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William Foxx
William Ray Foxx, 72, of 304 Golf Course Road, Greenville, S.C., died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004, at Greenville Memorial Medical Center.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home in Greenville. Burial was in Greenville Memorial Gardens.
A native of Jackson County, he was a son of the late William Grayson and Jane Gibbs Foxx. He was a member of Walden Masonic Lodge 274 and of the Church of God faith. He retired from Delta Electric Company and was owner of Foxx Electric in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Surviving are his wife of 42 years, Dorothy Smith Foxx; one daughter, Lynn Foxx of Easley, S.C.; one son, Terry Foxx of Piedmont, S.C.; four sisters, Ercie McConnell, Hazel Buckner and Virginia Foxx, all of Sylva, and Minnie Reed of Enka; and three grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Greenville County Cancer Society, 113 Mills Avenue, Greenville, SC 29605.
Margaret Painter
Margaret A. Painter, 71, of Locust Creek Road, Sylva, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004, at Harris Regional Hospital.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, in the chapel of Moody Funeral Home. The Revs. Cecil Frady and Dale Fincher officiated. Burial was at Fairview Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Deron Adams, Adam Brooks, Jerry Adams, Freddie Beasley, Loy Von Deitz and David Brooks.
A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was a daughter of the late Theodore and Eva Hooper Adams.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Patricia Shepherd.
Surviving are her husband of 54 years, Johnnie Dee Painter Sr.; two sons, Johnnie Dee Painter Jr. of Napa Valley, Calif., and Doug Painter of Cullowhee; two brothers, Marvin Adams of Cullowhee and Bill Adams of Sylva; and two sisters, Phyllis Brooks of Enka and Genevieve Smith of Raeford.
Stanley Queen
Stanley Queen, 41, of Johns Creek Road, Cullowhee, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2004, at his residence.
Graveside services were held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, at Queen Cemetery with the Revs. Eddie Stillwell and R.B. Coward officiating.
A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, he was a self-employed landscaper and son of the late Ramona Lovedahl Queen, who died in 1996.
Surviving are his father, Arnold Queen of Cullowhee; two daughters, Tonya Renee Queen and Kimberley Nichole Queen, both of Waynesville; grandfather, Jeff Lovedahl of Cullowhee; two sisters, Rita Carver and Patricia Mathis, both of Cullowhee; and one brother, Lester Queen of Cullowhee.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Sarah Johnson
Sarah Mary Johnson, 58, of Ike Swimmer Road, Cherokee, died Sunday, Sept. 26, 2004, at Mission Hospitals in Asheville after an extended illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, in Yellow Hill Baptist Church. The Revs. Red Bradley and Roland Whitaker officiated. Burial was in Swimmer Cemetery.
A native of Swain County, she had lived most of her life in Jackson County. She was a member of Rocks Springs Baptist Church and attended Yellow Hill Baptist Church. A daughter of the late Thomas W. and Alice Mary Sherrill Swimmer, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Richard Johnson, who died in 2000, a sister and two brothers.
Surviving are two daughters, Cynthia Wilnoty of Cherokee and Salina Lee of Macon County; two brothers, Douglas Swimmer and Dwight Swimmer, both of Cherokee; and 10 grandchildren.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
John Buchanan
John Osborne Buchanan, 82, of Texas, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004, at his home.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, at First Presbyterian Church in Lake Jackson, Texas. The Rev. Alan Trafford officiated. A Masonic service followed. Burial was at 11:15 a.m. Monday, Sept. 27, at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. Pallbearers were VFW members.
He was born in Biltmore, but was raised in Cullowhee, where he finished high school in 1938. During this time he was an Eagle Scout and attended the World Scout Jamboree in 1936.
He attended college at The Citadel and was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1943. He served overseas during World War II, both in Europe and the Pacific. He participated in the landing at Utah Beach in Normandy and later was part of the occupation of the Philippines. He was the only officer in his battalion to receive the Philippine Liberation Ribbon.
He returned from overseas as a captain, with four battle stars, the Meritorious Unit Citation and various other citations. He served in the Army for 24 years in various assignments, including Europe, the Pacific, Korea and Alaska.
He received a masters in civil engineering at the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy.
Upon retiring from the Army, he worked as a construction engineer with Dow Chemical Co., where he had assignments including Europe, Brazil, Korea, Columbia and Canada. He retired from Dow in 1983 and finished his career as a building inspector for the State of Texas.
Throughout his career he was in 31 different countries.
