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Betsy Phillips
Jun 10, 2018
Betsy Phillips, age 84, of Sylva passed away on Sunday, June 10th, 2018 at Blue Ridge Healthcare of Sylva, NC. Mrs. Phillips was born August 28th, 1933 in Waterbury, CT. She was the wife of the late Milton Phillips. She is survived by one son; Charles (Mary) Thatcher of Weedsport, NY. Betsy was loved by her many friends and will...
Wayne Caldwell
Jun 9, 2018
Rev. Wayne Caldwell, Sr. of Sylva, NC went to be with the Lord on June 9, 2018. He was born in 1931 in Haywood County. Wayne is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Sue; a daughter, Debbie Meaney (Danny); a son, Jack Caldwell (Amanda); and two grandsons. He is also survived by his sister, Joyce Craig, of Haywood...
Teressa Lynett McDonald
Jun 9, 2018
Teressa L. McDonald, 70, of Whittier, passed away Saturday June 9, 2018. Born in Gastonia, NC, to the late Lloyd and Mary Wiggins, she moved to Jackson County when she got married and eventually moved to Washington State and just recently returned to the mountains she loved in Jackson County. She enjoyed crocheting, watching the wildlife around her home and...
Helen Kathryn Schulz
Jun 9, 2018
Helen Schulz, age 98, of Sylva passed away Saturday, June 9th, 2018. She was the wife of the late Bill Schulz and the daughter of the late Earl and Helen Amthor.
Helen was a longtime resident of Hobe Sound, Fla and part-time resident of Sylva for over 50 years. She was a lifetime member of the Order of the Eastern Star....
Pearl Jacobs
Jun 8, 2018
Pearl M. Jacobs, age 92, of Sylva passed away Friday, June 8th, 2018. She was the wife of the late Roger Jacobs and the daughter of the late Rufus and Stella Mills.
She was a member of Cullowhee Baptist Church. She was employed by Buster Brown and Wendy’s of Sylva until her retirement. She loved going to Thad Woods Auction and...
Don Raymond Cook
Jun 6, 2018
Don Raymond Cook, 74, of Orofino, Idaho, originally born and raised in Jackson County, NC, passed away Wednesday June 6, 2018. Services will be private . .
Clearance G. Middleton
Jun 4, 2018
Clearnce “JABO” Middleton walked into eternity while at his home on Monday, June 4, 2018 at the age of 76.
JABO was born March 9, 1942, to lifelong residents of Sylva, Johnny Coleman and Zadie Gibson Middleton, who have since passed on. He is survived by only child, DeeDee (Michael) Queen, granddaughter, Mackenzie Queen and two brothers, Bob (Becky) Middleton of...
Inez Sluder Mathis
Jun 4, 2018
Inez Sluder Mathis, age 86, of Sylva died Monday, June 4, 2018 at Harris Regional Hospital. Ms. Mathis was born May 23, 1932 in Sylva, NC. She is the daughter of the late General and the late Parlee (Mills) Sluder. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two children Tom Mills and Brenda Sue Mathis. Ms....
Michael Lee Matthews
Jun 3, 2018
Michael Lee (Grey Fox) Matthews, age 75, of Sylva left this world on June 3, 2018. Mr. Matthews was born May 21, 1943 in Danville, VA, the son of the late Malcolm and the late Hazel Lee (Parker) Matthews. He loved camping. He was a proud Vietnam veteran, a loving father, son, brother, and friend. No services are planned at...
James Raymond Delk
Jun 3, 2018
James Raymond "Jim" Delk, 75, of Tuckasegee, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2018. Jim was born in the Railroad Hospital in St. Augustine, Florida to the late Royce and Mary Delk. A U.S. Army veteran, he grew up in New Smyrna Beach, Florida and graduated from Stetson University with a degree in Management Marketing. He retired as Regional Sales Manager...
Roy Candler McClure
May 29, 2018
Roy Candler McClure, age 92, of Sylva, passed away Tuesday, May 29th, 2018 at his home. He was the husband of the late Irene Bryson McClure and the son of the late Raymond and Nettie McClure.
Roy was a member of First Baptist Church of Sylva. He was an avid hiker with The Golden Age Hikers and enjoyed playing bridge at the...
Jerry Lee Connor
May 26, 2018
Jerry Lee Connor, age 55, of Sylva passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 at home in Sylva. Mr. Connor was born November 20, 1962 in Sylva, NC. He is the son of the late Jerry Dennis Connor. He is survived by his mother Hattie Nolita (Mathis) Angel and her husband Mike. He is survived by his wife Martha (Farmer) Connor....
Chris Shannon
May 25, 2018
Chris Shannon, age 50, passed away suddenly on May 25, 2018 while hiking in Colorado with his wife and sons. There are no words that can express how much he will be missed by his family and friends. We will always remember his love of music and helping his friends and neighbors. Chris was originally from Seattle, WA but made...
Bedell Myrtle Rogers
May 19, 2018
Bedell Brendle Rogers, age 90, of Webster passed away on Saturday, May 19th, 2018 at Harris Regional Hospital. She was the wife of the late Clyde Rogers and the daughter of the late Floyd and Myrtle Brendle.
She was a member of Laurel Branch Baptist Church. Bedell loved the Highway 441 Flea Market and working word search puzzles. She loved to...
Wayne Lewis Trantham
May 19, 2018
Wayne L. Trantham, age 64, of Tuckasegee passed away Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Mission Hospital in Asheville. He was the son of the late Philip and Mary Belle Trantham. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Thomas and Paul Trantham, as well as four infant brothers.
Wayne is survived by his wife of forty-five...
Paul Eudean Hoxit
May 19, 2018
Paul Eudean Hoxit, 74 of Sylva passed away peacefully with family by his side on May 19, 2018 at Harris Regional Hospital. Paul served in the Vietnam war and was a construction worker/truck driver by trade. He is preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Hoxit, his father, Jule and mother, Edna Lula Hoxit and two brothers, Randal Hoxit and...
Rita Mae Shelton
May 16, 2018
Rita Cabe Shelton, of the Qualla Community, passed suddenly from this life on Wednesday, May 16.
Rita was born on Tatham’s Creek, in Sylva, North Carolina on November 29, 1923, Thanksgiving Day, to Mamie McCoy and Frank A. Cabe.
She graduated from Webster High School in 1941 and then joined the Signal Corp in World War II. After the war, she moved...
Manuel Scott Cooper
May 14, 2018
Manuel "Scotty" Cooper, of Sylva passed away Monday, May 14, 2018 at Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC. Funeral Services will be held Friday, May 18, 2018 at 3 pm at Appalachian Funeral Services. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 pm prior to the services. Burial will follow the services at Fairview Memorial Gardens. A...
Evelyn Tiny Hoxit
May 13, 2018
Evelyn Hoxit was the epitome of a southern Appalachian woman. Not unlike the mountains, she called home, Evelyn was rich with beauty. She had an understated grandeur, and like her beloved mountains, she too was mystical with a wild yet gentle spirit. In life, Evelyn's deft fingers worked miracles with woodcraft, flowers, and food. Her arms, unfailingly open, cradled babies...
Stuart Allen Villars
May 12, 2018
Stuart A. Villars, 75, of the Clarks Chapel community in Franklin, and of Jupiter, Florida, passed away at Harris Regional Hospice Care in Sylva on May 12, 2018. Stuart died of idiopathic pulmonary fibroses, though he never smoked a day in his life. He was born in 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Stuart was an optician to the rich and famous...
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