Obituaries

Floye Arvey DeHart

Floye Arvey DeHart, 91, joined her preceding family in her heavenly home on January 1, 2023. She was a member of Dan Springs Baptist Church. Floye worked 26 years at Swain County Hospital as housekeeping supervisor. She was a renowned seamstress doing various projects for her family and friends.

Edwin Hyatt Patton

Edwin Hyatt Patton, age 89, born March 8, 1933, went peacefully to Heaven on December 28, 2022 at his residence on West Deep Creek, with his loved ones gathered by his bedside. He was the son of the late Thomas Patton and Ethel Hyatt Ashe.

Charles E. Morrow

Charles E. Morrow, Sr., 86, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2022. Visitation for family and friends will be Sunday, January 8, 2023, at 2:00pm at Lake Bowen Baptist Church, Inman, South Carolina, followed by a Celebration of Life at 3:00pm.

Eddies Jean Moore

Eddies Jean Moore (80) went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, December 19th after a lengthy illness. Jean was loved by all who knew her. She graduated high school in 1962 from Jackson High School in Sylva, NC.

Melvin “Mutt” Gasaway

Melvin “Mutt” Gasaway, 62, of Whittier passed away Monday, December 19, 2022. He was a member of Piney Mountain Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Vincent and Dorothy Gasaway.

Naomi Ruth (Pulliam) Cole

Naomi Ruth (Pulliam) Cole, age 75, of Waynesville, North Carolina passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2022, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Naomi was born in Eden, NC on February 7, 1947, to the late Reverend Deemus and Gladys Dehart Pulliam.

Paul Crisp

Born April 3 1943 Died Dec 25 2022   Paul Crisp resident of Bryson City and later Newport TN and later of Limestone TN. died on Dec 25 at the age of 79.

Gladys Welch Simonds

Gladys Welch Simonds, of the Alarka community went home to be with the lord December 6, 2022, at Bryson Senior Living. A native of Swain County, Gladys was born March 28, 1942, to the late Cecil and Edna Mae Sutton Welch.

Laura Lynn Washington (Connors)

Laura Lynn Washington (Connors), age 70, of Bryson City, NC, passed away on Wednesday December 7, 2022. She was born on April 13, 1952, in Michigan, to the late Robert Connors and Dorothy (Mercier) Connors. Laura was known as an avid fly fisher and an awesome cook.

Wanda Faye Blankenship

Wanda Faye Blankenship, 59, of Bryson City went home to be with the Lord Saturday, December 17, 2022. A longtime resident of Bryson City, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Johnny (JP) Parton; parents, Guy and Dorothy Hollifield Blankenship and one brother, Larry Blankenship.