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Nezzie Lee Price
Sep 20, 2018
Nezzie "Peggy" Price, 95, longtime resident of the Dicks Creek Community, peacefully went home to be with the Lord, Thursday September 20, 2018. A native of Lamont, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Henry Lee and Flora Inez Fountain. She worked as a Librarian Tech for over 24 years with the Palm Beach County Schools, where she had...
Kenny Buchanan
Sep 20, 2018
Kenny Buchanan 69 of Sylva passed away on Thursday September 20th. He was a member of Cullowhee Baptist Church and a charter member of the Jackson County Bass Club. Kenny was the son of the late Wayne and Katherine Buchanan.
He is survived by his wife Lila (Sissy); two brothers, Johnny (Clydie) and Mike (Mid) Buchanan; four nephews Jake (Heidi), and...
Andrew Francis Dolge
Sep 20, 2018
Andrew Francis Dolge
May 13, 1945 — September 20, 2018
Cullowhee, North Carolina
Andrew Francis Dolge died on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at the VA in Asheville after a long and valiant battle with cancer. Daddy was a man of God, a Marine, a retired hospice nurse, a husband, a father, a brother, an uncle, and a friend to many. “Grandy Andy”, “Grandrew...
Lille Hoffman Plumer
Sep 16, 2018
Lille Nungezer Plumer, Pharm.D, died in Cullowhee, North Carolina, on September 16, 2018. For her professional career she was most proud of being the pharmacist Dr. Plumer at Duke Hospital. To her many friends and family, she was simply Lil.
After her retirement from Duke, Lil rediscovered her love of music. She became an accomplished musician and frequent performer on the...
William Judson Noell Sr.
Sep 13, 2018
William Judson Noell, 94, recently of North Little Rock, Arkansas passed away from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease at home with his family on September 13, 2018.
Bill was born March 2, 1924 in Lynchburg, Virginia to Henry Judson Noell and Katherine Watts Noell. He was raised in Big Island, Virginia and graduated from high school in 1941. He enlisted in the...
Karen Marjorie Hermes
Sep 6, 2018
Karen M. “Cookie” Hermes, age 76, of Pensacola, FL went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 6, 2018. She was the wife of the late Richard Hermes and the daughter of the late Edward Ruppel and the late Marjorie Hanke.
She was of the Catholic faith. She was a retired campground hostess. She was also retired from the...
Robert Douglas Kelley III
Sep 6, 2018
Robert Douglas “Bobby” Kelley, III, age 49, of Myrtle Beach, SC, formerly of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Embrace Hospice House of Myrtle Beach, SC., following a brief illness. He was the son of Bob and Jeannie Kelley of Sylva.
He was a member and deacon at The Little Chapel By The...
Anna McDowell Nash
Sep 5, 2018
Anna McDowell Nash died at her home in Raleigh, NC on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 50 years of age.
Ms. Nash served five years in the U.S. Air Force after high school with primary duty stations in Homestead, FL and Woomera, Australia. She then earned a Bachelors degree in Business and Psychology from...
Samuel Frederick Biddix
Sep 1, 2018
Sam Biddix, age 73, of Sylva, passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Cherokee Indian Hospital surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Lucy Biddix and the son of the late Newt and Margaret Biddix.
He was a retired mechanic. Sam loved to fish and play banjo, especially all types of...
Ruth Ellanora Lyons
Aug 28, 2018
Ruth Ellanora Lyons, age 85, of Sylva died Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at Skyland Care Center. Ms. Lyons was born December 14, 1932 in Sylva, North Carolina to the late Fred and Nora (Gibson) Sutton. She was married to Dewey Lyons who passed away in 2006. They were married for 58 years.
She retired from Dayco after 30 years of employment...
Edward Keene Mohler
Aug 28, 2018
Edward Keene Mohler III, 84, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2018. “Ed” was born to the late Eleanor Keene Herring and Edward Keene Mohler II on June 16, 1934 in Cleveland, Ohio. He spent his early years in Shaker Heights, Ohio then moved to Florida in the 1940’s. After stints in Vero Beach and Miami, where his father worked as...
Frances Jean Simmons
Aug 26, 2018
Jean Simmons, age 89, of Sylva passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 in Asheville, NC after a very brief illness. She was born on June 1, 1929 in Macon, GA. She was married to the late Silas J. Simmons and was the daughter of the late A. R. and Lillie H. Chance.
Most of Jean’s professional years were spent providing...
Roy Dennis Bryant
Aug 23, 2018
Roy Dennis Bryant, age 67, of Bryson City died Thursday, August 23, 2018. Roy was born November 15, 1950 in Jackson County, NC. He is the son of the late George and the late Lelloween (Jones) Bryant. He was married for 18 years to his wife Diane Roper.
In addition to his wife he is survived by one sister Jean Plank...
Anne Posey Jones
Aug 22, 2018
Anne Cathey Jones, age 81, of Sylva passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at home in Sylva. She is the daughter of the late Posey and the late Evelyn (Campbell) Cathey. She was married for 61 years to her lifelong friend Claude Jones.
Anne was a member of Sylva First United Methodist Church, was head lab technician at Harris Hospital in...
Ila Winnona Stewart
Aug 20, 2018
Ila “Winnona” Stewart went home to be with the Lord on August 20, 2018. A native and life-long resident of Jackson County, she loved living in the mountains, helping and doing for others. She had a deep love for her family and friends. She loved her church family and was known by grandchildren and great grandchildren as "Nanny." She was the...
Jean Elinor Johnson
Aug 18, 2018
Jean Elinor Johnson, age 90, of Glenville passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital of Highlands, NC.
There are no services planned at this time per her request.
Appalachian Funeral Services is serving the family.
Bobby Lee Smathers
Aug 15, 2018
Bobby Lee Smathers, Sr., age 82, of Sylva passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2018. He is the son of the late William Walter and the late Annie D (Conner) Smathers. He was married to his wife of 62 years Pauline Young.
In addition to his wife Pauline he is survived by four children Kathy Smathers, Bobby Smathers Jr. and wife Myra,...
David Hagood Bryson Jr.
Aug 15, 2018
David Hagood Bryson, Jr., age 76, of Sylva passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at his home. He was the husband of Carol Marie Sindlinger Bryson and the son of the late David and Julia Bryson Sr.
David was of the Baptist faith. He was a retired attorney at law, practicing in Sylva, NC for twenty years. Prior to becoming...
Robert Kenneth Calhoun
Aug 15, 2018
Robert Kenneth Calhoun, 82, Brickyard Road, Asheville, passed away Tuesday, August 15, Kenneth was born July 16, 1936 in Jackson County the son of the late Robert Glenn Calhoun and the late Jessie Bradley Calhoun.
Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by a daughter, Jessica (Patrick) Rachels and four grandchildren, David, Natalie, Annalee, and Makala; and...
Reita Louise Wilson
Aug 15, 2018
Reita Louise Wilson, age 76, of Jacksonville, FL passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. There are no services planned at this time per her wishes. Appalachian Funeral Services is assisting the family.
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