Obituary Listing

Patty Laws

Patty Laws

Dec 16, 2013

Candler Patricia Clark Patty Laws, 66, of Candler, passed away Monday, December 16, 2013 at the Four Seasons Hospice Elizabeth House. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Laws retired following 30 years of service in the Child Nutrition Department at Enka Middle School. She was also the Site Director of the Buncombe County After School Program at Pisgah...

Kathleen Louise Rains

Kathleen Louise Rains

Dec 14, 2013

Kathleen Louise Rains, 86, formerly of Riceville Road, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at her home. A native and resident of Buncombe County she was a member of Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church, and previous member for 27 years of Trinity Presbyterian Church. She was a cosmetologist and bookkeeper for Harold Vaughn, and Sales...

Harvey Langford

Harvey Langford

Dec 14, 2013

Morristown, TN Harvey Douglas Langford, 72, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at the Lakeway Regional Hospital. A native and resident of Buncombe County, he moved to Morristown, TN in 1993. He retired in 2003 from Lindsey Fibers in Morristown, was formerly employed with BASF and Burlington Industries and was a member of Morningstar...

Kremer W. Phillips

Kremer W. Phillips

Dec 13, 2013

Asheville Kremer Wright Phillips, 92, of 25 Reynolds Mtn Blvd, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 13, 2013 at Emerald Ridge Rehab & Care Center. A native of Gadsden, AL, he was the son of the late Ernest Ray Phillips and Lola Ethel Masters Phillips and husband of Nettie Beatrice Wilson Phillips who died December 14,...

Ruby B. Buchanan

Ruby B. Buchanan

Dec 12, 2013

Candler Ruby Bivens Buchanan, 92, entered Heavens gates on December 12, 2013 to be reunited with her husband of 64 years, Lee H. Buchanan, who passed in 2004, and her son, Billy Buchanan. Mrs. Buchanan was the daughter of the late John R. and Cynthia McMahan Bivens. She was also preceded in death by son-in-law, Craig Roberts; sister, Doris...

George Donald "Moto" Coble

George Donald "Moto" Coble

Dec 9, 2013

George Moto Donald Coble, 76, went to his heavenly home on December 9, 2013 at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory after a period of declining health. Born June 6, 1937 in Washington, DC he was the son of the late Robert Wesley and Corinne Sherrill Coble. He graduated from Hickory High School in 1956. He retired from Corning...

Birdie Wallace

Birdie Wallace

Dec 6, 2013

Asheville Marie Birdie Bugg Wallace, 103, of 200 Tunnel Road Apt #424, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 6, 2013 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life, she was a member of Westwood Baptist Church and the daughter of the late John Virgil...

Frances Katherine Harris Rice

Frances Katherine Harris Rice

Dec 4, 2013

Frances Katherine Harris Rice, 86, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Hawthorne Inn, Greenville, SC. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Frank Leonard and Olan Janette Litterll Harris. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bryan William Rice. Surviving are her sons: Alan Bryan Rice of Travelers Rest, SC, David...

Louise Thomas Boone

Louise Thomas Boone

Dec 4, 2013

Asheville Louise Thomas Boone, of 15 Snelson Drive, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1966. Mrs. Boone was the daughter of the late Bessie Gentry Lloyd and wife of the late Rev. Archie Thomas who died in 1985 and...

Mabel Candler Crawford

Mabel Candler Crawford

Dec 4, 2013

Asheville - Mabel Candler Crawford, 98, of Powers Drive, went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, December 4, 2013. She was a lifelong member of Westwood Baptist Church, and employed with JC Penneys for many years. She was a devoted Christian, loving mother, nannie and friend to many. Her Lord, family and church were foremost in her life....

Bernice Wenger

Bernice Wenger

Dec 2, 2013

Jacksboro, TN Bernice Clark Wenger, 80, of Jacksboro, TN, passed away Monday, December 2, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Wenger was the daughter of the late Aubey and Edna Surrett Clark, and was also preceded in death by a brother, Tom Clark. Surviving are her husband, James Wenger; son, Michael Browning; daughters: Sharon Kirchoff and Phyllis Manier and husband...

Edna K. Parris

Edna K. Parris

Dec 2, 2013

Greenville, SC Edna Kate McLean Parris, 92, formerly of 19 Valerie Drive, passed away Monday, December 2, 2013 at the home of her daughter in Greenville, SC after an extended illness. Born in Madison County, NC on June 14, 1921, Mrs. Parris resided most of her life in Buncombe County, NC where she had been a member of Alexander...

Glenda Berry

Glenda Berry

Dec 1, 2013

Hendersonville Glenda Darlene Hudgins Berry, 57, of 4286 Chimney Rock Road, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and resident of most of her life of Buncombe County, Mrs. Berry was formerly employed with Reeds Jewelers, Buncombe County I.T.S., and with the NC DMV. Her life was her love for her...

Sherry Jean Solock

Sherry Jean Solock

Nov 25, 2013

Sherry Brown Solock, 64, passed away suddenly on November 25, 2013. Sherry lived in Arden, NC where she was an Administrator at a Nursing Home. Sherry has been an RN for over 40 years and was a past Administrator at several Nursing Homes, including one in South Carolina, Savannah, Ga., and Lafayette, Ga. She was born and raised in...

Donna Cathey

Donna Cathey

Nov 17, 2013

Asheville Donna Joy Cathey, 65, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a 1966 graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High School where she was a Star Player on the Girls Basketball Team and attended Mars Hill College. She was...

Lois Mcfalls "Nanny" Allen

Lois Mcfalls "Nanny" Allen

Nov 15, 2013

Lois Nanny McFalls Allen, 77, of Woodfin, passed away on Friday, November 15, 2013. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Bessie McFalls and wife of Bill Jack Allen. She was also preceded in death by her son, Bill Jack, and ten brothers and sisters. Surviving are her daughter, Barbara Parker of...

June Ebbs Gillespie

June Ebbs Gillespie

Nov 15, 2013

Alexander June Ebbs Gillespie, age 80, of Jenkins Valley Road, passed away on Friday, November 15, 2013 peacefully in her sleep. A native of Spring Creek, NC, Mrs. Gillespie was preceded in death by her parents, Roten Vance Ebbs and Minnie Ebbs. She was a homemaker in the early years of her life, attended Mars Hill College and retired...

Cumi R. Worley

Cumi R. Worley

Nov 13, 2013

Cumi Roberts Worley, 97, of Merrills Cove Road, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life and was formerly employed with English Lumber Company for many years. She worked at home, baby sitting...

Ina Smith Allen

Ina Smith Allen

Nov 13, 2013

Ina Smith Allen, 73, of West Asheville, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2013. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Allen was the daughter of the late Archie and Valree Summey Smith, and was also preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Rev. James D. Allen. Ina was a devoted wife and mother, and she spent her...

Eugene F. Pegg

Eugene F. Pegg

Nov 12, 2013

Asheville Eugene Franklin Pegg, 80, of 26 Mt. Carmel Drive, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 in Simpsonville, SC following a long illness. A native and resident of Buncombe County, he was an Upholsterer and a member, Deacon and former choir member of Bethel Baptist Church and served in the US Navy during the Korean War. Mr. Pegg...