Mr. Robert Beavers age 83 of Carson Lane Murphy Passed away peacefully on Friday August 26, 2016 at his home following an extended illness. Mr. Beavers was born on March 19, 1933 in Murphy, NC., the son of the late Herman Beavers and the late Sarah Jane Sneed Beavers. He was a native and lifelong […]

Peggy T. Brammer, 88, of Murphy, NC died at Life Care of Copper Basin on Saturday, August 20, 2016. A native of Alamance County she was the wife of the late J.C. “Jack” Summers and the late J. Russell Brammer and the daughter of Rev. J.H. Trogdon and Zella Leona Steele Trogdon, both deceased. She […]

Barbara Alice Farmer McCoy, age 77 of Murphy, NC passed away Thursday, September 15, 2016 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Cherokee County, NC and the daughter of the late Robert and Braska Allen Farmer. Barbara had worked for Levi’s. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. In addition […]

Jerry Chase Carnahan, age 86 of Hayesville, NC passed away Friday, September 2, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Council Buff, Indiana to the late Thomas and Mabel Carnahan. Jerry was a US Navy veteran. He worked for an electric company as a supervisor. Jerry was active in the Kiwanis where he was […]

Joyce Verner Palmer Jones of Calhoun, GA passed away August 30, 2016 at her residence. Joyce was born in Pitts, GA but resided in West Palm Beach, FL. She later moved to Murphy, NC and then to Calhoun, GA. Joyce was preceded in death by her first husband, Ernest Palmer and second husband, Milton Jones. […]

Mr. David Carroll Jones, age 79 of Marble, passed away August 23, 2016 at his home. David was born May 24, 1937 in Andrews, NC to the late Jack Jones and the late Mary Ruth Barker Jones. Survivors include three sons, Darrel Jones, Dana Jones and David Jones, daughter, Sheila Brickey, three brothers, Gary Jones, […]

Gaines L. Jones, “Toby”, 76, of Blue Ridge, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on August 18th, 2016. He was a native of Blue Ridge, but lived most of his life in Lithonia, Georgia before moving back to Blue Ridge this year. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Toby retired […]

Hildred Jean Lunsford of Andrews, died Saturday, September 17, 2016 in Blairsville, Georgia following an extended illness. She was a native of Cherokee County, but lived a significant part of her life at Maryville, Tennessee. She was the widow of Cecil Lunsford and the daughter of the late Elbert and Verdia Hardin Jones. She was […]

Emma Jean Parker Voiles, age 79, of Broussard, Louisiana passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, September 15, 2016. Born in a log cabin her father built in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains in Andrews, North Carolina, she was a devoted, loving, nurturing mother and wife. Emma Jean’s favorite hobby was reading […]

Ottie Faye Nelson Ashe, age 91, of Hayesville, NC passed away Monday, September 12, 2016 at Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home. She was a native and lifelong resident of Hayesville, NC. Ottie Faye was the daughter of the late James Monroe and Dora Louida Dailey Nelson. She was a homemaker. Ottie Faye had been a […]

Charles “Champ” Wimpey Jr., age 77, of Warne, NC passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Erlanger Medical Center. He was a native of Hamilton County, OH and was the son of the late Charles Wimpey Sr. and Ruby Hall Wimpey. Charles was a US Navy veteran. He was a retired mechanic in the trucking […]

Jerry Billy Pressley, age 84, of Murphy, NC passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Murphy Medical Center. He was a native of Cherokee County, NC and the son of the late Jerry Pressley and Fannie Panther Sutton. He had worked for Carolina Tire for several years. He loved spending time with his grandkids and […]