Oliver Martin

Jun 5, 2017

Oliver Paul "O P" Martin, 84, of Brevard, NC passed away on Monday, June 5, 2017 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A native of Madison County, NC, he was a son of the late Harry Martin and Lillie Mae Hottell Martin. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Blanch Lankford...

Phillip Caldwell

Jun 4, 2017

Lt. Col. (retired) Phillip B. Caldwell, 85, of Brevard, passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2017. A native of Warren, Ohio, he was the son of the late Carl Caldwell and the late Elnora Biller Shemet. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his grandson, Sean Robert Caldwell.

Folllowing his graduation from...

Charles Dunbar

Jun 4, 2017

Charles "Chuck" Dunbar, 51, of Brevard, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, passed away June 4, 2017, after a courageous, almost year-long battle with cancer. Chuck was outgoing, dependable, honest, generous, and hardworking. Chuck spent his childhood in Lorain County, Ohio, as well as in multiple locations in the southeast while his father was active in the United States Marine Corps....

Thomas Payne

Jun 2, 2017

Thomas Earl "Tommy" Payne, Jr., of Easley, SC, formerly of Brevard, passed away on Friday, June 2, 2017. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Thomas Earl Payne, Sr. and the late Lillie Gravley Payne Blackwell. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brothers: Hovey Gravley and Ronnie...

Edward Hombordy

Jun 2, 2017

HOMBORDY, Edward Leonard, age 88, of Brevard, North Carolina, passed away June 2, 2017 in Mission Hospital, Asheville, North Carolina. Edward was born August 12, 1928 in Passaic, New Jersey, to Elsa and Steven Hombordy. He married his first wife Hanna, on December 30, 1950 and worked for American Locomotive in New York before joining the Air Force in...

Laura Paxton

May 28, 2017

Laura Isabelle Paxton, 97, of Brevard, passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2017. Born in Rosman, NC, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Marcus and Hattie Belle Daniels Pharr. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, A.M. "Dick" Paxton and by her sisters, Eva Crownover and Irene Leary.

...

Luanne Tingle

May 19, 2017

LuAnne "Lulu" Wilson Tingle, 59, of Pisgah Forest, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017 at her home. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Dee and Christine Wilson. Her sisters Alice Faye and Jeannie Wilson also preceded her in death as well as her beloved aunts Ethel Poole, Brenda Spillman, Phyliss Constantine, Delphine Donnelly...

Philip Caccavale

May 19, 2017

Philip J. Caccavale, 95, of Hendersonville, passed away peacefully in his home on May 19, 2017. He is preceded in death by 10 months by his wife of 70 years, Elizabeth "Betty" Caccavale. Phil was born on March 1, 1922 to Gabriel "Robbie" and Josephine Caccavale in Brooklyn, New York and he graduated from Murray Hill High School in...

Steve Gates

May 18, 2017

Steve Larry Gates, 66, of Brevard, passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2017. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Vince and Victoria Chapman Gates. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sister, Victoria Elaine Gates. He worked as a block mason for a number of years and...