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John Wilfred Iosa
Oct 16, 2012
John Wilfred Iosa, 72, of Sylva, passed away Tuesday evening October 16, 2012. A native of Waterbury, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Alexander and Casilda Beaudry Iosa. Mr. Iosa moved to New Port Richey, Florida and after retiring in 2002 moved to Jackson County in 2005. He is survived by his wife of 32 years Debra Rock...
Emma Faye Brown
Oct 14, 2012
Emma Faye Brown, age 73, of Sylva, went to her heavenly home Sunday, October 14, 2012, surrounded by her loving husband and family . Emma Faye was born July 9, 1939, in Tuckasegee, NC. She was preceded in death by her father, Dewey Parker and her brother, James Weldon Parker. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Truman...
Gerald Worth Owen
Oct 12, 2012
Gerald "Jeep" Owen, 76, passed away Friday October 12, 2012 at St. Joseph Hospital in Asheville following a period of declining health. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Andrew Vess and Mae Shelton Owen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters: Helen Owen Auer, Oberia Owen Lewis and Alma...
James Alden Beck
Oct 12, 2012
James Alden Beck, 79, a lifelong resident of Balsam, North Carolina, passed away Friday October 12, 2012. He was the son of the late Nelson and Eva Beck. He retired from Lea Industries after 46 years of service. He was a member of Balsam Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Bob Beck of Minnesota and Ed...
Lyndon Ray Reed
Oct 10, 2012
Lyndon Ray Reed, 66, of Sylva, passed away Wednesday October 10, 2012. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Grady and Delia Allison Reed. Lyndon was a rock mason by trade and enjoyed hunting and fishing in his free time. He is survived by one son, Justin Reed and his wife Sarah...
Arthur Leonard Butman
Oct 9, 2012
Arthur Leonard Butman, 66, of Sylva passed away Tuesday October 9, 2012. A native of Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Frank Butman and Elaine Moeller. He was a Veteran of the U.S.Army. Always quick with a joke, he enjoyed fishing and photography. He adored his family which always came first. Besides his parents he was preceded in...
Barbara Green
Oct 5, 2012
Barbara A. Green, age 84, of Sylva died Friday, October 5, 2012. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Scott and the late Eva Buchanan Allen. She was preceded in death by her husband Jack Green; a grandson Chris Green, and two brothers Edward and Jimmy Allen. Barbara loved her family and church family, cooking,...
James Padgett McCoy
Sep 30, 2012
James Padgett McCoy, 83, of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday September 30, 2012. A native of Macon County, he was the first of four children born to the late James David and Eva Byrd McCoy. At an early age his parents moved to the Glenville area of Jackson County and after graduating from Glenville High School...
Andrew Shaw
Sep 28, 2012
Andrew Shaw, 62, of Sarasota, passed away Friday, September 28th, in Greenville, SC. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on November 4, 1949. He is survived by wife, Natalia, sons, Anson and Hayden, step-sons Vladimir and Jay, granddaughter, Zoey Layne, sisters, Dixie Neuhaus, of Avon Lake, Ohio, and Rima Bellan, of Cashiers, NC, as well as numerous nieces and nephews....
George Meece Ellis
Sep 27, 2012
George Meece Ellis, Jr., 76, of Whittier, passed away Thursday September 27, 2012. Funeral Services are incomplete at this time and will be held in Florida. Akin-Davis Funeral Home in Fort Myers is in charge of arrangements in Florida. Appalachian Funeral Services assisted with local arrangements
Marie B. Grunwell
Sep 23, 2012
Helen Butler Grunwell, 86, of Sylva went to her heavenly home Sunday, September 23, 2012 at Skyland Care Center in Sylva, N.C.. A native of Rockingham County, Marie was the daughter of the late John L. and Helen "Jimmie"Butler. After graduating from Reidsville High School in 1944, she moved to Arlington, VA, where she was employed by the U.S. Government...
Mildred Farmer
Sep 19, 2012
Mildred "Millie" Carter Farmer, 69, of Whittier, passed away Wednesday September 19, 2012 at her residence. Born May 9, 1943 in Murphy, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Thomas E. and Hettie Dockery Carter. She had worked at Parker's Drugstore in Murphy and Kel-Save Drugstore in Sylva for many years. She retired in 2011 from Sylva Medical Center....
James Thorpe
Sep 17, 2012
James Isaac (Sheep) Thorpe, 86, of Lanexa, VA went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on September 17, 2012 At Williamsburg Sentara Medical Center in Williamsburg, VA. Jim was a Navy veteran of 20 years, serving his country during WWII. He retired in 1986 from the NWS Fire Department. He enjoyed raising chickens to show at the...
Bryan Patrick Plemmons
Sep 15, 2012
Bryan Patrick Plemmons, 25, departed to his heavenly home on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. He was born on May 21, 1987 in Buncombe County, NC. He is the grandson of the late Lawrence S. Plemmons. I am sure he and his beloved grandfather had one heavenly reunion on Saturday afternoon. Bryan was...
Sally Ann Horton
Sep 14, 2012
Longtime Whittier, N.C. resident Sally Ann Horton passed away Friday, Sept. 14 of natural causes. She was 85. Sally was born on Nov. 13, 1926 in Winchester, N.H., to parents Alton Whitney Horton and Helen Irene Bardwell Horton. Sally graduated from Thayer High School in Winchester, N.H., and then worked a number of years with New England Telephone & Telegraph...
Ruth L Robinson
Sep 12, 2012
Ruth L Robinson, age 80, Sylva died Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at Med West Harris of Sylva, NC. Ruth was born May 17, 1932 in Bryson City, NC. She is the daughter of the late Robert D. and the late Nellie (Randall) Jacobs. She married John H. Robinson, Jr.. She was employed as a bookkeeper. She loved bowling, bingo, and...
Ruth Isabel Paul
Sep 7, 2012
Ruth Mary Isabel Colgan Paul, 79, of the Pumpkin Town Community died Friday September 7, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Miami, FL on June 29, 1933. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Isabel Monagham Colgan. Besides her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband Clyde Paul Sr. and two brothers, David...
Hazel Kindsfather
Sep 7, 2012
Hazel Kindsfather, age 91, of Sylva died Friday, September 7, 2012 at her residence. Hazel was born March 23, 1921 in Bell View, MN.. She is the daughter of the late Sigurd and the late Heline Gullickson Jorgenson. She is survived by one son Kenneth Hillman of Virginia; one daughter Joan Osborne of Sylva; a step daughter Linda Algorta of...
Douglas Bryson Sherrill
Sep 5, 2012
Douglas Bryson Sherrill, age 75, of Sylva died Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at home in Sylva. Mr. Sherrill was born April 8, 1937 in Swain County. He is the son of the late Homer Lee and the late Arizona (Jacobs) Sherrill. Douglas was employed by Harrah's Casino in Cherokee. He was a member of Franklin Grove Baptist Church, and loved...
Kimsey Jo Whatley
Sep 5, 2012
Kimsey Jo Whatley, infant daughter of Adam and Laura (Linnan) Whatley, became a new star in Heaven on Wednesday, September 5, 2012. Kimsey was born August 18, 2012 in Sylva, NC. She was predeceased by an infant sister, Joelle. In addition to her parents she is survived by one brother, Kasey Whatley; her grandmother, Cheryl Linnan of Sylva; her grandfather...
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