Ludwig Kempe
Jun 22, 2012
Pisgah Forest – Ludwig G. Kempe, 96, passed away on Friday, June 22, 2012. He was born October 16, 1915 in Prenzlau (Brandenburg), Germany. He received his undergraduate education at Konigsberg, Germany and his medical education at the Universities of Zurich and Bern, Switzerland. After training in general surgery, he began his training in neurological surgery at Walter Reed General...
Inez Ferkovich
Jun 20, 2012
Inez C. Ferkovich, 95, of Brevard, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Thomas E. Culpepper and Emma Clark Culpepper. Her husband, Thomas Antone Ferkovich, and brother, Thomas Elbert Culpepper, preceded her in death. Survivors include one sister, Blanch C. Roth, of New Mexico and one brother, Joseph Culpepper, of Texas; two nieces, Janet...
David Hill
Jun 11, 2012
David Milton Hill, age 98, of Brevard died Monday June 11, 2012. He was born November 7, 1913 in Charlotte NC to Grover Cleveland and Myrtie Howe Hill. He was preceded in death by three brothers; Isaac Gibson Hill, Grover Cleveland Hill and Billy Gallant Hill. He married twice; Margaret Juanita Thomas was the mother of his children; Patricia, Michael...
Jessie Woods
Jun 10, 2012
Jessie Faye Woods, 82, of Brevard, passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2012. A native of Transylvania County, she was born March 16, 1930 to the late Robert L. Tritt and Dora Jane Smith Tritt. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Brevard. Along with her parents, Mrs. Woods is preceded in death by her husband Jesse Woods,...
Charles Whitley, Jr.
Jun 8, 2012
Pisgah Forest – Charles Boyd Whitley, Jr., 79, passed away on Friday, June 8, 2012 at the Elizabeth House, Flat Rock, NC. A native of Stanly County, he was the son of the late Charles Boyd and Janie Bryson Whitley, Sr. Mr. Whitley was a member of the Brevard Wesleyan Church and was a former member of the Lions Club...
Betty Esping
Jun 5, 2012
Betty Bynum Esping Betty Bynum Esping, 85, of Sunset, SC and Sapphire, NC, died on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. Betty, born in Stonefort, IL, was the daughter of the late Francis Marion and Mabel Murphy Bynum. Betty attended the Church at Sapphire. She was an avid reader her entire life, an accomplished bridge player, and loved...
Jesse Snyder
Jun 5, 2012
Jesse H. Snyder, age 87, of Etowah passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2012. He was born August 23, 1924 in Transylvania County to the late Harvey S. Snyder and Lottie Holden Snyder. In addition to his parents, Mr. Snyder was also preceded in death by his sisters Thelma Wilson, Ruth Harrison, Florence Bell, Mildred McCall and Novalene Snyder. Mr. Snyder...
Henry Kazmer
Jun 4, 2012
Kazmer, Henry C. ("Hank") 92, of Brevard, North Carolina died on Monday, June 4th at Spring Arbor Assisted Living in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Hank was born in Chicago on September 28, 1919 to Vincent and Rose (Urbanski) Kazmer, and grew up in Wadsworth, Illinois. He is survived by his wife Jovina (Schmitz) whom he married on May 3, 1947 in...
Frances Barton
May 31, 2012
Frances E. Barton Frances E. Barton, 85, of Ocala, FL, passed away on Thursday, May 31, 2012. Born in Franklin, NC, she moved to Ocala from Miami, FL 12 years ago. Mrs. Barton was a homemaker and loved working with orchids. She is survived by her son, Robert D. Barton, Sr. and wife Bobby of Ocala; daughters, Patricia Wood and...
Jimmy Whitmire
May 24, 2012
Etowah – Jimmy W. Whitmire, Sr., 75, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at the Elizabeth House, Flat Rock, NC. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Gilbert C. "Cad" Whitmire and Bessie Fisher Whitmire. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Gladys Whitmire and his brother, Charles Whitmire. Mr. Whitmire retired...
Richard Morris
May 21, 2012
Richard C. (Rick) Morris, Jr. went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, May 21, 2012 after a hard fought battle with cancer. A native and lifelong resident of Transylvania County, he was born On Oct. 11, 1966 to the late Richard C. Morris, Sr. and Patricia Poor Morris. He was the husband of Jo Smith Morris. In...
Douglas Cantrell
May 17, 2012
D. C. Cantrell Etowah – D. C. Cantrell, 78, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at the Elizabeth House, Flat Rock, NC. A native of Henderson County, he was the son of the late Carl Cameron Cantrell and Nannie Weese Cantrell. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Bobby Cantrell. Mr. Cantrell was a veteran of the...
Mary Smith
May 13, 2012
Mary Jane Cooper Smith Brevard – Mary Jane Cooper Smith, 82, passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2012 at her residence. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Auther and Cora McCrary Cooper and the wife of the late John E. Smith. She was also preceded in death by her three sisters and six brothers....
Blanche Mccall
May 11, 2012
Pisgah Forest – Blanche Nicholson McCall, 71, went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 11, 2012 at the Elizabeth House, Flat Rock, NC. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Mildred Allison Nicholson. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Vivian Galloway, and her brothers, Boyce and Howard Nicholson....
Weldon Bartlett
May 5, 2012
Weldon Percy Bartlett age 84, of Brevard died Saturday May 5, 2012 at The Oaks of Brevard. He was born May 4, 1926 in Oxford County Maine to the late Percy and Eva Locke Bartlett. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Elva Smith Bartlett. He was veteran of the U.S. Army serving in...
Brent Frizzell
May 2, 2012
Brent Nicole Frizzell Sr., age 38, of Brevard died Wednesday May 2, 2012. He was born January 5, 1974 in Jackson County to the late Bobby Ray Frizzell and Vivian Hawkins Frizzell Gaddy of Brevard. Survivors in addition to his mother include; one son; Brent Nicole Frizzell Jr, two daughters; Sammie Shermathy Ann Frizzell and Brettney Nicolette Frizzell, one sister;...
Thelma Patterson
May 1, 2012
Ms. Thelma Galloway Patterson passed away on May 1, 2012, after a long illness. Thelma was born March 14, 1918 and raised in Lake Toxaway and Rosman, North Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Meta Nicholson Galloway and Nath Sylvanus Galloway and sister of the late Ethel L. Jackson,(John), Belle, WV. She was also preceded in death by...
Viola Ingle
May 1, 2012
Edneyville – Viola Buchanan Ingle, 92 went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at the Elizabeth House, Flat Rock, NC. A native of Mitchell County, she was the daughter of the late Clyde James Buchanan and Edith Esther Rathbone Buchanan. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her first husband, Huey...
Virginia Stephenson
Apr 28, 2012
Brevard – Virginia Leatherwood Stephenson, 84, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Macon County on November 9, 1927 to the late John and Bonnie Leatherwood. She moved to Transylvania County as a teenager with her family. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Paul Stephenson,...
