|
Robert Lillard
Robert D. Lillard, 73, of Ferguson Road, Sylva, died Friday, Nov. 14,
2003, at Harris Regional Hospital after a period of declining health.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at Long Branch
Baptist Church, of which he was a member. The Revs. Avery Brown and
Charles Carnes officiated. Burial was in Franklin Cemetery with military
rites conducted by the U.S. Marines and Steve Youngdeer American Legion
Post 143, of which he was a member. Pallbearers were Kevin Brown, Chris
Queen, Ronnie DeHart, Ronnie Sutton, Carl DeHart, Steve Lillard and
Ray Williamson.
A native of Pennsylvania, he was born June 1, 1930, and lived in Jackson
County most of his life. He retired from Western Carolina University
in ground maintenance, was a U.S. Marine veteran of the Korean War and
was one of the few survivors of the battle of the Chosin Reservoir.
A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, he was a son of the
late Sherman Lillard Sr. and Dora Crowe Lillard.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Rhonda Jean Lillard; one son,
Robert C. Lillard; four brothers and one sister.
Surviving are his wife of 47 years, Doris Wykle Lillard; two daughters,
Kathy Brown of Sylva and Lynn Queen of Cullowhee; two sons, Rick Lillard
of Sylva and Steve Lillard of Sylva, currently serving in Baghdad, Iraq;
three sisters, Alice DeHart of Sylva, Lib Potts of Canton, Ohio, and
Rowena Tolley of Cherokee; two brothers, Allan Lillard and Samuel Robinson,
both of Sylva; and six grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 925, Sylva,
N.C. 28779.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
|
|
Brenda Williams
Brenda Nations Williams, 43, of Murphy, formerly of Whittier, died
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003, at Angel Medical Center after a brief illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Melton-Riddle
Funeral Home. The Revs. Calvin Murphy and Max Cochran officiated. Burial
was in Nations Creek Cemetery.
A native of Jackson County, she lived for several years in Hayesville
and Murphy. She was a sales representative for AmeriGas, Inc. A 1978
graduate of Sylva-Webster High School, she received an associate business
degree at Southwestern Community College and was a member of Walker
Road Baptist Church in Murphy.
She was preceded in death by one sister, Marylin Connie Nations.
Surviving are her parents, Pat and Dora Jones Nations of Whittier; one
son, Joshua Aaron Williams of the home; and a twin sister, Barbara Ashe
of Whittier.
Memorials may be made to Joshua Aaron Williams Fund at any State Employee
Credit Union.
|
|
Roger Monteith
Roger Clifton Monteith, 64, of Brevard, died of cancer Tuesday, Nov.
11, 2003, at his home.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Coopers
Gap Baptist Church Cemetery in Polk County. The Rev. Warren Godfrey
officiated.
He was born Oct. 22, 1939, in Swain County and was a son of the late
Martha Cable Monteith and Gordon Monteith.
He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Olin Monteith and Harold
Monteith.
He graduated from Sylva High School, attended Western Carolina University
and served in the United States Army. He was a State Farm agent in Brevard
for 35 years, retiring Oct. 31, 2002.
Surviving are his wife, Frankie G. Monteith; two sons, Roger C. Monteith
Jr. of New Bern and Samuel G. Monteith of Charlotte; and three sisters,
Willa Rae Stanberry of Boone, Inez Smith of Sylva and Joretta Moon of
Sylva.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Transylvania County, P.O. Box 1116,
Brevard, N.C. 28712.
Moody-Connolly Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
|
|
James Cook
James “Art" Cook, 73, a long time resident of Lyman, Wash.,
died on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003, while hunting near Winthrop, Wash.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, at Lyman Baptist
Church, of which he was a member.
Pastor Ron Schenk officiated. Burial followed at the Lyman Cemetery
with military honors provided by George Baldridge Post 31 American Legion.
Son of the late Paul and Gennie Morgan Cook, he was born May 21, 1930,
in Cullowhee's Caney Fork community. He had been a Skagit County resident
since 1941.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving from 1948 to 1952 in the Korean
War as a heavy equipment engineer.
He worked as a diesel mechanic for many years for N.C. Machinery in
Mount Vernon, Alaska, retiring in 1990.
