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Jack Merrell

Jack Merrell

Sep 24, 2011

Jack Merrell, 73, died September 24th, 2011, while near his home at the Cradle of Forestry in Pisgah National Forest. A memorial service will be held on Thursday morning, September 29th at 10:00am at the English Chapel Methodist Church in Pisgah Forest where he and his wife are members, and were married in 1964. He was born...

James Byrd

James Byrd

Sep 23, 2011

Pisgah Forest- James Gordon Byrd, 76, died at his residence on Friday, September 23, 2011 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Brevard to the late James Robert and Pauline Jackson Byrd. Gordon was a member of Carsons Creek Baptist Church where he served as a Sunday School teacher, Mission Committee Leader and Prayer Team...

Lt. Clark

Lt. Clark

Sep 23, 2011

Lt. Ira Smith (Smitty) Clark Brevard - Lt. Ira Smith (Smitty) Clark, US Navy, Retired died September 23, 2011 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. He was born in Boomer, NC to the late Ira Dewitt and Addie Lee Lunsford Clark. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 47 years, Helen Houston Clark, who died...

Sidney Hartsfield

Sidney Hartsfield

Sep 23, 2011

Brevard Sidney James Hartsfield, 93, went home to be with the Lord on September 23, 2011 in Brevard. He was a retired minister of the Pentacostal Holiness Church of the Florida Conference and also a retired Public School Teacher. Sid was a native of Tallahassee, FL. He held an AA Degree from Franklin Springs Institute in Franklin...

Elizabeth Leible

Elizabeth Leible

Sep 21, 2011

Brevard - Elizabeth "Libb" Leible, 87, died Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at Transylvania Regional Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Swain County, NC to the late Henry and Hattie Cline Queen. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Harrison, Louis, Horace and Jimmy Queen; and a sister, Janie Hogsed. Libb was...

Calvin Raines

Calvin Raines

Sep 19, 2011

Calvin "Sarge" Raines Brevard - Calvin "Sarge" Raines, 83, died Monday, September 19, 2011 tragically in an automobile accident. Calvin was born in Brevard, NC to the late Leo and Polly Hogsed Raines. He was also preceded in death by his brother Douglas Raines and his sisters Louise Raines Moffit and Christina Raines. He served in the...

Patricia Johnson

Patricia Johnson

Sep 16, 2011

Lake Toxaway - Patricia A. Johnson, 79, died Friday, September 16, 2011 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. He was born in Miami, FL to the late Owen and Lucy Murphy Carr. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Darrell and Patrick, and a sister, Mary Frances. Mrs. Johnson was a member of...

Terry Scruggs

Terry Scruggs

Sep 13, 2011

Terry Scruggs Brevard native, Terrell "Terry" Leon Scruggs, 62, died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011. Terry was born on August 19, 1949 to Bernice Smith Scruggs and the late Lemuel Leon Scruggs. Terry and his beloved wife, Betty Moss Scruggs, recently celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary on August 4th with family at Ocean Isle, NC. Along with wife...

John Hernandez

John Hernandez

Sep 11, 2011

Brevard John R. Hernandez, 92, died Sunday, September 11, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Huntington, NY to the late John and Ida Parker Hernandez. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Ann. Mr. Hernandez graduated from Miami University and moved to Brevard in 1960. He was the arranger for the Drum...

Norman Thomas

Norman Thomas

Sep 8, 2011

Norman Conrad Thomas Brevard - Norman Conrad Thomas, 89, of Connestee Falls passed away September 8, 2011 peacefully at his residence with his family and his beloved dog Kiri by his side. Norm was born on November 10, 1921 in Buffalo, NY. He attended the University of Rochester class of 1943 and was a member of the...

Eva Rogers

Eva Rogers

Sep 8, 2011

Eva Sentelle Rogers Pisgah Forest - Eva Sentelle Rogers passed away September 8, 2011 at The Oaks of Brevard surrounded by her loving family. A native of Transylvania County she was a daughter of the late Jethro and Tunia Burns Sentelle. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, William Bly Rogers; a...

Lois Fender

Lois Fender

Sep 6, 2011

Lois Elaine Fisher Fender Brevard - Lois Elaine Fisher Fender, 68 died Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at the Elizabeth House. A native of Transylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Obie Simpson and Leota Elizabeth Corn Fisher. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Everett Jennings and Ernest Leon Fisher. Mrs. Fender was...

James Shelton

James Shelton

Sep 5, 2011

James David "JD" Shelton Etowah - James David Shelton, 79, died Monday, September 05, 2011 at the Elizabeth House. A native of Transylvania County, he was born on February 15, 1932 to the late Zollie Dexter and Edna Owen Shelton. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Shelton, brothers; Grady, Ted and Leon; sisters,...

Ronald Banther

Ronald Banther

Sep 2, 2011

Lake Toxaway - Ronald Curtis Banther If you were looking for a true competitor by nature, you needed look no further than Ronnie Banther. Regardless of the challenges bestowed upon him, he would rise to the occasion and level any obstacles in his path. Those who knew him realized this early on. From the days of his...

Virginia Taylor

Virginia Taylor

Sep 2, 2011

Virginia T. Taylor Brevard - Virginia T. Taylor, 96, died Friday, September 2, 2011 at Tores Home. She was born in Sulphur Springs, TX to the late Hubbard H. and Virginia Russell Thomas. She was also preceded in death by her infant daughter, Anne Taylor. Mrs. Taylor was a member of The First United Methodist Church of...

Lois Evans

Lois Evans

Sep 1, 2011

Lois Sutton Evans Leicester - Lois Sutton Evans, 66, of Leicester passed away on September 1, 2011 after a long illness. Born in Brevard, NC, her parents Walter Harris Sutton and Donna Owen Sutton preceded her in death. She was a loving wife and mother who will be missed by her friends and family. She is survived...

Thelma Morgan

Thelma Morgan

Aug 30, 2011

Thelma Collins Morgan Brevard- Thelma Collins Morgan, 93, of Brevard, North Carolina passed away on August 30, 2011 at The Oaks of Brevard. She was a daughter of the late S.P. and Bessie Pittillo Collins. She was also preceded in death by her husband Edwin Augustus Morgan who died in 1992. Thelma was a long standing member...

Esma Lister

Esma Lister

Aug 25, 2011

Esma Lister went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 25, 2011. She was born July 9, 1924, the daughter of Allan Dee and Beulah Williams Lister. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Nellie White and Lila Maxcy and her brother, Leon Lister. She is survived by her nephews, Alan, Kyle...

John Bradley

John Bradley

Aug 5, 2011

John S. Bradley Penrose - John S. Bradley, 87, of Penrose, NC, passed away Friday, August 5, 2011 at Transylvania Regional Hospital where he had been surrounded by his loving family and friends. A native of Transylvania County, he was a son of the late Norah Carolyn Rogers Bradley. He was also preceded in death by one...

Gladys Cole

Gladys Cole

Jul 30, 2011

Gladys Florence Cole Brevard - Gladys Florence Cole, 91, died Saturday, July 30, 2011 at The Oaks of Brevard. She was born in Rhinebeck, NY to the late Oscar and Florence Storey Cole. She retired from Lederle Laboratories in Pearl River, NY where she worked as a laboratory technician. She moved to Brevard, NC in 1984 and...

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