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Karen Elaine Woody
Mar 10, 2014
Karen B. Woody, 56, passed away Monday March 10, 2014. A resident of Jackson County for the last 20 years, she is the daughter of Helen Woodard Bowers of Sylva and the late Clinton Bowers. She worked for over 11 years at First Citizen Bank in Cherokee and most recently at Medwest Sylva Medical as a receptionist. She was a...
Syrilda Hampton Smith
Mar 5, 2014
Syrilda Smith, 96, of Sylva, NC went home to be with her Lord, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. A resident of Jackson County for most of her life, Syrilda was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Joseph H. Smith, her parents, James Hampton and Essie Hampton Casey, one sister, Ada, six brothers, Kenneth, Collis, Andrew, James, Frank and Robert,...
Katherine Ann Conner
Mar 5, 2014
Katherine Ann Conner, 72, of Tuckasegee passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Hayes P. and Ella Mae Pollard Wiggins. Katherine enjoyed cooking and canning and was retired from Western Carolina University’s Brown Cafeteria. She was a member of Trout Creek Baptist Church. Everybody who met...
Elizabeth W. Brown
Mar 3, 2014
Elizabeth W. Brown, 82, of Sylva died Monday, March 3, 2014 at Autumn Care in Waynesville, NC. Elizabeth was born September 22, 1931 in Mitchell County, NC. She was the daughter of the late Lionel Hugh and the late Emma Alice (Silver) Worthen. Elizabeth grew up in Spruce Pine and graduated from Harris High School and from Berea College in...
Lela Hall Allen
Mar 2, 2014
Lela Hall Allen, 92, formerly of Sylva, passed away Sunday March 2, 2014 in Fernwood, Idaho. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence Mantival Hall and Martha Anne Bryson Hall. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by one daughter, Rosa Lee McGaha and one son, James Edward McGaha. She is also preceded in death by three...
Doris Jean Frady
Feb 27, 2014
Doris Jean Frady, age 69, of Sylva passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014 at her home in Sylva. She is the daughter of the late Jewel T. Elders and Bernadee Brower Elders of Washington. In addition to her mother, Doris is survived by her husband of 49 years, James Paul Frady of Sylva. Doris is also survived by one son,...
Edwin Lee McFalls
Feb 20, 2014
Edwin L. McFalls, 54, of Tuckasegee passed away Thursday evening February 20, 2014. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, he was the son of George Edwin and Darlene Ledford McFalls. He was preceded in death by a brother, George E. McFalls. Edwin worked for CWS Systems in Cashiers. He loved fishing and hunting and loved his family and...
Dorothy Lee Holland
Feb 18, 2014
Dorothy Lee DeHart Holland, 83, of Sylva, went home to be with her Lord, Tuesday evening February 18, 2014. A native of Swain County she was the daughter of the late Will and Hattie Burnett DeHart. She was a member of East Sylva Baptist Church where she had taught the 2 and 3 year olds Sunday School Class for over...
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...
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