Obituaries

May 3, 2016

Mary Ann Wright Craven, 77, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at the Oaks of Brevard. A native of Randolph County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late William Jerry and Delena Stout Wright.

Mrs. Craven is survived by her husband of 56 years, William Gail Craven; their children: Pricilla Renfrow of...

Apr 30, 2016

Stephen Lee "Chicken" Sitton, 51, of Pisgah Forest, NC, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016.

A native and lifelong resident of Transylvania County, he was son of Margaret "Cricket" Wilson Sitton and the late Perry Lee Sitton. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by a sister Sandra Anne Sitton who died in...

Apr 29, 2016

Deborah Caskey Kinsey, 59, of Brevard, NC passed away April 29, 2016 at Brian Center.

She is survived by her husband Larry Kinsey and one son. She was a member of Pentecostal Lighthouse Church and loved to go fishing with her husband.

Memorial Services for Deborah will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, May 7,...

Apr 26, 2016

Jessie Palma Costello, 82, of Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, passed away April 26, 2016 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A native of New York, New York, she was the daughter of the late James Vincent and Sophie Sorcio Armanno. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Michael Costello. Jessie was born March 25,...

Apr 23, 2016

Lydia Ziegler, age 98 of Brevard, North Carolina, ( formally of Flushing, New York) passed away on April 23, 2016. A native of Queens, New York, she was the daughter of the daughter Adam and Minnie Alt Burger.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Ziegler will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 29, 2016 at Quinn-Fogarty Funeral...

Apr 17, 2016

Brenda Joyce Shook Durant, 68, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville. A native of Brevard, she was the daughter of the late Vance Furman and Bonnie Beatrice Hall Shook. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brother, Vance Randall Shook, her sister Phyllis...

Apr 16, 2016

Richard Lowry Tuttle, 85, of Brevard, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2016. A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, he was the son of the late Gurney Lester Raymond Tuttle and the late Cora Mae Lowry Tuttle. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his step-mother, Opal Tuttle, his step-brother, Paul Lowry, his brother, Robert...

Apr 14, 2016

Claude Albert Edwards, 89, of Brevard, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Cedar Mountain House. A native of Toledo, Ohio, he was the only child of the late Claude Albert and Edith Ardley Edwards, Sr. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Jeanne Gambrill Edwards and also...

Apr 11, 2016

Mary Mae Sizemore Bullock, 91, of Hertford, NC passed away on Monday, April 11, 2016 at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center in Elizabeth City, NC.

She was born in Yadkin County on November 23, 1924 and was the daughter of the late Dewey Columbus and Emma Anna Mull Sizemore. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Apr 6, 2016

Dorsie M."Dottie" Baynard, 78, of Mills River, North Carolina, passed away on April 6, 2016. A native of Henderson County, she was the daughter of the late Carson and Rosa Jones. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Wilbren Baynard; her brothers Cecil Jones and Jim Jones, and sisters Eva Wooten, Lois...

Mar 30, 2016

Paul Wesley Hemphill, 64 of Asheville NC and formerly of Brevard, NC, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Charles George VA Medical Center, Asheville, NC. A native of Transylvania County he was a son of the late Clyde and Mary Emma Stokes Hemphill. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife,...

Mar 29, 2016

Margaret Raxter Orr Margaret Raxter Orr, 86, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Brookdale Asheville Walden Ridge. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Eliza and Reba McGaha Raxter. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, James Lewis Orr; her...

Mar 29, 2016

Clarence Cheat Metcalf, 85, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Clarence Cheat and Toy Deaver Metcalf. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his brothers Blaine Metcalf, Everette Metcalf and Kenneth Metcalf and sister Ruth Souther. Mr. Metcalf...

Mar 26, 2016

Paul Robert McKerahan passed away March 26, 2016 at Eckerd Living Center in Highlands, NC. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, March 30, 1923, he was the 2nd son of the late Maud Louise Compton and Robert Clark McKerahan of Springs, PA. In June of 1944, he joined the Army, serving in WWII in Company K, 333rd Infantry of the 84th...

Mar 25, 2016

Helen Margaret (Young) Childs was born in Dubuque, Iowa in 1912. In her childhood she experienced early 20th century farm life when she visited her venerable grandmother near Bloomington, Wisconsin. She graduated from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts degree with English as a first major and music as a second. She was employed...

Mar 23, 2016

Geneva Powell Holcombe, 87, of Rosman, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. A native and lifelong resident of Rosman, she was a daughter of the late Marion Cornelius Powell and Callie Emilee Aiken Powell. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband Robert Hinton Holcombe who passed away in 2000, three infant...

Mar 22, 2016

Lillian Mary Clark, 80, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. A native of The Bronx, New York, she was the daughter of the late Spencer and Lillian White. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, William B. Clark, her brother James White and her son-in-law Vincent...

Mar 18, 2016

Shirley Anna Fournet Chappuis, born December 16, 1925 in St. Martinville located in South Louisiana, passed away on March 18, 2016. Shirley was the daughter of Mildred and Valsin Fournet. Shirley was raised in St. Martinville and then attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge where she studied Home Economics and Education, graduating in 1946 with a BS degree....

Mar 18, 2016

George Robert Sisk, age 71 of Brevard and Myrtle Beach, SC, passed away at Asheville Mission Specialty hospital on March 18, 2016 as a result of heart failure. Having been born in Rosman on July 12, 1944 to Loonie Franklin and Maxine Arnett Sisk, he was reared by his grandparents, Allen and Kitty (Mean Momma) Sisk as well as...

Mar 17, 2016

James Foster Sheafer, 83, of Brevard, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2016. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late Harley Foster and Edith May Walters Sheafer. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife, Dorris Andersen Sheafer, his son Steven Martin Sheafer, and his sister Mickey Lyles....