Richard Jones
Aug 30, 2020
Asheville – Richard Kenneth Jones, 84, of 58 Clinton Avenue, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020 at the Stone Creek Health & Rehabilitation. A native of Buncombe County, he retired as an inspector for Ford Motor Company. Mr. Jones was a son of the late Jeter and Azalee Smith Jones. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 AM Wednesday,...
Terry Wayne Padgett
Aug 28, 2020
Swannanoa – Terry Wayne Padgett, 80, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2020 at the Laurels of Summit Ridge. A native of Marco, IN, was a son of the late Hershall Padgett and Mildred Chaney Kahall. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Carol Ann Padgett; brother, John Padgett and his wife Joyce; and a nephew, Keith...
James Luther Truett, Jr.
Aug 27, 2020
James Luther Truett Jr, age 95, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 27, 2020. He was born in Andrews, N. C. on May 1, 1925 to James Luther Truett and Ollie Carter Truett. He is preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Mary Joyce Truett. He will be truly missed by his wife of...
Patty Silver
Aug 26, 2020
Candler – Patricia Lynn “Patty” Parker Silver, 57, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was formerly employed for five years with Champion Credit Union. She loved her husband, family and drag racing and was a faithful member of Crossroads Assembly....
Shirley Boone
Aug 25, 2020
Asheville – Shirley Jean Boone, 74, of 4 Walden Ridge Drive, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2020. A native of Buncombe County, she had resided in Silver Spring, MD from 1966 until moving to Henderson County in 2017. She worked at Giant Food for 40 years and attended West Henderson High School. Ms. Boone was a daughter of...
Ruby Wilkes
Aug 25, 2020
Asheville – Ruby Helen Haskett Wilkes, 89, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Jackson County, she resided in Haywood County before moving to Buncombe County in 1960. Mrs. Wilkes retired from American Enka following over 30 years of service, was a member Zephyr...
Teena Davis Turbyfill
Aug 24, 2020
Asheville – Teena Davis Turbyfill, 74, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2020 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County she was a daughter of the late Ray Charles Davis and Milla Smith Davis, and was the wife of the late Earl Jerry Turbyfill. Surviving are her children: Jerry Nathan Turbyfill...
Ken Harmon
Aug 23, 2020
Arden – Harold Kenneth “Ken” Harmon, 55, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2020. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a construction worker and son of Ruth Harmon of Arden and the late Donald Ray Harmon. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Shannon Katherine Harmon and sister, Kathy Harmon. Surviving in addition to his...
Alice Burrell Wallen Eckenrod
Aug 23, 2020
Parrottsville, TN – Alice Burrell Wallen Eckenrod, 87, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at her residence surrounded by family. A native of Buncombe County she resided in Parrottsville, TN for the past 32 years. She was a daughter of the late Homer M. Burrell, Sr. and Julia King Burrell. She was also preceded...
Mary Marie Warren
Aug 21, 2020
Candler – Mary Marie Pressley Warren, 76, went home to be with the Lord Friday, August 21, 2020 at the Four Seasons Hospice Elizabeth House. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Warren was a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Vernon and Eva Pressley, and the wife of 43 years of...
Margaret Joyce Vaughn
Aug 18, 2020
Leicester – Margaret Joyce Vaughn, 85, of 26 Punkin Street, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at home in Leicester. Ms. Vaughn was a native of Madison County and had resided in Buncombe County since 1963. She retired in 1999 from Square D Company following 33 years of service. She was a member of...
George Hunnicutt
Aug 18, 2020
Asheville – George Douglas Hunnicutt, 82, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired in 1977 following 17 ½ years of service with the Asheville Fire Dept where he served as a firefighter, Following his retirement, he worked at Haywood Park...
Hilda M. Williams
Aug 17, 2020
Asheville – Hilda Marie Looney Williams, 92, of Ballantree, went to be with the Lord Monday August 17, 2020. A native of Shelby, she grew up in Kannapolis and resided in Nebraska, Alaska and Maryland before moving to Asheville in 1974. She served as a Teacher’s Assistant in Special Education for 17 years with the Buncombe County Schools, was...
Patricio Obispo Ramirez
Aug 14, 2020
Asheville – Patricio Obispo Ramirez, 62, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020 at his residence. A native of Pohnpei Micronesia he resided in Asheville, NC for the past 2 years. He was a son of the late Arsenio Ramirez and Hermina Obispo Ramirez, and was also preceded in death by his sisters: Hilaria, Patricia, Maria, and Denkak Wihda;...
Tommie Rice Eller
Aug 11, 2020
Asheville – Edith Ann “Tommie” Rice Eller, 91, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital. Mrs. Eller was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was a daughter of the late James Hillard Rice and Jennie Miller Rice. She was also preceded in death by her...
Wilma Jarrett Freeman
Aug 10, 2020
Leicester – Wilma Malinda Jarrett Freeman, 86, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 10, 2020 at The Lodge at Mills River. Mrs. Freeman was a native of Madison County, and her first job was being a mother and wife, then she became a professional seamstress, making draperies with her friend Jean Davis for years, owned a...
Rosa Violet Parton
Aug 8, 2020
Rosa Violet Pritchard Parton, age 93, went to be with the Lord on August 8, 2020. She was the widow of Charles Parton, Jr. Born on March 12, 1927 to Andrew Jackson Pritchard and Carrie Wilson Pritchard, Rosa grew up in the Pea Ridge Community of Polk County, NC, and was the last surviving of eleven children. Rosa attended...
Ollie H. Rice
Aug 4, 2020
Asheville – Ollie Edna Hensley Rice, 97, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired from American Enka following many years of service, attended Blanton’s Business College and was a member of the former Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church. Mrs. Rice was a...
Jack Wesley Trexler, Sr.
Aug 3, 2020
Candler – Jack Wesley Trexler, Sr., 97, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 3, 2020 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he worked for Southern Railroad for 43 years. He was a longtime member of Westwood Baptist Church and was a US Army WWII veteran. Mr. Trexler was a son of...
Marvin H. Hipps
Aug 2, 2020
Asheville – Marvin Hazel Hipps, 89, rejoiced his way into the gates of heaven on Sunday, August 2, 2020. He was the son of the late Hobert and Zulie Smith Hipps of Shelby, NC. He was also preceded in death by his first love and wife of 54 years, Linda Hollifield Hipps; brothers: Dwight, Paul, and Harold Hipps all...
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