Sarah Painter
Sarah Lou C. Painter, 64, of Sylva's Locust Creek community, died unexpectedly Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001, after a brief illness.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 10, in the chapel of Melton-Riddle Funeral Home. The Revs. Mike Dellinger and Dillard Moore officiated. Burial was in Fairview Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Danny Stamey, David Potts, Walker Deitz, Billy Herren, Bob Middleton and Darrell Bradley.
A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was formerly an operator with Continental Telephone. She was a daughter of the late David P. and Dorothy Wild Cagle. She was a member of Sylva's First Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by one sister, Mattie Cagle.
Surviving are her husband of 46 years, William Carl "Red" Painter; one daughter, Gail Fugate of Cashiers; one son, David Painter Sr. of Sylva; one sister, Joanne Cagle of Sylva; and four grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 50 South French Broad, Asheville, N.C. 28801.
Lona Haskett
Lona McKee Haskett, 68, of Buchanan Loop, Webster, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001, at Harris Regional Hospital.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at Lovedale Baptist Church, of which she was a member. The Revs. J.D. Grant, Eddie Stillwell and Mike Farmer officiated. Burial was in Webster Cemetery. Pallbearers were Larry Haskett, Roger Bartlett, Lee Ewart, Dylan Woodbery, Hoyt Robinson and Kirk Saunooke.
She was a native and lifelong resident of Jackson County and member of the Eastern Star. She was a daughter of the late Fred M. and Evelyn Green McKee.
She was preceded in death by one son, Fred Andrew Haskett.
Surviving are her husband of 48 years, R.L. Haskett; two daughters, Susan Hester of Asheville and Kelly Edmundson of Clarksville, Va.; two sons, Robert Lee Haskett Jr. of Asheville and Keith Haskett of Winston-Salem; one sister, Pat Tilley of Waynesville; and three grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Webster Cemetery Fund, c/o Catherine Buchanan, P.O. Box 5, Webster, N.C. 28788.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Robert Lambert
Robert Arthur Lambert, 53, of Cherokee's Birdtown community, died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2001, in Tsali Care Center.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at Bethabara Baptist Church, of which he was a member. The Rev. Ricky Stepp officiated. Burial was in Birdtown Cemetery, with military graveside rites conducted by Steve Youngdeer American Legion Post.
A native of Swain County, he was a son of Ethel Murphy Lambert of Cherokee and the late Willard Lambert. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a building contractor.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Shirlene "Biddie" McCoy.
Surviving, in addition to his mother, are his wife of 27 years, Lana Haney Lambert; three daughters, Tavish Lambert, Keahana T. Lambert and Sarella C. Lambert, all of Cherokee; one son, Justin Reeves Lambert of the home; three brothers, Willard Lambert Jr. of Madisonville, Tenn., and Walter "Bud" Lambert and Willard H. "Bill" Lambert of Cherokee; four sisters, Shirley Stepp of Dawsonville, Ga., and Inez Huskey, Caroldene "Midge" Higgins and Alice "Tootie" Owle, all of Cherokee; and four grandchildren.
Crisp Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Miriam Whitaker
Miriam S. Whitaker, 91, of Clyde and Whittier, died Friday, Dec. 7, 2001, at Canton Health Care.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, in the chapel of Moody Funeral Home. The Rev. Max Cochran officiated. Burial was at Thomas Chapel Cemetery.
A native of Swain County, she was a teacher and licensed practical nurse. She was a daughter of the late Haston and Aletha Jane Webb Springer.
Surviving are two brothers, Clyde Springer of Sylva and Freeman Springer of Whittier, and one sister, Agnes Stillwell of Waynesville.
An online memorial and guest registry is available at www.pemoody.com.
Harold Monteith
Harold "Red" Monteith, 75, of Washington, died Nov. 29, 2001, after an extended illness.
A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, Dec. 29, at his home, 304 Scotland Drive, Camano Island, Wash.
A native of Bushnell in Swain County, he was a son of Gordon and Martha Monteith.
At 17, he volunteered for military service in the U.S. Army. During World War II, he served with the American Division in the Philippines, and later with an Airborne Division in Japan.
