Obituaries

Nov 15, 2020

Sara Anne Cathey passed away early Sunday morning, November 15, 2020. She was at her home on Hannah Ford Rd. as was her wish, with her family present. Sara was born February 19, 1959 in Transylvania County and was raised in Rosman. She was the youngest child of William J. Cathey, Jr., who survives her, and the late Juanelle Cathey....

Nov 14, 2020

Brevard - David Dale Ramey, 66, passed away Nov 14, 2020 at his home. He was one of eight children born to the late Virgil Alexander Ramey and Myrtle Hall Ramey. He was preceded in death by his wife, Roberta Tinsley Ramey and sister, Sandra Eubanks. He was an active member of Brevard Wesleyan Church and loved his church family...

Nov 13, 2020

Margaret (George) Kilstrom, age 89, passed on to her heavenly reward November 13, 2020 after a brief illness.

A lifelong resident of Transylvania County and her beloved community of Little River, she graduated from Brevard High School and Brevard College and then went on to receive her B.A. in Education from Western Carolina University. She began her...

Nov 13, 2020

Martha Ann Coleman, 85, of Brevard, North Carolina passed away peacefully on Friday November 13, 2020 at Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville North Carolina. She is predeceased by her beloved husband of 55 years, James Edward Coleman also of Brevard NC, and by her grandson Andrew Coleman of High Point, NC. Martha was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and...

Nov 10, 2020

Yolanda J. Lucas gained her wings on November 10, 2020 at Prince George Hospital, Cheverly, MD. She was born in Washington, DC and grew up in Brevard, NC. We lost a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, friend and confidant. She was a fun, loving, caring, hilarious no-nonsense Christian. There will be a memorial service held in her honor at 12 noon...

Nov 10, 2020

John Gordon Lampert, age 80 passed away Nov. 10, 2020. He was born April 7, 1940 in Upper Darby, PA. He is preceded by his parents Kenneth and Meredith and a brother Ralph. He was the son of the late Kenneth and Meredith Lampert. John graduated with a Mechanical Engineering degree from Lafayette College in 1962. He then relocated to...

Nov 9, 2020

Brevard - Earl Odell Aiken, 83, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020 at his home. He was the son of the late Richmond Pierce and Rozella Meece Aiken of Rosman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters Beulah Aiken, Osa Whitmire of Tryon, N.C., Myrtle Owens of Clarkesville, T.N., four brothers, Rev. Arthur...

Nov 7, 2020

Ella Mae Hoxit, age 90 passed away Nov. 7, 2020. She was born April 17, 1930 in Jackson County. She was the daughter of the late Charlie and Ollie Mae Ashe. She had lived most of her life in Transylvania County. In addition to her parents, her husband Glen, son Ronnie (daughter-in-law Beth), brothers, Jessie (Edith), Edward (Nadine), Grady (Frances),...

Nov 4, 2020

Lake Toxaway - Richard Michael Slonecker, age 61, beloved father, husband, son, brother, uncle, friend and "Pops", passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020. He is preceded in death by his father CWO Robert K. Slonecker. Rick was born in Illinois on June 9th, 1959. As a self-proclaimed "army brat", he lived in many different places throughout his childhood, both...

Nov 4, 2020

Elizabeth Carol Lamberton (Watt, Johnson), "Betty", 78, of Brevard, NC died Wednesday, November 4, 2020, after a heroic battle with cancer. Betty leaves behind a loving husband of 8 years, Roger Lamberton, and his three sons. Predeceased by her late husband of 50 years, Brian Johnson, they leave behind son William Johnson and his wife Jennifer of Grantham, NH, son...

Nov 2, 2020

Rosman - Ray Edward Jones - Beloved husband, daddy, papaw, brother and friend to many, entered into the presence of The Lord November 2, 2020. He was born in Rosman, North Carolina to Johnny & Dixie Jones. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army. He is preceded in death by his parents Johnny &...

Nov 1, 2020

Rosman - Iva Lee Chapman, born July 27, 1928, went home to be with the Lord, November 1, 2020. She is preceded in death by her parents Herbert and Dallas Anders; brother Charles Anders; sons in law Jack Whitmire, David Jarrett, David Cantrell and Jimmy Miller; great-granddaughter Brittany Bogle. Iva Lee is survived by her husband of 74 years, JC...

Oct 31, 2020

Brevard - Henry Theodore "Ted" Huth Jr., 85, passed away Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife of 37 years Marilyn Ryon Huth, and his parents, Adelaide Morris Huth and Henry Theodore Huth, Sr. He was born July 31, 1935 in Jersey City, N.J., and grew up on the Southside of Chicago, Ill. It is...

Oct 30, 2020

John Anthony Ledford "Tater", 31, of Raleigh, NC passed away on October 30th, 2020. John was born in Easley, SC on July 20, 1989. He graduated from North Buncombe High School. Shortly after he joined the United States Marine Corps where proudly served his country for 4 years and was deployed twice overseas. John worked as a construction foreman for...

Oct 28, 2020

Mary Hauck Grodnik, 80, of Connestee Falls died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020b at the Oaks in Brevard after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born Sept. 14, 1940, in Neffsville, Pa., a small town in the heart of Amish country, to Charles and Bernice Hauck. In 1958, she graduated from Manheim Township High School in Lancaster, Pa., where...

Oct 26, 2020

Harold James Houck, age 92 of Brevard, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2020. Mr. Houck was born on February 26, 1928 in Winston-Salem, NC to the late Jack B. and Sadie McCall Houck. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his beloved wife, Amelia Amos Houck, a sister, Evelyn Houck Jones, and a brother,...

Oct 25, 2020

Steve Henry Bush, 73, of Newton died Sunday, October 25, 2020 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 29 at Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina. A local memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 7 at Open Door Worship Center in Albany. Born August 28, 1947 in...

Oct 24, 2020

Betty Jean Clayton Queen, age 80, went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, October 24th, 2020. She went peacefully at her residence surrounded by family who loved her dearly. She was a member of Old Toxaway Baptist Church. Mrs. Queen was born December 1st, 1939 to the late Volney and Louise Lance Clayton Barton. She was the wife of...

Oct 24, 2020

Phyllis Bowen Corn, 78, of Pisgah Forest, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday October 24, 2020. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Bowen and Gwendolyn Poland Bowen of Brevard. Phyllis was of the Baptist faith and was a member of Midway Bible Baptist Church where she attended regularly when her...

Oct 24, 2020

Brevard - Ove Andersen, 68, passed away at his home on Saturday morning with his wife of 40 years Jan Andersen, sister Jayne and Brother Fitz at his side. Ove was born to Patricia Rose Fitzgerald Andersen and Richard Axel Andersen at McChord Air Force Base in Tacoma, Washington where his father was stationed in the Air Force. He grew...