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Lorena Gregory
Aug 4, 2015
Lorena Messer Gregory, 93 of East Cope Creek Community passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at Skyland Care Center in Sylva. She was the last surviving member of the Charlie and Hannah Messer family. Mrs. Gregory was a native of Jackson County having lived there all of her life. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Gregory....
Daniel Glenn Fisher Jr.
Aug 1, 2015
Daniel Glenn Fisher Jr., age 49, of Sylva passed peacefully at home with family by his side Saturday, August 1st, 2015. He is son of Danny and Joyce Deitz Fisher Sr. of Fisher Creek Community. He is the grandson of the late Lloyd and Regenia Fisher of Fisher Creek Community and the late Jerry and Faye Deitz of Savannah Community....
Paul Kilpatrick
Jul 31, 2015
Paul Kilpatrick, 95, of Sylva, passed away Friday July 31, 2015. A native of Cherokee County, longtime resident of Jackson County and most recently a resident of Haywood County was a career military serviceman who at the time of his passing was the oldest veteran in Haywood County. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date and announced...
Belvia Lucille Shuler
Jul 29, 2015
Belvia W. Shuler, 74, of Sylva, passed away Wednesday July 29, 2015. Born in Clayton, Georgia January 12, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Stella Woods. She was preceded in death by her husband Furman Shuler. She loved quilting, cooking and spending time with her family. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in...
Frances O'telia Penland
Jul 27, 2015
Frances Potts Penland, age 87 of Sylva, NC passed away Monday July 27, 2015. She is the daughter of the late Hubert and Minnie Potts. She was preceded in death by her husband Ernest Penland who passed away in 2003. She was an active member of the Woman's Missionary Society. She enjoyed spending time with her family and her dog...
Mary Louretta Sluder
Jul 25, 2015
Louretta Ensley Sluder, 94, of Sylva, passed away Saturday July 25, 2015. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Erastus and Rebecca Ensley. She enjoyed making biscuits at the Jarrett House, loved gardening and spending time with her family and was an avid Duke fan. In addition to her parents she was...
Lester Sorrells
Jul 23, 2015
Lester Sorrells, 75, of Walnut Cove, NC, formerly of Sylva, passed away Thursday July 23, 2015. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late William and Lozie Cobb Sorrells. He loved woodworking, gardening, selling produce and most of all, spending time with his family. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...
Charlotte Cope
Jul 14, 2015
Charlotte Cope, age 86, of Sylva died Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at Morning Star Assisted Living Center. A lifelong resident of Jackson County, Charlotte was born April 12, 1929. She is the daughter of the late Mack and the late Dolly (Johnson) Franks. In addition to her parents, she was proceeded in death by her husband, Claude Cope; and two...
Mildred Josephine Brooks
Jul 5, 2015
Mildred Sutton Brooks, 95, of Barkers Creek, passed away Sunday July 5, 2015 at Skyland Care Center after a long period of declining health. She was a homemaker and retired teacher's aide. She was the last surviving charter member of Rockdale Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Lonza and Melissa Sutton and was also preceded in death...
Alice Kay Walker
Jul 4, 2015
Alice Walker, age 81, of Sylva passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015. A lifelong resident of Jackson County, she is the daughter of the late McKinley Davis and the late Ella Mae Nations Davis. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Frank Walker; a sister, Hilda Wilkes, a brother, Perry Davis, and a baby sister, Ruth...
Mary Josephine McGuire
Jul 4, 2015
Mary Josephine McGuire, 93 of Sylva, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015 at Mountain Trace Nursing Home. She was born in Detroit, Michigan to the late Lester Earl Baughman and Mary Josephine Minda Baughman. Mary loved her cats. In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by two sisters, Bettie Rogers and Virginia Rogers, two half-brothers, Norman Baughman...
Rev. Ben Lee Cabe
Jul 3, 2015
Rev. Ben Lee Cabe, age 87, of Franklin died Friday, July 3, 2015 at Harris Regional Hospital. A life-long resident of Jackson County, Ben was born May 30, 1928. He is the son of the late Grover and the late Odessa (Deitz) Cabe. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his first wife, Nina Painter Cabe; his granddaughter,...
Wilma Broom Hooper
Jul 1, 2015
Wilma Broom Hooper, 83 of Glenville, passed away Wednesday, July 01, 2015. She is the daughter of the late Ira and Eva Broom. She was preceded in death by her husband Radford Hooper who passed away in 1999. She loved to quilt, garden, can vegetables and crafts. She is survived by three daughters Barbara Jenkins (Henry), Shelia Hooper, Bonnie Hooper...
Lester Erwin Snyder
Jul 1, 2015
Lester "Les" Snyder, 81 of Sylva, passed away peacefully in the arms of his beloved wife of 16 years on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. In addition to his wife Helen, he leaves behind three daughters and their spouses; Terri Walker and Jeannie (Mike) Stone of Lenoir, NC, Debbie (Darrell) Crowder of Hudson, NC, one son, Mickey Snyder of Canton, three...
Melvin Carl Wykle
Jun 28, 2015
Melvin Carl Wykle, age 89, of Whittier died Sunday, June 28, 2015 at his home. A lifetime resident of Jackson County, Melvin was born May 19, 1926. He is the son of the late Pearson L. and the late Martha (Hensley) Wykle. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Wilma King Wykle; brothers, Raymond, Clarence and...
Claude Buchanan
Jun 27, 2015
Claude Buchanan, 89, of Pisgah Forest, formerly of Sylva, passed away Saturday June 27, 2015. A native of Jackson County he was the son of the late Jeff and Mary Jane Buchanan. He was an U.S. Navy Veteran. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his brothers Fremont and Huey Buchanan and by his sister...
Dr. John T. Bunn
Jun 25, 2015
Dr. John Thomas Bunn, 88 of Sylva, passed away at his residence on June 25, 2015, after a life of service to ministry and his community. Dr. Bunn was born on February 10, 1927 to John H. and Fannie Finch Bunn. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Lois Webb Bunn, three sons David Bunn and wife Joanie...
Gerald Phillip Seagle
Jun 23, 2015
Gerald P. Seagle, 61 of Sylva, went to be with his Heavenly Father, Tuesday, June 23, 2015. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Guy Seagle and Cora Ray. He enjoyed ginseng and ramp digging; he was a member of Piney Mountain Baptist Church, loved his grandkids and just loved church and...
Angela Clydene Horton
Jun 22, 2015
Angela Clydene Hoff Horton, 70, of Waynesville, died at Mission Hospital Monday June 22, 2015 after a period of declining health. She moved to Haywood Lodge and Retirement Center in Waynesville in 2008 from Phoenix, Arizona where she spent most of her adult life. She retired from Pacific Mutual Life where she worked in Customer Service. She was an active...
Phillip E. Biddix
Jun 17, 2015
Phillip E. Biddix, age 43 of Fairmount, GA passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Gordon Hospital. Phillip was born on December 20, 1971 in Sylva to Cleatus Franks Holloway and the late Robert Holloway, He was employed by Shaw Industries. He is survived by his wife of 18 years, Treena Biddix of Fairmount; mother, Anne Biddix of Dillsboro;...
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