Apr 26, 2016

Jessie Palma Costello, 82, of Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, passed away April 26, 2016 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A native of New York, New York, she was the daughter of the late James Vincent and Sophie Sorcio Armanno. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Michael Costello. Jessie was born March 25,...

Apr 23, 2016

Lydia Ziegler, age 98 of Brevard, North Carolina, ( formally of Flushing, New York) passed away on April 23, 2016. A native of Queens, New York, she was the daughter of the daughter Adam and Minnie Alt Burger.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Ziegler will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 29, 2016 at Quinn-Fogarty Funeral...

Apr 17, 2016

Brenda Joyce Shook Durant, 68, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville. A native of Brevard, she was the daughter of the late Vance Furman and Bonnie Beatrice Hall Shook. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brother, Vance Randall Shook, her sister Phyllis...

Apr 16, 2016

Richard Lowry Tuttle, 85, of Brevard, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2016. A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, he was the son of the late Gurney Lester Raymond Tuttle and the late Cora Mae Lowry Tuttle. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his step-mother, Opal Tuttle, his step-brother, Paul Lowry, his brother, Robert...

Apr 14, 2016

Claude Albert Edwards, 89, of Brevard, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Cedar Mountain House. A native of Toledo, Ohio, he was the only child of the late Claude Albert and Edith Ardley Edwards, Sr. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Jeanne Gambrill Edwards and also...

Apr 11, 2016

Mary Mae Sizemore Bullock, 91, of Hertford, NC passed away on Monday, April 11, 2016 at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center in Elizabeth City, NC.

She was born in Yadkin County on November 23, 1924 and was the daughter of the late Dewey Columbus and Emma Anna Mull Sizemore. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Apr 6, 2016

Dorsie M."Dottie" Baynard, 78, of Mills River, North Carolina, passed away on April 6, 2016. A native of Henderson County, she was the daughter of the late Carson and Rosa Jones. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Wilbren Baynard; her brothers Cecil Jones and Jim Jones, and sisters Eva Wooten, Lois...

Mar 30, 2016

Paul Wesley Hemphill, 64 of Asheville NC and formerly of Brevard, NC, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Charles George VA Medical Center, Asheville, NC. A native of Transylvania County he was a son of the late Clyde and Mary Emma Stokes Hemphill. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife,...

Mar 29, 2016

Clarence Cheat Metcalf, 85, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Clarence Cheat and Toy Deaver Metcalf. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his brothers Blaine Metcalf, Everette Metcalf and Kenneth Metcalf and sister Ruth Souther. Mr. Metcalf...

Mar 29, 2016

Margaret Raxter Orr Margaret Raxter Orr, 86, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Brookdale Asheville Walden Ridge. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Eliza and Reba McGaha Raxter. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, James Lewis Orr; her...