Leonard Wayne Owen
Mar 25, 2026
Leonard Wayne Owen, 71, of Brevard, passed away on March 25, 2026. A Transylvania County native, he was the son of the late Leonard Frank and Doris Gillespie Owen. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother, Mark Owen.
A skilled equipment operator, he was a kind, gentle soul who loved to play guitar and...
Carl Frederick Blozan
Mar 21, 2026
Carl Frederick Blozan was born in Huntington Park, CA in 1935, graduated from South Pasadena-San Marino High School and went on to Stanford where he earned a degree in Chemical Engineering (1957). In 1959 he graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a master’s degree in Industrial Management. A move to Washington D.C. resulted in a career with the Operation...
Jane Louise Mitchell Cox
Mar 16, 2026
Jane Louise Mitchell Cox, 86, of Brevard, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2026. She was the wife of John Edward Cox, Sr. A native of Bogalusa, LA, she was the daughter of Acey and Letha Mae Mitchell. In addition to her husband and her parents she was preceded in death by her brother Acey Mitchell, Jr., and sisters Virginia...
William Brackenridge "Bill" Rogers
Mar 13, 2026
William Brackenridge “Bill” Rogers, age 86, went home to be with Jesus on March 13, surrounded by his loving family.
Born on September 8, 1939 in Macon County, Bill was the only son among four sisters born to John and Helen Rogers, a role he carried with pride and affection throughout his life. Bill graduated from Brevard High School in 1958...
James Mack Owen
Mar 9, 2026
James Mack Owen, 66, of Tuckasegee, passed away on March 9, 2026. Born in Balsam Grove, NC, he was the son of the late James V. and Pearl Harris Owen. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sister, Rebecca Owen.
A member of Shoal Creek Baptist Church, Mack loved people and talking to people. He...
Howard Wesley Mills
Mar 4, 2026
Howard Wesley Mills of Mars Hill, NC passed away at dawn on Wednesday, March 4th after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was sixty-five years old. Wes, as he was known by loved ones, fought his battle bravely and his family is proud of him.
Born on October 6th, 1960 in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Fred and Hazel Mills, Wes...
Irma Elizabeth Hoxit
Mar 4, 2026
Irma Elizabeth Hoxit, 80, of Lake Toxaway, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Shelby Edward and Ruby Brewer Hampton. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sister, Betty Smathers.
Armed with her strong-willed personality, she truly enjoyed her work at Citizen Telephone...
Frances Heath Clark
Mar 3, 2026
Frances Heath Clark, 86, of Little River Community, passed away on March 3, 2026. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Herbert “Hub” and Lovella Merrill Heath. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Garfield Clark, her sister Nancy Stamps and her brothers, Charles Wayne Heath and James...
Willia Mae Franklin
Feb 28, 2026
Willia Mae Franklin, 93, of Lake Toxaway, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2026 after a lengthy illness. A native of Jackson County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Gracie Matthis Nicholson. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Jerry Dale Franklin as well as...
Lorraine H. "Lori" Swank
Feb 27, 2026
Lorraine H. “Lori” Swank, 74, of Etowah, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2026. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, she was the daughter of the late John and Jeanne Gagen Hand. She was raised in Orlando, Florida where she lived until she and her husband, Howard Thiele, moved to Brevard in 2008. She had visited Brevard as a child and had...