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....
Alice Laws Gilliam
Dec 9, 2017
Alice Laws Gilliam, 80, of Fairview passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Fleshers of Fairview Healthcare Center. A native of Madison County, she was a resident of Buncombe County most of her life. She was the daughter of the late John Laws and Flossie Howell English. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Sherrill Phillip...
Doris S. Culbertson
Dec 9, 2017
Asheville Doris Silver Culbertson, 88, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 9, 2017. Mrs. Culbertson was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County, and formerly a Day Care Associate with Buncombe County After School Care Program, Home Care Nursing for the Elderly and for 10 years, served as a Greeter at Walmart where her kind words brightened...
George Ernest "Buck" Penland
Dec 6, 2017
***DUE TO THE WEATHER, THE VISITATION & SERVICES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS MONDAY (12/11/17) FROM 1 TILL 2PM WITH THE FUNERAL SERVICES MONDAY (12-11-2017) AT 2PM. George Buck Ernest Penland, 55, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at the Angel Medical Center. A native of Buncombe County, he had resided...
Polly Sue Fortner Hyatt
Dec 3, 2017
Polly Sue Fortner Hyatt, 64, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at her residence surrounded by family. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Robert Calvin Fortner and Mary Frances Ballew Fortner. Mrs. Hyatt was a member of Union Valley Free Will Baptist Church for all of her...
Mabel Wilson Williams
Dec 2, 2017
Asheville - Mabel Ann Wilson Williams, 74, of 380 Brevard Road, Passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Aston Park Health Care Center. A native of Yancey County, Ms. Williams had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was formerly employed with Vanderbilt Shirt Company as a seamstress. Ms. Williams was the daughter of the late...
Arney Benson Fields
Dec 2, 2017
Arney Rose Benson Fields, 88, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she attended Rays Chapel and was a daughter of the late Horace Benson and Nellie Warren Benson, and wife of the late William D. Fields. She was also preceded...
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...
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