Obituaries

Nov 22, 2015

Patricia (Patty) Mozley Evans, executive director of Choristers Guild in Garland TX from 1987 through 1998 died on Sunday, November 22, 2015 after an extended struggle with Alzheimer's. Patty was born in Panama City FL and raised in Georgetown SC.

In 1958 she moved to Lake City, SC where she served as Director of Music and Christian...

Nov 22, 2015

Major John James Hrkach, 96, of Brevard, passed away on November 22, 2015 atThe Brian Center. A native of Bethlehem, PA, he was the son of the late John and Mary Folkman Hrkach. Major Hrkach served in the United States Air Force. Service arrangements may be announced at a later date. To leave a condolence for the Hrkach family,...

Nov 20, 2015

Birdean Heatherly Fullbright, 78, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on November 20, 2015 at Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Byrd and Tulen Massie Heatherly. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Byrd Fullbright, her son Rickey Fullbright, great-grandson Jace...

Nov 16, 2015

Robin Ellis Harris, 88, of Penrose, passed away on November 16, 2015 at the Oaks of Brevard. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Robert Leon and Margretha Stocker Wilson. A graduate of Michigan State University, she worked as a typesetter in Tampa, Florida before retiring to Brevard. A private service will be held....

Nov 10, 2015

Elizabeth Jones, 98, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. A native of Rochester, NY, she was the daughter of the late David and Adele Langie Lawless. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Homer Jones, her sister Mary Gregory and her brother David Lawless.

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Nov 8, 2015

Kenneth Eugene Landreth passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 8, 2015. Born on September 3, 1931, he recently celebrated his 84th birthday. A lifelong resident of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Ralph and Deltha Landreth. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sisters Marie Guinn and Thelma Kitchen and...

Nov 6, 2015

Reverend Thomas (Preacher Tommy) Perry Owen, age 81, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2015, surrounded by his immediate family in Brevard, North Carolina.

Called to preach in 1965, at the age of 31, Tommy went from bi-vocational ministry to full time pastorates in North Carolina and South Carolina. In 1984, he entered into full time evangelism...

Nov 2, 2015

Clifford Mae Middleton Siniard, 94, of Brevard, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2015 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A native of Saluda, NC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Earle and Julia Pace Middleton. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Samuel Gaston SIniard; her brothers John...

Oct 30, 2015

James Butterfield, Jr., 85, of Brevard, passed away on Friday, October 30,2015. A native of Upper Saddle River, NJ, he was the son of the late James and Mabel Scharf Butterfield, Sr. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sister, Nancy Pfunder.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years,...

Oct 28, 2015

Jane L. Childress, 82, of Brevard, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at Kingsbridge House. A native of Pickens, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Elbert and Nell Sanders Leslie. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Pat T. Childress and her brother,...

Oct 27, 2015

Brian Keith "Lil Gunny" Guinn, 55, of Brevard, went to be with the Lord on October 27, 2015. He was the son of the late Harold W. and Marie Landreth Guinn. A graduate of Brevard High School, he also received a mechanical engineering degree from Blue Ridge Community College. Brian could often be heard telling others "If I was...

Oct 24, 2015

Leota Owen Moore, 96, of Brevard, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Transylvania Regional Hospital.

A native of Silversteen Community, she was a daughter of the late James Robert Owen and Sylvitha Galloway Owen. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Roy Gene Moore,...

Oct 23, 2015

Harold 'BUD' Townsend Cole, 96, of Brevard, NC passed quietly away at his home on Friday, October 23, 2015. A native of Millbrook, New York, he was the son of the late Oscar Townsend and Florence Stella Storey Cole. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife of 72 years, Marie Barbara Cole...

Oct 19, 2015

Lorraine Ruth Marsik, 84, of Brevard, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, October 19, 2015 after a battle with cancer. A native of Forest Park, IL, she was the youngest of five children born to the late Walter and Agnes Metz. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her two brothers...

Oct 18, 2015

Richard Lucien Burnham, 52, of Rosman, passed away on October 18, 2015 at Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville, NC. A native of Park Forest, IL., he was the son of the late Frederick Perez and margaret Ann Paradis Burnham.

Richard was a U.S. Veteran, having served in United States Army.

He is survived by his...

Oct 17, 2015

Inez Poindexter West, 96, of Brevard, NC, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Kingsbridge House. A native of Franklin, NC, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Robert L. Poindexter and Launa Barnard Poindexter. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband William Chester West, four brothers; R.L. Poindexter, James Poindexter,...

Oct 12, 2015

Barbara Warren Raines, 71, of Horse Shoe, NC, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2015. Born in Asheville, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Melvin and Frances Alliene Thomas Warren. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Burgess Raines She is survived by her daughters, Karen Annette Smith...

Oct 10, 2015

Paxton Abrams, infant son of Jordan and Beth Abrams of Brevard, passed away on October 10, 2015. He was the grandson of Joe and Dawn McGowan of Matthews, NC, JoAnn Abrams of Lake Lure, NC and John Abrams of Rock Hill, SC; and the the brother of Parker Abrams, of Brevard. A private graveside service will be held by...

Sep 26, 2015

Billy J Cooper, 73, of Brevard, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2015. A native of Morganton, NC, he was the son of the late John Cooper and the late Mildred Carswell. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother Harold Carswell.

He is survived by his children: Barbara Garver and...

Sep 25, 2015

Thomas Coke Bayne, 45, of Lake Toxaway, went to be with Jesus on Friday, September 25, 2015. A native of Simpsonville, SC he was the son of the late Woody Coke Bayne and Susan Carol Fisher of Brevard.

He was baptized at and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Fountain Inn, South Carolina. He is...