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Audrey Jane Tritt
Jan 3, 2017
Audrey J. Tritt, 81, of Sylva died Sunday, December 3, 2017, surrounded by family at the Skyland Care Center. Audrey was a Sylva native born on April 10, 1936. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Wilma Jones. Audrey was a graduate of Sylva High School and the Western Carolina Teachers College, earning both a Bachelors and Masters...
Anne Alice Buchanan
Dec 30, 2016
Anne Alice Buchanan, age 97, passed away at Fletcher, NC on December 30, 2016. She was born in Sylva, NC and is the daughter of the late Fred and Ella (Collins) Barron. She was married to the late Don Buchanan. She was a homemaker and was a member of Love's Chapel United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by...
Perry Daniel Sutton
Dec 29, 2016
Perry Daniel Sutton, age 86, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 at a local hospital. He is the son of the late Walter and Lila Sutton. He is survived by his wife of 62 years Mildred Styles Sutton. Perry served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was owner/operator at Jackson Tire. He served as a former...
James Harold Beasley
Dec 29, 2016
James Harold Beasley, age 72, of Sylva passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 at his home in Sylva. James was born July 31, 1944 in Jackson County, NC. He is the son of the late Hal James and the late Alma (Plemmons) Beasley. James Harold worked as a sales person for J H B Marketing. He is survived by his...
Justin Cochran
Dec 24, 2016
Staff Sergeant Justin Douglas Cochran, 35, of Sylva, North Carolina serving in the United States Air Force at Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada passed away on December 24, 2016. He was born in Sylva, NC to Anita DeHart and Jeffery Cochran. Justin enjoyed riding motorcycles, playing softball, bar-b-queing and most of all spending time with family and friends....
Amy Smith
Dec 23, 2016
Amy Smith, 76, of Sylva, NC passed away on Friday, December 23, 2016. Amy was born in Savannah, GA on May 12, 1940, to the late Dr. Albert J. and the late Margaret Kelley. After graduation from the Chatham County School System, Amy attended and graduated from the University of Mississippi with a BA Degree in Elementary Education. Her years...
Tyree Heath Kiser
Dec 22, 2016
Tyree H. Kiser, Jr., 89 of Cullowhee, died Thursday, December 22, 2016 at his residence. A native of Gaston County, he had lived in Jackson County for the past 67 years. He was the son of the late Tyree H. Kiser, Sr. and Annie Mae P. Kiser of Bessemer City, NC. He was a veteran of the U.S. 40th Air...
Jeremiah Eugene Stewart
Dec 18, 2016
Jeremiah "Jeremy "Eugene Stewart, 33, of Cullowhee, went home to be with his Lord, Sunday December 18, 2016. Jeremy enjoyed the outdoors, spending time with his children and family and playing sports. He was a member of Yellow Mountain Baptist Church and had worked 12 ½ years for Jason Potts as a mason. He was preceded in death by his...
James Ronald Marshall
Dec 17, 2016
James Ronald Marshall, 86, of Cullowhee, North Carolina passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 17, 2016. Mr. Marshall was a retired mathematics professor from Western Carolina University. During his tenure there from 1968-1993, he also taught satellite classes at UNC-Asheville, Jamaica, and Colombia, South America. He was a frequent consultant for the NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching. In...
Alan Richard Monteith
Dec 14, 2016
Alan Richard Monteith, 67, of Cashiers, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Born January 6, 1949 in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Thomas Richard and Mattie B. Monteith. He was a self-employed general contractor who was an avid outdoorsman. Mr. Monteith was a champion for Mexican rights. He attended the Patterson School for boys in Lenoir,...
Kelly Deitz Cochran
Dec 13, 2016
Kelly Yvonne Deitz Cochran, 42, of Sylva cherished and devoted mother, wife, sister, daughter, and friend passed away unexpectedly on December 13. Kelly completed her military service in the US Air Force and served as a squadron leader. She then completed her degree in nursing and had a selfless passion for helping others and the children of Guatemala. Kelly assisted...
Patsy Brown
Dec 11, 2016
Patsy Brown, age 98, of Sylva passed away December 11, 2016 at Skyland Care Center. She is the daughter of the late Hill and Pearl Shuler. She was married to the late Jess R. Brown. She is survived by eight children, Joe Lattimore of Bessemer City, NC, Florence Heath of Hendersonville, NC, Frank Lattimore of the home, Bonnie Queen of...
Julia Mae O'Brien
Dec 5, 2016
Julia "Jan" O'Brien, age 84, of Sylva passed away Monday December 5th, 2016. A celebration of life service will be held Friday December 9th, 2016 at 11:00am at Cullowhee United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 9:00 am to 10:30 am in the Fellowship Hall at Cullowhee United Methodist Church. A full obituary will be posted once available.
Pamela Hattie Galloway
Dec 3, 2016
Pamela Deitz Galloway, 68, of Cullowhee, passed away on December 3, 2016 after an extended illness. She was born January 4, 1948 to the late Medford and Hattie Harris Deitz of Sylva. She is survived by her loving husband of 48 years, Jack Galloway, her son, Greg Galloway of San Diego, CA, and her daughter and son-in-law, Tina and Dicky...
Terry Allen Christiansen
Dec 2, 2016
Terry Allen Christiansen, 75, of Whittier, passed away Friday December 2, 2016. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late Oliver and Grace Christiansen. Terry was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Hayesville and enjoyed fishing and spending time with his family. He retired from Western-Southern Life Insurance Company as a Regional Manager. In...
Bernice Marie Edmondson
Dec 1, 2016
Bernice Matthews Edmondson, age 90, died December 1, 2016 peacefully at home surrounded by family, close friends, and caregiver Beverly Pendergrass. She lived most of her life in Robersonville before moving to Sylva. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 63 years, Roy, two brothers and four sisters. She is survived by her two daughters: Wanda Wolfe...
Melvin Barnes
Dec 1, 2016
Melvin Barnes, age 61, of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Mission Memorial Campus, of Asheville. Melvin was born May 4,1955 in Jackson County and is the son of the late Willie Barnes and the late Dena Coggins Barnes. He was retired from Jackson County as a maintenance crew supervisor. He was...
Morris Nelson Monteith
Dec 1, 2016
Morris Nelson Monteith, age 78, of Sylva died Thursday, December 1, 2016 at his home. Mr. Monteith was born October 29, 1938 in Swain County, NC. He is the son of the late Eugene Monteith and the late Maylee (Oliver) Monteith. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Patricia Ann Fercken Monteith; a daughter, Karen Lynn...
Annie Bell Shook
Nov 29, 2016
Annie Bell Shook, age 95, of Tuckasegee went to be with the Lord on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016. A lifelong resident of Jackson County, Annie was born October 8, 1921, the daughter of the late Filbert and the late Bethany (Alexander) Brown. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Eldon Shook; sisters: Til Queen, O'Phelia Brown,...
Veronica Louise Nicholas
Nov 29, 2016
Veronica L. Nicholas, 75, of Sylva, passed away Tuesday morning, November 29, 2016 A full obituary and services will be announced by Appalachian Funeral Services as soon as it becomes available . .
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