Obituary Listing

Rebecca Kemp

Rebecca Kemp

Nov 8, 2013

Asheville - Rebecca Jean Bridges Kemp, 62, of Asheville, passed away Friday, November 8, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Kemp was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Grady and Dollie Buckner Bridges, and was also preceded in death by her husband, David...

Horace Junior "T-Model" Stephenson

Horace Junior "T-Model" Stephenson

Nov 7, 2013

Horace Junior T-Model Stephenson, 81, of Swannanoa, went home to Heaven on Thursday, November 7, 2013. He was a lifelong resident of Swannanoa and a faithful member of Calvary Freewill Baptist Church. He retired from Beacon Manufacturing Company after 48 years of service. He was the son of the lateHorace and Jeannie Stephenson. He was also preceded in death...

Evelyn Craft

Evelyn Craft

Nov 5, 2013

Asheville Evelyn Barbara Whitaker Craft, 83, of 310 Onteora Blvd, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at her home. A native of Asheville, she retired as the Church Secretary of Oakley UMC where she was a member, choir member and Joy Sunday School Class member. Mrs. Craft was preceded in death by her parents....

Barbara T. Pressley

Barbara T. Pressley

Nov 4, 2013

Lake Lure Barbara Jane Taylor Pressley, 75, of 1192 Memorial Hwy, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 4, 2013 at the Life Care Center of Hendersonville. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life, she had resided in Lake Lure since 1997 and attended Chimney Rock Baptist Church. Mrs. Pressley was a...

Charles Vess

Charles Vess

Nov 3, 2013

Fletcher - Charles Winston Vess, 72, of Fletcher, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2013 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Hospice Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Vess was a 1961 graduate of Lee H. Edwards High School, and had attended A-B Technical Community College. He was a charter member of Bible Baptist Church and a...

Derby Honeycutt

Derby Honeycutt

Nov 2, 2013

Woodfin Delzie Owen Derby Honeycutt, 91, of 19 Woodfin Avenue, went to be with his Lord and family on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at the Charles George VA Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from Pearlman Furniture Company and was formerly employed with Artimore Furniture Company for 25 years. He was of the...

Scott Lang Stephens

Scott Lang Stephens

Nov 2, 2013

Scott Lang Stephens, 55, a native of Lakeland, FL and resident of Asheville since 1974, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2013. Scott was born on January 17, 1958, to JoAnn Hussey Stephens and Jay Walter Stephens. In addition to his parents he is survived a brother, Mark J. Stephens of Asheville; a sister, Jayne B. Stephens of Asheville;...

Rachel Marie "Rosebud" Roberts

Rachel Marie "Rosebud" Roberts

Oct 31, 2013

Rachel Rosebud Marie Roberts, 33 of Hope Mills, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2013. Rachel was born on March 8, 1980, at Shaw Air Force Base, SC, to Jerry and Marie Hyatt. She is preceded in death by her grandfather, Johnny F. Connor. In addition to her parents she is survived by her husband, Shawn Roberts; children, Katelyn...

Rachel Marie "Rosebud" Roberts

Rachel Marie "Rosebud" Roberts

Oct 31, 2013

Rachel Rosebud Marie Roberts, 33 of Hope Mills, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2013. Rachel was born on March 8, 1980, at Shaw Air Force Base, SC, to Jerry and Marie Hyatt. She is preceded in death by her grandfather, Johnny F. Connor. In addition to her parents she is survived by her husband, Shawn Roberts; children, Katelyn...

Helen P. Deboalt

Helen P. Deboalt

Oct 30, 2013

Asheville Mrs. Helen Parsons DeBoalt went to be with her Lord Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at Givens Health Center. Mrs. DeBoalt was born in 1908 in Dannemora, NY, the daughter of the late Letitia and William Parsons. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Frederick DeBoalt; sons, Richard DeBoalt, Daniel DeBoalt and David DeBoalt; son-in-law, Jack Lang...

Terry Lynn Howell - Beck

Terry Lynn Howell - Beck

Oct 29, 2013

Terry Lynn Howell, 53 of Asheville, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at her residence. Terry was born on April 20, 1960, in Fort Wayne, IN, to Kenneth and Marjorie Bowser. In addition to her parents she is survived by her husband, Rodney Lee Beck of the home; son, Tyler William Howell; sister, Kim Griffiths; and a brother,...

Lillian Ruth Morris

Lillian Ruth Morris

Oct 27, 2013

Candler Lillian Ruth Gentry Morris, 87, of 31 Park View Drive, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. A native of Haywood County, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life and was a member of Hominy Valley Independent Church. Mrs. Morris was a daughter of the late...

Donna Lolita Rupright Harp

Donna Lolita Rupright Harp

Oct 27, 2013

Donna Lolita Rupright Harp, age 64, entered into peace on Oct. 27, 2013, with her family by her side. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, on Aug. 13, 1949, she was raised in Pensacola, Fort Walton Beach and Destin. Donna married her high school sweetheart, Gary K. Harp, and together with their two sons, lived in Washington, D.C., England, Spain, Pensacola,...

Ed Sluder

Ed Sluder

Oct 26, 2013

Candler - Royce Edward Ed Sluder, 77, of Candler, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Sluder retired from ABF Freight Systems as Shop Supervisor for the Southeast Region. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon and on...

Betty Jean Stephenson

Betty Jean Stephenson

Oct 18, 2013

Betty Jean Stephenson, 85 of Swannanoa, went home to glory on Friday, October 18, 2013. She was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a member of Calvary Freewill Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Mollie Maw and Henry Paw Stephenson. She was also preceded in death by a brothers, William and Charles; sister Annie McNeil;...

Lucille Overman "Mamaw" Rathbone

Lucille Overman "Mamaw" Rathbone

Oct 17, 2013

Lucille MaMaw Overman Rathbone, 94, of Candler, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2013 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. Mrs. Rathbone was the daughter of the late Robert Paw Bob Allen and Mary Maw Smith Overman. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Alton Rathbone who died February 26, 2002; two sons, Gerald Edward...

Marie V. Fisher

Marie V. Fisher

Oct 17, 2013

Marie V. Fisher, 83, of Woodfin and formerly of Marshall, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2013 at the WNC Baptist Home. Mrs. Fisher was the daughter of the late Ulious and Pearl Dowell Vick. She was also preceded in death by her former husband, R.B. Fisher; a daughter, Brenda Gail Fisher; and a brother, George Ray Vick. Surviving are...

Carolyn K. Clontz

Carolyn K. Clontz

Oct 15, 2013

Asheville Carolyn Elizabeth King Clontz, 75, of 59 Knollview Drive, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at her home. A native and resident most of her life of Buncombe County, Carolyn, along with her husband, Bill had resided in North Wilkesboro and Wilmington for several years. While in Wilmington, she served as a Case...

Katherine Davis

Katherine Davis

Oct 14, 2013

Candler - Katherine Eloise Davis, 86, of Candler, passed away Monday, October 14, 2013 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Ms. Davis worked for a time as a clerk in her fathers general store. She was a former member of Pisgah United Methodist Church, an avid flower gardener, and was well-known...

Hazel Virginia Everingham

Hazel Virginia Everingham

Oct 13, 2013

Hazel V. Everingham, 87, of Leicester, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2013 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. Hazel was born in Brooklyn, NY, on September 13, 1926 to the late Lloyd and Hazel Indiana Pittman Moyer. Hazel lived in Buncombe County for the past 35 years. She was also preceded in death by her husband Carroll George...