Chester T. Jump, Jr.
Oct 1, 2020
Asheville – Chester Taylor Jump, Jr., 83, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 at the Elizabeth House. He was the son of the late Chester Jump, Sr. and Millie Carter Jump and brother to the late Richard Thomas Jump. Mr. Jump was an Asheville native, Erwin HS graduate, Former AF Airman Basic. He pursued a career of automotive, machining,...
Kathy Gerringer
Sep 27, 2020
Asheville – Ethel Katherine “Kathy” Rice Gerringer, 69, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020 at the Care Partners Hospice John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Gerringer had worked to obtain her degree in Paralegal studies, worked as a CNA, and finished her working career in the dry cleaning business. She will be...
Charles Mcabee
Sep 26, 2020
Alexander - Charles McAbee, 63, passed away suddenly on Saturday, September 26, 2020, moving to his eternal home in heaven. A native of Buncombe County, Charles was the son of the late William Ernest McAbee, and is survived by his mother Gladys Shipman McAbee. He grew up in Asheville, graduating from AB Tech with a degree in diesel mechanics...
Helen Warren Fox
Sep 25, 2020
Asheville – Helen Warren Fox, 89, of 19 Wentworth Avenue, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 25, 2020. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired following 32 years of service as a cardiovascular Registered Nurse with the Asheville V.A. Medical Center and was a member of Oakley Baptist Church. Mrs. Fox was the daughter of...
Barbara "Bobbie" Fisher
Sep 25, 2020
Asheville – Barbara “Bobbie” Katherine Eldreth Fisher, 67, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2020 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of West Jefferson, NC, Ashe County, she resided in Buncombe County since the age of 12. She was a 1972 graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High School, and the owner and operator of Cassette...
Ann Sales
Sep 25, 2020
Asheville – Hester Ann Shuler Sales, 71, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 25, 2020 at her residence. A native of Haywood County Bethel community where she attended Morning Star Baptist Church, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1976. She was Owner & Operator of Jones Cleaning Service in the Asheville community. Mrs. Sales was...
Betty Jane Best
Sep 24, 2020
Arden – Betty Jane Hart Best, 80, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Voley E. Hart and Jane Matilda Buckner Hart. She was also preceded in death by her husbands: E. Ray Reeves and Jerry P....
Harry Lee Payne
Sep 19, 2020
Leicester – Harry Lee Payne, 71, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at his home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Everette and Julia Rhymer Payne. Mr. Payne was a U.S. Air Force Veteran and a graduate of Blanton’s Business College. He retired from Kmart and Dillards and was a...
Virgil Gray
Sep 17, 2020
Asheville – Virgil Avery Gray, 91, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Transylvania County, he retired from American Enka where he served as a Lab Technician, was a member of Biltmore Church and served in the US Army during the Korean War. Mr....
Weldon O. Angel
Sep 16, 2020
Asheville – Weldon Olins Angel, 87, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at the Black Mountain NC State Veterans Home. A native of Yancey County (Scronce Creek), he had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. In 1948 at the age of 15, he started working at A&P Grocery where he worked...
Dale Hollifield
Sep 14, 2020
Asheville – Hugh Dale Hollifield, 43, passed away Monday, September 14, 2020 at the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare Hospice Home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Dale worked as a heavy equipment operator, and was a member of State Street Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his step-father, Jackie Blaine Mills, and he will be remembered as an...
Kenneth "Kenny" Franklin Ware
Sep 12, 2020
Leicester – On Saturday, September 12, 2020, Kenneth Franklin Ware, 52, loving husband and father, passed away at home surrounded by his family. A native of Salisbury, he resided in Buncombe County since 1996. He was a son of the late Audrey Bradshaw Neavu. He was also preceded in death by his brother, James Butch Ware. He was married...
Virginia Agnes Langston
Sep 11, 2020
Asheville – Virginia Agnes Banks Langston, 99, of 10 Forestdale Drive, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 11, 2020 at the Universal Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a homemaker and member of Biltmore United Methodist Church. Mrs. Langston was a daughter of the late Loranzo Ingham Banks and Annie Mae...
Barry Parker
Sep 11, 2020
Asheville – Barry Charles Parker, 60, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 11, 2020 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a self-employed carpenter and was a member of Crossroads Assembly. Barry was a son of Doris Jones Parker, with whom he made his home, of Asheville...
Walter Norman "Pete" Watts
Sep 10, 2020
Asheville – Walter Norman “Pete” Watts, 84, died peacefully on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at AdventHealth Hendersonville following complications of diabetes. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Cages and Katherine Watts. Pete graduated from Lee Edwards High School class of 1955. He played in the 1954 Shrine Bowl, was an NC All Star,...
Cora Lee Burrell
Sep 8, 2020
Candler - Cora Lee Tipton Burrell, 93, went home to be with the lord on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was in customer service at the snack shop & cafeteria at St. Joseph Hospital and was a wonderful homemaker to 7 children. Cora was the daughter of the late William...
Tony Gilbert
Sep 7, 2020
Asheville – Tony Levoughn Gilbert, 80, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 7, 2020 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Gaston County, he had resided in Asheville for most of his life. He retired as a postal clerk after 40 years of service with the US Postal Service, and at the...
Linda Lou Fuller
Sep 7, 2020
Linda Lou Fuller, 73, passed away on Monday, September 7, 2020 at Emerald Ridge Health and Rehab Center in Woodfin. A native of Washington, DC, and resided most of her life in Maryland, she lived in Buncombe County for the past 10 years. Miss Fuller was the daughter of the late Carl and Lydia Van Pelt Fuller. She is...
Lucille W. Woody
Sep 7, 2020
Asheville – Carolyn Lucille Whitaker Woody, 96, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 7, 2020 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a homemaker and the oldest member of Starnes Cove Baptist Church. Mrs. Woody was the daughter of the late John Burton Whitaker and Lola Mae Ramsey Whitaker and wife of...
Donald Paul Wilson
Sep 3, 2020
Mt. Airy, NC – Donald Paul Wilson, 56, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020 at his home in Mt. Airy. A native of Buncombe County, Donald had resided in Mt. Airy for the past 4 years. He was the former owner/operator of his own mechanic’s shop in Swannanoa, and most recently, worked in maintenance in commercial construction. Donald was...
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