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Dr. IL W. Chung
Dec 26, 2018
Dr. IL W. Chung, 79, of Sylva, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018 A full obituary with Services will follow when available . .
Geraldine Frizzell
Dec 25, 2018
Geraldine Frizzell, age 63, of Sylva passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Harrison Frizzell and the daughter of the late Ferry Green and Inez (Brooks) Ledford. She was retired as a CNA and worked in hotel management for fifteen years. She dearly loved her family and devoted...
Harold Oscar Majors
Dec 25, 2018
Harold Oscar Majors, 77, of Whittier, died December 24, 2018. A native of Washington, D.C., he was the son of Oscar and Margaret Majors. He was married and started his family in Tampa, Florida, before moving to North Carolina in 1980. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he rose to the rank of captain in the 26th Regiment North...
Hazel Lorene Bickerstaff
Dec 24, 2018
Lorene A. Bickerstaff, 97, of Whittier, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018 Services will be private with a public Memorial Service to be announced at a later date . .
Nancy Melinda Powell
Dec 19, 2018
Nancy "Linda" Powell, 67, of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday December 19, 2018. Raised in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late William Lee and Rosa Lee Bowers. Linda attended Tilley Creek Baptist Church and enjoyed cross stitching, sewing and Books! In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by a...
Margaret Rose Bray
Dec 18, 2018
Margaret Rose Crouse Bray was born in Thomasville, North Carolina, on January 1, 1934. She passed away on December 18, 2018, in Sylva. She was the daughter of Everett and Verda Mae Crouse and the sister of Billy Crouse, all of Thomasville, North Carolina, and all of whom predeceased her. Margaret is survived by her daughter, Laurie Bray Bicknell, and...
Lula Naomi Swann
Dec 18, 2018
Lula Owen Swann, age 83, of Sylva went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late Dudley and Bessie Fisher.
She was a founding member of Promise Land Baptist Church of Tuckasegee, NC. Lula loved quilting, sewing and working in her flowers. She...
Patricia Fassold
Dec 16, 2018
Patricia “Pat” Fassold, age 88, of Sylva passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018. She was the wife of the late Floyd Francis Fassold.
She was retired after many years as a nanny in Haywood County. In her early years, she loved to sing professionally. Pat dearly loved to spoil her grandchildren, known to them lovingly as “Nana.”
In addition...
Mary Lynn Queen
Dec 13, 2018
Mary “Lynn” Queen, 50, of Cullowhee, NC passed away December 13, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Robert Lillard and is survived by her mother Doris (Wykle) Lillard. She is survived by her husband of 33 years Russell Queen. Lynn was a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and was also a member of Long Branch...
Gene Carter
Dec 12, 2018
Gene Carter, 90, of Whittier passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2018. A native of Florida and a resident of Jackson County for over 40 years, he was the son of the late JE and Grace Park Carter. A member of Whittier United Methodist Church, he was a carpenter by trade and a member of the Carpenters Union for over 50...
Ronnie Floyd Sitton
Dec 9, 2018
Ronnie Sitton, age 72, of Webster, NC passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2018. He was the husband of Cathy Powell Sitton and the son of the late Richard and Suddie Sitton. He was employed as a carpenter and loved to hunt and fish. Ronnie dearly loved his family. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Edward Emerson Browning
Dec 7, 2018
Edward Emerson Browning, 78, of Whittier passed away Friday, December 7, 2018 Services will be private and held at a later date . .
John William Deitz
Dec 5, 2018
John W. Deitz, 67, of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday morning December 5, 2018. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, he was the son of the late John Ford (Dora) and Dorothy Deitz. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by a brother; Larry Anders. He is survived by 3...
Barbara Ann Stephens
Dec 2, 2018
Barbara Ann Stephens, 85, of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday December 2, 2018. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was the last surviving child of Tom and Florence Arrwood. On December 2, 1954, Barbara married J.D. Stephens. In addition to her husband she is also survived by her daughter, Rhonda Stephens (Bill Lockman)...
Mildred Haskett
Nov 29, 2018
Mildred Buchanan Haskett, 92, formerly of Sylva, died on Thursday, 11/29 after a period of declining health. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late William Tyler and Vilanta Blanton Buchanan. Born in 1926 on what is now Buchanan Loop, she was the youngest of eleven children. She graduated from Webster High School in 1945 and...
Brenda Gail Cagle
Nov 21, 2018
Brenda Derrick Cagle, 69, of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord and join her husband Dan and her hero, her father; Penny Derrick, Wednesday November 21, 2018. A native of Haywood County, she graduated from Tuscola High School and then attended nursing school at Southwestern Community College. She enjoyed metal detecting and making crafts, silver jewelry and soaps....
Richard Edwin Tipton
Nov 21, 2018
Richard Edwin Tipton, 75, of Sylva, NC, passed away Wednesday morning November 21, 2018. Services will be held privately at a later date . .
Frank Laprade Padgett
Nov 20, 2018
It is with both great joy and sadness to announce that Rev. Dr. Frank LaPrade Padgett of Sylva, NC, age 74, took the hand of the Lord and was granted eternal peace on November 20, 2018. He was born on September 5, 1944 in Atlanta, GA. Frank received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Georgia Southern, Bachelor of Divinity from...
Ricky Harold Cogdill
Nov 17, 2018
Rick Cogdill, 61, of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord Saturday evening November 17, 2018 at the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Newnan, Georgia. A native of Sylva, NC, he worked at Craggy Correctional Facility in Buncombe County as a Corrections Officer. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents; Mode and Faye Cogdill, his maternal...
James Howell Bryson
Nov 16, 2018
James Howell Bryson, age 53, of Sapphire passed away on Friday, November 16, 2018 at home. Mr. Bryson was born December 30, 1964 in Brevard, NC. He was the son of the late Tom Dillard and Mary Velma (Madden) Bryson.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 2:00 pm at Cashiers Baptist Church. The family will...