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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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Carl Bishop
Aug 25, 2012
Carl Bishop, age 78, went to be with the Lord on August 25, 2012, after a lengthy illness. He was most recently a resident of the Beystone Health and Rehabilitation Center of Fletcher, NC and was a life-long resident of Brevard and Pisgah Forest, NC. He was an employee of Ecusta for many years and then was a heavy equipment...
John Huggins
Aug 18, 2012
John Filbert Huggins age 74, of Rosman died Saturday August 18, 2012 at his residence. He was born January 13, 1938 to the late John Marshall Huggins and Ethel Aiken Huggins. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one son: Glen Curtis Huggins and one brother; Charles Marshall Huggins. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, retired...
James Buchanan
Aug 15, 2012
James "Garrett" Buchanan 41 of Brevard passed away Wednesday August 15, 2012. He was the son of the late Eugene Buchanan and Linda Griffin. He is survived by his wife, Amy, sons, Tyler and Austin, sister Kim Whitaker, grandmother, Dorothy Griffin, grand mother-in-law, Dorothy Bryson, mother-in-law, Phyllis Bryson, father-in-law, David Briggs, sister-in-law, Portia Tinsley and husband Chris, aunts and uncles,...
Jessie Chapman
Aug 15, 2012
Mable "Scrub" Chapman, 80, of Rosman, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012. She was born in Transylvania County to the late Homer Lance and Edith Stamey Lance. She is survived by her husband, Roy William Chapman; son Dean Chapman of Rosman; daughter Debbie Duckett of Hendersonville; 5 grandchildren; Nikki Duckett, J.D. Duckett, Jared Chapman, Chelsea Tesnow and Bay Chapman;...
Edmond Russell
Aug 12, 2012
Edmond L. Russell of Florida and formerly of Brevard died Sunday August 12, 2012. He was born in Alabama May 24, 1931 to the late Edmon and Beatrice Brackin Russell. In edition to his parents he was preceded in death by his spouse Emma J. Russell and his daughter Debra Russell. Mr. Russell was a retired electrical technician and a...
Columbus Clanton
Aug 9, 2012
Columbus Roy Clanton Brevard – Columbus Roy Clanton, 63, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at the Brian Center, Brevard, NC. A native of Etowah County, Alabama, he was the son of Myrtle Whitehead Clanton and the late Columbus New Years Clanton. Along with his father, Mr. Clanton was preceded in death by his brothers Neugene Clanton and Newman...
Alice Franks
Aug 5, 2012
Pisgah Forest - Alice Grace Tinsley Franks, 83, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on Sunday, August 5, 2012 at her home in Pisgah Forest. She was born on July 9, 1929 in Brevard to the late Willie and Beulah Hudson Tinsley. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Furman Franks who passed away on July 7,...
Everett O'Shields
Aug 4, 2012
Brevard – Everett A. O'Shields, 78, passed away on Saturday, August 4, 2012 at the Oaks of Brevard. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Jess and Nora Galloway O'Shields. Mr. O'Shields was a member of Morningside Baptist Church where he served on the Building and Grounds Committee. He was a veteran of the U....
Gerald Bailey
Aug 2, 2012
Gerald Gordon Bailey Brevard – Gerald Gordon Bailey, 81, passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at the Oaks of Brevard. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of the late William and Dorothy Scheuer Bailey. Mr. Bailey was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a former member of the Connestee Falls Fishing Club. He was...
James Schanck
Aug 1, 2012
Brevard – James S. Schanck, 86, passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at his residence. A native of Chester, NY, he was the son of the late Rollin Neal Schanck and Katharine O'Connell Schanck. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy, serving during WW II and he was retired from Nabisco. Mr. Schanck was a member of...
Dorothy Saunders
Jul 25, 2012
Brevard – Dorothy Kline Saunders, of College Walk, 92, passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2012. A native of Morgantown, WV, she was the daughter of the late Newton Clark Kline and Blanche Kilmer Kline and was the wife of the late James Allison Saunders. Mrs. Saunders had a love for nature, including animals and birds and she loved to...
Daisy Chevallier
Jul 18, 2012
Daisy Cable Chevallier, 60, of Balsam Grove, passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2012. She was born in Loudon County, Tennessee to the late Otha Zachary Cable and Louise Hale Cable. She loved dogs, flowers, crafts and volunteering at the God's Way Fellowship Food Bank. Along with her mother, she is survived by her husband, Kenneth Chevallier, brothers Kenneth Cable...
Lester Stamey
Jul 10, 2012
Lester Jay "Jake" Stamey, age 80, of Cedar Mountain went to be with the Lord Tuesday, Jul 10, 2012. He was born May 24, 1932 in Transylvania County to his parents, the late Willie Jake Stamey of and the late Delphia Stamey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers Jake Stamey, Jr. and Clifford and...
Walter Yohe
Jul 4, 2012
Walter Dale Yohe loved America. He went to be with the Lord on July 4th, 2012 to join his family for a fireworks display of his life! He passed from life at Brevard Regional Hospital, holding his daughters, Diane and Nancie's hands, suffering complications from a recent gallstone infection. Walter D. Yohe, "Walt or Watty," to his good friends and...
Katherine Anderson
Jul 3, 2012
Katherine English Anderson, a lifelong resident of Brevard and Transylvania County, passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Born on Oct. 28, 1918, she was the daughter of Dr. Edwin Strawbridge English and Leila Pickelsimer English, and was married to the former editor of The Transylvania Times, John Inge Anderson Jr. She was both a city council member and mayor...
Mary Mcgarvey
Jul 2, 2012
Mary Ellen Hoover McGarvey Brevard – Mary Ellen Hoover McGarvey, 59, passed away on Monday, July 2, 2012 at her residence. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late John and Dorothy Moore Hoover. Mrs. McGarvey was a Registered Nurse. She was a 1971 graduate of Brevard High School, and was a graduate of Marymount College...
Betty Hollingsworth
Jun 30, 2012
Jean Clampitt Hollingsworth of Charlotte, formerly of Pisgah Forest, died peacefully on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at Presbyterian hospital in Charlotte. Born in Swain County, NC on April 28, 1930 to the late William "Bill" Clampitt and the late Edna Breedlove Clampitt, Mrs. Hollingsworth grew up in Almond and later in Rosman, NC. She lived a long life as an...
Autumn Willis
Jun 29, 2012
Autumn Jean Willis, age 82, died Friday June 29, 2012 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. She was born November 8, 1929 in Sagerstown, PA to the late Ermie D. Coon and Mary Coon Hibbs. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her step father Molden Hibbs and one brother Carmen Coon. Autumn was a devoted wife, mother,...
Matthew Kirby
Jun 23, 2012
Cpl. Matthew James Kirby, 28, of Pisgah Forest passed away Saturday, June 23. 2012. He was born February 25, 1984 in Transylvania County to his parents James R. "Jim" Kirby and Judy G. Kirby of Pisgah Forest. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Lawrence Joe Bob and Artie Mae Kirby, Jr. and James and Faye Guffey. After graduating...
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