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...
Patsy Caldwell Rogers
Aug 21, 2018
Leicester Patsy Caldwell Rogers, age 65, of 63 Freedom Farm Rd, Leicester, NC. She was born on March 10, 1953 and went to be with the Lord on August 21, 2018. She was the daughter of Kennie and Alma Caldwell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tommy Dean Rogers in April, 2002. She was also preceded in...
Cecil C. Jackson, Jr.
Aug 20, 2018
Asheville Cecil C. Jackson Jr. passed away on August 20, 2018 at the age of 84 years. A native of Biltmore in Asheville, N.C., he was the son of the late Cecil Cairnes Jackson and Julia Campiche Jackson. Cecil received his undergraduate degree on a football scholarship and continued his education receiving a law degree, both at Wake Forest...
Arthur S. Ball
Aug 19, 2018
Asheville Arthur Sherman Ball, 76, of 58 First Street, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at the John F. Keever, Jr Solace Center. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1966. He retired in 2004 from Bolton following 44 years of service; was a member of Ivy Hill Baptist...
Barbara Christene Honeycutt Perry
Aug 17, 2018
Barbara Christene Honeycutt Perry, 81, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 17, 2018 at the Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she worked for many years at American Enka and later retired from Square D. Mrs. Perry was the daughter of the late Blake Honeycutt and Margaret Anne Smith Honeycutt...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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