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...
Dr. Bill Day
Oct 25, 2017
Mill Spring Dr. William Claude Bill Day, 70, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 25, 2017. A native of Cherokee County, he had resided in Buncombe County most of his life, moving to Polk County in 2014. He was a Baptist Minister and a member of Trinity Baptist Church. He served in churches in Kentucky, West...
Harold C. Sloan
Oct 24, 2017
Candler Harold Clark Sloan, 90, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017. A native of Statesville, NC, Mr. Sloan had resided in Buncombe County since 1960. He was the branch manager for Southern Pump and Tank for 25 years, and then served as a salesman for Oilmens Truck Tanks for another 15 years. He had been a faithful member of...
Dale Glen Edwards
Oct 24, 2017
Dale Glen Edwards, 64, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. He was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a son of the late Kyle Hilliard Edwards and Joyce Corn Edwards. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Jo Donna Ingle Edwards, who passed away on January 2, 2013....
Irene Sams
Oct 24, 2017
Swannanoa Thelma Irene Sams, 73, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at the Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Miss Sams was the daughter of the late Josiah and Sadie Elizabeth Ellison Sams. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Georgia Lunsford and Louise Sams. Surviving are her sisters: Jo Ann Whitson, Betty...
Edith Earwood Bishop
Oct 22, 2017
Edith Jane Williams Earwood Bishop, 87, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at the Aston Park Health Care Center. Mrs. Bishop was as lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and was affectionately known as Mom and Mamaw to many others. She was a member of Beaverdam Baptist...
David C. Shope
Oct 22, 2017
West Asheville David Carroll Shope, 79, of 89 Madeline Avenue went to be with his Lord Sunday, October 22, 2017 at the NC State Veterans Home. A native of Haywood County and resident of Buncombe County for most of his life. He was a son of the late Garrett Hobert Shope and Bertha Louellen Miller Shope and the husband...
Stacy Gassaway
Oct 19, 2017
Asheville Stacy Diana Gassaway, 47, of 25 Cherokee Road, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at the St Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of Wanda Faye Gassaway of the home and the late Silas Pender Blankenship. Surviving in addition to her mother are her...
David Ray King
Oct 19, 2017
Hendersonville David Ray King, 47, passed away peacefully Thursday, October 19, 2017 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Buncombe County, Mr. King had resided in Henderson County for the past two years. He was the plant manager of Adams/Old Castle Block Manufacturing Company, and was a member of Rays Chapel Baptist Church. He was an...
Kenneth Doyle Hadeen
Oct 19, 2017
Kenneth Doyle Hadeen, 86, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017 at his residence. He was a son of the late Caleb Samuel Hadeen and Susie Geneva Bane Hadeen. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Aline Foster Hadeen; sister, Alice Thompson; brothers: Jim Hadeen (Lura), and Richard Hadeen (Audrey); and sister-in-law, Maxine Hadeen. Dr. Hadeen retired...
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