Obituaries

Vernon Moore

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    Vernon Ray Moore, 69, of Murphy, passed away Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital.

Marilyn Dixon

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    Marilyn Joyce Dixon, 82, of Marble, passed away Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, at her home.
    She was born Oct. 17, 1937, in Brookfield, N.Y., to the late Clarence W. and Ethel Miller.

Ravenna Hughes

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    Ravenna Queen Hughes, 85, of Murphy, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, in a Murphy care facility.

Harold Kephart

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    Richard Harold Kephart, 78, of Murphy, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, at Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville after a long battle with cancer.

Billie Howell

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    Billie June Howell was born Sept. 11, 1934, in Liberty. She passed away Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at Superior Residences of Brandon, Fla., at age 85.

Grace Skojac

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    Grace Elaine Skojac, 81, of Murphy, passed away Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, at her residence.
    She was born in Sample, Ky., to the late Alberta and John Corley.

Betty Coffey

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    Betty Coffey, 83, of Marble, passed away Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, at Valley View Care Center in
Andrews.
    She was the daughter of the late Henry and Griffie Truett.

Brenda Nichols

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    Brenda Cherylene Nichols, 71, of Lilburn, Ga., passed away Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019.
    She was born in Andrews to the late Richard and Artie Moss Wilson.

Henry Thistle

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    Henry Auden Thistle, 35, of Brasstown, passed away Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
    He was a native and lifetime resident of Clay County.

Riva Callum

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    Riva Shoshana Callum, 62, of Murphy, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, at her home.