Obituaries

Edward James Earls

(Dec. 15, 1940-July 13, 2022)   Edward James Earls, of Berkeley Springs, WV, died July 13, 2022, in Colorado Springs, CO. He was 81 years old. Ed was born Dec.

Robert (Bob) Marion Davis

Robert (Bob) Marion Davis of Gainesville, Ga., passed away on August 10, 2022. Bob was born to Gus and Maude Davis on April 15, 1933, in Dunedin, FL. He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife of forty-nine years, Bobbie Davis, and his daughters, Debbie Price and Cindy Yelton.

William LeGrande Pearce

William LeGrande Pearce, 33, of Sylva, North Carolina, passed away at his home on August 2, 2022. He was the son of the late James William Pearce and Carol Hughes Pearce Taylor.

Lois Stanberry

Lois Stanberry, 90, of Bryson City went home to be with the Lord Friday, August 5, 2022. A native of Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Lou Cochran. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by two sisters, Irene and Edna.

Faye Geneva Thomasson Lawhon

Faye Geneva Thomasson Lawhon , 86, born March 8th 1936 in the Collins Creek Great Smoky Mountains National Park, departed this life for heaven Friday August 5th 2022. Faye loved to can and preserve food as much as she loved to cook and garden.

Joyce Bennie Lee Pittman

Joyce Bennie Lee Pittman, 76, of Lower Alarka Community went through the gates of Heaven (went home to be with the Lord), Thursday July 28, 2022. She was the daughter of Dillard Stephenson and Agnes Lindsay Stephenson and Granddaughter of David R. Lindsay and Nora Carson Lindsay.

James Allison Colville

James Allison Colville, age 70 passed away at his home on July 20, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, Reeves M. Colville, Sr. and Hazel Colville, his brother Reeves M. Colville, Jr. and his sister Laura Colville.

Elizabeth Ashley Infinger Parrish

Elizabeth Ashley Infinger Parrish, 60, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at Mountain View Manor Nursing Center. Elizabeth is survived by her mother, Julie Infinger; one sister, Patricia Morris; a niece, Cory Morris; nephew, Zachery Morris, and a dear friend, John Pearson.

Willard Alvin Jenkins

July 29, 1930 – July 16, 2022   Willard Alvin Jenkins went home to be with the Lord on Saturday July 16, 2022.

James Earl Simonds

James Earl Simonds, 72, of the Alarka Community surrounded by his loved ones and friends slipped into eternity July 19, 2022. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late James Walter and Margaret Louise Moore Simonds. He attended Mt. Vernon Freewill Baptist Church.