Sep 19, 2019

Appless Walton Hubbard, 92, of Brevard, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 19, 2019. She was born in Jackson County, North Carolina, to Walter Matthews and Ella Mae Owen.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Elmo Matthews and sisters Hazel Middliton, Wilma Moore, Glen Allender, Elouise McCall, Gazella Pierson, and Opal Green....

Sep 16, 2019

Claude Elmer “C.E.”  Gillespie, Jr.87, of Brevard, died on September 16, 2019 at Transylvania Regional Hospital.  He was a native of Transylvania County born on September 30, 1931.  He was the son of the late Claude Elmer and Norma Estelle Brittain Gillespie.  In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his grandson Joseph Gillespie; sisters...

Sep 9, 2019

Claudia Marie Osby, 88, of Brevard, passed away on September 9, 2019 at Memorial Mission Hospital after battling various health issues.

Claudia is survived by her sister Marilyn Tysen; brother Maurice Sampson; daughter Sonja Moore (Jerry); son, Donald Osby (Mary Ann); grandchildren: Shannon Winkelman (Patrick); Tony Rutledge (Jaami); Louise Patterson; Olivia Osby (Scott) and great-grandchildren: Blaine Gundersen,...

Sep 6, 2019

Carlton Marion “Dickie” Paxton, 79, of Rosman, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019. A Rosman native, he was the son of the late A.M. and Marie Moore Paxton. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Edward Clinton Paxton.

A United States Army Reservist, he was retired from Ecusta/ Olin Corporation. After retirement, he grew...

Sep 5, 2019

Jane J. Owenby, 57, of Hendersonville passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2019. A native of Honea Path, South Carolina, she was the daughter of Betty Jones and the late Thomas Jones. In addition to her father, she was also preceded in death by her twin sister, Janice Isolda.

A graduate of Belton-Honea Path High School, she...

Sep 3, 2019

Grady Elzie “Dick” Ray, 86, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2019. A native of Brevard, he was the son of the late Elzie heath and the late Rachael Ray. In addition to his parents, he was was also preceded in death by his wife, Jearleen Clayton Ray; son Wade Ray, sisters Dorothy Flynn and Carolyn Jones...

Sep 3, 2019

Malcolm Irving Bevins, 89, of Brevard, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 3, 2019. He was born and raised in Burlington, Vermont. He was a son of the late Percy Everette Bevins and Florence Shaw Bevins.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister; Florence Bevins Melick and a grandson, Nicholas Deinema Riiber.

Sep 2, 2019

Minnie Lorene Scarborough Kenney, 91, of Penrose, passed away on Monday, September 2, 2019. A native of Arnoldsville, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Pascal and Mamie Elizabeth Hayes Scarborough. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Robert S. Kenney; her sister Mary Ida Gordon, and...

Sep 1, 2019

Alison Cheek, one of the first women priests in the Episcopal Church and a pioneer in Christian feminist Biblical studies, died peacefully on September 1, 2019.

Born on April 11, 1927 in Adelaide, Australia, Alison Mary Western graduated from Adelaide University. She married her economics tutor, Bruce Cheek. The Cheeks came to the United States in the...

Aug 30, 2019

Branch Elmiras Paxton, III, 64, of Brevard, NC passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, August 30, 2019.  A native of Transylvania County, NC he was a son of the late Thomas Wood and Jeraldine Raxter Paxton. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by twin grandsons; Joshua Branch Paxton, Jr. and Justin Gordon Paxton...