Ruth Irene Williams
May 30, 2021
Pisgah Forest - Ruth Hines Williams, age 97, died on Sunday, May 30, 2021. She was predeceased in 2017 by her husband of 71 years, Jack, and by three brothers and three sisters and a number of nieces and nephews. A native of the Green Creek community in Polk County, NC, she came to Transylvania County in 1942 and worked...
Mike Bradley
May 24, 2021
Pisgah Forest – Mike Bradley, age 71, passed away on Monday, May 24, 2021. He was the son of the late John and Mildred Holbert Bradley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Paul Bradley and one sister, Wanda Revis. Mike was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church where he served as the...
James Edward Hamilton
May 21, 2021
James Edward Hamilton, loving husband, father of two children, and "Pop" to eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, passed away Friday, May 21, 2021, at the age of 81.
James was born in Brevard on April 11, 1940, to Winfred and Inez Hamilton. He graduated from Brevard High School in 1958. He immediately went to work as a...
Nell Case
May 21, 2021
Brevard - Nell S. Case, 87, passed away on May 21, 2021 in Transylvania Regional Hospital after a period of declining health. She was a native of Brevard, a devoted wife, loving mother, and dedicated nurse who practiced at multiple Transylvania county health care facilities in a career spanning nearly 40 years. Nell was preceded in death by her husband,...
Peter Thomas Lillard
May 20, 2021
Brevard - Peter Thomas Lillard passed away on Thursday, May 20th, 2021. He was 77 years old. He was born on November 22nd, 1943 in Philadelphia, PA to Ephraim Thomas Lillard and Agnes Matilda Ramsey Lillard. His family moved to Chatham, NJ where he graduated from Chatham High School in 1961. A graduate of Wake Forest University, Class of 1965,...
Robin Terry Phillips
May 19, 2021
Brevard – Robin Terry Phillips, 65, went home to walk on the streets of gold on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Survivors include his loving wife, Patsy Phillips, devoted mother, Berdell Jones Phillips, daughters, Sonja Fisher and husband Chad, Jessica Chapman and husband Jared and Tara Messer, brothers, Larry Phillips and wife Sandy, Trent Phillips and wife Thresia, sister, Tena Grant...
Charles Joseph Bryson
May 15, 2021
Charles Bryson Sr. of Brevard passed away Saturday, May 15th, 2021. He was 72. Charles was the son of Carl Bryson and Edna McCrary Bryson of Brevard. Charles grew up in Brevard, attending Brevard High School and then Brevard College where he met JoAnn Pace. Charles and JoAnn were married June 27th, 1970 at Enon Baptist Church in Pisgah Forest....
Douglas Mark Mccarty
May 15, 2021
Brevard - Douglas Mark McCarty, born May 21, 1966, died at age 54, May 15, 2021. He grew up in Brevard and excelled as a gifted athlete. He played football and was a star wrestler who attended state championships while at Brevard High School. He attended Maryville College, Maryville Tennessee, where he received his bachelors in English and where he...
O. Dwight Sprouse
May 15, 2021
Penrose – O. Dwight Sprouse "Butch" passed away on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at the Elizabeth House after a brief illness. Butch was born in Union County, SC on September 27, 1945. He was the son of the late Leonard Lee and Vera Blackwell Sprouse. He graduated from Jonesville High School in 1963 and located to Brevard in 1965 where...
Richard Irwin Kantner
May 15, 2021
Richard ("Dick") I. Kantner, Sr., age 85, beloved husband, Dad, "Poppi" and friend, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2021, after a long battle with cancer. Just as he dealt with all experiences in life, Dick managed his illness with an unwavering faith, quiet strength, and grace, never surrendering, so that he could spend as much time with his loved...
Robert Asbury Holcomb
May 13, 2021
Robert Asbury Holcomb, age 76, passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021.
Mr. Holcomb was born on August 22, 1944 in Transylvania Co., NC to the late Robert Odell Holcomb and Tilda Butler Holcomb. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Margie Galloway Holcomb; a son, Kenneth Holcomb; four sisters,...
Larry Brent Mckelvin
May 12, 2021
Larry Brent McKelvin, 79, of Etowah, went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Larry was born on October 21, 1941 to the late Orvin Lester and Ruby (Head) McKelvin of Brevard, NC. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, James (Jimmy) McKelvin. He graduated from Brevard High School in...
Wanda Galloway Singleton
May 12, 2021
Wanda Galloway Singleton, age 57, of Balsam Grove passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Mission Hospital. She was born June 11, 1963 in Brevard, North Carolina to the late Betty Lou Wilson and Archie Galloway. In addition to her parents, Wanda was preceded in death by her brother Ronnie Galloway. Survivors include her husband Joey Singleton; sons, Tyrel...
Edward Galloway
May 9, 2021
Rosman -Edward Galloway, 93, passed away unexpectedly May 9, 2021. Born August 13, 1927, he was the son of the late Monroe and Ola Galloway. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Ray, David, Ishmael and Joe Galloway, sisters, Lucille Chapman, Glenda Chapman and Victoria Childree. Mr. Galloway was employed by Gloucester Lumber Company,...
Nancy Carole Robinson
May 2, 2021
Nancy Jones Robinson, age 79, of Little River passed away peacefully Sunday, May 2, 2021 at her home. She was born March 24, 1942 in Hendersonville, North Carolina to the late Sophia Rhodes Jones and J. Olen Jones. In addition to her parents, Nancy was preceded in death by her loving husband, Boyce Robinson; two brothers, Larry Jones and Ray...
Dorothy Jean Aiken
May 2, 2021
Brevard - Dorothy Jean Aiken, age 82 , went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday evening, May 2nd while surrounded by her family at home. She was born March 16, 1939 to the late William "Rusty" Smith and Julia Clayton Fisher (Smith). She was a native of Transylvania County where she spent her entire life. Jean...
Debbie Woodruff Hutcheson
May 2, 2021
Cedar Mountain - Debbie Hutcheson, 66, passed away on May 2, 2021 of natural causes and with her husband by her side. She was born on December 6, 1954 at Fort Bragg, in Cumberland County, NC. She graduated from Seventy First High School in 1974. While in high school, she met Chuck Hutcheson, and they wed in 1974, going on...
Jerry Galloway
May 1, 2021
Rosman -Jerry Galloway, 81, passed away unexpectedly May 1, 2021. Born January 8, 1940, he was the son of the late Louie and Beulah Pangle Galloway. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by loving wife, Mildred Galloway; sisters: Ruby Bishop, Betty Stewart, Barbara Hendricks and Brenda Robinson as well as infant sisters, Marinda and Frances...
William Calvin Tinsley
Apr 28, 2021
William Calvin "Bear" Tinsley, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Mr. Tinsley was born on February 4, 1935 in Transylvania Co., NC to the late Carlos A. Tinsley and Lucille Brown Tinsley. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his first wife, Elizabeth Holden Tinsley, his second wife, Shirley Galloway Tinsley, and...
