Obituary Listing

Kathleen Garren

Kathleen Garren

Apr 13, 2013

Arden - Kathleen Laster Garren, 85, of Arden, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2013 at her home. A lifelong member of Buncombe County, she owned and operated her own beauty shop for over 40 years. She was a charter member of Asheville Family Church/Church of God of Prophecy. Mrs. Garren was the daughter of the late Frank W. and...

Edith B. Lamb

Edith B. Lamb

Apr 13, 2013

West Asheville Edith Beatrice Alexander Lamb, 87, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at her residence. A native of Del Rio, TN and resident most of her life of Buncombe County, she retired in 1995 from Five Points Restaurant where she served as a waitress for many years. Mrs. Lamb was a daughter of...

Edith A. Moore

Edith A. Moore

Apr 12, 2013

Asheville Edith Aline Haynes Moore, 88, of 20 Hummingbird Lane, passed away Friday, April 12, 2013 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired in 1989 as a CNA from Memorial Mission Hospital following over 30 years of service. Mrs. Moore was a 1943 graduate of Lee H. Edwards...

Janice Nottingham

Janice Nottingham

Apr 9, 2013

Asheville - Mildred Janice Nottingham, 70, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at the Stone Creek Health and Rehab Center. A native North Carolinean, Ms. Nottingham worked for 23 years as a Surgical Assistant for Mission Hospitals. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Ms. Nottingham was the daughter of the late Levi Harold and Bessie McCurry Nottingham....

Webb A. Morgan

Webb A. Morgan

Apr 8, 2013

Leicester - Webb Allen Morgan, 62, of Leicester, died Monday, April 8, 2013 at his home in the Newfound Community. Mr. Morgan was born April 21, 1950 in Buncombe County to the late Cansler Buddy Morgan and the late Della Anders Morgan. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Glennan Mehaffey. Mr. Morgan had resided in Buncombe...

Tony Roberts

Tony Roberts

Apr 7, 2013

Candler Tony Dwight Roberts, 41, of 98 Casey Drive, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2013. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was Owner & Operator of Tony Roberts Landscaping Company. He was a 1989 graduate of Enka High School, a founding member of the LOWC and was an avid Motorcycle Rider. Surviving are his parents, David and Diane...

Allie Mae Parsons

Allie Mae Parsons

Apr 5, 2013

Asheville Allie Mae Allen Parsons, 84, passed away Friday, April 5, 2013. She had resided in Buncombe County for the past 62 years. She was a retired CNA, repaired sewing machines and was an avid Bingo player. Mrs. Parsons was the daughter of the late Spurgeon and Agnes Allen and wife of the late Patrick Parsons. Surviving are her...

Barbara June Cintron

Barbara June Cintron

Apr 5, 2013

Manassas, VA Barbara June Rathburn Cintron, 74, passed away Friday, April 5, 2013 at her home. A native of Asheville, she was a former Nurse. Mrs. Cintron was the daughter of the late Joseph Wiley Rathburn and Cartie Mae Rice Rathburn and was also preceded in death by her son, Jay Carl Smith who passed away in 1994. Surviving...

Wilma Hill

Wilma Hill

Apr 2, 2013

Asheville Wilma Sue Chappell Hill, 94, formerly of 445 Onteora Blvd, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Aston Park Health Care. A native of Galax, VA, she had resided in Asheville most of her life. She retired from C.P. Clare Company and attended Calvary Baptist Church-Fairview. Mrs. Hill was the daughter of the...

Willie Mae Jones

Willie Mae Jones

Apr 2, 2013

Asheville Willie Mae Jones, 86, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at the WNC Baptist Home. A native of Madison County, Ms. Jones had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She worked for many years as a Nursing Assistant with Mission Hospitals, and was of the Pentecostal faith. She won many awards with her bowling league...

Barry Burrell

Barry Burrell

Apr 1, 2013

Barry Edward Burrell, 40, went to be with his Lord on Monday, April 1, 2013. Barry was a native of Buncombe County, a Carpenter and the son of the late Jerry Edward Burrell. Surviving are his mother, Brenda Maynard King; sisters, Shea Pike, Jody Halloran and husband Jason and Crystal Woodyard; paternal grandmother, Pauline Burrell and best friend, Tommy...

Billie Garland

Billie Garland

Mar 29, 2013

Asheville Billie Marie Garland, 84, went to be with her Lord Friday, March 29, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. A native of Yancey County, Ms. Garland had been a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She was the daughter of the late James and Tiny Silvers Garland. Surviving are her daughters: Pat Parker...

Dot Nichols

Dot Nichols

Mar 28, 2013

Waynesville Doris Velma Dot Anders Nichols, 87, of 142 Hyatt Street, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013 at The Homestead Hospice of Haywood County. Mrs. Nichols was a native of Buncombe County and a daughter of the late Zeb Pearson Anders and Jessie Pearl Brown Anders and wife of Ira William Nichols who died January 4, 1986. She was...

Billie Jo Morgan

Billie Jo Morgan

Mar 27, 2013

Asheville - Billie Jo Stewart Morgan, 71, of Asheville, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Henderson County, Mrs. Morgan worked as a Freight Broker for 30 years with Mason-Dixon Truck Lines and Dallas Mavis Truck Lines, and had worked for the past 10 years with Sitel. She was...

Patricia Ann "Patti" Brown,  Ed.D.

Patricia Ann "Patti" Brown, Ed.D.

Mar 23, 2013

Leicester Patricia Ann Patti Duckett Brown, Ed.D., 55, of 148 Grady Lane, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and resident most of her life of Buncombe County, she was a 5th Grade Math & Science Teacher at Eblen Intermediate and formerly a 4th Grade...

Elijah  Jr. Kuykendall

Elijah Jr. Kuykendall

Mar 21, 2013

Fletcher Elijah Kuykendall, Jr., 87, of Asheville died Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Beystone Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Elijah Kuykendall and Survilla Lunsford Kuykendall. He was an automobile mechanic, custom car builder and racer, having owned his own business, Downtown Front End Alignment, for many years. Surviving are his...

Ruby A. Johnson

Ruby A. Johnson

Mar 20, 2013

Lady Lake, FL Ruby Alene Wheeler Johnson, 76, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at The Villages of Florida. A native and resident of Buncombe County, she had resided in Florida since 2011. She was a Private Duty Nurse and member of New Salem Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late John...

Sonny Jarrett

Sonny Jarrett

Mar 19, 2013

Reidsville Everett Nesbitt Sonny Jarrett, Sr., 76, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at his home. A native of Buncombe County, he had resided between Greensboro and Astor, FL for over 40 years and was Owner & President of Jarrett Construction and Realty Company. He was a member of VFW in Astor, FL, was a Shriner, was an Air...

Mae Thomas

Mae Thomas

Mar 19, 2013

Oakley Lillie Mae Thomas, 76, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. Mrs. Thomas was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Muse and Ella Elizabeth English Johnston and wife of Albright Donald Thomas who died October 12, 2012. She was also...

Judy Walker

Judy Walker

Mar 17, 2013

Fletcher Judy Gail Towe Walker, 67, of Fletcher, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2013 at her home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Ms. Walker was the daughter of the late William David and Maggie Nadine Buckner Towe. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Doug Towe. Ms. Walker was a Christian and loved the Lord, and...