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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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John Albert Suttles
Nov 11, 2022
John Albert Suttles, age 97 of Horse Shoe formerly of Brevard, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022.
Mr. Suttles was born on July 26, 1925, in Rutherford County, NC to the late William and Leoda Rippey Suttles. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife Gladys, two sisters, Mary Banks...
Marie Lena Bowker
Nov 5, 2022
Marie Bowker passed, surrounded by her family, on November 5th, 2022, at the age of 98. Born in Philadelphia in 1924, she spent her childhood walking through the city neighborhoods and exploring the world around her. She moved to Transylvania County with her husband, Edwin Bowker, from Florida in 1984 where she remained until her final days. Her grandsons...
Gladys Faye Galloway
Nov 5, 2022
Gladys C. Galloway passed away peacefully on November 5, 2022. She was born April 14, 1930 and was a lifelong resident of Transylvania County.
Gladys was married to Edward Galloway who passed May 9, 2021. They were married for 72 years.
She leaves behind two daughters, Laverne G. Hames, and Treva Pressley husband Dale; three...
Adrian Sidney Propst
Nov 5, 2022
Adrian S. "Sid" Propst Jr, 87, of Brevard, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022.
Sid was born on May 16, 1935 in Newton, NC to the late Adrian S. Propst Sr. and Lucile Propst. As a graduate of the University of Maryland, Sid earned his Bachelors of Arts in Sociology and went on to serve...
Wanda Gay Mccall
Nov 3, 2022
Brevard - Wanda Galloway McCall, 70, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2022 peacefully at home after a long struggle with dementia.
A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Katie Kilpatrick Galloway.
Survivors include her husband William of 41 years; son, Todd Young of Edneyville; daughter, Annette Moore and...
Marie Barton Cison
Nov 3, 2022
Charlotte Marie Barton Cison, 95, of Brevard passed away peacefully on November 3, 2022, with her family by her side.
Marie, lovingly known as "Mimi" to family and friends alike, was a devoted and humble wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and daughter. One of eight siblings, she was born on July 19, 1927, and was raised in...
Barbara Green
Nov 3, 2022
Barbara Sparkman Breeden Green, 73 of Marietta, SC, wife of Charles Robert Green died peacefully at her home on November 3, 2022, after an extended illness. Born on January 30, 1949, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, Barbara was the daughter of Anna Dunham Sparkman and the late Robert Clay Sparkman.
Barbara's parents moved the family to Rockford, Illinois when...
Lynn Pressley Mims
Nov 3, 2022
Charlotte, NC - Susan Lynn Pressley Mims, 74, died on November 3, 2022 peacefully at her home after a two-year battle from congestive heart failure and other health complications. At the end, the afternoon sun streamed across her body and face as she was surrounded by her loving family when she entered her eternal home to be with Jesus....
Gail Lawson Hagler
Nov 2, 2022
GAIL LAWSON HAGLER JULY 20, 1934 - NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Gail Lawson Hagler, 88, passed away peacefully at her home in Cedar Mountain, N.C., with her loving husband of 65 years, Dr. William S. Hagler, "Billy", by her side.
The oldest of three daughters, Gail was born in Louisville, KY on July 20, 1934, to...
William Edward Lee
Oct 30, 2022
William "Bill" Lee, 71, passed away peacefully at home with his wife and sister-in-law by his side on October 30th, 2022.
He was born June 2, 1951, to the late Earl and Willie Mae Owen Lee. He is survived by his wife, Melodie, father-in-law and mother-in-law, Rev. Dan and Clara McCall, brother-in-law and sister-in-law Brian & Melaney...
Lloyd Boyles Gallimore
Oct 30, 2022
Brevard - Lloyd B. Gallimore Jr., age 82, died Sunday, October 30, 2022. He was the son of Lloyd B. Gallimore Sr. and Ardith DeHaven Gallimore. He was predeceased by his parents and a sister Martha Ann Gallimore Easter.
Bud graduated from North Carolina State University with honors followed by graduate degrees from Wake Forest University and...
Robert Kevin Mckelvey
Oct 24, 2022
Robert "Bob" McKelvey of Pisgah Forest, NC closed his eyes for the last time on this earth and opened them for the first time in heaven the morning of October 24, 2022. He was welcomed by his parents, Bernard and Delphia (Fink) McKelvey, his brother, Ron McKelvey, and many loving extended family members and friends. A stout man of...
L.T. Foster Allen
Oct 23, 2022
Mr. L.T. Foster Allen entered into eternal rest on October 23, 2022, at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina. L.T. was born on May 27, 1945, in Selma, Alabama. He was preceded in death by his beloved parents, James and Rosalene Allen, as well as his sister, Ida Mae Robinson Thomas.
L.T. was...
Rosemary Mahinay
Oct 23, 2022
In God's Loving Care
Rosemary Mahinay
January 27, 1980 – October 23, 2022
In her new life she joins her father Philipe Mahinay. She will be missed by her mother, Julianna Mahinay, spouse, Tony Padilla-Sanchez, children, Felipe Antonio, Isabel, and Vicente, brother, Ian Mahinay, and special friend, Kristie Valenzuela.
Her mother...
Mary Ann Galyon
Oct 22, 2022
Brevard – Mary Ann Daniels Galyon, 95, passed away October 22, 2022. She was born on Easter Sunday, April 17, 1927 at Pisgah Forest, the 3rd child of 4 daughters born to Lemuel Lloyd and Olivia Morris Daniels. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Helen Louise Peeler, brother-in-law Earl Evans Peeler, sister Carolyn Lloyd Owen, brother-in-law...
Gordon Lewis Neale
Oct 20, 2022
Gordon Lewis Neale, of Brevard, died on October 20, 2022, at age 70. He was born in Mineola, New York to the late Latimer and Cornelia Neale. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sister in-law, Penelope Neale.
Those left to cherish his memory are his beloved wife, Kathryn Mundy Neale,...
Luella Galloway Owen
Oct 20, 2022
Lake Toxaway - Luella Galloway Owen, servant of God and faithful follower of Jesus Christ, passed away peacefully on October 20, 2022. She was born on July 31, 1943.
A lifelong resident of Transylvania County, she married Beacher O'Neil Franks who passed away on May 6, 1966. She later married the love of her life, Herbert Homer...
Kenneth Gerald Edwards
Oct 19, 2022
Kenneth Gerald Edwards, 79, of Pisgah Forest, peacefully joined his heavenly father on Wednesday October 19, 2022 at his home. Gerald was born December 6, 1942 to Jay William Edwards and Mary Goodson Edwards in Burnsville, North Carolina. In 1962 Gerald met Vickie Liner whom he married in 1964.
His parents preceded him in death as well...
Wanda Smith Nelson
Oct 18, 2022
Brevard - Wanda Smith Nelson passed away comfortably Tuesday, October 18 surrounded by family after an extended stay at The Oaks Skilled Nursing Facility in Brevard.
Wanda was born August 26, 1925 in Canton, OH and was the first child of William Paul Smith (Dad) and Hursta Yates Smith (Bobie).
After a short stay in...
Charles Philip Carlson
Oct 17, 2022
Charles Philip Carlson "Chuck" died 10/17/22 at age 92 1/2 after a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis.
He was born in Evanston, Illinois to the late Oscar and Olive Carlson. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his beloved wife, Nancy Carlson and his older brother, Lt. Col. (Retired) Jack Carlson.
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