Obituaries

Deltha Reese Landreth Brevard - Deltha "Aunt Deltha" Reese Landreth, 100, died Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at her residence. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Cleveland C. Reese and Jessie Raxter Reese and was the wife of the late Ralph Landreth. She was also preceded in death by her daughter,...

Don Baynard Pisgah Forest - William Donald Baynard, 81, died Tuesday, April 23, 2008 at Transylvania Community Hospital. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Carl and Evelyn King Baynard. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Bruce Baynard and Hicks Baynard, and his sister, Ruth Crouse. Don was a...

Donald Edward Hudepohl Brevard - Donald Edward Hudepohl, 78, died Saturday, November 29, 2008. A native of Cincinnati, OH, he was the son of the late Edward and Helen Marie Lemming Hudepohl. He was a veteran of the US Navy and was a member of the Transylvania County Amateur Radio Club. He was a member of Sacred...

Pisgah Forest - Lois Merrill Hall, 82, died Saturday, May 3, 2008 at the Oaks, Brevard, NC. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Gaillard Rex Merrill, Sr. and Mary Effie Pierson Merrill and was the wife of the late Aldon Hall, Jr. She was also preceded in death by her son,...

MaKenzie Elizabeth Crocker Goforth Asheville - MaKenzie Elizabeth Crocker Goforth, beloved infant daughter of MaLana Crocker and Jarred Goforth of Asheville died Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. Surviving in addition to her parents are her maternal grandmother, Michelle Forbes and husband James of Hendersonville, and maternal grandfather, Tracy Crocker of Brevard,...

Margaret Louise Davis Collins Brevard - Margaret Louise Davis Collins, 84, died Monday, February 25, 2008 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Vessie Parris Davis and was the wife of the late Emmeless Collins, Sr. who died in 1998. She was also preceded in death...

Margaret M. Gash Blantyre - Margaret M. Gash, 99, died Monday, April 7, 2008 at Four Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care in Hendersonville. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late James Lee and Julia Hood Gash. She was preceded in death by twin brothers William H. Gash and Winbourn L. Gash. Margaret...

Marley Kai Nordmann Brevard - Marley Kai Nordmann, infant daughter of Thomas Parish Nordmann and Annmarie Langdon Nordmann died Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. Surviving in addition to her parents are her maternal grandparents, Nick and Janine Langdon of New Zealand, her paternal grandmother, Mernice Nordmann of Blountstown, FL, and her...

Marriah S. Gillespie Rosman - Marriah S. Gillespie, 84, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at Transylvania Community Hospital. She was a native of Transylvania County and grew up in the Middle Fork community. She was the daughter of the late Cleveland "Sarge" and Dalice Stewart. She was preceded in death by a son, Phillip L. Gillespie,...

Evelyn Hutcherson McSwain Asheville - Martha Evelyn Hutcherson McSwain, 82, died Monday, March 31, 2008 at Pardee Hospital, Hendersonville. A native of Columbus, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Ransome Hutcherson and Ollie Kate Walker Hutcherson and was the wife of the late William Thomas "Bill" McSwain. She was also preceded in death by...

MARY RUTH CORWIN BEESON Brevard - Mary Ruth Corwin Beeson, 85, died Wednesday, July 16, in Brevard, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Birmingham on Nov. 8, 1922, to Clarence Earl Corwin and Zudie Bell Corwin, and moved with her family to Charlotte when she was 9. She graduated from Central High School, Charlotte,...

Mary Lee Moore Brevard - Mary Lee Moore, 99, died Friday, October 3, 2008 at the Oaks of Brevard. A native of Polk County, she was the daughter of the late George A. and Nannie Page Gash and was the husband of the late Charles F. Moore. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Stewart...

Mary Helen Galloway Williams Brevard - Mary Helen Galloway Williams, 87, died Saturday, June 14, 2008 at the Oaks, Brevard, NC. A native of Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Ervin Galloway and Annie Smith Galloway and was also preceded in death by her beloved husband of almost 60 years, Albert M....

Brevard - Maxine Baynard Ward, 64, died Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at Park Ridge Hospital in Fletcher, NC. A native of Transylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Gudger and Ella Morgan Baynard. She was preceded in death by four brothers: Harley, Frank, Gerald and Max Baynard, one sister: Olean Cairnes. Survivors include: four children...

Mildred Tinsley Williams Brevard - Mildred Tinsley Williams, 81, died Friday, August 22, 2008 at her residence. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late C.E. Tinsley, Sr. and Adele Flynn Tinsley and was the devoted and loving wife of the late Clyde Williams who she was married to for 56 years. She...

Milly Lindgren Milly Lindgren departed this life on January 22, 2009. Born Mildred Ferguson on April 24, 1922 in Lynbrook, New York, she married Vin Lindgren on June 10, 1944. Their partnership flourished for 54 years until his death in 1998. After raising their children in Connecticut, Milly and Vin "retired" to Noah's Place in Mills River,...

Mordecia "Decia" Neely Brevard - Mordecia "Decia" Neely, 97, died Monday, April 28, 2008 at Transylvania Community Hospital. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late James Luther and Martha Leona Gidney Saltz. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Edna Mae Ayers and Christine Scott, and her brothers, Edwin and...

Nancy Rachel McCrary Holden Brevard, NC - Nancy Rachel McCrary Holden, died, Sunday, May 25, 2008 at Transylvania Community Hospital, Brevard, NC. She was born February 14, 1933 in Pickens County, SC to the late Volney Foster and Lillie Perritt McCrary. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Brevard, NC and a life member of...

Naomi Monteith Wilde Lake Toxaway - Naomi Monteith Wilde, 80, of Lake Toxaway passed away August 16, 2008 at her residence. She went peacefully while sleeping and is now rejoicing with her Lord and Savior. She was an active member of North Toxaway Baptist Church for over 60 years. She thoroughly enjoyed her Friday night friendships at...

Oliver Powell Rosman - Oliver Powell, 81, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at the VA Medical Center, Asheville, NC. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Marcus and Essie Dale Powell. He was a veteran of the US Army, serving in WW II and Korea. He was a member of the American...