Wilma Irene Brank Fellows

Wilma Irene Brank Fellows, 88, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at the Elevate Health and Rehabilitation Center.

A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Donald Brank and Helen Elizabeth Morgan Brank. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, John Calvin Williams, Sr.; second husband, Richard James Fellows; and brother, Charles Morgan Brank.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children: Wilma “Leigh” Burris and husband Emery, Joan Faye Allen and husband Bobby, Martha Rebecca Skipper and husband Scotty, and John Calvin Williams, Jr; grandchildren: Ashley, Ricky Lee, Leona, John, Courtney, Joseph, London, Dylan, Haley, Brittany, Memphis, Shelby, Makaylah, and Donna; eight great-grandchildren; and nephew, Chuck Brank.

Funeral services will be announced. Chris Robertson will officiate. Burial will follow at Ashelawn Gardens of Memory.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to the family to help with funeral expenses, care of Anders-Rice Funeral Home, 1428 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC 28806.

Anders Rice Funeral Home and Cremation Center is honored to serve the Fellows family.