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Richard Dale Harrison

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Arlie Sterling Elders

Arlie Sterling Elders

Jun 16, 2013

Arlie Sterling Elders, 68, of Florence SC, formerly of Sylva NC, passed away June 16th, 2013. Born in Brunswick, Georgia, but raised in Sylva, NC, he was the son of the late Sterling Elders and Alma Haskett. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force and was a Vietnam Veteran. He loved to golf and had a passion for the...

Sona Gail Norton

Sona Gail Norton

Jun 15, 2013

Sona Gail Norton, 55, of Sylva, passed away Saturday evening, June 15, 2013. The daughter of an Air Force Veteran family, she was born in Tennessee, April 16, 1958. She attended high school in Cambridge, England. The family moved back to Sylva, where she graduated from Western Carolina University, Summa Cum Laude in Interior Design. After graduating she worked for...

Canda LaVerne York

Canda LaVerne York

Jun 14, 2013

Canda LaVerne York, 58, of Sylva, passed away Friday Morning, June 14, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. A Native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was born September 20, 1954. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Walter York 3 Children- Tammie Chandler of Marshall, NC Brenda Hazelwood of Sylva Walter Thomas York of Sylva 6...

Mary Joan Ferell

Mary Joan Ferell

Jun 13, 2013

Mary Joan Williams Ferell, 77, of Robbinsville, formally of Cullowhee and Asheville, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2013. The daughter of John Burdett Williams and Mary Pauline Stephens, Ms. Ferell was born May 20, 1936 in Ellijay, NC. Ms. Ferell was a member of the Beverly Hills Baptist Church in Asheville and a part of the Church Family of the...

Earl Dowdle

Earl Dowdle

Jun 11, 2013

Earl Dowdle, 76, of Sylva, passed away Tuesday evening June 11, 2013. A native of Macon County, he was the son of the late Plenny and Launa Norris Dowdle. He was a foreman for Bizzark Construction in Kentucky where he retired after over 20 years of service. He loved camping , boating and his tractors and worked as hard as...

Nelson Aaron Koons

Nelson Aaron Koons

Jun 10, 2013

Nelson Aaron Koons, 89, of Cullowhee, passed away Monday evening June 10, 2013. Appalachian Funeral Services will be announcing the arrangements as soon as they become available . .

Teddy Lane Webster

Teddy Lane Webster

Jun 7, 2013

Teddy Lane Webster, age 50, of Cullowhee died Friday, June 7, 2013 at home in Cullowhee. Mr. Webster was born October 22, 1962 in Sylva, NC. He is the son of the late Earl Webster. He was preceded by one brother Mike Webster. Teddy Loved NASCAR Hunting and Fishing Country Music and Wrestling. He is survived by his mother Esta...