Tim Burnette
Sep 26, 2018
Marshall Timothy Keith Tim Burnette, 60, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at his residence. A native and resident of Madison County, Mr. Burnette retired as a shop supervisor from Hayes and Lunsford Electric, and was a lifelong member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Mr. Burnette loved to fish, enjoyed playing and listening to Bluegrass music, and had sang...
Ronnie Buckner
Sep 25, 2018
Weaverville David Ronald Ronnie Buckner, 70, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and resident of Madison County, Mr. Buckner retired from Square D and Thermal Fischer. He was a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church, and will be remembered as a loving family man, who adored his grandchildren. Mr....
Mary Lee Martin
Sep 23, 2018
Asheville Mary Lee Gray Martin, 62, of 67 Mountainbrook Road, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 23, 2018. A native of Buncombe County, she was a Christian and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Martin was a daughter of the late Claude C. and Ann Elizabeth Banks Gray. She was also preceded in death by her brother,...
Sally Sanders
Sep 20, 2018
Sally Sanders (Bertoncini) left this world on September 20, 2018. She leaves behind to celebrate her life two daughters, Kathy Sanders and Karen Merritt (spouse William Merritt) and one son, Kevin Sanders. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Ryan B. Merritt, Drew Merritt, Sara McLain and Briana McLain, and numerous beloved nieces and nephews. She retired from Motorola...
Linda Haworth
Sep 18, 2018
Asheville Linda Kay Hill Haworth, 75, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at the St. Josephs Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Abingdon, VA, Mrs. Haworth had resided in Buncombe County since 1973. She retired in 1993 from Eckerd Drug Store at which time she had the honor of helping raise her grandchildren and formerly served with the...
Eddie Edmonds
Sep 17, 2018
Asheville Edward Wayne Eddie Edmonds, 45, passed away unexpectedly Monday, September 17, 2018 at his home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Eddie had worked with the Eaton Corp. for the past 27 years. He was an avid Atlanta Braves and Georgia Bulldogs fan, and was a dedicated supporter of the UGA University Student Enhancement Fund. He was a...
John B. Angel Jr.
Sep 15, 2018
John B. Angel, Jr., 84, passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2018, at the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Black Mountain. He was a son of the late John B. Angel, Sr., and Nanie Reese Angel. He was also preceded in death by his son, John B. Angel, III. He is survived by his brother, Charles Angel of...
Larry Clay Worley
Sep 14, 2018
Larry Clay Worley, 65, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 14, 2018 at his residence. Larry was born and raised in Michigan, and resided in Buncombe County for the past 27 years. He was the son of Norma Carrington Worley of Asheville, and the late Roy C. Worley. He was also preceded in death by...
John H. Burgess
Sep 13, 2018
Candler John Harrison Burgess, 96, of 14 Owenby Road, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 13, 2018. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired in 1987 from the City of Asheville following 40 years of service, where at the time of his retirement, he served as an Animal Control Officer. He was of the Pentecostal...
Edward H. Lanzi Sr.
Sep 5, 2018
Edward H. Lanzi, Sr., 87, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was a son of the late Harry Lanzi and Catherine E. Scalzo Lanzi. He grew up in Newton, NJ where he met and married his wife of 51 years, the late Janet L. Simpson Lanzi. He later resided in Westland, MI...
Patricia Conner
Sep 4, 2018
Candler Patricia Ann Jones Conner, 81, of 30 Fresh Pine Lane, passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at the Aston Park Health Care Center. A native of Haywood County, she had resided in Buncombe County for the past 18 years. She was a former Tennis Instructor and an Antique Dealer. She was a daughter of the late William Fredrick...
Blanche Evelyn Nichols
Sep 2, 2018
Blanche Evelyn Nichols, age 84, went to heaven on September the 2nd, 2018. A lifelong resident of Asheville, she was a daughter of the late John and Clara Nichols. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Linda Faye Adams. Ms. Nichols retired from Mission Hospital as a nuclear technician. As a lover of cats she raised and...
Kimberly Collinsworth
Sep 2, 2018
Spring Branch, TX Kimberly Dawn Parham Collinsworth, 47, of 10006 Eagles View, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 2, 2018. She was a native and resident of Buncombe County until moving to Texas for the past 3 months. She worked with the Buncombe County School System as a bus driver and was a member of Big...
Thelma Wright
Sep 1, 2018
Asheville Thelma Dalton Wright, of Cisco Road, died Saturday, September 1, 2018 at age 89. Born in Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late George M. and Louise Knupp Dalton. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Wade W. Wright; brothers, Terry Dalton, Worth Dalton and sisters, Agnes Blumenstein and Viola Cardin. Mrs. Wright retired...
Helen Kornhauser
Aug 30, 2018
Asheville Helen Chaplin Kornhauser, 95, of 5 Princeton Drive, died Thursday, August 30, 2018, at the Aston Park Health Care Center. A native of Darlington, SC, she had moved to the Asheville area in the 1970s. She was a longstanding servant of Jehovah and always zealous in the ministry. Mrs. Kornhauser was the daughter of the late Asbury Leverne...
Stella Spencer
Aug 29, 2018
Plano, TX Stella Spencer passed away at Medical City Hospital Plano, TX on August 29th 2018 at the age of 91. She was born in Asheville, North Carolina, graduated from Lee Edwards High School and began her career at Southern Bell in Asheville. In 1948 after a whirlwind romance, she married the love of her life, Herbert Spencer and...
Larry W. Penland
Aug 26, 2018
Candler Larry Weaver Penland, 79, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018 at his residence. A native of Buncombe County, Mr. Penland retired in 1992 as a Clerk for the USPS. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and retired from the US Air Force following 20 years of service. Mr. Penland was preceded in death by his wife,...
William "Doc" Embler, Jr.
Aug 23, 2018
Candler - William Doc Embler, Jr., 82, passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late William Crawford Embler, Sr. and Ina Whitaker Embler. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Betty Jane Autrey and her husband Robert....
Mildred Owen
Aug 22, 2018
Asheville - Mildred Louise Westall Owen, 94, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at the Pisgah Manor Healthcare Center. A native of Buncombe County, Mrs. Owen had worked for several years as a hairdresser for Ivys. She was a talented and gifted lady, singing for many years in the Asheville Chorus, teaching Braille, and working with mentally challenged children....
Lillie Mae Thomas Lovin
Aug 21, 2018
Lillie Mae Thomas Lovin, 87, entered eternal life on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Fleshers Fairview Health Care Center. A native of Madison County, she resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Jesse and Josie Jane Roberts Thomas. She was also preceded in death by a son, Charles Lovin; sons-in-law: David...
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