Sep 29, 2022

James Carroll Jones, 84, went to be with Jesus on September 29, 2022, at his home after a three-month illness.  A native of Jackson County, he moved to Transylvania County at an early age. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Nelson and Beulah Owen Jones and his brother Henry Lionel Jones.

After the death...

Sep 28, 2022

Mary Ware “Missy” Vorus, 80, of Brevard, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Born in Florence, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Mary Ware Vorus. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brother, Henry Ware Vorus.

After graduating from Converse College and UNC Chapel Hill,...

Sep 22, 2022

An obituary is not available at this time for John Andrew Hamilton, Jr.. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Sep 21, 2022

Janie Aiken Lynch, 95, of Brevard, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at the Oaks- Brevard.  She was the daughter of the late Allie V. and Ina Orr Aiken. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Arthur J. Lynch, and sisters Allie Belle Mackey, Inez Mooney, Frankie Reid and Marlene Aiken.

Janie was...

Sep 16, 2022

Dennis Charles Stephens passed away on September 16, 2022, at Tore’s Home in Brevard.  He was born on October 20, 1937 in Alma, MI to Kenneth Benton Stephens and Genevieve Keltner Stephens.

Dennis completed Michigan State’s two-year course in Nursery and Landscape Management. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a member of the International Right-of-Way Association, Civitan,...

Sep 16, 2022

Louise L. Hoxit, 73, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022. A Transylvania County native, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Dinah Galloway Lusk. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of over 40 years, Clifton Hoxit, Sr.; and their children twins Kimberly and Mitchell Hoxit...

Sep 12, 2022

Rev. Charles H. Cobb, Jr, 90, of Brevard, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2022. A native of Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Charles Harold and Lucile Cawthon Cobb.  In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his first wife, Clemmie Hurst Cobb, his son Matthew Cobb, and his granddaughter, Bethany...

Sep 6, 2022

Frances Love Bryson, 84, of Brevard, passed away on September 6, 2022. A native of Anniston, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Dallas and Flosssie Raxter Love. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brother, Robert “Bobby” Raxter, and her sister Joyce Rhodes, and two great-grandchildren, Emma Grace Bryson and...

Sep 6, 2022

Willie Mae “Billie” Mehaffey, 96, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. Born in Gastonia, NC, she was the daughter of the late Troy and Mary Stiles Davis. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Hunley “Mac” Mehaffey; and her brothers: W.T. Davis and Richard “Buster” Davis....

Sep 5, 2022

Lenore Lee Kempfer peacefully passed away at Givens Park Health Care early Monday morning, September 5, 2022.

Lenore was born in Kansas MO, to George Wilford Kempfer and Virginia Lee Ficklin Kempfer on August 21, 1940.  At a young age Lenore and her family moved to the Asheville area where she grew up and became a school...