Elbert "Hoover" Brooks
Feb 12, 2016
Elbert Hoover Brooks of Brevard Road, Asheville died on Friday, February 12, 2016, after a short illness. He was born in Buncombe County on March 6, 1928 and was a descendent of Sam Brooks that came to the Asheville area in 1785. He was the youngest son of the late George Dill Brooks and Nora Barber Brooks. Brothers and...
Velma Mcbrayer
Feb 12, 2016
Fairview Velma Gibson McBrayer, 85, of Fairview, passed away Friday, February 12, 2016 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. Velma was the daughter of the late Lee Roy and Dollie Wright Gibson, and the wife of the late Eurschel McBrayer, who died in 1998. She was also preceded in death by a son, Lawrence M. Larry McBrayer. Velma...
Therlow Worth Lanning
Feb 6, 2016
Therlow Worth Lanning, 82, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 6, 2016. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he grew up in Biltmore and graduated from Biltmore High School. He worked for the Asheville Citizen-Times Newspaper and retired after 42 years of service. Therlow was a member of Victory Baptist Church where he served...
William Roy Carter
Feb 3, 2016
William Roy Carter, 75, known to many as Uncle Bill went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 3, 2016. He was a man with a big heart who loved many, as many loved him. He was the anchor of his family and will be truly missed. He was preceded in death by his father, Ernest Carter; mother,...
Betty Cauble Harris
Feb 2, 2016
Fairview On February 2, 2016, Jesus took Betty Jane Cauble Harris, 87, home. Born December 29, 1928 in Buncombe County, Mrs. Harris was a 1945 graduate of Brevard High School, and retired from The Ball Corporation. She was the daughter of the late Willis William and Geneva Jamison Cauble. Surviving are her three children: Jack Harris, Linda Phelps and...
Geraldene Hensley Bradford
Jan 30, 2016
Geraldene Hensley Bradford, 69, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Burnsville she resided in Candler most of her life. She was a member of Glady Baptist Church and worked for Mills Mfg. and later Goodwill where she recently retired. Mrs. Bradford was the daughter...
Helen Allen
Jan 29, 2016
Candler Helen Hart Allen, 70, of 10 Mountain Range Road, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 29, 2016 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Elizabethton, TN, she had resided in Buncombe County for the past 51 years. She was formerly employed with Plastic Form and was a member of Lake Hills...
Ronnie Woodby
Jan 29, 2016
Asheville Ronald William Ronnie Woodby, 56, of Asheville, passed away Friday, January 29, 2016 at his home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Ronnie worked as a form carpenter in construction as well as in the fencing industry. He will be remembered as a free spirit with a mischievous smile, who loved life and lived it fully. Ronnie was...
Mary Martin
Jan 28, 2016
Asheville Mary Julia Holesapple Martin, 84, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at the Laurels of Summit Ridge. A native of Decatur, AL, she had resided in Asheville for most of her life. She was the Office Manager for Stuart Nye Silver Shop for over 50 years, was a 1952 graduate of Warren Wilson...
John W. Roberts
Jan 27, 2016
Asheville John W. Roberts, 77, of 1147 Old Leicester Hwy, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Morristown, TN, he was a resident of Buncombe County for most of his life. He retired in 2004 from BASF following 10 years of service and formerly...
Lisa Dianne Reeves
Jan 27, 2016
Lisa Dianne Reeves, 50, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Miami, FL, she resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Mrs. Reeves was the daughter of Landon G. Lewis of Leicester and the late Patricia Suzanne Boswell...
Nell Ann Wilson Robinson
Jan 26, 2016
Asheville Nell Ann Wilson Robinson, 78, of 16 Dove Tree Lane, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a retired School Teacher with the Buncombe County School System following 30 years of service where she taught at West Buncombe Elementary...
Margaret Wooten
Jan 25, 2016
Leicester Margaret Wilde Wooten, 71, of Leicester, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 25, 2016 at St. Joseph Campus surrounded by her family. A native of Madison County, Ms. Wooten had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She had retired as an inspector in the textile industry, and most recently had worked...
Eugenia Davis
Jan 23, 2016
Leicester Eugenia Anderson Davis, 92, died Saturday, January 23, 2016 at her home. A native of Haywood County, she lived in Buncombe County since 1946 and was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. Mrs. Davis was the wife of the late Andy Davis and daughter of the late Elbert and Daffie Anderson. Surviving are her daughters, Dorotha Marie...
Debra Sue Hensley
Jan 23, 2016
Debra Sue Desko Hensley, 61, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at her residence. A native of Franklin, PA, she resided in Buncombe County for the past 20 years. She is the daughter of Beverly J. Reagle of Franklin, PA and the late Robert Michael Desko, Sr. Surviving are her husband, Kenneth Leslie Hensley; sons:, Robert Myers and...
Alice Carol Joyce Ardeeser
Jan 15, 2016
Leicester Alice Carol Stephenson Joyce Ardeeser, 85, of 738 Crestview Drive, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 15, 2016 at the Fleshers Fairview Health Care Center. A native and resident most of her life of Buncombe County, she was formerly a Teachers Assistant for Kindergartners at West Buncombe Elementary School where she drew yearly portraits of...
Myrtle Murray
Jan 14, 2016
Candler Myrtle Lucille Woodle Murray, 88, of Candler, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Pisgah Manor Healthcare Center. A native of South Carolina, Mrs. Murray had resided most of her life in Buncombe County, and retired from American Enka with almost fifty years of service. She was a faithful member of over 60 years of Deaverview Baptist Church,...
Woody Henson
Jan 13, 2016
Asheville Allen Woodrow Woody Henson, 98, of 600 Barrett Lane, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at the Givens Estate. He was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a graduate of Lee Edwards High School. He retired from the Asheville VA Medical Center where he had served as a Lab Technician and was...
Erma Josephine Bailey
Jan 9, 2016
Asheville Erma Josephine Bailey, 89, went to be with her Lord Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. Mrs. Bailey was a native of Spartanburg, SC and had resided in Buncombe County for the past 58 years. She was a member of Good News Baptist Church. Mrs. Bailey was the daughter of the late...
Genette B. Morrow
Jan 8, 2016
Asheville - Genette Mildred Buchanan Morrow, 88, of 1921 Old Haywood Road, went to be with her Lord Friday, January 8, 2016. Mrs. Morrow was a native of Jackson County where she was a 1945 Graduate of Sylva Webster High School. She had resided most of her life in Buncombe County, was formerly employed with American Enka Corp. and...
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