On June 13, 1953, he married Mabel Ann Campbell at the Hamilton Baptist
Church and the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in June.
He was preceded in death by one son, Jeff; and four brothers, Floyd,
Baxter, Herman and Blaine.
Surviving are his wife, Mabel Ann Campbell Cook of Lyman; two sons,
Frank Cook of Lyman and Jim Cook of Sedro-Woolley, Wash.; two daughters,
Sherry Black of Sedro-Woolley; and Alesia Van Pelt of Burlington, Wash.;
one brother, Lyle Cook of Sedro Woolley; two sisters, Mag Hughley and
Marie Presnell, both of Stanwood, Wash.; seven grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Lyman Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1327, Lyman,
Wash. 98263.
Lemley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
|
|
Joseph Nicholson
Joseph Leon Nicholson, 61, of Salt Lake City, Utah, died Thursday,
Nov. 13, 2003, after surgery.
A native of Jackson County, he was a son of the late Raymond and Alda
Nicholson.
Surviving are his wife, Tamera; two sisters, Jean Cogdill and Joyce
Evans, both of Sylva; and one brother, Raymond Nicholson Jr. of Rockwood,
Tenn.
|
|
Maxwell Brasch
Maxwell Fredrick Brasch, 91, of Cullowhee, died Saturday, Nov. 15,
2003, at Autumn Care Nursing Home in Waynesville.
Funeral services will be held at noon today (Thursday) at St. David's
Episcopal Church, of which he was a member. Father Michael Hudson will
officiate. The family will receive friends following the services. His
ashes will be laid to rest in Chesapeake Bay.
He was born on June 1, 1912, in Palo Alto, Calif., to the late Fredrick
Edward and Winifred Elizabeth Orpin Brasch. He attended George Washington
University in Washington, D.C., before entering the United States Army
in 1937. After serving for 30 years in the Army, he retired in 1967.
He was a film maker and writer. He married Essie Mae "Midge"
Hall on Jan. 13, 1990, in Wilmington, Del.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, is one sister, Carolyn Mulford of
Silverton, Idaho.
Garrett Funerals and Cremations, Waynesville, was in charge of arrangements.
An online guest registry may be signed at www.legacy.com.
|
|
Danny Britt
Danny Morris Britt, 63, of Lumberton, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003,
at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Smyrna Baptist
Church. The Rev. Shelly Dial officiated. Burial followed in Robeson
Memorial Park.
He was a son of the late Hilbert and Katie Britt.
Surviving are his wife, Earm Neil Norton Britt; two daughters, Carolyn
Floyd of Whittier and Robin Davis of Lumberton; one son, Chris Britt
of Salisbury; two sisters, Shelby Faulk of Orrum and Carolyn Bock of
Monroe; five brothers, James Martin "Buddy" Britt, Roger Britt,
Darrell Wayne Britt and John Wicker Jr., all of Lumberton, and Hollice
Britt of Orrum; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
|
|
Lorraine Eastridge
Lorraine Duckett Eastridge, 45, of Happy Ridge Lane, Sylva, died Monday,
Nov. 17, 2003, at her residence after a period of declining health.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at Balsam Ridge
Baptist Church, of which she was a member. The Rev. Mel Thurman and
Brother Terry Bowen will officiate. Burial will be in Buchanan Cemetery,
Waynesville.
A native of Newberry, S.C., she lived in Jackson County since 1995.
Daughter of the late Guy Duckett, Jr., she was the recreation coordinator
with Lifespan.
She was preceded in death by one brother, William Helms, Jr.
Surviving are her husband of 16 years, the Rev. William J. Eastridge;
mother and stepfather, Pearl Cox and Bill Helms of Charlotte; two daughters,
Sharron F. De'Boben of Tampa, Fla., and Connie Teaque of Kernersville;
two sons, Paul Henry Robinson, Jr. of Sylva and Thomas J. Eastridge
of Greensboro; two sisters, Guynita Hoesman of Concord and Sherry Basaldua
of Charlotte; one brother, Terry Lee Duckett of Charlotte; and six grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Balsam Ridge Baptist Church, 464 Balsam Ridge
Rd., Waynesville, N.C. 28786.
The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. tonight (Thursday) at Melton-Riddle
Funeral Home.
|
