Nov 25, 2024

Yeoman Tyron Jiva Johnny, 29, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 25, 2024, at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC.

Yeoman was born in Micronesia on September 2, 1995 to Yoster Johnny and Thelma Pelep Johnny. He lived in Asheville, NC since 2017 and worked for Milkco.

Yeoman is preceded in...

Nov 24, 2024

George Dennis Rodgers Miles, 66, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 24, 2024, at Memorial Mission Hospital.

A native of Charleston, SC, he resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He was a son of the late Harvey Lee Miles and Kona Jean Barnwell Miles. He was also preceded in death by his sister,...

Nov 24, 2024

David Charles Rathbone, 60, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2024, at the Autunm Care of Saluda Center.

A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Emory Vincent Rathbone and Ruth Elizabeth Beck Rathbone.

Those left to cherish his memory his aunt, Patricia Ann Wyatt; and cousins:...

Nov 20, 2024

Brevard –Shirley Mae McLaughlin Creech, 75, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at The Oaks at Brevard.

A native of Transylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Clyde Lee McLaughlin and Ida Mae Lusk McLaughlin, and wife of 56 years of the late Robert Mason “Bobby” Creech, Sr. who passed away on November...

Nov 19, 2024

Candler – Clara Belle Reed, 89, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at Mission Hospital.

A native of Swain County, she was a daughter of the late Fred Fuller and Grace Stillwell Fuller. She was also preceded in death by eight siblings.

She was a longtime...

Nov 18, 2024

Asheville – Rev. Job Hamilton Everingham, 65, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, November 18, 2024.

A native of Toms River, NJ, he was a son of the late Carroll George Everingham and Hazel Virginia Moyer Everingham. He was also preceded in death by his brother, George Lloyd Everingham.

Nov 17, 2024

Candler – Rose Marie Cullen, 78, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2024, at Pisgah Manor Health & Rehab.

She was a native of Baltimore, Maryland, and retired as a CNA.

Mrs. Cullen was the daughter of the late William Alexander Scott and Esta Mae Baker Scott. She was also preceded...

Nov 11, 2024

Asheville – Julia Foster Norton, 82, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 11, 2024, at the Stonecreek Health and Rehabilitation Center.

A native of High Point, she loved her family, gardening and growing vegetables, and loved all kinds of flowers.

She was the daughter of the late James...

Nov 5, 2024

Marshall – Roger Earl McPeters, 73, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at Mission Hospital.

A native of Buncombe County, he resided in Madison County since 2002. He retired in 2008 following 20 years of service with the Buncombe County Sheriff's Department/ID Bureau, was a 1969 graduate of Lee H....

Oct 31, 2024

Asheville – G. Alan Clark, 77, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 31, 2024, at the Elizabeth House following a brief illness.

A native of Madison County, he resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He was a son of the late Gerald M. Clark and Geneva Rice Clark. He...

Oct 31, 2024

Weaverville – Donald “Donny” Edward Boggs, Jr., 60, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 31, 2024, at the Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital in Memphis, TN.

A native of Buncombe County, he worked in concrete construction and attended A-B Tech. Donny enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and was always...

Oct 29, 2024

Leicester – Cathy Rathburn Robertson, 64, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at Mission Hospital.

A native of Buncombe County, she attended Ebenezer Baptist Church. Cathy worked in food service, but her passion in life was serving her family, whom she loved deeply. She will be greatly missed.

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Oct 21, 2024

Asheville – Angela Marie Evans, 56, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 21, 2024.

A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of Ronnie Wesley Evans and wife Patti, and the late Bonnie Eileen Mathis.

Angela worked for Mountain Housing Opportunities, a nonprofit...

Oct 19, 2024

Asheville – David Lynn Candler, 79, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2024.

A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Everette Jerome Candler and Hazel Phillips Candler. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Gerald Candler; sister-in-law, Doris Candler; and brother-in-law, Johnny Riddle.

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Oct 18, 2024

Millie Elaine Jernigan Stewart, 76, went home to be with her mother and father, Meme and Papa, on Friday, October 18, 2024, from her favorite place, Asheville.

Millie was born and raised in Ahoskie, NC, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie Garland Jernigan and Mildred Nettie Burkett Jernigan. She was also preceded in...

Oct 17, 2024

Linda Ball Helms, 67, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at her residence in North Charleston, SC.

A native of Asheville, she was a daughter of the late William Herbert Ball, Sr. and Robbie Jane Hudson Ball. She was also preceded in death by her brother-in-law, Thomas Barry Helms....

Oct 16, 2024

Candler - Glenn Reid Knick, 72, passed away on Wednesday October 16th, 2024, at the V.A. Hospital in Salisbury, North Carolina. Born May 10th, 1952, in Lexington Virginia, he was the son of the late Earl Lyndon Knick and Sarah Ruth Zachary Knick.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...

Oct 14, 2024

Hendersonville – Lester Earl “Pete” Rose, 86, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 14, 2024, at his residence.

A native of Monroe County, Ohio. He was a strong Christian man, master carpenter, loved fishing and gardening, loved his family, and was a highly admired man. In addition to stints at Dunzweiler Construction...

Oct 11, 2024

Candler – Bruce Riddle, 101, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 11, 2024, at the Aston Park Health Care Center.

A native of Madison County, he resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He was a son of the late Grant Riddle and Fannie Whaley Riddle, and husband of the...

Oct 10, 2024

Galax, VA – Gordon “Kenny” Kenneth Welch, III, 62, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at the Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC.

A native of Elizabethton, TN, he was a son of the late Gordon Kenneth Welch, Jr and Nora Kay Caudill Welch.

Kenny graduated from Wytheville Community College...