Hazel Edwards
Apr 10, 2017
Asheville Hazel Bryant Edwards, 93, formerly of Asheville Terrace Apartments, went to be with her Lord on Monday, April 10, 2017 at the Laurels of Green Tree Ridge. A native of Haywood County, she resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She was the daughter of the...
Johnny Lee Bartlett
Apr 10, 2017
Johnny Lee Bartlett, 74, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Virgil Lusk Bartlett and Nina Ruth Harrison Bartlett. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Frankie Mace Bartlett. Johnny graduated from Lee Edwards High School,...
James I. Whitaker
Apr 6, 2017
James Irvin Whitaker, 80, passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017 at his home residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Whitaker was a US Navy Veteran and retired from the VA Hospital after serving 35 years. He was the son of the late John Burton Whitaker and Lola Willis Whitaker. He was also preceded in death by his...
Ronnie Hollifield
Apr 5, 2017
Asheville Ronnie Eugene Hollifield, 72, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Hollifield retired from Gerber Baby Food as a mechanic. He was the son of the late Gert and Dollie Craig Hollifield, and the husband of the late Frankie Hollifield. He was also preceded in...
Dorothy Hickey Parker
Apr 4, 2017
Dorothy Hickey Parker, 86, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at Madison Health Care. A native and lifelong resident of WNC, she was a daughter of the late Bill and Ursley Tweed Sams. She was also preceded in death by her 1st husband, James Willard Hickey, Sr.; 2nd husband, Gerald Parker; sister, Kathleen Radford;...
Geneva Roberts
Apr 3, 2017
Asheville Geneva Eveleen Gosnell Roberts, 88, went to be with her Lord on Monday, April 3, 2017 at the Marjorie McCune Memorial Center. A native and resident most of her life of Buncombe County, she was a devoted wife and mother, and was a former member of Emma Christian Missionary Alliance Church and had attended Jones Town Baptist Church...
Ralph Ascione
Apr 2, 2017
Leicester - Ralph Ascione, 92, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. A native of West Pittsburgh, PA, Mr. Ascione had resided in Buncombe County for the past 35 years. In that time, he had become a fixture at the WNC Farmers Market. Music was his life, as Mr. Ascione had the opportunity...
Dennis Edward Searcy
Apr 1, 2017
Dennis Edward Searcy, 47, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017, at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. Surviving are his wife, Jennifer Geraci Searcy; mother, Margaret Warren Queen; father, Earl David Searcy; sons: Grant Gordon, Dennis Alan Searcy, Daniel Andrew Searcy, and Dakota Alex Searcy; grandsons: Grant and Bryson; sister, Donna Hughes; brothers: David Searcy, and Daryl Searcy;...
Brenda Smith Webb
Apr 1, 2017
Brenda Smith Webb, 74, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Wade C. Smith and Jennie Buckner Smith Childs. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Pamela Christine Webb. Mrs. Webb graduated from Erwin High...
Lenny Malo
Mar 29, 2017
Mars Hills Lenny Robert Malo, 51, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at his home. A native of Elizabethton, TN, he had resided in WNC since 2004. He was formerly employed as a welder and also served as a Deputy Sheriff in TN. He was a Mason, and served in the US Army and the Tennessee National Guard...
Kenneth Rodgers Ledford Sr.
Mar 28, 2017
Kenneth Rodgers Ledford, Sr, went home to be with Lord, March 28, 2017. He was born in Greenville, SC November 12, 1922 to the late Aud M. and Alma Rodgers Ledford, and was also predeceased by his wife Margaret Rackley Ledford, brother John and 18 year old grandson, Derek Samuel Ledford. Ken was a member of Emma United Methodist...
Hazel Irene Penland
Mar 26, 2017
Asheville Hazel Irene Ward Penland, 76, of 224 Westwood Place, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace, Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she had retired from Great Smokies Hilton Inn and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Asheville. Mrs. Penland was the daughter of...
Lillian "Lil" Lawrence
Mar 25, 2017
Asheville Lillian Lil Pack Lawrence, 78, of 35 Griffing Blvd, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County she was formerly employed for over 19 years with Walmart and was the former Owner & Operator of Lils Ceramic Shop. Mrs. Lawrence was a daughter of the late...
Joyce Sluder
Mar 25, 2017
Asheville Joyce Redmon Sluder, 93, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Buncombe County, Mrs. Sluder had resided in Flat Rock, MI for 29 years prior to returning to Buncombe County in 1981. She was a member of Alexander Baptist Church, and enjoyed reading her Bible, having read it...
Judy Lunsford
Mar 22, 2017
Mars Hill - Judith Beck Judy Lunsford, 73, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center surrounded by her family. A native of Racine, WI, Mrs. Lunsford had resided in North Carolina for most of her life. She retired as an Accounts Payable Clerk with Rockwell International, and was a member of Arlington...
Faye Moneyham
Mar 20, 2017
Leicester Faye Lee Wilde Moneyham, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 20, 2017 at Holly Springs Senior Citizens Home. A native of Madison County, she had resided most of her life in Buncombe County, having moved to Rutherfordton in January 2017. She was the former Secretary at Newfound Baptist Church where she served for many years...
George R. Sprinkle Sr.
Mar 20, 2017
Leicester George Ralph Sprinkle, Sr., 67, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 20, 2017 at his home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired after serving 33 years in Law Enforcement as a Detective Sergeant with the Buncombe County Sheriffs Dept and was the 2003 Officer of the Year for Buncombe County. He also worked...
William G. Roost, Iv
Mar 20, 2017
Asheville William G. Roost, IV, 84, of Timber Trail, went to be with his Lord on Monday, March 20, 2017 after an extended illness. A native of Lansing, Michigan, he made the most important decision of his life at age 11 when he became a born-again Christian. Forever afterward, he preferred to describe himself as just a sinner saved...
James H. Wenger
Mar 18, 2017
Jacksboro, TN James Herman Wenger, 80, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Tennova Health Care in LaFollette, TN. A native of Richmond, VA, he lived in Henderson County for many years and had resided in Jacksboro, TN for the past 13 years and was a former Print Supervisor. Mr. Wenger was a son of the late Ira Edward...
Barbara Ann Robinson Duckett
Mar 17, 2017
Barbara Ann Robinson Duckett, 75, went home to be with the Lord on March 17, 2017 after a 4.5 year battle with cancer. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Dorothy Worley Robinson. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Francis "G.F." Duckett; her brother Guy V....
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