When the war ended he was honorably discharged and returned to Sylva, where he was briefly employed before going to Darrington, Wash., where he was employed by Sears Roebuck. He retired in 1989 after 38 years with Sears.
He married Shirley Hammer in 1952, and they moved to Everett, Wash., where they raised their three daughters.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, are three daughters, Patti Greenslade, Holly Jones and Susan Monteith, all of Washington; three sisters, Willie Stanberry of Boone, and Inez Smith and Jo Moon, both of Sylva; one brother, Roger Monteith of Brevard; and one grandson.
Margaret Penland
Margaret Elizabeth Allen Penland, 66, of 10 Aspen Hill Court, Eastover, S.C., formerly of Asheville, died Friday, Dec. 7, 2001, at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia, S.C.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Ashelawn Gardens of Memory. The Rev. Boyce M. Owenby officiated.
A native of Jackson County, she moved to Asheville in 1990 where she was employed as a buyer with Trinity Industries until her retirement in 2000, at which time she moved to Eastover, S.C.
She was the daughter of the late Jan Douglas and Lenora Watson Allen and was the wife of William Carroll Penland, who died in August 1987.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Edwin Allen and Raymond Allen.
Surviving are one daughter, Valerie J. Penland of Asheville; one son, Douglas C. Penland of Eastover, S.C.; and one granddaughter.
Memorials may be made to the American Red Cross, 100 Edgewood Road, Asheville, N.C. 28804.
Anders-Rice Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. To sign the guest book online, go to "Funeral Schedule" at Anders-Rice Funeral Home.
Jessie Webb
Jessie Mae Beck Webb, 84, of Gaston County, died Dec. 3, 2001, at Alexandra Place in Gastonia after a long period of declining health.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Dec. 6, at Dallas Church of God. Burial was in Gaston Memorial Park in Gastonia.
Daughter of the late John C. and Margaret Buchanan Beck, she was a native of Jackson County and had lived in the Cramerton area for almost fifty years.
She was preceded in death by one son, Harold Webb; and two brothers Gene Beck and Clarence Beck.
Surviving are her husband, William George Webb; four sons, William George "Bud" Webb Jr. of Gastonia, Billy Webb of Belmont and Ronald Webb and Jeff Webb, both of Cramerton; three daughters, Rachel Baker of Belmont, Linda Hendrix of Cramerton and Sylvia Zeigler of Stanley; two brothers, Sam F. Beck and Johnny R. Beck, both of Sylva; one sister, Jeston Frady of Sylva, seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Ree Prewitt
Ree Clanton Prewitt, 77, of Cherokee, formerly of Cleveland, Miss., died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2001, at her home.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, at Ray Funeral Home. Burial was in New Cleveland Cemetery.
She was born on May 14, 1924, in Grenada, Miss., to Vardaman Fox and Georgia Lillian Clanton. She married Dois E. Prewitt and they lived in Cleveland, where she was active in the public school system and helped organize a Brownie troop.
She was a member of the Church of Christ, where she also taught Sunday school. She and her husband moved to the Great Smoky Mountains in 1970 and built a campground near Cherokee.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dois E. Prewitt, who died Oct. 28, 2001; and her parents.
Surviving are two daughters, Deborah Braswell and Felecia Prewitt, both of Cherokee; two sisters, Ruby Stieger of Philadelphia and Rachael Hobart of Avon, Miss.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Ray Hooper
Ray Lowell Hooper, 87, of Croasdaile Village, Durham, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, after a brief illness.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, Dec. 16, at 3 p.m. in the auditorium of Croasdaile Village, followed by a memorial service at First United Methodist Church of Brevard at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 26.
Born in Jackson County's Caney Fork community on March 24, 1914, he was the last surviving of Aaron and Mary Jane Zachary Hooper's seven children. He was educated at Western Carolina University and N.C. State University in the midst of the Great Depression.
Upon graduation in 1939, he worked as a chemist for the Ecusta Paper Corp. in Brevard, a position he held for more than 30 years. He also worked in the chemistry department of Brevard College and served as a maintenance supervisor for the Brevard Music Center and Transylvania County.
