Obituaries
Search Obituaries
Larry Benjamin Woodring
Apr 8, 2016
Larry Woodring, age 71, of Sylva passed away Friday, April 8, 2016. He is the son of the late John and Rosa Lee (Franklin) Woodring. He is survived by his wife of 38 years Mary Sue Duvall. Larry loved to hunt and he also loved mechanic work and fixing up vehicles. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great...
Linda Ellen Mull
Apr 4, 2016
Linda Tallent Mull, age 69, of Sylva passed away Monday, April 4, 2016. She was preceded in death by her beautiful angelic mother, Nancy Tallent, and her loving husband, Jim Mull. She will be missed dearly by her father, Claude Tallent; daughter, Melanie Sather; son, Jamie Mull; grandson, Chance Mull; nieces, Sherry Hoxit and Kim Sapp; and many family members...
Clyde Huey Brooks
Apr 2, 2016
Clyde H. Brooks, 72, of Sylva, passed away Saturday April 2, 2016 after bravely battling a lengthy illness. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, Clyde was the son of the late Arthur Thad and Naomi Bradley Brooks. He worked at Drexel Heritage for 33 years and then started his own plumbing business until his retirement. He was an...
Myron Eugene Bell
Apr 2, 2016
Myron Eugene Bell, age 69, of Whittier passed away Saturday, April 2, 2016. He is the son of M.G. Bell and step mother Tsui Lin Bell of Cherokee, NC. He was preceded in death by his mother June Bell who passed away in 2009. He was a nature enthusiast who loved being outdoors. He is survived by four brothers and...
Harold Dean Wikle
Mar 31, 2016
Harold Dean Wikle, age 78, of Sylva died Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Harris Regional Hospital. A lifelong resident of Jackson County, Mr. Wikle was born May 2, 1937. He is the son of the late James Hicks and the late Marie Etta (McMahan) Wikle. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a brother Paul Wikle, and two...
Margaret Spilker
Mar 28, 2016
Margaret (Peggy) McCall Spilker, died suddenly on Monday, March 28, 2016 at the age of 80 at her home in Cullowhee, NC. Peggy was born in Florence, SC in 1935. She was the only child of J.D. McCall Jr. and Vivian Jones McCall. She grew up in Columbia, SC and received her Bachelor's degree in Physical Education at Winthrop College...
Corey Raymond York
Mar 26, 2016
Corey Raymond York, age 25, of Sylva died March 26 in Dillsboro, NC. Corey was born March 14, 1991 in Sylva, NC. He is the son of Carroll Raymond York, Jr. and Kimberly Dawn Webb. He was predeceased in death by a grandfather, Carroll Raymond York, Sr.; and a grandmother Velma Lou Allison Webb. He is survived by; his father...
Wilda Buchanan
Mar 25, 2016
Wilda Buchanan, age 81, of Sylva passed away Friday, March 25, 2016 at a local hospital. She is the daughter of the late Charlie and Irene "Cloer" Dean. She was married to the late Marvin W. Buchanan. WIlda is survived by one daughter Bonita Buchanan Fox and her husband Eddie of Sylva, NC; two grandchildren Stephanie and Tabatha; four great...
Jane Austin Dillard
Mar 20, 2016
Jane Austin Dillard, October 4, 1946 – March 20, 2016. Jane was the daughter of William B. and Catherine H. Dillard. She was preceded in death by her father, W.B., and her brothers, William B. ("Little Bill") Dillard, Jr., and Joseph Cooper Dillard. She will be sorely missed by her mother, Kitty; sisters, Catherine Collins and Mary Miller (Ronnie); brothers...
Edward Lee Bowers
Mar 17, 2016
Edward Lee Bowers, 38, of Sylva, passed away Thursday March 17, 2016. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, he was the son of Nelson and Linda Conner Bowers of Sylva. He loved hunting and fixing up old trucks but what he enjoyed most was spending time with his children. He was preceded in death by an infant brother;...
