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Grady Galloway
Grady R. Galloway, 86, of Cary, died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today (Thursday, Dec. 1) in the chapel of Melton-Riddle Funeral Home with Dr. Richard Scearde and Neal Galloway officiating. The family will receive friends after the service. Burial will follow in Hyatt Cemetery in Qualla with full military honors conducted by Steve Youngdeer VFW Post 8013.
He was born in Whittier April 13, 1919, and graduated from Western Carolina University in 1942. He enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and took part in five invasions during World War II, including D-Day at Normandy. He was awarded the Silver Star for outstanding service for locating the landing beach at night and keeping the enemy busy with rocket fire during an invasion in Salerno, Italy. After the service, he worked as a counselor in the Western North Carolina offices of Vocational Rehabilitation and in the program’s Raleigh office before retiring in the 1980s. He was a member of the Raleigh Host Lions Club and Cary First Baptist Church. He enjoyed traveling. He was a son of the late Elbert and Sarrah Ward Galloway.
Surviving are his wife, Irene; one son, Neal Galloway of Hillsborough; one daughter, Karen Szczecko of Henderson; one sister, Birdie Vogler of Rutherfordton; and two grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Disease Association, 400 Oberlin Rd., Suite 208, Raleigh, NC 27605.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.brownwynne.com.
Johnny Howell
Johnny C. Howell, 59, of Allen St., Sylva, died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, at Harris Regional Hospital after a period of declining health.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, at Liberty Baptist Church with the Revs. Charles Lee and Wanda Moore officiating. Burial was in Fairview Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers were members of the Progressive Masonic Lodge 411.
A native of Jackson County, he worked at Blue Ridge Paper in the maintenance department. He was a member of Progressive Masonic Lodge 411 and a member of Liberty Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Harvey and Hester Bryson Howell.
Surviving are one sister, Liller J. Howell of Sylva; and two brothers, Larry Howell of LaFayette, Ga., and Glenn Bryson of Sylva.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Maude Bryson
Maude Buchanan Bryson, 85, of Cullowhee Mountain Road, Cullowhee, died Thursday, Nov. 24, 2005, at Harris Regional Hospital after a brief illness.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, in the chapel of Melton-Riddle Funeral Home with the Rev. Johnny Norris officiating. Burial was in Fairview Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers were Tim Coggins, Mark Bryson, Dade Sims, Darron Bryson, Todd Shert and Roy Barbee.
A native of Haywood County, she had lived most of her life in Jackson County. She was an avid canner, quilter and gardener. She was a member of White Rock Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late William and Sally Greggory Buchanan.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Lawrance H. Bryson; one son, Robert Bryson; three brothers, Lida, Fred and Thedore; and one sister, Leila Stiwinter.
Surviving are three sons, Woodrow Bryson of Cumming, Ga., Lester J. Bryson of Jonesboro, Ga., and Fred Bryson of Virginia Beach, Va.; four sisters, Mary Rogers and Alice Fox, both of Yellow Mountain, Mattie Mason of Glenville, and Lucille Webb of Cleveland, Ga.; two brothers, Marvin D. Buchanan of Fort Worth, Texas, and Vero Buchanan of Candler; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Tuckasegee Mike Martin VFW Post.
Jane Cronic
Jane Burns Cronic, 84, of Bryson City, died Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005, at Mountain View Nursing Home.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 25, in the chapel of Crisp Funeral Home with the Revs. Charles Ray Ball and Leland Green officiating. Burial was in Swain Memorial Park.
Pallbearers were her friends.
She was born in Swain County to the late Jim and Alice Bowers Burns.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles.
Surviving are four sisters, Flonnie Collins, Glenna Waldrop and Jessie Dyer, all of Bryson City, and Betty Ward of Virginia; one niece, Elsie Tolley of Sylva; and one nephew, Bobby Burns of Dillsboro.
Gordon Hooper
Gordon Dean Hooper, 68, of Whittier and Caney Fork communities, died Monday, Nov. 21, 2005, at Harris Regional Hospital.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, in the chapel of Crisp Funeral Home with Winfred Brooks and the Revs. Ned Pressley, Clemmey Queen and Tim Dillard officiating. Burial was in Swain Memorial Park with military rites conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9281 Honor Guard.
Pallbearers were Phillip Stephens, Winfred Brooks, Maurice Biggs, Brandon Humphrey, Steven McClure and Jason Lowery.
Honorary pallbearers were his nephews, Kenneth Hooper, Scott Hooper, Mark Hooper, Joey Hooper and Elijah Childs.
He was retired from the manufacturing business and was the vice president and manager of Heritage Quilts Corporation for many years. He also owned his own business, Cherokee Heritage, for 10 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served during the Korean War, and an avid Democrat. He served on the Swain County School Board for eight years. He was a son of Mable Wachob Hooper of Sylva and the late Gordon Davis Hooper.
He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Geraldine Woodard Hooper.
Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife, Karen Biggs Hooper; one daughter, Michell Humphrey; one son, Brandon Hooper; four brothers, James K., Wayne, Frank and Huey; one sister, Mary; and three grandchildren.
