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...
Patricia Ann Hunt
Jan 14, 2022
Patricia S. "Pat" Hunt The Queen of Algebra (aka Grammy, Grandma, The Wise Owl, and Mom) returned to the heart of her creator on Friday, January 14, at the age of 90. She died peacefully and painlessly at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC, near her residence in Brevard. The consummate mathematician, Pat brought her keen analytical mind to every task....
Douglas Mcarthur Corn
Jan 13, 2022
Cedar Mountain - Douglas McArthur Corn, Sr., 79, of Cedar Mountain, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. He was born March 24, 1942 to the late Mac and Dora Lee Owens Corn. In addition to his parents, Doug was preceded in death by his step-mother, Ruth Corn, former wife and mother of his children, Tobitha...
Patricia Audrey Kerr
Jan 10, 2022
Brevard - Patricia Audrey Kerr (94) passed away, surrounded by loved ones, on Monday, January 10, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Victoria and William Kerr of Pittsburgh, PA. She was predeceased by her brothers: William ("Billy") Kerr and Richard ("Dick") Kerr, and ex-husbands George H. Bailey, John C. Morgan and Lester Huber. Patty was born in Pittsburgh,...
James David Hollingsworth
Jan 8, 2022
James (Jim) David Hollingsworth, Sr., born February 5, 1934, peacefully entered into heaven on Saturday, January 8, 2022, after a brief illness. He was born and raised in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina by Kiah and Florene (Carter) Hollingsworth. He had a gift for connecting with people, something his work at Carr Lumber Company, Biltmore Dairy, and E.I. Dupont allowed him...
Andrew Lewis Rogers
Jan 7, 2022
Andrew Lewis Rogers, MD, 69, of Brevard, NC passed away on January 7, 2022. Born in Spartanburg, SC, he was the youngest of four children born to the late Henry Morgan Rogers, Sr., and Anne Watts Rogers of Campobello, SC. Growing up he was an enthusiastic horseman and member of the Palmetto Pony Club which led him to have an...
Gaden Ray Galloway
Jan 7, 2022
Gayden Ray Galloway, 94, of Brevard passed away Friday, January 7, 2022, at Transylvania Regional Hospital.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Jean Swangim Galloway; his daughters, Anita Galloway Mooy, Rita Galloway Carey and her husband Jason, Jennifer Galloway and her husband Varian Salter; grandchildren Stella Mooy, Holly Carey, and Austin and Caleb Salter....
