Obituary Listing

Harold A. Talbert, Jr.

Harold A. Talbert, Jr.

Nov 4, 2019

Asheville– Harold Alvin Talbert, Jr., 91, of Arbor Terrace, passed away Monday, November 4, 2019. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a Commercial Realtor and had served in the US Merchant Marines. He was the son of the late Harold Alvin Talbert and Lucy Savannah Smith Talbert and was the husband for 60 years of Kathleen Talbert...

Laura Rae Nearhood

Laura Rae Nearhood

Nov 2, 2019

Asheville – Laura Rae Wright Nearhood, 86, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. She was a native of Cleveland, Ohio and resident of Buncombe County since 1988. Mrs. Nearhood was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the...

Betty J. Sluder

Betty J. Sluder

Oct 30, 2019

Asheville – Betty Jane Watkins Sluder, 92, of Asheville, passed away peacefully on 30 October 2019. A beloved lifelong resident of Madison & Buncombe Counties, Betty was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. She graduated from Red Oak High School (1944) and Blanton Business College (1947). She worked for both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Western Union...

Olene Cutshall

Olene Cutshall

Oct 28, 2019

Asheville – Olene Waldroup Cutshall, 89, of 380 Brevard Road, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 28, 2019 at the Aston Park Health Care Center. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life and was a member of Aaron Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late...

Marie Stanley

Marie Stanley

Oct 24, 2019

Leicester – Ruth Marie Church Stanley, 89, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at the Pelican Health Asheville. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County since early 1950. She retired in 1995 from Bojangles. Mrs. Stanley was the daughter of the late Jesse Howard Church and Hattie Mae Pratter Church,...

Den Stone

Den Stone

Oct 24, 2019

Swannanoa – James Dennis “Den” Stone, 63, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Stone retired from the Maintenance Department of the Charles A. George VA Medical Center in 2011. He was a former member of Grassy Branch Baptist Church,...

Chris Jones

Chris Jones

Oct 23, 2019

Asheville – Christopher “Chris” Michael Jones, 44, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a self-employed Roofer and a Rock Hound. Chris was a son of Becky Louise Jones White and her husband, Sonny White of Bakersville and John Veach McElrath of Candler. Surviving in...

Donald "Don" Phillips

Donald "Don" Phillips

Oct 9, 2019

Robbinsville – Donald “Don” Phillips, 71, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at the Oaks at Sweeten Creek in Asheville. A native of Graham County, he was the son of the late Henry and Ethel Roberts Phillips. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Nettie Adams Phillips; son, Coy Phillips; brothers:...

Steven Doan

Steven Doan

Sep 29, 2019

Asheville – Steven Michael Doan, 50, died unexpectedly on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a former Surveyor with the state of North Carolina, a member of Elk Mountain Baptist Church and currently attending Riverside Baptist Church. He was a 1987 graduate of Clyde A. Erwin...

Junior Alvin Deitz

Junior Alvin Deitz

Sep 29, 2019

Asheville - Junior Alvin Deitz, 84, of Asheville, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Deitz had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. He was the last remaining son of the late Charlie and Rosie Jenkins Deitz. Surviving are numerous nieces and nephews....

Jeanette T. Fore

Jeanette T. Fore

Sep 25, 2019

Asheville – Jeanette Tweed Fore, 93, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at her home. A native of Madison County, she was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She retired from BASF and was a member of Long Branch Baptist Church in Madison County. Mrs. Fore was the daughter of the late Arthur Harly...

Martha Phipps Burnett Griffin

Martha Phipps Burnett Griffin

Sep 25, 2019

Fletcher – Martha Phipps Burnett Griffin, 90, a retired nurse of 75 Robinson Drive, Fletcher, went to be with our Heavenly Father on Wednesday, September 25, 2019. A native and resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Rev. James Roy Phipps and Nellie Rachel Moore Phipps. Surviving are her sons: Harrison James Burnett and Charles...

Peggy Duckett Loftis

Peggy Duckett Loftis

Sep 23, 2019

Asheville – Peggy Gail Duckett Loftis, 66, passed away Monday, September 23, 2019 at the Emerald Ridge Rehabilitation Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Loyd Thomas Duckett and Louise Evelyn Stanley Duckett. She was also preceded in death by a nephew, David Thomason. Surviving are her children: Wendy Ellen...

Maryann Landmark

Maryann Landmark

Sep 22, 2019

Asheville - Maryann Catherine Landmark, 64, of Asheville, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. Ms. Landmark had worked as a Registered Nurse at Mission Hospitals, and was the daughter of Ann Marie Fagan Mahoney and the late Richard Mathias Landmark. In addition to her mother, surviving are her daughter, Katherine McGinn and...

Wayne L. Searcy

Wayne L. Searcy

Sep 20, 2019

Candler – Wayne L. Searcy, 69, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 20, 2019, at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital surrounded by his family. A native of Henderson County, he resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He was a son of the late Harley and Margie Gasperson Searcy, and was also preceded in death by a...

June Veronica  Stephens

June Veronica Stephens

Sep 19, 2019

Anders-Rice Funeral Home is attempting to locate her daughters, please contact us at (828) 254-3511. June Veronica Stephens, 82, passed away on September 19, 2019 at the Haywood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Waynesville. She was a daughter of the late Albert Anthony Vitiello and Helen Julia Roth Viriello. She is survived by her daughters, Ilona Cindy Cordoro,and Linda...

Mary Jane Bailey

Mary Jane Bailey

Sep 15, 2019

On Sunday, September 15, 2019, Mary Jane Bailey, loving wife, mother and nana, passed away. Born on November 21, 1948 in Asheville, NC, Jane raised her family here and was a life-long resident. Jane enjoyed traveling, spending time with her beloved family and fishing with her husband, Ray. Jane was preceded in death by her mother, Eula Calloway. She...

Ken Baldwin, Sr.

Ken Baldwin, Sr.

Sep 13, 2019

Asheville – Weldon Kenneth “Ken” Baldwin, Sr., 92, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 13, 2019 at Flesher’s Fairview Health Care Center. A native and resident of Buncombe County, he retired in 1989 following 38 years of service with CP&L, and at the time of his retirement, he served as a Control Room Shift Forman. He...

Bob Sisson

Bob Sisson

Sep 12, 2019

Asheville – Robert “Bob” Steele Sisson, 67, went to be with the Lord, following a courageous battle with cancer, on Thursday, September 12, 2019. He grew up in Mayfield, KY, before moving to Asheville in 1988. He was, along with his wife, Owner & Operator of Tri-State Management. He was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church, where he...

John Otis Cannon

John Otis Cannon

Sep 11, 2019

Asheville – John Otis Cannon, 82, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center following a courageous battle with heart disease and diabetes. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late John Jackson Cannon and Sadie Ruth Lawing Cannon. He was also preceded in death...