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.
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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.
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 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.
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.
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 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 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 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 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.