Maryann Castle
Feb 4, 2022
MaryAnn Ahlberg Castle, age 92, passed away peacefully at Tore's Home in East Flat Rock, NC, on 4 February 2022. She was a longtime resident of Brevard, NC, and a Volunteer at Habitat for Humanity, in Brevard, for over 20 years. MaryAnn was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, on 18 November 1929 to the late John and Mildred Henning Ahlberg. She...
John Cecil Stone
Feb 4, 2022
Mills River - John Cecil "Rebel" Stone, 61, gained his wings, following a brief illness, at Margaret R. Pardee Memorial-UNC Health Hospital on February 4, 2022. John had a zest and love for life, matched only by his love for family and friends, that included riding his bike (motorcycle), fishing, hunting, and cookouts, where he would joke, "Move over and...
Dian Smith Brewton
Feb 2, 2022
Dian Brewton (nee Dian Smith) died February 2, 2022, after a three-year battle with cancer. A native of Valdosta, Georgia, Mrs. Brewton was the daughter of Daniel U. Smith, a pharmacist, and Ada Bell "Webbie" Smith, a nurse. She graduated as the salutatorian of her class at Valdosta High School and earned her bachelor's degree from Agnes Scott College in...
Martha Lou Aiken
Feb 2, 2022
Martha Holcomb Aiken went home to be with the Lord Feb 2, 2022. She passed away peacefully at home in her sleep. She was born September 10, 1942, to the late Robert. O. Holcomb and Tilda Butler Holcomb. She was a lifelong resident of Rosman, N.C. where she retired from M.B. Industries in 2020 after 31 years of service. Mrs....
Albert Plemmons
Feb 1, 2022
Brevard - Albert E. Plemmons, 88, passed away at his home on Sunrise Valley Ranch, on February 1, 2022. "Al" Plemmons was born August 4, 1933 in Madison County to the late Tennie Mathon Buckner Plemmons and Erastus Herman Plemmons. He was preceded in death by his brother Don and his sister Wanda Justice. After graduating from Spring Creek High,...
June Edna Whitmire
Feb 1, 2022
June Monteith Whitmire, 79, died February 1, 2022, following a brief illness. June was born May 16, 1942, in Transylvania County, NC to the late Fred and Mamie Monteith. She graduated from Brevard High School in 1960 and obtained her cosmetology license. She worked as a hairdresser until starting her family. Even then, her kitchen was often a hair salon....
Rebecca Gravely
Jan 31, 2022
Brevard - Rebecca Louise Massingale Gravely, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 31, 2022. Born on September 22, 1945 in Sylva, NC to the late Spurgeon and Bessie Dills Massingale, she lived the majority of her life in Brevard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Leeward Hoxit, Lowell Massingale,...
James Harvey Moore Meyer
Jan 31, 2022
James Harvey Moore Meyer, 83, of Brevard, NC peacefully passed away on January 31, 2022. James was born on May 8, 1938, to Herman Meyer and Willie Moore Meyer in Saint Louis, Missouri. After James graduated from Webster Groves High School in 1956, he went on to study Engineering and Industrial Management at Washington University. After graduating with a degree...
Gerene June Crowe
Jan 30, 2022
Gerene "June" Galloway Crowe, age 88, formerly of Rosman NC went home to be with the Lord on January 30th 2022. She was born in Clay County NC to the late Homer and Virgie Burrell Galloway. She was a lifelong resident of Rosman but spent her last few years in Huntersville NC to be close to her family. She attended...
Ray Larry Chason
Jan 24, 2022
Lake Toxaway - Larry Chason was born on October 26, 1936, in Cairo, Georgia, to Charles Wiley Chason, Jr., and Mary Elizabeth Hawthorne Chason. He was an only child, growing up on a farm near Cairo. In 1955, he graduated from Cairo High School and went on to attend Middle Georgia College for two years. Larry enlisted in the United...
Richard Sorrells
Jan 22, 2022
Brevard – Robert Richard "MOBY" Sorrells, 86, passed away at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A native of Haywood County, He was the son of the late Everett Hosea Sorrells and Sarah Elizabeth Evans Sorrells. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 26 years, the late Mabel C. Sorrells in 1984. Moby was also preceded in death by brothers,...
Benjamin Lee Owen
Jan 22, 2022
Lake Toxaway - Benjamin "Benny" Owen, 54, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 22, 2022. He now rests in the hands of his Lord and Savior. He was a member of the Amazing Grace Baptist Church. He loved his church family and was very active in the church, having taught Sunday School and always wanting to play his guitar and...
Clarence Franklin Allison
Jan 20, 2022
Clarence Franklin Allison Jr, age 80, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2022. Mr. Allison was born on June 19, 1941, in Transylvania County, NC to the late Clarence and Ada Hedrick Allison. He was a faithful member of Turkey Creek Baptist Church in Pisgah Forest, NC where he served as a deacon and Sunday School teacher. Survivors include one...
William Lee Vaughan
Jan 18, 2022
William Lee "Bill" Vaughan, age 79 of Brevard, NC went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Bill is now singing songs of Praise in Heaven beside those that passed before him.
He was born July 15, 1942, in Slater, SC, the son of Lud Burley Vaughan, Sr. and Elizabeth Rachel Vaughan. Bill was...
Mary Esther Russ
Jan 17, 2022
Mary Freeman Russ of Brevard, NC passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022.. She was preceded in death by her son, Christopher Adam Russ, her parents, Carlie and Mary Amanda Freeman, her sister, Mollie Russ, and her brothers, Ted and George Freeman. She is survived by her husband, Luke Russ, Sr., her daughter Crystal McCall (Steven), her son, Luke Russ,...
Darryl Lee Terry
Jan 17, 2022
Darryl Lee Terry, 78, of Menifee, CA, passed away on January 17, 2022. Darryl was born in Brevard, NC on September 5, 1943. Darryl was married to JoAnn Terry in Brevard, NC on August 10, 1963; they were married 58 years. Darryl is preceded in death by his parents, James Grady Terry, and Ethel Eleanor Curlee Terry, and one older...
Charles Edward Pressley
Jan 17, 2022
Charles Edward Pressley, 70, of Rosman passed away Monday, January 17, 2022, at the Solace Hospice Center. He was born January 22, 1951, to the late Lawrence Pressley and Opalee Barton. Charles was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Libby Pressley.
He was a graduate of Rosman High School, an Army veteran, and a...
Joseph Francis Stecker
Jan 16, 2022
Joseph (Joe) Francis Stecker, 84, of Pisgah Forest, NC passed away unexpectedly January 16, 2022. He was the son of Joseph Sr. and Clare Stecker. Joe was born January 27, 1937, in Minersville, PA. He had a childlike spirit, a heart of gold and loved an adventure. He was a proud Navy veteran. After his military service he worked for...
Ann Kierulff Lorge
Jan 16, 2022
Ann Wilkins Lorge (86) passed away peacefully at her home in Brevard, NC, on Sunday, January 16, 2022, after a courageous six-month battle with lymphoma. She was a deep lover of hearth and home, family, animals (especially cats), and every season in the mountains of Western NC. Her passing on a beautiful snowy day, surrounded by her three children and...
Barbara Lowder Whitley
Jan 15, 2022
Brevard - Barbara Lowder Whitley, 89, passed away on January 15, 2022 at home at The Inn at College Walk. A native of Stanly County, she was the daughter of the late James and Mabel Lowder. She was proceeded in death by her beloved husband of 56 years Charles B Whitley, son Stan Whitley, and brother Jim Lowder. She was...
