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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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Janet Lee Hart
Feb 20, 2023
Brevard - Janet "Jan" L. Hart passed away on Monday, February 20, 2023.
Jan was born to Marvin and Lenore Sorensen on March 3, 1950, in St. James, Minnesota. She was baptized in St. James. She was the youngest of three children.
The family farmed in St. James, and at a young age Jan was...
Bobbie Sue Russell
Feb 17, 2023
Bobbie Sue Russell, 72 of Sapphire, NC peacefully passed away on Friday, February 17,2023 from complications with Type 2 Diabetes. She was in the comfort of her home, in her favorite chair, surrounded by her devoted dogs, Emily, Lilly, Sweetie and her beloved husband, William "Cotton" Russell. She was born on February 25, 1950, in Portsmouth, VA to the...
Ben Davis Shiflet
Feb 15, 2023
Ben Davis Shiflet, Jr. (Davis) passed away peacefully at his home on February 15th, 2023. He was surrounded by his family.
Davis lived his life to the fullest. He was a loving father, grandfather, brother, and friend. Always quick with a hilarious story or joke, he will be greatly missed. A lifelong resident of Brevard North Carolina,...
Brenda Glenn Livingston
Feb 11, 2023
Rachel "Brenda" Glenn, 68, of Mills River , our beloved mother, went home to be with the Lord on February 11, 2023.
Brenda was born on February 19, 1954 in Henderson County to Posey Bascombe Glenn and Eloise Ruth Glenn. She was a 1972 graduate of West Henderson High School and a lifelong member of Words of...
Donnie Vee Mccall
Feb 11, 2023
Donnie Vee Elvira McCall, age 93, born May 27, 1929, died February 11, 2023, at Sunnybrook Assisted Living in Hendersonville NC.
Donnie Vee is the daughter of the late Richard & Callie McCall of Balsam Grove NC. She celebrated 60 years of marriage with her late husband Benjamin Franklin (B.F.) McCall.
She was preceded in...
Arlene Grimes Tromba
Feb 10, 2023
Brevard - Arlene Grimes Tromba passed away peacefully in her sleep at 4:40 a.m. on February 10, 2023.
She was born in Washington, D.C. and resided on Temple Terrace, Florida for more than 45 years where she was very involved with the Friendship Club and was President of XI Theta Upsilon.
Arlene was the Secretary...
Gregory Alan Mills
Feb 10, 2023
Brevard - Gregory Alan Mills, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2023, at age 72. He was born on November 15, 1950, in Wadsworth, Ohio, to William and Helen Mills.
Greg was an incredibly talented high school football player who, late in life, cherished giving his collection of vintage Wadsworth High School game programs to his grandsons,...
Girtha Lee Powell
Feb 9, 2023
Rosman – Lee Powell, born and raised in Transylvania County, was an educator, friend, and most of all a devoted family man. He was a graduate of Rosman High School, Brevard College, and Western Carolina University, where he earned his degree in History and a teaching certificate. He also earned a master's degree from North Carolina A&T. For 30...
Berdell Phillips
Feb 5, 2023
Lake Toxaway - Dovie Berdell Jones Phillips Born 9/10/1933 passed peacefully on February 5, 2023.
She was the daughter of Mary and Ben Jones of Lake Toxaway. She was preceded in death by her husband Slim Phillips, son Robin Phillips, sisters Jean Jones and Patricia Jones, also by her brothers Brodus Jones, Bert Jones, and Charlie Jones....
Kathleen Lynn Duncan
Feb 3, 2023
Kathleen Lynn Duncan passed away February 3, 2023, at her home in Brevard, NC.
She was born in Rapid City, SD to Donald Mahlum and Carolyn Mahlum. Her father was career military, so she lived in Wisconsin, Nebraska, Alaska, Illinois, Florida , Virginia, and North Carolina. In 1979 she graduated from Mt Vernon High School, Alexandria, VA...
Luther Spurgeon Harris
Feb 3, 2023
Luther Spurgeon Harris, age 84, of Neddy Mountain Community in Tuckasegee NC, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2023, at Skyland Terrace and Rehabilitation in Waynesville, NC.
Luther was born July 7, 1938, in Little Canada township of Jackson Co, NC to the late John Henry Harris and Nora Lee Owen Harris. He was also preceded in...
Joseph Douglas Parker
Feb 3, 2023
Joseph (Joey) Douglas Parker, 43, of Mills River, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 3, 2023.
Joey was a happy, go lucky quy who didn't have an enemy in the world and didn't know a stranger.
Joey cared about people in the purest way. He loved them for who they were. What you saw was...
Margaret Beth Landreth
Feb 2, 2023
MARGARET BETH LANDRETH, 54, Pisgah Forest
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beautiful Beth on February 2, 2023.
Beth is the daughter of Denny and Jeanne Landreth. She is survived by her husband, Cory Davis, her daughter, Ali Landreth, her son, Kayden Landreth (Mackenzie), and grandchildren, Alex, Carter, Annalise...
William Lynn Crow
Feb 2, 2023
William "Lynn" Crow of Rosman, NC was born on August 27, 1946, and passed away on February 2, 2023 at Accordius Health Care of Brevard.
Lynn was the son of the late Loran and Beulah Powell Crow. In addition to his parents, his brothers, Howard Crowe, Elmo Crowe, and Lynell Crowe, a sister, Shelva Jean Crowe, and...
Charles Mabry Harris
Feb 2, 2023
Charles Mabry Harris
February 28, 1936 – February 2, 2023
Brevard, NC
Charles Mabry Harris, 86, passed away peacefully at his home on February 2, 2023, surrounded by his family.
Mabry was born in Florida and moved his family to Brevard in 1972 where he owned and operated Harris Ace Hardware...
Linda Austin
Jan 29, 2023
Linda McClain Austin passed away peacefully on January 29, 2023, in Brevard, North Carolina at age 84, in the loving company of her family.
She was born in Brownsville, Texas on August 26, 1938, to A.H. and Beatrice McClain. Raised in Coral Gables, Florida, she spent many summers with her beloved Mimi and Popum in Tampa. Linda...
Jennifer Louise Borden
Jan 28, 2023
Brevard - Jennifer Prestwood Borden went to heaven, just three days short of her 77th birthday, on January 28, 2023, at her home in Brevard, NC. She suffered for several years from Progressive Supra-nuclear Palsy, and the last two years have been extremely difficult for her and for her family.
Jennifer was born in St. Louis, Missouri...
Alice Jean Foster
Jan 24, 2023
Alice Jean Enloe Foster, 92, of Brevard passed away Monday, Jan.24,2023 at the Oaks of Brevard. She was the daughter of Herbert C. Enloe and Annie Cochran Enloe. A native of Swain County she was born in Judson,NC and moved to Transylvania County with her family when Lake Fontana was built.
In addition to her parents she...
Robert Joe Hawk
Jan 22, 2023
On January 22, 2023, Dr. Bob Hawk stepped across heaven's threshold, into the hands of his loving Father, where he is hurting no more. Born April 3, 1939, in Buffalo, New York, Bob spent his youth in Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from Indian Springs High School, after battling polio as a child. He began college at Georgia Tech where...
Nancy Jean Hord
Jan 22, 2023
Nancy Jean Hord was born on July 19, 1939, died peacefully following a short illness on January 22, 2023. She and her brother Donald Stearns, children of Glenn and Ruth Ann Stearns, grew up on a farm in Sycamore, Illinois. She graduated from nursing school in Chicago, Illinois where she met her beloved husband Dr. George Hord. They spent...
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