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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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Leon Hogsed
Jan 19, 2024
Leon Hogsed – 78 of Brevard NC (formerly of the Silversteen Community), passed away on Friday January 19th, 2024, after a battle with cancer. He went on to be with his Lord and Savior and his loving family who proceeded him in death.
Leon was born on July 22nd 1945, to Artellus and Effie Hogsed of Silversteen...
Gary Michael Monteith
Jan 17, 2024
Gary Michael Monteith peacefully passed away on January 17, 2024, at 75 years old.
Gary was born and raised in Transylvania County. He served in the 25th Infantry of the United States Army in Vietnam where he received his Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He was devoted and loving son to Mary Barnett Monteith and John Wesley...
Henry J Coblentz
Jan 16, 2024
Brevard - Henry J. Coblentz, 83, peacefully passed at home with his beloved wife, Ada, and his children by his side. Jesus gently ushered him into heaven without a struggle.
Henry and Ada were married in Hartville, Ohio, on Nov. 3, 1960. During their sixty-three years of marriage, they lived in Ohio, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky,...
Roger Lee Stansel
Jan 13, 2024
Pisgah Forest - Roger Lee Stansel was born at Transylvania Community Hospital on July 23, 1957 at 3:30pm. Roger Lee Stansel found peace at Transylvania Regional Hospital on January 13, 2024 at 10:51pm.
He was 66 years old and a son, grandson, brother, nephew, cousin, husband, father, uncle and best friend.
Roger was the son...
Frank Kelley
Jan 13, 2024
Frank Kelley, formerly of Brevard, NC age 87 went to be with our lord on January 13, 2024. He will be missed by his family but is finally reunited with his wife Joyce.
Frank was born in Toxey, Alabama on September 23, 1936 to Claude and Gladys Kelley. He married his wife Joyce on June 18, 1956. ...
Kenneth Allen Harwood
Jan 13, 2024
Brevard - Kenneth "Kenney" Allen Harwood, Jr (60) suddenly passed away on January 13, 2024. Kenney was a kind and thoughtful soul, he had the biggest heart & a beautiful smile! He will be missed and remembered by the many lives he touched.
Kenney was born on January 26, 1963 in Ann Arbor, Michigan to Kenneth Allen...
Robert Paul Burkhardt
Jan 13, 2024
Pisgah Forest - Robert Paul Burkhardt (Bob) passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 13, 2024.
Bob was kind, gregarious, and always had a smile on his face and was ready with a joke. He was a caring husband, and a loving father and grandfather. Bob was a faithful member of Lutheran Church of the Nativity...
Landon Charles Owen
Jan 10, 2024
Brevard - Landon Charles (L.C.) Owen, 86, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday Jan 10, 2024.
A lifelong resident of Transylvania County, L.C. was preceded in death by his wife, June Owen, son David Charles Owen, and mother, Ethel Kilpatrick. He was also preceded in death by his sisters Grace...
Margaret Lea Gravely
Jan 10, 2024
Brevard - Margaret Corpening Gravely passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at the age of 100.
Born in Bryson City, NC to the late Edwin and Lucretia Corpening, she was the youngest of four children. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death her siblings, Ruth Jones and Edwin(Bud) Corpening of Brevard and Clarine Varner...
Nicholas Dean Wagner
Jan 6, 2024
Brevard - Nicholas Dean Wagner passed (67) away on January 6, 2024. Born February 26, 1956. Nick is survived by his wife Joyce. They were married in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1983. They lived in Valparaiso, Indiana and Brevard, NC. He is survived by his two daughters Libby and Bailly and his son Daniel. He had two sisters, Sherry...
Gloria Deanna Norton
Jan 6, 2024
Brevard - Gloria Lance Norton, age 73, went home to be with the Lord on January 6, 2024. She was surrounded by her loving family.
She is proceeded in death by her son Michael Norton, brother Steve Lance, and parents Earnest and Louise Lance.
Gloria was a Brevard native, graduating from Brevard High in 1968....
Jacqueline Summers Lupton
Jan 3, 2024
JACQUELINE "JACKIE" LUPTON passed away peacefully at her home in Brevard NC, on January 3, 2024. She was 92 years old.
Jackie was surrounded by many who loved and enjoyed her, and in wonderful care by family, Shirley's Angels, College Walk Community, and Four Seasons Hospice.
She was married to her late husband, Robert "Bob"...
Pearl Marvel Floyd
Jan 1, 2024
Pearl Marvel Floyd (nee Schwarzrock), passed away peacefully at the age of 91 on January 1, 2024, in Brevard, North Carolina. Born on April 12, 1932, in Anderson-Biem Community, Roosevelt County, Montana, she was the daughter of the late Edward E. Schwarzrock and Alice Schwarzrock Bummer. She was also predeceased by her beloved husband, Emitt Earl Floyd, and her...
Danny Keith Smith
Dec 31, 2023
Danny Keith Smith, 69, of Mills River, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on December 31, 2023, following a short illness. He is preceded in death by his parents, Billy Gene Smith, Betty Ann Bryson Smith, and his wife, Ruby Gillespie Smith.
Danny was born in Transylvania County on November 13, 1954, and he graduated from...
Sandra Suzanne Norton
Dec 30, 2023
Sandra Norton went home to be with her Lord in her sleep the morning of December 30th, 2023.
She was proceeded in death by her father Harold Plemmons, and her mother, Lorraine Plemmons, and big sister Loretta Lanning.
Left to cherish her memory is her loving husband of 28 years Roy Norton Jr.; son Josh,...
James Edward Wilson
Dec 30, 2023
James "Jimmy" Edward Wilson, 78, passed away in the morning hours of Saturday, December 30th, 2023, at his home.
Jimmy was born on May 31, 1945. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Dee and Christine Wilson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Alice Faye,...
Daniel Douglas Powell
Dec 29, 2023
Daniel Douglas Powell, Sr. (Danny), 72, of Rosman, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 29, 2023. A lifelong resident of Transylvania County, he was the son of Leason Mack Powell and Mamie "Esther" Butler Powell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Louise Stewart.
Danny graduated from Rosman...
Dwayne Jeremy Fields
Dec 27, 2023
Brevard - Dwayne Jeremy Fields (DJ) was born July 14, 1995, and went to be with the Lord on December 27, 2023.
He was the beloved son of Dwayne Fields and Tracy Fields.
Survivors include his siblings, Amber, Nick, and Anthony Fields, his grandpa Tom, several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
DJ was a...
Joseph Anthony Sansosti
Dec 26, 2023
Pisgah Forest - Joseph A. Sansosti, 75, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at his residence.
Joe was the son of the late Frank A. and Alberta Watkins Sansosti. He was preceded in death by his younger brother, James Jeffrey Sansosti.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Glenda Waldrop Sansosti, a son...
David Girbert Blackburn
Dec 26, 2023
Brevard - David G. Blackburn,84,went home to be with his Lord on Monday, December 26, 2023 after a brief illness.
Dave served his country in the United States Coast Guard. Following his discharge, he took up a career in electrical sign installation. Dave was a master woodworker. He made beautiful furniture and loved sharing his work with...
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