Obituaries

Nov 18, 2023

Pisgah Forest - Nancy Turbyfill Owen, 78, of Brevard passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on the morning of Saturday November 18, 2023.

She was born on August 23, 1945 in Opelika, Alabama to the late Martin and Alice Bowen Turbyfill while he was serving in the military. They later moved to Brevard, where she grew...

Nov 15, 2023

Brevard - Milford Clyde Hubbard 92, a native of Transylvania County, went home to be with the Lord on November 15, 2023.

Milford was born on September 17, 1931. He was a devoted Christian, husband and father.

He was proceeded in death by his parents Clyde and Ruth Reese Hubbard and one brother, Sherill Hubbard....

Nov 14, 2023

Pisgah Forest - Walter Bunyan Raxter, age 86, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2023  and now resides in his heavenly home in the arms of Jesus and was welcomed into heaven by his parents and siblings who were there to meet him.

He was born August 13, 1937, the 13th of 14 children, to Perry Elzie Raxter...

Nov 12, 2023

Jimmie Ray Canup

7/7/1940-11/12/2023

Brevard- Jimmie Ray Canup, 83, passed away on Sunday, November 12th, 2023.

Jim, a Transylvania native, was born on July 7th, 1940 to his parents J.B. Canup and Ora Shook Canup of Brevard. He was a brother to Joanne Jenkins and John Canup. After graduating from Brevard High School...

Nov 9, 2023

Rosman – Priscilla Stansel Aiken, age 84, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 9, 2023.

She was a daughter of the late Henry and Hurchell Powell Stansel. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Aiken, brothers, Henry, Jr., Clarence, Carroll, Donald and Gerald Stansel, sisters, Frances...

Nov 9, 2023

Barbara Sue McCall, 76 of Balsam Grove, NC, passed away November 9, 2023 after complications from a brief illness.

She was preceded in death by her father, Ira C. McCall, her mother, Vera Ellen Owen McCall, two brothers, James Cecil McCall and Robert Wayne McCall and a niece, Kelly McCall Parker.  She is survived by three sisters,...

Nov 6, 2023

Reba Galloway Morgan of Brevard, age 87, went to be with the Lord on Monday November 6th, 2023. She was the daughter of the late Elmer and Mary Elizabeth (Kinsey) Galloway. She was preceded in death by husband William Junior Morgan, son Marty Landon Morgan, two brothers Paul Galloway and Robert Galloway, and two sisters Ruby Pennell and Clara...

Nov 5, 2023

Surrounded by his loving family at home, Hubert Clifton Brown, Sr. passed away peacefully on November 5, 2023, at the age of 81 in Brevard, North Carolina.

He was born on April 17, 1942, in the River Township of Jackson County, NC to the late Elva Octavia Brown and the late Alvin Luker. In addition to his...

Nov 5, 2023

Jane Powell Reese, age 81, of Rosman, passed away at Transylvania Regional Hospital on November 5, 2023.

Jane was a lifelong resident of Rosman. A dedicated and active member of East Fork Baptist Church for over 70 years. It was there that she met and served with her lifelong love, Gerald.

Miss Jane worked at...

Nov 2, 2023

Jonathan Ridell Breedlove, 45, of Brevard, passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2023.

Jonathan was a Transylvania County resident and was the son of the late Clinton Breedlove and Donna Jones Breedlove.  In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a brother, Jason Breedlove.

He was employed as a cook at...

Oct 31, 2023

Pisgah Forest - William Roy Pressley (Bill), 84, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 surrounded by family.

A native of Jackson County and longtime resident of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Roy and Alma Pressley.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...

Oct 30, 2023

Blantyre - Eula "Pat" Morgan, 92, went home to be with the Lord peacefully in her sleep on Monday, October 30, 2023 at her residence.

A lifelong resident of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Ott and Alma Wells. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,  Gaynard Morgan...

Oct 28, 2023

Michael Howard Sanders

Michael Howard Sanders passed peacefully to The Great Adventure on October 28, 2023, after a brief illness.

Mr. Sanders was born in Leyte, Philippine Islands on September 17, 1945, to Major Walter W. Sanders and Helen Cecilio Sanders. A graduate of the University of South Carolina and the University of South Carolina...

Oct 28, 2023

Oct 23, 2023

Brevard - Roy Penchansky, took his last cruise with his loving wife, Elizabeth W. Bates, disembarking from this world on October 23 in Malta.

Roy was born in Bayonne, NJ, on Sept. 24, 1934, to Samuel and Florence (Bass) Penchansky. His father, a butcher, owned a wholesale kosher meat distribution firm which he operated with two brothers....

Oct 23, 2023

Brevard - Ruth Avery Moss Moore, 83, passed away after an extended illness on Monday, October 23, 2023.

Ruth was the only child of the late Clarence Clifton Moss and Avery Mauney Moss.

Born in Fayetteville, NC, she graduated from Charles L. Coon High School in 1958 in Wilson, NC and Meredith College in 1961....

Oct 22, 2023

Peter Bende Juhl, 88, passed away on October 22nd, 2023. He was born in Fords, New Jersey, the only son of Frances and Bende Juhl.  He is survived by two sisters: Dorothy Furdock of St. Augustine, Florida and Hester Chinchar of Lewes, Delaware.

With his first wife, Patricia Maguire, he had two daughters: Pamela Ann Sokoler of...

Oct 22, 2023

Wanda Gail Anders

January 2, 1949 – October 22, 2023

Wanda Gail Anders, 74, of Rosman, Transylvania County, NC, passed away unexpectedly in her home on Sunday, October 22, 2023.

A native of Transylvania County, she was the oldest daughter of Arthur Elliott and Bessie Lee Gravley Anders. In addition to her parents,...

Oct 22, 2023

Pisgah Forest - Molly K. Morgan, 91, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 22, 2023.  A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Carl Killian, Sr. and Elsie Gray Killian.  She was also preceded in death by her husband Charles W. Morgan, a son, Charles Dennis Morgan and her brother Carl...

Oct 21, 2023

Margaret W. Guilkey 90 (Peggy) passed to heaven on Saturday 21st, 2023 after an extended illness.  Peggy was born 1-17-1933 in Toxaway, to Elbert and Ida Whitmire. She was the middle of 5 kids.

Peggy was preceded in death by her parents Elbert and Ida.  Her loving husband of 31 years Charles (Chuck).  Brothers Joe (Joyce), Ted...