Obituaries

Shirlene Raxter

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    Shirlene Tindel Raxter, 52, of Andrews passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at a Murphy hospital

Gary Allison

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    Gary Dale Allison, 64, of Marble passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2021 in a Murphy hospital.

Michael Hughes

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    Michael Lynn Hughes passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021.
    Michael was born in Cherokee County on Dec. 1, 1952 to the late Clifford Hughes and Ruby Pope Hughes.

Elizabeth Rogacz

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    Elizabeth (Betty) Rogacz, formerly of Andrews, passed away peacefully on Monday July 12, 2021 after a period of declining health.

Blaine Adams

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    Blaine Westley Adams, 83, of Andrews passed away Thursday July 15, 2021 at his residence.

Ava Smith

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    Ava Eliana Smith, age 12 of Murphy, was called to her heavenly home on Sunday, July 11, 2021.

Linda Kenaston

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    Linda Boswell Kenaston, 75, of the Nantahala Lake community, passed away Friday, July 9, 2021.
    Born in Tarboro, she was the daughter of the late A.J. and Ila Ruth Davis Boswell.

Tom Bennett

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    A celebration of the life of Thomas Joel Bennett of Murphy,will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, at Episcopal Church of the Messiah in Murphy. He died Monday, Dec.

Merlin Ramsey

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    Merlin James Ramsey, 83, of Tomotla, passed away Monday, June 21, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family.

Patricia Ackerman

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    Patricia Hardin Ackerman, 75, of Andrews, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2021, in a Murphy hospital.