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Delos Dexter Monteith
Jul 9, 2018
Delos Dexter Monteith, Jr. of Sylva, North Carolina departed this life on July 9, 2018. He was the son of the late Delos Monteith, Sr. and Louise Gribble Monteith. He is survived by his wife of thirty-three years, Karen Hensley Monteith, one brother, Kevin (Romona) Monteith, also of Sylva, and numerous nieces and nephews, including three great nieces. Delos received...
Jean Eileen Bockstahler
Jul 8, 2018
Jean Eileen Bockstahler, age 75, of Sylva passed away Sunday, July 8, 2018. She was born October 10, 1942 in Binghamton, NY to the late Robert and Cora Bockstahler. She received her bachelor’s degree from College of St. Rose and went on to get her master’s degree in education from State University of New York.
Jean is survived by her partner...
Eugene Raye Parker
Jul 7, 2018
Eugene “Raye” Parker, 76, of Sylva, NC passed away Saturday July 7th, 2018 peacefully at his home.
Raye was born on July 19, 1941 in Marion, NC. He was the son of the late Alvin Ford Parker and late Lena Jackson Parker. Raye graduated from Marion High School in 1959. Following graduation, he served in the United States Army for three...
Marian Jane Norton
Jul 1, 2018
"A lovely cup of tea" Marian Jane Norton was born in Norwich, England on April 9, 1935. At the age of 83, she entered heaven's gate on July 1, 2018. She passed away peacefully in her sleep. Marian was a loving mother, homemaker, animal lover, humanitarian and survivor of World War II. As a resident of Sylva for 40 years...
Jerry Leigh Friesner
Jul 1, 2018
Jerry Leigh Friesner, 84, passed away at his home in Cullowhee, NC, this past June 2018. He was born to Monza Leigh and Caroline Cowan Robbins Friesner on January 13, 1934, at their home south of Meadville, MO. Jerry graduated from the University of Missouri with a B.S. degree in Industrial Arts. He taught briefly at Eldon High School in...
Curtis Melvin Gentry
Jun 28, 2018
Curtis Gentry, 74, of Sylva went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 28th, 2018. He was the husband of Jackie Gentry and the son of the late Ralph Gentry and Velma Hughes.
He was a member of Balsam Baptist Church. He was a retired truck driver for Jackson Paper. Curtis loved bowling, fishing and playing golf. He was...
Roy Michael Fisher
Jun 28, 2018
Roy Michael "Buddy" Fisher, age 73, of Sylva passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018 at Skyland Care Center. Roy was born April 14, 1945 in Sylva, NC to the late Roy Jasper Fisher and the late Emma Leona (Curtis) Fisher. Roy was an active member of East Sylva Baptist Church and retired from Jackson Paper in 2008. He enjoyed traveling,...
W. Paul Holt Jr.
Jun 28, 2018
William Paul Holt, Jr. of Sylva, NC passed quietly on June 28, 2018.
Paul was born in Greensboro, North Carolina July 29, 1929 to William Paul Holt Sr. and Margaret Fitchett Holt.
Paul was a graduate of Greensboro Sr. High School. He entered Guilford College in 1947 and after two years transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He...
Lyman Coy Mathis
Jun 25, 2018
Lyman “Buck” Mathis, age 90, of Little Canada, passed away on Monday, June 25th, 2018. He was the son of the late Boone and Emily Mathis.
Buck was a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church in Little Canada. He worked as a logger, on a Christmas tree farm as well as in a nursery until his retirement. Buck dearly loved his...
Alain Georges Fokine
Jun 25, 2018
. Alain Georges Fokine, 78, of Sylva's East Fork Community died June 25, 2018 at Blue Ridge Healthcare on the Mountain. He was born to Nicholas Fokine and Amy Johnson Fokine on February 16, 1940 in Lyon, France. Alain came to the United States in 1941 with his family escaping the Nazis in France. He served in the US Navy...
