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Dottie Franco
Apr 28, 2021
Dottie Franco, age 51, passed away on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 after an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late Terry and Joy Timmons.
She was disability retired. Dottie was a real family person who dearly loved each member of her family.
In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by one son; Senovio Maldonado, one brother;...
JD Pruitt
Apr 28, 2021
J.D. Pruitt, 86, of Sylva, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.
J.D. was born in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana on May 3, 1934, to the late Adam Pruitt and Margie Etta (Marcantel) Pruitt.
He enjoyed growing a garden, cooking his famous Gumbo, and pickin’ and grinnin’. But he treasured most of all sitting on the front porch...
Cory Patrick Gruver
Apr 26, 2021
Corey Patrick Gruver, age 44 of Sapphire NC, passed away Monday, April 26, 2021. He was born on January 31, 1977, in Palm Beach, FL, to Lloyd and Patricia (Killough) Gruver.
Corey worked as an electrician and had many interests: sports, playing golf, Nascar, shooting guns, and hunting. He enjoyed unique antique items and hard-to-find novelties. Corey loved to laugh and...
James Baxter Wood
Apr 23, 2021
James Baxter Wood, 88, of Cullowhee passed away, April 23, 2021, after a brief illness. Born May 15, 1932, he was the son of the late Dillard and Agatha Wood. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sue Wood, to whom he was married for 58 years. He was a member of a large family and was preceded in...
Bessie Lou Brooks
Apr 22, 2021
Bessie McMahan Brooks of the Barkers Creek Community went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 22, 2021. She was born December 31, 1938 to the late Adam and Emma Lee McMahan of the Greens Creek Community and was the wife of the late Eulas Brooks who passed away on June 16, 1989.
She was a member of Rockdale...
Gerald Lee Fisher
Apr 22, 2021
Gerald “Jerry” Lee Fisher, 72, of Watson Branch, Cullowhee, passed away Thursday, April 22, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family and loved ones after a long illness. He was born January 6, 1949 in Macon County and was the youngest of nine children born to the late Robert H. and Margaret Mills Fisher, and was the husband of...
Clara Lynn Martin
Apr 21, 2021
Clara Lynn Green Martin, 73, of Sylva, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday April 21, 2021.
Clara Lynn was born in Sylva to George M. and the late Aileen B. Green. She was preceded in death by her brother Stanley Green.
She was a member of Green's Creek Baptist Church, where she was active as a pianist and choir...
Aria Reign Savage-Sneed
Apr 20, 2021
Aria Reign Savage-Snead of Cherokee, NC was born sleeping on Tuesday, April 20,2021. She is the daughter of Alex Thigpen and Richard Sneed.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 6:00 pm in the chapel at Appalachian Funeral Services in Sylva, NC with Richard Read officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service...
Ronnie Allen Thomas
Apr 19, 2021
Ronnie Allen Thomas, 69, of Franklin, NC, passed away Monday morning April 19, 2021. A native of Chesterland, Ohio, he was the son of the late Marvin and Pauline Thomas.
Ronnie was an US Air Force Veteran and a member of American Legion Post 108 in Franklin, NC. He was an avid sports fan who enjoyed learning and reading about history....
Ivalee Z. Coggins
Apr 19, 2021
Ivalee Ertzberger Coggins of Mills River, NC, age 100, formally of Cullowhee, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 19, 2021. She was born in 1920 in Anderson, SC.
She is survived by one son; Truman Coggins (Becky) of Delta, CO, three daughters; Zettie Evitt of Yellow Mountain, Frankie Higdon (Tony) of Little Canada, and Sherry...
Rhett McWhirter
Apr 17, 2021
Joseph Rhett McWhirter, age 42 of Millers Creek NC, passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021. He was born on July 6, 1978, in Charlotte NC, to Harold and Sheila (Tolbert) McWhirter.
Rhett was an outdoors person who loved spending time with his children.
He will be dearly missed by the loving mother of his children, Melissa Marie Huffman; mother, Sheila Haywood;...
Harold Dois Melton
Apr 17, 2021
Harold Dois Melton, age 86 of Sylva NC, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2021. He was born on February 15, 1935 in Haywood County NC, to the late Hurshel and Denice (Sutton) Melton.
He was a U.S. Army Veteran, who enjoyed traveling, reading, and woodworking.
Harold will be dearly missed by his loving children, Dois (Angela) Melton, Ann Morris; step-daughter, Jeanette (Leonard)...
Albert Lenthall Sylvester
Apr 17, 2021
Albert L. Sylvester Jr. (Ky), passed peacefully, Saturday, April 17th at age 85 in Sylva, North Carolina.
Son of Albert L. Sylvester and Elizabeth Edwards Sylvester, he was born in Cohasset, MA and lived much of his life in New Orleans, LA, St. Simons, GA and Sylva, NC. He is preceded in death by his parents and wife Beverly Joyce Sylvester...
John Caldwell
Apr 12, 2021
John Caldwell, 78 of Dillsboro, went home to be with the Lord on Monday April 12, 2021. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Mitchell and Viola Smith Caldwell.
John was a member of Sugar Creek Baptist Church. He was a master carpenter by trade and built some beautiful furniture. He loved coon hunting. "Papaw" volunteered...
Kalen Victoria Jones
Apr 11, 2021
Kalen Victoria Jones, aged 27, passed away on the Sabbath morning of 11 April 2021, in the town of her birth, Raleigh, North Carolina, at her residence in the home of her grandparents, Lloyd and Louise Freeman, who both survive her, and whose home, at the time, was also the residence of her mother, Allison Brown, who is her only...
Bob Frye
Apr 11, 2021
Robert Lee "Bob" Frye Jr., age 63 of Cullowhee, NC, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at his home in Cullowhee surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Jean Frye and the son of the late Robert and Jean Frye.
Bob worked as a golf pro at Marianna Butte Golf Course in Loveland, CO. Upon relocating to...
Art White
Apr 11, 2021
William Arthur "Art" White, age 66, of Sylva, NC passed away at his home on Sunday morning, April 11, 2021. He was the son of the late Henry and Viola White.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on a later date and will be announced when it is scheduled.
Appalachian Funeral Services of Sylva, NC is serving the family.
Jamie Keith Buchanan
Apr 5, 2021
Jamie Keith Buchanan passed away unexpectedly on April 5, 2021 at the age of 52.
Jamie was born in Sylva NC to the late James Grover Buchanan and Shirley Juanita Olvey Long. Jamie graduated from Sylva-Webster High School in 1987.
Jamie is survived by his parents, Lee Roy and Shirley Juanita Long; his siblings, Jennifer Ann (Bobby) Bright, Johnny Wayne (Diane) Buchanan,...
Jarrett Wayne Thompson
Apr 5, 2021
Jarrett "Bud" Thompson, 67, of Hayesville, NC, passed away April 3, 2021 in Sylva, NC.
Bud was preceded in death by his father; Garth Thompson and mother; Florence "Mac" Thompson. Surviving is his sister; Rebecca Smith and spouse James Smith of Hayesville, and two nephews; Garth and Jordan Smith of Asheville, NC.
He owned and operated "And That's Video" in Hayesville, NC for...
Audrey Adine Harvey Clayton
Apr 4, 2021
Audrey Harvey Clayton, 71, of Candler, NC passed away on Easter Sunday, April 4th, 2021, at home after a brave battle with Parkinson's disease. She was born November 26th, 1949 in Hendersonville, NC to the late Lawton and Agnes Miller Harvey.
She was a 1967 graduate of East Hendersonville High School and continued her education at Western Carolina University, earning two...
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