Donald Lee Moore, Jr. was a devoted husband, dedicated father, loving grandfather, dear friend and colleague, lifelong athlete, and avid traveler. He was born on July 6, 1944, and passed away on Monday, October 16, 2017. Don and his wife, Rosie Moore, were happily married for 50 years and had 5 children and 11 grandchildren.
Don was...
Margaret Castle (Peggy) McGoldrick died at her home in Brevard on October 9, 2019 at age 91. She was born August 4, 1926 in Shiloh, New Jersey to Kenneth and Mary Roberts. A self-professed tomboy, she grew up on her parents' farm in southern New Jersey and developed an early love of animals, especially horses. Peggy was a graduate...
Louise Mims Lance passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2017. She was the daughter of Grover Cleveland Mims and Bessie Smith Mims of Sylvester, GA. She was born in Cuthbert, GA. on January 19, 1922 but moved to Brevard at an early age. She married Ernest L. Lance and they raised three children, Patsy, Steve and Gloria.
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JoAnn N. Shepherd, 78, of Asheville, NC, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville. She was a native of Asheville and the daughter of the late John Richard and Willie Lee Jones Neighbors. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brothers Tommy Neighbors...
Nancy Lee Gaston Brookshire, 85, of Pisgah Forest, NC went to be with her Lord on September 27, 2017. She was born in Buncombe County, NC to the late Clarence Perry (Buck) and Lois Carter Gaston. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Cliff Brookshire and her brother, Sonny Gaston.
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Robert Irvin "Bob" Wilkerson Jr., 93, of Brevard, NC passed away September 23, 2017. A native of Roanoke, VA, he was the son of Robert I. Wilkerson Sr. and Margaret Garrett Wilkerson.
He grew up in Bristol and Bluefield, VA and served in the 13th Armored Division during World War II. He earned a degree in Mechanical...
Lt. Colonel David Emile Crais USMC (Ret), 72, of Etowah, passed away on September 22, 2017. A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, he was the son of the late Henry Rosenberg and Helen Jane Whitaker Crais. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother, Thomas Henry Crais.
David grew up in...
JOE EARL PACE, 82, is now in the presence of Jesus, having left this earth on Sept. 20, 2017 after a brief battle with cancer. He died at home in the arms of his loving wife of 26 years, Christine Jones Pace. Many family members surrounded Joe with love just hours prior to his demise.
A fifth-generation...
Joseph Clifton McCall, 84, of Balsam Grove, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, SC. A native of Transylvania county, he was the son of the late William Jason and Rosetta Owen McCall. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his son, Kenneth McCall.
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Frances H. Rice, 98, of Brevard, passed away on September 16, 2017 to join her beloved husband, Dr. Robert A. Rice. Frances also joins her parents, William Francis and Mary Pratt Hibberd; as well as her brother Leslie Hibberd, formerly of Rockland, Massachusetts. Mrs. Rice helped her husband as a veterinary assistant in Cambridge, Ohio. She was a member...