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Dr. Frank Enloe
Dr. Frank Robert Enloe, 72, of Woodland Drive, Waynesville, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, at his residence.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Hamilton H. and Elizabeth Boyd Enloe. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. After graduating from N.C. State University in 1959, he received his doctorate degree in veterinary medicine from the University of Georgia in 1963. He was co-owner of Junaluska Animal Hospital and later owner of Enloe Animal Hospital in Waynesville. He established Cherokee Animal Hospital before his retirement in 2003.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Jack Enloe.
Surviving are his wife of 43 years, Joan Enloe; three daughters, Melissa Enloe of Bluffton, S.C., and Jennifer Enloe and Trudy Enloe, both of Savannah, Ga.; and one sister, Alice Morgan of Cashiers.
Memorials may be made to an animal fund of one’s choice. The family requests that written remembrances or animal stories be sent to 477 Woodland Dr., Waynesville, NC 28786.
An online registry is available at www.wellsfuneralhome.com.
Wells Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Duffy Sampson
Leon “Duffy” Sampson, 65, of Cherokee, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2007, at Cherokee Indian Hospital.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15, at Old Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, with the Revs. Denny Crowe and Danny Little officiating. Burial followed at Sampson Family Cemetery.
A native and lifelong resident of Cherokee, he was a son of the late Arch Sampson and Leuna Crowe Littlejohn. He had retired from the Cherokee Police Department.
He was preceded in death by three sisters, Lily Wolfe, Elsie Martin and Mickey Sampson; one grandchild, and one great-grandchild.
Surviving are his wife, Sally Catolster Sampson; three daughters, Lisa Sampson, Tamara Sampson and Penny Johnson, all of Cherokee; two sons, Duffy Sampson of Cherokee and Rocky Sampson of Stecoah; four sisters, Joann Kolonaheskie, Lawanda Maney, Tunnie Catt and Gwen Wildcatt, all of Cherokee; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Moody Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Bill Middleton
William A. “Bill” Middleton, 83, of Golden, Colo., died Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007, at a Colorado nursing facility after a period of declining health.
Services are planned later this spring in Loveland, Colo.
A native of Jackson County, he was a son of the late Ralph and Dorcus Middleton. He was educated in Cullowhee and served in World War II in the European theater, and moved west after returning.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Maxine Middleton; one son, David Middleton; one brother, Bannister “Bud” Middleton; and one sister, Jane Elizabeth Cowan.
Surviving are two daughters, Debbie Christenson of Morrison, Colo., and Leanne Walcott of Lakewood, Colo.; and several grandchildren.
Frank Parker
Frank Eugene Parker, 83, of Skagit County, Wash., died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, at Burton Care Center in Burlington, Wash.
Services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, in the Lemley Chapel with the Rev. Dale Price officiating. Burial followed at Hamilton Cemetery with military rites conducted by the George Baldridge American Legion Post 43.
A native of Jackson County, he was born April 26, 1923, to the late Perry and Ola Alexander Parker. He was raised and attended school in North Carolina. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942, and served in the Pacific theater during World War II. He moved to Punkin Center, Wash., in 1948, and worked for Lone Star Cement, Sound Timber and other logging companies. From 1955 until 1967, he owned and operated Triangle Shake Mill in Hamilton. He worked for Intalco Aluminum in Ferndale, Wash., doing plant maintenance until his retirement in 1985.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Lawrence Parker and Robert Parker; five sisters, Stella Parker, Bessie Lee Parker, Nora Parker, Lili Mae Parker and Alma Parker; and one grandson.
Surviving are his wife, Fearbia Moore Parker; one daughter, Frankie Jean Bigelow; four sons, Clark Parker, Ron Parker, John Parker, and Wayne Parker; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
An online registry is available at www.lemleychapel.com.
Mae Bryson
Mae Snyder Bryson, 88, of Sylva’s Addie community, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007, at Harris Regional Hospital, after a period of declining health.
Services were scheduled to be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, at Buff Creek Baptist Church, with the Rev. Gerald Morris officiating. Burial was to be in Addie Cemetery.
A native of Jackson County, she was a daughter of the late William Houstons and Laura Belle Clayton Snyder. She was one of the oldest active members of Buff Creek Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde U. Bryson, who died in 2000; two brothers, William Jack and Charles Candler Snyder; and two sisters, Mary Allie Snyder and Edith Belle Fortner.
