William Harrison Briggs
Feb 4, 2025
William Harrison "Bill" Briggs, 87, of Brevard, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at home on February 4, 2025. Bill was born on July 1, 1937, in Asheville to Madelyn Kenny and Dr. Henry Harrison Briggs, Jr.
Bill graduated from Christ School in 1955 and studied electrical engineering at Lehigh University, where he was on the swim team...
James Franklin Smith
Feb 3, 2025
Brevard - James (Jim) Smith passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family on February 3, 2025.
A native of Stanley, NC, he graduated from Central High School in Charlotte before matriculating to his beloved alma mater, UNC Chapel Hill. Despite losing his parents early in life, Jim's determination propelled him to remarkable heights....
Robert Mark Dussault
Feb 1, 2025
Robert "Bob" Dussault, Sr.
September 1, 1943 – February 1, 2025
Bob Dussault, Sr., of Sapphire, NC, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2025, at the age of 81.
Born in Magog, Quebec, Canada, on September 1, 1943, Bob moved to Schenectady, NY at the age of 12. It was there he met...
Betty Jean Morgan
Feb 1, 2025
Betty Jean Morgan (Galloway)
Betty Jean Morgan, age 92, formerly of Brevard NC, passed away peacefully on Feb 1st, 2025. She was born June 10th, 1932, to the late Fleet Galloway and Cora Sentelle Galloway.
She was preceded in death by her husband Johnson (Johnny) Morgan, granddaughter, Tia Olson, and two sisters, Julia Galloway Hawkins...
Pat Diaz Mccall
Feb 1, 2025
Pisgah Forest - Pat Diaz McCall, 74, North Carolina passed away unexpectedly on February 1, 2025. Pat was born December 16,1950 in Santa Rita, Guam to Nicolas and Vera Diaz. She graduated from George Washington High School. She met her husband, Bob, in Killeen, Texas in 1969. They were married June 30, 1970. They later moved to his hometown...
Roy Allen Galloway
Jan 31, 2025
Roy Allen Galloway, age 87, a native of Transylvania County, was healed and went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 31st, 2025.
Roy will be remembered for many things, an adoring son, wonderful husband, proud daddy, paw and big pop.
He was generous to a fault and never had a bad word...
Eric Graham Johnson
Jan 30, 2025
Eric Graham Johnson, 55, was called to his heavenly home on Thursday, January 30th 2025.
Born on October 6th 1969 in Brevard, North Carolina to parents Charles E. Johnson (1929-2008) and Barbara R. Cox (1945-2011) whom, along with Grandmother, Naomi M. Cox (1922-2005) Brother, Charles E. Johnson jr. (1951-1982) and Sister, Sherry L. Fisher (1962-2020) preceded him...
Billy Joe Reece
Jan 26, 2025
Billy Joe Reece, age 76, of Pisgah Forest, NC passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on January 26, 2025.
He was born on February 10, 1948, to the late Roy and Frances Tritt Reece of Pisgah Forest. He was also predeceased in death by a brother, Jerry Lee Reece.
Surviving are...
Deborah Hart Parrish
Jan 26, 2025
Deborah Ware Parrish
August 14, 1942 - January 26, 2025
Deborah Hart Ware Parrish, mother, wife, teacher, and full of love, passed peacefully on January 26th at her home in Brevard, North Carolina. She was 82 years old.
Born Deborah Hart Ware in 1942 in Atlanta, Georgia to parents Helen Manor Mixson Ware...
Diana Gail Martin
Jan 24, 2025
Diana Gail Martin, 44, of Pisgah Forest, NC, passed away on January 24, 2025. She was born on May 30, 1980, in Hollywood, FL, the daughter of Michael and Cynthia Martin. She graduated from West Henderson High School and then went on to Brevard College, where she earned an associate's degree in Art.
Diana married Scotty Norton...
Scotty Larue Kinsey
Jan 23, 2025
Brevard - Scotty Larue Kinsey, 74, went home to be with the Lord on January 23, 2025.
He was the son of Maxine Kinsey of Brevard, NC and the late Fred Kinsey of Cashiers, NC. He is preceded in death by his older brother, Larry Kinsey.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Deborah B...
Mary Beatrice Bayne Aiken
Jan 23, 2025
Mary Beatrice Bayne Aiken, age 82, of Rosman, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 23, 2025.
Mary will be fondly remembered for her sharp intelligence, quick wit, infectious sense of humor, and her ever-present bright smile. She had a deep love for reading, especially westerns, and in the final years of her life,...
Barry Ellis Curlee
Jan 22, 2025
Barry Ellis Curlee, Sr., age 77, of Brevard, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at his home on January 22, 2025, surrounded by his beloved family. Born on April 13, 1947, Barry lived a life marked by service, love, and devotion to those he cared for.
Barry was the son of the late John Paul Curlee and Agnes...
Heather Julie Fisher
Jan 21, 2025
Lake Toxaway - Heather Julie Fisher passed away on January 21, 2025 shortly after her 37th birthday.
Heather was born on 14 January 1988 to parents Eddie G. Fisher and Penny A. Fisher on Dover AFB in Delaware.
She graduated from Rosman High School early, in 2006. She loved art and was most happy when...
Helen Jewell Hightower
Jan 19, 2025
Helen Jewell Ayers Hightower, of Brevard, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at Transylvania Regional Hospital after a long illness.
She was born on July 7, 1941, in Brevard to the late Ticie and Eva Phillips Ayers.
Jewell is survived by her husband, Ralph Roy Hightower; sisters, Cissy Faye Ayers and Shirley Louise Ayers;...
Genelle Elizabeth Chapman
Jan 16, 2025
On January 16, 2025, Genelle Elizabeth Osteen Chapman "Mimi" of Hillside Heights, Brevard NC went home to be with the Lord, the love of her life, Roy Lee Chapman, and her father, Joe Henry Osteen.
A native of Transylvania County, Genelle was born on August 8, 1953, to Agnes Owen Osteen and Joe Henry Osteen. She was...
Joseph Nelson Vanhook Jr.
Jan 14, 2025
Joseph N. Vanhook of Cedar Mountain went to his eternal home on January 14, 2025. Joseph graduated from Travelers Rest High School. He married Jane Gwinn, of Greenville S.C., in 1967. They were married for 57 years. Joseph was in the US Army for 20 years. After his retirement from the army, he drove a truck for 20 years,...
Rev. James Jones
Jan 13, 2025
Brevard -Reverend James (Jim) Jones was born March 25, 1946, to the late Lonnie Lloyd Jones and Reba Norman Jones.
On June 7,1963, Jim married Kathyleen Moore. They were happily married for over 54 years, until her death in May 2018. In addition to his parents and his wife, Jim was preceded in death by his brothers...
Robert Marshall Price
Jan 13, 2025
Robert Marshall Price, 72 of Lake Toxaway died on Monday, January 13, 2025, at Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville. He was the son of the late Charles and Elizabeth Price. Robert spent his early years in Mecklenburg County, NC before moving to Greenville, SC where he later married and raised his family. He loved everything outdoors from fishing to hunting...
Elizabeth Blain Cheatham
Jan 13, 2025
Elizabeth "Betty" Cheatham, 92, of Pisgah Forest, N.C. went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 13, 2025.
A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, she was born on April 12, 1932 to Hugh and Yvonne Blain. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy and attended the University of Alabama. In 1953, Betty was crowned Queen...
