Obituaries

Nancy Passmore Watson

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Nancy Passmore Watson, 84, of Bryson City went home to be with the Lord Friday September 18, 2020. A native of Swain County she was the daughter of the late Elisha and Fannie Kirkland Passmore.

Mary Evelyn Nichols

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Mary Evelyn Nichols  peacefully passed away at the age of 97.  A life well lived can best be measured by the number of lives one has changed in a positive way.

Marie Cochran

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Marie Cochran, 84, of the Alarka Community went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, September 16, 2020. A native of Swain County she was the daughter of the late W.S. and Flora Southards McMahan.

Johnny Michael McCarter

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Johnny Michael McCarter, age 85 of Barnesville, Georgia passed away at home Thursday, September 10, 2020.

Georgia Lee Hampton Sutton

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Georgia Lee Hampton Sutton, 90, of Bryson City went home to be with the Lord and her family on Saturday September 12, 2020.

Gregory Olin Crisp

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Gregory Olin Crisp went home to be with the Lord on September 11, 2020. He was 59 years old.

Roy Bailey

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Roy Bailey, 80, of the Stecoah Community, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at his residence.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde and Vergie Bailey.

Gary Dean (Boots) Smith

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Gary Dean (Boots) Smith, 64, passed away unexpectedly in his home on August 18, 2020.  A lifelong resident of Cherokee, North Carolina, he loved gardening and the outdoors.

Yvonne Crisp

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Yvonne Crisp, 55, of Bryson City passed away on August 23, 2020.

She was born in Charlotte, North Carolina to the late Lance and Edna Mae Crisp.

Mellis Richard “Skip” Meyers

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WHITTIER – Mellis Richard “Skip” Meyers (80) passed away peacefully at his home in Whittier, NC after a lengthy battle with Congestive Heart Failure and Mesothelioma.  His wife of 40 years and one