Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Brevard, NC
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Brevard, NC area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Darrell Allen
May 19, 2013
Lake Toxaway – Darrell Dean Allen, 47, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at his residence. He was a native of Jackson County and was a longtime resident of Transylvania County. Mr. Allen was the son of the late Virgil Lee Allen and Juanita Owen Allen. Along with his father, he was also preceded in death by his brother...
Douglas Wheeless
May 18, 2013
Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Crowder Wheeless, (US Army Ret.) 69, of Brevard, NC died on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Duke Hospital surrounded by his family in love. Like the soldier he was, he fought the overwhelming odds against cancer. A funeral service will be held at First United Methodist Church in Brevard, NC on Friday, May 24 at 2:00 pm....
George Franks
May 16, 2013
George Kiser Franks George Kiser Franks, 89, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Cedar Mtn. House, Brevard, NC. A native of Blairsville, GA, he was the son of the late John and Georgia Underwood Franks and the husband of the late Gertrude Ramsey Franks. He was also preceded in death by two grandchildren, Shane Franks and Ryan Franks,...
Joseph Duncan
May 15, 2013
Joseph Lance Rhodes Duncan, age 4, of Pisgah Forest died Wednesday May 15, 2013. He was born February 17, 2009 in Transylvania County to Joseph Patrick Duncan and Reba Christopher Duncan. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Mary Ruth Duncan and Terry Duncan. Survivors in addition to his parents include; one brother Jesse Duncan, two sister; Brittney...
Roy Chapman
May 10, 2013
Roy William Chapman, age 78, of Rosman, NC went home to be with his Lord Jesus Christ on Friday, May 10, 2013, at his home. Born on January 21, 1935, he was the son of the late John and Essie M. Chapman. In addition to his parents he was preceded, by his loving wife Mabel (Scrub), brothers, Elford, Hershell, J.D....
Doris Graham
May 10, 2013
Doris Ruth Graham, 78, passed away peacefully at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock on May 10, 2013. She was born November 5, 1934 to the late Stanley and Viola Bernhardt in Chicago, Illinois. A devoted wife and mother, she served faithfully as a pastor's wife while holding various jobs within the church. Loved ones she leaves behind include her...
Harry Kaplan
May 8, 2013
Harry Stark Kaplan, 91, of Brevard, NC, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at his Ridge Haven home. He was a son of the late A.N. Kaplan, Sr., and Terryce Kaplan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, A.N. Kaplan, Jr. He was a member of Cornerstone Presbyterian Church...
Edwin Rice
May 8, 2013
Edwin Ruthford Rice, Sr. Pisgah Forest – Edwin Ruthford Rice, Sr., 85, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at his residence. He was a native of Madison County and was a longtime resident of Transylvania County. Mr. Rice was the son of the late Hubert J. and Fannie Buckner Rice and was the husband of the late Doris Smith...
Annie Bailey
May 6, 2013
Louise Greeson Bailey Brevard – Annie Louise Greeson Bailey, 76, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2013 at the Oaks of Brevard. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Junius and Ella Blythe Greeson and the wife of the late Rev. Jesse A. Bailey, Sr. She is also preceded in death by her brother, Larry...
Janie Honeycutt
May 6, 2013
Janie Vee Vaughn Honeycutt Penrose – Janie Vee Vaughn Honeycutt, 87, of the Little River Community, went to be with the Lord she loved so dearly on May 6, 2013 at the Elizabeth House in Hendersonville, NC after a period of declining health. She was born on March 10, 1926 to the late Wade Thomas Vaughn and Sarah Jane Owenby...
Wilma Chandler
May 4, 2013
Wilma "Cassie" Leake Chandler, age 75, of Pisgah Forest died Saturday May 4, 2013 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. She was born August 21, 1937 in Madison County to the late Derb Leake and Eliza Ramsey Leake. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by five brothers; John Ramsey, Billy, Charlie, Jimmie and Bruce Leake, three sisters; Lula...
James Singleton
May 4, 2013
James Everett Singleton, 86 of Balsam Grove, North Carolina went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 4, 2013. The son of the late William Edward and Edna Carolina Singleton. He was preceded in death by three brothers, one sister, one daughter Pat Godwin and a son Tim Singleton. He was a member of Woods Memorial Church and...
Ernestine Henderson
May 2, 2013
Ernestine Miller Henderson, 92, of Lake Toxaway died Thursday May 2, 2013 at the Oaks of Brevard. She was born January 23, 1921 in Transylvania County to the late Kimsey Curtis Miller and Elmina Nicholson Miller. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Oscar Duckworth Henderson her daughter Mary Josephine Henderson, four brothers and...
Jonathan Owen
May 1, 2013
Jonathan Douglas Owen Hendersonville – Jonathan Douglas Owen, 42, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Owen was born on August 10, 1970 in Washington, NC. He moved with his parents to Holton, KS when he was four years old and resided there for 30 years before moving back to Brevard. He was a 1988 graduate...
Ruby Lasater
Apr 28, 2013
Ruth Jones Lasater Brevard - Ruth Jones Lasater, 87, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at The Oaks of Brevard. She was the daughter of the late Edward Sampson and Etta Elizabeth Hollar Jones. She was also preceded in death by her husband; Hampton Stuart Lasater, sister, Charlotte Jones Norton and brother in law, Don Norton. Mrs. Lasater is...
Katherine Dodson
Apr 27, 2013
Katherine Loraine "Lori" Dodson Brevard – Katherine Loraine "Lori" Dodson, 42, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at her residence. A native of Transylvania County, she was a 1990 graduate of Brevard High School and she attended the Full Gospel Church. Miss Dodson was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Callie and Leanus Chappell, and her paternal grandmother,...
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