Obituary Listing

Mary T. Jones

Mary T. Jones

Jul 27, 2019

Asheville – Mary T. Jones, 66, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, July 27, 2019 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Leesburg, FL she had resided in Buncombe County since 1983. She was the daughter of the late Henry Ford Trumbo and Martha Dawson Trumbo. She was also preceded in death by...

Mary Dean Carter

Mary Dean Carter

Jul 27, 2019

Skyland – Mary Dean Burnette Carter, 77, of Skyland, went to be with the Lord Saturday, July 27, 2019 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Curtis Virgil and Eunice Cole Burnette. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband, William “Uncle Bill” Carter; sister, Virginia Dills; and brothers: Ben, Carl, and Willie Burnette....

Gerard Charles "Jerry" Hutcheon

Gerard Charles "Jerry" Hutcheon

Jul 25, 2019

Inman, SC - Gerard “Jerry” C. Hutcheon, age 71, departed this earthly life on Thursday, July 25, 2019 in Mars Hill, NC. He leaves behind his wife Adrienne Hutcheon; sister, Sandy Hutcheon Rupprecht (John); two stepsons: James Baker (Alicia), and Mark Baker (Dawn); an abundance of grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his...

Bobby Scott

Bobby Scott

Jul 23, 2019

Fairview – The "Mountain Man", 84, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at the Stonecreek Health and Rehab. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Huge Gordon Scott and Ellen Thomas Scott. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Jewitt Scott, and a son, Gary Scott. He was an...

Bertha Beatrice Williams

Bertha Beatrice Williams

Jul 22, 2019

Asheville – Bertha Beatrice Deviney Williams, 87, passed away Monday, July 22, 2019 at her home. A native of Rutherford County, Mrs. Williams had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She retired as an inspector from C.I.I., and found great joy in volunteering with the ABCCM following retirement. Mrs. Williams was a dedicated member of Grassy...

Yvonne Allman Carmichael

Yvonne Allman Carmichael

Jul 21, 2019

Asheville, NC – Our beloved, wife, mother and grandmother, Yvonne Allman Carmichael, 69, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour, Sunday, July 21, 2019. A native of Greeneville, TN, Mrs. Carmichael resided in Buncombe County, NC, for much of her life. Her successful professional career was with Carolina Ribbon as a Sales Executive. Yvonne was a very...

Stacey "Keven" Brandon

Stacey "Keven" Brandon

Jul 20, 2019

Fletcher – Stacey “Keven” Brandon, 48, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital. He was a son of Melba June Smith Gores and step-father, Gary Gores of Diboll, TX and the late Joe Ned Brandon. Keven was a US Army Veteran, and was currently employed with OceanX in Arden as an...

Clyde W. Clark

Clyde W. Clark

Jul 18, 2019

Leicester – Clyde W. Clark, 88, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Lowel David Clark and Nettie Alice Lane Clark. He was also preceded in death by his sisters: Mary Lou Hawkins and Wilma Hickey;...

Clara Jean Wright

Clara Jean Wright

Jul 17, 2019

Fairview – Clara Jean Reed Wright, 78, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at her home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired from Price Piping Company following 30 years of service as Secretary. She was a loyal and active member of South Asheville Baptist Church, where along with her husband, are the...

Sandra Renison Brown

Sandra Renison Brown

Jul 17, 2019

Asheville – Sandra Renison Brown, 66, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church, and was the daughter of the late Louis Renison and Christine W. Renison. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harold R. Brown and...

Jo Ann  Black

Jo Ann Black

Jul 16, 2019

Waynesville – Jo Ann Singleton Black, 93, of 128 Burnette Circle, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Haywood County, she had resided in Buncombe County for 40 years before returning to Haywood County in 2006. She was a homemaker and the daughter of the late Norman Singleton...

Sybil Spivey

Sybil Spivey

Jul 11, 2019

Middleburg, FL – Sybil Jean Beck Spivey, 84, graduated to Heaven on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Orange Park Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she had moved to Florida in March 2018 with her daughter’s family. She was the daughter of the late Francis Bryson Beck and Mayme Queen Beck; wife of the...

Colonel Ernest Miller

Colonel Ernest Miller

Jul 9, 2019

Asheville – Ernest Arthur Miller was born in Burlington, Iowa on May 29, 1925, the son of John A. Miller and Frieda Maurer Miller. A twin sister, Erma Louise Miller was born on the same day. Early years were spent in Burlington, Iowa, and on a farm in Des Moines County in south-eastern Iowa. Early education was in the...

Minnie Alice Zachary

Minnie Alice Zachary

Jul 9, 2019

Asheville – Minnie Alice Benison Zachary, 92, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired in 1995 from Belk Department Store following 38 years of service. She was a longtime member of Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church, where she...

Walter M. Ward, Jr.

Walter M. Ward, Jr.

Jul 8, 2019

Candler - Walter Mark Ward, Jr., 76, went to be with the Lord and his beloved wife on Monday, July 8, 2019 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was formerly employed with Taylor Instrument Company as a Tool Grinder, and for the last 20 years, worked as a...

Ray E. Ertzberger

Ray E. Ertzberger

Jul 8, 2019

Asheville - Ray Ernest Ertzberger, 86, passed away Monday, July 8, 2019 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. Son of the late John Harmon and Mary Griffin Ertzberger, Ray served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was an employee of the National Climatic Data Center for 40 plus years, and was an avid hiker,...

Ruth Masters Israel

Ruth Masters Israel

Jul 5, 2019

Asheville – Ruth Masters Israel, 95, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 5, 2019 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospital. A native of Cherokee County, SC she had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Enoch Garfield Ball and Alma Irene Westmoreland Ball. She...

Fred Kenneth Wilson

Fred Kenneth Wilson

Jul 5, 2019

Asheville - Fred Kenneth Wilson, 90, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, July 5, 2019 at his residence. A native of Yancey County he had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. He was the son of the late George Washington Wilson and Rittie Jane Wilson. He was also preceded in death by his...

Minnie Belle Morrow

Minnie Belle Morrow

Jun 28, 2019

Leicester – Minnie Belle Wilde Morrow, 91, passed away Friday, June 28, 2019 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Morrow had resided in Buncombe County since 1962. She worked as a Retail Associate at Connie’s Fashions, and served as Chaplain for the Naval Women’s Auxiliary of the Fleet Reserve Association....

Alan "Al" Jensen

Alan "Al" Jensen

Jun 26, 2019

Asheville – Alan “AL” Jensen, 92, went to his heavenly home on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. A native of Audubon, Iowa, he resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He was a son of the late Arnold and Alice Jensen. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jensen, and a son, Mark Jensen. Al was...