Obituaries

William Jasper "Bill" Cowan, 84

William Jasper "Bill" Cowan, 84, passed away on Saturday March 29, 2014.   Read More »

Ernest Milas Brown, 86

Ernest Milas Brown, age 86, of Hendersonville passed away Saturday, March 29, 2014, at the Elizabeth House.    Read More »

John Clifford Sease

John Clifford Sease of Saluda passed away Saturday, March 29, 2014, at the Elizabeth House following a lengthy illness.   Read More »

Antoinette "Toni" Novak, 72

Antoinette "Toni" Novak, 72, of Flat Rock passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 23, 2014.   Read More »

Inza D. Allen, 101

Inza D. Allen, 101 of Hendersonville died Saturday, March 29, 2014, at the Elizabeth House.   Read More »

Sharon Dietz, 62

Sharon Dietz, 62, of Hendersonville passed away Tuesday morning, March 25, 2014, surrounded by her loving family and closest friends. She will be welcomed by her father, Henry Still, and the love of her life, Lowell Stockstill.   Read More »

Ida Mae Kingsland, 90

Ida Mae Kingsland, 90, of Flat Rock died Wednesday March 26, 2014, at Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation peacefully.   Read More »

Nellie Jones, 100

Nellie Jones, 100, of Hendersonville died Friday, March 28, 2014, at Cardinal Care Center.   Read More »

Allyn Noel, 70

Allyn Noel, 70, of Dana, died on Tuesday, March 25.   Read More »

Blanche Wayboer, 85

Blanche Wayboer, 85, passed away peacefully on March 25, 2014, with her husband and son at her side.   Read More »

Sharon Dietz, 62

Sharon Dietz, 62, of Hendersonville passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014.   Read More »

Ethlyn Sims Byrd, 70

Ethlyn Sims Byrd, 70, of Hendersonville died Friday, March 21, 2014, at Pardee Memorial Hospital.   Read More »

Robbie Shope Gentry, 52

Robbie Shope Gentry, 52, of Fletcher died Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at her residence.   Read More »

Ethlyn Sims Byrd, 70

Ethlyn Sims Byrd, 70, of Hendersonville died Friday, March 21, 2014 at Pardee Memorial Hospital.   Read More »

Arthur Jay Conrad, 68

Arthur Jay Conrad, 68, of Flat Rock, died peacefully on March 22 at his home after a fight with cancer.   Read More »

Carroll W Wilkie, 86

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Former N.C. State Senator, Carroll "Papa" Weldon Wilkie, 86, formerly of Fletcher, NC, passed away on March 20, 2014 at his home at Agapé Senior Assisted Living, Rock Hill, SC.   Read More »

John P. Wold, 90

John P. Wold, 90, of Hendersonville died Thursday, March 20, 2014, at Carolina Village.   Read More »

David M. Shadron, 72

David M. Shadron, 72, of Laurel Park passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Elizabeth House, following a brief, acute illness.   Read More »

Lucyanne Staley, 91

Lucyanne Staley, 91, of Hendersonville, beloved mother, died Sunday, March 16, 2014, at Carolina Village following a lengthy illness.   Read More »

Virginia May Davis, 86

Virginia May Davis, 86, of Candler died Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home.   Read More »

Suzanne Hahn Olmsted, 77

Suzanne Hahn Olmsted, 77, passed away peacefully with family at her side on Saturday, March 15, 2014, at Elizabeth House in Hendersonville after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.   Read More »

Melba Needham, 96

Melba Needham, 96, passed on March 13, 2014, at Emeritus at Oak Hollow Memory Care Facility.   Read More »

Rev. Leander W. (Billy) Ruth Jr.

