Lillian Updike
Sep 22, 2024
Lillian Sturgis Updike, 97, passed away Sept. 22, 2024, in Brevard, NC, with her children at her side.
She was born on August 9, 1927 in Ocala, Florida to Wallace Edwin Sturgis and Catherine Goldthwaite Henry. In 1950, before graduating from Cornell University as a Registered Nurse, Lillian married her high school sweetheart, Edwin Hoyt Updike. They started their family in...
Lula R S Ashworth
Sep 19, 2024
Lula R S Ashworth, went to be with her sister, Eva and her brother, Kenneth on Thursday, September 19, 2024. She was born to the late Robert and Mollie Enloe Rice on January 16, 1925. She is also preceded in death by her first husband, Charles W. Sherrill who passed away in 1984. She then married Harry Ashworth who passed...
Charles Howard "Butch" Morris
Sep 18, 2024
Charles Howard “Butch” Morris, 83, of Etowah, NC died Wednesday September 18, 2024. He was as a son of the late Straley Howard “Boots” Morris and Gertrude “Tood” Whitson Morris .
Charles was a 1959 graduate of Brevard High School, and he attended Western Carolina University for 2 years. He retired as a Master Sargent in the US Air Force after...
Ray Garner, Jr.
Sep 13, 2024
Ray Garner, Jr., 93, of Brevard, passed away on September 13, 2024 after an extended illness. Born in Akron, Ohio on March 10, 1931, on his mother’s birthday. He was preceded in death by his son, John, in 1972 and his sister, Ruth Caroline Garner Hoyt in 2021.
He was active in the First United Methodist Church ministries and was a...
Lynne Barbara Hastie
Sep 13, 2024
Lynne Barbara (Bauer) Hastie, long time resident of Brevard, North Carolina, passed away at home, on September 13, 2024, after a long illness. She was 82 years of age.
A private family service will be held at a later date.
Lynne Hastie was born in Patterson New Jersey. She was the daughter of Charles E. Bauer and Evelyn (De’Rier) Bauer. She spent...
Helga Ehricke Preckel
Sep 10, 2024
Helga Ehricke Preckel, 85, of Pisgah Forest went home to Heaven on September 10, 2024, after a valiantly fought battle with cancer. She was surrounded by family, music, laughter and joy during her last days.
Helga was born in Pforzheim, Germany on June 29, 1939, and emigrated to the United States as a young woman. She met Rolf Preckel shortly after...
Shelby Megan Godlove
Aug 31, 2024
Shelby Megan Godlove, 28, of Brevard, passed away on August 31, 2024. A native of Brevard, she was the daughter of Melissa Claxton. She was preceded in death by her sister, Stephanie Godlove.
A graduate of Catawba Valley Community College, she enjoyed athletics and always being active, particularly outdoors. With an unwavering faith in God, she enjoyed working and being outside,...
Pearl Elizabeth "Bibby" Camp
Aug 23, 2024
Mrs. Pearl E. “Bibby” Camp, 93, of Brevard, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2024. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late William Brooks and Pearl Ballard Robinson. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her son, Garfield Camp, Jr., her siblings: Judy, William, twins Max and Maxine, and Shirley;...
James Orr Davis
Aug 19, 2024
James Orr Davis, 83, of Brevard, passed away on August 19, 2024. A native of Coventry, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Edison and Ann Fife Davis. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his granddaughter, Simone Stallworth.
He attained the rank of Captain while serving in the United States Marine Corps before going...
Margaret Ellen Ball
Aug 13, 2024
Margaret Ellen Ball, 67, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Louise Poledna. In addition to her mother, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, James Ball; her brothers Gary, Arthur and Larry and her sister, Milly.
A retired Business Analyst with...