Howard Sherrill Wright
Dec 25, 2020
Asheville – Howard Sherrill Wright, 75, of 8 Manila Street, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 25, 2020, at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he resided in Asheville most of his life and was the son of the late Carroll Rudolph Wright and Grace Marie Medford Wright. He was also preceded in death...
Michael Evans
Dec 23, 2020
Candler – Michael Evans, 47, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. A native of Forsythe County, he resided in Buncombe County most of his life. Michael graduated from Erwin High School in 1991 and was a member of Pole Creek Baptist Church. He was the owner and operator of Sharper Image Auto Cleaning...
Norman Stone Pruitt
Dec 19, 2020
Asheville – Norman Stone Pruitt, born December 5, 1936, went home to be with his Lord and family on Saturday, December 19, 2020. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late David Jack Pruett and Hariette Grace Pruitt. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Helen Joanne Pruitt, who passed...
Mckinley Mcdevitt
Dec 19, 2020
Forest City– McKinley McDevitt, 59, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at the Rutherford Regional Hospital. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of Malinda Jo McDevitt Foster and husband Ernest of Leicester, and the late Andrew McDevitt. He was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Lilly Ann. Mr. McDevitt...
Pearl "Mammaw" Stevens
Dec 15, 2020
Asheville – Pearl “Mammaw” Garland Stevens, 98, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at The Laurels of Green Tree Ridge. A native of Mitchell County, she resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Wiley Garland and Hester Angel Garland. She was also preceded in death...
Juanita Clark
Dec 13, 2020
Asheville – Juanita Tow Clark, 100, went to be with the Lord on Sunday morning, December 13, 2020 at Pisgah Manor. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Clark was the daughter of the late Carl Tow and Della Holcombe Tow. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Everette W. Clark, Sr. who died in 1977; a...
Harold Parham
Dec 12, 2020
Black Mountain – William Harold Parham, 87, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020 at the Marjorie McCune Center in Black Mountain. A native of Buncombe County, Mr. Parham had resided in Baltimore, MD for many years before returning to Buncombe County three years ago. He retired from Bethlehem Steel as an electrical troubleshooter, as well as owned his own...
Ronald "Bud" Chandler
Dec 12, 2020
Fairview– Ronald “Bud” Chandler passed into the arms of his loving Savior, Jesus Christ on Saturday, December 12th at his home just a few weeks shy of his 91st birthday. His FAITH has been made SIGHT! A native of Buncombe County, he had resided in Henderson County for many years. Mr. Chandler was the son of the late George...
Charlie Metcalf
Dec 11, 2020
Fairview – Emerson Charles “Charlie” Metcalf, Jr., 91, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 11, 2020 at Flesher’s Fairview Rest Home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired following over 30 years of service from American Enka Corporation’s Research Lab. He was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church and a US Air Force veteran...
Frank "Bud" Taylor
Dec 9, 2020
Candler – Frank Eldridge “Bud” Taylor, 84, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Frank Taylor and Thelma Young Taylor. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Rosa Farel...
James "Jim" Frederick Queen
Dec 5, 2020
Asheville – James “Jim” Frederick Queen, 68, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at the Elizabeth House. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a son of the late Glenn Frederick Queen and Roxie Ann Holden Queen. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Jerry L. Queen formerly of Asheville. Jim was a...
Garry Smith Henderson
Dec 4, 2020
Asheville – Garry Smith Henderson, 81, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 4, 2020, at Stone Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center. A native of Hamptonville, NC, he resided in Asheville since 1964. He was the son of the late George Smith Henderson and Effie May Trivette Henderson. Mr. Henderson was a Veteran of the US...
Wanda Garland
Dec 4, 2020
Asheville – Wanda Garland, 73, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2020, at Aston Park Health Care Center. A native of Yancey County, she was raised in Madison County and resided in Buncombe County for most of her adult life. She worked for Mars Mfg. and most recently for Swannanoa Cleaners. She was a kind and good woman who...
Amy Davis Parris
Nov 30, 2020
Candler – Amy Davis Parris, 44, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 30, 2020 at AdventHealth Hendersonville. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she attended Abernathy United Methodist Church and Lake Hills Church. She was a wonderful mother, wife, and daughter. Surviving are her husband of 21 years, Blake Parris; her beautiful daughter,...
Juanita Styles
Nov 30, 2020
Black Mountain – Juanita Styles, 77, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 30, 2020 at the Black Mountain Neuro Medical Center. A native of Yancey County, she had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was formerly employed at Burger King and Handi-Skills and was a member of Salvation Army. Ms. Styles was...
Ruby Walker Ponder
Nov 29, 2020
Fairview – Ruby Walker Ponder, 86, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Emerald Ridge Rehab and Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired in 1991 after 25 years of service with Square D. Mrs. Ponder was a daughter of the late Homer Albert Walker and Carrie Mae Ledford Walker and...
Eve Lassiter
Nov 29, 2020
Eunice Evelene “Eve” Barbour Lassiter, 86, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Pisgah Manor Health Care. A native of Smithfield, NC, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1995. She retired, along with her late husband, as Owner & Operator of Ace Plumbing Company in Woodbridge, VA and was a member of Stoney...
Glenda Harwood Stines
Nov 26, 2020
Woodfin – Graveside services will be Monday at 12:30 PM at Elk Mountain Cemetery for Glenda Harwood Stines, 73, of 14 Crestfield Ave., Woodfin. She was at CarePartners Solace Center when the Lord took her home on Thursday, November 26, 2020. She was at the Brian Center in Weaverville previously. She was the oldest daughter of the late Roy...
Mary Williams
Nov 25, 2020
Asheville – Mary Elizabeth Robinson Williams, 83, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. She attended the Fruit of Labor Worship Center in Fairview. A native of Buncombe County, she joined the US Air Force in 1956, returning to Buncombe County in 1979. She loved to travel...
Charlie Turner
Nov 24, 2020
Fletcher – Charles Troy “Charlie” Turner, 64, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at his residence. A native of Asheville, he had resided in Henderson County for the past 24 years. He retired in 2018 from Asheville Parks & Recreation as Chief Umpire for over 40 years, worked at Steps for Success Family Services, a group home for...
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