Obituaries

Elwin Byers

Elwin Byers

Elwin Byers

Bryan Elwin Byers, age 61, of Murphy, North Carolina, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022, at his residence. He was born in Killeen, Texas, November 9, 1961. Mr.
Elrend Tipton

Elrend Tipton

Elrend Tipton

Elend Haskell Tipton, 75, of Morganton, Georgia, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2022, in his home surrounded by his family. Elend was born November 12, 1947, to the late Haskell & Sybil Tipton. Elend was a deacon and member of Concord Baptist Church. He loved the Lord and his church family.
Jewell Cole

Jewell Cole

Jewell Cole

Mr. Jewell Cole, age 85, of Morganton, passed away Sunday evening in Blairsville. He was born November 11, 1937, in Culberson, North Carolina, the son of the Late Alvah and Orie Bell Cole.
Carl Payne

Carl Payne

Carl Payne

Carl James Payne, age 89, of McCaysville, Georgia, passed away  Sunday, November 20, 2022, at his home. He was born April 7, 1933, in McCaysville to the late Bryson Payne and Mamie Milsaps Payne. Carl served in the United States Army during the Korean War.
Patsy Messer

Patsy Messer

Patsy Messer

Mrs. Patsy Jane Foster Messer, age 74, of Blue Ridge, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2022. She was born December 28, 1947, in Blue Ridge, to the late Robert Thomas Foster and Bertha Garland Foster. Patsy loved the Lord and attended the McCaysville Gospel Tabernacle.
James Callihan

James Callihan

James Callihan

Mr. James Edward Callihan, age 81, of Blue Ridge, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at his home following an extended illness. He was born July 15, 1941, in Fannin County to the late Willard Callihan and Pauline Montgomery Callihan.
Lillian Dillard

Lillian Dillard

Lillian Dillard

Lillian Hicks Dillard, age 79, of Murphy, North Carolina, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2022. Mrs. Dillard was born in Ducktown, January 9, 1943. She was a member of Simonds Chapel Baptist Church. Mrs. Dillard loved flowers and to garden.
Johnny Cook

Johnny Cook

Johnny Cook

Johnny Mitchell Cook, age 72, of Morganton, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at his home. He was born in Carrollton, Georgia, March 15, 1950, to the late James Monroe Cook and Margie Bonnell Pyles Cook.
Louise Henry

Louise Henry

Louise Henry

Louise Pickelsimer Henry, age 92, of Mineral Bluff, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at home in Mineral Bluff. Louise was born November 26, 1929, in the Hurst Community to the late Wilburn and Iver Pickelsimer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. James Paul “J.P.
Sylvia Reynolds

Sylvia Reynolds

Sylvia Reynolds

Sylvia Pearl Smith Reynolds, age 85, of Claxton, Georgia, passed away surrounded by her family November 13, 2022. Born November 21, 1937 in Daisy, Georgia, Sylvia was the daughter of Claude W. Smith and Bessie Nell Shuman Smith. She was married at a young age to Doy T.