Lillian Moore
Dec 1, 2017
Fletcher Lillian Wilson Moore, 85, a native of Buncombe County and resident of Fletcher, NC, went home to be with the Lord on December 1, 2017. Lillian was a retired Buncombe County school teacher, remembered for her devotion to her students. Lillian attended Crossroads Assembly of God for many years and Tabernacle of Praise in Fletcher for the past...
Alan Jr. Gay
Nov 30, 2017
Candler Alan Douglas Gay, Jr., 70, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2017 at the Oaks of Sweeten Creek. A native of Buncombe County, Mr. Gay had resided in multiple places along the east coast and in Tennessee, before retiring as a mason in Orlando, FL and returning to Buncombe County. He enjoyed landscaping for himself and many others. He...
Howard Jimmie Towe
Nov 26, 2017
Candler Howard Jimmie Towe, 69, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2017 at the John F. Keever Solace Center surrounded by his family. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Towe was a graduate of Enka High School, and had retired form the injection molding department of Magnavox. He was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church. Mr. Towe was...
Clarence Mckee Crain
Nov 24, 2017
Clarence McKee Crain, 73, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 24, 2017 at his residence. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Clarence and Grace Bales Crain. Mr. Crain was a member of Morningside Baptist Church. Surviving are his sister, Christine Dobbins of Greenville, SC; brothers: Wid Crain and Charlie...
Diana Penley Plemmons
Nov 24, 2017
Margaret Diana Penley Plemmons, 75, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 24, 2017 at Mountain Ridge Health and Rehab. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Vance Penley and Margaret Gwen Stewart Penley Joslyn. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Maurice Skeet K. Plemmons,...
Renith Williams Chancey
Nov 22, 2017
Renith Williams Chancey, 78, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Clyde Benjamin Williams and Myrtle Marie Hill Williams. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Raymond H. Chancey, who passed...
Betty Jean Lunsford
Nov 21, 2017
Leicester - Betty Jean Murray Lunsford, 85, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Lunsford had resided in Buncombe County for the past 25 years. She was a graduate of West Buncombe High School, where she was a key player for...
Carla Ward Elliott
Nov 20, 2017
Carla Ward Elliott, 50, went home to be with the Lord and her family in Heaven on Monday, November 20, 2017 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of Patricia Elkins Hodges of Leicester, and the late Roger Coy Ward. She was also preceded in death by...
Jack M. Lawrence
Nov 16, 2017
Asheville Jack Millender Lawrence, 80, of 35 Griffing Blvd, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017 at the Aston Park Health Care Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired July 24, 2006 from WLOS-TV following 49 years of service, and at the time of his retirement, was a Director. He was a loving grandfather and was...
Betty Tipton
Nov 15, 2017
Arden Elizabeth Marie Betty Bertossa Tipton, 90, of 390 Sycamore Drive, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at her home. A native of Detroit, MI, she had resided in St. Petersburg, FL from 1939 to 1969, moving to Buncombe County in 1969. She was a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority,...
Jim Collins
Nov 11, 2017
Ormond Beach, FL James Lemuel Jim Collins of Ormond Beach, FL passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville, NC. A native of Gastonia, NC, he was born on November 27, 1933 in Lanes Creek, NC. He was the son of the late Noah Lemuel Collins and Ola Bennett Collins....
Rev. Bobby Cornilous Fox
Nov 9, 2017
Rev. Bobby Cornilous Fox, 81, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Woodard O. Fox and Zelma Clark Fox. He was also preceded in death by his sisters: Frances Fox Greene...
Sara Moore
Nov 5, 2017
ASHEVILLE-- Sara Lorraine Wilson Moore, 77, passed away peacefully at the Care Partners Hospice Center on Sunday, November 5, 2017, after having a stroke. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Sara was the daughter of the late Dewey and Elsie Warren Wilson. Also preceding her in death are brothers, Leonard Wilson and James Wilson, and sisters, Jay Brewer and...
James Morris Sorrells
Nov 3, 2017
Fairview James Morris Sorrells, 88, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 3, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of his life, he was a son of the late Ernest Franklin Sorrells and Jessie Florence Miller Sorrells. He was also preceded in death by his...
Alma Capps
Nov 2, 2017
Leicester - Alma Waldrop Capps, 83, passed away peacefully Thursday, November 2, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Capps retired in 1996 from Revco Scientific, where she worked in the finishing department. She was a faithful member of Sunrise Baptist Church, where she was a member of the WMU and...
Johnny Mack Christopher
Nov 2, 2017
Candler Johnny Mack Christopher, 76, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at the Charles George V.A. Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a veteran of the US Army and was the son of the late Perry McKinley Christopher and Nora Ethel Griffin Christopher. He was also preceded in death by...
Maleta Harris
Nov 2, 2017
Asheville - Maleta V. Harris, 80, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017 at the Laurels of Green Tree Ridge. A native of Swain County, Mrs. Harris had resided in Buncombe County since 1963. She retired from the spinning department of Burlington Industries. Mrs. Harris is survived by her husband, Henry Harris, whom she married January 27, 1963; sister, Vinna...
Roger Eugene Weaver
Oct 29, 2017
Roger Eugene Weaver, 56, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of Flora Lou Ellen Jones Hensley of Woodfin, and the late Fred Neal Weaver. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Raymond Hensley, and nephew, Kevyn...
Darrell D. Shroyer
Oct 28, 2017
Asheville, NC Darrell Duane Shroyer, 70, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals, Asheville, NC. He grew up in Bridgeport, IL and was the son of the late Harvey Preston Shroyer and Frieda Virginia Athey Shroyer. He moved to Chicago, IL where he started a family and...
Marie C. Hyatt
Oct 28, 2017
Fayetteville, NC Marie Chalotte Connor Hyatt, 55, of 149 Salmon Drive, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at her residence. A native of Sumter, SC, she had resided in Fayetteville for the past 13 years and was a daughter of Mildred Patricia Rice Connor of Candler and the late Johnny Floyd Connor. She was...
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