Obituaries

John Allen Lamar, 89, of Brevard, died Monday, March 3, 2008 at Solace in Asheville. Born in Tampa, FL, September 23, 1918, he was the son of Cornelius Perry Lamar and Mary McCluskey Lamar. A WWII verteran, he married Margaret Vogt Lamar on October 2, 1943. He and his wife moved to Transylvania County in 1977 upon...

John Anthony Revis John Anthony Revis, 57, of Mills River, passed away on January 24, 2009. He was a son of the late Ernest Retheal Revis and Amelia Morgan Revis. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers, Billy, Jimmy and George Revis and a granddaughter, Heather Gaddis. He is survived by...

John Henry Strealdorf Pisgah Forest - John Henry Strealdorf, 79, of Pisgah Forest died, Monday, November 10, 2008 at Brian Center of Brevard. He was a member of the Lutheran faith and West Point Society of WNC. He graduated from the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY in 1951. He is a son of the late...

Rosman - Johnnie L. Gillespie passed Oct 3, 2008. He was born in Sumter, SC and as a baby, his family moved to East Fork where he grew up. The family became a large family over the years. He was the son of the late Elmer and Victoria Gillespie, six generations removed from the rifle makers of...

Joseph Asbury Gillespie Joseph Asbury Gillespie of Brevard passed away on Nov. 29, 2008. He was born on December 28, 1924 in East Fork where he grew up. He was the son of the late Elmer and Victoria Gillespie. He was a direct descendant of the18th century rifle makers and he was preceded in death by his...

Julia F. Whitney Brevard - Julia F. Whitney, 66, died Saturday, June 28, 2008 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Forest Hills, NY, she was the daughter of the late Ercil R. and Ebba Eliason Hevner. Prior to retiring here in 1992, the Whitney's returned to the mountains of western North Carolina which they...

Karen T. Covington Brevard - Karen T. Covington, 48, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at her residence in Brevard, NC. A native and lifelong resident of Henderson County she also lived in Transylvania County, she was a daughter of Wanda Baynard Justice and the late Norman Leonard Thrift. She was a...

Kathleen E. Thorpe Pisgah Forest, NC - Kathleen E. Thorpe, 59, died peacefully at her home, Friday, February 15, 2008. She was born August 9, 1948 in Niagara Falls, NY, to the late Oskar Back and Sieglinde Neumann. She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Peter, one daughter : Anne Thorpe of Brevard, two brothers:...

Kenneth Joseph Greenwood Pisgah Forest- -Kenneth Joseph Greenwood, 87, died Friday, February 29, 2009 at his residence. He was a son of the late John and Minnie Folchert Greenwood and was the husband of the late Vivian Greenwood for 55 years before her death in 2000. He was also preceded in death be three sisters, Evelyn, Mildred...

Kyla Ashley Parker, 8 years old, of Brevard, peacefully entered the healing arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 after a long and courageous battle with Cystic Fibrosis. Kyla was born on September 16, 2000 in Brevard. She was a third grade student at Rosman Elementary with an infectious smile and...

Lawrence "Larry" Surig Brevard, NC - Lawrence "Larry" Surig, 82, of Brevard, NC passed away November 14, 2008 at his residence with his family at his side. He was the son of the late Cecelia Ann Jenne Surig and the late Theodore Surig. He was also preceded in death by a sister Gertrude Theide and a brother...

Cedar Mountain - Lawrence R. ("Larry") Taylor, 81, passed away at Mission Hospital in Asheville on Monday, December 22, 2008. Larry was born September 12, 1927 in Chicago, IL to the late Margaret ("Peggy") Taylor Roe and the late Robert Taylor. Larry graduated from Memphis Messick High School in 1945, and from Memphis (State) University with a...

Robert L. Daniels Brevard - Robert L. Daniels, 85, died February 1, 2008 at Transylvania County Hospital in Brevard, North Carolina. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Rachel Cathey Daniels. The couple made their home in Brevard. He was the son of the late Mary Byrd and Albert Daniels of Asheville, N.C., where he...

Robert "Bob" John Keehn Brevard - Robert "Bob" Keehn, 86, died Sunday, June 8, 2008 at Transylvania Community Hospital. A native of Rochester, NY, he was a son of the late John Adam Keehn and Roberta Holliday Keehn. He was preceded in death by one brother, Richard. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World...

Robert "Bobby" Louis Owen Brevard, NC - Robert "Bobby" Louis Owen, 56, died May 11, 2008 following a long struggle. He was born September 18, 1951, in California. He was a highly decorated Vietnam Veteran. Not only was he a Son, Dad, Brother, Uncle and a Friend he was also a "HERO" and will never be forgotten....

Brevard - Robert L. Steffen, 88, of Brevard died, Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was a son of the late Leon and Cecile Greenleaf. He was preceded in death by his first wife Mary Steffen who died in 1971. He served in the Navy during WWII on the SS Randolph. Mr. Steffen worked...

Ruth McCracken Wells Brevard - Ruth McCracken Wells, 79, passed away on February 20, 2008 at her residence. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Cicero McAfee McCracken and Johnnie Ruth Turner McCracken Weatherly and was the wife of the late Dr. Marius H. Wells. She was a graduate of Brevard...

Stella "Avarie" Baynard Brevard - Stella "Avarie" Baynard, 79, went home to be with the Lord Friday, December 26, 2008 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson Fisher and Elsie Cowan Fisher and was the wife of the late Clifford Baynard, Jr. She attended Selica Worship...

Steve Randall Shetters Brevard - Steve Randall Shetters, 51, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 09, 2009 at his residence. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of Faye Morgan Shetters. Mr. Shetters was a loving husband and father. Surviving are his wife, Windy L. Shetters of the home; daughters, Michaella Shetters...

PENROSE, NC PENROSE - Thelma Lee Sentelle Merrill, 90, died Saturday, October 11, 2008, at Transylvania Regional Hospital after an extended illness. She was born April 29, 1918, the daughter of the late Jethro and Tunia Sentelle. Thelma lived in the Little River community and was active in many areas of her church-Sunday school teacher, Children's Choir...