Obituaries

Nov 22, 2019

Alfred Joseph Bevacqua, 89 of Brevard passed away on Friday November 22, 2019.

A native of New York City, he was the son of Constantino Bevacqua and Frances Scerbo

Bevacqua. In addition to his parents he is also preceded in death by his wife Norma Quaglio

Bevacqua , his son Raymond Bevacqua and his...

Nov 21, 2019

Bertie Cecil Harris, 94, of Lake Toxaway, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2019. A native of Transylvania County, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marion Harris, and daughter Renee Lancaster. He is survived by his grandson, Clay McGaha.

No local services are scheduled at this time.

Nov 18, 2019

Mrs. Dovie Elma White Coan, age 97, of Pisgah Forest, died the evening of November 18, 2019, after a brief stay at Tore’s Home in Brevard.

She was born December 8, 1921, in Rosman, North Carolina, a daughter of the late Alfred Marcus White and Buna Elma Sloan White.

Dovie was preceded in death by...

Nov 15, 2019

Nancy Bradley, 76, of Pisgah Forest, went to her Heavenly home on Friday, November 15, 2019 with her family by her side. A native of Asheville, NC, she had made Transylvania County her home for many years. She was the daughter of the late James Russell and Annie Moore Hawkins.

A member of Enon Baptist Church, she...

Nov 9, 2019

Carol Gay Olds, 75, of Pisgah Forest, NC passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019.  She was born December 17, 1943 in Kalamazoo, MI to the late Carl and Florence Phinney.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Tom Phinney and a sister, Ann Phinney Struber.

Carol was a member of...

Nov 3, 2019

Ms. Judith A. (Judy) DiMeo passed away peacefully after a long illness in Brevard, North Carolina on November 3, 2019 at the age of 55. Judy is survived by her sons, Michael A. Noland, Jr. of Rockland, Massachusetts, Benjamin S. Noland of Brevard, North Carolina. She is also survived by two sisters, Antoinette (DiMeo) Rando of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts...

Oct 28, 2019

Sylvia Josephine "Jo" Roberts, 89, of Little River, passed away Monday, October 28, 2019.   Her family mourns her loss but rejoices in the knowledge and comfort that she is now with her Lord and Savior.

A native of Transylvania County, she was born January 13, 1930, to the late Devereaux and Maggie Osteen Hamilton.  In addition to her...

Oct 26, 2019

Patricia Ann Dran, 80, of Pisgah Forest, died peacefully on Saturday, October 26, 2019. She was a daughter of the late Alpheus Petrie and Norma Blanchford Petrie.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Dran and a son, Steve Erlenbach.

Pat and Dick loved their mountain home in Pisgah Forest,...

Oct 22, 2019

Zelma Mae Willingham Hogsed, 89, of Dunn’s Rock, went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, October 22, 2019. What a joyful heavenly reunion it was for her and her loved ones who had gone before her.

Zelma was born on August 1, 1930 to the late Emory S. and Pearl Lee Loveless Willingham in Anniston, Alabama. She...

Oct 13, 2019

Thomas Harold Hubbard, 90, of Brevard, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 13, 2019. He was born in Transylvania County, North Carolina, to Leon and Maude McJunkin Hubbard. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 69 years, Appless Hubbard; and his brothers Alvin Hubbard and Atmer Hubbard.

Oct 9, 2019

Edna McCrary Bryson of Brevard passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, October 9th, 2019.  She was 100 years young, celebrating and enjoying her life daily.  She was born June 8, 1919 in Little River, NC, the daughter of Joe McCrary and Mary Shipman McCrary and was the seventh of ten children.

Edna was married to...

Oct 8, 2019

Theodore V. Abbruzzese, 84, passed away on October 8, 2019 in his home in Etowah, North Carolina. He was born in Detroit, Michigan to Italian immigrants Michael and Antoinette Abbruzzese.  He earned an Engineering degree and MBA degree before becoming a Chartered Financial Analyst who owned Wall Street West, a stock brokerage firm in Englewood, Colorado.  He lived much of his life in Colorado, Florida and North...

Oct 7, 2019

Joseph Eugene “Gene” Bracken, 72, of Brevard, NC, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2019 at his residence.  A native of Transylvania County, he was a son of Annie Golden Bracken and the late Joe Bracken. In addition to his father, he is also preceded in death by a brother Van Bracken.

Gene is an Army veteran,...

Oct 4, 2019

Thora Percival Chilson, 84, of Brevard, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019. A native of Buffalo, New York, she was the daughter of the late Severn Mortenson and Vera Grace Gray Percival. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Allen Wayne Chilson; son-in-law, Bob Brown; grandchildren: Jessi Arnold, Jeremy Chilson and Soren Chilson;...

Oct 2, 2019

Bertha Kinsland, 88, of Brevard, passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. Born in the Caney Fork section of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Mary Jane Mathis Hensley. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her brother, Luke Hensley, and her sisters: Atlas Mills, Lora Fisher and Althea...

Sep 28, 2019

Robert Doyle Enloe, 81, of Hendersonville, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2019. A native of Swain County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Herbert Clyde and Annie Cochran Enloe. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brothers Carl Enloe, Roland Enloe and Judson Enloe, and his sister Louise Hogsed....

Sep 25, 2019

Phyllis McCrary Cooper, 65, went home to be with our Heavenly Father on September 25, 2019. Phyllis will be lovingly remembered by her family and friends. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of Betty George McCrary and the late Judson McCrary. Phyllis was preceded in death by her father, Judson McCrary; her ex-husband, Thomas F. Cooper, Jr.; and...

Sep 24, 2019

Phyllis Griffiths, 77, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. A native of Asheville, NC, she was the daughter of Pauline Elizabeth Case Cassell and the late Thern Monroe Cassell.

The daughter of a career serviceman, she lived in several places around the country, notably Ames, Iowa, where she learned to ice-skate, which became a...

Sep 24, 2019

Connie Lynn Johnson Daniels, 69, of Penrose, passed away on September 24, 2019 due to complications associated with frontotemporal dementia, a disease she had lived with for the last several years. A native of Blue Ridge, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late John and Ruth George Johnson and the adopted daughter of Ray and Faustina Johnson. In addition...

Sep 22, 2019

Ruth Moore Robinson, 87, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on September 22, 2019. She was a native of Candler, North Carolina, but had lived in Pisgah Forest for over 60 years.  She was the daughter of the late Terrell and Lillie Warren Moore of Candler. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband...