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Sim McCord
Sim Hillard McCord, 86, of Augusta, Ga., died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2003.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, at Martinez
Baptist Church in Martinez, Ga. Burial was in Westover Memorial Park
in Augusta. Honorary pallbearers were Pat M. O'Connor, Winton Smith,
Harry Morris, William Lewis and Charlie Wildes.
A civil service retiree, he lived in Augusta but maintained a second
home in Sylva. He and his wife were active in Scotts Creek Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Madelyn Woodward McCord.
Surviving are one son, Dr. Symm Hawes McCord of Evans, Ga.; two sisters,
Daisy McCord MacDonald and Blanche McCord Martin, both of Augusta; six
grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren,
Memorials may be made to the Martinez Baptist Church, 3632 Lynnwood
Drive, Martinez, Ga. 30907.
Platts Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Pearle Brown
Pearle A. Brown, 74, of Franklin, died Wednesday, October 29, 2003,
in Angel Medical Center.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, in the chapel
of Macon Funeral Home. The Rev. Harold Ball officiated. Burial was in
the Old Field Cemetery, Sylva. Pallbearers were Boyd Ensley, Bailey
Ensley, Curtis Ensley, Kirby Ensley, Todd Hall and Alan Ashe.
A native of Jackson County, she was a daughter of the late Hershel Ashe
and Ollie Cope Ashe. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Franklin.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband,
James Lee Ensley, who died in 1987, and two sisters, Mary Frances Ashe
and Elaine Ashe.
Surviving are her husband of 13 years, Howard R. Brown; one daughter,
Tammy Zilbauer of Franklin; one son, Steve Ensley of Murphy; two sisters,
Sandy Rielly of Clearwater, Fla., and Glenda Henson of Gastonia; two
brothers, Ken Ashe of Waynesville and Wilburn Ashe of Gilbrata, Mich.;
two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Elevator Fund, 69
Iotla Street, Franklin, N.C. 28734.
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Clifford Parker
Raymond Clifford Parker, 50, of Sylva, died unexpectedly Saturday,
Nov. 1, 2003, at his residence.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, in the chapel
of Melton-Riddle Funeral Home. The Revs. Tommy Ashe and Larry Perry
officiated. Burial was in Lovedale Cemetery with military rites conducted
by the U.S. Marines and Sylva American Legion Post 104. Pallbearers
were Olin Orr, Corey Rogers, Johnny Mathis, Bart Simons, Steve Beasley,
Jimmy Houston and Hoss Crisp. Honorary pallbearers were employees of
Parker & Associates.
A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, he was owner of Parker
& Associates Inc., a national Painting and Decorating Contractors
of America board member and past PDCA president. He was a 1971 graduate
of Sylva-Webster High School, where he was on the football and wrestling
teams. He was a U.S. Marine veteran and a member of Rockdale Baptist
Church.
He was preceded in death by one infant brother and two infant sisters.
Surviving are his parents, Bill and Ruby Cochran Parker; one sister,
Darlene Cagle of Sylva; one son, Mitchum Turpin of Butner; one daughter,
Tasheena Parker of Cherokee; and grandmother, Frances Parker of Sylva.
Memorials may be made to the Raymond Clifford Parker Scholarship Fund,
Carolina's Council PDCA, 98 Riverwalk Way, Irmo, S.C. 29063, or the
Lovedale Baptist Church Cemetery Fund c/o Walter Painter, 720 Ashe Loop
Road, Sylva, N.C. 28779.
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Thomas Barker
Thomas D. Barker, 59, of Winterhaven Drive, Sylva, died Friday, Oct.
31, 2003, at Harris Regional Hospital after a period of declining health.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, in the chapel of
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home. The Revs. Clifford Parker and David Souderes
officiated. Burial was in Old Savannah Cemetery.
A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, he was a retired manager
of the Dillsboro Super Test. He was a son of Virginia Hannon Barker
of Sylva and the late John Otis Barker.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Doyle Barker.
Surviving, in addition to his mother, are one daughter, Kimberly Owen
of Rosman; one sister, Clara Belle Martin of Pacolet, S.C.; and three
brothers, Freeman Barker of Waynesville, Marcus Barker of Sylva and
Donald Barker of Pacolet.
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Howard Blackburn
Howard E. Blackburn, 89, of North Norton Road, Cashiers, died Thursday,
Oct. 30, 2003, at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital after a period of declining
health.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at Yellow Mountain
Baptist Church. The Revs. Keith Ashe and Eddie Stillwell officiated.
Burial was in Stewart Cemetery with military rites conducted by the
U.S. Army. Pallbearers were Tim Ledford, Layton Moss, Randal Cobb, Edward
Blackburn, Jeffery Stewart and Jeremy Stewart.
A native of Macon County, he was a son of the late John Parker and Columbia
Arizona Parker Blackburn. He attended Yellow Mountain Baptist Church.
He retired from N.C. Department of Transportation in the maintenance
department.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, seeing action in Guadalcanal,
New Georgia, New Guinea, Luzon and the Philippines. He was a recipient
of the Purple Heart and combat infantry badge.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and six sisters.
Surviving are his wife of 42 years, Lola Hooper Black–burn; two
daughters, Debra and Janet Blackburn, both of Cashiers; and two sisters,
Ida Mae Norris and Bertha Moss.
