Obituaries

Mar 16, 2009

Joseph Don Hall Pisgah Forest - Joseph Don Hall, 53, died Monday, March 16, 2008 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Aldon Hall, Jr. and Lois Merrill Hall. He is also preceded in death by a sister, Lois Anita Hall, and a brother,...

Mar 15, 2009

Elizabeth Biggs Owens Brevard - Elizabeth Biggs Owens, 93, died March 15, 2009 at The Oaks/Ivy Hill. She was a native of Lumberton, NC and had been a Transylvania County resident for the past 12 years. She is the widow of Otto P. Owens who died in 1985. She is the daughter of the late Mollie Beverly...

Mar 9, 2009

Harry William Ashworth Brevard - Harry William Ashworth, 84, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2009 at The Oaks of Brevard. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Charles D. and Olivia Hancock Ashworth. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, David Ashworth and Chan Ashworth; sister, Eleanor Ashworth; first...

Mar 8, 2009

Mary Louise Shea Walker Lake Toxaway - Mary Louise Shea Walker, 84, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at her residence surrounded by her family. Born in Miami, FL, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Thomas Shea and Margaret Louise Shea. She is also preceded in death by her sister,...

Mar 1, 2009

Rosalie Ahrens Galloway, 87, formerly of 112 Wilson Drive, died Sunday, March 1, 2009. For the past several years, she was a resident of the Oaks of Brevard. She was born in New London, Connecticut in 1921, but grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey. In 1939, she moved to Brevard with her parents, the late Edward...

Feb 23, 2009

Wilma M. Henson Brevard - Mary Wilma Monteith Henson, 94, died Monday, February 23, 2009 at the Brian Center, Brevard. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley and Nettie Wilson Monteith Sr. and was the wife of the late William P. Henson. She is also preceded in death by her...

Feb 22, 2009

Robert E. Tobin passed away Sunday, February 22, 2009 at the Mountain Home Health & Rehab Center, Hendersonville, NC. He is survived by his step-mother, Jeanine Tobin of Brevard, NC. No services are planned at this time. To sign Mr. Tobin's guestbook online, please go to "Obituaries" at www.moore-fh.com . Moore Funeral Home is serving the family....

Feb 22, 2009

Harold Rahn Brevard - Preston (Harold) Rahn, 74, of Brevard, passed away on Sunday, February, 22, 2009. He was born March 20, 1934 to Preston (P.A.) and Katie Rahn of Penrose, NC and he was a lifelong resident of Transylvania County. He retired from E.I. DuPont after twenty-eight years of service on August 31, 1992. He and...

Dec 28, 2008

John T. Monteith Pisgah Forest - John Thomas Monteith, 66, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 28, 2008 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late John Wesley Monteith, Jr. and Mary Barnett Monteith. He is also preceded in death by a twin sister, Mary June...

Jane Theresa Bell Brevard- Jane Theresa Bell, 86, passed away Wednesday, March 5,, 2008 at The Oaks, Brevard. Jane Bell was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and was the daughter of the late Bruce and Mae Zaleski. She was also preceded in death by her husband Joseph Bell. Mrs. Bell was active in square dancing and swimming. She...

Janett Brooks McNabb Brevard - Janett Brooks McNabb, 74, passed away on Friday, November 7, at the home of her son. Janett was born on December 13, 1933 to Clarence Junior and Helen Hunsucker Brooks. She was the wife of Bennie Edward McNabb. In addition to her parents and husband, she is preceded in death by a...

Jessie Mossler Garren was called home to be with her Savior and Lord on Monday, September 8, 2008. Jessie loved life and will be remembered sharing her bright smile with everyone she met. Her life's message left a deep impression on the world, and her presence will be missed but her spirit will be remembered forever. Jessie...

Jessie Louise Hogsed Lance Brevard - Jessie Louise Hogsed Lance, 92, died Saturday, November 29, 2008 at The Oaks of Brevard. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Carmen and Leslie McGaha Hogsed and was the wife of the late Richard Wales Lance. She was also preceded in death by her son,...

Jewell Sentelle Daniel - Musician and Music Teacher Jewell Sentelle Daniel, beloved musician and music teacher and native of Transylvania County, passed away peacefully at her home on January 3, 2009, with friends by her side. She is survived by her sister Ellen; her son Richard "Brad" Daniel; her two faithful canine companions, Boots and Cocoa; and...

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...