Apr 29, 2024

Clyde –Patricia Lee Forgione, 47, went home to be with The Lord on Monday, April 29, 2024.

Patricia resided in Western North Carolina since 2008 and was a longtime member of New Covenant Church in Clyde where she enjoyed ministering to children through teaching bible study class and dance. She loved helping others, especially children...

Apr 27, 2024

Asheville – Nadine Elizabeth Cordell, 81, went home to be with The Lord on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Aston Park Health Care Center.

A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas “Jack” Leslie Meredith and Rosetta “Etta” Peters Meredith. She was also preceded in death...

Apr 27, 2024

Asheville –Zacharias “Zack” Elijah Embler, 88, went home to be with The Lord on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at his residence while surrounded by his family.

A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Aaron Embler and Ella Mae Holloway Embler. He was also preceded in death by...

Apr 25, 2024

Candler –Barbara Helen Cohen Mandeville, 79, went home to be with The Lord on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at The Landings at Mills River.

A native of Plainsfield, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Sidney Louis Cohen and Lillian Edith Bussell Cohen. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Judith Rosland...

Apr 22, 2024

Asheville – Virginia Curtis Ingle, 100, sadly passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024.

Born August 21, 1923, in Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late John and Willie Curtis.

Surviving are her sons: Malcolm Ingle and wife, Joyce of Asheville and Kenneth Ingle and wife, Cindy of Menifee, CA;...

Apr 21, 2024

Alexander – Norman Edward Simmons, Jr, 63, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at Mission Hospital.

A native of Wilmington, NC, he had resided in the Asheville area since 2003, where he was employed for the past 14 years and currently serving as Supervisor for the Buncombe County School Maintenance...

Apr 20, 2024

Candler – Carroll Tracy Horton, 85, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024.

Born and raised in Asheville, Tracy joined the military after graduating from Lee Edwards High School. He honorably served as military police in the Air Force for over twenty years, gaining the rank of master sergeant upon retirement. He was...

Apr 16, 2024

Asheville – Eberhard “Eb” George Preuninger, 82, entered his eternal home in the presence of the Lord on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, while surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on February 14, 1942, in Stuttgart, Germany, and grew up in Ohio, graduating from the University of Cincinnati. He served in the Ohio National...

Apr 11, 2024

Asheville – Dustin Keith Payne, 38, went home to be with The Lord on Thursday, April 11, 2024.

A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of Darrell Keith Payne, and the late Lena Ingle. He was also preceded in death by his step-sister, Ashley Johnson; paternal grandmother, Theresa Vannoy; paternal...

Apr 7, 2024

Weaverville – Frances Carolyn Rice Langford, 74, went home to be with The Lord on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at the Memorial Mission Hospital.

A native of Madison County, she resided in Buncombe County since the age of 7. She was a daughter of the late Frank and Robena Buckner Rice. She was also preceded...

Apr 7, 2024

Asheville – Gerald Walter Jones, 76, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at the Memorial Mission Hospital.

A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe he was a son of the late James Wesley Jones and willie Kate Rice Jones. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ranita Jones.

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Apr 3, 2024

Mary Anne Hooper Rayburn met her Savior, Jesus Christ, and reunited in Heaven with her beloved parents, Bob and Pauline Hooper, and sister, Carolyn H. Lance, on April 3.

Mary Anne was born in Haywood County, grew up in West Asheville, and attended Lee Edwards and Enka High Schools and then Carson-Newman University. She worked...

Mar 31, 2024

Asheville NC – Linda Ann Reese (Grant) passed away peacefully on March 31, 2024, at the age of 75. She was born on March 6, 1949, in Asheville, North Carolina, to Joseph Cecil Grant and Doris Minyard Grant. Linda spent most of her life serving others, both in her professional and personal life.

Linda worked...

Mar 31, 2024

Alexander -Virginia Dare Presnell Stines, 90, of 632 Old NC 20 Hwy, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 31, 2024, at her residence.

A native of Madison County and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. Mrs. Stines was a longtime member of the Macedonia Baptist Church where she sang...

Mar 27, 2024

Infant Juan Arguetaamaya passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on March 27, 2024.

Juan was a son of Vilma Lisabet Arguetaamaya and Wilmar Reyes; and the brother of Carlos Arguetaamaya. He is also survived by many beloved family members.

A private burial will be held on Wednesday, April 3, 2024,...

Mar 26, 2024

Harry Jesse Bowers, minister of the gospel and humble servant of the Lord, died of natural causes in his 92nd year, just one week prior to the one year anniversary of the death of his beloved Mary. He died as much of a broken heart as of the debilitating stresses of an aging body. He now joins his Mary...

Mar 23, 2024

Asheville – Oscar Samuel Clark Jr., 77, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2024.

Born and raised in Suffolk Va, he left the Suffolk community that he loved so much to embark on life’s adventures. He Joined the Air Force at the age of 19 honorably serving as a fire protection specialist for...

Mar 23, 2024

Asheville – Charles Edward Bancroft, 73, died on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the CarePartners Hospice Solace Center while surrounded by family.

A native of Oklahoma, he resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He was a son of the late George and Bernice Orr Bancroft.

Mr. Bancroft was a...

Mar 22, 2024

Judy Swayngim Morris (January 28, 1943- March 22, 2024) of Asheville, NC was a loving friend and mother. She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl Swayngim and Betty Kathleen Watkins of Swannanoa, NC. She leaves behind her long-time best friend, Mack Lawing of Leicester and her three children: Chip Morris (Jo Ann) of Pensacola, FL; Andrea Dalton...

Mar 17, 2024

It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Gregory Lee Livengood, a beloved member of the Asheville, NC community. Gregory passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2024, at the young age of 50.

Gregory was a proud veteran of the United States Army, having enlisted in 2001 after obtaining his master’s...