Funeral Homes in Bryson City, NC

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Heath Shuler (american football player and athlete), and Jerry Reed (baseball player).

Bryson City is a town in Swain County, North Carolina in the United States. The population was 1,424 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Swain County.

Bryson City Obituaries

It was revealed by Dahlonega Nugget on August 14th, 2018 that Dorothy Carpenter passed away in Dahlonega, Georgia.  Carpenter was 91 years old and was born in Bryson City, NC.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Dorothy's life.

It was revealed on December 1st, 2017 that Mildred Phyllis Tester (Lovin) passed on in Bluff City, Tennessee.  Ms. Tester was 89 years old and was born in Bryson City, NC.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Mildred Phyllis's life.

It was noted on November 17th, 2017 that Carl Wilson Gammon passed away in Austin, Texas.  Gammon was 64 years old and was born in Bryson City, NC.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Carl Wilson's life.

It was disclosed by The Daily Tribune on July 19th, 2017 that Donald Richard "Don" Kirkland passed on in Waterford, Michigan.  Kirkland was 81 years old and was born in Bryson City, NC.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Donald Richard "Don"'s life.

It was reported on November 17th, 2016 that James C Gabriel passed on in Bryson City, North Carolina.  Gabriel was 84 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor James C's life.

It was revealed by The Herald on October 20th, 2016 that Betty Ellen Cole (Sherrill) perished in Stanwood, Washington.  Ms. Cole was 86 years old and was born in Bryson City, NC.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Betty Ellen's life.

It was reported on September 23rd, 2016 that Robert James Ebert passed on in Bryson City, North Carolina.  Ebert was 80 years old and was born in Flint, MI.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Robert James's life.

It was written by San Diego Union-Tribune on May 2nd, 2015 that James Daniel "Jim" Webb passed on in La Mesa, California.  Webb was 79 years old and was born in Bryson City, NC.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor James Daniel "Jim"'s life.

It was written on February 1st, 2015 that Edward Posey Simonds died in Bryson City, North Carolina.  Simonds was 87 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Edward Posey's life.

It was reported by Knoxville News-Sentinel on May 1st, 2014 that Willard Rev Willis passed away in Marywille, Tennessee.  Willis was 81 years old and was born in Bryson City, NC.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Willard Rev's life.

History

In 1567, an 'orata' (minor chief) from Kituhwa is believed to have met with Spanish explorer Juan Pardo (explorer) Pardo in the French Broad River Broad Valley to the north. The first Swain County Courthouse was completed in 1874. Lucy Ann Cline agreed to sell several lots of her land for the formation of a county seat for the new county. In 1872, shortly after the completion of the new jail, a legendary jailbreak occurred at the Swain County jail when a gang led by Harvey Cooper stormed the jail and freed Tom Colvert, whom they deemed unjustly imprisoned for killing a rival at a saloon in Robbinsville, North Carolina In 1889, the people of Charleston changed the city's name to "Bryson City" to acknowledge the many services rendered to the city by Thaddeus Bryson and to eliminate the confusion brought about by sharing a name with Charleston, South Carolina. The Bryson City Bank opened in 1904 and the current Swain County Courthouse was completed in 1908.

The official website for the city of Bryson City is http://www.brysoncitync.gov/.