Surviving are one daughter, Lydia Bryson Cope of Sylva; one son, C. Dewey Bryson of Charlotte; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Buff Creek Baptist Church or Addie Cemetery Fund, 1274 Mineral Springs Dr., Sylva NC 28779.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Bobby Moody
Robert Harvey “Bobby” Moody, 69, of Wolftown Road, Cherokee, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2007, at Cherokee Indian Hospital.
Services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15, at Pisgah View Memorial Park, with the Rev. Steve Fox officiating.
A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Guy and Clara Fox Moody. He graduated from Micaville High School in Yancey County and was a U.S. Navy veteran. He worked at D.O. Creasman and was a member of Maple Ridge Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Richard D. “R.D.” Moody.
Surviving are his wife, Cheryl Fincher Moody; four daughters, Mara Moody Queen of Cherokee and Karen Morton, Karla Moody Bugg and Misty Renee Moody, all of Candler; one son, Michael Shane Moody of Candler; and five grandchildren.
An online registry is available at www.grocefuneralhome.com.
Groce Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Arnold Thomas
Arnold Granville Thomas, 58, of Cullowhee, formerly of Marshall, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007, at Mission Hospitals’ Memorial Campus, Asheville.
Anders-Rice Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ralph Allison
Ralph Allison, 92, of Sylva, died Monday, Jan. 15, 2007, at Skyland Care Center.
Services were scheduled to be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, at Olivet Methodist Church, of which he was a member, with the Rev. Steve Philippi officiating. Burial was to be in Sherrill Cemetery.
He was a son of the late John David Allison and Mary Howell Allison.
He was preceded in death by one son, Lewis Allison; one granddaughter; and several brothers and sisters.
Surviving are his wife, Emma Raby Allison; two grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Moody Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Lois Brady
Lois Youvonne Brady, 67, of Jim Cochran Road, Franklin, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, at her residence.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, at Victory Baptist Church, of which she was a member, with the Revs. Benny Bagwell, Ed Frampton and Buddy Driggers officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
A native of Forest City, Mo., she was a daughter of Lillian Rose Bell of Fulton, Mo., and the late Charles Dwight Elders. She had lived the past several years in Macon County and was a retired LPN.
Surviving are her husband, Kenneth “Skip” Brady; three sons, Bobby Morgan of Sylva, Kenny Morgan of Franklin and Chuck Morgan of Fulton; one daughter, Avis Youvonne Brady of Columbia, Mo.; one sister, Joyce Grissom of Moulton, Wash.; and two brothers, Roger Elders of Fulton and Gary Elders of Utah.
Memorials may be made to Victory Baptist Church Building Fund, 278 Victory Church Rd., Sylva, NC 28779.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
John Slater, Jr.
John W. Slater, Jr., 95, of Asheville, formerly of Whittier, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, at Aston Park Health Care Center in Asheville.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at Whittier United Methodist Church.
A native of Hammond, Ind., he graduated from Hammond High School and attended Indiana University. He was an accomplished violinist who had played in two national championships for high school orchestra and toured England and France with a dance band in 1935. He worked as a quality-control officer for Brad Foote Gear Works in Chicago, Ill., during World War II. He later became a portrait photographer, working for several studios in Chicago for 35 years before starting his own studio in Oak Park, Ill. He retired to Whittier in 1979. He was a 32nd degree Mason and past president of the Kiwanis Club of Oak Park.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Slater; one son, John Slater of Webster; one brother, Fred Slater of Woodinville, Wash.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
David Ward
David Ellis Ward, 78, of Jericho Road, Whittier, died Monday, Jan. 15, 2007, after a period of declining health.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, at Hyatt’s Chapel Baptist Church, of which he was a member, with the Revs. Dale Roberts, Steve Webb, and Justin Hunt officiating. Burial will follow at Ward Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jason Webb, Josh Carnes, Ricky King, John Hill, Nathan Woods, and Brent Steward. An honorary pallbearer will be Blake Ward.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. today (Thursday, Jan. 18) at the church.
Born Oct. 27, 1928, he was a son of the late John Hardy and Dora Elizabeth Oxner Ward. He was a native and lifelong resident of Jackson County and had retired from Vulcan Materials. He was also a farmer.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Earl Ward, and two sisters, Annie Mae Myers and Mary Elma Reagan.
Surviving are his wife of 55 years, Mary Alma Green; one son, John David Ward of Whittier; four daughters, Wanda Dills of Cullowhee, Geraldean Webb of Bryson City, and Barbara Carnes and JoAnn Austin of Whittier; two brothers, Edward Ward and Charles Ward, both of Whittier; 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Moody Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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