Darlene Butner
Nov 23, 2021
Asheville – Debra Darlene Banks Butner, 67, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Ms. Butner had worked for the past 12 years at the Citi Stop Convenience Store on the corner of Patton Avenue and Johnston Boulevard. Her whole world was her family, and she loved...
Shirley Williams Bryant
Nov 22, 2021
Asheville – Shirley Williams Bryant, 85, passed away Monday, November 22, 2021. She was a native of Asheville, and the daughter of the late Dennis Williams and Lucille Anglin Williams. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, A.D. Bryant, Jr., US Navy retired. During his time in the Navy, Shirley and A.D. lived in...
Jack Walden
Nov 22, 2021
Asheville – Jack Eugene Walden, 93, passed away Monday, November 22, 2021 at Emerald Ridge Rehabilitation and Care Center. A native of Spartanburg, SC, Mr. Walden had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. He retired from the Hicks Corporation as a machinist and was a devoted NASCAR fan. Mr. Walden was the son of the late...
George "Tom" Burgan Morrow, Jr.
Nov 21, 2021
George “Tom” Burgan Morrow 2nd, 81, of Fairview, NC joyfully entered Heaven Sunday morning after several years of declining health. Tom was a modern day “John the Baptist” declaring the good news to all he met asking them if they knew about Jesus and the gift of salvation. He was a current member of Chestnut Hill Baptist Church and...
Everette C. Haney, Jr.
Nov 21, 2021
Asheville – Rev. Everette Charles Haney, Jr, 96, of 160 O’Donald Road, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 21, 2021 at the Asheville VA Valor Hospice. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he served in the US Navy during WWII, and was an ordained minister, having been ordained in the French Broad Baptist Church Alexander. He...
Thomas Daniel "Dan" Crowe
Nov 18, 2021
Candler – Thomas Daniel “Dan” Crowe, 28, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at the Memorial Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was employed by ADI Plumbing. Dan loved the outdoors, fishing, and deer hunting. His dad says that he always had the “Knack” for killing deer and catching Fish. He loved...
Howard Penley
Nov 17, 2021
West Asheville – Howard Penley, 91, of 20 Olney Road, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from Chesterfield Mills. Mr. Penley was the son of the late Luther Penley and Bessie Jones Penley. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Nellie Ellen Rowe Penley...
Jerry L. Dillingham
Nov 16, 2021
Weaverville – Jerry Long Dillingham, 81, of 141 Ox Creek Road, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from SM Company Asheville following over 20 years of service. Following retirement, he served with Ingles Grocery in Weaverville. He was a member of First Baptist Church Weaverville, was...
Edwin Cole Wilson
Nov 16, 2021
Asheville – Edwin Cole Wilson, 88, passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at the N.C. State Veterans Home in Black Mountain. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Olson Marion Wilson and Gwendolyn Martha Cole Wilson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Parham Wilson; brothers, Charles...
Dixie Beachboard
Nov 14, 2021
Asheville – Mrs. Dixie Joanne Lipe Beachboard, 82, of 2 Arrowood Road, was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 14, 2021. Dixie was a native of Buncombe County, where she grew up in the West End neighborhood. She was a daughter of the late Albert R. and Lethia Moser Lipe. Dixie was a member of...
Stuart Rice
Nov 11, 2021
Asheville – Stuart Hadford Rice, age 89, passed away on Veterans Day, November 11, 2021 at his home. He was born on April 7, 1932 in Asheville, NC. He was a life-long resident of Buncombe County. He graduated from Weaverville High School in 1950, lettering in football, basketball and baseball. He also attended Asheville-Biltmore College from 1950-1952 on a...
Walter "Buck" Hughes
Nov 10, 2021
Asheville – Walter Theodore Hughes, 82, of Asheville, died Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a self employed farmer and a member of Happy Valley Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Andrew Cecil Hughes and Mary Cannon Hughes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Ruth G. Hicks
Nov 9, 2021
Asheville – Ruth Gentry Hicks, 93, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at the Laurels of Green Tree Ridge. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Covert Gentry and Magnolia Massey Gentry. She was the wife of Wayne McNeil Hicks who died August 12, 2009. Mrs....
Bob Putnam
Nov 8, 2021
Asheville – Robert William “Bob” Putnam, 81, passed away Monday, November 8, 2021 at the Laurels of Green Tree Ridge. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of his life, he was a long distance truck driver and was a veteran of the US Air Force. Mr. Putnam was a son of the late Charlie Western Putnam,...
Betty Goldsmith
Nov 7, 2021
Asheville – Betty Lois Collins Goldsmith passed from her temporal life to her eternal life on November 7, 2021 at Care Partners Solace Center after a lengthy battle with illness. Born on April 10, 1934, she lived a blessed life for 87 years. She is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior and has been reunited with...
Ricky Shook
Nov 5, 2021
Leicester – Ricky Shook, 57, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 5, 2021. A native of Suffolk, VA he resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He was a son of the late Wilburn William Shook and Barbara Ann Redmon Shook. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Wilburn Carter Shook. Ricky’s...
Richard Bradley
Nov 5, 2021
Marshall – Richard David Bradley, Sr., 57, passed away unexpectedly Friday, November 5, 2021 at his home. A native of West Virginia, Mr. Bradley was a veteran of the US Navy, and worked as an LPN in the healthcare field. He was an avid guitar player and enjoyed collecting military memorabilia. He will be remembered as a loving man...
Martha Reid
Oct 30, 2021
Asheville – Martha Lee Reid, 95, of 213 Richmond Hill Drive went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at the WNC Baptist Home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a member of Patton Cove Gospel Mission and had retired from Charles D. Owen Manufactory Co. Mrs. Reid was a daughter of the...
Bob Freeland
Oct 24, 2021
Leicester – Robert “Bob” Lee Freeland, 63, of Newfound Road, passed away Sunday, October 24, 2021 at his residence. A native of Mobile County, AL, he was formerly a cross country truck driver, and was a son of Charlotte Jean Fowler Freeland of Piedmont, OK and the late Joseph Ronald Freeland. Surviving are his companion of 20 years, Mary...
Esther Dobbings
Oct 24, 2021
Arden – Esther Dobbings, 58, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 24, 2021, at the Charles George VA Medical Center. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Hardy Thomas Ewart and Rosie Mae Ramsey Ewart. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Edith Freeman; and brothers: Alfred Ewart,...
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