Loretta Ann (Dagostino) Mickey
Oct 7, 2017
Loretta Ann (Dagostino) Mickey, 78 of Asheville, North Carolina passed away October 7, 2017, in the home she loved in the Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. She was born on August 21, 1939, in Washington, DC the daughter of the late John Joseph Dagostino and Marie Elizabeth Hensley Lester. Loretta worked in her father's television repair shop and the...

Willa Edna Rawls Deaver
Oct 6, 2017
Willa Edna Rawls Deaver, 101, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Deaver was a graduate of Lee Edwards High School and A-B Technical Community College. She served as the secretary of the NC Industries for the Blind for over 50 years, and was a...
Lois Sprinkle
Oct 6, 2017
Candler Mava Lois Clark Sprinkle, 93, went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 6, 2017 at Fleshers Fairview Health Care Center following a short illness. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1943 and was a member of Glady Baptist Church. Mrs. Sprinkle was a daughter of the late Parley Lee Clark...

Cilla R. Anders
Oct 5, 2017
Pineville Cilla Evelyn Robinson Anders, 100, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, October 5, 2017. A native of Yancey County, Mrs. Anders had been a resident of Asheville for most of her life, having moved to Pineville in 1991. She was a member of Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church, a daughter of the late John Lee Robinson and...
Betty Laughridge
Oct 4, 2017
Marion Betty Gosnell Laughridge, 78, of Marion, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Wednesday, October 4, 2017. Mrs. Laughridge was born in Buncombe County to the late Frank and Martha Gosnell. She was an accomplished artist, author, and craftsman, who enjoyed painting, writing poetry, drawing, crocheting, and reading books. She loved music, and would...
Gladys Webster Welch
Sep 30, 2017
Gladys Webster Welch, 84, went to be with our Lord on Saturday, September 30, 2017, at the Laurels of Summit Ridge. She was born on a farm in Fayette, Maine on March 6, 1933, to the late F. Erle Webster and Doris Hibbs Webster. She was also preceded in death by her husband, whom she married June 29, 1958,...

Taylor David Ronie
Sep 28, 2017
Taylor David Ronie, 26, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017. A native and lifelong resident of WNC, he is a son of Katherine Marie Cyr of Hendersonville, and Brian David Ronie and his wife Charlotte of Asheville. In addition to his parents he is survived by his sister, Melinda Ronie of Hendersonville; brother, Iain Ronie of Hendersonville; and grandparents:...
Donald Garland
Sep 27, 2017
Asheville Donald Garland, 71, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Madison County, Mr. Garland had resided in Buncombe County for the past 55 years, and retired as the owner/operator of his own roofing company. He was the son of the late James and Tina Silvers Garland, and the...

James William Bailey Jr.
Sep 24, 2017
James William Bailey, Jr., 71, went to be with his Lord Sunday, September 24, 2017 at the Laurels of Green Tree Ridge. Mr. Bailey was a native of Spartanburg, SC and had resided in Buncombe County for the past 54 years. He attended and played the piano at many area churches, and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy....
Curtis Shoff
Sep 22, 2017
Candler Curtis Baldwin Shoff, 64, of 7 Fairfield Terrace went to be with his Lord Friday, September 22, 2017. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County he was a son of Edward B. Shoff, Jr. and Marian Baldwin Shoff of Biltmore Forest. He attended Ben Lippen School and was a 1971 graduate of T.C. Roberson High School and a graduate...
Rev. Marjorie M. Patterson
Sep 21, 2017
Asheville Rev. Marjorie Marie Bailey Patterson, 92, of Elk Mountain Road, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at the Elizabeth House. She was born May 7, 1925 in Henagar, AL and was raised in Manhattan, FL. From 1941-1945, she attended and graduated from Apostolic Bible School of Lakeland, FL and built two churches in...
Doris J. Martin
Sep 21, 2017
Merritt Island, FL Doris Martin, 81, formerly of Asheville, NC passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017. She is predeceased by her parents, and her brother Albert. Surviving are her daughter, Debra Burleson (Larry) of Merritt Island, FL. Memorial graveside services will be held 11AM Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Riverside Cemetery, 53 Birch Street, Asheville, NC with the Rev....

Mack "Weaver" Justice
Sep 19, 2017
Asheville - Mack Weaver Justice, 77, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Justice worked as a sheet metal fabricator for Ball Heating and Cooling, and retired from 20th Century Heating and Cooling as a fabricator...
Sally Rochelle Leeds Roost
Sep 18, 2017
Asheville Sally Rochelle Leeds Roost, 82, of Timber Trail, went to be with her Lord on Monday, September 18, 2017 after a brief battle with cancer. A native of Greensboro, North Carolina, she came to know Jesus as her personal Savior as a young lady. After graduating from Muskegon High School in 1953, she completed one year at the...
Pete Bishop
Sep 17, 2017
Candler Harold William Pete Bishop, 82, of 38 Ashe Road, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at the Charles George VA Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired in 2004 following 32 years of service with the Asheville Citizen-Times. He was a veteran of the US Army and a charter member...
J.B. Shepherd
Sep 15, 2017
Asheville James Bennett J.B. Shepherd, 75, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 15, 2017 at the St Joseph campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Yancey County, he had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. He was a member of Harmony Hill Baptist Church. Mr. Shepherd was a son of the late Donald...
John Furman Parham
Sep 14, 2017
John Furman Parham, 83, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. Mr. Parham was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He loved to travel, and he and his wife visited all 50 United States, several European countries, Mexico, and Canada. He was a member of Freedom Baptist Church, and...
Virginia Belle Morgan Gregg
Sep 13, 2017
Virginia Belle Morgan Gregg, 99, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at the Universal Health Care of Fletcher. A native of Mecklenburg County, she had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She retired from CP Claire Company and was a member of Biltmore Baptist Church. Mrs. Gregg was the daughter of...

Francis Ingram
Sep 8, 2017
Asheville Francis Dow Ingram, 70, passed away Friday, September 8, 2017 at Asheland Ridge Health and Rehab Center. A native of Sneads Ferry, NC, Mr. Ingram had resided in Wilmington for 48 years before relocating to Asheville in 2014. Mr. Ingram started his working career at the Wilmington Star News, and later, became managers for Western Auto and Shoe...
Rebecca Ann Hipps
Sep 5, 2017
Rebecca Ann Hipps, 50, passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late James William Hipps and Thelma Maxine Hipps. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Allen Hipps. Surviving are her brothers: James Alvin Hipps and wife Donna of...
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