Obituaries

Aug 24, 2014

Straley Howard "Boots" Morris, 97, of Etowah passed away on Sunday, August 24, 2014. He was born in McDowell County to the late James and Lula Moore Morris. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by seven sisters and two brothers. Mr. Morris was a WWII Veteran, having served in the US Navy. He also...

Aug 23, 2014

Joan Washburn Parsons, 80, died August 23, 2014, of complications from COPD. Although she spent most of her adult life living in North Carolina, she died in Northport, Alabama, where she had been living with and near her daughter. Raised in Decatur, GA, by her parents, Ralph and Gladys Washburn, Joan Washburn was an only child.She attended Girls High...

Aug 23, 2014

Bobbie Carolyn Hubbard, 71, of Brevard passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Robert Bates and the late Essie Rollins Bates Good. A member of East Fork Baptist Church, she was a woman of strong faith that loved her Lord and loved her family. Survivors include her husband of 51 years, Carroll...

Aug 16, 2014

JoAnn Pace Bryson, 66, of Brevard passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 16, 2014 after a brief, courageous battle with Metastatic Melanoma. She was born June 1, 1948 to the late Brown Pace and Dorothy Staton Pace of Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, the youngest of two children. JoAnn graduated from Brevard High School in 1966 and went on to...

Aug 9, 2014

Frances Ann Shook, 58, of Cedar Mountain died on August 11, 2014. She was born in Jupiter, Florida to Kathleen Golden Ball and the late Cecil Francis Ball.

She is survived by her husband Hal Ted Shook; sons Travis and wife Jennifer Shook of Cedar Mountain and Caleb Shook of Cedar Mountain and daughter Kelly Michael of...

Aug 6, 2014

Patricia Anne Warlick, 77, of Cashiers, NC and also of Tampa, Florida, passed away on August 6, 2014. A native of Mecklenburg County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Zebulon Vance and Lillian Ziegler Kennerly. Along with her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Ralph Warlick, Jr.

She is survived...

Aug 3, 2014

Juan Miguel Lopez, 29, of Charlotte, NC died on August 3, 2014 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was a son of Adriana Santoro and husband Mario Santoro of Charlotte, NC and the late Alvaro Lopez.

He is survived by his wife, Jazmin Munoz and two sons; Jovan and Jaiden Lopez, two brothers Christian and...

Jul 27, 2014

Alice Matheson Tucker, 72, of Brevard, passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family after determinedly and uncomplainingly enduring years of challenging pulmonary issues. Born in August 29, 1941 in Hickory, NC, she was the daughter of the late Judge Joe K. Matheson and Philys Rogers Matheson. In addition to her parents ,...

Jul 26, 2014

Margaret Ann Queen, 48, of Brevard, passed away on July 26, 2014. A native of Blackstock, SC, she was the daughter of Joe Glaze and Kathleen Waters Holden. Margaret was a very loving mother and a caring friend who will be greatly missed. Survivors she leaves behind include her children Kasey Queen Shook (Andrew), and Christopher Harold Orr; mother...

Jul 20, 2014

Violet M. Wilber, 99, of Brevard, passed away on July 20, 2014. A native of Sunlight, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Calvin and Queenie Blake McClung. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband John L. "Jack" Wilber. She is survived by her numerous nieces and nephews. A graveside...

Jul 18, 2014

Kathleen "Kay" Smith, 93 of Brevard, passed away on July 18, 2014. A native of Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Catherine McCarthy Anderson. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband Thomas Robert Smith and her sister Phoebe Collins.

She lived the life of...

Jul 16, 2014

Laura Lee Stickley Johnson of Lynchburg, Virginia, formerly of Brevard, passed away on July 16, 2014. Mrs. Johnson was married to Allen Easley Johnson, her husband of 50 years, who died in 2001. Allen Johnson was the son of Nancy and Bill Wallis of Mill Cove in Brevard, and the twin brother of the late Reverend Robert "Robin" Elliot...

Jul 15, 2014

Toby Anthony Ward, 40, passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2014. He was born in McKean County, Pennsylvania on April 15, 1974 to Susan Elizabeth Jacobs and the late Martin Allen Ward. In addition to his father, he was also preceded in death by his grandparents Luella Gray, Rodney Gray, William Ward, Rena Ward and Robert Myers and father-in-law...

Jul 10, 2014

Frances Louise Woodring, 67, of Brevard, passed away on Thursday, July 10, 2014 at the Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard. She was born in Transylvania County, NC to the late Charles "Bunt" and Alice Center Grogan. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her brother, Charles Grogan, sisters Shelby Raines and Virginia Brown and...

Jul 8, 2014

Clara T. Waller, 83, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville. She was born in Swain County, North Carolina to the late Walter Lee and Zell Tabor. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband Luther Waller and her brother Jack Tabor.

She...

Jul 7, 2014

Melba Ramsburg, 82, of Brevard, passed away on Monday, July 7, 2014 at the Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard. She was loved and will be missed by many. She was born in Letcher County, Kentucky to the late Jasper and Norsie Maggard Cornett. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband Glenn Ramsburg,...

Jul 6, 2014

Bernice Ledford Buchanan, 92, passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2014 at Transitions Life Care in Raleigh, North Caroline. She was born in Macon County, North Carolina on November 27, 1921 to the late Ransom and Elsie Cabe Ledford. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, George Buchanan, and her brothers Herrell...

Jul 6, 2014

Carolyn Ann Wilson, 70, of Pisgah Forest, NC passed away July 6, 2014 at Elizabeth House, Flat Rock, NC.

Carolyn was a daughter of the late Earl Hall and Margorie Emma Ball Hall.

She graduated from Brevard High School and later retired from Brian Center of Brevard. She enjoyed growing roses in her garden for...

Jul 6, 2014

Dr. John Holmes Hansen, 87, of Brevard, NC passed away July 6, 2014 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A native of Council Bluffs, Iowa, he was a son of the late John H. Hansen and Gladys Holmes Hansen. He was a veteran, having served his country in the US Army during the end of WWII, then again in Korea. He...

Jul 1, 2014

Owen Eugene Breedlove, 67, of Brevard, NC passed away July 1, 2014 at Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville, NC. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Jesse Franklin and Lola Vera Owens Breedlove. He is survived by his son, Jesse Breedlove (April) ; and sisters Carolyn Burleson (Isaac) and Elizabeth Chappell , brother James...