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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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Florence Nicholson Henline

Florence Nicholson Henline

Jun 8, 2020

Florence Nicholson Henline, age 95, of Wahalla, SC, formerly of Rosman, went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 8, 2020. She was born on August 15, 1924 in Jackson Co., NC to the late Ralph and Gracie Elnora Mathis Nicholson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Arthur Shelton and a granddaughter,...

Jeff Lambert Goolsby

Jeff Lambert Goolsby

Jun 6, 2020

Jeff Goolsby of Penrose, 64, passed away June 6, 2020, with family by his side at Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard, NC. He was born November 7, 1955, in Hollywood, Florida to Lambert and Alana Goolsby. His father and mother ran a home dairy farm in Dania, Florida. Jeff spent his youth in Broward County, Florida where he graduated from...

Lois Miller

Lois Miller

Jun 6, 2020

Lois Elizabeth Luker Galloway, age 80 of Rosman, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 6, 2020. She was born on February 25, 1940. Lois was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and niece. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester Galloway; daughter, Leslie Jean Galloway; parents, Claude Luker and Carrie Searcy Luker;...

Nora Evelyn Hobbie

Nora Evelyn Hobbie

Jun 5, 2020

Brevard - Nora Hobbie passed away peacefully on June 5, 2020 at the age of 92. She was born on August 29, 1927 to Alfred and Lola Horton. Nora grew up in Alabama attending Red Level High School where she graduated Valedictorian of her class. She then attended Troy State University, receiving a Bachelors in Education and later the University...

Jamie Robert Lance

Jamie Robert Lance

Jun 5, 2020

Brevard - Jamie Robert Lance, age 46, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020. He was a lifetime member of Trinity Baptist Church in Asheville, and he loved his Lord. Jamie loved his family. He was all about making memories and boy did he make great ones. He loved going to the beach, taking his boys tubing, and spoiling his...

Virginia Penland

Virginia Penland

Jun 5, 2020

Brevard - Virginia Price Penland, age 79, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 5, 2020. She was the wife of the late Ronald Penland and they were married for 50 years before his passing. She was the daughter of the late John Nelson Price and Mae Johnson Price of Brevard. In addition to her husband and...

Martha Mckinney Galloway

Martha Mckinney Galloway

Jun 1, 2020

Martha McKinney Galloway, a lifelong resident of Lake Toxaway, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, June 1st, 2020 at the age of 77. Martha will be greatly missed by all who knew her but especially by her three children, Lisa Galloway of Lake Toxaway and her significant other Steve Stone of Liberty...

George Ross Wilson

George Ross Wilson

May 31, 2020

George Ross Wilson, age 95 of Brevard, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020. Mr. Wilson was born on January 8, 1925 in Transylvania County, NC to the late Lester Benjamin Wilson and Nora Ross Wilson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jewel Garren Wilson, a son, Richard Mark Wilson, a brother, L....

Harold Dean Newton

Harold Dean Newton

May 31, 2020

Harold "Dean" Newton Sr., 77, completed his heavenly journey on May 31, 2020 at Mountain View Alzheimer's unit in Hendersonville, NC. He was born on February 6, 1943 to Glen and Myrtle Newton. Mr. Newton worked on the golf courses of Sherwood Forest and Connestee Falls for many years and at Wells Nursery in Penrose NC for quite a few...

Richard Hardaway Doyle

Richard Hardaway Doyle

May 21, 2020

Brevard - Richard Hardaway Doyle, 72, passed away on May 21, 2020 in his home. Dick will always be remembered as someone who never met a stranger. He was born on February 2, 1948, in New Orleans, LA, to the late Donald and Elizabeth Doyle. Dick was a graduate of Loyola University and pursued a career in residential and commercial...

Marcelle Loven Medling

Marcelle Loven Medling

May 20, 2020

Marcelle Loven Medling, age 87 of Brevard, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. She was born on June 27, 1932 in Democrat, NC to the late Nat Taylor Loven, Sr. and Minnie Miller Loven. Mrs. Medling was a member of Morningside Baptist Church in Brevard. Survivors include a son, David Medling and wife Robyn of Black Mountain, NC; a...

William Rice Ragland

William Rice Ragland

May 19, 2020

William (Bill) Ragland, 88, of Brevard, N.C. entered Heaven on May 19, 2020. He was born in Centreville, Alabama on October 15, 1931. He was preceded in death by his father, Samuel Ragland; his mother, Ethel Ragland Pearson; his step-father, Richmond Pearson; his brothers Lester (Leck) Ragland; Jack Ragland and Dick Pearson. He leaves behind his devoted wife of 61...

David Lance

David Lance

May 19, 2020

David Lee Lance, 73, of Brevard, North Carolina, passed away at home with his wife and son by his side on Tuesday, May 19th, 2020, ending his long battle with cancer. A Brevard native, he was the first-born son of Frank Marion "Trick" and Arona Daves Lance, who preceded him in death along with his half-sister Leona Galloway. After graduating...

Mattie Hamlin Whitmire

Mattie Hamlin Whitmire

May 18, 2020

Mattie Hamlin Whitmire, 91, of Pisgah Forest, peacefully passed away on Monday, May 18, 2020. Mattie was the daughter of the late Cleophus and Ethel Hamlin. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 54 years, Ruel, and her six siblings. Survivors include a son, Ruel Keith, of Fletcher; a daughter, Janet (David) Robinson of Bell Buckle, TN;...

Charles Edwin Wilmot

Charles Edwin Wilmot

May 17, 2020

Charles Edwin Wilmot, Jr., known to all as "Eddie" or "Pap", was born to Charles Senior and Martha Wilmot on August 10, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He passed peacefully on May 17, 2020 at age 91 at The Oaks of Brevard. Eddie was a veteran of the US Air Force, which is how he found the mountains of WNC. He...

Lisa Miller Smith

Lisa Miller Smith

May 17, 2020

Brevard – Lisa Diane Miller Smith, age 53, passed away on May 20, 2020. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ruth Perry Miller. Lisa adored her family. She enjoyed the great outdoors and flowers. She always had a special place in her heart for her daughter Krystal and granddaughter, Chloe. She will...

Dorothy Jean Mckelvin

Dorothy Jean Mckelvin

May 17, 2020

Dorothy Jean McKelvin (Owen), 76, of Etowah went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 17th, 2020, after a 13-year hard fought battle with ovarian cancer. Dot was born on September 25, 1943 to the late Ralph and Myrtle (Barton) Owen of Brevard, NC. She graduated from Brevard High School in 1960. In 1961, she married her high...

Joyce Garnell Whitmire

Joyce Garnell Whitmire

May 15, 2020

Pisgah Forest - Joyce M Whitmire, age 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 15, 2020. She was born March 17, 1928 to the late Fred and Mamie Monteith in Bushnell, NC and had been a resident of Transylvania county since 1939. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Vivian, Bernice, Doris, Arnold, AJ...

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