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Ruth L Robinson
Sep 12, 2012
Ruth L Robinson, age 80, Sylva died Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at Med West Harris of Sylva, NC. Ruth was born May 17, 1932 in Bryson City, NC. She is the daughter of the late Robert D. and the late Nellie (Randall) Jacobs. She married John H. Robinson, Jr.. She was employed as a bookkeeper. She loved bowling, bingo, and...
Ruth Isabel Paul
Sep 7, 2012
Ruth Mary Isabel Colgan Paul, 79, of the Pumpkin Town Community died Friday September 7, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Miami, FL on June 29, 1933. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Isabel Monagham Colgan. Besides her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband Clyde Paul Sr. and two brothers, David...
Hazel Kindsfather
Sep 7, 2012
Hazel Kindsfather, age 91, of Sylva died Friday, September 7, 2012 at her residence. Hazel was born March 23, 1921 in Bell View, MN.. She is the daughter of the late Sigurd and the late Heline Gullickson Jorgenson. She is survived by one son Kenneth Hillman of Virginia; one daughter Joan Osborne of Sylva; a step daughter Linda Algorta of...
Douglas Bryson Sherrill
Sep 5, 2012
Douglas Bryson Sherrill, age 75, of Sylva died Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at home in Sylva. Mr. Sherrill was born April 8, 1937 in Swain County. He is the son of the late Homer Lee and the late Arizona (Jacobs) Sherrill. Douglas was employed by Harrah's Casino in Cherokee. He was a member of Franklin Grove Baptist Church, and loved...
Kimsey Jo Whatley
Sep 5, 2012
Kimsey Jo Whatley, infant daughter of Adam and Laura (Linnan) Whatley, became a new star in Heaven on Wednesday, September 5, 2012. Kimsey was born August 18, 2012 in Sylva, NC. She was predeceased by an infant sister, Joelle. In addition to her parents she is survived by one brother, Kasey Whatley; her grandmother, Cheryl Linnan of Sylva; her grandfather...
Kenneth Kelly Nations
Sep 4, 2012
Kenneth Kelly Nations, age 57, of Nations Creek community, Whittier died Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Nations was born November 8, 1954. He is the son of the late Seab and Gertrude (Davis) Nations and was preceded in death by Shawn and Tye Blanton and two nephews Joseph Wilkey and Kip Frizzell. Kenneth worked in the timber...
Fannie (Mom) Julia Sellers
Sep 4, 2012
Fannie (Mom) J. Moore Sellers, 92, of Monteith Branch Road went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday Sept. 4, 2012 at Mt. Trace Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late Willie Sellers and daughter of the late Richard and Tinnie Moore. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by sisters...
Robert Weldon Ginn
Aug 31, 2012
Robert Weldon"Bob" Ginn, 65, passed away Friday August 31, 2012. A Graveside Service will be held Wednesday September 5, 2012 at 2:00 pm at Old Field Cemetery per Mr. Ginns' wishes. . .
Mark LaVerne Olson
Aug 31, 2012
Mark LaVerne Olson,47, of Bryson City died Friday, August 31, 2012 at Med West Harris Hospital in Sylva. Appalachian Funeral Services will announce any arrangements when they become available. . .
James Harold Anderson
Aug 30, 2012
Dr.James Harold Anderson, 87, passed away Thursday August 30, 2012. A native of Mars Hill, North Carolina, he was the son of William Kenneth and Johnnie James Anderson. Dr. Anderson graduated from Mars Hill Junior College. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Wake Forest University and a Master's Degree from Longwood College. He earned a Master of Divinity...
Alvin Norton Kinkaid
Aug 29, 2012
Alvin Norton Kinkaid, 79, of Whittier, passed away Wednesday August 29, 2012 at Skyland Care Center in Sylva. A U.S. Army Veteran he was the son of the late Nason and Mary McCambell Kinkaid. He was a member of the American Legion William E. Dillard Post 104, and a past Master Mason in Miami, Florida. He was a Land Developer...
Ruth H Porter
Aug 20, 2012
Ruth H Porter, 70, passed away unexpectedly Monday August 20, 2012 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville. A Native of Florida, she was the daughter of the late J Carl and Anita Hawley Hartin. A resident of Western North Carolina since 1976, she was a Member of Sylva First Presbyterian Church. She retired from the American Cancer Society and was...
Irene Avianantos Czipulis
Aug 18, 2012
Irene Czipulis, 90, died peacefully Saturday August 18, 2012 in Sylva. She was preceded in death by her husband Alexander J. Czipulis, her older sister Anastatia Bromberg (Tess), and her granddaughter, Alaina Czipulis. Irene served in the U.S.Army during WWII, stationed in Ft. Benning, GA. She was born in New York on April 3, 1922 to the late John and...
Douglas Leon Vanassche
Aug 13, 2012
Douglas Leon Vanassche, 69, passed away Monday morning August 13, 2012 in Sylva, NC. A native of Michigan he had lived in Buncombe County the last 32 years. He was the son of the late Leo and Marion Vanassche. He is survived by his wife of 46 years Ann Collins Vanassche 1 Son- Justin and his wife Carol Vanassche of...
Charles Keith "Rabbitt" Parker
Aug 13, 2012
Charles Keith ( Rabbitt) Parker, age 59, Sylva died Monday, August 13, 2012 in Tacoma, WA. Keith was born November 24, 1952 in Sylva, NC. He is the son of the late Lymon Charles and Ila Mae (Buchanan) Parker. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife of 30 years, Diane Sue Ray Parker; a sister, Nancy...
Edna Mae Carl
Aug 6, 2012
Edna Mae Carl, 86, passed away Monday morning August 6, 2012 at Homestead Hospice Center in Clyde, NC. A fulltime resident of Tuckasegee the last 22 years, Edna had a residence here since 1964. Edna was born August 1, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Lillian Elizabeth Grassberger Snyder. She was raised in...
Ethan Alan Buchanan
Jul 29, 2012
Ethan Alan Buchanan, infant son of James Buchanan and Kari Dills of Cullowhee went to be with Jesus on Sunday, July 29, 2012. He is survived by his parents, James and Kari; three sisters, Willow, Katie, and Daisy Buchanan; one brother, Zackary Buchanan; maternal grandparents, Lola and Mark Gates of Sylva; great grandparents, Wanda and Sterling Dills of Cullowhee, great...
Mary Louise Moore
Jul 28, 2012
Mary Louise Moore, age 89, of Franklin died Saturday, July 28, 2012 at the Hermitage of Dillsboro. Mrs. Moore was born April 16, 1923 in Huntsville, AL. She is the daughter of the late Mack Richardson Power and the late Irene (Reddrick) Power. She was employed as a bookkeeper. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a daughter,...
Francis Dwayne Oliver
Jul 23, 2012
Francis Dwayne Oliver, 56, of Corpus Christi, Texas, formerly of Sylva, died unexpectedly Monday, July 23, 2012. Francis was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. James E. Oliver and Emily Garrett Oliver and a brother, James E. Oliver, Jr. He is survived by his stepmother, Brenda Oliver Holt, three sisters: Lora Oliver Rector of Kannapolis, NC, Jayne Oliver Woodyard...
Sam Edward Hall
Jul 20, 2012
Sam Edward Hall, 69, of Whittier, went to be with Jesus, Friday morning July 20, 2012 at Tsali Care Center in Cherokee. Born March 23, 1943 in Roswell, New Mexico, he was the son of the late Samuel and Nina Louise Poole Hall. He was employed as a drywall finisher and a traveling evangelist, passionately spreading the light of Jesus...
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