Gene Franks
May 8, 2025
Gene Franks, 84, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at his residence while surrounded by his family.
A native of Henderson County, he was a son of the late Willard Church and Jewell Franks Harwood. He was also preceded in death by his previous wife, Dixie Lee Franks; son, Christopher Franks; brothers: Jimmy Raines and wife...
Jose' Manuel Jaime Gonzalez
Apr 29, 2025
Infant Jose’ Manuel Jaime Gonzalez, passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at the Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte.
He was a son of Jesus Gonzalez Noyola and Miguel Jaime Acevedo.
Surviving in addition to his parents are his siblings: Lezly, Elizabeth and Michael; paternal grandparents: Miguel Jaime Sanchez and Guadalupe Acevedo Vega; maternal grandparents: Jose’ Gonzalez Rosillo and Lidia...
Jeanette Lee Roberts
Apr 29, 2025
Jeanette Lee Roberts, 77 of Asheville, joined her beloved husband, Richard Lee Roberts, on April 29, 2025. They were married for 59 years. When asked what she did in life, one would say she was Richard’s wife. Her greatest accomplishment in life would have been to be the greatest wife, mother, nana, daughter, and sister.
She was also preceded in death...
Alma Tinker Cagle
Apr 27, 2025
Alma Tinker Cagle, 93, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at the Aston Park Health Care Center.
A native of Erwin, TN, she was a daughter of the late Charley Broadus Tinker and Lula Chandler Tinker, and wife of the late Charles Cagle. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Gloria Jean Angevine;...
Charles "Doug" Douglas Collins
Apr 25, 2025
Charles Douglas Collins, age 68 of Woodfin, NC went to be with his precious savior on April 25, 2025, at Care Partners Solace Center. Doug was born on September 11, 1956, to Charles Lewis & Lydia Novella Collins.
He graduated from Clyde A. Erwin High School in 1974. He worked in construction and maintenance until 2013 and at that time took...
Jo Ann Pearson
Apr 23, 2025
Jo Ann Brooks Pearson, 84, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at Mission Hospital.
She was the daughter of the late Rev. E.B “Eddie” Brooks, founder of Woodland Terrace Baptist Church, who died in 1983, and her mother, Edna Ruth Brooks, who died in 1999; and wife of the late Morris Dale Pearson who died...
Patrick Michael Muzzi
Apr 22, 2025
Patrick Michael Muzzi, 75, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Mission Hospital.
A native of Utica, NY, he was the son of the late Bruno Michael Muzzi and Fannie Helena Salerno Muzzi.
Patrick loved everything about trains, whether scale or full size, and could tell you more than you would ever want to know about them. In his professional life...
Roy Eugene Norton
Apr 18, 2025
Roy Eugene Norton, 81, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 18, 2025, at Mission Hospital.
Roy was a native of Franklin, NC. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and worked for American Enka (BASF) for over 30 years until his retirement.
He was the son of the late Manuel Lewis Norton and Ruby Hopkins Norton. He was...
Wade Arnold Edwards
Apr 18, 2025
Wade Arnold Edwards, 82, passed away on Friday, April 18, 2025, at his residence while surrounded by his family.
A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late William Arnold Edwards and Hazel Marie Bryant Edwards, and the husband of the late Betty Jean Shelton Edwards who passed away on June 12, 2010. He was also preceded in...
Joyce Hyatt Smith
Apr 17, 2025
Joyce Denise Hyatt Smith, 70, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at Mission Hospital.
A native of Buncombe County, she retired from the Cafeteria at Sand Hill Venable School after nearly 30 years of service. She was a member of Maple Ridge Baptist Church in Candler.
Joyce was a daughter of the late Raymond Eugene Hyatt and...
Barbara Ann Wyatt Deal
Apr 13, 2025
Barbara Ann Deal, 89, of Asheville, NC, died Sunday, April 13, 2025, at Mission Hospital in Asheville.
Barbara was born February 12, 1936, in the Woodfin area of Asheville. She was a 1954 graduate of Woodfin High School and previously worked at Gerber Foods and later as a childcare provider before becoming a full-time homemaker.
She was a lifelong member of Elkwood...
Delores "Dee" Lambert Christopher
Apr 12, 2025
Delores “Dee” Lolita Lambert Christopher, 80, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Elevate Health.
A native of Buncombe County, she had worked at K-Mart as a check-out Supervisor for many years. She loved The Lord and one of her favorite places to be was in church. She was a longtime member of Crossroads Church where...
Terry "Cotton" Dale Brockmeier, Sr.
Apr 10, 2025
Terry “Cotton” Dale Brockmeier, Sr., 76, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at his residence in Marion.
A native of Asheville, he worked as a Drywall Foreman. He loved his family deeply and would always accommodate his children and grandchildren with any needs from a bit of fatherly advice to a bed to sleep in at...
William Cutler
Apr 9, 2025
William Cutler, 91, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at his home in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
A native of Roosevelt, New York, he was a son of the late Joseph and Helen Back Cutler. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Irwin Cutler.
Bill retired following his many decades career as an aeronautical engineer with Republic Aviation and Grumman...
Juanita Sparks Letterman
Apr 9, 2025
Juanita Evelyn Weber Sparks Letterman, 98, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at the NHC Cavette Hill Assisted Living in Knoxville, TN.
She was a native of Erwin, TN, and had worked at BASF as an Administrative Secretary. She was a member of Malvern Hills Presbyterian Church for over 70 years.
She was a daughter of the...
Annie Mae Sales
Apr 9, 2025
Annie Mae Keever Sales, 102, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Mission Hospital.
A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a homemaker and member of Laurel Pines Baptist Church.
She was the daughter of the late William Jennings Keever and Ada Marie Lawrence Keever, and wife of the late Carroll Millard Sales, Jr. She was...
Eddie Gene Ramsey
Apr 8, 2025
Eddie Gene Ramsey, 28, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, unexpectedly at his home.
A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a 2016 graduate of Erwin High School. Eddie owned and operated Ramsey Waste Services.
Eddie was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Ed Smith, and paternal grandfather, Jerry Ramsey.
Those left to cherish...
Margaret W. Carter
Apr 6, 2025
Margaret Carolin Wheeler Carter, 92, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 6, 2025, at Pisgah Manor Health Care.
A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a homemaker and was member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church since 2012 and formerly a member of Victory Baptist Church where she taught Children’s Sunday School for over 50 years.
She...
Patricia Revis
Apr 3, 2025
Patricia Revis, 74, went home to be with The Lord on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at her home while surrounded by her family.
A native of Evansville, IN, she resided in Buncombe County since 1970. She was the daughter of the late Douglas Walton Brackett and Hazel Edwina Hall Brackett.
Patricia graduated from Western High School in Kokomo, IN and met her...
Wilma Irene Brank Fellows
Apr 2, 2025
Wilma Irene Brank Fellows, 88, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at the Elevate Health and Rehabilitation Center.
A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Donald Brank and Helen Elizabeth Morgan Brank. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, John Calvin Williams, Sr.; second husband, Richard James Fellows; and brother, Charles...
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