Obituaries

Christine Stacey

News Staff
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Body     Jessie Christine Asher Stacey, 82, born on Christmas Day 1937, passed away Sunday morning, Jan. 5, 2020, at the Hermitage in Sylva.  

Angelia Bateman

News Staff
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Body     Angelia Kaye Bateman, 71, of Topton, passed away Monday, Jan. 6, 2020.     She was born in Buncombe County to the late Julius and Elva Dills Morgan.

Jeanne Bundy

News Staff
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Body     Jeanne A. (Snyder) Bundy, former resident of Andrews, Lenoir City, Tenn., and Reading, Pa., passed away Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019.

Harold Arve

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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Body     Harold Arve, 89, passed away peacefully Monday, Dec. 23, 2019, in Madison, Fla.

Jeffrey Swain

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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Body     Jeffrey N. “Smurf” Swain, 52, of Murphy, passed away Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in an Asheville hospital.

Gene Griggs

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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Body     Gene Griggs, 87, of Marble, passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, in a Robbinsville care facility.

Paul Foster

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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Body     Paul “Pop” Edwin Foster, 87, of Anderson, S.C., passed away Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, at Marchbanks Assisted Living and Memory Care.

RL Passmore

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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Body     RL Passmore, 94, of Andrews, passed away Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, at his residence.

Gene Griggs

News Staff
Friday, January 3, 2020
Body         Gene Griggs, 87, of Marble, passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, in a Robbinsville care facility.