News obit: 102-year-old Asheville woman

Jason Sandford

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Verden Oklahoma Smith Earwood of Arden died on Wednesday. She was 102 years old. She was surely one of the oldest people in the area.

Mrs. Earwood was born March 5, 1906 in the Tellico Community of Macon County and was the daughter of the late Elijah and Alice Southards Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband, James D. Earwood, in 2001. She was also preceded in death by 10 siblings. Mrs. Earwood retired as a registered Nurse in the 1970’s and was a former member of Tellico Baptist Church in Macon County.