Obituaries

Mar 24, 2021

Carol Ellen Reitz of Brevard, NC, went to be with Jesus on March 24, 2021. Born in Chicago, IL, Carol was the daughter of Lester and Helen Clark. After enjoying her early years in Michigan ice skating, swimming, and boating in St. Claire's Shores, she and her brother Ray moved with their parents to Golden, CO, when she was 11....

Mar 21, 2021

Pisgah Forest - Daniel Clifton Rogers, 37, went to be with his heavenly father Sunday, March 21, 2021. He lived all his life in Transylvania county and was the son of Mike and Maria McCall Rogers of Pisgah Forest. Daniel was a kindhearted, loving man. He would greet you with a big smile and was a joy to be around....

Mar 18, 2021

Berlin Churchill (Beardy) Owen, age 77, of Rosman went to be with the Lord on Thursday March, 18 2021. He was a lifelong resident of Rosman NC. He attended Zion Baptist Church in Rosman. Mr. Owen retired from the Ecusta Corporation and was a lifelong member of the Rosman Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad. He was preceded in death...

Mar 16, 2021

Brevard - Mary Bracken Blackwell Bryson, 92, peacefully went to be with her heavenly Father on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. A native of Brevard, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Odell Bracken and Elizabeth Hamlin Bracken. She was born February 28, 1929.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother...

Mar 16, 2021

Thomas Coleman (TC) Galloway, age 83, of Rosman, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. He was born on April 27th, 1937 in Rosman, NC to the late Louie Carl and Beulah Pangle Galloway. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Carolyn Ruth Galloway, brothers, James T. and Derrell...

Mar 16, 2021

Brevard - David Allen Johnson, 55, passed away on March 16, 2021 after a lengthy illness and a brave battle with cancer. David was born in Mt. Holly, New Jersey, to Randolph and Margaret (Peggy) Johnson. The Johnson family moved to East Fork Road near Brevard in 1973. David graduated from Rosman High School in 1983 and became a regular...

Mar 14, 2021

Brevard - Wilda W. Stewart, age 80, went to meet her Lord and Savior Sunday, March 14, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Ernest and Sally Wood of Glenville, North Carolina. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased in death by three sisters, Edna Moody, Wilma Coggins and Edith Snipes. Survivors include her loving husband of 62...

Mar 13, 2021

Tammy Diane Norton, age 57, of Lake Toxaway, North Carolina, passed away on March 14, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Lucille Shipman and Kenneth Shipman. Survivors include two brothers, Dwayne and Darrell, two sisters, Donna and Kim, five children, Kenny, James (Bubba), David, Kevin and Amanda and 13 grandchildren. A Celebration of Life will be held 2pm,...

Mar 11, 2021

Brevard - VC Morgan, 84, went to meet his Lord and Savior on Thursday March 11. He was the son of the late Vando Morgan and Essie Brittain. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased in death by his wives, Mary Ann Morgan and June Morgan, brothers, Norman, Brian, and Lloyd Morgan, and sisters Ellen, Christine, and Vivian. A...

Mar 10, 2021

Jane Mary Smith Laurene, 93, passed away at College Walk in Brevard, NC on Wednesday March 10, 2021. The middle child of three girls, she was born in Troy, NY to Thomas F. Smith and Lillian M. Craft. Jane's fondest childhood memories were connected with the years her family lived in a rental farmhouse in the countryside near Troy, NY....

Mar 9, 2021

Michael Anthony Greene, age 61 of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. He was born on October 28, 1959 in Harlan, KY to the late Tilman and June King Greene. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Valorie. Michael loved cooking and making people laugh. He worked at Shoney's and Transylvania...

Mar 7, 2021

Michael (Mike) William Carr, age 61, passed away Sunday, March 7th 2021, at his home. He was born in Manchester MA on January 25, 1960. He was the Son of the Late Wilfred Scott Carr and Mary Anne Carr and was also preceded in death by his brothers Scotty Carr and Bobby Carr. Survivors include two sons, Lance Corporal Donovan...

Mar 6, 2021

Penrose - Susan Marie Mitchell Burkett was born to the late Harold Eugene Mitchell, and Martha Loriene Edwards Mitchell on January 1, 1961. She went to her heavenly reward on Saturday, March 6, 2021. She was 60 years young. She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings, Douglas Mitchell, Carolyn Mitchell, Audrey Mitchell and Johnny Mitchell. Susan...

Mar 4, 2021

James "Bud" Edwin Bishop, 85, of Cedar Mountain, NC, died on March 4, 2021, at Emory St. Joseph's hospital in Atlanta GA, after an extended illness. Born on October 2, 1935, he was the son of the late Boyce Bishop and Helen Hudson Bishop. He was preceded in death by his wife Willene Fugate Bishop, brother Albert Bishop, brother George...

Mar 3, 2021

Eric Leecain Landreth, 52, of Little River, went home to be with the Lord March 3, 2021 at Mission Hospital from COVID-19. Born on November 4, 1968, he was the youngest son of the late Charles Robert "Bob" and Nelda Capps Landreth. He was preceded in death by his father Bob Landreth; sister Sharon Tilson; brother-in-law Jeff Goolsby. Survivors include...

Mar 2, 2021

Grace Jackson Munro Roy, a teacher for all of her days, died March 2, 2021, after a brief illness. A business professor at Brevard College for 36 years, Mrs. Roy also taught at Cool Springs High School, Forest City, NC; and Johnson Air Force Base in Japan while her husband, Thomas F. Munro was stationed there. In addition to her...

Feb 26, 2021

Marguerite Joyce Cook, age 89, of Brevard, NC passed away on Friday, February 26, 2021. Marguerite was born in Greeneville, TN on March 28, 1931 to the late Lionel and Oda Rhea Dyer. She attended business school in Greeneville, TN and enjoyed her later work at Stepping Stones Day Care in Brevard, NC. She loved children, animals and nature dearly...

Feb 25, 2021

Rosman - Margaret Powell, 95, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February25,2021. Margaret was born on June 26,1925 to the late David Hill Parsons and the late Fanny Belle Anderson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Coolidge Powell. She was a faithful member of the Midway Bible...

Feb 24, 2021

Brevard - Talmadge Newton Phillips, age 94, went home to his Heavenly Father Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Born in Jackson County in 1926, he was the eldest son of the late Sherman and Bertie Ashe Phillips. Also preceding him in death was two brothers, Tillman and Carroll. Survivors include his wife of 74 years Annie Hall Phillips, a brother, Theodore,...

Feb 20, 2021

Thomas Russell Henninger, 85, peacefully left his earthly home on Saturday, February 20, 2021, surrounded in love by those who cared so deeply for him. Although very saddened by the loss of someone so very precious to us – husband, dad, papa, brother, uncle and friend – we know his many years of steadfast faith welcomed him into the arms...