Fritz John Merrell Brevard-Fritz John (Ol Buzzard) Merrell, 91, died on February 11, 2009 surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 1, 1917 in McDowell County, West Va. He was a son of the late Thomas A. and Ethel J. Merrell. He was preceded in death by five brothers, James A., Thomas A., Jack D.,...

Dorothy (Dottie) Loftis Hamilton Pisgah Forest - Dorothy (Dottie) Loftis Hamilton, 81, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at Transylvania Community Hospital. A native of Transylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Theodore and Edna Marshall Loftis and wife of the late Malcolm "Hoss" Hamilton for more than 50...

Edwin Louie Salter Brevard - Edwin Louie Salter, 76, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 2, 2009. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather and a dear friend to many. Ed dearly loved his church family at Carr's Hill Baptist Church. He was a Deacon and Sunday school teacher. He was well-known...

Ora H. "Hope" Long Anderson Brevard - Ora H. (Hope) Long Anderson, 89, died Sunday, July 20, 2008 at Transylvania Community Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Roy and Christine Long of Brevard and was wife of the late Denton Anderson who died in 1974. She was also preceded in death by a son, Alan...

William (Bill) Fred Owens, Jr. Pisgah Forest- William (Bill) Fred Owens, Jr., 72, passed away on February 13, 2009 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. He was the son of the late W. Fred and Sallie Matthews Owens of Winston Salem, NC. Mr. Owens, a 1959 graduate of Wake Forest University, was a member of the First Baptist Church...

Bonita McKinney McCall Lake Toxaway -Bonita McKinney McCall went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 6, 2008 at Transylvania Community Hospital following a lengthy illness. A native of Transylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Allen McKinney and Virgie Owen McKinney. She is also preceded in death by her twin sister, Oleta and...

Fannie Killian Akin Brevard - Fannie Killian Akin, 87, died Tuesday, October 8, 2008 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late James Edward and Frances Allison Killian and was the wife of the late William Shepard Akin. She is also preceded in death by her...

Col. Dale O. Wiener (USAF retired) Brevard - Col. Dale O. Wiener (USAF retired), 71, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at his residence. A native of Cylinder, IA, he was the son of the late Orville and Vivian Knudson Wiener. Mr. Wiener was a Col. in the US Air Force and retired after 27 years of service....

Helen Margaret "Margy" (Fraser) Reed, of 100 N. College Row, Brevard, North Carolina, died on March 2, 2008 at her residence. She was born June 4, 1922 in Ithaca, New York, the daughter of Allan Cameron Fraser and Helen (Myers) Fraser. On February 5, 1942 she married Francis Senter "Bill" Reed, who died March 12, 2004. She...

MARY RUTH CORWIN BEESON Brevard - Mary Ruth Corwin Beeson, 85, died Wednesday, July 16, in Brevard, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Birmingham on Nov. 8, 1922, to Clarence Earl Corwin and Zudie Bell Corwin, and moved with her family to Charlotte when she was 9. She graduated from Central High School, Charlotte,...