Martha Harris Grooms
Jan 20, 2014
Martha Harris Grooms, 77, of Candler, passed away Monday, January 20, 2014 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. She fought a good fight, lived life to the fullest and is now rejoicing in the presence of Jesus. A native and life long resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Eugene and Mary...
Leona Mccarson Gray
Jan 18, 2014
Leicester Leona McCarson Gray, 92, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014 at her home. A native of Macon County, Mrs. Gray had resided in Buncombe County for the past 73 years. She was an avid gardener, seamstress and quilter, and always enjoyed her time with her family. Mrs. Gray was the daughter of the late Charlie Monroe and Mary...
C.D. Worley
Jan 17, 2014
Asheville James Hugh C.D. Worley, 72, of 26 Baldwin Street, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 17, 2014 at his home. A native of Henderson County, he had resided in Buncombe County most of his life and retired in 2005 with Buncombe County School System Maintenance Department. He was a member of Reed Memorial Baptist Church...
Velma A. Candler
Jan 17, 2014
West Asheville Velma Ann Candler passed away Friday, January 17, 2014. She was 93 years old. Velma was born on Prices Creek in Yancey County in 1920 and moved to Asheville in 1934. She was the daughter of the late Tom and Stella Elkins Jones. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Talmadge Davis, her second...
Wayne Robert Clark
Jan 15, 2014
Wayne Robert Clark, 60, of Candler, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at his residence surrounded by family. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Charlie Rankin and Helen Sluder Clark. Surviving are his wife, Emma Lou Queen Clark; daughters: Brenda Whitmire, Lora Proffit, and Brandy Brown; brothers: Earl Clark, and Jerry...
Charles Davis
Jan 14, 2014
Candler Charles Leroy Davis, 83, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Davis spent the majority of his life farming. He was a member of Piney Mountain United Methodist Church, and was a veteran of the US Army during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Davis was the son of the late...
Naomi Jean Robinson Riddle
Jan 14, 2014
Naomi Jean Robinson Riddle, 53, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at St. Joseph Campus. Naomi was the daughter of the late Bowers Edward and Catherine Asia Cassida Robinson. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Bruce Robinson, and a sister, Frances Williams. Surviving are her husband, Ronald Eugene Riddle; children: Natasha Myers, Laythe Riddle, and Asia...
Pauline Hale
Jan 14, 2014
Woodfin Mary Laura Pauline Hale, 86, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Emerald Ridge Rehab and Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she made her home for many years with her mother, Maude Hale in Barnardsville and with her sister, Irene Honeycutt in Woodfin. She attended Barnardsville School, was a member...
Carrie Jean Greene
Jan 11, 2014
Carrie Jean Greene, 65, of Candler, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Pisgah Manor. A native of Burke County, Carrie resided in Buncombe County for the past 34 years. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Embrace Ladies Group. She was the daughter of the late Paul and Ella Lutz...
Ruth Sams King
Jan 11, 2014
Ruth Sams King, 86, of Leicester, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014 at her residence. A native of Madison County, she resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Clarence and Altha Barnes Sams. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Pelvin Luther King who passed away December...
Sandra Kay Marler
Jan 9, 2014
Sandra Kay Marler, 59, of Leicester, passed away on January 9, 2014 at St. Joseph Campus Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County she was the daughter of the late Robert Allen and Margaret Viola Prayther Riddle. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Johnny Allen Riddle; and by sisters: Nancy Ball, Judy Pangle, and Barbara...
Robert "Bert" Ellis
Jan 9, 2014
Candler - Robert Delma Ellis, 77, of Candler, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014 at the Laurels of Green Tree Ridge. A native of Peabody, MA, Mr. Ellis had resided in Buncombe County since 1972. He worked as an engineer in the injection plastics industry, and was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church. Mr. Ellis was the son...
Nancy Rice Bryan
Jan 8, 2014
Nancy Rice Bryan, 75, of Mars Hill, and formerly of Tanglewood Drive, West Asheville, went to be with the Lord on January 8, 2014 at Madison Health and Rehabilitation. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County she was the daughter of the late Ferrell Edward and Carrie Mae Ruble Hall. Nancy was a lifelong member of the Salvation Army. She...
Martha Jean Smith
Jan 6, 2014
Asheville Martha Jean Norton Smith, went to be with Jesus and her loved ones in Heaven on January 6, 2014. Born in Madison County on April 12, 1935, her family moved to Asheville in 1948. She was the daughter of the late Grover Carl Norton and Elizabeth Norton Rucker. Jean was a member of Clayton Avenue Free Will Baptist...
Mary Robinson White
Jan 5, 2014
Mary Robinson White, 76, of Asheville, has gone to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 5, 2014. Mrs. White was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She always gave everyone her love and support. She was the daughter of the late James Arnold and Elsie Flowers Robinson. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 49...
Azalee Fowler Buckner
Jan 5, 2014
Asheville Azalee Fowler Buckner, 94, of 51 Skyview Terrace, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 5, 2014 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of First Church of the Nazarene. Mrs. Buckner was the daughter of the late Fred Fowler and Martha Ellona Ball Fowler...
Grason Parton
Jan 3, 2014
Candler Grason Roby Parton, 95, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2014 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center after a brief illness. Born in Bryson City, October 22, 1918, he was one of 14 children born to the late Manuel and Sarah Freeman Parton. In 1945, he and his first wife moved to Asheville where he obtained...
Kathy Roberts
Jan 2, 2014
Leicester - Kathleen Sue Kathy Roberts, 64, of Leicester, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2014 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Hospice Solace Center. Mrs. Roberts was the wife of James Roberts and a loving mother and grandmother. Kathy loved her animals, her home, and to curl up with a good book or a stitch in hand. A memorial...
Brenda Owenby
Dec 31, 2013
Fairview - Brenda Joy Sales Owenby, 72, of Fairview, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Owenby was a member of East Flat Rock Freewill Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Hubert Allen and Addie Moore Sales, and was preceded in death...
Thomas Us Army Retired Queen
Dec 30, 2013
Asheville CSM Thomas Wesley Queen, US Army Retired, 81, of 12 Lynwood Circle, passed away Monday, December 30, 2013 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Dillsboro, he had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. He retired in 1991 from Southern Railway following 42 years of service, was a Boy Scout Leader,...
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