Mr. Emerson Claude Rogers, age 88, of Turtletown, TN, passed away Friday May 6, 2011 in Cleveland, TN. Mr. Rogers was born on November 12, 1922 to the late Robert N. Rogers and Eula McDowell Rogers.
Mr. Rogers was a WWII veteran serving in the 854th Aviation Engineering Battalion, in the U. S. Army. He was [...]

Robbie Newton

Date
September 11, 1971 – May 08, 2011

Obituary
Robbie Newton, age 39 of the Nantahala Community passed away Sunday, May 8, 2011 at his residence.
He was a native of Mecklenberg County, NC; son of Robert Louis Newton, Jr. of York, SC and Christine Hamilton Mingus and husband, Charles of Andrews. Robert coached sports several years at [...]

Sue W. Kay, 80, passed away in Andrews, NC May 8, 2011. Born Susie Nell Willis in Chilton County, AL; Dec. 15, 1930. In 1965 she became the first female school bus driver in the state of Alabama; she drove for the Morgan County School System. Sue was also a volunteer with the Foley, AL, [...]

Harry Edward Ladd
Date
July 09, 1942 – May 09, 2011
Obituary
Harry Edward Ladd, age 68 of Asheville, NC passed away Monday, May 9, 2011 at the Asheville Health Care.
He was a native of Cherokee County, NC; son of the late Harry and WillaBelle Wilson Ladd. Harry resided in Robbinsville several years before moving to Asheville. He enjoyed [...]

Margaret “Peggy” Harvey, 60, of Warne died Thursday, May 5, 2011.  She was a native of Johnson City, NY, but had moved to this area in 1974. Margaret had worked as a registered nurse in the emergency room at the old Providence Hospital and Murphy Medical Center.
She was the daughter of the late Harry E. [...]

Mary Anne Burghart
Date
April 26, 1936 – May 06, 2011
Mary Anne Burghart, age 75, of Murphy, NC passed away Friday, May 6, 2011 at Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home.
Mrs. Burghart was a native of New Haven, Connecticut and a daughter of the late Elvera Doyle. Mary Anne worked for over twenty years as a telemarketer for [...]

REEL MEMORIES NO. 179
Richmond R. Carradine
by William V. Reynolds
Richmond R. Carradine once said of himself, “I am a ham! And that ham in an actor is what makes him interesting.” To say that the life of Richmond is interesting is an understatement. This versatile actor was able to go from the most contemptible [...]

A True Blue Community Organizer
Geri O’Brien, Preservation Committee
Blue flowers are rare in the plant world, so rare that it is difficult to think of a single one which is not of the lavender blue group. Even that favorite blue morning glory has a lavender tint.  Some bachelor buttons are true blue, and so is the [...]

Benton MacKaye Trail Association Hike Leader, Pam Sullivan, of Morganton, Ga. is pictured while on the club’s May 7 Fun Hike in the Chattahoochee National Forest,  A total of 17 hikers participated,  Next Fun Hike is set for May 21 on the BMT. Stanley Gap to Weaver Creek Rd. 7 miles, difficult hike at slow [...]

Journal of a Living Lady #397
Nancy White Kelly
It’s Mother’s Day as I write this. My grown boys have expressed their love in a variety of ways and the grandkids too. I wish my mother was still alive so I could tell her one more time how much she meant to me.
Married at sixteen, Mama never [...]