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Ralph R. Triplette Jr.
Dec 10, 2012
Ralph Triplette Jr., 75, of Sylva, passed away Monday December 10, 2012. He was born in Elkin, NC on October 28, 1937 to the late Ralph and Constence Wright Triplette Sr. He graduated from Elkin public schools and he received a college degree from Davidson College and the University of Kentucky and University of North Carolina. He was employed as...
John Manning Grover Awtrey
Dec 7, 2012
John Awtrey, 78, passed away Friday December 7, 2012 at his home in Whittier. An U.S. Marine Veteran and native of Memphis ,TN, he was the son of the late Frank and Irma Awtrey. Besides his parents he was also preceded in death by a brother Harvey. He is survived by his wife of 56 years Betty Awtrey 2 Sons-...
Steven Carter Jones
Dec 4, 2012
Steven C. Jones, age 51, of Sylva died Tuesday, December 4, 2012. Steve was born in Haywood County on February 14, 1961. He is the son of the late Walter and the late Elizabeth (Hervey) Jones. He was associate superintendent of Jackson County Schools. Steve graduated from Sylva-Webster in 1979 and began working as a teacher assistant at Sylva-Webster High...
LaVerne Hostetler Pennington
Dec 2, 2012
LaVerne Hostetler Pennington, 83, of Whittier passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012. The daughter of the late George and Joanna Kane Hostetler, she was born in Covington, Kentucky, was raised in Pennsylvania and had lived in North Carolina for over 50 years. She enjoyed doing arts and crafts and cooking. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her...
James Pearson Pannell
Nov 26, 2012
James Pearson Pannell, age 77, of Sylva died Monday, November 26, 2012. Mr. Pannell was born July 20, 1935 in Jackson County, NC, he is the son of the late Garnie Odell and the late Dollie Johnson Pannell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Bill Pannell and two sisters, Geneva Pannell and Marie...
Frances C. Strawn
Nov 21, 2012
Frances C. Strawn, age 68, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at her home in Sylva. Mrs. Strawn was born January 3, 1944 in Cocoa, FL. She is the daughter of the late John and the late Essie Mae Stokes Grant. Frances was a homemaker, she loved her flower garden and spending time with her family. In addition to her parents,...
Lonnie J. Webb
Nov 21, 2012
Lonnie J. Webb, age 69, of Sylva died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Med West Harris of Sylva, NC. Mr. Webb was born in Jackson County on October 9, 1943. He is the son of the late Will and the late Eva Bell Patterson Webb. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a sister. He was employed as...
Richard Earnest Hogan
Nov 19, 2012
Richard Earnest Hogan, 58, of Cullowhee, passed away Monday, November 19, 2012 at MedWest Harris Hospital. Private Family services will be held at a later date. . .
Catherine Susan Foxx
Nov 13, 2012
Catherine Susan Foxx, age 48, of Sylva died Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Mission Campus in Asheville, NC. Mrs. Foxx was born February 24, 1964 in Sylva, NC. She is the daughter of the late Eldon Cabe. Catherine and Barry were foster parents and she helped teach Sunday school class at the nursing home. She volunteered as a mentor for...
Shirley Jean Brooks
Nov 12, 2012
Shirley Jean Brooks, 72, of Sylva, passed away Monday November 12, 2012. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Covia Hoglen Dillard. She was a member of East Sylva Baptist Church and enjoyed making blankets and quilts for her grandchildren. She loved to work at helping others. Besides her parents she was preceded...
John Sandoval
Nov 8, 2012
John Sandoval, 67, passed away Thursday November 8, 2012 at MedWest Harris Hospital. No services are planned.
Elise Monteith Terrell
Nov 7, 2012
Elise Monteith Terrell, age 97, of Sylva died Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at the Elizabeth House of Four Seasons Hospice in Hendersonville, NC. Elise was born January 26, 1915 in Brevard, NC. She is the daughter of the late Wilburn Oscar and the late Sarah Mae (Wilson) Monteith and was preceded in death by her husband Charles Buren Terrell (m....
Tommy Clifford Watson
Nov 5, 2012
Thomas (Tommy) Watson, age 71, of Sylva, died Monday, November 5, 2012. Thomas was born June 23, 1941 in Jackson County. He is the son of the late Newton and the late Mildred (Hoyle) Watson. He was employed in housekeeper at Western Carolina University. He was a member of Unity Baptist Church and loved the outdoors. He is survived by...
Cameron Lee Buchanan
Nov 4, 2012
Cameron Lee Buchanan, age 91, of Sylva died Sunday, November 4, 2012 at Med West Harris of Sylva, NC. Cameron was born August 16, 1921 in Jackson County. He is the son of the late Verlin Buchanan and the late Willie Rickman Buchanan . In addition to his parents, Cameron was predeceased by his wife, Pauline Clark Buchanan, and two...
Margret Anne Hussey
Nov 4, 2012
Margret Hussey, 90, of Sylva died on November 4, 2012 at her residence. Born on February 6, 1922 in Newland, IN, she was the daughter of Herman Jacob Kuppers and Gladys Harlow Kuppers. She grew up in Vero Beach, FL and spent her married life in and around Chatham, NJ. She and her husband, Allan F. Hussey, retired to Cullowhee...
Edna Mae Henry
Nov 1, 2012
Edna Mae Henry, 92, of Sylva, went home to be with her Lord, Thursday morning November 1, 2012. Born and raised in Swain County off Goldmine Branch, she was the daughter of the late Fred C. and Gracie Stillwell Fuller. She had previously worked at CJ Harris Hospital in the dietary department and then at Ensley’s Rest Home as a...
Janice Holt
Nov 1, 2012
Janice Holt, age 58, of Webster died Thursday, November 1, 2012. Janice was born October 5, 1954 in Sylva, NC. She is the daughter of the late Harrell and Phoebe (Revis) Hooper. Janice taught for many years at Fairview Elementary School in Sylva, and was a faculty member at Western Carolina University, where she received her Doctorate in Educational Leadership....
Edward V. Klein
Nov 1, 2012
Edward V. Klein, age 87, of Sylva died Thursday, November 1, 2012. Edward was born June 13, 1925 in , NY. He is the son of the late Edward Joseph Klein and the late Ethel N. Burke Klein. He was employed by as a mortgage broker. He is survived by a sister, Elizabeth Van Ness of New Jersey, a daughter,...
Harry Emerson Cope
Oct 30, 2012
Harry Emerson Cope, age 80, of Sylva died Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Mountain Trace Nursing Center in Sylva, NC. Mr. Cope was born November 30, 1931 in Jackson County, NC. He is the son of the late Luscious and the late Nellie (Blanton) Cope and was preceded in death by two brothers Bill Cope and Wilburn Cope a stepbrother...
Hester Mull
Oct 28, 2012
Hester Mull, 75, of Sylva died Sunday, October 28, 2012 . Hester was born May 19, 1937 in Macon Co. NC. She is the daughter of the late Martin Jack and Ollie Rose (Ammons) Peek and was preceded in death by a son Alvin Mull Jr., a daughter Debra Stephens and one brother Charles Peek . She worked as a...
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