Obituaries

    Margaret L. Fakadej, 77, of Murphy, passed away Sunday, June 4, 2017, at her daughter’s home in Plantation, Fla.

    Helen “Diane” Halasz of Murphy went to be with the Lord Monday, June 5, 2017, at age 84.
    She was born March 10, 1933, in Berea, Ohio, to Clyde and Helen Mohler.

    Wayne Durrance, 71, of Murphy, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017 at his residence.

    Casteel John “Cassey” Floyd was a lifelong resident and business owner in Cherokee County. He passed away after an extended illness on Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at age 84.

    Edgar Leatherwood, 94, of Murphy, passed away Monday, May 29, 2017, at Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home.

    Jerry Joe Patton, 62, of Murphy, passed away Friday June 2, 2017.

    Col. Thomas Herbert Trombley, 78, of Murphy, passed away Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, 2017, at Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville.

    Sandra Jacqueline Camp Brown, 73, formerly of Murphy, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017, at her home in Lake Wylie, S.C.
    She was born in Atlanta, Ga., on Sept. 16, 1943.

    Thomas Alan Peters Sr., 67, of Murphy, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, June 3, 2017, surrounded by his loving family at his residence.

    Jessie T. Robinson, 100, of Monterey, Tenn., formerly of Turtletown, Tenn., passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017.

    The heavens opened to greet Mae L. Trittenbach Werkheiser, 91, of Murphy, on Tuesday, May 30, 2017.

    Clarence Thomas Hooper Sr., 67, of Murphy, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017, at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tenn.

    Martha J. Wiggins, 74, of Murphy, passed away peacefully Monday, May 29, 2017, at Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home following an extended illness.