Obituaries

Sep 14, 2018

Marcine Kathryn Hummel Moore, 93, of Brevard, NC, died peacefully on Friday, September 14, 2018, after a short illness. Marcine was a homemaker and a dearly loved friend to many. She had a sharp mind and a shrewd sense of humor, was an avid bridge player, and pieced together more than a thousand jigsaw puzzles. She was born on...

Sep 13, 2018

Charles Camby Sentelle, 85, of Pisgah Forest, NC passed away September 13, 2018 at Accordius Health at Brevard (formerly Brian Center). He was a son of the late Jethro and Tunia Frances Burns Sentelle. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by brothers and sisters, Infant J. C. Sentelle, Thelma Merrill, Eva Rogers, Frazier Sentelle, Faye...

Sep 13, 2018

Wanda Sue Huff Hudson, 83, died Thursday, September 13, 2018 at her residence. She lived in Lakeland for 53 years, and formerly lived in Wolf Creek, TN, Brevard, NC, Ft. Bragg, NC, Germany and Panama Canal Zone. Before working at the Tampa Tribune as an Ad Compositor she was a Homemaker. She attended Highland Park Church in Lakeland, FL...

Sep 9, 2018

Irene H. Farash, 80, of Brevard, passed away on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at Pardee Memorial Hospital in Hendersonville. She was born in New York City, New York to Pantelis and Anna Hagicostas. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, John (Jack) Farash; her sister Mary Demas and her brothers Nicholas Hagicostas...

Sep 6, 2018

Dora "Dee" Pybus Brennan, 93, of Brevard, went home to be with the Lord on September 6, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Mae Mitchell Pybus. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, the late James Brennan.

A native of Morris County, New Jersey, she lived...

Sep 1, 2018

Mrs. Delma Sams Reynolds, 88, of East Flat Rock, NC passed away on her birthday, September 1, 2018. She was a daughter of the late Ervin and Edna Dill Sams.

Mrs. Reynolds worked at General Electric for 21 years as a coil winder retiring in 1991.

She is survived by her loving husband of 30...

Aug 30, 2018

Chad Larry Stiles, 41, of Rosman, passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2018.

A native of Henderson County, he was the son of Larry Gale Stiles and the late Madonna Ruth Chastain Stiles. In addition to his mother he was preceded in death by his brother, Thomas Coke Bayne and his step-mother, Susan Carol Bayne.

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Aug 30, 2018

Thomas Arthur St. John, Jr., 70, of Brevard, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018, at Mission Hospital in Asheville. He was born March 13, 1948, in Camden, NJ, and was the son of the late Thomas Arthur St. John, Sr. and Elizabeth Mary St. John. He graduated from St. Joseph's College, and received his doctorate of medicine from Jefferson...

Aug 30, 2018

Imogene Monteith Eaker, 95, of Brevard, died on August 30, 2018, at Kingsbridge House. Imogene was born January 4, 1923, in Valleytown, Cherokee County, NC to the late Harley Bowen and Dixie Moss Monteith.

She was raised in Bushnell, NC and graduated from Swain County High School. Imogene moved to Brevard in the early 1940's, where she...

Aug 25, 2018

Aubrey "Orb" McCrary, 61, of Penrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at St. Joseph's Critical Care Unit in Asheville, NC. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of Myrtle Hoxit McCrary and the late Louis Sherwood McCrary. In addition to his father, he was also preceded in death by his nephew, Travis Lee Cox....

Aug 23, 2018

Louise C. Austin, 81, of Etowah, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, August 23, 2018. A native of Henderson County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Horace and Ruby Freeman Coston.

A member of Etowah Baptist Church, she was graduate of Brevard College. She retired from AT&T (formerly Southern Bell) after a...

Aug 23, 2018

William George Ray, 85, played his last jazz on earth on August 23, 2018, in Brevard, NC. He was the son of the late Edward and Lucille Macon Ray of Waco, Texas. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his daughter, Kimela Ray, his brothers Buddy and Ernie and his sisters Patsy and Carol...

Aug 21, 2018

Hazel Irene Anderson Adams went home to her Saviour on August at home in Pisgah Forest, NC at the age of 101 years. Born in New Bedford, MA in 1917, she grew up in North Easton, MA, graduating from Oliver Ames High School. She studied dressmaking and design at the McDowell School of Costume Design in New York City...

Aug 16, 2018

Alfred C. "Al" or "A.C." Gregg, Jr. 88, of Brevard, passed away on August 16, 2018. He was born in Belmont, North Carolina, to the late Alfred C. and Elizabeth Mae Butler Gregg. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his first wife of 52 years, Dolores Gayleen Sells Gregg in January 2007 and...

Aug 11, 2018

Rachael (Becky) Donaldson Brown went to be with the Lord on August 11, 2018 at Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville, NC. She was preceded in death by her parents Robert and Elba Donaldson; husband, Fred W. Brown; one son Donald F. Brown; five brothers, Roy, Grady, Bill, Lloyd (Dub), Milas (Mile); and two sisters, Ruth Donaldson Pitts and Janie Donaldson...

Aug 9, 2018

Kenneth Truman Brissey, 75, of Brevard, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at the Charles F. George V.A. Medical Center in Asheville. A native of Pickens, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Truman David and Georgia Susan Marcus Brissey. A Veteran having served in the United States Navy, he was retired from Ecusta where he...

Aug 5, 2018

Edward Clinton Paxton, 75, of Brevard, passed away on August 5, 2018. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late A.M. Paxton, Jr., and the late Marie Moore Paxton.

A volunteer with the Brevard Fire Department for 28 years, he also enjoyed his work as a volunteer with the Transylvania County Sheriff's Department...

Aug 3, 2018

James "Jimmy" William (Rowe) Cornwell of Penrose, NC passed away on Aug 2, 2018 at his home with family by his side.

He was born Feb 24, 1938 in Arcadia, Florida, to the late Vivian Mullens and James Harold Rowe. After his fathers' passing in WWII, his mother and younger sister Camille, moved to Long Island, NY...

Jul 28, 2018

James Furman Owen, 88, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at his home after a brief struggle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. A native of Transylvania County, he was the youngest and last surviving of the eleven children of the late James Robert "Robbie" Owen and Lura Sylvitha Galloway Owen of...

Jul 27, 2018

Freddie McCoy Leggett, 73, of Penrose, passed away peacefully on Friday July 27th, 2018 in his home surrounded by his family. Freddie was born August 8th, 1944 in Robersonville, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Silas McCoy and Elsie Lee Bullock Leggett. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother...