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

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 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...