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Rachel Freeman

Rachel Freeman

Sep 26, 2012

Brevard - Rachel Hamlin Freeman, 90, passed away on September 26, 2012 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. Rachel was devout Christian and an active, lifelong member of the Brevard First Baptist Church, where she served on the church history committee and as a Sunday school teacher.  She was a graduate of Brevard High School, and attended Fruitland Bible Institute and Brevard...

Mildred Wilkinson

Mildred Wilkinson

Sep 25, 2012

Mildred M Wilkinson, age 84, of College Walk, Brevard, NC, died of natural causes at home with family by her side September 25, 2012.  She was born Mildred Estelle Moore on March 28, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late Robert J and I Estelle Moore. She grew up in Merchantville, New Jersey, attending Glassboro State College and Bryn Mawr...

John Brown

John Brown

Sep 17, 2012

Brevard - John Julian "Jules" Brown John Julian "Jules" Brown, 97, passed away September 17, 2012 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. He was born September 3, 1915, to the late John Boone and Stella Ann White Brown.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 65 years Lois Sentelle Brown who died in 2011,...

Larry Welyczko

Larry Welyczko

Sep 12, 2012

Lake Toxaway - Larry Alec Welyczko, 67, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2012 at his residence. A native of Transylvania County, he was a son of the late Miroslav Welyczko and Ruby Banther Welyczko Chapman. He was also  preceded in death by two brothers, George and Dock "Brother"  Welyczko. Larry graduated from Rosman High School and A-B Tech Community College....

Elizabeth Hall

Elizabeth Hall

Sep 12, 2012

Elizabeth W. Hall Brevard - Elizabeth W. Hall, 83, died on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Yonkers, NY to the late Emmett and Mary Keenan Walsh. Since the age of 2, she lived in Oswego, NY until her marriage to Leonard Hall in 1951. Elizabeth and her husband lived in East Syracuse, NY,...

Marjorie Wiley

Marjorie Wiley

Sep 11, 2012

Marjorie Reynolds Wiley, 92 of Brevard, died September 11, 2012. Mrs. Wiley was born February 22, 1921to William and Geneva Riddle. She was preceded in death by John Reynolds, Johnny Reynolds, Wayne Reynolds and Bud Wiley She was a loving wife, mom, grandmother and great-grandmother. She spent many years as a nurse. She made wonderful quilts that still cover...

John Linville

John Linville

Sep 10, 2012

Evangelist John Robert Linville, 63, of Brevard, NC passed away at his home on Monday, September 10, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. Family and friends surrounded him singing and sharing as he made his journey. A private graveside service was held Tuesday September 11 for the family. Born in Kanapolis, NC he is predeceased by his parents...

John Barclay

John Barclay

Aug 30, 2012

John Barclay John Barclay, 47, of Brevard, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, at his residence. Born Nov. 18, 1965, he was the son of Tom Barclay and the late Pat Sigars. In addition to his father, he is survived by his siblings, Thomas Joseph Barclay, of Asheville, Patricia          Barclay, of St. Augustine, Fla., and Mary Diblasio, of Brevard;...

Peter Burger

Peter Burger

Aug 28, 2012

Peter Eddy Burger Brevard - Peter Eddy "D", "Turtle Man", "Pete & Repeat" Burger, 71, of Brevard, NC died Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at his home. He was the son of the late Nash K. Burger II and Marjorie Williams Burger. Both of his parents were English teachers. His parents both worked for the NY Times Book Review. He...

Robert Miller

Robert Miller

Aug 24, 2012

Brevard - Robert Preston "Bob" Miller, 63, passed away on Friday, August 24, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Fort Knox, KY to the late Howard Preston Miller and Betty H. Miller. Mr. Miller proudly served his country as a Door Gunner on a Chinook Helicopter in Vietnam in 1968/1969. He was an avid fly fisherman and...

Vera Stinson

Vera Stinson

Aug 24, 2012

CEDAR MOUNTAIN, NC- Vera Jones Stinson, 102, of Cedar Mountain, N.C., died Friday, August 24, 2012 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman, Ga. Born August 19, 1910 in Brevard, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Solomon Alexander Jones and Janie Ruth McCrary Jones.  She was a retired teacher with the Oak Hills School District in Cincinnati, Ohio, with...

Bessie Fields

Bessie Fields

Aug 22, 2012

Bessie Lorraine Fields Brevard - Bessie Lorraine Fields, 93, passed away after a long illness, August 22, 2012.  A long term resident of College Walk in Brevard, she was married to Lawrence Vincent Fields who passed away 5 years ago in July 2007. She was an active member of the Carr's Hill Baptist Church prior to her illness, where she...

Edwin Buckner

Edwin Buckner

Aug 22, 2012

Edwin "Buddy" Buckner Pisgah Forest - Edwin "Buddy" Buckner, 58, passed away on August 22, 2012 at his residence. He was a son of the late James Frank and Annie Rice Buckner.  He was also preceded in death by his brothers; Glenn and James Charles Buckner and a brother-in-law, Emmett K. Taylor. Buddy was a member of Pisgah Forest Baptist...

Ada Bomba

Ada Bomba

Aug 21, 2012

Ada Wyman Bomba Cedar Mountain - Ada Wyman Bomba, 96, of Cedar Mountain, NC died on August 21, 2012 at her home. She was a daughter of the late Hastings and Ada Miller Wyman.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Abdon Bomba who died in 1984 and three brothers. She is survived by two daughters; Bonnie Bomba of...

William Oravec

William Oravec

Aug 21, 2012

Brevard - William Oravec, 80, passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. He was born in Cleveland, OH to the late William and Catherine Rash Oravec. Mr. Oravec was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH with a Bachelors Degree. After a long career with...

Kay Hunter

Kay Hunter

Aug 19, 2012

Kay Cox Hunter Brevard - Kay Cox Hunter, 66, passed away peacefully in her home Sunday, August 19, 2012. She was a daughter of Letha Howard Cox and the late Rev. John A. Cox.  She was preceded in death by two brothers; John A. Cox, Jr. and Charles Harold Cox. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her...

Randall Coleman

Randall Coleman

Aug 14, 2012

Randall Coleman Brevard - Randall Coleman, 64, died August 14, 2012 in Brevard, NC. Randall was a native and lifelong resident of Brevard, NC.  He was a son of the late Oscar and Vernice Camp Coleman.  He was preceded in death by a brother Harry Coleman. He was a graduate of Brevard High School and was employed at Ecusta for many...

Dororthy Case

Dororthy Case

Aug 14, 2012

Brevard - Dorothy McCrary Case, known to most as Dot, died in Peace at Tore's Home on August 14, 2012. She was a life-long resident of Transylvania County, born in Little River to the late Virgil and Ida McCrary. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bud Case, who died in 1989; her sisters, Dola McCrary Shipman,...

Selma Hunter

Selma Hunter

Aug 10, 2012

Brevard Brevard - Selma Morgan Hunter, 100, of Brevard, died August 10, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Porter and Ellen (Justus) Morgan. Besides her parents, Selma was preceded in death by her husband, James Lee Hunter; two brothers, Edwin A. Morgan, and Gaston S. Morgan; two sisters, Elsie Morgan McCall, and Frances Morgan Dickson; a grandson,...

Christopher Duscio

Christopher Duscio

Aug 8, 2012

Christopher Duscio Brevard - Christopher Duscio, 49 of Brevard, NC passed away August 8, 2012 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. No local services are planned. To leave a condolence for the Duscio family, please visit "obituaries" at www.moore-fh.com . Moore Funeral Home & Cremation Services are caring for the family.

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