Obituary Listing

Charles "Ronnie" Wallen

Charles "Ronnie" Wallen

Jan 26, 2018

Charles Ronald Ronnie Wallen, 70, of 45 Junction Drive went to be with the Lord, Friday, January 26, 2018 at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and the son of the late Ruth Pauline Ingle Wallen Worley. Mr. Wallen was employed for over 35 years as an Electrician with American Enka Corp (BASF), US Navy...

Roger Edwards

Roger Edwards

Jan 20, 2018

Asheville Roger Dale Edwards, 71, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member of Bethesda Baptist Church and retired in 1994 following 25 years of service from Philips Consumer Electronics (Magnavox). He loved auto shows and won numerous...

Billy Charles Summey

Billy Charles Summey

Jan 19, 2018

Billy Charles Summey, 87, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2018 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. Mr. Summey was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a son of the late Linton T. Summey, Sr. and Nellie Viola Austin Summey. He was also preceded in death by his 1st wife, Ruth Snipes Summey who...

Ethel H. Singleton

Ethel H. Singleton

Jan 19, 2018

Asheville Ethel Eugene Haney Singleton, 90, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2018. Mrs. Singleton was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and retired in 1992 from Sears following 25 years of service. She was the daughter of the late Charlie Arthur Haney and Adeline Bugg Haney and the wife of Tuel Duco Singleton who died in November 1969. She...

Mary Anders Lawing

Mary Anders Lawing

Jan 17, 2018

Mary Anders Lawing, 92, of 69 Howard Street, Asheville, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at the Marjorie McCune Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County she was a daughter of the late Curtis RC and Maggie Green Anders. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Enoch Aaron Lawing; sisters:...

Rev. Bennie Lee Wade

Rev. Bennie Lee Wade

Jan 16, 2018

Asheville Rev. Bennie Lee Wade, 91, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at the NC State Veterans Home. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of his life, he started in the ministry while in his teenage years, which expanded over 70 years and on December 12, 1948, he was ordained as...

Pauline Cook

Pauline Cook

Jan 16, 2018

Alexander Pauline Cody Cook, 82, of 1628 Jenkins Valley Road, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Aston Park Health Care Center. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life, she had resided in Madison County as a child and was the daughter of the late Jacob and Bertha Hensley...

Nell Young

Nell Young

Jan 14, 2018

Woodfin Mary Zenell Nell Simpkins Young, 94, of 3 Cottage Street, went to be with the Lord Sunday, January 14, 2018 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Krum, TX, she had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was a homemaker and member of the Elkwood UMC Church. She was the...

Genevieve Bell Bradley

Genevieve Bell Bradley

Jan 14, 2018

Genevieve Bell Bradley, 94, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 14, 2018 following a short illness. A native of Haywood County she resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She retired from the Biltmore Estate after many years of service, and was a longtime member of Long Shoals Baptist Church. She was the...

Thomas Robert Penland

Thomas Robert Penland

Jan 12, 2018

Asheville Thomas Robert Penland, 90, of 261 Bear Creek Road, went to be with his Lord on Friday, January 12, 2018. Mr. Penland was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired in 1993 from Dave Steel following over 40 years of service. He attended Hominy Baptist Church and was a long time member of Craven Street and Westwood...

Leila Reese

Leila Reese

Jan 12, 2018

Flat Rock Sadie Leila Reese, 82, passed away Friday, January 12, 2018 at the Four Seasons Hospice Elizabeth House. A native and long time resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Reese was the daughter of the late Andrew Cecil and Mary Cannon Hughes, and the wife of the late Harold Woodrow Reese. She was also preceded in death by a...

Mickey  Jr. Minyard

Mickey Jr. Minyard

Jan 10, 2018

Asheville Mickey Darrell Minyard, Jr., 48, of 149 Rose Hill Road, passed away, on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at his home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was employed as a Roll Off Driver with Waste Pro and formerly attended Woodland Terrace Baptist Church. He loved camping, hunting and fishing, all outdoor activities, and especially enjoyed working on...

George Joseph Lacina

George Joseph Lacina

Jan 10, 2018

George Joseph Lacina, 57, went to be reunited with his parents in heaven on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at his residence. He was the son of the late George F. Lacina and Mildred Louise Repa Lacina, and was currently employed with the Ingle Distribution Center in Black Mountain. Surviving are his sister, Arlene Lacina Gibson and her husband John;...

David Stephenson

David Stephenson

Jan 9, 2018

Asheville - William David Stephenson, 58, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Stephenson was the former owner/operator of his own dump truck, and had attended Sunrise Baptist Church. He will be remembered as a Jack-of-all-trades, and was known to have...

Shaunna Chon Blood "Shaunnashine" Melander

Shaunna Chon Blood "Shaunnashine" Melander

Jan 9, 2018

Shaunna Chon Blood Melander fulfilled her lifes journey on January 9, 2018 held lovingly by her family. Shaunna was born July 8, 1978 in Suwon, Korea to Jake and Yonoke Blood. She grew up with her family which added a sister, Andrea, in 1984, as they traveled from military assignment to assignment across the breadth of the United States...

C. Bryan Rice

C. Bryan Rice

Jan 6, 2018

C. Bryan Rice Asheville Curtis Bryan Rice, 65, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018 at the Madison Manor Health Care Center. Bryan was a native of Asheville and a son of the late Walter Harold Rice and Lois Marie Sawyer Rice. He grew up in Newbridge Baptist Church, was a 1970 graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High School and...

Kenny  Sr. Kinnebrew

Kenny Sr. Kinnebrew

Jan 6, 2018

Scottsmoor, FL John L. Kenny Kinnebrew, Sr., 77, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, January 6, 2018 at the Edward M. Poe Hospice Care Center in Titusville, FL. A native of Spartanburg, SC, he was a retired painter at the Cape Canaveral Space Center and husband of Marjorie E. Parham Kinnebrew who died August 19, 2009. Surviving...

Mildred Player

Mildred Player

Jan 3, 2018

Asheville Mildred Ridings Player, 85, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, January 3, 2018. A native of Spartanburg, SC, she had resided most of her life in Buncombe County. She retired from Highland Hospital following 20 years of service as a secretary. Mrs. Player was a daughter of the late Clarence and Helen Rose Ridings. Surviving are...

Bowden "Tommy" T. Helms Jr.

Bowden "Tommy" T. Helms Jr.

Jan 1, 2018

Bowden Tommy Helms, Jr., 54, received his wings to heaven on Monday, January 1, 2018, after a long battle with cancer. He is now praising his Lord and Savior. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Bowden and Emagene Wilde Helms. Tommy was a member and Deacon of Freedom Baptist Church....

Elsie Mozelle Griffin

Elsie Mozelle Griffin

Dec 31, 2017

Elsie Extine Griffin, 79, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2017 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Jackson County, she resided Buncombe County most of her life. She was the daughter of the late George Extine and Mary Ethel Harris Extine, and wife of the late Clarence Ernest Griffin. Mrs. Griffin was a God fearing...