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Patricia Ann Roberts

Patricia Ann Roberts

Dec 15, 2024

Patricia Ann Roberts, 71, of Hendersonville, North Carolina, passed away. A native of Youngstown, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late John William and Mary Hastings Mershon.

No services are planned at this time.

Ramona Lee Lawton

Ramona Lee Lawton

Dec 12, 2024

Ramona Lee Lawton, 87, of Candler, NC, passed away on December 12, 2024. Born in St. Petersburg, FL, she was the daughter of the late Marion H. and Ruth Virginia Hookstra Lawton.

She grew up in Beaufort, SC, graduating from Beaufort High School. She then attended Mars Hill Junior College where she received an Associates Degree before going to Columbia College,...

Rhonda Riddle

Rhonda Riddle

Dec 10, 2024

Rhonda Allison Riddle, 68, of Brevard, passed away on December 10, 2024 in Barefoot Bay, Florida. A Transylvania County native and lifelong resident, she was the daughter of the late Gerald and Grace Mull Allison. 

As a proud mother and “Memaw”, family was always on her mind. She always wanted to know what her daughter, son n law and grandkids had...

Daniel Ernest Fulton

Daniel Ernest Fulton

Nov 28, 2024

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Daniel Ernest Fulton, a beloved husband, father, brother, and friend who left us peacefully at the age of 75. Daniel, known to friends and family as Dan, was a man of many passions and an unwavering spirit, leaving behind a legacy of love and adventure.

Dan was married to his...

Barbara Ann Stackpole

Barbara Ann Stackpole

Nov 28, 2024

Barbara Ann Stackpole of Brevard passed away Thanksgiving Day at Four Seasons Elizabeth House, Hospice in Flat Rock, NC. She was eighty-five years young.

She is survived by her loving husband of sixty-seven years, a daughter, Susan, a sister, Janet, six grandchildren, three great grandchildren and several cousins. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a son, Mark, a...

William "Bill" Price

William "Bill" Price

Nov 27, 2024

William “Bill” Price, 91, of Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, passed away on November 27, 2024. A native of Long Island, New York, he was the son of the late Edwin and Hazel Sares Price.

A United States Army Veteran where he served as a mechanic, he enjoyed hot rods and was a member of the Central Florida Timing Association Drag Racing...

Shirley Gillespie

Shirley Gillespie

Nov 26, 2024

Shirley Nicholson Gillespie, 83, of Rosman, passed away on November 26, 2024 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. She was born May 10, 1941 in Rosman to the late Lee and Ethel Collins Nicholson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, J.L. (Dot), Leslie (Helen), Gertha (Barbara), and Gene (Jeanne) Nicholson, and her sister Levonne (Ira)...

Diane W. Rollins

Diane W. Rollins

Nov 26, 2024

 Diane W. Rollins, 77, of Rosman, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. Born in Canton, NC, she was the daughter of the late George and Catherine Cooper Worley. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, James Douglas Rollins; her daughter Wendy O’Toole; and her brother Jerry Cooper.

A graduate of Western Carolina University...

Maggie M. Holden

Maggie M. Holden

Nov 17, 2024

Maggie M. Holden, 84, of Rosman, passed away on November 17, 2024. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Juston and Bessie Aiken Morgan. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her late husbands, Ralph Pressley and J. B. Holden; her sisters Nettie Bell, Nellie Bell, and Peggy Searcy and...

Frances Wright Landreth

Frances Wright Landreth

Nov 12, 2024

Frances Wright Landreth, 90, of Brevard, passed away on November 12, 2024. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late William Frederick and Edna Kinsey Wright. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Landreth; her sons Richard Keith McConnell and Lawrence Edward McConnell.

She enjoyed plants and animals, eating...

