Obituaries

Irene Eller

Irene Eller, 89 of Tallulah Road in Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, at Graham Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was a native of Graham County and the daughter of the late Coil Sawyer and Mary Turpin Sawyer Crisp.

Margaret Oliver

Margaret Hooper Oliver, 65 of the West Buffalo Community in Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva, N.C. A native of Graham County, she was the daughter of the late Arnold and Faye Phillips Hooper.

Renee Jenkins Adams

Renee Jenkins Adams, 56 of the Atoah Community in Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C. She was the daughter of Eloise Phillips Jenkins – who passed away three days after Renee – and the late William Hall Jenkins.

Shirey "Mike" Braswell

Shirey “Mike” Braswell passed away peacefully Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. He was 87 years old.  Mike was born Aug. 2, 1933 in Newland, N.C. to his parents Linville and Hettie (Anderson) Braswell. He joined the Air Force and served during the Korean War as a medic. Upon returning to the U.S.

Eloise Phillips Jenkins

When the sun came up on Friday morning, Nov. 6, 2020, Eloise Phillips Jenkins was in the presence of the Lord and Savior she had sung about for most of her 84 years.

Don Holder

Don Holder, 77 of the Stecoah Community of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. He was a native of Blount County, Tenn. and the son of the late Boyd and Esta Burrell Holder.

Elizabeth Williams

Elizabeth Hardin Williams, 51 of the West Buffalo Community in Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, at her residence.         She was the daughter of the late Pete and June Hill Hardin.

Brenda Pressley

Brenda Phillips Pressley, 72 of the Dick Branch Community in Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. A native of Graham County, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Vonna Grant Phillips.

Jeffrey White, Sr.

Jeffrey Dale White, Sr., 50 of Fontana Village, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020 at Swain Community Hospital in Bryson City, N.C. He was the son of Nora Bradley Prince and the late Roger Dale White.

Inez Almond

Inez Millsaps Almond, 91 of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 at her residence. A native of Graham County, she was preceded in death by her mother, Arlene Carver Millsaps and father and step-mother, Ronald and Leona Hensley.