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Wilma Annice Pressley
Aug 12, 2013
Wilma (Annice) Adkins Pressley, age 71, of Glenville passed away Monday, August 12, 2013 at Memorial Campus of Asheville, NC. Wilma was born January 8, 1942 in Tipton Co., TN. She is the daughter of the late John Winford and the late Stella (Cousar) Adkins. She is preceeded in death by her husband, Leonard Elton Pressley and two sisters; Willene...
Joseph Theodore Kirkland
Aug 9, 2013
Joseph Theodore Kirkland, Jr 83, of Boca Raton, FLA passed away Friday, August 9, 2013 Services will be private and held at a later date, . .
Mary Ann Frye
Aug 8, 2013
. Mary Ann Lawrence Frye, 66 passed away peacefully at her residence in Sylva on Thursday August 8, 2013 after a long courageous battle with Lymphoma and Pulmonary Fibrosis. Born in Buncombe County in Asheville, North Carolina on September 22, 1946 she has lived in Haywood and Jackson County since 1963. She was preceded in death by her parents James...
Eileen Marie Calvert
Aug 7, 2013
Eileen Marie Calvert, 65, of Sylva, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Sylva on Wednesday, August 7, 2013. She was born in Miami, FL on March 11, 1948. She moved to Sylva in 1998. Eileen owned/operated the Hairport Salon in Cullowhee. She is survived by her daughter, Lauren Calvert of Sylva, son, Theodore Calvert of Asheville, granddaughter Jett Calvert...
Dills Rhinehart
Aug 5, 2013
John Ramsey Dills Rhinehart, 80, of Sylva passed away Monday, August 5, 2013. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Frank and Leona Mull Rhinehart. He was a US Army Veteran serving in Korea, who loved fishing, hunting, gardening, canning and especially his dogs. He retired from the Contel telephone company as an installer after...
Charles Edward Gates
Aug 4, 2013
A Graveside service will be held at a later date. Information will be posted when plans are complete. .
Shirley Pinaud
Jul 31, 2013
Shirley Pinaud, 76, of Sylva passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at her home in Sylva. Shirley was born March 11, 1937 in Kent County , MI. She is the daughter of the late George and the late Mildred (Haywood) Brocker and was preceded in death by her son Jerry Joseph Blunt and three brothers Don, Dale and Bud Brocker....
Richard Dale Harrison
Jul 28, 2013
Richard Harrison, 72, of Cashiers passed away early Sunday morning, July 28, 2013 Appalachian Funeral Services will announce arrangements . .
Walter Burke Painter
Jul 26, 2013
Walter Burke Painter, Jr, 90. of Sylva, passed into Eternal Life Friday evening, July 26, 2013. Born in Jackson County to the late Walter Burke and Annie Frizzell Painter on November 7, 1922. Walter served with the US Army in WWII in the Asiatic- Pacific Theater and received 2 Bronze Service Stars as well as a Purple Heart. He retired...
Mary Ida Garrett
Jul 23, 2013
Mary Ida Blanton Garrett, 88, of Sylva passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at Memorial Campus in Asheville, NC. Mary was born February 8, 1925 in Jackson County. She is the daughter of the late Charles Ode and Bonnie (Mills) Cope and was preceded by her husband’s Thomas Garrett and Von L. Blanton; three sisters and two brothers and a...
Carol K MacDonald
Jul 12, 2013
Carol K MacDonald, age 66, of Richmond Hill, GA passed away on Friday, July 12th. A memorial service will be planned for a later date in her home town. . .
Velta Maria Cannon
Jul 11, 2013
Dr. Velta Flugina Briuks Cannon, 95, of Dillsboro died Thursday, July 11, 2013. She was born April 14, 1918 in Kharkov, Ukraine, the only child of Latvian parents Jakobs and Amelia (Saulita Flugins. She grew up in Riga, Latvia, between the two World Wars. She graduated medical school at 23 during World War II and was pressed into service as...
Milton Russell Wofford
Jul 6, 2013
Milton Russell Wofford of Sylva, NC passed away on July 6th, 2013. Milt was born in Atlanta, Georgia on March 23rd, 1936, where he lived in addition to Washington, DC and Giessen, Germany before graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1958. As a cadet there, Milt led the parade of all four service branches at...
Doris June Ammons
Jul 6, 2013
Doris June Ammons, age 78, of Cullowhee crossed over into heaven Saturday, July 6, 2013 at Homestead Hospice in Clyde, NC. Mrs. Ammons was born September 18, 1934 in Jackson County, NC. She is the daughter of the late Roy and the late Mabel (Ashe) Bumgarner and was preceded in death by three brothers, ED, James and Eulas Bumgarner and...
Marty Nicole Brown
Jul 4, 2013
Marty Nicole Brown, 35, of Whittier died Thursday, July 4, 2013 at UNC Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC. Mrs. Brown was born February 4, 1978 in Haywood County NC. She is the daughter of Glinda (Buchanan) Cagle. She loved gardening and crafts and being involved in Charities. She was a very loving Mother. She was employed as a Certified...
Sherry Gunnels
Jun 25, 2013
Sherry Bryson Gunnels, age 47, of Cullowhee passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Sherry was born June 6, 1966 in Jackson County. She is the daughter of the late Willie Grover Bryson and Ada Lougene Chastain. She married Robin Gunnels. She was a member of Trout Creek Baptist Church. Sherry enjoyed reading, cooking, her dogs and 4 wheeling. She was...
Kate Henson
Jun 21, 2013
Kate Carden Henson, age 98, formerly of Sylva died Friday, June 21, 2013 at Macon Valley Nursing Center in Franklin, NC. Mrs. Henson was born March 31, 1915 in Sylva, NC. She is the daughter of the late Floyd and the late Bertha (Elmore) Carden and was preceded in death by her husband Frank Henson and one sister and three...
Barbara Jolly
Jun 20, 2013
Barbara Jolly, age 70, of Whittier died Thursday, June 20, 2013 at home in Whittier. Mrs. Jolly was born November 12, 1942 in Warsaw, NY. She is the daughter of the late Clifford and the late Oralle (Edwards) Brain and was preceded in death by a brother. She worked as a Bookkeeper. She is survived by her husband: Richard Jolly...
Willard Cleveland Davenport
Jun 18, 2013
Willard C. Davenport (Butch) Butch Davenport, as known by his friends, left this earthly life to be with his Heavenly Father on June 18, 2013 at the age of 67. He was a Marine in uniform and in heart and considered God, Country, Corps as his strength and life’s foundation. Butch was born in Sylva, NC in 1946 to the...
Charlie D. Rathbone
Jun 17, 2013
Charlie D. Rathbone, age 62, of Maggie Valley died Monday, June 17, 2013 in Waynesville, NC. Mr. Rathbone was born November 26, 1950 in Haywood County NC. He is the son of the late Raymond and the late Wilda (Setzer) Rathbone and was preceded by one brother Tom and a son Barry. He worked in furniture construction and attended the...