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Lawsie Fay Buchanan
Oct 29, 2016
.On the 29th of October, 2016, Lawsie Fay Buchanan with upmost grace departed on her final journey. Lawsie Fay, age 90, loving wife of 68 years , is survived by her husband Roy. G Buchanan Jr.; her twin sister Anne May Hoffa; her four sons, Thomas, Kenneth, Bruce, and Jeffrey; 10 grand children, 14 great-grand children, and a one Charlie...
Joe Wesley Longwith
Oct 29, 2016
Joe Wesley Longwith, 83, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2016. Mr. Longwith is the son of the late Lake and the late Ruth (Blackwell) Longwith. He loved being with his family, and spending time with his grandkids. He loved working on cars, and worked for Taylor Motor Company for 31 years. He also loved being able to help people. He...
Robley Leslie Odom
Oct 28, 2016
Robley "Les" Odom, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 28, 2016. Les was born on August 21st, 2016 in Darlington, SC, to the late Laurin and Marie (Johnson) Odom. He was a CPO of 25 years in the U.S. Navy Air Traffic Control and coached POP Warner football for many years. He was also a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity,...
Woody Winona Patterson
Oct 28, 2016
Woody Middleton Patterson, 79, of Sylva, went home to be with her Lord, Friday October 28, 2016. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Spurgeon and Della Middleton. Woody was a Member of Tilley Creek Baptist Church, she enjoyed cooking for her family and singing. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in...
Charles Thomas Dotson
Oct 27, 2016
Charles Thomas Dotson, 70, passed away at his residence in Sylva, NC, Thursday October 27, 2016. Charles was born in Haywood County, NC, June 20, 1946 to the late Thomas Edwin and Ruth Hunter Dotson. Charles was a longtime member of Buff Creek Baptist Church in Sylva, where he was ordained and served as Deacon and Sunday School Director. He...
Thomas Allen Blakely
Oct 25, 2016
Thomas Allen Blakley, 75, of Sylva, passed away Tuesday morning October 25, 2016. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County he was the son of the late Wilson Blakley and Genevea Bryson. Thomas retired from Western Carolina University and he enjoyed fishing and squirrel hunting. He is survived by 2 daughters- Lucille Blakley of Cullowhee and Leslie Blakley of...
Terry Lynn Graziosi
Oct 22, 2016
Terrie Lynn McMahan Graziosi, age 55 of Sylva, passed away unexpectedly on October 22, 2016 after a short battle with cancer. She was predeceased by her maternal grandparents; Glen and Anniebell Blanton and her paternal grandparents; Lawrence and Susie McMahan. She is survived by her parents; LC and Peggy McMahan: two children; Josh Ward (Valerie) and Tamayra Ward (David): three...
Kay Willard Broome
Oct 19, 2016
Kay W. Broome, age 76, of Sylva passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at a local hospital. Kay was born July 8, 1940 in Jackson Co., NC. He is the son of the late Otis Broome and the late Laurena (Mathis) Shelton. He is married to his wife of 48 years Hilda Broome. Kay served his country for 13 and...
Mary Ellen Bryson
Oct 18, 2016
Mary B Bryson, age 85, of Cashiers passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2016. She is the daughter of the late Kay and Etrulia (Zachary) Baumgarner. She was married for 40 years to the late Hoyt Bryson, who passed away in 1992. Mary was a member of Cashiers United Methodist Church. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, who...
Roy Robert Edwards
Oct 17, 2016
Roy Robert Edwards, age 91, of Webster,NC, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 17th at the Solace Center in Asheville surrounded by his family. He was the oldest living deacon of the Lovedale Baptist Church and valued his Christian faith. His passion in life was his family and he devoted every day to making their lives better. He was very...
Elane Fant Cook
Oct 11, 2016
Lane Young Cook, 77, of Atlanta and Cashiers, N.C., passed away suddenly but peacefully on October 10, 2016, from heart failure. She was born in Griffin, Ga. on Oct. 6, 1939 to Henry Lane and Lida Read Voigt Young. Shortly thereafter the family moved to Atlanta where she grew up with two sisters. She attended Morris Brandon Elementary School, Northside...
Lucy Marie Grasty
Oct 10, 2016
Lucy Grasty, age 102, of Sylva, died Monday, October 10, 2016. She loved crafts, gardening, and reading her bible. She loved her family and was a mother-like figure to everyone she met. She is preceded in death by her parents Jode and Mary Holcombe; her husbands, Buford Howard, and Charlie Grasty; one daughter Mary Dorris Howard; and her siblings Stella...
Tommy Lee Wheeler
Oct 10, 2016
Roy Robert Edwards, age 91, of Webster,NC, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 17th at the Solace Center in Asheville surrounded by his family. He was the oldest living deacon of the Lovedale Baptist Church and valued his Christian faith. His passion in life was his family and he devoted every day to making their lives better. He was very...
Jane Locke Brown
Oct 7, 2016
Jane Locke Brown Jane L. Brown of Cullowhee moved on to another challenge on Friday October 8. Jane's indomitable spirit fought breast cancer and her spirit prevailed until her body gave out. Born in Columbia, South Carolina she was the daughter of the late Clara Brown and the little sister of Russell Brown. Her loving grandparents were Lucille and Paul...
Esther Nan Webster
Oct 7, 2016
Esther Nan Webster, age 92, of Whittier died Friday, October 7, 2016 at Skyland Care Center of Sylva, NC. Mrs. Webster was born August 20, 1924 in Big Pine, CA. She is the daughter of the late James Otis and the late LaRue (Braught) McIntosh. She was retired as a former black jack dealer. She was a poet and a...
Sharon Lovedahl Campbell
Oct 2, 2016
Sharon Lovedahl Campbell 66, of the Caney Fork Community, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on 10/2/2016. A lifelong resident of Jackson County. She loved and enjoyed life, family and friends to the fullest. Flowers were her passion but coffee and sitting on the porch in the mornings were her comfort. She was the daughter of the...
Norma Jean O'Brien
Oct 1, 2016
Norma Jean Dudley Kell O'Brien, 91, of Whittier and Clearwater, Florida, passed away Saturday morning, October 1, 2016. Born in Swifton, Arkansas June 23, 1925, she was a member of the Pinellas County Pioneer Association in Florida, as well as a 50+ year member of the First United Methodist Church of Clearwater, Fl.. She worked for a brokerage firm for...
Alan Dennis Benson
Sep 28, 2016
Alan "Dennis" Benson went to be with Our Lord and Savior September 28, 2016, after a long bout with cancer. Dennis was born March 14, 1951 in Tampa, Florida. He joined the U.S. Navy to fight for his country during the Vietnam War. While on leave, he went on a family vacation to North Carolina and met Candy, the Love...
James Edgar Meeks
Sep 26, 2016
James Edgar Meeks, 73, of Sylva, passed away Monday September 26, 2016. The son of the late Alvin and Gustava Meeks, he is a native of Florida and had lived in Jackson County for almost 40 years. He loved the outdoors, fishing, hunting, camping and was a member of Ochre Hill Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was...
Dollie Mae Reva Quinn
Sep 21, 2016
Dollie Mae Quinn, 69, of Waynesville, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Memorial Mission Hospital. She was the widow of Daniel W. Quinn. She was a lifelong hairdresser; her hair was always done! She was a dedicated democrat and couldn't wait for this year's election. She campaigned for many years in Arkansas and North Carolina. She loved her...
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