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...
Mamie Roberta Dodson
Nov 12, 2021
Roberta Hale Dodson, age 94 of Brevard, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 12, 2021.
Mrs. Dodson was born on June 5, 1927, in Transylvania Co. to the late James and Bruna Ray Hale. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Bert Dodson; three sisters, Myrtle...
Arthur Hudson Bishop
Nov 11, 2021
Arthur Hudson Bishop, age 84, of Brevard, NC, went on to meet the Lord November 11, 2021. He was surrounded by his loving family as he "Finished the good race". (2 Timothy 4:7)
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Jennie Siniard Bishop; three sons, Boyce Milliard Bishop of Graham, NC, Arthur Hudson Bishop II...
William Anthony Medl
Nov 9, 2021
William "Bill" Anthony Medl, age 69 of Brevard, NC, passed away November 9, 2021 after a courageous seven-year battle with metastatic kidney cancer. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Kathy Layton Medl; two daughters, Lauren Medl Honrine of Carolina Beach and Sarah Lynn Craig of Gastonia; two grandchildren, Lillian Grace Bates and Coy Anthony Craig; a brother...
John Cyrus Chapman
Nov 7, 2021
Rosman - John Cyrus Chapman, born October 20, 1925, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, November 7, 2021.
He was the son of the late Margie Chapman. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Iva Lee Anders Chapman, sister and brother in law, Opal and Bill Hall, sons in law, Jack Whitmire, David...
Kannie Bracken
Nov 7, 2021
Kannie Morrow Bracken, loving wife and mother of Brevard, NC went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 7, 2021. She lived in Transylvania County most of her life. Mrs. Bracken was the daughter of the late William Clayton Morrow and Estelle Mashburn Morrow. Survivors include her husband, Leon Bracken; two sons, Phillip Bracken of Charlotte, and Keith...
