Raymond Richard McCants, 73, of Brevard, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock. A native of Asheville, he was the son of the late Charlie McCants and Ellen Williams McCants. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by five siblings.
A United States Navy Veteran, Mr....
Pauline Gillespie Nicholson, 97, of Brevard, Passed away on December 14, 2016. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late James Edward and Emma Adeline Baker Gillespie. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband William T. Nicholson, and her nine siblings: James, Arthur, Virgil, Elza, Freeman and Jesse...
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 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 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 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 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 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...