Jerry Wayne Boone – obituary

     Jerry Wayne Boone, age 63, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at home in Sylva.  Mr. Boone was born June 6, 1948 in Avery County.  He is the son of the late Jeter and Myrtle Johnson Boone.  He was preceded in death by a daughter Kara Lianne Boone. He was a veteran of...

Jerry Groner Hartline – obituary

     Jerry Groner Hartline, age 73, of Whittier, died Friday, May 18, 2012 at Memorial Hospital in Asheville.  Mr. Hartline was born January  5, 1939 in Johnson County,  IL. He is the son of the late Glenn and Flora Groner Hartline.  He married Mary Bagby.  He was...

Ernest (Bud) Sneed, Jr. – obituary

       Ernest (Bud) Sneed, Jr. 81, of Cherokee passed away at Cherokee Indian Hospital on May 16, 2012.  He was a resident of the Wolftown Community.      He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Mary Leauna (Smith) Sneed.      He is survived by his wife...

Viola E. Bailey – obituary

      Viola E. Bailey, 90 of Whittier, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2012 at Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville.      Viola was born on March 22, 1922 in Avenel, NJ to the late Philip and Viola Ellison DenBleyker.      Viola (Vi) Bailey graduated as...

Richard Eugene “Ricky” Rattler – obituary

     Richard Eugene “Ricky” Rattler, age 50, of  Murphy, formerly of Robbinsville, passed away Friday, May 11, 2012 at Mission Hospital in Asheville.      He was the son of Iva Rattler of Robbinsville, and the late Willie Rattler.  In addition to his father, he was...

Richard Monroe Hughes – obituary

     BRYSON CITY – Richard Monroe Hughes, 68, of Hughes Branch Road, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in a Hendersonville Health Care Facility. A lifelong resident of Swain County, he was the son of the late Floyd and Roseann Thomas Hughes. He...