Dec 5, 2020

Brenda Kay Scruggs, 72, born in Transylvania County and a resident of the Silversteen Community, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 5, 2020. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Blanche Owen Galloway and Avery Galloway. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her stepfather...

Dec 1, 2020

Barbara Ann Hamilton, 55, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. A Transylvania County native, she was the daughter of the late M.L. and Jennie Morgan Hamilton.

Barbara enjoyed hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains, sitting on her front porch watching her dogs play in the yard, sitting around a fire with friends, black...

Nov 28, 2020

On Saturday, November 28, 2020, Christine Janet (O’Connor) Passamano, loving sister and mother of two children, passed away at age 71.

Chris was born on May 23, 1949 in Brisbane, Australia to Thomas and Doris (Mitchell) O’Connor.  Raised in Lindenhurst, New York, She learned at an early age of civic duty from both her parents and spent...

Nov 28, 2020

Richard Hagedorn, 68, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020. A native of Ridgewood, NJ, he was the son of the late Garret and Carolyn Vroon Hagedorn.

Dick was an avid sports lover, refereed soccer for the local high schools, excellent golfer. When he wasn’t watching sports he was playing with his puppies Libby...

Nov 28, 2020

Ricky Lee Whitener, 61, of Brevard, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Charles Edward Whitener and Marie Ashe Whitener.

Ricky was a guest of The Haven a few times, but most recently stayed with them for over two years until he was housed in...

Nov 26, 2020

Willie Ray Lomax, 92, of Brevard, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020. Born in Stanley County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Calvin and Fannie Kimrey Lomax. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by six siblings: Grady Lomax, Maude Efird, Cora Mae Chance, Pauline Dayvault, Macie Hearne and C. A....

Nov 22, 2020

Ronald A. “Ronnie” Davis, 87, of Pisgah Forest, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020. A native of Miami, Florida, he was the son of the late Alvin and Gertrude Mooney Davis.

Ronnie graduated from Miami High School and attended the University of Florida. Ronnie was a contented man that loved life, family, music and playing multiple...

Nov 15, 2020

Boyce Jimmy “Jim” Galloway, 77, of Tamassee, SC, formerly of Rosman, NC, went home to his Savior, on Sunday, November 15, 2020. To all who knew him, he was a good man and a child of the King. He was the son of the late Wiley Kenneth and Bessie Burrell Galloway. In addition to his parents he was also...

Nov 14, 2020

Obituary Darrell (D.L.) Miller D.L. Miller of College Walk, passed away on November 14, 2020. He was born in Jenks, Oklahoma, the son of the late Gladys Spaulding and Darrell Miller. He was a graduate of the University of Arkansas where he was a member of the basketball team, the University Hall of Fame and Omicron Delta Kappa, a...

Nov 9, 2020

The Church Triumphant gained a new baritone to sing with their heavenly chorus when Jerry Arthur Starnes, 80, left the bounds of earth after a lengthy illness on November 9, 2020.

Jerry loved classical and religious music. Until respiratory ailments took his voice, he was a baritone singer in three local music groups: The Chancel Choir at...