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Velma Pauline Dunn
Jan 15, 2013
Velma Dunn, passed away Tuesday January 15, 2013 at Skyland Care Center in Sylva. Appalachian Funeral Services will announce arrangements as soon as they become available . .
Richard A. Blevins
Jan 10, 2013
Richard A. Blevins, age 82, of Sylva died Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Mountain Trace Nursing Center of Sylva, NC. Mr. Blevins was born May 14, 1930 in Yancey County, NC. He is the son of the late Walker and the late Ethel (Silver) Blevins. He served in the army during the Korean Conflict . He retired from Firestone Tire...
Howard Russell Frady
Jan 10, 2013
Howard (Goob) Frady, age 66, of Cullowhee died Thursday, January 10, 2013 in Skyland Care Center. Mr. Frady was born June 3, 1946 in Jackson County. He is the son of the late Ottis and the late Bonnie (Claybo) Frady. He was preceded in death by a sister Leona Frady. Goob loved the outdoors and spending times in the pines....
Larry Blair
Jan 9, 2013
Larry Blair, age 64, of Sylva died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Mountain View Manor. Mr. Blair was born March 29, 1948 in Gainesville, FL. He is the son of Evelyn (Jenkins) Blair and the late Oscar Blair. He was preceded in death by his father and one brother. He was a veteran of the US Air Force and retired...
Harold Bradley
Jan 7, 2013
Harold Bradley, age 76, of Sylva died Monday, January 7, 2013 at Morning Star Assisted Living in Sylva, NC. Mr. Bradley was born November 11, 1936 in Jackson County , NC. He is the son of the late Eugene and the late Rosie (Gillon) Bradley. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Geneva Connor Bradley; three...
John Paul Davis
Jan 6, 2013
John Paul Davis, Jr., age 54, of Waynesville died Sunday, January 6, 2013 at home in Waynesville. Mr. Davis was born October 5, 1958 in Waynesville, NC. He is the son of the late John Paul Davis Sr. He was employed as a telephone contractor. He is survived by his mother, Bobbie Moody Davis of Waynesville; one brother Byron and...
Edgar Allen Ensley
Jan 4, 2013
Edgar Allen Ensley, age 74, passed away Friday, January 4, 2013 at Mountain View Manor Nursing Center after a long battle with Alzheimers. Born April 25th, 1938, he was the son of the late William A and Annie Lou Buchanan Ensley. Edgar served in the US Navy for four years on the USS Taussig, and returned to Jackson County where...
Estella Mae Bryson
Jan 3, 2013
Estella Mae Bryson, 91, of Sylva, passed away Thursday January 3, 2013. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Vinnie Mae West. She was a homemaker and a loving wife and mother. She was a member of Wilkesdale Baptist Church and always had a smile for everybody she met. Besides her parents she...
Kenneth Ray Kotila
Jan 2, 2013
Kenneth Kotila, 53, passed away Wednesday January 2, 2013 at his home in Sylva. A native of Orlando, Florida, he resided in Jackson County most of his life and was the son of the late Russell and Virginia Kotila. Kenny was a chef by trade and had been employed by The Hyatt in Florida, The Court Hill Inn in Sylva...
Melissa Colleen Bowers Connor
Jan 1, 2013
Melissa Colleen Bowers Conner, formally of Tuckasegee, passed away at her home in Sevierville, TN., January 1, 2013. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of Rosa Lee Crawford Bowers of Tuckasegee and the late Lee Bowers. A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 am on Wednesday, January 9 in the Chapel of Appalachian Funeral Services, 165 Skyland...
Jean Dorothy Womack
Dec 31, 2012
Jean Spaulding Womack, 68, passed away Monday, December 31, 2012 at her home in Sylva. She was the daughter of the late Malcolm and Kay Spaulding. She was a resident of Sylva for the past 35 Years, and had worked at the Coffee Shop Restaurant for more than 25 years. She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Womack...
Gussie (Gus) R. Robinson
Dec 26, 2012
Gussie (Gus) R. Robinson, age 73, of Cullowhee died Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Mountain Trace Nursing Center of Sylva, NC. Mr. Robinson was born September 10, 1939 in Old Fort, TN. He is the son of the late Earl and the late Gracie (Wilcox) Robinson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Hoyle...
Glenn Darrell Wood
Dec 26, 2012
Glenn Darrell Wood, 69, of Sapphire went home to be with his Lord Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. A native of Jackson County, he is the son of Mildred Boley Wood of Tuckasegee and the late Warren Wallace Wood. A Vietnam Veteran, he proudly served his country. He was a member and deacon...
Everette E. Yake
Dec 26, 2012
Everette E. Yake, age 96, of Tuckasegee died Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Mission Hospital in Ashville, NC. Everette was born December 13, 1916 in Findlay, OH. He is the son of the late Glenn Everette and the late Jessie (Bruce) Yake. Everette lived in Asheville most of his life, then lived the remaining 10 years in Tuckasegee, NC. He...
Mary Helen Coggins
Dec 24, 2012
Mary Helen Moody Coggins, of Glenville, passed away Monday evening, December 24, 2012 on her 71st birthday. A lifelong resident of Jackson County Mary was born December 24, 1941. She is the daughter of the late Tillmon and the late Lillian (Robinson) Moody. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by three brothers, Marshall, Crawford and Larry; and two...
Robert Howard Dowis
Dec 21, 2012
Robert Howard Dowis Jr, 82, of Concord, NC, and formerly of Wilmington and Asheville, NC, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2012. He was born July 23, 1930, in Morven, NC Anson County and was the son of Robert Howard Dowis Sr and Naomi Lowry Dowis of Asheville, NC. He graduated from Lee H. Edwards High School and served abroad...
Carolyn Mae Blake
Dec 21, 2012
Carolyn Mae Blake, 84, of Bryson City, passed away Friday December 21, 2012. Services will be private.
Cathy Ann Fortner
Dec 15, 2012
Cathy Ann Henry Fortner, 54, of Cullowhee, passed away Saturday December 15, 2012. Daughter of the late Franklin and Barbara Hoyle Henry, she was a former CNA at Mountain Trace Nursing Center. Besides her parents she was also preceded in death by her brother Keith Henry. She is survived by 2 Sisters- Debbie McCall and Tammy Hoyle both of Cullowhee...
Michael Thomas Hooper
Dec 12, 2012
Michael Hooper, 65, of Bryson City passed away Wednesday December 12, 2012 Services will be private
Raymond Robert Connors
Dec 10, 2012
Raymond Robert Connors, 86, of Bryson City, passed away Monday December 10, 2012. Services will be private.
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