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Dora Jones Nations
Jan 29, 2024
Dora Jones Nations, 85, passed away on Monday, January 29, 2024 at Morningstar Assisted Living.Dora was born in Jackson County and to a family of eleven siblings to the late Jesse and Buena Nations Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Pat Nations; three daughters, Brenda Williams, Barbara Ashe, and Connie Nations; six...
Mary Smith Norris
Jan 28, 2024
Mary Smith Norris, 79, of Cashiers, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at her residence.
Mary was a lifelong resident of Jackson County and a daughter of the late, Cecil and Edna Baumgarner Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Reverend Johnny Norris, who died in 2023; one sister, Lydia Bryson; and one...
John Michael Sistare II
Jan 25, 2024
John Michael Sistare II, age 48 of Walhalla, SC, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2024. He was born on August 7, 1975 in Oakland, California, to the late John Michael and Janice Lane Sistare.Michael was a true friend to all with a heart of pure gold; an icon even to those around him. He enjoyed canoeing, chess, and spending time...
Reverend Earl H. Holden
Jan 28, 2024
Reverend Earl Hampton Holden, age 78, of Sylva, NC, went to his heavenly home on Sunday, January 28, 2024.
He was born on January 20, 1946, to the late Robert and Edith Holden. Rev. Holden was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 49 years Ida Mae Jones Holden; son Kenneth Earl Holden; brother William Holden; sisters Coleen Mills...
Morgan Welch Deitz
Jan 28, 2024
Morgan Welch Deitz, born in Sylva, NC, was the son of the late Samuel Welch Deitz and Annie Lee Morgan Deitz. He departed this earthly life on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at the age of 80. He is survived by his great nieces and nephew: Tonya Wilson Snider of Sylva, NC (husband Dusty and sons Tristen, Sawyer and Eli), Brandon Wilson...
Sue Hooper Painter
Jan 25, 2024
Sue Hooper Painter, 98, of Sylva passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, January 25, 2024.
Sue was a native of Jackson County and the daughter of the late John Hooper and Maude Irene Ashe Hooper. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Walter Burke Painter Jr., and her sister Joyce Houston.
Sue...
Mary Yoder
Jan 27, 2024
Mary N. Yoder, age 82 of Lake Glenville NC, passed away on Saturday January 27, 2024. She was born on March 18, 1941, in Poland, to the late Walter and Ksenia Nowiczewski.Mary graduated from Freehold High School and the Overbrook Hospital School of Nursing, both in New Jersey. She spent her career as an O.R. nurse, working in geriatrics,...
Frances Grace Berry
Jan 23, 2024
Frances Grace Berry, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on January 23, 2024. She was born in Rome, Italy as Francesca Catalfano, on February 7, 1942. She came to the United States with her father in 1946. Fran was a kind-hearted woman who touched the lives of many with her gentle spirit and selfless nature.Fran led a...
Evelyn Sue Jones Sheffield
Jan 23, 2024
Evelyn Sue Jones Sheffield, 83, of Ramseur, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at the Randolph Hospital.
Evelyn was born in Jackson County on October 4, 1940 to James Leonard Jones, Sr. and Ethel FoxJones. Her first job was a telephone operator. While her husband was in the Navy, she was both Mom and Dad. They moved back to Sylva...
Nell Parris
Jan 23, 2024
Nell Ledford Parris, 88, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at Skyland Care Center.
Nell lived in Jackson County for most of her life and was a daughter of the late Jeremiah and Mollie Wykle Ledford. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ronnie Parris, who died in 2017; a daughter, Rhonda Queen; one...
Jonathan Andrew Hisey
Jan 23, 2024
Jonathan (Jonny) Andrew Hisey, age 38, died January 23, 2024 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. He was born August 15, 1985, in Canton, Illinois, the son of Mel and Juli Hisey. He married Sarah Short on October 10, 2020. Jonny graduated from Cypress Lake Center for the Arts in Ft Myers, Florida. He attended Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Academy...
Maxine Bumgarner
Jan 16, 2024
Maxine Bumgarner, age 92 of Gastonia NC, passed away on Tuesday January 16, 2024. She was born on June 23, 1931, in Cherokee NC, to the late Kyle Daly and Vera Bradley Moles.Maxine studied nursing at Fort Sanders School of Nursing in Knoxville TN. She worked as the Supervisor of Recovery at Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton GA until she...
Eddie Allen Bradley
Jan 16, 2024
Eddie Allen Bradley, 80, of Sylva, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at Mission Hospital.
Eddie was a native of Jackson County and a son of the late Allen "Shady" and Eva Sutton Bradley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Marshall "Mitch" Bradley and a son-in-law, Robbie Robinson. Eddie was a member and...
Darwin McCaslin Ikard Jr.
Nov 17, 2023
Darwin McCaslin Ikard Jr., age 75 of Whittier NC, passed away on Thursday November 17, 2023. He was born on September 12, 1948, in Catawba County, to the late Darwin, Sr. and Stella (Devine) Ikard.
Darwin went to N.C. State for teaching but then changed majors for computers. He had three wives with Regenia Ikard being his...
Opal M. Dillard
Jan 13, 2024
Opal M. Dillard, 87, of Cashiers passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2024 at Eckerd Living Center. Opal was a native of Jackson County and a daughter of the late Brack and Elsie Stewart McCoy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William “Bill” Dillard, who passed away in 1993; one sister, Ruth McCoy;...
Rogers Dale Coward
Jan 15, 2024
Rogers Dale Coward, age 89, of High Cove/Norton Community, passed away peacefully at home January 15, 2024. He was born May 24, 1934, in Webster, to the late Rogers and Gladys Dowdle Coward.
Dale served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War aboard the USS Henry Tucker. After his tour, he attended and graduated from Blanton Business College in...
Sybil Monteith Dillard
Jan 16, 2024
Sybil M. Dillard, 94, of Glenville, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at Skyland Care Center.
Sybil was a native of Jackson County and a daughter of the late James Lewis and Gladys Bryson Monteith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Bryan Dillard, who died in 1998; a son, James Bryan...
Brenda Sue Watson Gray
Jan 14, 2024
Brenda Sue Watson Gray passed away January 14, 2024 at her home in Cullowhee after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Her family and friends will always remember her courage and faith when she faced a devastating diagnosis.
She is survived by her son Kyle Watson Gray whom she worshiped along with his favorite dogs, sister Mary Jo Jones (Carroll),...
Mary Alice Rock
Dec 25, 2023
Mary Alice Rock passed away on Christmas day, December 25th of 2023, at the age of 56 in her home in the town of Sylva, North Carolina. Her passing was the end of a long and enduring battle with cancer over at least six months, a form of cancer later discovered to be both very rare and very aggressive.
Mary...
LH Mathis
Jan 13, 2024
Rev. LH Mathis, age 78 of Tuckasegee NC, passed away after an extended period of declining health, on Saturday January 13, 2024. He was born on April 22, 1945, in Jackson County, to the late Anzel and Mary (Melton) Mathis.
LH was a devoted to the Lord and traveled around the world preaching the gospel to all he encountered. He...
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