Obituaries

Karen T. Covington Brevard - Karen T. Covington, 48, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at her residence in Brevard, NC. A native and lifelong resident of Henderson County she also lived in Transylvania County, she was a daughter of Wanda Baynard Justice and the late Norman Leonard Thrift. She was a...

Kathleen E. Thorpe Pisgah Forest, NC - Kathleen E. Thorpe, 59, died peacefully at her home, Friday, February 15, 2008. She was born August 9, 1948 in Niagara Falls, NY, to the late Oskar Back and Sieglinde Neumann. She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Peter, one daughter : Anne Thorpe of Brevard, two brothers:...

Kenneth Joseph Greenwood Pisgah Forest- -Kenneth Joseph Greenwood, 87, died Friday, February 29, 2009 at his residence. He was a son of the late John and Minnie Folchert Greenwood and was the husband of the late Vivian Greenwood for 55 years before her death in 2000. He was also preceded in death be three sisters, Evelyn, Mildred...

Kyla Ashley Parker, 8 years old, of Brevard, peacefully entered the healing arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 after a long and courageous battle with Cystic Fibrosis. Kyla was born on September 16, 2000 in Brevard. She was a third grade student at Rosman Elementary with an infectious smile and...

Lawrence "Larry" Surig Brevard, NC - Lawrence "Larry" Surig, 82, of Brevard, NC passed away November 14, 2008 at his residence with his family at his side. He was the son of the late Cecelia Ann Jenne Surig and the late Theodore Surig. He was also preceded in death by a sister Gertrude Theide and a brother...

Cedar Mountain - Lawrence R. ("Larry") Taylor, 81, passed away at Mission Hospital in Asheville on Monday, December 22, 2008. Larry was born September 12, 1927 in Chicago, IL to the late Margaret ("Peggy") Taylor Roe and the late Robert Taylor. Larry graduated from Memphis Messick High School in 1945, and from Memphis (State) University with a...

Pisgah Forest - Lois Merrill Hall, 82, died Saturday, May 3, 2008 at the Oaks, Brevard, NC. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Gaillard Rex Merrill, Sr. and Mary Effie Pierson Merrill and was the wife of the late Aldon Hall, Jr. She was also preceded in death by her son,...

Arnold Steve Cochran Brevard - Arnold Steve Cochran, 77, died Sunday, June 22, 2008 at Tore's Home, Brevard, NC. A native of Bryson City, NC, he was a son of the late C.E. (Red) and Hazel Sitton Cochran. He was preceded in death by a son Glen Alan Cochran, a brother, Lewis Cochran and a sister, Kay...

A. N. "Bill" Mahaffey Arden - A. N. "Bill" Mahaffey, 76, died Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at Park Ridge Hospital. A native of Beckley, WV, he was the son of the late Ambrose Felix Mahaffey and Eliza Raines Mahaffey and was the husband of the late Sarah H. Mahaffey. Mr. Mahaffey was a veteran of the U.S....

Agnes Moffitt Scott Penrose - Agnes Moffitt Scott, 83, died Saturday, July 12, 2008 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Rabun County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Ida Anderson Moffitt and was the wife of the late Loyed William Scott. She is also preceded in death by a...

Bertha Jean Lance Brevard - Bertha Jean Lance, 94, died, July 6, 2008 at Tore's Home in Brevard. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Hilliard Hampton, Jr. and Margaret Fleming Hamilton. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Thomas H. Hampton III and Edward Hampton. "Bert" or "B.J." as she was known was born...

Betty Stamey Smith Foster Brevard - Betty Stamey Smith Foster, 78, passed away at the Brian Center on Sunday, December 14, 2008. Betty was born February 3, 1930 in Transylvania County, NC to the late James Noble Stamey and the late Clara Campbell Stamey. Betty graduated from Brevard High School in 1948. In addition to her parents,...

Beulah O'Brien Meier, 101, died Wednesday, September third in Brevard, North Carolina where she had lived for the past nine years. She was born in Indianapolis. Her father was the financial editor of the Indianapolis News, at one time the sister publication of the Star. She outlived her six siblings and is survived by thirteen nephews and...

Billy Lee Jennings Brevard - Billy Lee Jennings, 66, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Transylvania Community Hospital. A native of Kingsport, TN, he was the son of the late Hansel Robert and Flora Ann Hunter Jennings. Mr. Jennings was a veteran of the US Air Force, serving during the Vietnam...

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...

C. Edward Roy, 91, Brevard College chaplain and professor emeritus, died Saturday evening at Brian Center in Brevard. The native of Birmingham, Ala., had lived in Brevard since 1944. He was the son of Eugene and Bessie Roy of Birmingham. His 40-year tenure at Brevard College began in 1944 and ended with his retirement in 1984. He...

Carl L. "Tincy" Dixon Brevard, NC - Carl L. "Tincy" Dixon, 61, died Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at his residence after being on dialysis for 15 years. He owned and operated Dixon Carpet Sales in Brevard for 25 years and was know as the Pit-Stop BBQ man. He was a member of Pisgah Forest Baptist Church. Mr....

Carl "Howard" Wilkie Brevard - Carl "Howard" Wilkie of Brevard passed away on December 6, 2008 at The Oaks of Brevard. He was a son of the late William Pinkney Wilkie and Beulah Tanner Wilkie. He was a member and Trustee of Pisgah Forest Baptist Church where he also served as past Deacon and treasurer for the...

Carla G. Roysdon Horse Shoe - Carla G. Roysdon, 70, died Friday, August 8, 2008 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Beattyville, KY, she was the daughter of the late Taylor and Gladys Stacey Butler and was the wife of the late Boyce Roysdon. She was a member of the AMVETS, Moose Lodge,...

Carmel Roman Brevard - Carmel Roman, 93, died Sunday, September 28, 2008 in Brevard, NC. She was born in Red Granite, Wisconsin and resided most of her life in Chicago Heights, Ill. She worked at Saint James Hospital in Chicago Heights for over 45 years. She started out in the laundry facility and worked her way to...