Obituaries

Mar 15, 2016

Rose Marie Camp, 74, of Brevard, passed away on March 15, 2016 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Walter Milton and Mary Farino Shelton.

Rose was an accomplished and passionate artist. She had a number of murals and displays of her artwork at various businesses around Brevard....

Mar 14, 2016

Brevard

Ilene Ton Batista, 56, of Brevard, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2016 at Mission Hospital in Asheville. A native of New Orleans, LA, Ilene, with her parents Jack and Margaret ton, moved to the Sherwood Forest community in 1972. She graduated from Brevard high school, class of 1977, and took pride in calling Brevard home....

Mar 14, 2016

Brenda Galloway Spillman, 74, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2016, at Elizabeth House in Flat Rock. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Ida Owen Galloway. Brenda was also preceded in death by her brothers, Bill Galloway, Ivan Galloway, and Clyde Galloway, and her sisters, Delphine Donnelly, Christine...

Mar 13, 2016

Warren Stanford Shelton, 83, of Lake Toxaway, NC, passed away March 13, 2016. A native of Jackson County, NC, he was the son of the late John Oscar "Bud" Shelton and the late Mary Etta Owen Shelton. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his sister Cleo Shelton and his brothers Vernon Shelton and...

Mar 12, 2016

Robert David Garren, 94, was born on January 31, 1922 in Brevard, NC to Mamie Galloway and Robert Wesley Garren. After suffering a heart attack he passed away with his children by his side on March 12, 2016 in Raleigh, NC. David, who lived his first 91 years in Transylvania County, endured a childhood of poverty during the Great...

Mar 12, 2016

Jerome Frederick, 62, of Pisgah Forest, went home to be with our Lord, his family and friends and beloved pets on Saturday, March 12, 2016. He was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on June 25, 1953 to the late Donna and Warren Frederick and grew up in Santa Clara, California. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in...

Mar 11, 2016

Forthcoming

Mar 8, 2016

Spencer Wayne "Whizzer" Mull of Penrose, NC passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. A native of Transylvania County, he was a lifelong resident of Brevard and a graduate of Brevard High School. He was the son of the late Spencer McKinley and Reba Mae George Mull. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by...

Feb 28, 2016

Dr. Donald Ingle Scott, 76, formerly of Little Rock, Arkansas and Langley, Washington, died of complications of Alzheimer's disease on February 28, 2016, in Brevard, North Carolina. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on October 9, 1939, and lived in Ada, Oklahoma, graduating from Ada High School in 1957. Don graduated from the University of Oklahoma, where he...

Feb 23, 2016

Scott Evan Ellis, 51, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2016. He and his work buddy, David Swan, were the two victims killed in the EF3 tornado in Convent, Louisiana. He was the son of the late Larry Jack Ellis and Mary Evelyn Ball Barton Ellis. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death...

Feb 20, 2016

William France Austin, 88, of Pisgah Forest, NC passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016 at his home. He was a son of the late Walter Kelsie Austin and Docie Mae Gossett Austin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters; Margaret Johnson and Helen Cochran.

William graduated from Leicester High School. He...

Feb 17, 2016

Rev. Hoyt Kadez Wilde, 86, of Brevard, NC went to his eternal home Wednesday, February 17, 2016 where he is praising and glorifying Jesus Christ, his Lord and Savior. He was a son of the late Joseph Stokely Wilde, Sr and Ethel Phillips Wilde. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings Nell Owen,...

Feb 15, 2016

Richard Darrell Hooper, 78, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2016. Originally from Cashiers, he was the son of the late John Will and Zona Cloer Hooper. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife, Karen G. Hooper.

Darrell was the owner of Faith Farm in Pisgah Forest...

Feb 15, 2016

Sarah B. Hutchins, 93, of Brevard, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2016 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Permenter and Irene Caldwell Bazemore. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Samuel "Ted" F. Hutchins and a brother; William N. Bazemore.

She attended Selica United Methodist...

Feb 13, 2016

Julius Andrew "Jackie" Prince, Jr., 68, of Fletcher, NC passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016 at Asheville VA Hospital. He was a son of the late Julius Andrew "Bub" Prince, Sr and Norma Nell "Jackie" Corn Prince. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brothers; Michael and David Prince.

Jackie was a...

Feb 11, 2016

Mary Christine Newton, 83, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at Flesher Fairview Healthcare Center. Originally from Rosman, she was the daughter of the late R. K and Arie Paxton Powell. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Ted Newton, their son Danny Newton, grandchildren...

Feb 7, 2016

James "Jim" B. Plair changed worlds on Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Elizabeth House at Four Seasons Compassion for Life where he was visited and surrounded by his family. He was born in Moultrie, Georgia, June 30, 1928, the son of the late B.H. "Jack" and Susann White Plair.

Jim was a member of St Philips Episcopal...

Feb 6, 2016

Ola McGaha Lance, 89, of Brevard, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at her home.

A lifelong resident of Transylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Cordia Holden McGaha. She was preceded in death by her husband George Washington Lance, a daughter; Cecilia Ann Lance, four brothers; Arthur, Phillip, Joe...

Feb 3, 2016

Hazel Frances McMahan, 95, of Brevard, passed away on February 3, 2016 at The Oaks of Brevard. A native of Macon County, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Floyd and Zena Lowry Dills. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her beloved husband, Auzel McMahan; her infant daughter JoAnn; and sisters...

Feb 1, 2016

Marjorie Nell (Owens) VanTrump, age 97, died at her daughter's home in Brevard, North Carolina on February 1, 2016. She was born December 16, 1918 in Huntsville, Missouri, the daughter of Henry M. Owens and Charleen F. Stafford. She is preceded in death by her parents and her beloved husband of 63 years, William Frederick VanTrump and two great...