Debbie Laws Burrell – obituary

  Debbie Laws Burrell, 56, of Sylva, passed away Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, at her residence from health complications. A Bryson City native, she was born on March 29, 1963. She was a loving mother, grandmother, aunt, wife, and friend.  She is truly gone way early in...

Jon Edward Owle – obituary

  Jon Edward Owle was resourceful in meeting the many challenges he faced in life.  On Jan. 23, 2020, the Rubella virus that caused his deafness at birth ended his life.  Born in 1963, Jon missed getting the protection that the Measles, Mumps and Rubella...

Mildred Smith – obituary

  Mildred Smith, 87, of Cherokee, was welcomed into the arms of God Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. A native of Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Alvin and Nancy Griffin Myers and wife of the late Wesley Smith, Jr. She was a member of Sawmill Hill Freewill...

Rosemarie Wilde Haigler – obituary

  In the early morning of Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, Rosemarie Wilde Haigler (8/6/1934) died peacefully, at Harris Regional Hospital, in Sylva. Rosemarie was born and raised in Swain County.  She was preceded in death by her mother, Laura Josephine Cooper Shuler; her...

Mouse (Deborah Anne) Thompson – obituary

  Mouse (Deborah Anne) Thompson, 46, of Cherokee, passed away Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 at 11 a.m. She was preceded in death by her father, Dan Thompson and grandparents and other family members. Mouse is survived by her mother, Sandy Sneed (Hill); children, Allison,...

Walela Palma – obituary

  Walela Palma, infant daughter of Cassandra Tolley and Angel Palma, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva. Survivors include her mother, Cassandra Tolley; her father Angel Palma; her grandmother, Misty Ledford; and sisters,...