Edna Hughey
Feb 28, 2016
Brevard – Edna "Irene" Hughey, 62, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Charlie and Beulah Parton Pierson. She was also preceded in death by her son, Lamar Green. Irene loved her family. She was very fond of butterflies and her family and friends will be reminded of Irene each time they see a...
Lois Leightner
Feb 26, 2016
Pisgah Forest – Lois Ann Michael Leightner went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 26, 2016. She was born on October 13, 1935 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to George Leonard Michael and Lydia Lamprecht Michael who are both deceased along with a sister, Lou Ann Bishop and infant daughter, Laura Jean Leightner. Mrs. Leightner is survived by...
Lyndon Moore
Feb 26, 2016
Brevard – Lyndon Donald Moore, 84, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 26, 2016. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Norman and Mary Jane Hoxit Moore. He was also preceded in death by his sister and brother-in-law, Audrey and Alvin Owen and brother-in-law, Shuford Cagle. Mr. Moore was a member...
Christopher Grimshawe
Feb 26, 2016
Mr. Christopher Mark Grimshawe, age 60, of Sapphire, NC died on Friday, February 26, 2016, at his home. Funeral services were held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at Moody-Connolly Funeral Home in Brevard, NC. Mr. Grimshawe was born December 19, 1955 in Ozark, AL to the late Richard Holt Grimshawe and Rebecca Doe Grimshawe. At the age of...
Henry Sitton
Feb 22, 2016
Brevard – Henry Sitton, 76, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late William Paul Sitton Sr. and Zona McCall Sitton. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Angela Sitton Scott and a brother, Paul Sitton, Jr. Mr. Sitton was a member of Enon Baptist Church and...
David Lyday
Feb 21, 2016
Pisgah Forest – David Ronald Lyday, 39, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016. Surviving are his parents, Ronald D. "Ronnie" and Glennia M. Lyday. A Memorial service will be announced at a later date. On line condolences may be left at www.moodyconnollyfuneralhome.com Moody-Connolly Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of the arrangements.
Mae Owen
Feb 19, 2016
Brevard – Mae Galloway Owen, 101, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 19, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Milas and Olevia Bowen Galloway. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Sam C. Owen; sons, James Owen and Winfred "Toby" Owen; grandson, Jonathan Owen, sons in law; Joe Osteen and Lionel Jones,...
Eleanor Mcgrath
Feb 18, 2016
Pisgah Forest – Eleanor Frances "Jean" McGrath, 82, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 18, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Andrew and Nellie Shelton Worley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother; Donald Worley. Jean was a member of Calvary Baptist Church Mission. She was such a...
Doris Patterson
Feb 17, 2016
Pisgah Forest – Doris Elizabeth Ramey Patterson, 74, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 17, 2016. A native of Walhalla, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Ramey and Marilyn Powell Ramey and was the wife of the late Thomas Arville Patterson. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Thomas Lee...
James Martin
Feb 14, 2016
Winston-Salem – James C. "J.C." Martin, 83, formerly of Brevard, went home to be with the Lord on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2016. He ascended to his heavenly home surrounded by his GOD GIVEN family and friends. He is preceded in death by his father-in-law and mother-in-law, C. A. "Bear" Tinsley and Lucille Brown Tinsley. J. C. is survived by...
Kathleen Samuelsen
Feb 12, 2016
Kathleen Cannon Samuelsen Brevard, NC – Kathleen Cannon Samuelsen, 89, died Friday, February 12, 2016 at her home. Services will be held Wednesday, February 17,2016 at Moody-Connolly Funeral Home chapel at 3 PM. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory. Kathleen (Kat) was born at...
Billy Pratt
Feb 11, 2016
B. D. Pratt February 10, 1921 to February 11, 2016 B. D. Pratt of Hendersonville, formerly of Brevard, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016. Born February 10, 1921 in Huntington, WV he was the son of Clarence G. and Ruby Mansfield Pratt. A graduate of Marshall University, he was a research chemist and engineer for U. S. Radium (Bloomsburg, PA),...
Jerry Mccall
Feb 10, 2016
Penrose- Jerry Michael "Mike" McCall, 62, a lifelong member of Transylvania County went home to be with the Lord on February 10, 2016 after a brief illness. Mike was a Vietnam 101st Airborne Veteran who loved God, family and country. He was a mechanic over 45 years. He worked at Olin/Ecusta for 20 years and served with the Transylvania County...
Marjorie Sturges
Feb 9, 2016
Brevard – Marjorie MCKeand Sturges, 89, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents. Marj had many special accomplishments throughout her life but she is best remembered as a loving wife and mother. She will be remembered by her friends and community for her generous spirit and kind acts of service. She is survived...
Iva O'Shields
Feb 5, 2016
Rosman – Iva Jean O'Shields, 80, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 5, 2016. A native of Transylvania County she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Essie Murphy Holden. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Joyce Ann Powell, brothers, Kenneth and Jimmy Holden, grandsons, Joshua O'Shields and Michael Lee Fisher, and...
Charles Mccrary
Feb 3, 2016
Penrose – Charles Virgil McCrary, 85 was born on December 14, 1930 and passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at his home after a period of declining health. Charles was a lifelong resident of the Little River Community where he owned and operated McCrary Well and Pump Service. Charles graduated from Brevard High School with the class of 1948. He...
Mary Pressley
Feb 3, 2016
Mary Lou Parker Pressley, 74, of Pisgah Forest, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 after a long battle with cancer. A native of Jackson County and long time resident of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Vivian Parker. Also preceding her in death were two sisters; Becky Symons and...
Zebulon Osborne
Feb 3, 2016
Brevard – Zebulon Franklin Osborne, 81, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2016. He was the son of the late Zebulon and Lorene York Osborne, Sr. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Susie Osborne; a brother, York Osborne and a sister, Sarah Osborne. Surviving are his wife, Cassie Scott Osborne; three daughters; Deborah McCall, Diane Forester and Tamya...
Thomas Henninger
Feb 2, 2016
Thomas Gary Henninger, 16, of Versailles, KY, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2016. He was born in Lexington, KY to Eric Russell Henninger and Lori Jean Hibbard Henninger of Versailles, KY. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sisters, Abigail, Allison, and Sharon Henninger; niece, Lyla Kirkland; his paternal grandparents, Tom and Kay Whitmire Henninger of...
Catherine Wooley
Feb 1, 2016
Pisgah Forest – Catherine Earley Wooley, 82, passed away Monday, February 1, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Theodore and Margaret Dermott Early. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert John Wooley and a sister, Peggy Oldani. She is survived by her son; Robert Wooley of Hampton, NJ, daughters; Catherine Petrik...
