Obituaries

David Brose

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    David A. Brose passed away peacefully at home in Geisky Creek, N.C., on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, at age 69.

Deborah Crowe

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    Deborah Ann Crowe, 72, of Murphy, passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.
    She was born in Cherokee County to the late Andrew and Cherline Carringer Greene.

George Hall

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    George William Hall, 85, of Douglasville, Ga., passed away Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021.

Gary Chamberlain

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    Gary Chamberlain, 74, of Murphy, passed Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, at a Flat Rock, N.C., hospice facility with his wife of 21 years, Karen, by his side.

Rev. James R. Hogsed

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    The Rev. James R. “Jimmy” Hogsed, 78, of Warne, passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.
    He was born in Clay County to the late Enoch and Ethel Byers Hogsed.

James A. Hughes

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    James A. Hughes, 91, of Murphy, passed away Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, at a Murphy hospital.
    He was a native and lifetime resident of Cherokee County.

Melvin Upchurch

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    Melvin Leigh Upchurch of Murphy died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, of Covid-19 pneumonia in Cape Coral Hospital in Cape Coral, Fla. He was born May 5, 1944, in Rushville, Ill.

Raymond Zotkovich

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    Raymond Daniel (Ray) Zotkovich of Murphy, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. He was 73.

Lonnie Mashburn

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    Lonnie Mashburn, 86, of New Middletown, Ohio, died Sunday morning, Jan. 24, 2021, in the comfort of his home, surrounded by family.

Molly Tosh

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    Molly Ann Tosh, 68, of Murphy, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021.
    She was born in Cherokee County to the late David and Thelma McDowell Phillips.