Obituary Listing

Linton T. Summey,  Jr.

Linton T. Summey, Jr.

Feb 28, 2014

Linton T. Summey, Jr., 86, of Candler, passed away Friday, February 28, 2014 at Pisgah Manor Health Care. A native and life long resident of Buncombe County. He was the son of the late Linton Summey, Sr. and Nellie Viola Austin Summey. He was also preceded in death by sisters: Ruby Anderson, Nora Lee Cogburn, Willena Sams, Robina Summey;...

Walter Tipton

Walter Tipton

Feb 27, 2014

Arden Walter Glenn Tipton, 88, of 390 Sycamore Drive, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014 at his home. A native of St. Petersburg, FL, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1969. He retired in 1969 from the St. Petersburg Police Dept following 20 years of service as Assistant Chief of Police and Captain of Detectives. Mr. Tipton was...

Beatrice Rogers

Beatrice Rogers

Feb 26, 2014

Asheville Beatrice Barnes Rogers, 94, of 77 Blue Ridge Ave, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at her home. A native of Coffee County, TN, she had resided in Asheville most of her life and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Mrs. Rogers was the daughter of the late Daniel Woodard Barnes and...

Lewis Barnwell

Lewis Barnwell

Feb 25, 2014

Fletcher - Lewis James Barnwell, 81, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. A native of Henderson County, Mr. Barnwell had resided in Miami, FL for 22 years before returning to Fletcher. He retired as Sergeant from the Miami-Dade County Sheriffs Office, and, upon his return to Fletcher, worked as a mechanic for...

Geraldine "Geri" Lee Allen

Geraldine "Geri" Lee Allen

Feb 24, 2014

Asheville Geraldine Geri Alnora Lee Allen, 87, went to be with her Lord on Monday, February 24, 2014 at Maggie Valley Nursing and Rehab. A native of Buncombe County, she was a Sales Lady at J.C. Penneys and was a member of New Morgan Hill Baptist Church. Mrs. Allen was the daughter of the late Wesley Burton Lee and...

Grace Sentell

Grace Sentell

Feb 23, 2014

Asheville Grace Elizabeth Felmet Sentell, 95, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014 at Aston Park Health Care Center. A native of White Pine, TN, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1952. She retired in 1974 after 22 years of service with Sears & Roebuck, was formerly employed with the Navy Civil Service in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii from 1943...

Mary Alta Looney

Mary Alta Looney

Feb 21, 2014

Mary Alta Looney, 91, of Asheville, went to be with her Lord on Friday, February 21, 2014 at her home. A native of Rutherford County she resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Authur Lee Hill and Esma Searcy Hill. She is also preceded in death by her husband of 66...

Valerie Surrett

Valerie Surrett

Feb 20, 2014

Candler Valerie Thelma Grooms Surrett, 83, of 4 Liberty Circle, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life and was a Private Duty Nurse and a member of New Morgan Hill Baptist Church....

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...