Obituary Listing

Vernise Owenby Mcfarland

Vernise Owenby Mcfarland

Feb 20, 2014

Vernise Owenby McFarland, 87, of Asheville, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at her daughters home. A native of Buncombe County she was the daughter of the late Baxter and Minnie McAbee Owenby. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Grover McFarland, Jr.; nine brothers and sisters; and a...

Nell Roberts

Nell Roberts

Feb 15, 2014

Nell Rae Rice Roberts, 76, of Asheville, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center. A native and resident for most of her life of Buncombe County, Mrs. Roberts had resided with her daughter in Bulls Gap, TN for the past year. She had formerly attended Covenant United Methodist Church. Mrs. Roberts was the daughter...

Grant "Bill" Owen

Grant "Bill" Owen

Feb 14, 2014

Asheville Grant W. Owen, (known to family and friends as Bill), passed away Friday, February 14, 2014 at the Golden Living Center at the age of 91. To cherish him in memory he leaves his wife of 66 years, Mrs. Mildred L. Westall Owen; a son Timothy Grey Owen (his dads caregiver for all his months of illness); two...

Lillian Frady Keziah

Lillian Frady Keziah

Feb 13, 2014

Candler - Lillian Frady Keziah, 87, of Candler, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, Mrs. Keziah had resided in Buncombe County for the past five years. She worked as a nurse in the medical field, and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Keziah was the daughter of the late...

Marlene Dukes

Marlene Dukes

Feb 13, 2014

Asheville - Marlene Goree Dukes, 74, of Asheville, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2014 at her home. A native of Fremont, NE, Mrs. Dukes had lived in Buncombe County since 2002. She was a veteran of the US Navy, and was of the Lutheran faith. Mrs. Dukes was the daughter of the late Robert and Florence Meyer Capron, and...

Donald J. Burchette

Donald J. Burchette

Feb 11, 2014

Candler Donald J. Burchette, 77, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2014. A native of Yadkin County, he had resided in Buncombe County since September 1962. He retired December 1998 as a Chemical Engineer with American Enka Corp/BASF Research Dept following 36 years of service. He received his BA degree in Chemical Engineering from NC State, was a veteran of...

Annette Plemmons

Annette Plemmons

Feb 11, 2014

Asheville Ethel Annette Freeman Plemmons, 78, wife of the late Richard Merritt Dickie Plemmons, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Annette, affectionately known as Mama or Nana, was born in 1936 to the late Paul Wesley and Helen Goldsmith Freeman. She was also preceded in death by her oldest son, Paul...

James Edward Taylor

James Edward Taylor

Feb 10, 2014

Candler James Edward Taylor, infant son of James Taylor and Jeanine Roberts of Candler, who was born May 12, 2013, gently passed into the arms of Jesus to a better life on Monday, February 10, 2014. During his brief visit on Earth, he enjoyed music, playing with his big brother and being held close by his parents and grandparents....

Leo V. Wright

Leo V. Wright

Feb 9, 2014

Dinwiddie, VA Leo V. Wright, 87, joined his wife, Julia, with our Lord on February 9, 2014. He was born September 7, 1926 to the late John D. Wright and Bessie Phillips Wright. Mr. Wright was a WWII Army Air Force veteran. He was a member of the Civil Air Patrol for over 30 years, performing search and rescue...

Richard Pless Christopher Jr.

Richard Pless Christopher Jr.

Feb 7, 2014

Richard Pless Christopher, Jr., 54, passed away Friday, February 7, 2014 at his residence surrounded by family after a long battle with leukemia. Richard was proud to be a Service Technician with Thompson Mechanical to which he dedicated more than 25 years. A native and life long resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Richard...

Dr. Linda W. Briggs

Dr. Linda W. Briggs

Feb 7, 2014

Fairview Dr. Linda Mae Wilson Briggs of Emmas Grove Road passed away Friday, February 7, 2014 at her home after an extended battle with cancer. She was the only child of Blaine E. and Pansy Young Wilson. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Linda was born at Norburn Hospital in the Montford Community on August 20, 1942. She graduated...

Earl Shepherd

Earl Shepherd

Feb 4, 2014

Candler Eual Earl Shepherd, Sr., 73, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at Mission Hospitals. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Shepherd had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. He had 35 years of dedicated service as a truck driver with Silvers Brothers, Inc., and was a US Navy veteran. Mr. Shepherd will be remembered as...

John S. Ray

John S. Ray

Feb 3, 2014

Weaverville John Stuart Ray, 89, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 3, 2014 at Emerald Ridge Rehab and Care Center. A native of Greene County, TN, he had resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He retired as a General Contractor with Merchants Construction Company and Price-Ray Construction Company, was a member of First Presbyterian...

Julia Bailey Blanton

Julia Bailey Blanton

Feb 2, 2014

Julia Bailey Blanton, 93, of Candler, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2014 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Madison County, she resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Dire and Lydia Bailey. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy Lee Blanton, who...

Wanda Graham Poplin

Wanda Graham Poplin

Feb 1, 2014

Wanda Graham Poplin, 74, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at her residence. Born on December 4, 1939 in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Pat Graham and Ruby Leola Farmer Graham. She was the wife of the late William Roscoe Poplin, Jr. Mrs. Poplin was a member of Calvary Baptist...

Lloyd Revis

Lloyd Revis

Jan 30, 2014

Asheville Lloyd Revis, 86, of 17 Louisiana Ave, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2014 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A native of Graham County, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1959, was self employed and formerly went by the Lawn Mower Man on the C.B. Mr. Revis was...

Mary Rose Hagood

Mary Rose Hagood

Jan 27, 2014

Candler Mary Rose Forster Runion Hagood, 87, went to be with her Lord on Monday, January 27, 2014 at Park Ridge Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was former Owner & Operator of Mary Rose Beauty Salon on Haywood Road for 60 years and former member of Rev. Dr. Robert E. Harris Chapel. Mrs. Hagood was a...

Bud Bodenhamer

Bud Bodenhamer

Jan 27, 2014

Alexander Walter Bynum Bud Bodenhamer, Jr., 86, of Alexander, passed away Monday, January 27, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. A native of Forsyth County, Bud had resided in Buncombe County for 50 years. He was a retired engineer with Southern Railway and was of the Moravian faith. He was a veteran of the US Navy,...

John Richard Sutton Sr.

John Richard Sutton Sr.

Jan 24, 2014

John Richard Sutton, Sr. September 7, 1943 January 24, 2014. John, a country lawyer, proudly served his community, neighbors, relatives and friends in Candler, N.C. from 1971 until he retired in 2008. He is survived by his best friend and wife of 45 years, Elaine Phillips Sutton, and children: Nan Sutton Howard who is married to Walt Howard of...

D.C.  Jr. Mckinney

D.C. Jr. Mckinney

Jan 20, 2014

Arden D.C. McKinney, Jr., 83, passed away Monday, January 20, 2014 at his home. A native of Mitchell County, he had resided in McDowell County before moving to Buncombe County in 1967. He retired in 2002 as a Captain and Assistant Chief after 22 years of service with the Biltmore Forest Police Department. He attended Arden Presbyterian Church and...