Charles Kirkpatrick
Maj. Charles Edward Kirkpatrick of Waynesville, died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005, in Frankfurt, Germany.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today (Thursday, Dec. 1) at Crabtree United Methodist Church in Waynesville with the Revs. Kathy McAbee and Jim Bob Reeves officiating. Interment will be at Dawn Memory Garden with full military rites conducted by a detachment from Ft. Bragg. The family will receive friends from 10 until 10:45 a.m. prior to the service.
Honorary pallbearers will be George, Bud, Kevin, and Keith Kirkpatrick, Willis Crane and Arthur Moon.
He was a native of Haywood County and was a 1965 graduate of Sylva-Webster High School. He attended Western Carolina University and received his BA degree from Wake Forest University in 1969 and his MA degree in 1970. While in college, he joined ROTC and went on active duty in 1971. He served in the U.S. Army for 20 years, retiring in 1991 with the rank of major. During his service, he received a Defense Service Medal with Bronze Service Star. Following his military career, he became a professional public historian for the Army, first at the Center for Military History in Washington, D.C., and then with V Corps in Germany. He taught for four years at West Point and published three books and currently has two books awaiting publication. He also attended the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, Calif. He was a son of the late James E. and Charlotte Love Kirkpatrick.
Surviving are his wife of 36 years, Carol Cunningham Kirkpatrick; one daughter, 2nd Lt. Celia Irene Kirkpatrick of El Paso, Texas; and one brother, Thomas W. Kirkpatrick of Clyde.
Memorials may be made to the Amyloidosis Research Foundation, 4174 Meyers Ave., Waterford, MI 48329; or Crabtree United Methodist Church Building Fund, 5405 Crabtree Rd., Clyde, NC 28721.
Wells Funeral Home of Waynesville is in charge of arrangements.
An online memorial register is available at “Obituaries” at www.wellsfuneralhome.com.
Dorothy Swift
Dorothy Mae Patton Swift, 79, of Sylva, died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005, at Skyland Care Center after a period of declining health.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the chapel of Moody Funeral Home with the Revs. Paul Christy and Phyllis Glahn officiating.
Moody Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Ennis Houston
 Ennis Theodore “Sam” Houston, 83, of Salem, Ill., died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005, at Salem Township Hospital.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7, in the chapel of Rogers-Atkins Funeral Home in Salem with the Rev. Cecil Frady officiating. Interment was in Harvey’s Point Cemetery in Kelly, Ill., with military rites conducted by the Salem American Legion Post.
He was born Aug. 14, 1922, in Macon County’s Walnut Creek community. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, and was a member of Salem First Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Charles Baxter and Laura Cordelia Houston.
He was also preceded in death by his wives; and four sisters, Ruby, Audrey, Pearl and Nettie.
Surviving are one stepson, Tim Allison of Centralia, Ill.; one stepdaughter, Diane Schriefer of Nashville, Ill.; and four stepgrandchildren.
Geneva Welch
F. Geneva Toineeta Welch, 95, of Cherokee, died Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005, at Tsali Care Center.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, at Cherokee United Methodist Church with the Rev. Steve Philippi officiating. Burial was in Campground Cemetery.
She was a native and lifelong resident of Cherokee. She attended boarding school in Cherokee and graduated in 1926, then attended Chilocco Indian School in Oklahoma. She was a member and matron of the Eastern Star’s Tuckasegee Chapter 16. She married Cowney Saunooke in 1936, and worked many years for the Red Cross program setting up bloodmobiles in the Cherokee area and served as contact person for people receiving and needing blood donations. She also served as manager of Boundary Tree Dining Room and later Drama Dining Room. She also worked as an accountant for Qualla Housing Authority, and a legal secretary for attorney Stedman Hines, as well as legal services in Sylva. She ended her career as secretary for Cherokee United Methodist Church. She enjoyed cooking. She was a daughter of the late George and Miriam Smith Toineeta.
She was also preceded in death by one son, William Mody.
Surviving are two sons, Jack Saunooke of Whittier and Jim Bushyhead of Vinita, Okla.; two sisters, Dorothy Holloway and Margaret Owl; one brother, Howard Toineeta; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Cherokee United Methodist Church Building Fund, c/o Birdie Cooper, P.O. Box 524, Cherokee, NC 28719.
Crisp Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Jesse Bishop
Capt. Jesse L. Bishop, 85, of Lakewood, Wash., died Thursday, Oct. 27, 2005, at his home.
Funeral services and burial were held Wednesday, Nov. 2.
He was born March 24, 1920, in Cullowhee, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He served 18 months in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Rodman, S.C., and joined the Army in 1940. He was stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and was on duty the morning Pearl Harbor was attacked. He served in the Pacific Theater in World War II, and was part of the invasion of the Island of Luzon. He was wounded three times and received the Purple Heart with two leaf clusters and a Bronze star with two leaf clusters.
He was discharged at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., but reinlisted in 1948. He fought in the Korean War and was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action. He returned to the United States and served as advisor to the Army Reserve in Seattle. He was reassigned to the Army Reserve in Yakima, Wash., and was promoted to captain in 1953. He was assigned to Germany, then Fort Lewis, where he served as organization NCO for the U.S. Army Garrison. In 1961 he was sent to school in Monterey, Calif., to learn Vietnamese and was subsequently deployed to Vietnam. He retired to Lakewood after 21 years of service. He was a son of the late Grover and Mattie Morgan Bishop.
