Obituaries

    Janice Rae Baumgartner, 86, of Murphy, passed away Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, at her home in the Peachtree community.

    Richard Kenneth Drabek gently slipped away on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, at age 80.

    Pat Taylor, 83, of Asheville and formerly of Murphy, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, at her residence.

    Guain H. Dockery, 95, of Marble, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, at her residence.

    Richard Kenneth Drabek gently slipped away on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, at age 80.

    Patricia “Patty” Ann Little, 62, of Little Lane in Murphy, formerly of Marietta, Ga., passed away peacefully Sunday, Sept.

    Thomas “Tom” Schlarb, 85, passed away Friday, Sept. 14, after a battle with lymphoma.
    Born in Stow, Ohio, he had lived in Nantahala for the last 30 years.

    Lucille Drake McClintock passed away Monday, Sept. 24, at age 98 in a nursing home in West Palm Beach, Fla.

    Thomas W. Kline, 76, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.
    Tom was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and later retired from Northwest Airlines after 39 years.

    Kenneth Ronald Pylant, 69, of Murphy, passed away Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, at his residence.
    He was born July 24, 1949, in Mountain City, Tenn.

    Patricia “Patty” Ann Little, 62, of Little Lane in Murphy, formerly of Marietta, Ga., passed away peacefully Sunday, Sept.

    Roger James Berrong, 82, passed away Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, at his home.
    He was born March 16, 1936, in Clay County to the late Jesse Bon and Jessie Scroggs Berrong.

    Leon Gee, 85, of Murphy, passed away Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, in an Asheville assisted living facility.