Obituary Listing

Suzzette Burleson

Suzzette Burleson

Jul 1, 2015

Barnardsville Priscilla Suzzette Burleson, born October 19, 1964 and passed away unexpectedly on July 1, 2015 in Tucson, AZ. She was a 1983 graduate of North Buncombe High School, attended Western Carolina University and Duke University and was a Registered Nurse. She formerly worked for Mission Health Systems for several years. Suzzette was preceded in death by her sister,...

Betty Bauman Orr

Betty Bauman Orr

Jul 1, 2015

Asheville Betty Clarice Bauman Orr, 91, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at the Laurels of Green Tree Ridge. Mrs. Orr was born in Asheville, North Carolina, on September 28, 1923, to the late Fred and Luda Moseley Bauman. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband of 36 years, James...

Joan Allen

Joan Allen

Jun 29, 2015

Asheville Brenda Joan Towe Allen, 70, of 20 Wood Duck Lane, went to be with her Lord on Monday, June 29, 2015 at the Elizabeth House. A native and resident most of her life of Buncombe County, she was raised in the Mt. Pisgah area and attended Enka High School. She was formerly employed with St. Joseph Campus of...

Annie Mae Malonson Deweese

Annie Mae Malonson Deweese

Jun 28, 2015

Annie Mae Malonson DeWeese, 93, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015 at the N.C. State Veterans Home in Black Mountain. A native of Westport, MA, she resided in Buncombe County for 67 years. She was the daughter of the late George Malonson and Laura Sorrel Malonson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, W. Herbert DeWeese, and...

Christine Phillips "Granny" Teague

Christine Phillips "Granny" Teague

Jun 26, 2015

Christine P. Granny Teague, 94, passed away on Friday, June 26, 2015 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. This last sunset for her marks a sunrise in a much, much grander place. A native of Anderson County, TN, she resided in Buncombe County since 1949. She was a member of Cedar Mountain Baptist Church. She was the...

Peggy L. Shoffner

Peggy L. Shoffner

Jun 26, 2015

Peggy L. Shoffner, 84, passed away Friday, June 26, 2015 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Edward Jones and Lucy Wise Jones. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl William Bill Shoffner; brothers: Edward Jones and Harry Jones; sisters: Betty Gaddy, Nedra Nolan,...

Mack Tweed

Mack Tweed

Jun 25, 2015

Candler Mack Tweed, 76, of 168 Liberty Road, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at his residence. A native of Madison County, Mr. Tweed had resided in Buncombe County for the past 42 years. He was formerly employed with Caldwells Well Drilling for 26 years and in 1987, started the Tweed Trucking Company. He...

Lena Martha Ray

Lena Martha Ray

Jun 23, 2015

Lena Ray, 90, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at Asheville Health Care. A native of Madison County, she resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was the daughter of the late John Calvin Hensley and Delila Mae McPeters Hensley. She was also preceded in death by her husband Robert Bruce Ray, and 6 brothers and...

Debra Harris

Debra Harris

Jun 16, 2015

Asheville - Debra Jean Walker Harris, 62, of Asheville, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at her home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Ms. Harris retired from the Human Resources department of First Citizen Bank, and was currently employed with Telco Credit Union. She was of the Baptist faith, and was a firm believer in God. Ms....

Kenneth Charles Griswold Jr.

Kenneth Charles Griswold Jr.

Jun 14, 2015

Kenneth Charles Griswold, Jr., 81, died on Sunday, June 14, 2015 at the St Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals, Asheville, NC. A resident of Beaufort,SC and formerly of Berea, OH, he was a Salesman and Sales Manager for McGraw-Hill Publishers and was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. Mr. Griswold was the son of the late Kenneth Charles...

Jerry Duane Lester

Jerry Duane Lester

Jun 12, 2015

Jerry Duane Lester, 72, passed away Friday, June 12, 2015 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. Jerry was born on October 3, 1942 in Webster City, IA to the late Mabel and Richard Lester. He earned an Undergraduate Degree from the University of Iowa and later a MBA from Loyola University of Chicago. Later in life he...

Jerry Webb

Jerry Webb

Jun 10, 2015

Leicester Jerry Jack Webb, 78, of 15 Westview Drive, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Joe Sorrells Webb and Stella Gaddy Webb. Surviving are his wife whom he married March 26, 1955, Lavonne...

Austin Penley

Austin Penley

Jun 10, 2015

David Austin Penley, 17, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Austin is the son of Tiffany Owens and her husband Phillip of Candler, and David Lee Penley of Asheville. He was preceded in death by an uncle, Charles Nathan Hensley; grandparents, Stephen and Donna Wolfe; and great grandparents, Jack and Betty...

George Hall

George Hall

Jun 9, 2015

Candler - George Amos Hall, 94, of Candler, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at the NC Veterans Home in Black Mountain. A native of Johnston County, NC, Mr. Hall had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. He retired from American Enka with over 40 years of service, and was a member of Francis Asbury United...

Sue Hollar

Sue Hollar

Jun 6, 2015

Candler - Sue Marie Israel Hollar, 74, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Hollar was the daughter of the late Eugene and Daisy Bell Crook Israel. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Larry Horace Hollar; and infant son, Larry...

Wilma Roach

Wilma Roach

Jun 3, 2015

Candler - Wilma E. Roach, 74, of Candler, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at the Brian Center Healthcare Center in Brevard. A native of Buncombe County, she had resided in Rockford, IL before returning to Buncombe County in 1973. She attended Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. Mrs. Roach was the daughter of the late Ernest and Margaret Towe Arrington,...

Jean Thomas Becker

Jean Thomas Becker

Jun 2, 2015

Betty "Jean" T. Becker was born in Walnut, N.C. July 30th, 1934 to Lawton (Tommy) and Nettie (Chick) Thomas who preceded her in death. She lived most of her life in Asheville and Brevard. She graduated from Brevard High School in 1952. Jean met the love of her life, George F. Becker of Gainesville, Florida, at a town square...

George Hill "Butch" Davis

George Hill "Butch" Davis

Jun 2, 2015

George Butch Hill Davis, Jr., age 71 passed away peacefully on June 2, 2015 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late George Hill Davis, Sr. and Edna Lucille Ellis Davis. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Joyce Kisselburg Davis; son, Jeffrey Alan Davis of Candler; daughters: Anita Erb Tom and husband...

Rev. William Howard Raines

Rev. William Howard Raines

Jun 1, 2015

Candler Rev. William Howard Raines, 93, of 381 Milk Sick Cove Road, went to be with his Lord on Monday, June 1, 2015 at The Oaks of Brevard. A native of Knoxville, TN, he had resided in Asheville most of his life. He was an Ordained Baptist Minister and was a US Army veteran having served during WWII. Rev....

Trent Heflin

Trent Heflin

May 31, 2015

Morgan City, LA Our Angel, Trenton Lucas Heflin, 25, went to be with Jesus on Sunday, May 31, 2015. A native of Marshall, NC, he had resided in Morgan City, LA since November, where he worked as Assistant Store Manager of AT&T Cellular Services. He was a 2009 graduate of Madison High School. Trents family is waiting to be...