Mary Tomasik Phillips, 76, of Andrews, passed away Monday, Jan. 11, 2021.
    She was born in Baltimore, Md., to the late Bronislaus and Irene Cordrey Tomasik.

    Edna Ruth Allen Barnett, 86, of Murphy, passed away Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at a Hayesville care facility.
    She was raised on the North Carolina and Tennessee state line.

    The Rev. Lon Paul Fillers, 89, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020.

    John Elton Jennings, 76, of Murphy, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at his residence.

    Marilyn Amos Jordan, 80, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at 7:38 p.m. at Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital.

    Lucille Walker Sewell, 98, of Hayesville, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at her residence.
    A native of Atlanta, Ga., she had lived in Hayesville since December of 1975.

Tom Bennett, retired journalist and Scout columnist dies
1944 – 2020

    Bronce “Tussler” Kilpatrick, 86, of Murphy, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020.

    Betty Sue Stalcup, 78, of the Martins Creek community, passed away Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, at Murphy Rehabilitation & Nursing Home in Murphy.

    It is heartening to see a young man shoulder the responsibilities of hard work, such as a welder, whose welding work borders on steel artistry, and be a devoted husband, attentive father, and g