Jule and mother, Edna Lula Hoxit and two brothers, Randal Hoxit and...
Rita Mae Shelton
May 16, 2018
Rita Cabe Shelton, of the Qualla Community, passed suddenly from this life on Wednesday, May 16.
Rita was born on Tatham’s Creek, in Sylva, North Carolina on November 29, 1923, Thanksgiving Day, to Mamie McCoy and Frank A. Cabe.
She graduated from Webster High School in 1941 and then joined the Signal Corp in World War II. After the war, she moved...
Manuel Scott Cooper
May 14, 2018
Manuel "Scotty" Cooper, of Sylva passed away Monday, May 14, 2018 at Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC. Funeral Services will be held Friday, May 18, 2018 at 3 pm at Appalachian Funeral Services. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 pm prior to the services. Burial will follow the services at Fairview Memorial Gardens. A...
Evelyn Tiny Hoxit
May 13, 2018
Evelyn Hoxit was the epitome of a southern Appalachian woman. Not unlike the mountains, she called home, Evelyn was rich with beauty. She had an understated grandeur, and like her beloved mountains, she too was mystical with a wild yet gentle spirit. In life, Evelyn's deft fingers worked miracles with woodcraft, flowers, and food. Her arms, unfailingly open, cradled babies...
Stuart Allen Villars
May 12, 2018
Stuart A. Villars, 75, of the Clarks Chapel community in Franklin, and of Jupiter, Florida, passed away at Harris Regional Hospice Care in Sylva on May 12, 2018. Stuart died of idiopathic pulmonary fibroses, though he never smoked a day in his life. He was born in 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Stuart was an optician to the rich and famous...
Michael McKee Nicholson
May 9, 2018
Michael "Peeked" Nicholson, 74, of Cullowhee, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday May 9, 2018. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County he was the son of the late Cyrus and Katie McKee Nicholson. A U.S. Air Force Veteran, he received the Air Medal of Honor. He enjoyed detailing automobiles, cooking and traveling around the country in...
Elizabeth Evelyn Connor
May 3, 2018
Elizabeth Evelyn Connor, age 77, of Sylva passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018. She is the daughter of the late John Robert Mills and the late Lula Bell (Watson) Mills. She is survived by three sons; Jim Mills, Grady Mills and Randy Marrinan; three grandchildren Chanda Espinoza, Dylan Mills and Grady Mills; three great grandchildren Owen Espinoza, Emily Espinoza and...
Lieutenant Colonel M. Bruce Edwards
Apr 29, 2018
Lt. Col. M. Bruce Edwards US Army Retired, 69 years old, passed away on Sunday April 30, 2018 with his “Babe” and dear friend, Laurie Abadessa by his side after a brief illness. Bruce was born in Trinidad Tobago and was a graduate from the University of Florida with a Masters Degree. During his 21 years in the Army he...
Patricia Ann Jones
Apr 24, 2018
Patricia A. "Patsy" Jones, 78, of Sylva, passed away Tuesday April 24, 2018. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late George and Edna Cooper Lewis. Patsy was the manager of the Clothes Connection in Sylva and she enjoyed bowling, reading, spending time with her family and traveling. In addition to her parents...
Brian Leon Bartel
Apr 21, 2018
Brian Leon Bartel, age 49, of Sylva went home to be with the Lord on Saturday April 21, 2018. Mr. Bartel was born February 18, 1969 in Lansing, Michigan to Leonard and Maggie (Boyce) Bartel. He married Lori McElhaney. Brian is survived by his wife Lori; three sons, Colby, Trevor and Zack; one daughter, Lindsey; three brothers, Kevin Bartel, Steven...
Jesse Thomas Flake
Apr 20, 2018
Jesse Thomas Flake, 86, of Pressley Creek Drive, Cullowhee, died Friday, April 20 at Alston Brook of Lexington.
A funeral service will be held at 11 am Wednesday, April 25 at Appalachian Funeral Services Chapel in Sylva, by the Rev. Clemmey Queen. Burial will follow at Fall Cliff Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:30 am Wednesday, prior to the...
Alfred Melton
Apr 20, 2018
Alfred Melton passed away Friday morning, April 20th, 2018 after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Woodford D. and Lillie Mae (Crawford) Melton. He was married to Gladys (Frady) Melton for 54 years. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two sisters; Annie Mae Coggins and Pearlie Hoyle along with two...
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