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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Roger Edwards
Jun 16, 2016
Asheville - Roger Solen Edwards, 62, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2016 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Yancey County, Mr. Edwards had resided in Buncombe County for the past 45 years. He retired from Square D, and had been employed with Hubble-Premise Wiring of Marion. He was of the Baptist faith, and enjoyed...
Bobby Crawford
Jun 13, 2016
Sevierville, TN - Bobby Gay Crawford, 73, passed away Monday, June 13, 2016. A native of Buncombe County, Mr. Crawford had resided in Newport, TN for many years prior to moving to Sevierville three years ago. He was self-employed as a plumber. Mr. Crawford was the son of the late George Wesley and Geneva Lora Johnson Crawford. He was...
Audrey Edwards Johnson
Jun 11, 2016
Swannanoa, NC - Audrey Geneva Edwards Johnson, 91, of 56 New Salem Road went to be with her Lord, Saturday June 11, 2016. Mrs. Johnson was a native of Yancey County and a resident of Buncombe County for the past 60 years. She was a daughter of the late Burgess Edwards and Diane Jones Edwards and the wife of...
Tony Brandon Hood
Jun 9, 2016
Tony Brandon Hood, 38, passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack on Thursday, June 9, 2016. A native of Kingsport, TN he is survived by his wife, Adrienne Marrah Hood of Candler, NC; his parents, Johnny Ray Hood and Pam Caldwell Hood; his sisters, Christi Kincaid and Lindsey Repass and her husband, Justin, and 4 special nephews: Landon Alley,...
Arnold A. Hare
Jun 1, 2016
Columbus Arnold Albert Hare, 82, of 230 Johnson Road, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at Park Ridge Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Hare retired in 1993 from Biltmore Forest Country Club where he did landscaping and was a member of Sunnyview Baptist Church. He was a son of the late...
Leon Nanney
Jun 1, 2016
Asheville - James Leon Nanney, 67, of 671 New Haw Creek Road, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at his residence. A native and resident for most of his life of Buncombe County, he was a disabled Vietnam veteran, having served in the US Navy and was the son of the late Hubert Franklin Nanney and Maude Marie...
Joan Silvers
May 30, 2016
Asheville Joan Baker Silvers, 73, passed away Monday, May 30, 2016 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Yancey County, Mrs. Silvers had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was a graduate of Lee Edwards High School, and retired as a CNA with CarePartners. Mrs. Silvers was the daughter of Margaret...
Carolyn Weir Nantelle
May 28, 2016
Carolyn Weir Nantelle, born February 15, 1944, passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 28, 2016 after a long illness. She was a lifelong resident of Asheville and Buncombe County and career retiree of Bell South. She was 72. She was the daughter of the late Cicero Lev Weir and late Pauline Buckner Weir, and sister of the...
Thomas Edward Jones
May 27, 2016
Thomas Edward Jones, 73, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2016 at the Laurels of Green Tree Ridge. A native and lifelong resident of Asheville, he was a son of the late Elbert Lee Jones and Vera Blanch Bailey Jones. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Ann Rogers Jones; and a son, Tommy Anthony Jones....
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