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Virginia Rodriguez
Aug 3, 2019
Virginia Rodriguez, 80, of Webster, passed away Saturday August 3, 2019. A native of Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Pedro Rodriguez and Virginia Robles. She was a devoted wife and the most loving mother to her daughter, Millie Cowan and her son Jose Morales. She loved many things including knitting, sewing and cooking, but most of...
Karin Marie Davis
Aug 2, 2019
Karin Marie Davis was born September 14, 1966, on Eglin Airforce Base in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. She went to be with Jesus on August 2, 2019, in Asheville, NC.
Karin is survived by Rev. Adrian Davis, her husband of 32 years; her son Rev. Aaron Davis and wife Ashley of San Antonio; her daughter Makayla of Sylva; two grandchildren Jack...
Ronald Walter Deitz
Aug 1, 2019
Ronnie W. Deitz, 60, of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday August 1, 2019. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, he was the son of the late John Ford and Dorothy Deitz. Ronnie retired from Western Carolina University after 30 years of service with the groundskeeping staff. He was a volunteer host for the Forest Service...
Betty Lucille Sims
Jul 28, 2019
Betty Bishop Sims, 78, of Asheville, originally from Jackson County, NC, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday July 28, 2019. A native of Jackson County she was the daughter of the late Rev. Gudger and Florence Bishop. She was a member of Woodland Terrace Baptist Church and she enjoyed crocheting, flowers and Crafts. She was former owner of...
Travis Akers
Jul 28, 2019
Travis Akers, 38, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday July 28, 2019. He was the son of the late Richard Akers and Melissa Akers.
He loved gardening and all types of music. He was a giving person and loved helping people. He dearly loved his family and his sons.
He is survived by his mother Melissa Akers; two sons...
Rick Akers
Jul 28, 2019
Richard K. “Rick” Akers, 63, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday July 28, 2019. He was the husband of Melissa Akers and the son of the late Bill Akers and the late Della Watts.
He worked in various styles of service jobs and loved interacting with people. He dearly loved his family.
In addition to his parents he was...
Kenneth Ray Wright
Jul 24, 2019
Kenneth Ray Wright, 57, of Whittier, passed away Wednesday July 24, 2019. Born in Chicago, Illinois to the late Don Wright and his surviving mother Faye Wright of Whittier, he had been a resident of Whittier since 1969. He loved the Lord, family, friends and his Volkswagens.
He is survived by his wife of 35 years Janice Wright
Son- Jackson Ray Wright of...
Kelcy Crowe
Jul 24, 2019
Malyn "Kelcy" Crowe, age 26, went to be with the Lord on July 24th, 2019, following a tragic accident.
Born in Ft. Stewart, Georgia she was the daughter of Noland Crowe (Kema) of Manning, South Carolina and Rebecca McClure (Kelley) of Sylva, North Carolina.
She is survived by her greatest love, her four year old daughter Liddie-Mae Crowe, Brother Ryan Crowe, Step-sister Miranda...
Ron Ramseyer
Jul 21, 2019
Ronald R. Ramseyer 75, of Sullivan passed away on July 21, 2019 at Harris Regional Hospital in NC after a long battle with COPD, with his loving family by his side. He was born in Michigan to Floyd and Iva Ramseyer. Ron was a graduate of Wayne State University with a Masters degree in Business Administration, was a Vietnam Veteran...
William Wright Baldwin III
Jul 19, 2019
William Wright Baldwin III died Friday morning at the Elizabeth House Hospice in Flat Rock, NC. He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years Ann (nee Taylor) and much loved sons William IV (Kelly), John (Marcella) and Adam (Ami) and seven grandchildren.
He was born March 17, 1927 in Evanston Illinois. And grew up in Winnetka attending New Trier...
Diane Lois Bryant
Jul 15, 2019
Lois Diane Roper Bryant 66, of Whittier passed away on Monday July 15, 2019, at Mission Hospital following a short period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was currently residing at Bryson City Senior Living Center. Diane was a loving person, who loved the Lord and is rejoicing with her Heavenly Father. She loved...
Delores Maria Anderson
Jul 12, 2019
Delores Maria "Dee" Anderson, formerly of Athens and Atlanta, died Friday, July 12, 2019 from pneumonia at Harris Memorial Hospital in Sylva, N.C. She was 73. Her sister Lynne Anderson was by her side.
Delores graduated from Athens High School in 1963 and attended the University of Georgia for two years before she was injured in a serious car crash that...
Patricia Bryson Revis
Jul 11, 2019
Patricia Bryson Revis, 82, of Sylva went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 11, 2019. She was the wife of G.W. Revis. They were married for 63 years. She was the only child of the late William Roy and Mary Belle Bryson. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sylva.
In addition to her husband,...
Carroll Ned Henson
Jul 9, 2019
Carroll N. Henson, 83, of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday afternoon, July 9, 2019. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, he was the son of the late James Lee and Gladys Shuler Henson. A lifelong member of the Church he loved; Buff Creek Baptist Church, he had retired from Dayco Corp. and was a...
Angela Dawn McMahan Sellers
Jul 6, 2019
Angela Dawn McMahan Sellers, 51, of Sylva, went to Heaven on Saturday July 6, 2019. She was greeted there by her grandparents Kenneth and Evelyn Reed and Willie and Fannie Sellers. Angie graduated from Sylva-Webster High School , class of 1986, and then graduated from Western Carolina University with a degree in Criminal Justice in 1992. She was able to...
Grace MacDonald
Jul 6, 2019
Grace Wills MacDonald, 95, of Franklin, passed away Saturday July 6, 2019
Services will be private
Tony Vincent Childress
Jul 5, 2019
Tony V. Childress of Sylva, NC died on July 5 at the age of 59. Tony was born in Sylva, NC on August 26, 1959, the 5th of six children to Mickie (Comer) Childress and James B. Childress.
Tony was the happiest fishing the rivers of WNC, especially the Tuckaseegee, gardening, watching Braves baseball or reading anything he could get his...
Glenna Buchanan
Jul 5, 2019
Glenna Kay Buchanan, 72, of Sylva went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 5, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Thomas Robert (Rouge) Buchanan and the daughter of the late Glenn Davis and the late Leona (Riley) Birchfield.
She was retired as the assistant director of the Tuckaseigee...
Dr. Patsy McGuire
Jul 4, 2019
On the morning of July 4, 2019 Dr. Alice Patsy McGuire McGuire departed this earthly life at the age of 102. She was born in Sylva on February 4, 1917 in the home of her parents, Dr. Wayne Patrick McGuire and Dr. Daisy Dean Zachary McGuire. A third generation dentist, she was professionally active at a time when few females...
Bernice Rogers Elliott
Jul 4, 2019
Bernice Rogers Elliott, 91, of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday July 4, 2019. She was born in Tellico Plains, Tennessee and grew up in Graham County, NC. She was the daughter of the late Walter J. Evans and Grace Shaw Evans. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her son, Harold...
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