Ralph Jr. Melton
Sep 5, 2017
Black Mountain Ralph Melton, Jr., 81, passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he had served as manager of Ravenscroft Apartments and was custodian of Grassy Branch Baptist Church of which he was a member. Mr. Melton was a son of the late...
James M. Pressley, Sr.
Sep 2, 2017
Black Mountain James Manuel Pressley, Sr., 90, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017 at the NC State Veterans Home. A native of Haywood County, he had resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He was a self employed Logger and served in the US Army - 15th Infantry during WW II. Mr. Pressley was a son of the...
Martha King Cole
Sep 2, 2017
Martha King Cole, 80, passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County she was a daughter of the late Homer B. King and Edith Nix King. She was also preceded in death by her sisters: Pauline Chapman, Doris Fowler, and Peggy Murray; brothers: HB King, Herb King, and Jerry...
Mary Lee Connor
Sep 1, 2017
Woodfin Mary Lee Bridges Connor, 89, went to be with her Lord on Friday, September 1, 2017 at her residence. A native of Ellenboro, she had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She retired from Belks, and was formerly employed with Bon Marche and Myers Arnold. She was a former member of Elk Mountain Baptist Church...
Bill Carter
Aug 30, 2017
Asheville William Jackson Bill Carter, Sr., 84, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired in 1991 following 41 years of service with Burlington Industries where at the time of his retirement, he served as Supervisor in the Weaving Department. Following his retirement, he owned and operated Bills Garage at his home for...
Wayne Van Eyk
Aug 30, 2017
Candler - Wayne Dale Van Eyk, 76, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at his home. A native of the Holland, MI area, Mr. Van Eyk had resided in Buncombe County since 1981. He retired in 2014 after working over 50 years as a Registered Nurse, specializing in cardiac care. He also served as the...
Cora Bell Warren
Aug 26, 2017
Candler Cora Bell Gosnell Warren, 101, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A native of Parrottsville, TN, Mrs. Warren had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was a member of White Rock Baptist Church. Mrs. Warren was the daughter of the late Van...
Mary Louise Carland
Aug 21, 2017
Mary Louise Carland, 80, passed away on Monday, August 21, 2017, at Park Ridge Hospital. Mrs. Carland was a daughter of the late John Eugene Parris and Nora Lee Tweed Parris. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Nancy Elizabeth Roberts; and brother, Frank Parris. Mrs. Carland was a loving mother, and devoted wife. She will be...
Terri Lynn Rice
Aug 14, 2017
Terri Lynn Rice, 54, of Weaverville, passed away on Monday, August 14, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer. Terri was a daughter of the late James D. Jim Rice and Beatrice Bea Rice. She was also preceded in death by her grandson, Joseph Ryan Noland; brother-in-law, Oscar Lee Poochie Corn; and niece, Joni Kaye Parker. Terri was a...
Raymond Hoyle Chancey
Aug 14, 2017
Raymond Hoyle Chancey, 86, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 14, 2017 at the Charles George V.A. Medical Center, Asheville, NC. A native of Copper Hill, TN, he had resided in Buncombe County, NC since 1983. He retired from the Air Force following 20 years of service and had worked at Mills & Lupton Industrial Supply...
Everett Rains
Aug 13, 2017
Asheville Everett Ray Rains, 93, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017 at Park Ridge Hospital. A native of Monticello, KY, Mr. Rains had resided in Buncombe County since 1942. He retired from the surgical department at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Oteen following 33 years of service, and following eight more years of service at Mission Hospitals....
Annice Bates
Aug 12, 2017
Candler Annice June Bates, 64, passed away Saturday, August 12, 2017 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was an LPN for several local nursing homes and was a member of Waynesville SDA Church Miss Bates was a daughter of the late George Washington Bates, Jr. and Helen Marie Melton Bates....
Judy Coleman Edwards
Aug 10, 2017
Judy Ann Coleman Edwards, 72, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Buncombe County, she retired in 2010 from Harris Teeter following 18 years of service, was a 1963 graduate of Erwin High School and attended Skyland Baptist Church. She faced many trials courageously in...
Mae Whitaker Trantham
Aug 6, 2017
Fairview Lela Mae Whitaker Trantham, 87, formerly of Old Fort Road, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 6, 2017 at the Mayflower Senior Living. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired from Taylor Instruments and formerly worked at CP Claire. She was a lifetime member of Laurel Pines Baptist Church where she had served as...
Marietta Crayton
Aug 6, 2017
Asheville - Marietta Hollifield Crayton, 99, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Crayton retired in 1979 following 30 years of service as a teacher in the Buncombe County Schools System, where she had taught at Barnardsville, West Buncombe, and Bell Elementary Schools. She was a...
Fred Graham
Aug 3, 2017
Alexander Roy Fred Graham, 90, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. He retired in 1988 from Square D where he served for over 15 years, worked for Sayles Biltmore Bleacheries...
Donalee Hicks
Aug 2, 2017
Asheville Donalee Taylor Hicks, 101, passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at the Laurels of Greentree Ridge. A native of Waldron, MI, Mrs. Hicks had resided in Buncombe County since 1962, and was a member of Asheville Church of Christ. She was the daughter of the late William and Mabel Smith Taylor, and the wife of Lewis D. Hicks,...
Louise R. Brown
Aug 2, 2017
Asheville Louise Rice Brown, 76, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was formerly employed with Buncombe County Child Development. Mrs. Brown was a daughter of the late Stephen Wilson Rice and Golen Paralee Biddix Rice. She was also preceded in...
Thelma Johnson
Jul 30, 2017
Candler Thelma Lee Morgan Johnson, 96, went to be with the Lord Sunday, July 30, 2017 at her home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Johnson retired from American Enka Corp. following 20 years of service and was a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. Mrs. Johnson was the daughter of the late Parley and Anna...
Bobbie Jean Pledger Williams
Jul 26, 2017
Carlsbad, NM Bobbie Jean Pledger Williams, 88, passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at the Heritage Trails Nursing Home, Cleburne, TX. She was the daughter of the late Estelle Pledger Williams and Edward Kenneth Pledger. She was also preceded in death by her husband Dessley Williams and her sister Betty Pledger Roberts. Surviving are her children: Brenda Dee...
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