Jan 30, 2016

Joel Walden Townsend, 81, of Pisgah Forest, NC, died January 30, 2016. He passed away in Asheville, NC following a brief illness. He was born on April 1, 1934 in Columbia, SC, son of Joel Davis and Mary Ruth Walden Townsend. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his first wife Susan Kirk Palmer...

Jan 30, 2016

William "Bill" Lapsley Griffin, Sr., 92, of Brevard, formerly of Asheville, NC, passed away on January 30, 2016 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, he was the son of Given E. Griffin and Martha Lapsley Griffin. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 67 years, Jeanne H. Griffin and his sister, Aylett Griffin...

Jan 28, 2016

Geran Howard Miller, 77, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on January 28, 2016 at the John Keever Solace Center in Asheville, NC. A native of Genesee, Michigan, Mr. Miller was the son of the late Howard and Irene Austin Miller. Mr. Miller's loving survivors include his wife Mary L. Miller; daughters Christy Miller of Grand Blanc, MI and Laurie...

Jan 23, 2016

When George "Chappie" Chapman died, January 23, 2016, at his home in North Carolina, the angling world lost a considerable treasure. A familiar figure on the fly tying circuit, George would dispense good cheer and enthusiasm as he tied his signature poppers and other saltwater specialties. Well into his nineties, George refused to allow physical challenges to spoil a...

Jan 21, 2016

Edith Leatherwood Blythe, 70, of Pisgah Forest passed away on January 21, 2016 at Memorial mission Hospital in Asheville. A native of Transylvania County,she was the daughter of the late Dave and Bonnie Curtis Leatherwood. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her beloved husband, Wade Blythe, brothers Dewey and Billy Leatherwood; sisters Georgie Leatherwood and Frances...

Jan 14, 2016

Priscilla Bobst Caldwell died January 14th, 2016 after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry Ransom Bobst and Edith Morgan Bobst, her sister, Barbara Bobst Bradford, and her husband, Sargent Major Robert H. Caldwell, USMC.

Left to cherish her memory are her five daughters, Vicky Caldwell Best (Peter), Judy Caldwell Dexter, Martha...

Jan 12, 2016

Robert Joseph "Bob" Nicholson, Jr., 64, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard. A native of Brevard, he was a son of Robert Joseph Nicholson, Sr. and Judith Ann Mann Nicholson. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Guy Nicholson and Lessie Nicholson Poor, maternal grandparents Wae Mann and...

Jan 12, 2016

Brock Lucas, 88, of Brevard, passed away on January 12, 2016 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A native of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he was the son of the late Isaac Kendal and Greta Sturrock Lucas. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother, Michael Lucas.

His loving survivors include his wife, Edna...

Dec 29, 2015

Alfred Brooks, 89, of Hendersonville, passed away on December 29, 2015 at The Oaks of Brevard. A native of Gaffney, SC, he was the son of the late William Leroy and Rosa Roland Brooks. In addition to his parents was also preceded in death by his sisters Snowie Elizabeth Raines, Beulah Mae Brooks and Violet Louise Brooks, and his...

Dec 24, 2015

Ruby "Sue" Bradshaw, 87, of Lake Toxaway went home to be with the Lord on December 24, 2015 in Port St. Lucie, Fl. She was born in Oneonta, AL to Arthur and Mae Collett. In addition to her parents she was also predeceased by her husband, Archie Bradshaw and her brothers-Roy and Jerry Collett.

She is survived...