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Pearl Elizabeth "Bibby" Camp

Pearl Elizabeth "Bibby" Camp

Aug 23, 2024

Mrs. Pearl E. “Bibby” Camp, 93, of Brevard, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2024. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late William Brooks and Pearl Ballard Robinson. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her son, Garfield Camp, Jr., her siblings: Judy, William, twins Max and Maxine, and Shirley;...

James Orr Davis

James Orr Davis

Aug 19, 2024

James Orr Davis, 83, of Brevard, passed away on August 19, 2024. A native of Coventry, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Edison and Ann Fife Davis. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his granddaughter, Simone Stallworth.

He attained the rank of Captain while serving in the United States Marine Corps before going...

Margaret Ellen Ball

Margaret Ellen Ball

Aug 13, 2024

Margaret Ellen Ball, 67, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Louise Poledna. In addition to her mother, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, James Ball; her brothers Gary, Arthur and Larry and her sister, Milly.

A retired Business Analyst with...

Harry Lindsey Hogsed

Harry Lindsey Hogsed

Aug 4, 2024

Harry Lindsey Hogsed, 82, of Brevard, passed away on August 4, 2024. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Jeff and Mary Masters Hogsed. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his infant sister, Claudia Joan.

A lifelong resident of Transylvania County, he was a graduate of Rosman High School. He...

Elizabeth Jane Barnes

Elizabeth Jane Barnes

Jul 25, 2024

Elizabeth Jean Barnes, 90, of Franklin, NC, passed away on July 25, 2024. A native of Brevard, she was the daughter of the late George and Zula Mae Galloway McKinna. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Paul Barnes, and her brother, George Donald McKinna.

A graduate of Rosman High School, she had also...

MIlton Lee Hamann

MIlton Lee Hamann

Jul 24, 2024

Milton Lee Hamann, 84, of Brevard, NC died July 24, 2024.

He was born March 17, 1940, in Valparaiso, Indiana to the late Sophie D. Rampke Hamann and Milton W. Hamann. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by numerous relatives.

He attended schools in Flint Lake, IN; Rudolph, WI; Hobart, IN; and Valparaiso University. 

Milton joined the US...

Mildred McCall Owen

Mildred McCall Owen

Jul 22, 2024

Mildred McCall Owen of Brevard passed away on July 22nd at the age of 96, after a blessed and full life. Mildred was born in 1927 in the Silversteen Community of Gloucester Township. She was a 1945 graduate of Rosman High school. She then moved to Brevard where she worked at the Cotton Mill, the Tannery, Pierce Moore Hotel, and...

Zora Valice Wynn

Zora Valice Wynn

Jul 12, 2024

Zora Young Wynn, 70, of Brevard, transitioned on July 12, 2024 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. Born and raised in Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Eddie and Nettie Lou Smith Young.

A wonderful woman who loved God and praised Him, she was giving of her time, her love and her friendship to those who knew her....

Roger Emery Bowling

Roger Emery Bowling

Jul 8, 2024

Roger Emery Bowling, 74, of Brevard, passed away on July 8, 2024. Born in St. John’s, Michigan, he was the son of the late grant and Edith Olney Bowling. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife of almost 57 years, Mary Bowling; daughter Mary Bowling Maybin, grandchildren, Devin Bowling and Cole Quinn; his...

Mary Laughter Bowling

Mary Laughter Bowling

Jul 8, 2024

Mary Laughter Bowling, 75, of Brevard, passed away on July 8, 2024. Born in Pickens County, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Jessie and Georgia Greene Laughter. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her daughter, Mary Bowling Maybin, grandchildren, Devin Bowling and Cole Quinn; her sisters: Fay Rennecker, Marion Galloway,...

Shelia Cassell Hooper

Shelia Cassell Hooper

Jul 4, 2024

Shelia Cassell Hooper, 67, of Brevard, went to be with the Lord on the evening of July 4, 2024. She passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by close family and her loving husband, Dwight. A native of Brevard, she was the daughter of the late Bert and Dorothy (Dot) Cassell. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in...