Heaven welcomed a soldier of the cross home on March 19th! He fought a good fight, finished his course, and kept the faith. Rev. Leander W. (Billy) Ruth Jr. faithfully served as a minister and pastor for over 50 years in both North and South Carolina.   Read More »

William Jerry Patty, 67

William Jerry Patty, 67, of Mills River passed away Monday, March 17, 2014.   Read More »

Lucile Wright Smith, 99

Lucile Wright Smith, 99, of Hendersonville passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Spring Arbor.   Read More »

Madeline A. Kamin, 87

Madeline A. Kamin, 87, of Hendersonville passed away Monday, March 17, 2014, at Pardee Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.   Read More »

Catherine McCall Capps, 91

Catherine McCall Capps, 91, of Hendersonville passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Cherry Springs Village.   Read More »

William Jerry Patty, 67

William Jerry Patty, 67, of Mills River passed away Monday, March 17, 2014.   Read More »

Anna Rebecca Drake, 33

Anna Rebecca Drake, 33, a life-long resident of Hendersonville, went to be with her Heavenly Father Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at her home surrounded by family and loved ones.   Read More »

Carl Malone Allen, 88

Carl Malone Allen, 88, of Mills River, NC, passed away peacefully into the presence of the Lord on Monday, March 17, 2014 at the Elizabeth House in Hendersonville, NC. He was born on June 28, 1925 in Hendersonville, NC to the late Robert and Ezra Allen. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Whitaker Allen, who went to be with the Lord on March 25, 2001.

Carl was a veteran of the United States Navy. He worked at Berkley Mills and later at General Electric, where he retired after 25 years of service. After retirement, he worked as a guard with Pinkerton at Berkley Mills. He was a member of the Mills River Baptist Church. He loved the Lord. He taught Sunday School for many years and studied his Bible daily.   Read More »

Boyd B. Massagee Jr., 81

Boyd B. Massagee Jr., 81, of Hendersonville died Thursday, March 13, 2014, at the Elizabeth House after a period of declining health. He was born in Greenville, NC, on Sept. 25, 1932, to the late Boyd B. and Margaret Hough Massagee Sr.   Read More »

Roy Timothy Baldwin, 54

Roy Timothy Baldwin, 54, of Fletcher passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014, at his residence.   Read More »

Bessie Alberta Terrell Gibbs

Bessie Alberta Terrell Gibbs passed peacefully into the presence of the Lord on March 8, 2014, at the Elizabeth House in Hendersonville.   Read More »

Suzzane H. Olmsted, 77

Suzzane H. Olmsted, 77, of Hendersonville died Saturday, March 15, 2014, at the Elizabeth House.   Read More »

Margaret Justus Prim, 84

Margaret Justus Prim, 84, of Hendersonville died Feb. 27, 2014 at the Elizabeth House.   Read More »

Barbara Sentell Johnson, 81

Barbara Sentell Johnson, 81, of Hendersonville died peacefully Thursday, March 13, 2014, at her residence at Lake Pointe Landing after a period of declining health.   Read More »

Lois Shepherd Moody, 97

Lois Shepherd Moody, 97, of Hendersonville passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014 at the Elizabeth House.   Read More »

Barbara Sentell Johnson, 81

Barbara Sentell Johnson, 81, of Hendersonville died peacefully Thursday, March 13, 2014, at her residence at Lake Pointe Landing after a period of declining health.   Read More »

Brenda Mary Stillman, 81

Brenda Mary Stillman, 81, of Etowah died Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Hendersonville Health & Rehab.   Read More »

Ray A. Jones, 74

Ray A. Jones, 74, of Hendersonville went home to be with the Lord on March 12, 2014, at the Laurels of Hendersonville.   Read More »

Vincent George Peck, 86

Vincent George Peck, 86, of Hendersonville, passed away Friday, Feb. 26, 2014.   Read More »

Mary Pikoraitis, 80

Mary Pikoraitis, 80, of Hendersonville died Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at the Elizabeth House.   Read More »

Barbara Sentell Johnson, 81

Barbara Sentell Johnson, 81, of Hendersonville died Thursday March 13, 2014, at the The Laurels at Lake Point Landing.   Read More »

Kathlene Stewart, 90

Kathlene Stewart, 90, a native and lifelong resident of Henderson County, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, March 12, 2014.   Read More »

Frank J. Albetta

Frank J. Albetta of Hendersonville passed away suddenly March 7, 2014, at home, 11 weeks after the death of his wife of 66 years, Inez N. Albetta.   Read More »

