Leonard Durrence
Sep 5, 2009
Dr. Leonard Clifton Durrence of Highlands, formerly of Brevard, passed away Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, in Highlands, N.C. He was 80 years old. Dr. Durrence was born Nov. 6, 1928, in Daisy, Ga., son of Cliff and Thelma Brewton Durrence. He was a graduate of Blackshear (Ga.) High School, the University of Georgia and the Medical College...
Ronalda Orr
Sep 4, 2009
Ronalda "Ronnie" Orr Brevard - Ronalda "Ronnie" Orr, 94, died Friday, Sept. 4, 2009 at Kingsbridge House. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Reginal J. and Lennie Baynard Orr. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Hollen and Daulphiner Orr, and her sister, Audrey McIntosh. Miss Orr was a...
Faye Miller
Aug 30, 2009
Faye Johnson Miller Brevard - Faye Johnson Miller, 79, passed away on August 30th at home. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Riley and Rhoda Johnson, and the wife of the late Kay Miller. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Marvita Miller; a brother, Edward Johnson; and two...
Margaret Callender
Aug 30, 2009
Marie Adams Callender Fountain Inn, SC - Marie Adams Callender died Sunday, August 30, 2009 at McCall Hospice House. She was born in Anson County, NC, on May 18, 1920 and was the eldest daughter of the late Irving and Bertha Adams. After the death of her father, Marie assisted her mother in the running of the...
Helen Frank
Aug 30, 2009
Helen Kelly Frank Pisgah Forest - Helen Kelly Frank, 83, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2009 at The Oaks of Brevard. Mrs. Frank was born in Yonkers, New York to the late Genevieve E. and Matthew F. Kelly. She graduated from Larson College in New Haven, Connecticut and became active in life insurance sales for Union...
Opha Merrill
Aug 28, 2009
Opha H. Merrill Brevard - Opha H. Merrill, 103, died Friday, August 28, 2009 at Tore's Home. A native of Cocke County, TN., she was a daughter of the late Allison and Martha Dawson Henderson and wife of the late Wm. Ernest Merrill, Ph.D. who died in 1981. They were married for 40 years. Mrs. Merrill was...
Franklin Galloway
Aug 27, 2009
MSgt. Franklin D. "Jack" Galloway (Ret.) US Army Rosman - MSgt. Franklin D. "Jack" Galloway (Ret.) US Army, 76, died Thursday, August 27, 2009 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A native of Transylvania County, NC, he was the son of the late Sylvester and Mamie Hensley Galloway. He served in the US Army and is a veteran of...
Therman Dockery
Aug 24, 2009
Therman Thomas Dockery Brevard - Therman Thomas Dockery, 83, died Monday, August 24, 2009 at The Oaks of Brevard. A native of Andrews, NC, he was the son of the late Nathan and Alice Postell Dockery and was the husband of the late Louise Nesbitt Dockery. Mr. Dockery was the former principal of Penrose and Strauss Elementary...
Doris Guest
Aug 21, 2009
Doris Leath Moseley Guest Brevard - Doris Leath Moseley Guest died on Friday, August 21, 2009 at her home. Doris was born February 22, 1923 in Miami, FL. She was predeceased by her parents, Robert Napolean and Louise Volking Moseley. She is survived by her husband, Frank John Guest, whom she married on February 2, 1946 in...
Richard Gravatt
Aug 19, 2009
Richard A. Gravatt Baileyville, Maine Brevard, NC Richard A. Gravatt died on August 19, 2009 from complications of COPD. Born in New Brunswick, NJ, Mr. Gravatt graduated from Rutgers University and served as an infantry officer for four years during the Korean conflict. Mr. Gravatt is survived by one son, Rick, Jr. and his wife Gladys and...