Doris "Dottie" Tinsley

Doris "Dottie" Tinsley

Jun 30, 2024

Doris Wilson Tinsley (Dottie) passed away at Care Partners Solace Hospice in Asheville on June 30, 2024, at the age of 97. She was born in Ware Shoals, South Carolina on November 8, 1926. The daughter of William (Bill) Wilson and Sue Henderson Wilson, Dottie lived in Brevard in her early life and then in her retirement years. In between...

Lois Ann Misenheimer

Lois Ann Misenheimer

Jun 17, 2024

     Lois Ann Misenheimer, 94, of Morrisville, NC, formerly Brevard, passed away on June 17, 2024. A native of Umatilla,FL, she was the daughter of Lucy and Jason Orr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 23 years, John Misenheimer, and her brother, Jason L. Orr. 

     At the age of twelve,...

Carolyn Marie Dunn Simmons Cannington

Carolyn Marie Dunn Simmons Cannington

Jun 11, 2024

Carolyn Marie Dunn Simmons Cannington, 71, of Moultrie, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, surrounded by her family in Lake Toxaway, North Carolina.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Lifespring Community Church, with Reverend Julian Griner officiating and Reverend Wesley Dunn providing the invitational. Dr. Ignacio Armas, Chris Armas, Brian Dean, Ashley...

Marilyn Jean Lockhart

Marilyn Jean Lockhart

Jun 10, 2024

Marilyn Jean Lockhart, 90, of Brevard, North Carolina, passed away after a brief illness, in the company of people who loved her, on June 10, 2024.

Marilyn was born on February 16, 1934, in Columbus, Ohio, the oldest child of Orville and Edith (Van Dyke) Woodyard. As a child, Marilyn excelled in academics, visual arts, and sports. She was the starting...

James Hill "Jimmy" Johnstone III

James Hill "Jimmy" Johnstone III

Jun 9, 2024

James Hill Johnstone III, 74, of Brevard, peacefully departed this world on Sunday, June 9, 2024 at the Charles George V.A. Medical Center in Asheville, NC.

Born June 14, 1949, at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Brooklyn, NY, he was the first son of the late James Hill Johnstone, Jr. and the late Ruth Betsill Johnstone. In addition to his parents,...

Jean Elizabeth Cade

Jean Elizabeth Cade

Jun 6, 2024

Jean E. Cade, 88, entered into eternal peace and reunited with her husband, family and friends on June 6, 2024 after a brief illness. 

 

She was predeceased by her husband of 62 years Merton K. Cade (2021) her sisters Barbara Evans and Patty Henry. Jean leaves behind her wonderful daughters, Linda Carrillo of Hendersonville NC and Lori (Jon) Lamson of Southington,...

Kathryn McMillan Lessor

Kathryn McMillan Lessor

Jun 3, 2024

Kathryn McMillan Lessor, 100, of Brevard, passed away on June 3, 2024, with her caregivers by her side.  Born in Sparta, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Bruce and Maude McMillan.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Lt. Col. Ralph Howard Lessor, Jr., and her son Bruce H. Lessor.

She...

Alfred Gartner

Alfred Gartner

Jun 1, 2024

Mr. Alfred Gartner, 89, of Brevard, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2024.  A native of Poland, Mr. Gartner came to the U.S. with his parents, and he later proudly served in the United States Army. No local services are planned. To leave a memory or condolence for the friends of Alfred Gartner, please go to the on-line registry at “Obituaries” at...

Marie Clackum Williamson

Marie Clackum Williamson

May 26, 2024

Marie Clackum Williamson, 84, of Brevard, passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2024.

A native of Haralson County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Mabel Stephens Clackum. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Robert J. Williamson and daughter Dana Williamson.

A graduate of McDowell Tech, she was...

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