George Wilson
Oct 1, 2011
George Woodside Wilson, 80, retired driver's license examiner and farmer, of Pisgah Forest, NC passed away Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Transylvania Regional Hospital after a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Transylvania County, George was briefly employed with Olin Corporation before beginning a 48-year employment with the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles as a driver's license...
Robert Sawyer
Sep 30, 2011
Brevard - Robert "Bob" William Sawyer, Jr., 66, passed away on Friday, September 30, 2011 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he was the son of Marjorie Sawyer Williams of Kitchener, Ontario and the late Robert William Sawyer, Sr. Mr. Sawyer was a Christian and he loved the Lord. He was of...
Austin Shannon
Sep 28, 2011
Austin Lee Shannon, age 23, of Brevard, passed away on September 28, 2011 after a valiant battle with Cystic Fibrosis. He is survived by his mother, Cindy Guffey of Brevard; father, Marvin Shannon of Pensacola, FL; three brothers, Jared Shannon of Brevard, and David and Chris Shannon of Pensacola; grandparents, Aaron and Marjorie Masters, Aunts, Melanie Zachary (Gene), and Kim...
Daniel Collins
Sep 27, 2011
Daniel William "Gator" Collins, age 70, of Abbeville, SC, formerly of Brevard, passed away Tuesday September 27, 2011 at Petra Health Care Center in McCormick, SC. Mr. Collins was born in Transylvania County to the late Pinkney Monroe Collins and Delia Gibson Collins. "Gator" was a retired construction maintenance engineer. He was also an avid fisherman and was especially fond...
Stephen Fordyce
Sep 25, 2011
Lake Toxaway – Stephen Wolf Fordyce, 59, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2011. A native of Miami, FL, he was the son of the late Raymond Boyd Fordyce and Dorothy Bernice Wolf Fordyce. Mr. Fordyce was a professional photographer in Miami for 15 years before moving to Transylvania County and entering the food service field. He had been employed...
Barbara Johnson
Sep 22, 2011
Barbara Ruth Cox Johnson, age 65, of Brevard died Thursday, September 22, 2011. She was born November 1, 1945 in Transylvania County to the late Harold Lee Cox and Naomi McCall Cox. Mrs. Johnson is survived by three sons; Eric Graham Johnson of Hendersonville, James Bradford Johnson of Brevard and Harold Gregory Johnson of Cedar Mountain, two daughters; Sherri Lynn...
Louise Mcgehee
Sep 20, 2011
Louise Lovett McGehee, age 92, of Jacksonville Fl and formerly of the Seeoff Community died Tuesday September 20, 2011. She was born May 10, 1919 in Woodbury GA. to the late Benjamin B. Lovett and Elvie Bartee Lovett. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by one brother Ben Lovett. Survivors include two sons; James T. McGehee...
Bonnie Hurring
Sep 20, 2011
Bonnie Jean Simmons Hurring , age 71, of Brevard N.C. and Orlando, Florida died on Tuesday September 20, 2011. She was born September 14, 1940 to the late John Lacey Simmons and Eddie Sue Daniel Simmons. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brother John L. Simmons. Survivors include her husband Robert "Bob" Hurring Jr....
Floyd Galloway
Sep 19, 2011
Rosman – Floyd Leon Galloway, 76, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2011 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Cullwell Edward Galloway and Marie Galloway Meece. He was also preceded in death by four brothers, Clinton, Doyle, Lewis, and Boyd Galloway, two sisters, Louise Cody and Helen Fowler, and grandson,...
Johnnie Morgan
Sep 18, 2011
Johnnie James Morgan, 80, of Frozen Creek, husband of Josephine Galloway Morgan, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2011 at St. Joseph Hospital, Asheville. Johnnie was born on May 12, 1931 in Transylvania County to the late Harvey and Gracie Miller Morgan. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Robert, and two sisters, Bessie Galloway and Mary Ruth Owen....
Elaine Zachary
Sep 18, 2011
Elaine Mason Zachary Elaine Mason Zachary, 63, of Brevard passed away on Sunday, September 18,2011, at Duke University Hospital following a brief illness. She was born September 21, 1947, in Brevard to the late Russell Dexter Mason and Georgia McCall Mason. Her sister, Anita Louise Mason, preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter, Alana Zachary Hoenicke and...
Eleanor Ruth Booth
Sep 14, 2011
Brevard – Eleanor Ruth Veasey Booth, 44, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. Burial will be in Roanoke, VA at a later date.
William Veasey
Sep 14, 2011
Brevard – William M. Veasey, 72, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. A native of Roanoke, VA, he was the son of the late Haywood Daniel Veasey and Bessie Epperly Veasey and was the husband of the late Ruth Veasey. He was also preceded in death by his son, Daniel Scott Veasey, his daughters, Linda Joyce Veasey, and Eleanor...
Catherine Eubanks
Sep 12, 2011
Catherine Ledbetter Eubanks, 69, of Brevard passed away on Monday September 12, 2011. She was born January 2, 1942 in Brevard to the late Walter Webb Ledbetter and Marie Brown Ledbetter. She was an active member of the community, having participated in many local organizations including ABWA, Lions Club, and the Brevard High School Blue Devil Club, where she volunteered...
Marcus Laws Jr.
Aug 31, 2011
Marcus Wesley Laws Jr., age 87, of Pisgah Forest died Wednesday August 31,2011 at the Elizabeth House. He was born January 18, 1924 in Yancey County to the late Marcus Wesley Laws Sr. and Augusta King Laws. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter Denise McCall and five brothers; Charles, Arnold, Rothie, Lloyd and...
Judith Orr
Aug 29, 2011
Rosman – Judith Boley Orr, 84, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 29, 2011 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A lifelong resident of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Mamie Whitmire and was the wife of the late Bud Orr. She was also preceded in death by her grandparents who raised her, Hugh and Alice...
Mary Mitchell
Aug 27, 2011
Mary Elinor Stone Mitchell of Tampa, Florida, and formerly of Brevard, wife of Thomas L. Mitchell, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2011. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, she was the daughter of Ellena Winstead Stone and Richard Gantt Stone. She is survived by two daughters and two grandchildren: Ellena Crandall and her son Richard Lee Mitchell Crandall live in...
Beatrice Griffin
Aug 22, 2011
Balsam Grove – Beatrice M. Griffin, 79, passed away Monday, August 22, 2011. A native of Transylvania County and Balsam Grove, she was the daughter of the late Spurgeon McCall and Lucy Beatrice Allen McCall. She was also preceded in death by her husband Leonard Walter Griffin; brothers Esby McCall, Tolvin McCall, and Tommy McCall and sister Elizabeth McCall. Mrs....
