Obituaries

Jan 4, 2020

Frances Hicks Scruggs Poor, 93, of Brevard, NC died Saturday, January 4, 2020.

The only child of the late Frank Winthrope and Helen Virginia Justus Scruggs, she was born in Brevard on July 28, 1926.

After graduating from Brevard High School in 1943, Hicks attended Brevard College.  In 1944 she went to work in the...

Jan 1, 2020

Ed Updike, 93, died October 3, 2020 in Brevard, NC with his beloved wife Lillian at his side.

Ed was the oldest of four children, born in 1927 in New York City to Godfrey Ernest Updike and Mary Alice Riddick. Upon graduating high school at 16, he attended Colgate University and received his M.D. in 1949 from...

Jan 1, 2020

Barbara Jones Cowan, 95, of Fishers, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020. She was born June 27, 1924 in Syracuse, NY to Edgar O’Dell and Viola Bell Barr Jones.

She had one sister, Laura Jean, who was 4 years older. When Barbara was still quite young, her family moved to Worcester, Massachusetts where her dad worked in...

Jan 1, 2020

Christine (Johnson) Dockens, 92, passed away on Saturday August 1, 2020 at home with her family by her side.

Christine was born in South Carolina to the late Alma and William Henson. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by sisters Mildred Sweet and Lucille Silvers, as well brother, Frank Henson.

After moving...

Dec 28, 2019

Walter Paul Seeley, 78, formerly of Franklin, NC, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019.  Born on the lower east side of New York City, Walter and his family moved to Franklin in 1982.  He has spent his last few years in the wonderful care of Accordius Health in Brevard and later, assisted by Four Seasons Hospice.

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Dec 28, 2019

Kelly Joe Buchanan, 77, of Brevard, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019. A native of Jackson County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Aldon and Maggie Green Buchanan. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother Edward Buchanan and his sister Aldeana Buchanan.

Joe enjoyed spending...

Dec 24, 2019

Patrick Hale Galloway, 46, of Pisgah Forest passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019. Born in Henderson County, North Carolina, he was the son of Waymon and Irene Altizer Galloway.

Patrick, a devoted husband and father, was a self-employed, home improvement specialist. He enjoyed hiking and exploring with his sons in the forest or boating at Lake Jocassee....

Dec 23, 2019

Jerry Douglas Orr, 73, of Sapphire, NC, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2019 at the Charles George V.A. Medical Center in Asheville, surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with cancer. He  is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Barbara Johnson Orr; their children, Jerry “Jay” Orr II and Victoria Gillette of Hot Springs, AR; Jordon...

Dec 22, 2019

Richard Everett McClure, 83, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2019.

A native of Delphos, Ohio, he was the son of the late Everett B. and Bernice Rice McClure. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his grandson, Devon Wayne Calmont.

His loving survivors include his wife...

Dec 21, 2019

Mary Morgan Hardin was born on November 14th 1918 to Frank Morgan and Alma Foster Morgan in Transylvania County where she lived all her life. She left this plane peacefully in her sleep while attended by her daughter Marilyn and her son Frank, on Saturday morning, December 21, 2019, into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ just in time for...

Dec 16, 2019

Charles Gordon “Doc” Lance, 72, of Rosman, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2019 at Accordius Healthcare of Brevard. A native of Rosman, and a proud Rosman Tiger, he was the son of the late Frank Gordon and Reba Clayton Lance. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Sandra Patterson Lance, sister...

Dec 12, 2019

Donny Ray Stevenson, 58, of Hendersonville, passed away on December 12, 2019 at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, NC. A native of Oconee County, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Donny P. and Linda Matheson Stevenson.

He is survived by his husband, Billy West; their three fur babies; and his sister, Judy Bagwell....

Dec 8, 2019

Rachel Beall Clark Davenport, 80, of Brevard, passed into Christ’s glorious presence on December 8, 2019. A native of Window Rock, Arizona, she was the daughter of the late Howard Albert and Alma Beall Dimmick Clark. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy Arvid Davenport; son Jeremy Davenport; brothers David Clark and...

Dec 8, 2019

Theresa W. Byers, 88, of Brevard, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at the Solace Hospice Center in Asheville. She was born November 26, 1931 in Clopton, Alabama as the eighth child of the late Ernest and Biantha Williams. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her eight siblings, her first husband, Pete...

Dec 7, 2019

F. Donald Eckelmann, 90, of College Walk Retirement Community, Brevard, NC died on December 7, 2019. His death followed a long enjoyable and productive life.  He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Jean, an older brother, and his twin brother.

Born in 1929 to Herman John Eckelmann and his wife Rosa (Schwarz) Eckelmann, Don...

Dec 7, 2019

Charles “Charlie” Henry Brown, 84, of Brevard, NC passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019.He was a son of the late Norman and Velma Holt Brown.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley A. Brown, a brother, Lester Brown and two sisters, Bert Jarvis and Lura Harris.

Charles was in maintenance...

Dec 6, 2019

Jerry Wayne Webb, 77, of Brevard, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2019. A native of Haywood County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Jesse Marvin Webb and Mary Etta Rathbone Webb. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his son, David Wayne Webb, his brothers Ray Edward Webb and Wiley...

Dec 5, 2019

Ruth S. Martin passed away on December 5, 2019 at the age of 92.   She was the widow of Leighton W. “Chick” Martin who died in 2016; they were long-time residents of Brevard and members of Brevard First Baptist Church.

Born in Thomasville, NC, she was a daughter of the late Joseph T. and Ola Mae Scroggs. ...

Nov 27, 2019

Earl Wade Payne, 89, of Brevard, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of the late Perl Wade and Effie Townsend Payne. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother Gary Payne, sister, Sally Burelson and his brother Charles Paul.

A 21...

Nov 25, 2019

WILLIAM ARIEL PLOWDEN of Sapphire NC passed on to his next life on November 25, 2019. He was born on December 23, 1963 in Sumter SC. He is predeceased by his father, Arthur Davis Plowden Jr; his mothers, Patricia Sims Plowden and Mary Epps Culley; two brothers, David Edward Plowden and Ronald Keith Plowden; a step-mother, Margaret Rowland Plowden; a step-brother, Cabell Carrington...