Obituary Listing

Carolyn Robinson Reese

Carolyn Robinson Reese

Oct 5, 2016

Asheville Carolyn Robinson Reese, went to meet her Savior on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. A native of Haywood County, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was formerly employed with Dr. John Frye, Ophthalmologist as a Physicians Assistant, was a member of the West Asheville Church of God (Connection Point) and was a graduate of...

Peggy Hoover

Peggy Hoover

Oct 1, 2016

Fletcher, NC Margaret Ann Peggy Hoover (nee Cipolla), 52, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, Saturday, October 1, 2016, at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she grew up in Maple Shade, NJ, and resided in Voorhees Township, NJ, prior to moving to Asheville in 2006. She was a passionate, devoted mother, an...

Marie Greene Arrowood

Marie Greene Arrowood

Sep 26, 2016

Candler Martha Marie Greene Arrowood, 90, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 26, 2016 at The Oaks of Sweeten Creek. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired in 1988 from Square-D following over 20 years of service. Mrs. Arrowood was a daughter of the late Herbert Bryan Greene and Lois Robinson Greene and wife of...

Ethel Letterman

Ethel Letterman

Sep 20, 2016

Asheville - Ethel Letterman, 88, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2016. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life, she had worked for many years as the cashier at J&S Cafeteria. She was the daughter of Marion Malone and Nora Hensley Letterman, and was also preceded in death by two sisters and three brothers. Surviving...

Thelma Marie Rice Parker James

Thelma Marie Rice Parker James

Sep 18, 2016

Thelma Marie Rice Parker James, 91, of Heather Glen at Ardenwoods Assisted Living, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, She was the daughter of the late Dewey Talmadge Rice and Lela Violet Meadows Rice. She was also preceded...

Teresa Hensley Wall

Teresa Hensley Wall

Sep 16, 2016

Teresa June Hensley Wall, 55, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 16, 2016 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, She was the daughter of the late Jay and June Murphy Hensley. Teresa was a 1979 graduate of Asheville High School, an active member of The Place...

Clarence Howard Shields

Clarence Howard Shields

Sep 14, 2016

Clarence Howard Shields, 91, went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at his residence. A native of Spartanburg, SC, he resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. He was the son of the late Lewis and Leola Shields. Mr. Shields attended Trinity Baptist Church, and served in the U.S. Navy during WWII...

Bobby  Sr. Graham

Bobby Sr. Graham

Sep 14, 2016

Fayetteville, GA Bobby Delorme Graham Sr., 84, of Fayetteville, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on September 14, 2016. Mr. Graham was born on September 30, 1931 in Savannah to Norwood Richard Graham and Ola Mae Saturday Graham. Having accepted the Lord as a teenager, he felt called to commit his life to full-time ministry. He obtained a...

Cecil Eugene Sheppard

Cecil Eugene Sheppard

Sep 12, 2016

Cecil Eugene Sheppard, 62, passed away Monday, September 12, 2016 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of Violet Irene Palmer Sheppard of Alexander and the late Thad Charles Sheppard. He is also preceded in death by his sister, Sandra Tolley, and brother, Charles Sheppard. Cecil had a...

Marvin L. Hardin

Marvin L. Hardin

Sep 12, 2016

Marvin London Hardin, 87, passed away Monday, September 12, 2016 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Spartanburg County, SC, he resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. He was the son of the late Luther Allen Hardin and Georgiana Green Hardin. He is also preceded in death by 8 siblings. Mr. Hardin was...

Leota Stroud

Leota Stroud

Sep 9, 2016

Asheville - Leota Blankenship Stroud passed away Friday, September 9, 2016 at the WNC Baptist Retirement Home, one month shy of her 102nd birthday. Born October 9, 1914 in Graham County, Mrs. Stroud had retired from American Enka following 30 years of service, and was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church. Mrs. Stroud was the daughter of the...

Kay Rogers

Kay Rogers

Sep 9, 2016

Asheville - Kay Clark Rogers, 66, passed away Friday, September 9, 2016 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Rogers retired from Square D as a line operator, and attended Zion Hill Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late David and Lena Laws Clark, and was also preceded in...

Alice H. Rice

Alice H. Rice

Sep 2, 2016

Alice H. Rice, 95, was reunited with her husband, Willard Rice, in heaven on Friday, September 2, 2016. Mrs. Rice was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin Hur Harris and Grace Babcock Harris. In addition to her parents and husband she was also preceded in death by a sister...

Bill Pressley

Bill Pressley

Aug 25, 2016

Asheville William Calvin Bill Pressley, 95, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at the Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from Bills Barber Shop in West Asheville following 48 years of service. He was a member of Halls Chapel Baptist Church in Yancey County, was...

Ada G. Forester

Ada G. Forester

Aug 24, 2016

Asheville Ada Elizabeth Gardner Forester, 95, passed away at the Western NC Baptist Home on Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Mrs. Forester was born in Hickory, NC on August 18, 1921, and was the daughter of the late Rufus Franklin Gardner and Essie Lucille Hosley Gardner. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Ranson Gardner, Jay Gardner and...

Doris Houston

Doris Houston

Aug 21, 2016

Asheville - Doris Cline Houston, 79, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2016 at her home. A native of Gastonia, Mrs. Houston had resided in Buncombe County for over 40 years. She worked as an elevator operator at Appalachian Hall, and was of the Baptist faith. She loved her family, and never once met a stranger. Mrs. Houston was the...

Lloyd "Hoppy" Vardiman

Lloyd "Hoppy" Vardiman

Aug 17, 2016

Lloyd Hoppy Vardiman, 75, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late George Stanley Vardiman and Ruth Emily Bishop Robinson. He was also preceded in death by his wives: Hazel Ann Rice Vardiman...

Rita Faye Laymon

Rita Faye Laymon

Aug 15, 2016

Asheville Rita Faye Groves Edwards Laymon, 82, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2016 at the St Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Altus, OK, she had resided in Asheville for the past 8 years. Mrs. Laymon was the daughter of the late Ira Thomas Groves and Jewel Lorene Ketchum Groves. Surviving are her children, Richard Edwards...

Pauline Bishop

Pauline Bishop

Aug 15, 2016

Asheville Pauline Genevieve Bishop, 85, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2016 at the Laurels of Hendersonville. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she served during WWII with the American Red Cross in Asheville and was a house cleaner, having served many elite clients in the Asheville area. Miss Bishop was the daughter of the late Rev....

Phyllis Currence

Phyllis Currence

Aug 14, 2016

Asheville Phyllis Ann Johnson Currence, 94, of 107 Bear Creek Road, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church on Haywood Road. Our mother, as reflected by her daughters, was a...