Obituaries

Vance M. Hedrick

Vance M. Hedrick, 82, went to his Heavenly home Thursday, April 21, 2022, surrounded by much of his family. Vance was born and raised in Graham County, N.C. and he retired from Stanley Furniture. Vance was an integral member of the community and dedicated much of his time doing things for others.

Joel Crisp

Joel Harvey Crisp, 24 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022, at his residence. He was a native of Graham County, and the son of Tony and Donna Carver Crisp, and the grandson of Lorna Carver Sellers.

Naomi Birchfield

Naomi Birchfield, 91 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at Graham Health Care & Rehabilitation Center. She was a native of Graham County, and the daughter of the late William O. and Ethel Millsaps Lane.

Allison Renee Hamilton

Allison Renée Hamilton, 60 of Andrews, N.C., passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2022. She was born in Columbus, Ga. to Betty Jane Swords Horne and the late Joe Allen Horne. Allison had worked as a x-ray tech for District Memorial and Murphy Medical Center.

Wanda Bane Stuckey

Ms. Wanda Bane Stuckey, 79 of Hayesville, N.C. passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at her home. Ms. Stuckey was born Dec. 6, 1942, in Conway, S.C., to the late James Nelson Bane, Sr. and the late Wyoma Louise Creel.

Lawrence Allen Price

Lawrence Allen Price, 56 of the Stecoah community in Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Saturday, April 2, 2022, at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C. He was a native of Gaston County, and the son of the late Lawrence Glen Price and Ellen Gosnell.

Dalton Anderson

Dalton Anderson, 33 of the Yellow Creek community of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Friday, April 1, 2022. He was a native of Graham County, and the son of Tammie Hall Anderson and the late Arthur Anderson, and the grandson of Varnel Anderson and the late Shirley Anderson.

Dorothy “Dot” Roberts Hyde

Dorothy (Dot) Roberts Hyde was born in 1920 in Buncombe County, N.C. to John Harvey and Myrtle Spain Roberts. She died at Woods Assisted Living at Givens Estates in Asheville, N.C. on Wednesday, March 30, 2022.

Jack Edward McCray

Jack Edward McCray, 68 of the Massey Branch community of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Sunday, March 27, 2022, at Graham Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Robbinsville, N.C. He was a native of Clay County, N.C. and the son of the late Nathan and Inez Canup McCray.

Thomas Scott Marden

Thomas Scott Marden, 66 of Chicago, Ill., passed away at his residence Wednesday, March 23, 2022. He was the son of Eugene Vernon and Olga Bereska Marden. He was preceded in death by his parents.