Obituaries

Apr 4, 2019

Lois Snyder Kenyon died on April 4, 2019 in Brevard, North Carolina. She was formerly a long time resident of Gainesville, Georgia. Lois was born in 1920 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, daughter of Edward R. Snyder and Josie Reich Snyder. She graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School and Brenau College. From 1941 to 1945, Lois worked for the Student...

Mar 28, 2019

Paul Steven Langa, age 92, died of natural causes on March 28, 2019, at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock NC. His death came barely a month after the passing of his wife of 68 years, Peggy Langa. Paul was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of the late Steven and Lucille (Mabillot) Langa. He served in...

Mar 26, 2019

John "Ian" Russell, 70, of Brevard, passed away on March 26, 2019. A native of Kelty, Scotland, he was the son of the late John and Isabella Mills Russell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters Annie Brown, Mary Ness and Ella Robertson as well as his brother, David Russell.

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Mar 24, 2019

James Thomas Cassell, 80, of Brevard, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by is family on Sunday, March 24, 2019. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late John Coatsworth and Leila Hayes Cassell.

In 1961 Jim married Shirley Ann Cunningham, of Delaware. After working for DuPont for 32 years, Jim retired,...

Mar 17, 2019

Larry Edwin Nelson, 75 of Lubbock passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019. He was born May 22, 1943 in Brevard, North Carolina to Lee Roy and Catherine (Case) Nelson who preceded him in death. Larry married Linda (Hall) Nelson December 14, 1990. He worked as contracted painter. Larry loved everyone and never met a stranger, he would give you...

Mar 13, 2019

Jeanne Simons, 65, of Brevard, passed away on March 13, 2019. A native of Middlesex County, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Normann and Janet Rolfe Dyremose. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death her husband, Joseph Simons.

An animal lover, she worked as a pet groomer and also raised...

Mar 3, 2019

Frances Gillespie Waldrop, 93, of Brevard, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, March 3, 2019. Born in Rosman, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Leander and Annie Gillespie. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Hovey E. Waldrop, son-in-law George Miller, and grandson Levi Bryson. She was...

Feb 27, 2019

Jameson Adair Courtine, 9, of Pisgah Forest, a third grade student at Brevard Elementary School, passed away at home after a sudden illness Feb. 27. He was the loving and much-loved son of Dan and Erica Courtine. Jameson was known by family, friends and schoolmates for his warm and giving nature, whose blue eyes danced in upside down crescents...

Feb 25, 2019

C. Detric Holden, 83, of Quebec, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2019. A native of Rosman, NC, he was the son of the late Isaac and Lillie Head Holden. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by seven brothers and one sister. Detric was a veteran of the United States Army. After his service...

Feb 23, 2019

Roger William Dunn, 90, of Hendersonville, passed away on February 23, 2019 at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, NC. A native of Libertyville, Illinois, he was the son of the late Clark and Elizabeth Dunn. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his daughter, Lee Wall Dunn, daughter-in-law Rosa Dunn, and his brother,...

Feb 22, 2019

Margaret Alma Fish (Peggy) Langa, age 91, died of natural causes on February 22, 2019, in Brevard, NC. Peggy was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the daughter of Allan and Alma (Nelson) Fish. She graduated from Colby Junior College in New London, NH, in 1947, and in 1950 married Paul S. Langa, her childhood sweetheart with whom she...

Feb 21, 2019

Lisa Anne Duscio, 57, of Brevard, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019. A native of Port Huron, Michigan, she was the daughter of Charles Frederick and Alice Anne Elliston Ely of Port Huron.

She was a gifted musician, singer and worship leader. She loved the Lord with all of her being and nothing gave her more...

Feb 21, 2019

Donald Fred Hogsed, 66, of Dunn's Rock Community, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2019. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Fred Playto Hogsed and Zelma Willingham Hogsed.

He was a life-long member of Dunn's Rock Baptist Church. Donny had a real zest for life, he loved all music genres, played...

Feb 18, 2019

Lois Barnette Kellar, 102, passed away February 18, 2019, in Brevard. Born November 3, 1916 in Henderson County, she was the daughter of the late Adgar Washington Barnette and his wife, Mary Hollingsworth. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Paul S. Kellar; her eldest son, Teddy S. Kellar; her sisters Stella Gilliland, Ethel Owens, Eva Jones,...

Feb 17, 2019

Jim LeGere, 77, of Connestee Falls, died peacefully Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019 surrounded by friends and family at Solace Hospice in Asheville. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois and was a graduate of Princeton University and received his MBA from the University of Chicago. In 1963, he joined the Quaker Oats Company and accepted positions of increasing responsibility...

Feb 16, 2019

Alma Hoxit McCall, 86, of Pisgah Forest, NC passed away on February 16, 2019. She was a daughter of the late Jessie and Bessie Dills Hoxit. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons; Anthony James McCall and Michael Jimmy McCall, and full sister; Betty Hoxit, one full brother; Leeward Hoxit, two half-brothers; Lowell...

Feb 15, 2019

Mary Elizabeth Volrath Gillespie, 63, of Cedar Mountain, passed away peacefully while surrounded by those who loved her on Friday, February 15, 2019. A native of Greenville, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Howard Volrath and Myrtle Raines, and the late Margaret Henderson and husband Kurt Henderson. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded...

Feb 8, 2019

David Collins, 72, of Brevard, died on Friday, February 8, 2019. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he attended Western Michigan University, graduating with Bachelor's Degree in Political Science. Later, he earned an accounting degree from Cleary College in Ann Arbor and a Master's Degree in Business from Eastern Michigan University. He worked as a pharmaceutical sales representative for Schering Plough...

Feb 7, 2019

Nancy Thomas Wilson, 95, of Brevard, NC passed away February 7, 2019. She was born in Macon County to the late Harley and Fannie Bradley Thomas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy L. Wilson who passed away in 1990, four sisters; Beatrice Henson, Hester Cabe Vinson, Iva Lee Rogers and Carrie Bell Chastain and one brother;...

Feb 4, 2019

Calvin Louis Curry, Jr., 89, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on Monday, February 4, 2019. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Calvin Louis and Jane Blattenberger Curry. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his son, Mark Daniel Curry; and his sister Elizabeth Shackelton Dubber, and brothers Charles...