Obituaries

Howard Alton Garver

Howard Alton Garver, 78 and formerly of Robbinsville, N.C. passed away Monday, Aug.15, 2022, at his residence in Culleoka, Tenn., where he had resided for the past eight years. Howard was born in Rochester, N.Y., and was the son of the late Rudolph James Garver and Edith May Mosher Garver.

James Dillard Hooper, Sr.

James Dillard Hooper, Sr., 81 of Andrews, N.C. passed away Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. He was the son of the late John Benjamin and Laura Thompson Hooper. James had worked at Stanley Furniture.

Lawrence Eugene Sanders

Lawrence Eugene Sanders, 89, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, at Vero Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Sylva, N.C. He was a native of Winter Garden, Fla., with a vacation home in the Beech Creek community of Robbinsville for the past 12 years.

Shirley Lee Brooms

Shirley Lee Brooms, 77 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva, N.C. She was the daughter of the late Ray and Nell Rice Lee.

Lois Christine Queen

Lois Christine Queen, 92 of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, after a long illness. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of Thomas A. Kuykendall and Bonnie Kuykendall (Plemmons).

Roger D. Adams

Roger D. Adams, 72 of the West Buffalo community in Robbinsville, N.C., went to his heavenly home Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, at Graham Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was a native of Graham County, and the son of Ruth Hedrick Adams and the late Lexter Adams.

Charles Eugene “Gene” Carringer, Sr.

Charles Eugene “Gene” Carringer, Sr., 90 of Oak Ridge, Tenn., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at NHC-Farragut. He was born on Oct. 3, 1931 in Stecoah, N.C.

Bobby Keith Jordan

Bobby Keith Jordan, 85 of the Jutts Creek community in Robbinsville, N.C., passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at his residence. He was a native of Graham County, and the son of the late Mack Jordan and Vinnie Woody Jordan.

Butch Burrell

Butch Burrell, 56 of the Moose Branch community in Robbinsville, N.C., passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022, at his residence. He was the son of the late John and Ellen Bridges Burrell.

Dayton William Burchfield

Dayton William Burchfield, 89 of Oak Ridge, Tenn., passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at his residence. He was a native of Graham County, and the son of the late William Burton Burchfield and Maggie Sue Farley Burchfield.