He was active in civic affairs, was a scoutmaster, life member in the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, Society of American Military Engineers and Association of American Arbitrators. He was a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and was the first commander of VFW Post 6266 in Lake Jackson.
He was a Master Mason, 32nd Degree Mason of the Scottish Rite in Houston, Knight Templar of York Rite in Missouri and a Shriner in the Alzafar Temple of San Antonio.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, William Osborne Buchanan; his father, C.C. Buchanan, and his mother, Lillian Barker Buchanan.
Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Helen Foote Buchanan; and one son, Charles Osborne Buchanan of Richmond, Texas.
Memorials may be made to an organization of one’s choice.
Kevin Broom
Kevin Scott Broom, 35, of Seattle, Wash., died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2004, at Bailey Boushay Home after a brief illness.
Private memorial services and burial will be held at a later date.
Born Feb. 12, 1969, in Jackson County, he was a graduate of the N.C. School of the Arts in Winston-Salem and UNC-Greensboro. He moved to Seattle in 1994 and worked for Microsoft. He was later self-employed as a graphic designer. He was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his parents, William and Pauline Broom of Tuckasegee; and a sister, Gwendolyn Queen of Tuckasegee.
Memorials may be made to a cancer fund.
Hazel Williams
Hazel L. Mauck Williams, of Bridle Path Road, Andrews, died Saturday, Sept. 25, 2004, at her residence after a period of declining health.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, at Second Baptist Church. The Revs. Gale Jenkins and Donald Watkins officiated. Burial was in Valleytown Cemetery.
A native of Graham County, she had lived in Cherokee County since 1968. She retired from Baker Furniture and was a member of Sweet Gum Baptist Church. A daughter of the late Walter and Eva Rogers Mauck, she was also preceded in death by a sister, Loretta Mauck Moody.
Surviving are two daughters, Valarie Holder of Robbinsville and Connie Whitaker of Andrews; three sisters, Winonna Mauck Whiteside of Greenville, S.C., Ella Mauck Riddle of Waynesville and Kathy Mauck Escobedo of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; two brothers, Bill Mauck of Waynesville and Pete Mauck of Robbinsville; and three grandchildren.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
John Smoker
John David Smoker, 30, of the Wolftown Community, Cherokee, died Saturday, Sept. 25, 2004.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, at Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church. The Revs. Johnny Cucumber and Noah Crowe officiated. Burial was in Long Branch Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dirk Welch, Tristan Sanchez, Steve Raby, Bud Armachain, Ray McCoy, John Laney, Star Pheasant and Steve Bird.
A native of Cherokee, he was the son of John Smoker and Stacy Bird Rogers, both of Cherokee.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two daughters, Shakayla and Sabrina Smoker, both of the home; his stepmother, Sallie Smoker; maternal grandparents, Morgan and Leona Wolfe of Cherokee; one sister, Reva Bird of Cherokee; and two stepsisters, Sherrie and Mara Arch of Cherokee.
Crisp Funeral Home was in charge of arangements.
Amanda Crowe
Amanda Maria Crowe, 82, of Cherokee, died Monday, Sept. 27, 2004, at Tsali Care Center after a lingering illness.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at Whittier United Methodist Church with the Rev. David Baxter officiating. Friends and family are invited to gather after the service in the church's fellowship room.
A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, she was the daughter of the late Sallie Picklesimer Crowe and Ute Crowe.
She left North Carolina to complete high school in Chicago. As early as 1946, she won a scholarship for study at the Art Institute of Chicago. She earned a bachelor of arts degree at DePaul University. At the Art Institute she earned a masters of fine arts, followed by a fellowship to study in Mexico with sculptor Jose de Creeft at Institute Allende.
In 1953 she was employed by the Cherokee Historical Association as an instructor of arts and crafts at Cherokee schools and held that position for nearly 40 years.
Among the honors she received was an honorary doctorate of fine arts degree from UNC-Greensboro in 1980. She helped guide some of the best Cherokee artists into Qualla Arts and Crafts Cooperative through her input as a longtime member of the board of directors. Her work is on permanent display at Chicago Merchandise Mart, the Smithsonian Institute, Blair House, the Department of Interior in Washington, D.C., and the Container Corporation of America.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Henry Robert Crowe; two half-brothers, William Crowe and Richard Crowe; and three half-sisters, Nora Crowe Morris and Lucinda Crowe Catolster; and Mary Crowe.
Surviving include her foster brother, John Wieters of Macon, Ga.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Unto These Hills Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 398, Cherokee, NC 28719.
Moody Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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