Obituaries

Arnold Lee Hovis

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Mr. Arnold Lee Hovis, 76, of Hayesville, passed away Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, at Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital. Mr. Hovis was born Dec. 29, 1945, in Stanley, N.C.

Mirtha Cobb

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Mirtha Cobb, 88, passed away peacefully in Charlottesville, Va. on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022 after a long illness with congestive heart failure.  She was born Nov.

Elbert Stevens

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Elbert Stevens, 84, of Andrews, N.C., passed away Friday, Jan. 28, 2022 in a Chattanooga, Tenn. hospital.

Robert Harrell Garrett

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Robert Harrell Garrett, 76, passed away unexpectedly at North East Georgia Medical Center Jan. 20, 2022, after a long battle with COPD.

Gary Robert Jones

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Gary Robert Jones, age 70 of Hayesville, NC, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at Erlanger Hospital after a month-long stay with cardiac problems.

Charles Walter Franklin

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Charles Walter Franklin, 82, of Hayesville passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022. He was the son of the late Grady and Josephine Hughes Franklin. Charles had been a manager for Coble.