Willie Loftin
May 21, 2022
West Asheville – Willie Loftin, 84, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at his residence. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Tom and Mary Jones Loftin. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Jean Loftin who passed away on May 27, 2006; sister, Lucille...
Bobby Gene Jones
May 20, 2022
Asheville – Bobby Gene Jones, 64, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 20, 2022, at his residence. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of Patricia Ann Carver of Gastonia and the late Eugene Jones. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Scott Jones; and sisters: Angela Mullins, and Terry Humphrey....
Ruby Griffin
May 19, 2022
Leicester – Ruby Griffin, 85, passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Tilda Waycaster Angel. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bill Griffin; daughters: Kathy and Norma Griffin; sisters: Mary Lee, Loretta, and Frances; and brothers:...
Ralph Justice
May 18, 2022
Asheville – Ralph Reed Justice, 93, of 41 Cobblers Way, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. A native of Henderson County, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1930, and was Owner & Operator of Justice Tree Service. Ralph was a devoted Christian and attended church regularly when his health permitted. He enjoyed strumming...
Sheila Joyce Reeves
May 18, 2022
Greer, SC – Sheila Joyce Reeves, 77, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at the Windsor House in Greenville, SC. A native of Buncombe County, NC she resided in the Upstate of South Carolina since 1973. She was a daughter of the late James Earl Reeves and Clementine Grooms Reeves. She was also...
Lori Cheadle
May 18, 2022
Arden – Lucy Marie “Lori” Depew Cheadle, 58, of 24 Joshua Ridge, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. A native of Johnson City, TN, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1978. She was a very loving wife, mother, and grandmother who adored her grandchildren and all of her family. She was a daughter...
Pat "Nana" Griffin
May 16, 2022
Asheville – Pat “Nana” Griffin, 72, of Nebo, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, May 16, 2022. A native of Asheville, she was born on May 8, 1950, in Asheville, NC to the late Jack and May Henderson. She is also preceded in death by her late husband, Charles Drake; and brother, Gary Henderson. Pat enjoyed...
Bob Craft
May 14, 2022
Asheville – Garland Bobby “Bob” Craft, 91, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at the NC State Veterans Home. A native of Magnolia, Mississippi, he had resided in Asheville since 1954. He retired from the National Climatic Center following over 30 years of service as a Computer Programmer. He was a member of the...
Teresa Cordell Maynor
May 13, 2022
Asheville – Teresa Roberta Cordell Maynor, 60, went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 13, 2022, at Mission Hospital. A native and resident most of her life of Buncombe County, she formerly worked at Frigidaire, and along with her husband were Owners and Operators of Maynor’s Tree Service, and was a longtime member for 32 years of...
Helen Neubert
May 13, 2022
Candler - Helen Lorraine Reece Neubert, 86, went home to be with her Lord Friday, May 13, 2022 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Neubert was a homemaker and member of Stoney Fork Baptist Church. She had formerly attended Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church during her younger years. Mrs. Neubert was the...
Gene Hill
May 11, 2022
Asheville – Clarence Eugene “Gene” Hill, 82, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital. A native of Gaffney, SC, he retired from Memorial Mission Hospital following 32 years of service. He was a Vietnam veteran, having served in the US Navy for 4 years aboard the USS Ranger...
Freddie Robertson
May 8, 2022
Fletcher – Frederick Monroe “Freddie” Robertson, 55, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, May 8, 2022 at Advent Health. A native of Gaston Co, he had resided in Buncombe County his entire life. He worked with Orangeburg (later Silverline Plastics) as a grinder. He will be remembered as a kind-hearted man that followed the rules down to the letter. Mr. Robertson...
Rose "Marie" Wheeler
May 7, 2022
Asheville – Rose Marie Wheeler, 87, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022, at the John F. Keever Jr Solace Center. She is survived by her loving husband of 52 years, Franklin Lee Wheeler. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 PM Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at the Wheeler Family Cemetery in Barnardsville, with Rev. Jerry Wheeler officiating. Anders-Rice Funeral...
Daryl Nanney
May 7, 2022
Daryl Vincent Nanney, 52, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at his residence. A native of Plainfield, NJ, he was an Independent Building Contractor and an avid motorcycle enthusiast. Daryl was the son of the late Jack Donald Nanney, Sr. and Martha Ellen Lunsford Cauble. He was also preceded in death by his brother,...
J C Branton
May 7, 2022
West Asheville – J C Branton, 98, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at the Memorial Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of West Asheville, he was a U.S. Army Veteran having served in the European Theater during WWII where he was wounded in France in 1944. Following his military service, Mr. Branton worked most of his...
Catherine Wyatt
May 5, 2022
Canton – Catherine Lucille Wyatt, 96, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at the Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Tellico Plains, TN, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1943, and then resided in Silver Bluff for the past 2 years. She was formerly employed as a cook at the Dutch Boy...
Gail Whitaker
May 3, 2022
Gail Whitaker, 81, a native of Asheville, NC, left this world and went to be with Jesus, in Heaven, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Lena Clark Beck and she was also preceded in death by her husband, Richard Whitaker, and brother Lenoir Moore. She is survived by 3 daughters. Nancy Gosnell (Dennis)...
Dale Emerson Wykoff
Apr 28, 2022
Asheville - Retired Col. Dale Emerson Wykoff, PhD, was born January 12, 1927 in Cleveland, OH and passed away in Asheville, NC on April 28, 2022 aged 95. He was predeceased by his parents, Harold and Julia Wykoff and his wife of 61 years, Alice Carroll Wykoff. He is survived by his sister, Patricia Snider (Wally) of Myrtle Beach,...
Janet Earwood
Apr 24, 2022
Conyers, GA – Janet Roberts Earwood, 94, formerly of Asheville, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 24, 2022. A native and resident of Buncombe County most of her life, she had resided in Georgia for the past 10 years to be with her daughter and son-in-law. She had also resided in Tampa, Florida from 1953 to...
Donald E. Moore
Apr 24, 2022
Asheville – Donald Eugene “Donnie” Moore, 79, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at the Elizabeth House. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Raymond Bruce Moore and Gladys Swann Moore and was also preceded in death by his granddaughter, Christian Moore and brother, Richard Bruce Moore. He was...
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