May 18, 2022

Mary Ruth Stamey, 75, of Brevard, passed away at her home on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Mary Irene Galloway Stamey.

Mary Ruth had a great love for music that was instilled into her at a very early age and stayed with her for...

May 17, 2022

Regina Marie Cain Thomasson, 60, of Brevard, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Born in Buncombe County, she was the daughter of Terry L. Cain and the late Esther Lucille Cain.

A member of MENSA, Regina had a big, caring heart for others and for her Lord. An avid doll collector, she also donated numerous dolls...

May 12, 2022

John C. Davis of Brevard, NC passed away on May 12, 2022 at age 87. A native of Somers, Connecticut, he was the son of the late George W. and Dorothy C. Davis.  In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by two previous wives – Carolyn Harvey Davis and  Margaret Penoyer Davis.

John...

May 12, 2022

Cathy Jean Hogsed Harris, 65, of Brevard, passed into eternal rest on May 12, 2022 at Mission Hospital in Asheville. A Transylvania County native, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Zelma Hogsed of the Dunn’s Rock Community. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brother, Donald Hogsed.

Cathy...

May 11, 2022

Col. John Wallace Thomas, U. S. Army (ret.) 91, of Sapphire, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. A native of Easley, South Carolina, he was raised in Walhalla, the son of the late John and Inez Crenshaw Thomas. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother, Charles Thomas; his sisters Colleen Harris...

May 8, 2022

Dorothy Bell “Dot” Roberts, 78, of Etowah, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022. A native of Franklin, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late J.R. and Grace Norton Bell. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sister, Sue Bell Nicholson.

A 1961 graduate of Franklin High School, Dot...

May 8, 2022

Betty R. “Sue” Daves, 68, of Brevard, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late John and Minnie Mason Raines. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her sister, Rebecca “Becky” Galloway.

Known to many people around Transylvania County simply as...

May 7, 2022

Bruno DePalma, M.D. died at the Bailey Hospice Center, Saint Augustine on May 7, 2022.  He was born on August 24, 1941, the son of the late, Rosa Cimidora DePalma and Joseph DePalma in Boston, Massachusetts.  He grew up in Canton, Massachusetts and graduated from Canton High School.  He graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a Bachelor of...

May 4, 2022

Rayna Maxine Boothby, 84, of Brevard, died on May 4, 2022 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law. She was born in October 1937, in Gardiner, Maine, to Maxine (Mulhern) Hamlin and Albert Hoak and lived most of her life in Maine.

Rayna will be remembered as a kind and generous person, loving to her family and friends,...

May 1, 2022

Kathryn Elizabeth “Katie” Miller, 52, of Raleigh, formerly of Brevard,  departed this earthly life May 1, 2022  at UNC Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC.  She was born August 27, 1969, the daughter of Joyce A. Miller and the late Rev. Merrill C. Miller, Jr of Brevard and Cary, NC.  Katie is survived by a family that loved her dearly....