Obituaries

Mar 9, 2018

Robert Carl Hering, 85, of Penrose, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2018 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville. A native of Floral Park, NY, he was the son of the late Carl Fredrick and Elsie Kearn Hering. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Dorothy Hering.

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Mar 9, 2018

Sharyn Quivey Tuers, 70, of Connestee Falls, died Friday, March 9, at Transylvania Regional Hospital after a long battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Sharyn was born May 17, 1947 in Middletown, N.J., to John and Elizabeth Quivey. She was the second of five girls. She spent much of her life at the Jersey Shore and was a graduate...

Mar 8, 2018

Carroll "Carl" Leach, 84, of Brevard, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Born in Beaver Dam, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Elijah Buel and Mary Susan Rains Leach. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother, Gene Leach and his granddaughter Renee Atterholt Beebe.

A veteran of...

Mar 6, 2018

Diane Lynn Jackman, 65, of Hendersonville, NC, passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock. A native of Moline, Illinois, she was the daughter of Marilyn Jean Eckelberry Sullivan and the late Charles Sullivan. In addition to her father, she was also preceded in death by her nephew, Ryan Dieterich.

She...

Mar 6, 2018

Jacquelyn "Jackie" Richards, 79, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A native of Orrum, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late John Emil and Claire Heller Richards.

Jackie received her Bachelor's Degree from King University (formerly King College) in Bristol, TN and then a Master's Degree in Christian...

Mar 6, 2018

Dorothy H. Ward, 95, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, March 6.2018. A native of Newton Heights, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Edward Whiteford and Ardelle Harriet Southworth Ward. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, George A. Ward and brother Ed Hunter. She enjoyed her numerous friends at...

Mar 3, 2018

Dorah Elizabeth Williams Smith, 92, of Brevard, passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018. A native of Rochester, NY, she was the daughter of the late Chevalier Dewitt and Elizabeth Perry Williams. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her husband Harry Delmar Smith and her brother, Chevalier Dewitt "Buddy" Williams, Jr.

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Feb 28, 2018

Michael "Butch" Kilpatrick, 72, of Horse Shoe, NC passed away on Wednesday, February, 28, 2018. A native of Transylvania County, he was a son of the late Onie M. Kilpatrick and Annie Mae Brackett Kilpatrick. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death five sisters; Alma Frady, Effie Stamey, Louise Hall, Edna Brown and Libby Praytor, two...

Feb 26, 2018

Marie T. Johnson, 87, of Brevard, NC, passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018.

She was a daughter of the late Leo Heckler and Helen Marie Shieldmeyer Heckler. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband Todd Thayer Johnson who died in 2010.

She studied at Juilliard School of...

Feb 26, 2018

William Leo "Billy" Brittain passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he was a long-time resident of Transylvania County. He was the son of the late Wilburn and Margaret Ellen Holden Brittain. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Lucinda Gail Brittain Mullinax, and his brothers, Tommy Wilburn...

Feb 25, 2018

Harold Lawrence "Rooster" Siniard, 94, of Brevard, passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2018. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late J.N. "Sneed" and Mary Jane Fortune Siniard. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his brother Jerry Wayne Siniard and sisters Lillie Siniard and Lucille Siniard Cain.

Feb 24, 2018

James Henry Self, 74, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, NC. A native of Cobb County, Georgia, he was the son of the late Henry David and Ada Adair Self. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his brothers Thomas Alton Self and...

Feb 23, 2018

George "Rick" Capps, 65, of Brevard, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2018. A native of Henderson County, NC, he was the son of the late Woodrow Monroe and Ernestine Marjorie Ward Capps.

A welding instructor with Job Corps for almost 20 years, he was an avid music lover and guitarist, he also was a member of...

Feb 19, 2018

Harry Delmar Smith, 92, of Brevard, passed away on Monday, February 19, 2018. A native of Dundee, NY, he was the son of the late Charles Frederick and Gladys Stanton Smith. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his sister, June Miller, and his brothers William Smith and Frederick Smith. A World War II...

Feb 19, 2018

Dolly K. Bryson, 89, of Brevard, passed away on Monday, February 19, 2018 on her 89th birthday. Born in Pickens County, South Carolina, she was a long-time Transylvania County resident and was the founder of Dolly's Dairy Bar in Pisgah Forest. She was the daughter of the late Paul and Emma Evett Kelley. In addition to her parents, she...

Feb 15, 2018

Susan Lucky Horn, 71, of Brevard, NC died February 15, 2018 after a brief and brave battle with cancer. She was a much loved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend.

She was born in Ruston, Louisiana and after graduating first in her class at Jonesboro-Hodge High School, she attended Louisiana Tech University, eventually earning her masters degree in...

Feb 12, 2018

Jane McLean Edwards, 75, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2017. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late William Elmer and Leona Louise Wilson McLean. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sister, Arlene McLean. A member of Beulah Baptist Church, she was also retired...

Feb 10, 2018

Paul Stephen Patterson, 49, of Brevard, passed away on February 10, 2018. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of his late mother Patsy Ann Galloway Patterson and his father Rev. Everette B. Patterson. In addition to his mother, he was also preceded in death by his son, Randy, and his brother, Randy Kenneth Patterson.

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Feb 8, 2018

Susan Carol Bayne Fisher, 69, of Brevard, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at the John Keever Solace Center in Asheville, NC. A native of Fountain Inn, SC, she is preceded in death by her husband, Woody Coke Bayne and son Thomas Coke Bayne. A great friend to many, she was known as "Mamaw" by all who knew...

Feb 6, 2018

Rose Ostrowski, 94, of Brevard, NC passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Tore's Home.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.