Steven Ellen Queen
Jun 24, 2018
Steven Queen, 57, of Whittier, NC passed away on June 24, 2018.
Steve was fun loving and very supportive of his family. He had a huge heart; he loved hard and lived his life to the fullest. He will be greatly missed.
He leaves behind his parents Cecil and Julia Queen; Son Keaton Ford Queen; Siblings Cecil Ray Queen, Timothy Queen and...
Shirley Sue Maxson
Jun 23, 2018
Shirley Smith Maxson, 74, of Tuckasegee passed away Saturday, June 23rd, 2018 at her home. Shirley was born February 25th, 1944 in Franklin, NC. She is the daughter of Marie Smith and the late Fred Smith of Tuckasegee.
She worked 30 years with the Palm Beach County School System and retired as Director of West Technical Education Center in Belle Glade,...
Rhonda Gayle Dunn
Jun 21, 2018
Rhonda Gayle Dunn, 55, of Pisgah Forest, passed away Thursday June 21, 2018. Born in Jackson County, March 18, 1963 to Vera Holland Guise of Cullowhee and the late Clyde Gibbs,. She loved crafting, gardening and spending time with her grandson. In addition to her mother Vera Guise and husband Don of Cullowhee she is survived by her husband Ben...
Stephen Daryle Large
Jun 20, 2018
Stephen Daryle Large, 70, of Sylva, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday June 20, 2018. Born in Maryville, TN. and raised in Tampa, Florida, Daryle and his wife have been residents of Jackson County since 2006. He is a U.S. Air Force Veteran and a member of Sylva First United Methodist Church where he helped with the Praise...
Anthony Benjamin DeStefano
Jun 19, 2018
Anthony B. DeStefano (Dusty), 93, of Sylva’s East Fork community died Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at Harris Regional hospital.
He was born January 8, 1925 to the late Anthony Salvatore DeStefano of Philadelphia, PA and Marcia DeStefano of Stockton, MD. Anthony joined the Navy at the age of 17 and served from 1942 until 1946 during World War II, on the...
James Ronald Jones
Jun 18, 2018
James Ronald Jones (Jim), 69, of Sylva, passed away Monday, June 18, 2018 at Mission Hospital-Memorial Campus in Asheville, N.C. He was the son of the late James Eldon and Elois Hooper Jones of Whitleyville,Tennessee, formerly of Sylva. Jim (also known as Ronnie in his youth) served in the United States Air Force for fifteen years as a photographer and...
Samuel David Fisher
Jun 16, 2018
David Fisher, age 60, of Sylva, passed away on Saturday, June 16th, 2018 at Skyland Care Center of Sylva, NC, following a prolonged illness. He was the husband of Vicki Kraemer Fisher and the son of the late Ike and Nana Lee Fisher. He was an avid outdoorsman. For the majority of his adult life, he worked as a professional...
Brianne Jai Abbitt
Jun 16, 2018
Brianne Jai Abbitt, age 39, of Bryson City passed away June 16th, 2018 in Sylva, NC.
No services are planned at this time.
Appalachian Funeral Services is assisting the family.
Linda D. Bowers
Jun 14, 2018
Linda D. Bowers, age 61, of Sylva passed away on Thursday, June 14th, 2018. She was the wife of Nelson Bowers and the daughter of the late Ed and Mary Conner.
Linda attended Sunrise House of Worship in Dillsboro, NC and loved to work in her flower gardens. She dearly loved her family and especially loved her grandbabies and great grandbabies.
In...
Joshua William Hannah
Jun 13, 2018
Joshua William Hannah, 22, of Jackson County, passed away Wednesday June 13, 2018. An active soldier in the U.S.Army, he had played football, wrestled and ran track at Smoky Mountain High School, which he graduated in 2015. He enjoyed being outdoors and being the life of the party, he never met a stranger. He was preceded in death by his...
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