Obituary Listing

Fred Kurfees

Fred Kurfees

Jul 25, 2016

Asheville Fred Crawford Kurfees, 83, went to be with his Lord on Monday, July 25, 2016 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Rowan County, NC, he had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. He retired from Ford Tractor Company where he served for 28 years and Public Service Gas Company where...

B J Freeman

B J Freeman

Jul 25, 2016

Candler - Billy Joe BJ Freeman, 66, passed away Monday, July 25, 2016 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Robbinsville, Mr. Freeman had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. He worked as an automotive mechanic, and was an avid fisherman. His greatest joy, however, was his grandchildren. Mr. Freeman was the...

Mildred I. Powell

Mildred I. Powell

Jul 24, 2016

Fletcher Mildred Midge Ingle Powell, 73, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, July 24, 2016 at the St Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and resident most of her life of Asheville, she was a daughter of the late Hillary Julius Ingle and Mary Eloise McHone Ingle. She was also preceded in death by her twin...

Donald Reed

Donald Reed

Jul 24, 2016

Fairview Donald Ray Reed, 58, of 1294 Charlotte Hwy, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 24, 2016. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a self employed carpenter and formerly had served with Fairview and Reynolds Volunteer Fire Departments and was a honorary member of South Asheville Baptist Church. Mr. Reed was a son of...

Georgia Dover

Georgia Dover

Jul 19, 2016

Asheville Georgia Bell Ramsey Dover, 89, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. Born the second oldest of thirteen children, Mrs. Dover was a native of Buncombe County, and retired as a seamstress from Mills Manufacturing. She was a member of Newbridge Baptist Church. Mrs. Dover was the daughter of the late William Ralph...

Bruce W. Macwilliam

Bruce W. Macwilliam

Jul 15, 2016

Bruce W. MacWilliam, 97, went to be with his Lord on Friday, July 15, 2016 at the Brian Center of Weaverville. Born in Saskatchewan, Canada, on February 17, 1919 he was the son of the late James Alexander and Agnes Wallace MacWilliam. He was also preceded in death by six brothers and sisters. Mr. MacWilliam was a member of...

Hope King Mills

Hope King Mills

Jul 8, 2016

Hope King Mills, 75, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 8, 2016 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Horace M. King and Daisy Mae Haney King. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Richard Tony Mills, Sr.; and brothers: Donald Haney,...

Walter "Pat" Jones

Walter "Pat" Jones

Jul 6, 2016

Asheville Walter Wallen Pat Jones, 94, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at the Aston Park Healthcare Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Jones retired from the weaving department at Beacons Manufacturing in 1985, following 46 years of service. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, and was a member of the French Broad Lodge #292...

Boyd Blankenship

Boyd Blankenship

Jul 4, 2016

Asheville Boyd Blankenship, 85, went home to be with his Lord Monday, July 4, 2016, at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Madison County, Mr. Blankenship had resided in Buncombe County for the past 64 years. He was a graduate of Nashville Auto Diesel College, and retired in 1996 from Carolina Truck and Body as a...

Robert Rhew

Robert Rhew

Jul 1, 2016

Asheville - Robert Vincent Rhew, 79, passed away Friday, July 1, 2016 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Rhew worked as a machinist with Asheville Machine Shop, and was a former member of Swannanoa Freewill Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Joseph Paris and Lillian Emma Miller...

Floyd "Papaw" Angel

Floyd "Papaw" Angel

Jun 30, 2016

Asheville Floyd Lee Angel, 74, passed away Thursday, June 30 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Angel worked in the construction field most of his life. He was an avid rock and gem hunter, and will always be remembered as a loving father and Papaw. Mr. Angel was the son of...

Harold Brown

Harold Brown

Jun 27, 2016

Asheville - Harold Randall Brown, 64, of 21 New Hope Road, went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 27, 2016 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. Born in Anchorage, AK, he grew up in Candler. He was currently employed with Burdette Beckmann, Inc., serving as a Director of Retail. He served as a Football Official...

Virginia Thompson Schenck

Virginia Thompson Schenck

Jun 23, 2016

Virginia Thompson Schenck, 88, of Cocoa, FL, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at her summer home in Bryson City. A native of Wellesley Hills, Mass. she was the daughter of the late John Charteris Thompson and Ida Lawver Thompson. She was also preceded in death by a son, Charles Daniel Dreher Schenck. Mrs....

Roger Autrey

Roger Autrey

Jun 22, 2016

Asheville - Roger Winthrop Autrey, 79 went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at his home. A native of Yancey County, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1975. He was a devout Christian, and member of Starnes Cove Baptist Church. He served for 40 years as a Sunday School Teacher and held various other...

Norma Fowler

Norma Fowler

Jun 22, 2016

Asheville - Norma Carolyn Fowler, 79, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at the Aston Park Health Care Center. A native of Madison County, Ms. Fowler had resided most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a 1955 graduate of Emma High School, where she was Valedictorian and voted "Most Likely to Succeed." She will be remembered as...

Tilson Burnett Crowe

Tilson Burnett Crowe

Jun 21, 2016

Tilson Burnett Crowe, 86, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at the WNC Baptist Home. A native of Madison County, he resided in Buncombe County since 1968. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served in the Korean War in which he received numerous medals. He was a son of the late Don...

Donald Eugene Hart

Donald Eugene Hart

Jun 20, 2016

Donald Eugene Hart, 65, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Ripley, TN, he resided in Buncombe County for the past 18 years. He was the son of the late Other Wayman Hart and Margaret Marie Harrison Hart. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Becky Hart; and...

Frances B. Crooke

Frances B. Crooke

Jun 20, 2016

West Asheville - Frances Elizabeth Ballard Crooke, 101, of 90 Fairfax Avenue, went to be with her Lord on Monday, June 20, 2016 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Henry Ballard and Annie Mae Thomas Ballard Harris, and the wife of the late Hobert...

Christian Marie Talley

Christian Marie Talley

Jun 16, 2016

Arden - Christian Marie Bloxham Todd Talley, 51, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Richmond, VA, she and her husband co-owned and operated a Historic Restoration and Remodeling business in Western North Carolina for the past 16 years. Christian is survived by her husband, Terry Lee Talley;...

Breida G. Thomas

Breida G. Thomas

Jun 16, 2016

Asheville - Breida Gardner Thomas, 97, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Givens Health Care. A native of Yancey County, she had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She retired as a Secretary from Woodfin School and was formerly an Office Manager of Thomas Auto Parts. She was a graduate...