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Robert Jackson Conley
Feb 16, 2014
Robert Jackson Conley, 73, of Sylva, passed away Sunday February 16, 2014. A native of Cushing, Oklahoma, he was the son of the late Robert Parris and Peggy Jackson Conley. Conley was the Sequoyah Distinguished Professor in Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University. He was a well-known author of over 85 books, including westerns and fictional novels such as “Mountain...
Pauline Allison
Feb 16, 2014
Pauline Allen Allison, age 87, of Sylva died Sunday, February 16, 2014 at home in Sylva. Pauline was born September 1, 1926 in Macon County, NC. She is the daughter of the late Scott and the late Eva (Buchanan) Allen and was preceded in death by her husband Mont Allison; a sister Barbara Green; and two brothers Jimmy and Edward...
Frances Anne Dudley
Feb 10, 2014
Frances Anne Dudley, 84, of Cullowhee, formerly of Attalla, Alabama, passed away Monday February 10, 2014. Memorial Services will be held at a later date and will be announced by Appalachian Funeral Services as soon as they become available . .
Pauline Ann Davis
Feb 9, 2014
Pauline Ann Davis, 73, of Whittier, went home to be with her Lord Sunday February 9, 2014. A native of Miami, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Charles William and Ethel Parker Foster. She loved working with children and was a teacher’s assistant until her retirement in Jacksonville, Florida where she resided for 35 years. She enjoyed sewing,...
Carolyn Parker McCoy
Feb 8, 2014
Carolyn Parker McCoy, 76, of Sylva, went home to be with her Lord, Saturday February 8, 2014. A native of Clarksville, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Elbert Lee and Latrelle Merck Parker. She moved to Jackson County in her early childhood. She loved working outdoors in her yard. Carolyn and her husband Padgett owned and operated the...
Rachel Brown Phillips
Feb 8, 2014
Rachel Brown Phillips, 94, of Sylva, died Saturday, Feb. 8, at Mission Hospitals, St. Joseph's campus, Asheville, after a period of declining health. A native of Jackson County, she was born Feb. 17, 1919. She was the daughter of the late Everette and Attie Bridges Brown, founders of the Ruralite newspaper, now the Sylva Herald and Ruralite. She was a...
Micheal (Mike) Keith Bryson
Feb 7, 2014
Micheal (Mike) Keith Bryson, age 60, of Sylva died at home in Sylva on Friday, February 7, 2014. A resident of Jackson County, Mike was born December 18, 1953. He is the son of the late Hugh Bert and the late Hazel (Turpin) Bryson. He is survived by a daughter, Marnie Bryson of Denver, CO; a brother, Hugh Bryson of...
Patricia Ann Cowan
Feb 5, 2014
Patsy Ensley Cowan, 82, of Sylva, went home to be with her Lord, Wednesday morning, February 5, 2014 at her residence. A native of Jackson County, she spent her childhood in Webster and was the daughter of the late Vearl and Mildred Varner Ensley. She was an avid reader and retired from the business office at CJ Harris Hospital. Patsy...
Harley Dean McCall
Jan 31, 2014
Harley Dean McCall, age 53, of Sylva died Friday, January 31, 2014 at Mission Hospital in Asheville. A native of Jackson County, Harley was born April 25, 1960. He is the son of the late Elberson B. and the late Irma Lee (Burrell) McCall. He worked as a mechanic, doing small engine repairs. He enjoyed playing guitar and landscaping. He...
Baxter Norton
Jan 31, 2014
Baxter Norton, age 79, of Sylva died Friday, January 31, 2014, at his home in Sylva. Mr. Norton was born January 1, 1935 in Scotland County, NC. He was the son of the late Lawrence and Maude Ballard Norton. He was preceded in death by brothers Alton, Tebe, Marshall, and Armon Norton. Baxter was an avid gardener. Baxter received an...
Charles Keith Railsback
Jan 26, 2014
Charles Keith “CK” Railsback, died Sunday, January 26. He leaves behind Patricia, his wife of 64 years, two sons, Stanley of Franklin and Brian of Cullowhee, two daughters-in-law, Cynthia and Sandra, and three grandchildren, Travis, Justin and Cadence, and two step-grandchildren, Randi and Ryan Herren. Charles was born February 3, 1923, in Vinton, Iowa, to Charles and Peggy Railsback. He...
Ivey Merline Plemmons
Jan 23, 2014
Ivey Merline Plemmons, age 82, of Hanahan, SC died Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Hospice of Charleston of Mt Pleasant, SC. Ivey was born May 8, 1931 in Sampson County, NC. She is the daughter of the late Fleet Lee and the late Minnie (Brewer) Sessoms and was preceded in death by a sister Sally Fleet Sessoms and her husband...
Thomas William Stearns
Jan 22, 2014
Thomas William Stearns, age 56, of Sylva passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014. Tommy had been a resident of Jackson County since 1997. He was born in Anderson, SC to the late Kurt Stearns and the late Victoria Gorskey Stearns. He was master motorcycle mechanic and was also an electrician employed by Booth Electric. He was a member of the...
Ed Garrett Mathews
Jan 19, 2014
Ed Garrett Mathews, age 90, of Elberton, GA, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2014 at his home in Elberton. Garrett was born July 19, 1923 in Jackson County, NC. He is the son of the late Duff and the late Elma (Phillips) Mathews. Garrett was a member of the Bethlehem United Methodist Church in Elberton. He is survived by his...
C. Frank Thompson
Jan 18, 2014
C. Frank Thompson, 95, of Sylva, passed away Saturday Evening January 18, 2014. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Emilus and Belle Barker Thompson. He loved to fish and work in his garden after he retired with over 37 years with the Mead Corporation. Frank was a devout Church worker and...
Belvia Jane McMahan
Jan 16, 2014
Belvia Jane McMahan, age 75 of Sylva, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Mission Hospital. Jane was member of East Sylva Baptist Church and was the church organist for 41 years. Jane also served on the board for Webster Enterprises. Jane is the daughter of the late Robert M. Snyder and Carrie A. Peak Snyder. Jane is survived...
Linda Williams Tiller
Jan 15, 2014
Linda Williams Tiller, 68, of Sylva, passed away Wednesday January 15, 2014. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sylva and an active member of the Carolina Quilters in Sylva. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Luther Pryer and Roselle Smith Pryer. She is also preceded in death by her sister, Shirley Gay....
Dan Helms
Jan 15, 2014
Emmett Daniel Helms, 66, of Sylva passed away Wednesday evening January 15, 2014. A native of Union County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Bascom Emmett and Zink Jordan Helms. He was a member of the Army National Guard and had been a Licensed Optician in the Sylva area for the past 22 years. . He is...
Raymond Eugene Pusz
Jan 5, 2014
Raymond Eugene Pusz, age 62, of Sylva died Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Mission Hospitals Memorial Campus in Asheville, NC. Mr. Pusz was born February 7, 1951 in Erwin, TN. He is the son of the late Buddy Harris and the late Yvonne (Presnell) Pusz and his late stepfather Leonard Anthony Pusz. Ray loved trout fishing, cooking, and caring for...
Ronald Lee Wall
Dec 29, 2013
Ronald Lee Wall, 49, passed away Sunday December 29, 2013 at his residence in Sylva. A native of St Petersburg, Florida, he was the son of the late Roy M. and Martha Rimes Wall. He enjoyed cooking and watching movies. He is survived by his wife Karen Kline Wall Daughter- Rhonda Wall of Lutz, Florida Granddaughter- Lydia Brother- Frank Wall...
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