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Adolphus Stokes
Adolphus Dock Stokes, 90, of 215 Shelton Street, Waynesville, died
Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2003, after a short illness.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
A native of Texas County, Okla., he was the son of the late Mark and
Mary Elizabeth Jordan Stokes. He lived 38 years in Stevens County, Kan.,
and one year in Jackson County prior to moving to the Haywood Lodge
in Waynesville.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Janice Youderian Stokes, who died
in 1984.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and received the Purple Heart
and two Bronze Stars. He was employed by Gregg Trucking and Wade Beasley
and Sons of Hugoton, Kan., for many years. After retirement, he did
small engine repair and locksmithing. He was a member of the Church
of Christ.
Surviving are one daughter, Alecia Fischer of Cullowhee; and one granddaughter.
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Katherine French
Katherine Linnie French, 67, of 1037 Sherrill Cove Road in Cherokee's
Big Cove community, died Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003, at Harris Regional
Hospital after a brief illness.
Memorial services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18, at Our Lady
of Guadalupe Church. Father Shawn O'Neil officiated. Burial was in Standingdeer
Cemetery in Blue Wing community.
She was born Dec. 10, 1934, in Ft. Yates, N.D., at Standing Rock Reservation
to the late Edmond and Patsy Baine. She was a Lakota Sioux and her Lakota
name was Red Bird Woman. She was a teacher who received her degree at
the University of Maryland, a craftmaker, and a member of Our Lady of
Guadalupe Church.
She was preceded in death by one son, Daniel Marvin French.
Surviving are two daughters, Teresa Ann and Patsy Marie of Cherokee;
two sons, Edmond Meroney and John Randall of Cherokee; two sisters,
Janet Blain Christy of Salisbury and Lois Blaine Donaty of Fredricksburg,
Va.; one brother, George Baine of Talequah, Okla.; 18 grandchildren;
and one great-grandchild.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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George Laws
George Henry Laws, 87, of Camp Creek Road, Whittier, died Thursday,
Aug. 14, 2003, at Harris Regional Hospital after a brief illness.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at Melton-Riddle
Funeral Home. The Rev. Paul Carden officiated. Burial was in Bethel
Cemetery in Haywood County. Pallbearers were Gene Gibson, Bill Gibson,
Fritz Hillderbran, Bubba Milner, Terry Stout and Freddy Clontz.
A native of Swain County, he lived most of his life in Jackson County.
He was a retired carpenter and farmer, member of Hyatt's Chapel Baptist
Church and the last child of the late Charlie and Eliza Parris Laws.
Surviving are his wife of 64 years, Mildred Z. Laws; one daughter, Opal
W. Elders of Waynesville; and three grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to KARE, P.O. Box 1392, Waynesville, N.C. 28786.
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Clarence Lanning
Clarence E. Lanning, 59, formerly of Waynesville, died Aug. 10, 2003,
at his residence in Roanoke, Va., of cancer.
Burial was at Okley Memorial Gardens of Roanoke Wednesday, Aug. 13.
The Rev. Dr. Darrell Crim officiated.
He was a son of Johnnie and Dessie Mathis of Waynesville.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Herbert and Richard Lanning;
and one sister, Hazel Robinson.
Surviving, in addition to his parents, are his wife of 42 years, Christine
Mull Lanning; two sons, Jeff and Johnnie Lanning; one daughter, Jeanie
Irby; five sisters, Dorothy Gibson, Florence Caldwell and Virginia Rhodomer,
all of Waynesville, Ruth Ellis of Gastonia and Louise Parker of Clover,
S.C.; three brothers, James Lanning of Woodstock, Md., and Dewey Lanning
and John Thomas Lanning, both of Waynesville; and six grandchildren.
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Walter Griffin
Walter M. Griffin, 79, of Sylva, died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2003, at his
residence.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, in the chapel
of Moody Funeral Home. The Revs. Roger Stewman and David Souderles officiated.
Burial with military honors was held in Fairview Memorial Gardens.
A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Lawson McKinley
and Ada Mae Winstead Griffin. He was a veteran of World War II, having
served in the U.S. Army and in Korea, serving in the U.S. Air Force,
from which he retired from in 1966. He also retired from Security Forces
Inc.
Surviving is his wife, Ruby Virginia Jacobs Griffin.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 50 S. French
Broad, Asheville, N.C. 28801.
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Victoria Orth
Victoria Leigh Orth, 20, of Brevard, formerly of Cullowhee, died Sunday,
Aug. 17, 2003, in an automobile accident in Transylvania County.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today (Thursday) at Tuckasegee
Baptist Church. The Rev. Larry Perry will officiate. Burial will be
in the church cemetery.
A native of Baltimore, Md., she had lived in Jackson County for 18 years
before moving to Brevard. She was an employee of Transylvania Rehabilitation
Center.
She attended Cullowhee Valley Elementary School and Smoky Mountain High
School, where she was in the band and played the clarinet. She was a
member of Tuckasegee Baptist Church.
Surviving are her father and stepmother, Robert and Shannon Winstead
Orth of Cullowhee; her mother, Debra Chafin of Maryland; paternal grandmother,
Alberta Orth of Baltimore, Md.; and two brothers, Patrick and Robert
Orth, both of Cullowhee.
The family was to have received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday,
Aug. 20, at Melton-Riddle Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Tuckasegee Baptist Church, P.O. Box 203, Tuckasegee,
N.C. 28783.
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Vinnie Shuler
Vinnie H. Shuler, 93, of Cope Creek Road, Sylva, died Monday, Aug.
18, 2003, in Skyland Care Center after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, at New Hope
Baptist Church. The Revs. Hardin Nicholson and Mike Moore will officiate.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Craig
Baker, Jeff Cloer, David and Jody Shuler, Jimmy Ensley and Brandon Wilson.
A native of Swain County, she had lived the past 93 years in Jackson
County. She had worked for more than 20 years at Highlands Cleaners
and Laundry and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. She was the
last child of the late Asbury and Sara Woods Hoyle.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Joseph Shuler; one son,
Thomas J. Shuler; one grandson; and two great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight (Thursday)
at Melton-Riddle Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to New Hope Cemetery Fund, c/o Don Shuler, 32
Old Field Cemetery, Sylva, N.C. 28779.
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Shelby Moss
Shelby Jean Moss, 67, of Pine Creek Road, Cullowhee, died Monday, Aug.
18, 2003, at Mission-St. Joseph's Health System in Asheville.
Moody Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
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Cassandra Spillane
Cassandra Spillane, 33, of Tallahassee, Fla., died Monday, Aug. 18,
2003.
A native of Tampa, Fla., she was the daughter of the late James R. Spillane
and Joyce Ellsworth, formerly of Dillsboro.
Moody Funeral Home will announce local arrangements.
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Josef Vance
Josef "Skipper" Coffey Vance Jr., 58, of Jonesboro, Ga.,
died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2003, following a plane crash in Jackson County.
Born Dec. 27, 1944, in Atlanta to Joe and Ann Vance, he was a U.S. Marine
Corps veteran, serving in the Vietnam War as an air traffic controller.
A graduate of Wayne State College in Detroit, Mich., and West Georgia
College in Carrollton, Ga., he founded Advertising Ideas in Atlanta
in 1970, where he worked until his death. He was past president of the
Rotary Club of Jonesboro and was a member of Clayton County Chamber
of Commerce and the Commemorative Air Force.
Surviving, in addition to his parents, are two sisters, Vicky Vance
Rogers and Dinah Vance Hoch.
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