Lois Galloway
Jun 25, 2015
Lois Cantrell Galloway Rosman – Lois Cantrell Galloway, 85, passed away on June 25, 2015 at her residence. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Ulus Cantrell and Dolly Anders Lance and was the wife of the late L. C. Galloway. She was also preceded in death by a son, Ronnie Galloway, great-granddaughter, Lauren Turner,...
Paul Pothin
Jun 23, 2015
Brevard – Paul F. Pothin, 80, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. He was the son of the late Alfred and Dorothy Ryan Pothin. Surviving are his wife; Virginia Pendergrass, sons; Timothy Pothin of Gilford, CT, John Pothin of New York, NY and Geoffrey Pothin of the Virgin Islands; daughter Maggie Pothin of Gilford, CT and five grandchildren. Memorial...
Cecil Wilson
Jun 19, 2015
Arthur Cecil Wilson, Sr. Brevard - Arthur Cecil Wilson, Sr., 93, passed away peacefully on June 19, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clayton and Myrtle Wilson, brothers, Roy, E. C. and Herbert, sister, Elsie Thomas, and his beloved wife of 73 years, Walterine. He is survived by his daughter, Joyce Steel and husband Bruce; son, Artie...
Kenneth Mcalister
Jun 17, 2015
Kenneth Wayne McAlister Brevard – Kenneth Wayne McAlister, 42, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Born in Floyd County, GA, he was the Owner/Operator of McAlister Paint and Body. He loved playing with his children and his nieces and nephews, and he enjoyed riding four wheelers and fishing. Surviving are his parents, Herbert Odell McAlister and Brenda Sanders McAlister...
Jane Nicholson
Jun 16, 2015
Brevard – Jane Singletary Nicholson, 74, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Louise Barton Singletary. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Nicholson. Jane graduated from Brevard High School class of 1959. She enjoyed gardening. She loved her...
Rev. Joseph Woodring, Jr.
Jun 15, 2015
Rev. Joseph "Joe" Worley Woodring, Jr. Brevard – Rev. Joseph "Joe" Worley Woodring, Jr., 79, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 15, 2015. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Joseph Worley Woodring, Sr. and Elsie Golden Woodring. He was also preceded in death by his daughters, Martha Jean Woodring and...
Christina Blackburn
Jun 13, 2015
Brevard – Christina Lee McClain Blackburn, 67, passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2015 after a long illness. She born in Elwood, IN to the late Arthur P. and Myrle J. Roberson Harting. Christina lived a great life, traveling everywhere in the USA. She settled in Brevard and became a published author of the book "The Chronicles of the Rain...
William "Bill" Mckinney
Jun 12, 2015
William O. "Bill" Mckinney, 79, of Lake Toxaway, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 12, 2015 at Four Seasons Hospice in Flat Rock, N.C. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Allen Lee and Vergie Owen McKinney. Bill was retired from E. I. Dupont after 34 years. He was a charter...
Jean Pitcher
Jun 11, 2015
Jean DuBois Pitcher Anyone who missed getting to know Jean Pitcher, missed a treat. Ms. Pitcher, teacher, veteran, mother, photographer, wood carver and philanthropist, said farewell on June 11, 2015, after a long and eventful 97 years on this earth. Jean was born in Brooklyn on January 30, 1918 to Lewis Braislin Pitcher and Irene DuBois Pitcher. She grew up...
Joseph Gill
Jun 8, 2015
Joseph Phillip Gill, Jr. Pisgah Forest – Joseph Phillip Gill, Jr., 68, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2015. A native of Alexandria, VA, he served four years in the U. S. Navy and was a retired firefighter with twenty-five years of service with the Fairfax, VA, Fire Department. He attended Pisgah Forest Baptist Church and he enjoyed watching sports,...
Ronald Eric Mahlum
Jun 6, 2015
Ronald Eric Mahlum, Technical Sergeant (TSgt) USAF, Retired
Ronald Eric (Ron) Mahlum, 50, passed away late Saturday night, June 6th, at his home near Rosman. Ron was born at Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage, Alaska, on June 9, 1964, to the late Donald Mahlum and Carolyn Mahlum of Brevard. He was also preceded in death by a sister,...
Louella Owen
Jun 2, 2015
Louella Riddle Shelton Owen Hiawassee, GA – Louella Riddle Shelton Owen, 70, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. A native of Transylvania County, She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Dollie Mae McKinney Riddle. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Ted Carl Shelton; a son, Romie Matthew "Sue" Shelton...
Mazana Bryson
May 29, 2015
Mazana Cauble Bryson Pisgah Forest – Mazana Cauble Bryson, 84, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Willis William and Geneva Jamison Cauble. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband; Hubert Bryson and two sisters; Barbara McCrary and Doris Smith. Mazana was a patient, kind, tender...
Ruby Thomas
May 26, 2015
Brevard – Ruby Pruitt Thomas, 86, went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at the Oaks of Brevard. A member of Turkey Creek Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Grady and Myrtle Blythe Pruitt. She was the wife of the late Arthur Lewis Thomas who died June 3, 2013. She was also preceded in...
Jean Eckhardt
May 18, 2015
Jean Call Eckhardt passed away in her home at the Rice Estates in Columbia, South Carolina on Monday, May 18, 2015 at the age of 95. Mrs. Eckhardt was born on August 28, 1919 in Niagara Falls, New York. She was a graduate of William Smith College. Prior to marriage, Mrs. Eckhardt worked as an accountant, then devoted her life...
Mary Raines
May 8, 2015
Mary Jane Passmore Raines Brevard – Mary Jane Passmore Raines, 71, was called Home to be with her Heavenly Father and to be together with her parents again on Friday, May 8, 2015 at the John F. Keever Solace Center, Asheville, NC. A native of Jackson County, she grew up in Cashiers, NC and was the daughter of the late...
William Daviau
May 7, 2015
William A. Daviau died on May 7, 2015 in Houston, Texas following complications from diabetes. Born on April 2, 1949 in Holyoke, Massachusetts to Al and Margaret Daviau of South Hadley, Mass., Bill was burned by a fire as a child and dedicated much of his life to saving others from the same fate. He was instrumental in inventing the...
Fannie Stamey
May 7, 2015
Fannie Mae Fisher Stamey Lake Toxaway – Fannie Mae Fisher Stamey, 95, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at The Oaks of Brevard. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Bell Aiken Fisher. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Jess, Ralph, Walter, and Chester...
Larry Harris, Jr.
May 2, 2015
Elder Larry A. Harris Brevard – Elder Larry A. Harris, sunrise: February 10, 1927, sunset: May 2, 2015. Larry was preceded in death by his parents Larry and Julia Harris, his wife; Maggie Harris, four brothers; Charles, Ralph, William, Robert; his sisters; May L. Glass and Nell Harris. He was born in Brevard to the late Larry and Julia Harris....
