Obituary Listing

Annie Masters

Annie Masters

Aug 16, 2018

Asheville Annie Mae Masters, 76, went home to be with her Lord Thursday, August 16, 2018 at the Asheville Healthcare Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Masters worked as a Supervisor with Kellwood Manufacturing. She loved her Lord and her family endlessly, and showed them the true meaning of unconditional love. Mrs. Masters was the daughter of...

Kenneth Calhoun

Kenneth Calhoun

Aug 15, 2018

Asheville - Robert Kenneth Calhoun, 82, Brickyard Road, Asheville, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2018. Kenneth was born July 16, 1936 in Jackson County the son of the late Robert Glenn Calhoun and the late Jessie Bradley Calhoun. Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by a daughter, Jessica (Patrick) Rachels and four grandchildren, David,...

Karen Ann Anders

Karen Ann Anders

Aug 15, 2018

Asheville Karen Ann Anders, 59, of 14-B Mill Creek Loop, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at the St Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a 1977 graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High School and was a daughter of the late Fred B. and Billie Lee Lunsford...

Michael Dean Smith

Michael Dean Smith

Aug 13, 2018

Michael Dean Smith, 56, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 13, 2018 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Asheville, he was a son of Joan Lunsford Smith of Asheville, and the late David Leon Smith. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents: James Cecil Lunsford and Ethel Corn Lunsford, and...

Helen Williams Knighten

Helen Williams Knighten

Aug 9, 2018

Helen Knighten, 81, passed on to her heavenly home on Thursday, August 9, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Dorothy Denton Williams. She was also preceded in death by her grandchildren: Theodore and Krystle Knighten; and a brother, Jack Williams. She was a graduate of the Emma High School class of 1954, and a member...

Robey Wright

Robey Wright

Aug 7, 2018

Fairview Robey Jack Wright, 85, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was Owner & Operator of Wrights Construction Company for over 30 years. He was a member of Spring Mountain Baptist Church, a 1951 graduate of Fairview High School and...

David Ellis

David Ellis

Aug 6, 2018

Asheville David Jonathan Ellis passed away on August 6, 2018. David was born on September 28, 1979 and grew up and attended school in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. He was on the Lacrosse Team from seventh grade through high school. David moved to Asheville in 2011. He loved Asheville and spent the last seven years of his life working...

Katalin Hollo Maurer

Katalin Hollo Maurer

Aug 4, 2018

Katalin Hollo Maurer passed away on August 4, 2018, in Asheville, NC. She was born on January, 29, 1969 in Budapest, Hungary. She married Karl Maurer on September 28, 2013 in Asheville, NC. She is survived by her husband Karl of Asheville, NC, her father, her sister, her son, and her daughter. Katalin was an extremely kindhearted, loving, giving,...

Robert "Bob" Baker

Robert "Bob" Baker

Aug 3, 2018

Asheville Robert Bob Baker, 77, passed away Friday, August 3, 2018 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He was a son of the late Grover Chris Baker and Myrtice Marie Fortner Baker. Bob was a 1960 graduate of Walnut High School and was...

Carolyn Tweed Cline

Carolyn Tweed Cline

Aug 2, 2018

Carolyn Tweed Cline, 76, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Edward Lawrence Tweed and Mary Capps Tweed. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, James Blackwell, and a brother, Michael Tweed. Carolyn was...

Johnny Blackwell

Johnny Blackwell

Aug 2, 2018

John Timothy Johnny Blackwell, 65, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018 at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. A native of Rockingham, NC, Mr. Blackwell had resided in Buncombe County for 35 years before moving to Boonville. He was the leading heating and air conditioning mechanic for M.B. Haynes, and will always be remembered as a family...

Margaret Lance Johnston

Margaret Lance Johnston

Aug 2, 2018

Asheville Margaret Estella Lance Johnston, 90, of 6 Ferry Road, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 2, 2018 at the home of her daughter, Lola Rogers. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired from the Asheville Mfg Co where she was a seamstress for many years. Mrs. Johnston was a daughter of the late Charles...

Ella Mae Rice Whitted

Ella Mae Rice Whitted

Jul 30, 2018

On July 30, 2018 our Heavenly Father reached down and took the hand of Ella Mae. She was gone from the sight of many but not the one she longed to see. Ella Mae was preceded in death by her parents Rev Jesse and Lucy Tweed Rice, her husband of 60 years Bill Whitted. Sister, Evelyn Vess; brothers: George...

Dale Hamlin

Dale Hamlin

Jul 27, 2018

Asheville James Dale Hamlin, 52, passed away Friday, July 27, 2018 at the CarePartners John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. Surviving are his mother, Beadie Martin Hamlin; sister, Marlene Moore; brother, Buck Hamlin; and numerous nieces and nephews. The memorial service will be held at a later date. Anders-Rice Funeral Home is assisting the Hamlin family.

Melinda Ann Russ Nelon Williams

Melinda Ann Russ Nelon Williams

Jul 25, 2018

Melinda Ann Russ Nelon Williams, 46, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of Linda Ann Stanley Russ of Woodfin, and George Henry Russ, II of Weaverville. She was preceded in death by her son, Latt Estele Clemmons, and two infant children. Surviving...

Clifford  Sr. Bailey

Clifford Sr. Bailey

Jul 25, 2018

Leicester Clifford Leroy Bailey, Sr., 68, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at the CarePartners John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Bailey worked as a mechanic for both his father and his brother. He was also a truck driver at various times through the years. He was a member of...

Charlotte Ann Mastin

Charlotte Ann Mastin

Jul 23, 2018

Mrs. Charlotte Ann (Hoey) Mastin, born on October 6, 1927 in Wilmington, Delaware, passed away at age 90 on July 23, 2018 in Biltmore Lake, North Carolina. Charlotte graduated from Goldey Beacom. She was in the Corporate industry at DuPont Louviers as an Administrator Assistant until retiring in 1982. Charlotte was the loving wife of the late John Ernest...

Jerelene "Gerrie" Clark

Jerelene "Gerrie" Clark

Jul 21, 2018

Candler Jerelene Zannie Gerrie Clark, 80, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at the Elizabeth House Hospice Center. A native of Macon County, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life.. She was a 1954 Graduate of Franklin High School and a graduate of Blantons Business College. Mrs. Clark retired from True...

Lawrence "Larry" Ledford

Lawrence "Larry" Ledford

Jul 20, 2018

Asheville Lawrence Alexander Larry Ledford, 80, of 116 Dix Creek Chapel Rd, passed away Friday, July 20, 2018 at his residence. A native of Yancey County, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1959. Mr. Ledford retired in 1999 from American Enka Corp. following 40 years of service where at the time of his retirement was a maintenance mechanic....

Carol Mac Edge

Carol Mac Edge

Jul 19, 2018

Carol Mac Edge, 66, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018 at her residence. She was a daughter of the late O.D. and Dorothy West Edge. Carol retired last year from Go Grocery in Swannanoa as a cashier after 18 years of service. Carol is survived by two sisters, a brother, and many cousins and friends. Memorial services will be...