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Jo Anne Bradley Wallace
Jan 15, 2023
On January 15, 2023, Jo Anne Bradley Wallace, age 83, went to be with her Lord. She passed away peacefully at her home after a long fight with Parkinson’s disease.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Thursday, January 19, 2023 at the First Presbyterian Church of Wadesboro with Pastor Heather McIntyre officiating. The family will greet friends one hour...
Phillip Ray Trantham
Jan 11, 2023
Phillip Ray Trantham, age 66 of Sylva NC, passed away on Wednesday January 11, 2023. He was born on February 6, 1956, in Jackson County, to the late Thomas Phillip and Mary Bell Wilkle Trantham.
Ray was an avid outdoorsman. He loved to fish, hunt, and enjoyed the mountains.
He will be dearly missed by his loving wife of...
Dorothy "Doris" Ray
Jan 7, 2023
Dorothy "Doris" Pennington Ray, 76 of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Doris was born in Macon County on August 31, 1946 to the late John and Inez Tyler Pennington.
Doris was an educator and taught school in Jackson County for thirty years. She taught at Log Cabin...
Margie Tolley Lacy
Jan 2, 2023
Margie Tolley Lacy, of Sylva, NC passed away Monday, January 2nd, 2023. She was 77 years old.
Margie was fun, loving, and fierce. She was an avid reader, sports fan, fisherman, gardener, and she loved to dance! She spent many years as ahealth care worker here in Jackson County, but her family was her life's work.She enjoyed attending horse shows...
Shirley Hughes Henson
Jan 1, 2023
Shirley Hughes Henson, age 80 of Addie community, passed away on Sunday January 1, 2023. She was born on April 25, 1942, in Jackson County, to the late Claude and Frances Hughes.
A very Christian woman, Shirley was a loyal member of Buff Creek Baptist Church, she was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. She enjoyed doing...
Edna Rogers Curtis
Jan 1, 2023
Edna Rogers Curtis, age 95 of Sylva NC, passed away on Sunday January 1, 2023. She was born on August 30, 1927, in Jackson County, to the late John Joshua and Minnie Mae Leopard Rogers.
Edna was an avid reader. She also enjoyed crocheting, traveling, and playing Bingo (her only vice). But she especially enjoyed spending time with her family.
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Karen Martin Speights
Dec 30, 2022
Karen Martin Speights, 61 of Franklin, NC, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2022. Karen was born in Lumberton, NC, on May 23, 1961, to the late William and Katie Powell Martin. She enjoyed going to the beach and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Karen was full of life and spunk. She will be missed by many....
Frank Dubuy Jr.
Dec 29, 2022
Frank Galloway Dubuy Jr., of Maggie Valley, NC, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022. Frank was born in Kentuky on August 8, 1946, to the late Franklin G. Dubuy Sr. and Frances Dubuy.
Frank was a US Navy Veteran and law enforcement officer. He was a graduate of Florida Junior College where he received his A.A. Degree. Frank...
Shirley Ann Kibler
Dec 28, 2022
Shirley Ann Kibler, 89, of Glenville, passed away Wednesday morning December 28, 2022A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Emory Fobes and Eleanora Elizabeth Evans.
Shirley enjoyed being on the water, fishing, boating or going on cruises with her family or friends. She also loved to travel or just watch some sports with a...
Sherry Rexroad McDowell
Dec 28, 2022
Sherry Rexroad McDowell, 55, of Eden passed away at her home, surrounded by her children, after a long-fought battle with ALS on Wednesday, December 28, 2022.
A service of remembrance will be held at 1 pm Saturday, December 31, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends from 12 until 1 pm before the service at the church...
Aspasia Sue Burton
Dec 28, 2022
Sue Burton, of Cullowhee NC, passed away on December 28, 2022. She was a highly intelligent and caring person, devoted to helping others, and will be dearly missed. She was born in Brooklyn NY, September 14, 1939, to Greek immigrants, Tamis and Sophia Chapas.
Upon graduation from Metuchen H.S, Sue attended Douglas College on a full scholarship. After graduating with...
Angie Violet Simpson
Dec 27, 2022
Angie Violet Simpson of Sylva, NC went home to be with The Lord on Tuesday, December 27, 2022. She was born on October 5, 1935, in Simon, WV she was the daughter of Gallie and Merle Handshaw of Simon, WV. She passed peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours at Tsali Care Center in Cherokee, NC where she...
Dr. Will Light Nash
Dec 25, 2022
Dr. Will Light Nash, 92, of Sylva, NC, passed away peacefully at his home from natural causes on December 25, 2022, with his loving wife, Besan, by his side.
Will was born on April 30, 1930, to missionary parents, Will Lewis and Margaret Light Nash, in Pyongyang, Korea. While Will was still a baby, his parents returned to the United...
Patricia Celia Cogdill
Dec 25, 2022
Patricia Celia Cogdill, age 72 of Sylva NC, passed away on Sunday December 25, 2022. She was born on May 20, 1950, in Jackson County, to the late Thomas and Bonnie (Brown) Cogdill.
Patty was a 1970 graduate of Sylva-Webster High School and a member of Scott’s Creek Baptist Church. She was an avid reader and enjoyed knitting.
She...
Kay Jones Desormeaux
Dec 25, 2022
Kay Jones Desormeaux, age 61 of Sylva NC, passed away on Sunday December 25, 2022. She was born on March 8, 1961, in Jackson County, to the late Annas and Peggy Crawford Jones.
Kay attended Mars Hill College and was a distinguished graduate of N.C. Principal Fellows, with a master’s degree in education. She enjoyed woodworking, camping, auctions and...
Deborah Lynn McCall
Dec 24, 2022
Deborah Lynn McCall, 60, of Cashiers, passed away Saturday December 24, 2022.A lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was the daughter of Jeanette Tidwell McCall of Cashiers and the late John Carroll McCall. In addition to her mother she is also survived by a brother; Gerald (Kathy) McCall of Cashiers, a sister; Felicia Ann Houston of Six Mile, SC and a...
Betty Bryson Matthews
Dec 20, 2022
Betty Bryson Matthews, age 80, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. She was a longtime resident of Las Vegas, NM and recently moved back to Jackson County.
Betty was born Aug. 8, 1942 in Glenville, NC to the late Theodore and Mary Talley Bryson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...
Ray Aiken King, Sr.
Dec 20, 2022
The Reverend Dr. Ray Aiken King, Sr., of Highlands, NC, passed away peacefully in the morning of December 20, 2022, at Vero Health and Rehab in Sylva, NC. A native of Atlanta, GA, Ray was born on October 11, 1933. After attending the Atlanta ARP (Associate Reformed Presbyterian) Church during his youth, Ray considered going to dental school at...
Edith Ann Dykes
Dec 18, 2022
Edith Wilson Dykes, born Edith Ann Deitz in Sylva, NC, was the daughter of the late Samuel Welch Deitz and Annie Lee Morgan Deitz. She departed this earthly life on Sunday, December 18, 2022, at the age of 88.
She is survived by her three grandchildren, Tonya Wilson Snider of Sylva, NC (husband Dusty and sons Tristen, Sawyer and Eli),...
Carlene Jane Warren
Dec 17, 2022
CARLENE (CARLA) JANE WARREN
May 16, 1973 - December 17, 2022Carlene Jane Warren passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at the Elizabeth House in Hendersonville NC. She was 49 years old.
Carla is survived by her husband, Jeffrey McKay Warren of 21 years who stood by her side with love during each and every one of their days...
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