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
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
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
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.
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
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...
Kaye Mathews
Dec 30, 2017
Asheville Kaye Johnson Mathews, 76, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Polk County, Mrs. Mathews had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She retired from the Asheville ABC Board following 37 years of service. She enjoyed sewing and traveling, and loved her grandchildren immensely. Mrs. Mathews...
Sharon Diane Fuller
Dec 30, 2017
Sharon Diane Fuller, 56, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at the Elizabeth House. She was born in Norfolk, VA and had resided in Buncombe County for the past 53 years. She served as an accountant with the Wicked Weed Brewing. Her work family was very special to her. She was the daughter of...
Maxine Carter Banks
Dec 30, 2017
Woodfin - Maxine Carter Banks, 88, of Woodfin, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017 and entered her Heavenly home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Banks was a graduate of West Buncombe High School. She retired from the Buncombe County School Systems in 1981 following 23 years of service. She was a loving Christian wife, mother and nanny,...
Madeline L. Rickman
Dec 30, 2017
Swannanoa Madeline Rose Luther Rickman, 89, of 206 Kennedy Drive, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at the Asheville Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Rickman retired from Eaton Mfg Co. following many years of service. She was a member of the bowling team at Eaton, enjoyed dancing and had...
Brenda Causby Young
Dec 29, 2017
Swannanoa Brenda Gayle Causby Young, 73, of 101 Pine Tree Drive, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 29, 2017 at her residence. A native of Morganton, NC, she was a full time resident of Buncombe County for the past 14 years. She retired as an executive secretary and was a member of Christian Creek Baptist Church...
Weldon Sr. Penley
Dec 27, 2017
Asheville Weldon Franklin Penley, Sr., 87, of 17 Ace Drive, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Penley, along with his wife, retired in 1998 as owners and operators of the Penley Family Care for over 45 years. He was...
Mary Hamlin Thomas
Dec 22, 2017
Mary Hamlin Thomas, 85, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County she was a daughter of the late Jacob Floyd Hamlin and Hattie Lillie West Hamlin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Norman Thomas; sons: Charles Steven Thomas and...
James Gosnell
Dec 22, 2017
Candler James Edward Gosnell, 77, of 4 Breezy Pine Lane went to be with his Lord Friday, December 22, 2017. He was a son of the late Pender Henderson Gosnell and Jessie Jones Gosnell. Mr. Gosnell was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County, served as an Electrician and a longtime member of over 50 years at Stoney Fork Baptist...
Dorothy "Dot" Outlaw
Dec 15, 2017
Asheville Dorothy Dot Easler Outlaw, 103, went home to be with the Lord Friday, December 15, 2017 at the Care Partners Hospice John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Columbia, SC, Mrs. Outlaw had resided most of her life in Raleigh before moving to Asheville in 2010. She was a longtime member of the First Presbyterian Church...
Anne Carroll Bell
Dec 14, 2017
Anne Carroll Chapman Bell, 67, passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at her residence. A native of Danville, IL and longtime resident of Buncombe County she was a daughter of the late Tom and Cody Chapman. Anne and her husband were the former owners of Spirits on the River Restaurant of Asheville, and she was currently employed with...
Harlan B. Proffitt
Dec 13, 2017
Asheville - Harlan B. Proffitt, born October 21, 1927, went to be with his Lord and Savior the morning of December 13, 2017. He is the son of the late Brank and Bessie Arrington Proffitt of Marshall. Harlan was one of the youngest men to serve in the Navy during World War II. He served on DE-395 aboard the...
Pastor Martha Jean Brinkley Raines
Dec 13, 2017
Pastor Martha Jean Brinkley Raines, 65, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late David and Dorothy Brinkley. She was also preceded in death by her son, Charles Richard Raines. Pastor Raines...
Steve Thorpe
Dec 13, 2017
Asheville Robert William Stephen Steve Thorpe, 67, of Bent Creek, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at his home. A native of Madison County and a longtime resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Thorpe was the owner and operator of Steves Tire Repair and Road Service. He was the son of the late Carl and Edith...
Bruce Penland
Dec 9, 2017
Candler Larry Bruce Penland, 63, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 9, 2017. A native of Buncombe County, in his younger years, he had the privilege to play the upright bass with the Primitive Quartet. He was in sales most of his life, including insurance, Petroleum Equipment Business and later became a Commercial Real Estate Broker....
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