James Barry Tincher
Mar 16, 2016
James Barry Tincher April 20, 1961 - March 16, 2016 This son was joyfully greeted by his heavenly father and earthly father, Billy James Tincher (d.1978), in a much longed for reunion in the heavenly realms. Included in that company of those gone before is his brother Larry Bill Tincher (d. 2009). Those of us who have to await that...
Betty Jean Beasley
Mar 15, 2016
Betty Jean Beasley, age 68, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016. A native of Louisville, KY, she was the daughter of the late Bill and the late Joan (Jungleward) Wise. She and her husband, Ronald Beasley, have been residents of Robbinsville for almost 20 years. In addition to her husband of 49 years, she is survived by four sons, Jason,...
Ronald Edmond Cox
Mar 15, 2016
Ronald Edmond Cox, 68, of Cashiers, NC, passed away at Elizabeth House on March 15, 2016 following a lengthy illness. Ron, born and raised in Belton, SC, was the son of James Bailey Cox and Sara Garrison Cox. He attended Mars Hill College and The University of South Carolina in preparation for his career as a Counselor. Ron remained in...
Taft Gardayne Bowers
Mar 12, 2016
Taft Dayne Bowers, 26, of Sylva, passed away Saturday morning March 12, 2016. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County he was the son of James Taft Bowers of Whittier and Ada Renell Streater of Sylva. He enjoyed playing sports while in high school and also loved raising pit bulls. He lived life to the fullest and will be...
Nikoli Mateo Maldonado
Mar 11, 2016
Nikoli Manteo Maldonado, infant son of Jose Maldonado and Britni Mason of Sylva passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016 at Memorial Mission Hospital of Asheville, NC. Nikoli was born November 2, 2015. In addition to his parents, he is survived by one brother, Mason, and a sister, Ryleigh, of the home; paternal grandparents, Francisco Maldonado and Carol Crissy Maldonado;...
Virginia Louise Greene
Mar 10, 2016
Virginia Louise "Lou" Greene, passed away peacefully after a brave fight with cancer on Wednesday March 10, 2016, at home surrounded by numerous family and friends in Sylva, NC. She was born March 3, 1948 in Haywood County to the late Gilberta Saunders. She loved spending time with her family and friends, volunteering and crafting and fishing with her friends....
Hayes Nations
Mar 8, 2016
Hayes Nations, age 70, of Sylva died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at home in Sylva. A lifelong resident of Jackson County, Hayes was born October 16, 1945. He is the son of the late Harley Schaffer and the late Hester (Nations) Nations. He owned an apparel printing business. He is survived by his wife of fifty years: Doris (Murphy) Nations;...
William Edward Lyons
Mar 7, 2016
Bill Lyons, 73, of Cullowhee, passed away March 7, 2016 after a brief hospitalization. He is survived by his wife Muff, 2 sons; William and Comer, 5 grandchildren, 2 sisters, 2 nephews and a niece. Bill was a commercial real estate broker / developer and a magistrate in South Carolina before moving to Cullowhee by way of the Florida Keys....
Charles Edward Sanders
Mar 6, 2016
Charles Edward Sanders, age 75, of Dillsboro died Sunday, March 6, 2016 at Harris Regional Hospital of Sylva. Mr. Sanders was born August 29, 1940 in Macon County, NC. He is the son of the late Claude and the late Leona (Tippett) Sanders. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a sister, Thelma and Jim Hoxit; three brothers,...
Benny Lee Frizzell
Mar 4, 2016
Benny Lee Frizzell, age 72, of Sylva died Friday, March 4, 2016 at Harris Regional Hospital. A lifelong resident of Jackson County, Benny was born June 18, 1943. He is the son of the late William Coleman and the late Ruby Lee (White) Frizzell. He served in the US Army and the 210th National Guard for a total of 29...
Subscribe
Get alerts when new obituaries are posted