Memorials may be made to Glenville-Cashiers Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 919,
Cashiers, N.C. 28717.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home, Sylva was in charge of the arrangements.
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James Smart
James Robert Smart, 84, of Cherokee, died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2003,
at Harris Regional Hospital after a period of declining health.
A memorial service and burial will be held in St. Petersburg, Fla.
A native of Laurel, Mont., he was a resident of Cherokee since 1966.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps and was retired from the
St. Petersburg, Fla., police department. He was a son of the late Charles
Henry and Bessie Barnett Smart.
He was preceded in death by one son, Robert Charles Smart, and three
sisters, Rachel Stephenson, Alice Smart and Dorothy Lawrence.
Surviving are his wife, Paulette Smart of the home; one son, James Richard
Smart of St. Petersburg, Fla.; one daughter, Dianne Panther of Cherokee;
one brother, Charles Smart; three sisters, Esther Van Dyke, Hazel Boyd
and Mary Moore, all of Florida; five grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 50 S. French
Broad Ave., Asheville, N.C. 28801.
Moody Funeral Home, Sylva, is in charge of arrangements. An online memorial
and guest registry is available at www.pemoody.com.
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Dr. Hilton Seals
Dr. D. Hilton Seals, 79, of Whittier, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003, at
Mountain Trace Nursing Center after a period of declining health.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at First Presbyterian
Church. The Revs. Bill Serjak, Davis Whitesides and Riley Covin will
officiate. The family will receive friends at the fellowship hall immediately
following the service.
A native of Hoke County, he lived in Jackson County most of his life.
He was graduated from Pfeiffer College in 1943, from the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1945, from Duke Divinity School
in 1948 and from UNC Medical School in 1951.
He served his internship at Temple University Hospital and at U.S. Navy
hospitals in Oaknoll, Calif., and Corona, Calif., and was in private
practice from 1956 to 1977 in Sylva.
He was a member of the North Carolina and American Diabetes associations
and the North Carolina and American thoracic societies. He received
the William D. MacNider Award in 1951 at the UNC Medical School and
the Founder's Award of North Carolina.
He was former president of N.C. Tuberculosis Association, chairman of
the Jackson-Macon-Swain counties health departments and consultant to
Highland-Cashiers Hospital board of trustees. He served on the Jackson
County United Christians Ministry board and with the Harris Regional
Hospital Chaplaincy program. Son of the late Luther Bifford and Frettie
Myrtle Sessoms Seals, he practiced internal medicine and cardiology
at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Asheville from 1977 until
his retirement in 1988.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, Floyd McLean Seals, Luther
Bifford Seals Jr., Jimmy Douglas Seals and William Lester Seals.
Surviving are his wife, Theresa Martin Seals of the home; two sons,
Thomas Douglas Seals of Asheville and John Roger Seals of Evans, Ga.;
one sister, Lois Seals Collins of Aberdeen; one stepson, James B. Sutton
of Whittier; one stepdaughter, Nora E. Myers of Whittier; five grandchildren;
and three great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Harris Regional Chaplaincy
Program, c/o Harris Regional Hospital, 68 Hospital Rd. Sylva, N.C. 28779
or Ensley Adult Care, 505 Rocking Cove, Sylva, N.C. 28779.
Moody Funeral Home, Sylva, is in charge of arrangements.
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William Shaver
William D. Shaver, 77, of 55 Echota Church Road, Cherokee, died Tuesday,
Oct. 28, 2003, in a Cherokee nursing home.
A memorial service will be held at a later date in Tennessee.
A native of Chattanooga, Tenn., he was the son of the late Fred and
Marietta Shaver.
Surviving are one son, Harold Frasher of Cherokee; and four grandchildren.
Crisp Funeral Home, Bryson City, is in charge of local arrangements.
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Clyde Andrews
Clyde Lawrence Andrews, 79, of Cullowhee, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2003,
at Mountain Trace Nursing Center after a period of declining health.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
A native of Nemaha, Neb., he served in the Merchant Marines during World
War II. He owned and operated Andrews Real Estate for 37 years, working
in commercial and residential real estate. Son of the late Fred and
Effie Stout Andrews, he was a member of Cullowhee Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Barbara Dillard Andrews of the home; two daughters,
Denissa Schulman of Skyland and Deborah Nielsen of Woodstock, Ga.; one
sister, Zada Pilster of Tucson, Ariz.; and four grandchildren.
Moody Funeral Home, Sylva, is in charge of arrangements. An online memorial
and guest registry is available at www.pemoody.com.
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Dakota Gunter
Dakota Gene Gunter, infant son of Billy Ray and Tina Cabe Gunter of
Whittier, died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2003, at Harris Regional Hospital.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at Hyatt's
Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Oliver Dills officiated.
He was preceded in death by paternal grandmother, Linda Taylor Gunter.
Surviving, in addition to the parents, are two sisters, Brittany and
Kayla Gunter of the home; maternal grandparents, Larry Cabe of Sylva
and Diane Ingram of Whittier; maternal great-grandparents, A.G. and
Ellen Sutton of Sylva; paternal grandparents, Gary and Delores Gunter
of Whittier; and paternal great-grandfather, Gentry Gunter of Whittier.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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