Obituaries

Oct 20, 2016

Brevard – Roy G. Bird, of See Off Mountain Road, Brevard, NC, formerly of Waukegan, IL, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2016. Roy was born on July 11, 1931 in Kalamazoo, MI and had lived in Waukegan for many years before retiring to Brevard. He was retired from the U. S. Government Navy Printing and Publications at Great-Lakes, IL....

Oct 20, 2016

Brevard – Kenneth S. Galloway, 80, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2016. A native of Jackson County, NC, he was the son of the late Alga and Cumile Owen Galloway. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Vivian N. Galloway, sister, Thelma Owen, and brother, Eldon Galloway. Mr. Galloway attended Enon Baptist Church. Survivors include his...

Oct 18, 2016

Brevard – John M. Whitmore, 72, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2016. He was the son of the late Roger and Cecile Mailhot Whitmore. He was preceded in death by his brother, Jerry Whitmore. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Whitmore; son, Roger L. Whitmore and his wife, Lori, of Pompano Beach, Florida; daughter, Melissa Armstrong, her husband, Dale and grand-daughter,...

Oct 18, 2016

Brevard - Richard "Dick" Liebe passed away on 10/18/16 in Asheville, NC. Dick was born on 05/26/32 in Norwalk, Connecticut and raised in Killingworth, Connecticut. He graduated from Bates College, Lewiston Maine, in 1954 and served in the U.S. army 1955-1957. He received an MA from the University of Houston and PhD from the University of Iowa. He obtained his...

Oct 18, 2016

Sharon Roberts Cavett of Pisgah Forest, NC, passed away Tuesday morning, October 18, 2016, in St. Joseph's Hospital in Asheville.

Sharon, the daughter of Sylvia Jo and Starl Roberts was born in Virginia Beach April 30. 1948.

She and her husband, Pete, were married for thirty-three years. She worked at Cason Builders Supply for twenty-two...

Oct 15, 2016

Lake Toxaway – Noah McKinley "Ken" Stamey, 95, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 15, 2016. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Noah and Cora McCall Stamey and was the husband of the late Fannie Mae Fisher Stamey. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Manuel Stamey, and...

Oct 15, 2016

Brevard – Myrtle Ruth Miley Allan, 86, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016. She was born in Boston, GA to the late Allen T. Miley and Elizabeth Proctor Miley. She was a resident of Brevard since 1980. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her son, Larry Allan. Survivors include her sons, David Allan...

Oct 15, 2016

Brevard – Rose Young Hooper, 97, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016. She was the daughter of the late William and Georgia Burrel Young. She was preceded in death by her husband; Neal Hooper, brothers; Herb, Richard, Charles, Theodore and Jesse Young, and sister; Mary Ellen Young. Mrs. Hooper was born and raised in Jackson County where she was a...

Oct 14, 2016

Brevard – Jason Clinton David Breedlove, 35, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 14, 2016. He was the son of Clint and Donna Jones Breedlove. He was preceded in death by his grandparents; Clyde Breedlove and Lois Breedlove Wilson and David and Gloria Ann Jones. Jason attended Open Arms Tabernacle He strived to be a Godly...

Oct 12, 2016

Hendersonville – Helen Holden Barton, 89, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Wesley and Eliza Wilson Holden and was the wife of the late Ralph Barton. Mrs. Barton was a member of Little River Baptist Church. Survivors include her children, Lewis Barton, Brenda Owenby, and Wayne Barton...

Oct 11, 2016

Brevard – Samuel Phillip Yoder, 80, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2016. He was the son of the late Phillip and Nellie Gouge Yoder. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Jean Yoder. Survivors include sons; Sam Yoder and wife Lynn of Brewer, ME and Charles Yoder and wife Jamie of Brevard, daughters; Anne Randall and husband Matt...

Oct 11, 2016

Pisgah Forest – Cinday Deeanna "Cinda" Frady, 49, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Louey and Barbara Finkle Frady. Survivors include her brother; Stanley Frady of Pisgah Forest, sisters; Donna Wood and husband Gary of Eight Mile, AL and Belinda Williams and husband David of Sharonville, OH, nieces; Chelsey and Courtney Frady of...

Oct 7, 2016

Athene Clark McKinnish, Age 94 July 27, 1922 – October 7, 2016 Athene Clark McKinnish passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 7, 2016 at Carolina Village in Hendersonville, NC. Athene was born in Madison County, but moved to Brevard, NC in 1947 when she married Conley McKinnish. She resided at Triple Streams Farm in Little River, but she spent the...

Oct 6, 2016

Brevard – Henry Bramlett Nicholson, 79, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 6, 2016. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Charlie and Alberta Bracken Nicholson. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Janie Hogsed Clemmer, a brother, Harry Nicholson, a grandson, Trale Nathaniel Whitmire, and a son-in-law, John...

Oct 5, 2016

Donna Jean Gibson Slater Donna Slater, age 77, passed away peacefully at home, Wednesday, October 5th at 1pm, surrounded by her family. Donna was born January 9, 1939 in Iowa City, Iowa. The only child of George O. Gibson and Doris Page Gibson, Donna grew up in Des Moines, Iowa surrounded by close family and friends. She attended Brooks Elementary,...

Oct 5, 2016

Pisgah Forest – Gary Dean Neeman, 70, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. A native of Cheyenne, WY, he was the son of the late Herman Otto Neeman and Pauline Elsie Neeman. Mr. Neeman graduated with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wyoming. He was a Life Scout with the Boy Scouts of America and...

Oct 5, 2016

Brevard – Linda L. Lance, 74, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Jeanette Padgett Lance. She was preceded in death by her sister, Pat Holden Lance. Survivors include her special companion Bill Rigler of Brevard and brother, Frank Lance. Graveside Services will be held 11am, Friday, October 7, 2016 at the...

Oct 4, 2016

Pisgah Forest – Helen Green McCall, 84, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016. She was the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth West Green. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred McCall, daughter; Nancy McCall Snoddy, sisters; Irene McCoy, Mary Butler and Edith McCall, brothers; J. L. and Lawrence Green. Survivors include sons; William McCall and wife...

Oct 3, 2016

Cashiers – Michelle Galloway Fisher, 48, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2016. A lifelong resident of Transylvania County she was the daughter of Steve and Linda Galloway of Frozen Creek. Mrs. Fisher was a former member of Rocky Bottom Baptist Church and she loved to fish. In addition to her parents, survivors include her husband, Russell Fisher; daughter, Tristin...

Oct 2, 2016

Thomas Hobart Avirett III Tommy Avirett, 60, of Lake Toxaway went home to be with the Lord on October 2nd 2016. He was born June 21st 1956 in Bainbridge, GA, the son of Thomas Avirett Jr. and Carolyn Avirett. He spent the majority of his childhood in Pompano Beach, FL, where he enjoyed surfing and playing tennis. After spending summers...