Dr. Charles Deems Lefler

Dr. Charles Deems Lefler

Nov 12, 2024

CHARLES DEEMS LEFLER 

He who loves understands, and he who understands loves. One who feels understood feels loved, and one who feels loved feels sure of being understood. Dr. Paul Tournier 

Dr. Charles Deems Lefler left his earthly life on November 12, 2024.

He was born in Durham, North Carolina on January 8, 1944, and grew up in Chapel Hill, NC. He attended...

Dottie Hutchins

Dottie Hutchins

Nov 11, 2024

Dottie Hutchins, 78, of Brevard, a beautiful and loving wife, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2024 at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, North Carolina following a long illness. Born in Hayesville, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Will and Zona Cloer Hooper. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her...

Abigail Shera Passmore

Abigail Shera Passmore

Nov 3, 2024

Abigail Shera Passmore, 48, of Brevard, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2024. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, she was the daughter of Phillip and Cheryl Levine Leone.

A loving mother to her two daughters, she was also “mom” to others as well as grandmother to her two grandsons (and a third on the way). She was kind and smart, always...

Hildegard Marie Greitzke

Hildegard Marie Greitzke

Nov 1, 2024

Hildegard Greitzke died, November 1, 2024. She was born on May 30, 1930, in White Plains, New York to the late Erick Winklemann and Hedwig Pirscher. She was preceded in death by her husband, Innozenz S. Greitzke.

She attended Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church and the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd.

She went to Germany to visit her grandmother with her mother...

Joseph Stephen Henderson

Joseph Stephen Henderson

Oct 31, 2024

Joseph Stephen Henderson died peacefully on October 31, 2024, at the age of 88 years. 

Joe was born to Douglas and Agnes Raxter Henderson on September 25, 1936. Joe was preceded in death by his wife, Bearnice Henderson, sons Steve Henderson and Richard Henderson, and siblings Clay Henderson, Vivian Williams, and Thomas Henderson. 

Joe worked at Olin Corporation, Ecusta, and Coats America....

David Gerald Hewett

David Gerald Hewett

Oct 29, 2024

On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, David Gerald Hewett, age 91 of Brevard, North Carolina passed away peacefully at home with his devoted wife, Anne, and his daughters Susanne and Karen, by his side. 

Born on November 15, 1932, in Jackson County, Florida, David was the seventh son of Willie Brogdon Hewett and David Louis Hewett. He was preceded in death by...

Aleisa Kay Wright

Aleisa Kay Wright

Oct 28, 2024

Aleisa Kay Wright, 65, of Brevard, passed away on October 28, 2024. She was born in Swain County, North Carolina to Carroll Wright and the late Joan Robinson Wright. In addition to her mother, she was also preceded in death by her son, Thomas Morris, and her daughter, Cortni Morris.

A 2-time breast-cancer survivor, she loved being a mother and a...

William Andrew Harvill

William Andrew Harvill

Oct 28, 2024

WILLIAM ANDREW HARVILL passed away peacefully at his home in the presence of his family on October 28, 2024. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Anita MacLellan Harvill, his son Andrew and husband Mark, daughter Andrea and her children Adelynn, Ava and Anderson Butler. He was pre-deceased in death by his parents Gilbert Ambrose Harvill, Jr....

James Harold Lance

James Harold Lance

Oct 25, 2024

James Harold Lance, 78, of Rosman, passed away on October 25, 2024. A Transylvania County native, he was the son of the late Fred and Della Searcy Lance. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his siblings: Frank, Robert, Roy, Carl, Charlie, T. I., Chub, Jane and Bonnie.

An auto mechanic by trade, he loved the...

Charles Harrison Ziegler

Charles Harrison Ziegler

Oct 10, 2024

Charles Harrison Ziegler, 95, of Brevard, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, October 10th, following a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Born in Greensboro, N.C., he moved to Brevard with his parents in 1946 and was married to Janette Raines, his "Nette," in 1950. He was in the U.S. Navy Reserves in the late '40s. 

Charles worked at farming, the...

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