Kathy Harris
Feb 12, 2015
Kathy Darlene Harris Cherokee – Kathy Darlene Harris, 57, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Burder and Deller Reese Harris. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Michael Harris and sister, Sally Harris. Surviving are brothers, Finley Harris, David Harris and wife Bobbie, Billy Harris and wife...
Emily Rhinehart
Feb 12, 2015
Emily Josephine Owen Rhinehart Pisgah Forest – Emily Josephine Owen Rhinehart, 82, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2015. She was known by her friends as Betty. A native of Transylvania County she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Louise Landreth Owen and was the wife of the late Lloyd David Rhinehart. Mrs. Rhinehart loved quilting and she...
Joyce Reese
Feb 11, 2015
Joyce Elaine Powell Reese Brevard – Joyce Elaine Powell Reese, 65, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 11, 2015. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Roman and Ressie Whitmire Powell. Joyce was a member of East Fork Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She...
William "Bill" Osteen
Feb 11, 2015
Brevard – William "Bill" Lyday Osteen, 86, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2015. He was the son of the late Thomas Zachary and Sallie Owens Osteen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Tom, Joe and Phillip Osteen and a sister, Sallie Edwards. Bill proudly served his country during WWII in the Coast...
Josephine Platt
Feb 8, 2015
Josephine Vizzini Platt Brevard - Josephine Vizzini Platt, 89, of Brevard, North Carolina, passed away Feb. 8, 2015 at her home with her family by her side. Josephine was born on June 9, 1925 in Jamesburg, New Jersey, the daughter of Mary and Salvatore Vizzini. The best thing about high school for Josephine was that she met the love of...
Alma Owenby
Feb 8, 2015
Alma Ricker Owenby Alma Ricker Owenby, 93, died February 8, 2015 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A native of Hot Springs and resident of Transylvania County since 1940, she was daughter of the late Adley Ricker and Fannie Lawson Ricker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, William Taft 'Buck' Owen of...
Michael Duckworth
Feb 8, 2015
Michael Frank Duckworth Brevard – Michael Frank Duckworth, 31 of Brevard died Sunday 8 February 2015 as a result of an automobile accident. Michael was born June 18, 1983 at the Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego California. He is the son of Frank and Rosemary Duckworth and grandson of Maria and Joseph Alves. He is preceded in death by...
Rita Payne
Feb 7, 2015
Rita Faye O'Shields Payne Brevard – Rita Faye O'Shields Payne, 53, passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2015. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Wiley and Georgia Burrell O'Shields. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Hope O'Shields and her brother, Jeffrey O'Shields. Surviving are her husband, Tracy Crocker; sons, Colby Payne...
Gladys Frisbee
Feb 7, 2015
Gladys Elizabeth Frisbee, a long-time resident of Brevard, died February 7th at Tore's Home of Brevard. She was born in Hot Springs, NC on September 7, 1928. She was the daughter of Adley and Fannie Ricker. After graduating high school, she worked for a short period of time for Beacon Industries of Asheville, NC. Soon afterwards she married Grover W....
Thomas Brown
Feb 2, 2015
Brevard- Thomas E. W. Brown, beloved father of Thomas J. R. Brown and Kathryn Brown Kitahata, died on February 2, 2015. He was 94 years old. Tom lived an amazing life that touched many people in many ways. He enlisted in the RAF in 1938, at the age of 17. He fought in Burma (Burma Hump), China and India. He...
Edward Batson
Jan 31, 2015
Brevard – Edward Riley "Eddie" Batson, 67, passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2015. He was the son of the late John Bunyon and Viona McCall Batson. Eddie had a very special love and affection for his mother. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Johnny, Charlie, Bud and Kenneth Batson, and one sister,...
James Morris
Jan 31, 2015
Mills River – James "Loster" Morris, 99, went home to be with our Lord and Savior, January 31, 2015. Loster was born on April 15, 1915, in Mc Dowell County to the late James Noah Morris and Lue Vena Moore Morris. In addition to his parents, Loster was predeceased by his wife, Annie Golden Morris of 67 years; son-in –law,...
Eric Morrow
Jan 27, 2015
Eric Ashley Morrow born November 10, 1965 passed away at his residence in Coral Springs, Florida on January 27, 2015. The family will have a private memorial at a later date.
Grace Silman
Jan 25, 2015
Grace Yonce Silman - Obituary Sara Grace Yonce Silman, formerly of Augusta, Georgia, fell asleep in Jesus on January 25, 2015 at age 90. She was a resident of College Walk Retirement Community, Brevard, NC, at the time of her death. Born November 3, 1924, in Talmo, Georgia, she was the first child of the late Andrew Ervin Yonce and...
Ruth Beaschler
Jan 23, 2015
Ruth Beaschler, 102, passed away peacefully at Elizabeth House on Jan. 23, 2015. She was born in Weston, Ohio to the late Charles and Anna Fairbanks. She was also preceded in death by first husband Raymond Schultz and second husband Charles Beaschler, as well as son Terrence Schultz and grandson Randall Barnes. She is survived by daughter Carol Weinhofer (husband...
Margaret Hall
Jan 23, 2015
Margaret DeBord Hall Brevard – Margaret DeBord Hall, 84, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Horace W. and Nina Wilson DeBord. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Hall, daughter, Pam Justus and two brothers , Buzz and Robert DeBord. Margaret received a B.S. degree in Nursing from Emory...
Ida Earl
Jan 22, 2015
Ida Lightfoot Earl Pisgah Forest – Ida Lightfoot Earl, 81, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2015. She was the daughter of the late James Carl and Zula Kate Ingles Lightfoot. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Lester Alison Earl, a son, Danny Ray Earl, four brothers and two sisters. Surviving are her daughters, Connie Robertson and...
Grover Masterson
Jan 19, 2015
Grover "Bat" A. Masterson, age 86, of Brevard, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at home on January 19, 2015. He was surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren. A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, he was born on August 9, 1928. He attended Central High School and was a noted high school, AAU and amateur Golden Gloves boxing champion. In 1993,...
Robert Riness
Jan 15, 2015
Brevard – Robert Nelson Riness, Jr, 72, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015. He was the son of the late Robert and Edna Klien Riness. Robert is survived by his son, Robert Earl Riness; daughter, Jennifer James, brother; Gerald Riness and sister, Peggy Martin, grandchildren; John, Robert, Andrew, Shannon, Jesse, Madison, Mason and McKenna, one great grandchild, McKinsey. A graveside...
