Obituaries

Joe Ted Orr

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Joe Ted Orr, 85 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Betsy Orr Anderson

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Betsy Orr Anderson, age 83 and longtime Concord, Mass. resident, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021.

Iva Rowena Rattler

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Iva Rowena Rattler, 91 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, at Graham Health Care and Rehabilitation in Robbinsville, N.C.

Muriel Martin Adams Rose

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Muriel Martin Adams Rose, 89 of the West Buffalo community of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C.

Kortne Walsh Waginger

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After battling seven cancers with immeasurable courage, dignity, grace and humor, Kortne Walsh Waginger, 31 of Cullowhee, N.C., entered her eternal home on Friday, Dec.

Rachel Smoker

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Rachel Smoker, 72 of the Little Snowbird community in Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday Dec. 28, 2021.

Karen Dawn Wagner

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On the morning of Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021 – at 7:06 a.m. – Karen Dawn Wagner of Robbinsville, N.C. took her last breath, at only 57 years old.

Darrell Keith Solesbee

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Darrell Keith Solesbee, 65 of Kissimmee, Fla., passed away at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, at Orchid Cove Nursing and Rehabilitation of Kissimmee, Fla.

Rev. Donald Colvard

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The Rev. Donald P. Colvard, 96 of the Franks Creek community of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with his Lord and Savior surrounded by his family, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021.