Harold M. Jackson II

Harold M. Jackson II was born Sept. 11, 1928, in Charlotte as the youngest of three sons to F. Raymond and Laura Rowley Jackson. He passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2014.   Read More »

Ruth C. Hoots, 88

Ruth C. Hoots, 88, of Hendersonville died Sunday, March 9, 2014, at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock.   Read More »

Peggy Thompson, 51

Peggy Thompson, 51, of Dana entered into the arms of the Lord on Sunday, March 9, 2014, at the Elizabeth House.   Read More »

Gladys Scheffrin Falk, 85

Hendersonville author Gladys Scheffrin Falk, whose children's book is a staple of home schooler's reading throughout the U.S., died Friday, March 7, 2014, at Pardee Memorial Hospital in Hendersonville. She was 85 and had had a stroke.   Read More »

Sharron Lynn Krzaczkowski, 61

Sharron Lynn Krzaczkowski, 61, of East Flat Rock passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014 at the Life Care Center.   Read More »

Pastor Gordon Lawrence Burton, 82

Pastor Gordon Lawrence Burton, 82, of Fletcher passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014, at the Elizabeth House after a long illness. His last days passed quietly as he was surrounded by his loving
family.   Read More »

Dorothy R. Justus, 78

Dorothy R. Justus, 78, of Hendersonville passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Elizabeth House.   Read More »

Harriett Frances Fowler Worthy, 88

Harriett Frances Fowler Worthy, 88, of Hendersonville passed away Friday, March 7, 2014, at her home.   Read More »

Mary Corbett Sitton, 85

Mrs. Mary Corbett Sitton, 85, of Hendersonville went home to be with the Lord Saturday, March 8, 2014.   Read More »

Ronsard "Ron" A. Balson, 84

Ronsard "Ron" A. Balson, 84, of Hendersonville passed away Friday, March 7, 2014, at Greenville Medical Center in Greenville, SC.   Read More »

Mrs. Peggy Louise Griffin, 75

Mrs. Peggy Louise Griffin, 75, of Hendersonville went home to be with the Lord Saturday, March 8, 2014.   Read More »

J.V. Brown, 83

J.V. Brown, 83, of Flat Rock passed away Friday, March 7, 2014 at home surrounded by his loving family.   Read More »

John D. Saxon, Jr., 87

John D. Saxon, Jr., 87, of Hendersonville went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at Pardee Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.   Read More »

Vincent George Peck, 86

Vincent George Peck, 86, of Hendersonville passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2014.   Read More »

Edison R. "Ed" Capps, 82

Edison R. "Ed" Capps, USAF Retired, 82, of Hendersonville passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014 at the Elizabeth House.   Read More »

Bruce Allen McLean, 81

Bruce Allen McLean, 81, of Saluda died Wednesday, March 5, 2014.   Read More »

Janet Ryden Michener, 88

Janet Ryden Michener, age 88, of Hendersonville died Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Pardee Hospital.   Read More »

Rose Ella Scroggins, 84

Rose Ella Scroggins was called home to be with the Lord on March 1, 2014 following a lengthy illness. Rose Ella was 84 years old.   Read More »

Dorothy Jane Hardenburg, 80

Dorothy Jane Hardenburg, 80, of Hendersonville died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 at Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation Center in Flat Rock.   Read More »

Rose Ella Scroggins

Rose Ella Scroggins was called home to be with the Lord on March 1, 2014 following a lengthy illness.   Read More »

Golda "Goldie" Frisbee Jackson, 92

Golda "Goldie" Frisbee Jackson, 92, of Hendersonville passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at The Laurels of Hendersonville.   Read More »

Nancy Hall Baird, 82

Nancy Hall Baird, 82, of Hendersonville, died Tuesday, Feb.y 18, 2014, from complications following a stroke.   Read More »

Golda "Goldie" Frisbee Jackson, 92

Golda "Goldie" Frisbee Jackson, 92, of Hendersonville passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at The Laurels of Hendersonville.   Read More »

Scott Kenneth Burrell, 47

Scott Kenneth Burrell, 47, of Hendersonville passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at the Elizabeth House.   Read More »