Obituaries

Apr 16, 2023

 

Robert Stanley Smith, 73, of Penrose, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023. A Transylvania County native, he was the son of the late Robert Lee Smith and Helen Marie Davidson Morrison. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brothers Ernie Smith and Mickey Smith.

Stan was a Vietnam veteran, a Purple Heart...

Apr 10, 2023

 

Dixie reposed peacefully Monday, April 10, 2023, in Balsam Grove, NC at the home of her son David. Dixie is the widow of Charles D. Schmittou since 2010 after 50 years of marriage.

Born in Ashland City, Tennessee, February 2, 1936, she is the youngest daughter of the late Ervan and Irene Doughten. Dixie was predeceased by brothers, Buddy...

Apr 7, 2023

Robert Vincent “Bob” Jennings, 84, of Brevard, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023. A native of West Hempstead, NY, he was the son of the late Frederick and Edith Mead Jennings. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother, William Arthur Jennings. 

After serving in the U.S. Army in Fort Sill Oklahoma for...

Apr 5, 2023

 

Ruth Stiles Grogan, 91, of Brevard, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. A native of Franklin, NC, she was the daughter of the late Claud Daniel and Rhoda Stockton Stiles. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Grogan; her sister, Dorothy Cassell, and her brothers Harry Stiles, John Stiles, Gene...

Mar 30, 2023

 

Jessie Cecil “J.C.” Daves, 79, of Brevard, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2023.

Transylvania County native, he was the son of the late Harvey and Willa Mae Ball Daves. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 29 years, Sue Daves; his brothers Charles Daves and Harvey “Junior” Daves; and...

Mar 27, 2023

Dwight Lee Perkins, 67, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023.A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late J.D. and Katie Perkins.

A United States Air Force Veteran, he also made a career out of driving trucks, which was something he greatly enjoyed. Along with his wife, Susan, he enjoyed...

Mar 20, 2023

Roger Sloan Stratton, 72, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on March 20, 2023. Born in Long Island, NY, he was the son of the late Reuel and Barbara Rogers Stratton.

Moore-Blanchard Funerals & Cremations is serving the family.

Mar 19, 2023

Patsy Deavers Farley, 83, of Brevard, passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023.

Patsy was a country girl, born in the mountains of West Virginia to her parents, John and Elma McGinnis Deavers, near the small town of Independence.

Her father’s work moved the family south to the relatively large town of Montgomery, WV while...

Mar 16, 2023

On March 16th, 2023 Leslie David Alderman Jr took his final flight on the wings of angels, surrounded by his family and wrapped in the love of many, many friends at his home in Sapphire, NC.

Les, the son of the late Leslie and Gloria Alderman, grew up in a farming and ranching family in Wimauma, Florida with 7 brothers...

Mar 10, 2023

Glenith Greene Price, 80, passed away March 10, 2023, surrounded by loved ones at her residence.

She was born in Bryson City, October 29, 1942, and moved to Transylvania County her junior year of high school, where she became lifelong resident. She was the daughter of late Dessie Jones Greene and late Glenn Greene. She was one...

Mar 3, 2023

Douglas Leslie Garner, 59, of Hendersonville, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023. A native of Columbus, Georgia, he was the son of the late Donald and Ellen Beck Garner.

A retired carpenter and contractor, he had enjoyed working at Lowes and previously at Home Depot, as he helped other people with their home projects.  He also...

Mar 3, 2023

Phil J. Leslie, 80, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023. A Transylvania County native, he was the son of the late Gordon and June McCall Leslie. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his son, Douglas P. Leslie.

A United States Air Force Veteran that served...

Mar 2, 2023

Bryan Matheson Buchanan, 57, of Greer, South Carolina, passed away on Thursday, March 2nd, 2023. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he was the son of Claire Matheson Sharpe and the late Augustus Hamilton Buchanan, Jr. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his brother Augustus Hamilton Buchanan II.

Bryan spent his formative childhood years...

Feb 26, 2023

 

 

 

 

Carol Anne Stone, 85, of Brevard, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2023. A native of Pennsauken, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Charles and Eliza "Elizabeth" Lewis Haddon. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sister, Ruth Trams, and her brothers: John Haddon, Jack Haddon, Charles “Mike”...

Feb 21, 2023

Geraldine “Gerry” Owens Garren, age 84, of Brevard, N.C., passed away on February 21, 2023, with her loving husband Carl by her side. Gerry was predeceased by her parents and her siblings, Bobby, Faye, Jimmy, Alvin, John Henry, and William.

Gerry was born on March 18, 1938, to Sally Maggie Owens and William Morgan Owens in Brevard,...

Feb 19, 2023

Jerry Frank Beddingfield, 86, of Penrose, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2023, at the Oaks of Brevard following an extended illness.

A private graveside service was held.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Four Seasons Hospice Foundation, 571 S. Allen Road, Flat Rock, NC 28731, or Transylvania County Habitat for...

Feb 14, 2023

 

Betty Alexander McGuire, 92, of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away on February 14, 2023 after a short period of declining health.

Betty was born in Holt, Michigan on March 3, 1930, the daughter of the late D.L. and Ruth Alexander. She was preceded in death by her former husband, Dr. Franklin Boyd McGuire; a son, Dr. Mark P. McGuire;...

Feb 13, 2023

Bobbi Jean Nicholson of Penrose passed away February 13, 2023, at Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville.  She was born October 3, 1931, in Transylvania County to Freeman Everett Nicholson and Ruth Kilpatrick Nicholson.

After graduating from Brevard High School, she received an AA degree from Mars Hill College.  A Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry from Furman University...

Feb 11, 2023

George Earle Johnson, Jr., 98, of Brevard, passed away on Saturday 2/11/2023.

He was born in Westbrook Maine; he was the son of George Earle Johnson Sr and Helen Prophet Johnson.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marguerite Anderson Johnson and his son Robert E. Johnson.

He is survived...

Feb 7, 2023

Donna Breedlove-Mathis, 64, of Brevard, passed away on February 7, 2023. A Transylvania County native, she was the daughter of the late David Eugene and Ann Nix Jones. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her first husband, Clint Breedlove, and son Jason Breedlove.

After working for Ecusta until the time of...