Obituaries

Aug 14, 2013

Joseph Coleman "J. C." Owen, 70, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at the Oaks of Brevard. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Fred and Nellie Wilde Owen. He was also preceded in death by two infant brothers, Jimmy and Johnnie Owen, and brother, Victor Owen. Mr. Owen was...

Aug 12, 2013

Brevard – Margaret Ellen Holden Brittain, 81, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 12, 2013 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Gaston County, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Lottie Holden and was the wife of the late Wilburn Brittain. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Cindy...

Aug 11, 2013

Johnny Morris, 46, passed away on August 11, 2013 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. He was born January 6, 1967 in Transylvania County to Kenneth and Jennie Orr Morris. Johnny was affiliated with Amazing Grace Baptist Church. He loved to hunt and fish. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife Teresa Morris of Brevard, daughters, Jessica Morgan...

Aug 11, 2013

– Joanne Allison Barnett, 79, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at The Oaks of Brevard. She was born in Transylvania County to the late Claude and Ina Zachary Allison. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Nan Walker, twin sister Mary James Gibbs, and son Jeffrey McCrary. Survivors include her husband Richard Barnett,...

Aug 8, 2013

Pauline Daves McCall Pinhook Valley – Pauline Daves McCall, 85, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2013 at her residence. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Evangel and Rhoda Owen Daves and was the wife of the late Herbert L. McCall. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Christine McCall, and a...

Aug 8, 2013

Robert H. Jones 78, of Etowah, died after a long struggle with cancer Thursday August 8, 2013. He was born in Spring Valley IL to late Harold Lloyd Jones and Marguerite Wall Jones. Mr. Jones was a retired accountant, CFO and CEO. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic...

Aug 6, 2013

Johnny Ray Marshall, of Brevard, went home to be with his Lord Tuesday August 6, 2013 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. He was born January 1, 1955 in Transylvania County to Bob Marshall and the late Ernestine Marshall. Serving as an evangelist, Mr. Marshall loved God, preaching and singing. He also loved his wife, children and his entire family. Survivors include...

Aug 5, 2013

Cleamon Carroll Owen Balsam Grove – Cleamon Carroll Owen, of 578 Tanasee Gap Rd., went home to be with the Lord after a brief illness on Monday, August 5, 2013. He was born on February 16, 1940 and was a native of Transylvania County. Cleamon served his country in the Army Reserve. He retired from IBM after more than 30...

Aug 4, 2013

Hue Carroll Craft Horse Shoe – Hue Carroll Craft, 66, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 4, 2013 at the Elizabeth House, Flat Rock, NC. A native of Nash County, NC, he was the son of the late Olo Gus Craft and Pearl Winston Craft. Mr. Craft was a veteran of the U. S. Army, serving during...

Aug 3, 2013

Joyce Marie Jensen, of Sapphire passed away August 3, 2013 at her residence. She was born July 10, 1935 in Chicago IL to the late William and Marie Bianci Galliani. Mrs. Jensen was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church in Sapphire. Survivors include her husband John C. Jensen, four sons; Mark D. Jensen, Kenith H. Jensen, David W. Jensen...

Jul 28, 2013

Jul 27, 2013

Ruby White Hudson, 83, died Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Elizabeth House. A member of Glady Branch Baptist Church for 64 years, she retired from Ecusta. She was the daughter of Bornice and Dave White. Preceding her in death were her husband of fifty years, Vern; an infant son, Bobby and grandson, Eric Hudson; brothers William and Syd White; sisters...

Jul 26, 2013

Jul 26, 2013

Paul William Baker Sr. age 92, of Brevard died Friday July 26, 2013. He was born February 5, 1921 in Allegheny County P.A. to the late Wallace Howard Baker and Mary Bernice DeGraff Baker. Mr. Baker was a member of The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepard, Retired from the Olin Corporation and was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include...

Jul 24, 2013

Cynthia Parker Platt, 65, passed away unexpectedly in her home Wednesday, July 24, 2013. She was born on September 2, 1947, in Atlanta, Ga., to the late Jean Stridde Parker and James Alfred Parker. She graduated from D'Youville Academy in Atlanta in 1965, attended Queens College in Charlotte, N.C., and in 1969 received her BA in Psychology from the University...

Jul 22, 2013

Joanna Pearl Tracy, 76, of Brevard, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2013. She was born November 10, 1936 in Cambridge, Mass.to the late Perley Dewey and Victoria Weeder Dewey. Along with her parents she is also preceded in death by her husband of forty-four years, Samuel T. Tracy, Jr., her brother William H. Dewey, and sisters Geraldine Rock and...

Jul 20, 2013

Helen King Fugate Pisgah Forest – Helen King Fugate, 75, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at her residence. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Curtis and Edna Brewer King. She was also preceded in death by a son, Brian Fugate, and a brother, Odell King. Mrs. Fugate was retired from Ecusta and...

Jul 19, 2013

Rev. Lee Ray Greene, 57, passed away on Friday, July 19th, 2013 unexpectedly at 2:00 pm. at Wake Medical Center, Raleigh, NC. Lee Ray was the son of Cyrus Addon Greene and Ruth C. Greene, both deceased, from Hillsborough, NC. Lee Ray graduated from UNC-Wilmington with a B.A. degree in Philosophy and Religion. He also received his Master of Divinity...

Jul 15, 2013

Junius McKinnley Mashburn, 77, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 15, 2013 at his residence. A native of Graham County, NC, he was the son of the late Marvin Vincent Mashburn and Jessie Thomas Mashburn. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Vincent and Phil Mashburn. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and...

Jul 14, 2013