Obituaries

    Elmer Gene Bryant was a storyteller. He liked nothing better than holding court with friends and family while regaling tales that made everyone laugh and cry.

    Patricia Ann Albritton, 76, of Andrews, passed away Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, at her home.

    Loren Dale Davis, 91, a native and lifelong resident of Murphy, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.

    Betty Decker Miller Taylor, 94, of Charlotte and formerly of Murphy, passed away Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, in a Charlotte care facility.

    The Rev. Everett Horace Morrow, 87, of Murphy, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, at his home.

    Betty Decker Miller Taylor, 94, of Charlotte and formerly of Murphy, passed away Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, in a Charlotte care facility.

    John Clayton “J.C.” Newton, 74, of Marble, entered his heavenly home Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, at home with his family by his side.

    Eldon Morrow, 76, of Andrews, passed away Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, at his residence.

    Robert “Bobby” Jonathan Kent, 69, of Blairsville, Ga., passed away Saturday Nov. 17, 2018, at his residence.

    Wendell Dean Summers, 77, of Murphy, passed away Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, at his residence.

    Michael Wesley “Mex” Simmons, 29, of Fairview Road, Andrews, passed away  Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, at his residence.

    Roy L. Roper, 87, of Andrews, passed away Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, at Murphy Rehabilitation & Nursing.

    Jean O’Day, 90, of Murphy, passed away Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, in a Murphy hospital.