He was also preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Lurline Owen Bishop, who died in December 2004.
Surviving are three adopted sons, Kent, Larry and David; one brother, Ray Bishop of Glenwood; one sister, Irene Hooper of Cullowhee; and several grandchildren.
Asbury Frady
 Asbury Frady, 70, of Rich Drive, Whittier, died Friday, Nov. 25, 2005, at Mountain Trace Nursing Center after a period of declining health.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, at Mt. Zion Independent Baptist Church, of which he was a charter member and trustee, with the Revs. Tommy Ashe, Michael Gunter, David Souderes and Darick “Tiny” Frady officiating. Burial was in Barkers Creek Cemetery.
Pallbearers were John Snyder, Shane Snyder, Clyde Green, Stephen Swanger, Steven Frady and Brandon Frady.
Honorary pallbearers were his nephews and friends.
A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, he was a commercial carpenter with Haywood Contracting Company for 36 years. He was an avid gardener and rock mason. He was a son of the late Claude Ellis and Sara Lee Miller Frady.
He was also preceded in death by one son, Tommy Creasman; two sisters, Willa Mae Henry and Mary Elizabeth Frady; and one brother, Ellis Frady Jr.
Surviving are his wife of 42 years, Betty Childers Frady; two daughters, Sandra Gunter Queen and Claudia King, both of Whittier; three sons, Danny Creasman of Whittier, the Rev. Darick “Tiny” Frady of Sylva and Eddie Frady of the home; seven brothers, Roy Frady of Illinois; Charles Frady of Georgia, H.L. Frady of Charlotte, Howard Wiley Frady of Bryson City, John Frady and Richard Frady, both of Cullowhee, and Eugene Frady of Webster; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Zion Independent Baptist Church General Fund.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Regina Woodard
 Regina Frady Woodard, 48, of Fraser Fir Drive, Sylva, died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, at Mountain Trace Nursing Center after an extended illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, at Zion Hill Baptist Church with the Revs. Mike Fox, Ernie Jamison, Keith Ashe and Benny Bagwell officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers were Carroll Franks, Doyle Woodard, Glen Ray Watson, Cale Wilson, Floyd Green and Lloyd Green.
She was an auxiliary member of Savannah Fire Department. She was a 1975 graduate of Sylva-Webster High School where she was in the band and at Savannah School she played basketball. She was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church, where she was the pianist. She was a daughter of James Woodrow and Artie Estes Frady of Sylva.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Richard and Effie Sorrells Frady; and Oscar and Rhoda Sutton Estes.
Surviving, in addition to her parents are her husband of 30 years, Darrell Wayne Woodard; two daughters, Monika Lynn Woodard and Cheryl Ann Woodard, both of the home; one sister, Pamela Bilbro of Raleigh; and one brother, Michael Frady of Freeport, N.Y.
Memorials may be made to Mountain Trace Nursing Center Patient Fund, 417 Mountain Trace Rd., Sylva, NC 28779.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Edward Shoemaker
Edward C. Shoemaker, 65, of Whittier, died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, after a long illness.
Memorial services will be held at his home at a later date.
He was born and raised in Camden, N.J., and also lived in Tampa, Fla. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having served in the Vietnam War, and was a member of Post I Veterans of Foreign Wars in France. He was retired from the Hillsborough (Fla.) Sheriff’s Department and was an active member of R.C. Barnstormers.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Tammy Lee.
Surviving are his wife of 43 years, Cathy Phillips Shoemaker; one son, Richard of Denham Springs, La.; one daughter, Tracy Lynn of St. Petersburg, Fla.; one brother, Raymond of New Jersey; three sisters, Elaine Schoch and Delores Rosell, both of New Jersey, and Rosemarie Sacco of Florida; three grandsons; and one great-granddaughter.
Memorials may be made to PAWS Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 1814, Bryson City, NC 28713.
Crisp Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Bud Ramsey
William Jessero “Bud” Ramsey, 57, of Whittier, died Thursday, Nov. 24, 2005, at Harris Regional Hospital after an extended illness.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, in the chapel of Melton-Riddle Funeral Home with the Rev. Johnny Norris officiating. Burial was in Double Springs Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Tony Ramsey, Doug Ramsey, Jamie and Chad LeQuire, Earl Hooper and Ellis Coggins.
A native of Jackson County, where he lived most of his life, he was a painter and truck driver for many years. He was a son of the late Jess and Mary Parris Ramsey.
He was also preceded in death by two brothers, James Michael and Elb Estes Ramsey.
Surviving are two sons, William Roderick Ramsey and Eric Shannon Ramsey, both of Cullowhee; six sisters, Mildred Jones, Katie Brooks, Connie Hall and Eleanor LeQuire, all of Whittier, Linda Tolley of Sylva, and Joanie Queen of Cullowhee; and one brother, Davey Ramsey of Whittier.
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