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Posey Long
Posey J. Long, 84, of Long Branch Road, Cherokee, died Wednesday, Oct.
1, 2003, in a Cherokee health care facility.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Bethabara
Baptist Church. The Revs. James "Bo" Parris and Mitchell Smiley
officiated. Burial was in Long Family Cemetery.
A native of Jackson County, he was a son of the late Josiah Long. He
was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church in Snowbird and a wood craftsman.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Bessie Catolster Long,
who died May 24, 2003.
Surviving are four sons, Wilbur George Long, Garfield Henry Long, Roger
D. Long and John Long, all of Cherokee; three grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Crisp Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Ruth Whitworth
Ruth May Whitworth, 69, of Burlington, Wash., died Thursday, Oct. 2,
at her home.
Graveside services were held at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 7, in Van Zandt
Cemetery in Deming, Wash. Pastor Dave Browning officiated.
She was born May 1, 1934, in Sylva to Oudis C. and Lillie C. Shepard
Harris and moved with her family to Sedro-Woolley, Wash., when she was
11.
She married James E. Whitworth on Dec. 3, 1965. She was a member of
the Meat Cutter's Union of Washington and owned and operated Jim's Auto
Repair with her husband.
She was proceeded in death by a son, Robert Buchanan; two brothers,
Henry and Will Harris; and a sister, Eve.
Surviving, in addition to her husband, are a daughter, Carolyn Buchanan
Counts of Black Diamond, Wash.;
two sons, Hank Buchanan of Sylva and Doug Buchanan of Birdsview, Wash.;
a sister, Margaret Harris of Sylva; a brother, Daniel Harris of Sedro-Woolley;
six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Skagit Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 1376, Mount
Vernon, Wash., 98273-1376.
Lemley Chapel in Sedro-Woolley was in charge of arrangements.
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Martha Cucumber
Martha Shell Cucumber, 64, of Lizzie Cucumber Road, Cherokee, died
Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003.
Funeral services were held at noon Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Piney Grove
Baptist Church. The Rev. Roland Whitaker officiated. Interment was in
Cucumber Cemetery.
A native and lifelong resident of Cherokee, she had worked in textiles
and was the daughter of the late Boyd and Mary Lawsiah Shell.
Surviving are her husband, Johnny Cucumber; three sons, Henry, Robert
and Keith Shell, all of Cherokee; a daughter, Marella Martinez of Waynesville;
a brother, Boyd Henry of Cherokee; two sisters, Hazel Shell and Betty
Toineeta, both of Cherokee; and three grandchildren.
Moody Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. An online memorial
and guest registry are available at www.pemoody. com.
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Donald Fleming
Donald Loyd Fleming, 57, of Cullowhee's Wayehutta community, died Monday,
Oct. 6, 2003, at Mission-St. Joseph's Health System in Asheville.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at New
Life Foundation Church, 908 Cedar Lane Road, Greenville, S.C.
A native of Greenville, S.C., he had lived in Jackson County the past
17 years. Son of Sara Mae Weston Fleming Davis of Easley, S.C., and
the late Marvin H. Fleming, he was proceeded in death by his wife, Lula
Belle Houston Fleming; a twin brother, Randall Floyd Fleming, and two
other brothers, Leroy Fleming and Marvin Fleming Jr.
Surviving, in addition to his mother, are a sister, Rachel Ladd of Zephyerhills,
Fla.; two brothers, Lamine Fleming of Greenville, S.C., and the Rev.
Douglas Fleming of Zephyerhills.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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John Grant
John Grant, 59, of Peppermill Lane, Sylva, died Monday, Oct. 6, 2003,
at his residence after an extended illness.
Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, in Addie Cemetery.
The Rev. Eddie Stillwell officiated.
A native of Knox City, Texas, he had lived in Jackson County the past
four years. He was a self-employed commercial painter, woodworker and
veteran of the U.S. Navy.
A member of Marshall Drive Baptist Church in Texas, he was the son of
the late Thven D. and Bonnie Marie Smith Grant.
Surviving are his wife of 33 years, Rita Sue Parris Grant; a daughter,
Susan Messina of Maryland; a sister, Gloria Linthieum of Wichita Falls,
Texas; and two grandsons.
Memorials may be made to WestCare Hospice, 132 Sylva Plaza, Sylva, N.C.
28779.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Prince Hawkins
Prince Albert Hawkins Jr., 64, of Riverbend Road, Sylva, died unexpectedly
Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003, at Mission-St. Joseph's Health System in Asheville.
No services are planned at this time.
A native of Petersburg, Va., he had lived the past 12 years in Jackson
County. A painter, he was a son of the late Prince Albert Sr. and Elizabeth
Marshall Hawkins.
Surviving are his wife of 13 years, Lydia Diane Walker Hawkins; two
daughters, Dorothy Marie Hawkins and Melissa Hawkins, both of Petersburg;
two sons, Thomas Hawkins of Clyde and Prince Albert Hawkins III of Petersburg;
four brothers, John Edward Hawkins, Richard Hawkins, Jackie Raymond
Hawkins and Clarance Hawkins, all of Petersburg; and four grandchildren.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Emily McCoy
Emily Conseen McCoy, 78, of Cherokee's Adams Creek community, died
Monday, Oct. 6, 2003, at her residence after an extended illness.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Bethabara
Baptist Church, of which she was a member. The Rev. Mitchell Smiley
and Tom Harris officiated. Burial was in Birdtown Cemetery.
A native and lifelong resident of Swain County, she was a cook at the
Qualla Boundary Head Start for several years and was a Foster Grandparent.
She was a daughter of the late James and Caroline Tonietta Conseen.
She was proceeded in death by her husband, William Thomas McCoy, who
died in 1985; a son, William Allen McCoy; three sisters; and three brothers.
Surviving are nine daughters, Bertha Marie Braddock of Adum, Ga., Nora
Maxine Burgess, Frances McCoy, Peggy Oocumma, Agnes Bradley, Mildred
McCoy, Mary McCoy, Tommie Ruth McCoy and Faye McCoy Cedillo, all of
Cherokee; five sons, Richard James McCoy, Albert McCoy, Thomas J. McCoy,
Larry Paul McCoy and Vernon Ray McCoy, all of Cherokee; two brothers,
Adam Conseen of Staunton, Va., and Macadoo Driver of Cherokee; two foster
children, Juanita and Carol Ann Bottchenbaugh; and one grandson.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Herbert Reagan
Herbert Lee Reagan, 92, of Camp Creek Road, Whittier, died Tuesday,
Oct. 7, 2003, at Tsali Care Center after a period of declining health.
Moody Funeral Home, Bryson City, will announce arrangements.
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