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Thomas Sturken
Thomas Louis Sturken, 87, of Bennett Hill, Bryson City, died Tuesday,
Sept. 2, 2003, in Harris Regional Hospital.
Funeral services were held at noon Saturday, Sept. 6, at St. Joseph’s
Catholic Church. Father Shawn O’Neil officiated.
A native of New York, he had been a resident of Swain County since 1984.
He was a former plant manager for the Sylco Corp., formerly Harn, in
Sylva.
He was a former board member for Harris Regional Hospital, a member
of the Rotary Club of Sylva and a member of the Knights of Columbus
in New York. He was a volunteer with Meals on Wheels and was a member
of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, where he served on the church
council. He volunteered for many organizations in Bryson City.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Anne Sturken; and
one daughter, Johanna Sturken.
Surviving are his wife of 64 years, Josephine Sturken; two daughters,
Anne Allman of Bryson City and Jennifer Maurer of Merrick, N.Y.; three
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children Hospital, P.O. Box
50, Memphis, Tenn. 38101-9929.
Crisp Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Opal Kline
Opal Picklesimer Kline, 99, of Raleigh, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at the old schoolhouse
in Whiteside Cove. A private burial held in the family cemetery in Whiteside
Cove.
She was born Jan. 26, 1904, to Effie Alley Picklesimer and Henry Barak
Picklesimer. Raised in Jackson County under the cliffs of Whiteside
Mountain, she graduated from high school and studied at Mary Elizabeth
Hospital School of Nursing in Raleigh. A 1925 graduate, she was the
oldest living nursing graduate of that hospital, which was later bought
by Raleigh Community Hospital.
She was married to Philip H. Kline from 1929 until his death in 1989.
They lived and worked in six states, in addition to Mexico and Pakistan,
before retiring back to Whiteside Cove and then the Asheville area.
In Raleigh she resided at Sunrise Assisted Living.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her five sisters,
Pearl, Ruby, Onyx, Coral Lee and Emerald Gladys; two brothers, Heywood
and Louis; one daughter, Phyllis Parks; and two grandsons.
Surviving are one brother, Thomas of Weaverville; three grandchildren;
and six great-grandchildren.
Memorials can be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Bryan-Lee Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Doris McLean
Doris Sandlin McLean, 64, of Ela, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003, of
cancer.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, at Bryson City
Presbyterian Church. The Revs. Judy Stanley and David Russell officiated.
Burial was at Swain Memorial Park.
A native and lifelong resident of Swain County, she was the daughter
of the late Harold Hyams and Mozelle Stack Sandlin.
She was co-owner and operator of the Redskin Motel in Cherokee for many
years. She was a former member of the DAR, former member and chairperson
of the Swain County Board of Social Services and a member of the Bryson
City Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are two sons, Harold "Hezzie" McLean of Hendersonville
and Richard "Ritchie" McLean of Andrews; one brother, Harold
T. Sandlin of Ela.; and three grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Bryson City Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 549,
Bryson City, N.C. 28713; or WestCare Home Health and Hospice, 68 Hospital
Road, Sylva, N.C. 28779.
Moody Funeral Home in Bryson City assisted the family with arrangements.
An online memorial and guest registry is available at www.pemoody.com.
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James Weems
James "Jimmy" Harry Weems IV, 52, died Saturday, Aug. 30,
2003, following a heart attack in Alaska.
After growing up in New Jersey and moving to North Carolina, he started
and operated three successful small businesses. He was a teacher of
whitewater rafting skills. In his later years he moved to Alaska.
Surviving are one son, James; and one brother, Marshall.
Ketchikan Mortuary of Ketchikan, Alaska, handled arrangements.
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L.D. Brown
L.D. Brown, 72, of Cathlamet, Wash., died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003, at
his residence following a long illness.
Funeral services were held in Washington.
A native of Jackson County’s Canada community, he had lived in
Washington for the past 40 years. He retired from the U.S. Army after
serving 25 years, including the Korean Conflict. He worked in the timber
industry.
Son of the late Griffin and Olia York Brown, he was a member of Dodgen
Ridge Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Ursalee Dickson.
Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Joretta Parker Brown; two sons,
Tony and Mike Brown of Washington; three brothers, Clydeth Brown and
Warner Brown, both of Tuckasegee, and James Brown of Bridgeton, N.J.;
three sisters, Iceline Price of Tuckasegee, Lucy McCall of Brevard and
Nellie Griner of Bridgeton, N.J.; and three grandchildren.
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James Oliver
James C. Oliver, 78, of Chino, Calif., died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003,
at Pomona Valley Hospital in Pomona, Calif.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at Bryson City
First Baptist Church. The Rev. John Taglairini officiated. Burial was
in Swain Memorial Park.
A native of Swain County, he was a former Alarka community resident.
He was a son of the late Crawford and Elizabeth Phillips Oliver.
He was trained in the Virginia Naval shipyards, building and repairing
U.S. Navy vessels during World War II. In 1948, he married Nettie Robinson
and relocated to California, where he pursued a career in heavy construction
and retried in 1985.
He was a founding member of Glendora Congregational Church in Glendora,
Calif., and a member of the Operating Engineers for 53 years.
He was preceded in death by one son, Ronald Oliver; three brothers,
Roy Oliver, Elijah Oliver and Billy Oliver; and one sister, Elizabeth
Oliver.
Surviving are his wife, Nettie Robinson Oliver; one daughter, Jamellia
Kay Oliver-Aguirre of Chino Hills, Calif.; one sister, Hester Gibson
Sitton of Bryson City; three nieces, including Donna Oliver of Cashiers;
and one granddaughter.
Moody Funeral Home, Bryson City, was in charge of arrangements. An online
memorial and guest registry is available at www.pemoody.com.
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James Buchanan
James "Jimmy" Lee Buchanan, 49, of Cullowhee, died Friday,
Aug. 29, 2003, in Waynesville's Haywood Regional Medical Center.
Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, in Cullowhee
Methodist Church Cemetery.
Moody Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
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