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Donald Eugene Aldridge
Jul 13, 2016
Donald Eugene Aldridge Sr., 84, of Sylva, passed away Wednesday July 13, 2016. A native of Steubenville, Ohio, he was the son of the late Howard and Katherine Fisher Aldridge. He loved music and sang and recorded records in nightclubs all over Ohio. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his daughter Donna and his...
Ben Oshel Bridgers
Jul 9, 2016
Ben Oshel Bridgers, 76, of Sylva, NC, entered the gates of larger life on Saturday, July 9, 2016, in his home. Ben Bridgers was born in McAlester, Oklahoma, to Jasper and Louise Bennett Bridgers on August 31, 1939. He received a BA in English from Hendrix College, an MA in English from University of Arkansas and taught at East Carolina...
Allen Franklin Jones
Jul 9, 2016
Allen Franklin Jones, age 83, of Sylva went home to be with the Lord Saturday, July 9, 2016. A native of Jackson County, he is the son of the late Frank and Nina (Parris) Jones. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Sylva, loved old muscle cars and was an avid hunter. He was owner/operator of Allen Jones...
Dicie Marie Norris
Jul 8, 2016
Dicie Marie Norris, age 85, of Sylva passed away Friday, July 8, 2016. Mrs. Norris was born March 30, 1931 in Jackson County, NC. She is the daughter of the late Anzel and the late Mary (Melton) Mathis. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Bob Norris. She is survived by one son, Ken...
Orville Dillard Coward
Jul 8, 2016
Orville Dillard Coward, Sr. of Sylva, North Carolina, died at age 90 on July 8, 2016. He had a long decline, but remained happy and active until the end. Orville was born in Sylva on October 30, 1925, to Dillard and Flodia Hooper Coward. He graduated from Sylva High School in 1942 and enrolled in Mars Hill College. He worked...
David Alan Wilson
Jul 6, 2016
David Alan Wilson, age 79, passed away on July 6, 2016. A native of Oregon, he had made his home in Sylva since 2008. David was born in Oregon City, he attended Willamette University and graduated from Oregon State University. He engaged in graduate studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and received his doctorate in Botany from the...
Ronzel N/A Davis
Jul 4, 2016
Ronzel "Shake" Davis, age 50, of Sylva passed away Monday, July 4, 2016 at a local hospital. He was the son of the late Walter Ray and Dorsie "Davis" Adkins. He is survived by his wife of 16 years of Reada Davis. Ronzel was a devoted family man, he loved his wife, children, grandchildren and brother. In addition to his...
Charles Conrad Largent
Jun 30, 2016
"Buddy", Charles Conrad Largent, age 84, of Franklin, is now reigning in Glory, sitting at the throne with his beloved Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Buddy was born August 30, 1931 in Winchester, VA. He is the son of the late Edgar and the late Jessie Largent. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a son, Jeff Pagan....
Ann Frances Nelson
Jun 29, 2016
Ann Frances Nelson, born January 28, 1939 in Fayette County, West Virginia. She is the daughter of the late Charles and Jesse Nelson, who also had another daughter Helen, who was married to the late Nordahl Steen of Oak Hill, West Virginia. Ann Nelson graduated from Oak Hill West Virginia High School in 1955 where she played Saxophone in the...
Martha Mae Smith
Jun 28, 2016
Martha Smith, age 77, of Cullowhee , died Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at home in Cullowhee. Martha was born August 5, 1938 in East LaPorte, NC. She is the daughter of the late William A. and the late Teresa (Hooper) Adams. She was employed as a housekeeper for Harrah's Casino. She enjoyed gardening and tending her flowers. She is survived...
Robert Michael Purcell
Jun 28, 2016
Robert "Mike" Purcell, 64, passed away at his mountain home in Whittier, NC. Tuesday June 28, 2016. He loved Nascar and was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan. Mike loved entertaining at his mountain home with family and friends and enjoyed traveling and listening to music. He was preceded in death by his father Robert Purcell. He is survived by...
Sandra Sue Jones
Jun 27, 2016
Sandra Sue Jones, age 76, of Sylva died Monday, June 27, 2016 at Harris Regional Hospital. Mrs. Jones was born September 10, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan. She is the daughter of the late Earl Theodore and the late Gladys Martha (Willis) Murphy. Sandra was a children's author, who enjoyed travel, board games, puzzles, card games, and Scottish Terriers. She was...
Charles Edward Estes
Jun 26, 2016
Charles Edward Estes, 78, of Sylva, passed away Sunday evening June 26, 2016. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County he was the son of the late Alonzo and Mollie (Buchanan) Estes. Charles retired from Western Carolina University and enjoyed hunting, camping and fishing. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his 4 brothers;...
Gene Blankenship
Jun 25, 2016
Morris “Gene” Blankenship, 85, of the Caney Fork Community, peacefully passed on to be with his Lord and Savior in the early hours of June 25, 2016. He leaves behind his wife of 43 years, Jane Adel Blankenship, and six children: Shirley Ann Moody, Michael Blankenship (Debbie), Cyndee Good (Richard), Michelle Cabe (Chad), Patricia Brown (Coy), and Andy Andrew Gordon...
Martin Chesley Boatwright
Jun 24, 2016
Martin "Charlie" Chesley Boatwright, Jr, age 79, of Sylva died Friday, June 24, 2016 at Harris Regional Hospital of Sylva , 28779. Mr. Boatwright was born December 3, 1936 in Vancouver, WA. He is the son of the late Martin Chesley and the late Marie (Becker) Boatwright. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a brother, Ronald Boatwright....
Ada Elizabeth Rogers
Jun 19, 2016
Ada Elizabeth Rogers, 93, Sylva died Sunday, June 19, 2016. The daughter of the late Charlie and Ellen Rebecca (Moore) Conard, she enjoyed gardening, canning, and her flowers. She was a member of Balsam Baptist Church, and enjoyed reading her Bible and always put her family first. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands William Conner and Ernest...
Ruth Lenora Hill
Jun 18, 2016
Ruth Hill passed away after a prolonged illness Saturday, June 18, at her home in Sylva surrounded by her family. Born May 2, 1946 in Sylva, N.C., to the late Bessie Mills Cabe and William Norman, Ruth was also preceded in death by her father who raised her Claude Cabe and her beloved sister Gloria Ann Laramie. Ruth is survived...
Clyde Taylor Bumgarner
Jun 16, 2016
Clyde Taylor Bumgarner, 86, of Sylva passed away Thursday morning, June 16, 2016. Born October 2, 1929 in Jackson County, NC., he was the son of the late Charlie Fannon and Hanna Lennis (Taylor) Bumgarner. In addition to his parents, Clyde was also preceded in death by an infant brother Wilford; and sisters Helen Johnson; and Dorothy Davis Clyde was...
Carol Diane Sampson
Jun 8, 2016
Carol "Nana" Sampson, age 64, of Sylva, went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, June 8, 2016. She was lovingly devoted to her family, and her faith was a great example to her family and friends. She loved studying the Bible, teaching children, and all different types of nature. She is fondly remembered by her husband of 44 years,...
Eleanor Jessie Doberenz
Jun 5, 2016
Eleanor Jessie Doberenz, 84, of Cullowhee, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2016 Services will be private. . .
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