Obituaries

Feb 26, 2020

Richard “Dickie” Etters, 71, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 while surrounded by his loved ones. A native of Gaston County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late John C. and Ruth Ducker Etters. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sister, Virginia Sue Etters, and his...

Feb 26, 2020

Kenneth DeVaughn Byrd, 85, of Brevard, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A Brevard native, he was the son of the late Oliver B. and Annie Lackey Byrd. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his sister, Nancy Milner, and his brother, Wayne Byrd.

His loving survivors...

Feb 25, 2020

George Walton Reynolds, 77, of Brevard, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, following a long illness from pulmonary fibrosis. A native of Charleston, W.Va., he was the son of the late Walton W. and Flora V. (Salisbury) Reynolds.

A United States Navy veteran, he graduated from Naval Officer Candidate School...

Feb 23, 2020

Luther Edward McElyea, Sr., 87, of Brevard, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A native of Lenoir City, Tennessee, he was the son of the late James M. and Lorene H. McElyea. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sisters Clara Jean McElyea and Anna M. Johnson.

Feb 22, 2020

David R. Sitton, 65, of Brevard, passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020. A native of Brevard, he was the son of the late Clyde Raymond and Mary F. Sitton. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his brothers Joseph P. Sitton, Richard H. Sitton and James Seaburn Sitton; as well as his sisters...

Feb 18, 2020

Shirley Brown Arnette, 88, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. A native of Brevard, she was the daughter of the late Leonard L. and Ada Ardella Brown. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sisters Mary Jane Huggins, Hazel Medlin and Patricia Brown Collins, and her brother Robert “Bobby” Brown....

Feb 15, 2020

Wanda Sue Waters, 87, of Brevard, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at her home in College Walk. A native of Brevard, she was the daughter of the late John Nevitt Waters and the late Dicie Grogan Waters. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sisters: Ruth Etters and Betty Gammons; brothers...

Feb 13, 2020

Carmen Iris Lagares Hillegas, 62, of Brevard, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2020. A native of Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Jose’ A. Lagares and the late Carmen E. Ruiz. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brother and sister, Angel M. Osorio and Nelida Osorio and her...

Feb 5, 2020

David Alan Clock, 65, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on February 5, 2020. A native of Midland, Michigan, he was the son of the late Gerald and Mary Alice (Day) Clock. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother, Steven Robert Clock.

An aircraft structural mechanic by trade, he was very...

Feb 5, 2020

Gilbert Fitzgerald Coan

At the time of his death at the age of 97 on February 5, 2020, Gil Coan was the third oldest living former Major League Baseball player in America.  Most famous for his play for the Washington Senators and the Baltimore Orioles from the late 1940’s through the 1950’s, Gil Coan lived like he...

Feb 3, 2020

Valeria Brower Robertson, Age 87, of Asheville, NC, died on February 3, 2020, in Asheville, NC. She was born November 17, 1932 in Memphis, TN to her parents William Ernest Brower and Fay Braswell Brower and was the eldest of four children. Her siblings include William Ernest Brower, Jr (predeceased), Alice Brower Holley of Peachtree City, GA, and Sharon...

Feb 2, 2020

John A. Zucci, 86, of Brevard, NC passed away Sunday, February 2, 2020 at his residence.

A native of Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Joseph and Nellie Wanick Zucci. He moved to Miami, Fl in 1952 and joined the Miami Police Department in 1956 retiring in 1983. He served in the Florida National...

Jan 30, 2020

Carolyn McKay Cowart, 77, of Brevard, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020. A native of Ferriday, Louisiana, she was the daughter of the late John Herbert and Bertha T. McKay. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her granddaughter, Bethany Cobb, and her sister, Leanda Partin and her nephew, John Bradley Brashear.

Jan 24, 2020

Greta Spencer Polmanteer died on Friday, January 24, 2020, at her home while surrounded by her family. She had lived in Brevard for the last seven years.

Born in 1930 in Corning, New York, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Agnes (Warner) Spencer. Greta was also preceded in death by her two sisters, Constance...

Jan 20, 2020

Jack Hayes Ammons, 89, of Lexington, KY, formerly of Brevard, NC,  passed away on January 20, 2020 at Saint Joseph Hospital.  A native of Waynesville, NC, he was a son of the late David Leon Ammons and Bertha Medford Ammons. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by all of his brothers and sisters.

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Jan 19, 2020

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Jan 13, 2020

Marguerite “Peg” Dinehart, 99, of Hendersonville, formerly of Brevard, passed away on January 13, 2020. A native of Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Marie Johnson Jameson. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Justin H. Dinehart.

Her survivors include her children, Debra Rincon of...

Jan 11, 2020

Susan Benson Felice, 66, of Penrose, passed away on January 11, 2020. A native of Albany, NY, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Mary Benson.

A retired school teacher, she was an active volunteer with Friends of DuPont, Friends of the Brevard Library and also with the Brevard Music Center. Susan had served on...

Jan 7, 2020

Ramona Faye McCarty Adame, 81 of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Born in Crawdfordsville. Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Gladys Parke Emmons.  In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her first husband, Dale McCarty; and her sisters Marilyn and Claudia and her brothers David and Michael....

Jan 5, 2020

Carroll Michael Hubbard, 84, of Brevard passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Walter A. and Rubye McGilvary Hubbard. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by the love of his life and wife of 51 years, Bobbie Carolyn Hubbard and his brothers...