Obituaries
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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Peggy Jeanette Searcy
Dec 10, 2021
Peggy Morgan Searcy, 84, of Rosman passed away Friday December 10, 2021. Peggy is proceeded in death by her mother and father, Bessie and Justin Morgan, her sisters, Nell and Nette, brother Ernest, grandsons Jessie Jones and Stacy Searcy. Peggy is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, William Harlen Searcy; her eight children, Eddie and wife Doris of...
Waltraud Von Kossman Mccall
Dec 10, 2021
Waltraud McCall, of Balsam Grove, went to be with the Lord on December 10, 2021. Waltraud Von Kossman McCall was born in Karlshrue, Germany in the small town of Koenigsbach. She was a daughter of the late Frederick and Anna Von Kossman. She had one brother and three sisters. She married James Orville McCall and had one child before coming...
J.D. Clarence Brown
Dec 9, 2021
JD " Clarence " Brown, 90 of Rosman went to be with the Lord on December 9,2021.
Clarence was born in Rosman on June 30,1931 to Bayne and Myrtle Brown. He married Irene Whitmire of Rosman on April 6, 1958, and had two children.
He was preceded in death by his parents Bayne and Myrtle,...
Charles Furman Calhoun
Dec 8, 2021
Master Sergeant (Retired) Charles Furman "Chuck" Calhoun, 86, of Brevard, NC, passed away peacefully at home on December 8, 2021, following a period of declining health. His loving wife, Jean, was by his side. He was the eldest of five children born to the late Charlie Dunn Calhoun and Lucy Stewart Calhoun. After graduating from Glenville High School, Glenville, NC,...
Doris Davis Cantrell
Dec 7, 2021
Doris Davis Cantrell, 68, of Brevard went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by Ewart General Davis (Father), Annie Rea S Fleming (Mother), as well as her brother Michael. For those who knew Doris well, you know she loved and cherished her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren...
Bascom Dupree Hooper
Dec 6, 2021
Bascom Dupree Hooper passed away suddenly Dec. 6, 2021. He was born March 27, 1935, in Jackson Country, NC to the late Paul O. Hooper and Ola Fisher Hooper. In addition to his parents, his sister JoMeta Thomas and brother, Michael Hooper preceded him in death. He leaves behind his loving wife, Jean McCall Hooper of Brevard. He is also...
Nancy Lou Purcell
Dec 6, 2021
On Monday, December 6th, 2021, Nancy Lou Purcell, of Brevard NC, passed away peacefully.
Nancy was born on November 26, 1934, to Russell and Helen (Wichrowski) Button. She grew up in Reading, Pennsylvania and graduated from Reading Senior High School.
After graduation, Nancy joined the US Navy and worked in Naval Intelligence. Later she married...
Jane Elizabeth Hill
Dec 6, 2021
Jane Elizabeth Shepherd Hill November 11, 1932-December 6, 2021 Jane Hill, age 89, left this earth December 6th at her home of 59 years, surrounded by her loving family. She was married to her husband of 54 years, William "Harry" Hill, Jr., until his death in 2008. Born in Montgomery, Alabama to Robert and Mary Shepherd, she was raised in...
Lucy Parris
Dec 5, 2021
Lucy Smith Parris, a lifelong resident of Brevard, went home to be with the Lord on December 5, 2021. She lived-She laughed-She loved-and She lives again! She was born July 19, 1932, to the late Jesse and Lillie Mae Orr Smith, one of eight children. She was the Matriarch of the Family. She was an active member of the First...
Marjorie Lamun Hardin
Nov 29, 2021
Mrs. Marjorie Lamun Hardin, 91, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2021, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Tampa, Florida, the daughter of Hosea Earl Lamun and Olive Pearl Pentecost. Marjorie accepted Jesus as a teenager in Tampa, Florida. She loved the Lord and hoped everyone she knew would come to know Him. She...
Elizabeth Donnella Madden
Nov 28, 2021
Cashiers - Elizabeth Donnella Madden "Donnie" left this world and entered the presence of her Savior, Jesus Christ on Sunday, November 28, 2021. She was truly a woman of faith and wanted everyone she met to know Jesus, her best friend in the whole world. Heaven is a lot richer and this world is a lot poorer. She will be...
Deborah Ann Miller
Nov 26, 2021
Brevard - Deborah Johnson Miller, age 64, passed away unexpectedly on November 26, 2021. Born in Mt. Holly, NJ, on February 4, 1957, she was the daughter of Randolph and Margaret (Peggy) Johnson. The Johnson family moved to East Fork Road in Brevard in 1973. Debbie graduated from Brevard High School in 1975. She was always helping others. Debbie loved...
Barbara Ann Swangim
Nov 25, 2021
Barbara Ann Davis Swangim, 75, of Brevard passed away peacefully on Thursday November 25, 2021, surrounded by her family.
A North Carolina native and resident of Brevard, Ann was born to the late Thomas Carlton and Margaret Kathleen Davis. She was preceded in death by her sister, Betty Sue Parker.
If you knew Ann you...
Martha Elizabeth Wheeler
Nov 24, 2021
Martha Elizabeth Bishop Wheeler of Brevard, NC, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, NC. Martha was born on January 19, 1930, in Tryon, NC to Elbert Lawson and Jessie Lawter Bishop. She graduated from Tryon High School in 1949 and graduated from Brevard College in 1951. She was married to George W. Wheeler,...
William Howard Griffin
Nov 23, 2021
William H. (Bill) Griffin, 73, of Penrose, passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. He was the son of the late Howard and Dorothy Griffin and was preceded in death by his sister Linda Dills and brother Dennis Griffin. Survivors include his beloved wife Carolyn Griffin, daughter Abby Bottoms (Stacy) and grandson Blake Bottoms of Mt. Pleasant, NC, sister Sandra...
Helen Jo Mccall
Nov 20, 2021
Helen Jo Manley McCall, 88, of Pisgah Forest passed away Saturday, November 20, 2021, at the Stone Creek nursing facility in Asheville, NC. She was proceeded in death by her father, Doyle Porter Manley, mother Renzie Owens Manley, brothers Arvle and Tommy Manley, and husband, James Brisco McCall. She is survived by her son Scott and wife Teresa McCall of...
Rose Mary Mccleese
Nov 15, 2021
Pisgah Forest - Rose Mary McCleese passed away on Monday, November 15, 2021. She was born to Harkless and Lydia Peed in 1946 in Washington NC. Rose graduated from P.S. Jones High school in 1963 in Washington NC where she met her future husband, Jim McCleese in the 7th grade. Rose attended Coppin State University for two years in Maryland...
Calvin Foster Mccall
Nov 14, 2021
Penrose - Calvin Foster McCall, 83, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November14,2021. Born in Otto N.C., Calvin lived most of his life in Transylvania County where he worked his early years as an auto mechanic and later retired from Transylvania County Solid Waste. He was the son of the late Henry Lawrence and Gertrude McCall. He was...
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