Obituaries

Oct 2, 2020

Barbara Jean Glas, 78, of Brevard, NC passed away October 2, 2020 at her home. She was a daughter of the late Russel and Lucille Muckerheide Glas.

She enjoyed spending time at the Transylvania County Library and was very involved in their activities. Barbara love art, music and shopping in local thrift shops.

She is...

Oct 2, 2020

Peter Hall Maupin, a long-time resident of Brevard and the surrounding area, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 2, 2020 after a protracted battle with multiple sclerosis. He was 64 years old.

Born in Monroe, Michigan, Peter spent his childhood years in Ann Arbor. An outstanding athlete in his youth, Peter was a prodigious baseball and basketball...

Sep 27, 2020

Carol Webb Tyson, age 78, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020. Carol suffered for over a decade with advancing Alzheimers and died due to complications from her diagnosis.

Carol came to Brevard in 1970 as a newlywed with her husband, Jim and their two small children, Heather and Jimmy.

She was a...

Sep 23, 2020

Jean Cochran White, 83, of Pisgah Forest, NC died September 23, 2020 at Kingsbridge House in Brevard, NC.  She was a daughter of the late Clarence Edward and Hazel Sitton Cochran.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Syd White who died in 2006, a daughter Cindy White Parker who died in 2017,...

Sep 23, 2020

The loving heart of Edmund S. Szypulski stopped unexpectedly on September 23, 2020 at 3:33 pm – the hour of Divine Mercy on the Feast of Padre Pio. A quick and easy death- a grace bestowed on a faithful servant.

Ed was born the second of ten children to the late Alice Pearl (Kaczmarek) and the late...

Sep 20, 2020

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Sep 16, 2020

Julia Elizabeth Shuford, 74, of Hendersonville, formerly of Brevard, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020. A native of Henderson County, she was the daughter of the late Merrimon and Gladys Shuford. A graduate of Brevard High School, where she participated in 4-H home demonstrations. She was a member of Little River Baptist. Her loving survivors include her twin sister,...

Sep 13, 2020

Terry Sue Branch, 75, of Brevard, was called home suddenly on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. She was born and raised in Bradenton, Florida, the daughter of the late William C., Jr. and Anne Elizabeth Howze Watson.

She worked 55 years as a registered nurse, including the time she worked in the Emergency Room at Pardee Hospital and Transylvania Regional...

Sep 13, 2020

Thomas William McCrary, 94, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Virgil and Ida McCall McCrary. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his brother, Charles McCrary and his sisters Dola Shipman, Helen Duckworth, Dorothy Case, Lucille Lawler, Kathleen...

Sep 9, 2020

James Max Rhodes, Sr., 86, of Brevard, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. A native of Miller’s Creek, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Smith Isaac and Zilla Cole Rhodes. One of thirteen, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Pearl, Sadie, Toyce, Claire, Jackie, Faye, Billie, Infant daughter, and Judy

James, known...

Sep 7, 2020

Revonda Ann Hall Wilson, native to Lake Toxaway, NC, passed away peacefully in her home on September 7th, 2020 at the age of 64. She was surrounded by her loving family and serenaded by angels as she entered her heavenly home.

Revonda was born on May 8th, 1956. She was preceded in death by her parents Samuel Verner and Gladys...

Sep 2, 2020

Max Wallace Worley, 89, of Pisgah Forest, NC passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020.  He was a son of the late John Wallace Worley and Mary Ruth King Worley.  He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Burgess Worley who passed away in 2011, and a grandson, Benjamin Smith.

Max attended Brevard High School and he...

Aug 31, 2020

Thomas W. Mahan, Ph.D., a resident of Brevard since 1991, died on August 31, 2020 at age 91. Tom is survived by his wife Susan Petersen, his joy and inspiration, by his two children, Maureen M Copelof and her husband Sylvan of Brevard and his son T. Brendan Mahan and his wife Sally Parker of Atlanta, GA. Tom, a retired...

Aug 31, 2020

Jean, a resident of College Walk, died peacefully under Hospice Care.

In addition to her parents, Jean was preceded in death by a sister, Elizebeth Armsby and a brother, James Koenig.

She is survived by a niece, Eva Durham and Gary Godfrey, a nephew, Ken Koenig and wife Daisy, and a nephew, Nicklas Koenig.

Aug 31, 2020

Juanelle Randolph Cathey, 87, of Rosman, passed away on August 31, 2020. Born in Yancey County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Effie Hylemon Randolph. In adition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her son, William “Will” Cathey.

A retired teacher of children with special needs, she was...

Aug 31, 2020

Frances Jeannette Greenberg, 74, of Brevard, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2020. Born in The Bronx, New York, she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Frances Barth Sullivan. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Martin Greenberg and son Abraham Greenberg.

A woman with a strong personality,...

Aug 27, 2020

Jack Newton Bryson, 90, of Brevard, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 27, 2020. Born in 1930, he was the youngest son of the late Ronal and Welosa Lusk Bryson. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by four brothers: Floyd, Gene, Otis and Olin Bryson and two sisters, Louise Bryson...

Aug 27, 2020

Janet Patricia Guinot, 66 of Greenville, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2020. Born in Flint, Michigan, she was the daughter of Patricia N. Garner and the late Robert J. Newton. In addition to her father she was also preceded in death by her aunts Margaret H. Calvert and Alice H. Hemphill.

A former Operating Room Nurse,...

Aug 27, 2020

Leta Inez Robinson McCall, 76, of Brevard, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2020. A Transylvania County native, she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Nellie Mae Johnson Robinson. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her brother, Tommy Gene Robinson.

She attended Zion Baptist Church and was a graduate...

Aug 26, 2020

Leonard A. Hall, 92, died Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at his home.  He was born in Oswego, NY, the son of the late Anna and Leonard Hall.  After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy.  Upon discharge he enrolled at Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY where he graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

He joined Carrier...