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Donald Ashworth

Donald Ashworth

Feb 20, 2010

Colonel Donald "Don" Jackson Ashworth Brevard - Colonel Donald "Don" Jackson Ashworth (USAR ret.) , 65, died after a brief illness on Saturday, February 20, 2010. A native of Brevard and an honor graduate of Brevard High School, he attended NC State University and became a Professional Chemical Engineer serving in the US Army active duty for...

Myrtle Gaddy

Myrtle Gaddy

Feb 18, 2010

Myrtle Nancy Norris Gaddy Brevard - Myrtle Nancy Norris Gaddy, 87, died Thursday, February 18, 2010 at her home. She was the daughter of the late James Harvey Norris and Ila Mae Raxter Norris. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, William Marvin Gaddy, Sr. She was the last living sibling of the...

Mollie Whitmire

Mollie Whitmire

Feb 12, 2010

Mollie M. Whitmire Brevard - Mollie M. Whitmire, 81, died Friday, February 12, 2010 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A native of Transylvania County she was a daughter of the late Riley Luther McGaha and Margaret McCall McGaha. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Lee Whitmire, Sr. who died in 1997 and four brothers Mack,...

John Seidlitz

John Seidlitz

Feb 3, 2010

John F. Seidlitz Brevard - John F. Seidlitz, 90, of Brevard, NC died Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at Transylvania Regional Hospital, Brevard, NC. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he was a son of the late Rudolph and Ida Garr Seidlitz. He was preceded in death by his wife Erlein Seidlitz, who died in 2003 and a daughter...

Samuel Glen

Samuel Glen

Jan 25, 2010

Samuel Geek Glen Samuel Geek Glen, 88, of College Walk in Brevard, passed away January 25, 2010. He was a son of the late Harry and Anna Geek of Philadelphia, PA. , and was a member of First Baptist Church of Brevard and also attended Brevard Community Church and was a volunteer with the M.S. Society. He...

Amelia Houck

Amelia Houck

Jan 25, 2010

Amelia Amos Houck Brevard - Amelia Amos Houck went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 25, 2010 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Cleveland County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Steadman and Florence Price Amos. Mrs. Houck was a member of the First Baptist Church of...

Joyce Slagle

Joyce Slagle

Jan 20, 2010

Joyce Evelyn Wisdom Slagle Joyce Evelyn Wisdom Slagle, a resident of College Walk Retirement Center in Brevard, was born on June 17, 1918 in Muskogee Oklahoma to George Marion and Bessie Evelyn Maloney Wisdom. An infant brother, George, sister Joan and her beloved husband, Don Slagle, preceded her in death. Joyce moved to Tulsa Oklahoma in 1952...

Pauline Tilson

Pauline Tilson

Jan 19, 2010

Pauline "Polly" Houston Tilson Brevard - Pauline "Polly" Houston Tilson, 92, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 19, 2010. A native of Macon County, she was a resident of Transylvania County for many years. She was a member of Buck Creek Baptist Church in Highlands, a Gold Star Mother, and had been the...

Ashby Bardwell

Ashby Bardwell

Jan 13, 2010

Ashby Warren Bardwell Brevard - Ashby Warren Bardwell, born in Mount Rainier, MD on Feb. 1, 1917, died Wed., January 13, 2010. Mr. Bardwell and his wife moved to Brevard in 1970 where they ran the Cabin in the Pines in Pisgah Forest. He then purchased Bass Lake where he and his wife built several houses. In...

Nellie Robinson

Nellie Robinson

Jan 11, 2010

Lake Toxaway - Nellie Johnson Robinson, 90, of Lake Toxaway, NC, ascended to Heaven on Monday, January 11, 2010 at 4:00 am at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. She was the daughter of the late William and Louellen Johnson of Clayton, GA. Mrs. Robinson was also preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband,...

Jeanette Wilson

Jeanette Wilson

Jan 11, 2010

Jeanette Cison Wilson Brevard - Jeanette Cison Wilson, 84, of Brevard, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, January11, 2010. A native of Transylvania County, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Roy Wilson. She was a daughter of the late Harrison and Rosena Tinsley Cison. She was also preceded in death by two...

Douglas Gravley

Douglas Gravley

Jan 9, 2010

Douglas E. Gravley Brevard - Douglas E. Gravley, 60, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at the Elizabeth House, Flat Rock, NC. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of Elizabeth Collins Gravley of Brevard and the late Clarence Eugene Gravley. Mr. Gravley was a member of Glady Branch...

John Banas

John Banas

Jan 7, 2010

John Conrad Banas Brevard- John Conrad Banas, 81, died Thursday, January 7, 2010, at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital. A native of Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of the late John and Anna Trawinski Banas. He was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Banas, and a sister, Adeline Banas Jeckovich. John retired in...

Dorothy Mcintosh

Dorothy Mcintosh

Jan 3, 2010

Dorothy Osborne McIntosh Brevard - Dorothy Osborne McIntosh, 80, passed away on January 3, 2010. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Claude Lewis Osborne and Dorothy Blanche Mason Osborne and was the wife of the late Spaulding "Mac" McIntosh, Jr. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Virginia Nicholson,...

Earla Lovett

Earla Lovett

Jan 1, 2010

Earla Alice Fister Lovett Brevard - Earla Alice Fister Lovett, 95, died on Friday, January 01, 2010 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. Mrs. Lovett was a Transylvania County resident for over 30 years and a member of Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church. She was a daughter of the late Alice and Alton Frantz Fister, Sr. and was preceded in...

Tommy Irby

Tommy Irby

Dec 25, 2009

Tommy Everett Irby Brevard - Tommy Everett Irby, 38, died Friday, December 25, 2009. A native of Sapulpa, OK, he was a stone mason. He loved fishing, camping, cooking, racing, music, and spending time with his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Ruby McCollaum, and paternal grandfather, Tom Irby. Surviving are...

Mary Hogsed

Mary Hogsed

Dec 23, 2009

Brevard - Mary Louise Galloway Hogsed, 83, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 23, 2009. A native of Transylvania Co., NC, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Cannie English Galloway and was the wife of the late Jack Hogsed. Mrs. Hogsed was a member of the Brevard Wesleyan Church and...

Joann Justice

Joann Justice

Dec 21, 2009

Joann Justice Penrose - Joann Justice, 71, died Monday, December 21, 2009, at Oconee Memorial Hospital. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late GT and Dola Shipman. She was also preceded in death by a son Brian Thomas Justice. Mrs. Justice was a faithful member of Little River Baptist Church and a...

Jean Dixon

Jean Dixon

Dec 15, 2009

Jean Hardin Dixon, 83, died Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A native of Transylvania County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Lovey Mae Harris Hardin. She was preceded in death by her son Carl Dixon who died in 2008. Mrs. Dixon was a member of Pisgah Forest Baptist Church and...

Hazel Galloway

Hazel Galloway

Dec 13, 2009

Hazel Hall Galloway left peacefully on her journey to her eternal home with the lord and friends on December 13, 2009. Born August 19, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Hilliard and Della Owen Hall. She was preceded in death by her infant son, James Sherrell and husband Harry Galloway, her parents, three brothers, and...

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