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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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...
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...
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