In May 1941, he married Ruby Inez Glazener, his wife of more than 60 years. They made their home in Brevard until 1996, when they moved to the Methodist Retirement Community in Durham, then later to Croasdaile Village.
He was a long-term active member of Brevard's First United Methodist Church, where he served on the building committee. Throughout his working years and in his retirement, he spent his spare time at the plane and the lathe, building furniture, decorative wood pieces and toys for friends and family. In the last three years he maintained a small workshop in a corner of the maintenance shop at Croasdaile Village.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, are two daughters, Marrianna Osolin-Putnam and Marla Hooper Dunham, both of Chapel Hill; and three grandchildren.
Memorials be sent to the Sanctuary Renovation Fund at First United Methodist Church, 500 W. Broad Street, Brevard, N.C. 28712.
Harrison Thomas
Harrison Lee "Pat" Thomas, 67, of Bryson City, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001, at his residence.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, in the chapel of Bill Moody Funeral Home in Bryson City. The Rev. O.T. Tomes officiated. Burial was at Swain Memorial Park.
A native of Swain County, he was a son of the late Albert and Grace Thomas.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the Korean War. He was a Sunday school teacher, deacon and member of Morning Star Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Louise Moore Thomas; one sister, Yvonne Mack of Charlotte; four brothers, Albert Thomas of Delphia, Md., Ralph Thomas of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Dillard Thomas and Herman Thomas, both of Charlotte.
An online memorial and guest register is available at www.
pemoody.com.
Geneva Cogdill
Geneva Buchanan Cogdill, 85, of East Fork Road, Sylva, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2001, in a Sylva nursing center after a period of declining health.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, at East Fork Baptist Church. The Revs. Brian Bishop and Eddie Deitz officiated. Burial was at Fairview Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Andrew Cabe, Jeff Womack, Brian Gribble, Craig Gribble, Kevin Monteith and Delos Monteith.
A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was a daughter of the late Garland and Eva Buchanan and wife of the late Wilburn Gribble and Delos Cogdill. She was a member of East Fork Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by one son, Paul Gribble; two daughters, Patsy Womack and Louise Monteith; one brother, Paul Buchanan; and one sister, Rita Halloway.
Surviving are one son, Harold Gribble of Sylva; one sister, Katherine Stephens of Idaho; three brothers, John Ray Buchanan of Oregon, Lyle Buchanan of Michigan and Thomas Garland Buchanan Jr. of Mississippi; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Moody Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. An online memorial and guest registry is available at www.pemoody.
com.
John Holland
John Irwin Holland, 71, of Sevierville, Tenn., died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2001, at St. Mary's Residential Hospice of Knoxville.
No services are planned at this time.
He retired in 1985 from Republic Airlines and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a former resident of Sylva.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Emma Holland, and one granddaughter.
Surviving are his wife of 47 years, Mary Swenson Holland; one daughter, Beth Simpson of Asheville; two sons, David Holland of Erlanger, Ky., and Tom Holland of Williamsburg, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary's Residential Hospice, 7447 Andersonville Pike, Knoxville, Tenn. 37918; or to the local humane society.
Atchley Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Alan Brown
Alan Edward Brown, 65, of Larkspur Lane, Cullowhee, died Friday, Dec. 7, 2001, at his residence after a period of declining health.
A native of Michigan, he was a graduate of the University of Michigan. He worked as a softwear engineer for Bendix, Westinghouse, and for 27 years for Honeywell in Clearwater, Fla. He retired to Cullowhee in 1992.
Surviving are his wife of 43 years, Jane H. Brown, two daughters Lisa B. Talpey of Rochester, N.Y., and Jennifer L. Brown of Glendora, Calif.; and three grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Westcare Home Health and Hospice, 132 Sylva Plaza, Sylva, N.C. 28779.
Betty Nicholson
Betty J. Nicholson of Sylva died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2001, at Harris Regional Hospital.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
Lyn Childers
Lyn Childers of Whittier died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2001, in Memorial Mission Hospital.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
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