Valera Dortmundt

Dec 8, 2016

Valera Ann Dortmundt, 85, went home to be with the Lord on December 8, 2016.

A loving wife, mother, and a longtime member of Carr's Hill Baptist Church. Ann was preceded in death by her husband, Elwood Dortmundt and a son Linwood Dortmundt.

She epitomized the virtuous woman. She cared for a husband, children and...

Billy Hensley

Dec 7, 2016

Billy Kenneth "Ken" Hensley, 76, of Brevard, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at Tore's Home in Brevard after completing a long and courageous battle with multiple sclerosis. A native of Yancey County, NC, he had lived in Transylvania County since the age of 5. He was the son of the late Warren and Robbie Elliott Hensley. His...

Ruth Whitmire

Dec 5, 2016

Ruth Jarrett Whitmire, 92, of Brevard, passed away on December 5, 2016 at Kingsbridge House. A native of Transylvania County, she was born December 17, 1923 to the late William and Pearl Galloway Jarrett. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband John Baxter "JB" Whitmire, son, Landell Whitmire, daughter Marcella Zachary and...

Mildred Jaggard

Dec 1, 2016

Mildred Givens Jaggard, 83, of Brevard, passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville. A native of Woodbury, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Maude Campen Givens. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her brother, Ralph Givens, Jr.

"The Fudge Lady"...

Kenneth Wyatt

Nov 27, 2016

Kenneth Bell Wyatt of Brevard, North Carolina was 89 years old when he went home to be with the Lord Jesus on Sunday, November 27, 2016. Ken was a native of Brevard and was the son of the late Howard Douglas and Beezie Bracken Wyatt. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by both of his...

Linda Stevenson

Nov 26, 2016

Linda Ann Matheson Stevenson, 76, of Hendersonville, passed away at Transylvania Regional Hospital on November 26, 2016. She was born September 16, 1940 to the late Harold Melvin and Aileen Sanders Matheson. She was preceded in death by her husband Donny Pennell Stevenson, a son, George Anthony Stevenson and a brother, Terry Matheson.

Linda was a longtime...

Nancy Caldwell

Nov 17, 2016

Nancy Allyn Caldwell, 61, of Connestee Falls passed away peacefully at her home on November 17. A native of Arlington, Virginia, she is the daughter of Carolyn R. Woltemate and the late Robert Allan Caldwell. In addition to her father, she was also preceded in death by her husband, David McCracken.

With a heart as big as...

Ivah Duncan

Nov 15, 2016

Ivah Bernice Duncan (nee Dale) passed away peacefully in her home in Brevard, NC on November 15, 2016. She was 99 and 3/4 years old. Ivah was born in Newfane, NY on February 7, 1917, the daughter of the late Raymond and Blanche (Silsby) Dale. Ivah was the youngest of six children, all of whom have preceded her in...

Frances Waser

Nov 10, 2016

Frances C. "Fran" Waser, 82, of Brevard, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2016 at Tore's Home of Brevard. Born November 9, 1934 in Hancock MD she was the daughter of Thomas Roy Creek, Sr. and Helen Angle Creek. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brothers Thomas Creek Jr. and wife Mary, and...