Obituaries

Sep 6, 2022

Willie Mae “Billie” Mehaffey, 96, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. Born in Gastonia, NC, she was the daughter of the late Troy and Mary Stiles Davis. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Hunley “Mac” Mehaffey; and her brothers: W.T. Davis and Richard “Buster” Davis....

Sep 6, 2022

Frances Love Bryson, 84, of Brevard, passed away on September 6, 2022. A native of Anniston, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Dallas and Flosssie Raxter Love. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brother, Robert “Bobby” Raxter, and her sister Joyce Rhodes, and two great-grandchildren, Emma Grace Bryson and...

Sep 5, 2022

Lenore Lee Kempfer peacefully passed away at Givens Park Health Care early Monday morning, September 5, 2022.

Lenore was born in Kansas MO, to George Wilford Kempfer and Virginia Lee Ficklin Kempfer on August 21, 1940.  At a young age Lenore and her family moved to the Asheville area where she grew up and became a school...

Sep 4, 2022

Thomas White McGohey, 96, of Brevard, passed away on September 4, 2022 at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, NC. A native of Manhattan, New Yok City, New York, he was the son of the late Hon. John F.X. McGohey and Margaret White McGohey. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his loving wife...

Sep 3, 2022

George Allen Mazalic, 71, of Etowah, passed away on September 3, 2022. A native of Steubenville, Ohio, he was the son of the late George and Betty Rice Mazalic. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Pamela.

A United States Army Veteran having served in Vietnam, he worked...

Sep 2, 2022

Carol Deane Aiken, 85, of Brevard, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022. Born in Haywood County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Conward and Hazel Miller McClure. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her grandson, Daniel Talley.

Deane was an amazing woman. She was caring, kind, land...

Sep 1, 2022

Mary Kathryn Parker, 66, of Brevard, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022. A Transylvania County native, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Bea Ashe Parker.

A Brevard High School graduate, she worked as a CNA for several years. She enjoyed music and helping with the Girl Scout Troup which her daughters were members....

Aug 30, 2022

Judy Blythe Bracken, 74, of Pisgah Forest, NC, died Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at her home. A Transylvania County native, she was the daughter of the late Horace Blythe and Decima Hall Sitton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Sheila Blythe Wilson.

She graduated from Brevard high School in 1966 and attended Enon Baptist...

Aug 22, 2022

Doris Taylor, 78, went to be with the Lord August 22, 2022, at The Oaks of Brevard, NC.  She was a daughter of the late Gaillard Merrill and Mary Pierson Merrill.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Taylor, three sisters: Lois Hall, Margaret Hughey and Katherine Bradley.

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Aug 13, 2022

Exie Wilde Henson, age 90, was called home on August 13, 2022 to be with her Lord, whom she served throughout her life with her husband, the late Rev. Gene Henson. Born near Brevard, NC, she was the daughter of the late Joseph S. Wilde and Ethel Phillips Wilde. She is predeceased by her husband, her parents and her...

Aug 12, 2022

Nancy Edson Booth, 75, of Brevard, NC died August 8, 2022, at her residence.

Born and raised in East Stroudsburg, PA she was a daughter of the late Clarence George and Helen Edson Booth.

She graduated from East Stroudsburg High School and attended Mansfield State College where she studied home economics. She later graduated with...

Aug 11, 2022

Richard W. Scheuerman, 69, of Brevard, passed away after a brief illness on August 11, 2022. A native of Waterloo, NY, he was the son of the late Victor E. and Florence Scheuerman.

A man with a wicked sense of humor, he worked in the hardware sales and repair trade for a number of years both in New...

Aug 8, 2022

Lieutenant Colonel Henry Paul La Force Jr, US Army Retired, 92, of Brevard, North Carolina, passed away on August 8, 2022.  A true American Hero, Paul La Force was born on September 20, 1929, in Dante, Virginia.  Paul was the son of Henry Paul La Force Sr. and Stella Wright La Force.  In addition to his parents, Paul was preceded...

Aug 4, 2022

George Harris Millner, 74, of Brevard, NC was born on November 22, 1947 and passed away on August 4, 2022. George died at his home at Cedar Mountain House with friends by his side. A Brevard native, he was the son of William Martin Millner, Sr. and Lillian Harris Millner. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded...

Aug 4, 2022

Juanita Merritt Collum, 88, of Chesnee, South Carolina, formerly of Etowah, NC passed away at home on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Born in columbus County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Gertrude Parker Merritt. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brothers Robert and LaGrand Merritt and her...

Aug 3, 2022

Lance Leigh Larson, 77, of Penrose, passed away on August 3, 2022.  A native of Mount Vernon, Washington, he was the son of the late Elof and Rena Mulder Larson. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brothers Herman, Lyle and Nels and sister Letha.

An electrician by trade, he loved...

Jul 29, 2022

Lois Smoot peacefully and triumphantly passed on July 29, 2022 at the age of 94. Born in Seaford, later moving to Newport News, Virginia, she graduated from Morrison High School in 1945, and married Gerald E. Smoot later that same year. Lois began work at Langley Field, Hampton, as Gerald left to serve in the Navy near the end...

Jul 29, 2022

Emma Louise Shook Nezelek passed from this life into heaven on July 29, 2022 after a 2 year battle with a rare brain disease. Born in Norfolk, Va., she was the daughter of the late Betty N. and Tom F. Shook. Louise spent the first 11 years of her life near Virginia Beach, Va., where her father, a Pearl...

Jul 29, 2022

Paul Potter Clemmons February 1, 1938 - July 29, 2022.

We are so sad to share the loss of a wonderful man, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, Paul Potter Clemmons.

Born in Brunswick County, North Carolina, he moved to Wilmington and attended New Hanover High School, graduating with the class of 1957. He later...

Jul 25, 2022

William “Darien” Douglas Aiken, 89, passed away on the evening of July 25th, 2022.  A native of Bloomfield, NJ and a longtime resident of St. Petersburg, FL and Brevard, NC.

Known as Bill to some and Darien to others, Darien and his wife Marti spent years traveling and operating a business known as Teddy Bear Tours in...