Oct 29, 2024

Leicester – Cathy Rathburn Robertson, 64, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at Mission Hospital.

A native of Buncombe County, she attended Ebenezer Baptist Church. Cathy worked in food service, but her passion in life was serving her family, whom she loved deeply. She will be greatly missed.

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Oct 21, 2024

Asheville – Angela Marie Evans, 56, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 21, 2024.

A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of Ronnie Wesley Evans and wife Patti, and the late Bonnie Eileen Mathis.

Angela worked for Mountain Housing Opportunities, a nonprofit...

Oct 19, 2024

Asheville – David Lynn Candler, 79, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2024.

A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Everette Jerome Candler and Hazel Phillips Candler. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Gerald Candler; sister-in-law, Doris Candler; and brother-in-law, Johnny Riddle.

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Oct 18, 2024

Millie Elaine Jernigan Stewart, 76, went home to be with her mother and father, Meme and Papa, on Friday, October 18, 2024, from her favorite place, Asheville.

Millie was born and raised in Ahoskie, NC, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie Garland Jernigan and Mildred Nettie Burkett Jernigan. She was also preceded in...

Oct 17, 2024

Linda Ball Helms, 67, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at her residence in North Charleston, SC.

A native of Asheville, she was a daughter of the late William Herbert Ball, Sr. and Robbie Jane Hudson Ball. She was also preceded in death by her brother-in-law, Thomas Barry Helms....

Oct 16, 2024

Candler - Glenn Reid Knick, 72, passed away on Wednesday October 16th, 2024, at the V.A. Hospital in Salisbury, North Carolina. Born May 10th, 1952, in Lexington Virginia, he was the son of the late Earl Lyndon Knick and Sarah Ruth Zachary Knick.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...

Oct 14, 2024

Hendersonville – Lester Earl “Pete” Rose, 86, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 14, 2024, at his residence.

A native of Monroe County, Ohio. He was a strong Christian man, master carpenter, loved fishing and gardening, loved his family, and was a highly admired man. In addition to stints at Dunzweiler Construction...

Oct 11, 2024

Candler – Bruce Riddle, 101, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 11, 2024, at the Aston Park Health Care Center.

A native of Madison County, he resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He was a son of the late Grant Riddle and Fannie Whaley Riddle, and husband of the...

Oct 10, 2024

Galax, VA – Gordon “Kenny” Kenneth Welch, III, 62, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at the Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC.

A native of Elizabethton, TN, he was a son of the late Gordon Kenneth Welch, Jr and Nora Kay Caudill Welch.

Kenny graduated from Wytheville Community College...

Oct 3, 2024

Asheville – Lisa Renee Plemmons, 52, passed away unexpectedly on October 3, 2024.

A native of Buncombe County, she worked at Riverbend Rehabilitation Center. She loved cooking for her family and the residents of the nursing home. She always put others ahead of herself, sharing her blessing with everyone around her. Lisa loved the Lord...

Oct 2, 2024

Asheville – Linda Rae Apple Hobson, 67, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at Mission Hospital.

She was a native of Paoli, IN, she was a homemaker, loved her family dearly and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

She was a daughter of...

Oct 2, 2024

Elizabeth “Lizel” Lousia Kubicek Putnam passed away on October 2, 2024 at the age of 98.

Elizabeth is survived by her children Mike Putnam, Diana Colvin (nee Putnam) and Shirley Putnam, and her son-in-law Jerry Colvin. She is also survived by her grandchildren Marc Putnam, Lance Putnam, Laura Germundson (nee Putnam), her great-grandchildren Ava and...

Sep 30, 2024

Asheville – Molly Kate Thomas Braswell, 88, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, September 30, 2024, at her residence while surrounded by family.

A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Fred Hampton Thomas and Nannie Berthenia Meadows Thomas. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...

Sep 30, 2024

Kim Kutscher Stepp

Fairview – Kim Kutscher Stepp, 65, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 30, 2024.

A native of Buncombe County, she was an Office Administrator for Asheville Cardiology, was a 1976 graduate of Asheville High School and remained a “cougar fan” all her life. She loved...

Sep 30, 2024

Jace Everett Singleton, age 2, passed from this life into the ever-loving arms of Jesus Christ on Monday, September 30, 2024.

Jace’s heart and eagerness to help others was always larger than his body, he loved big and bold and anyone in his presence could see and feel the joy within him. He...

Sep 30, 2024

Eileen Louise (Rochau) Myers passed away on September 30, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina at the age of 91. She was born in Davenport, Iowa to Fred and Edna (Weiskopf) Rochau on September 18, 1933. She grew up on the family farm and was active in 4-H. She met her future husband, Frank Myers, in Government class during their...

Sep 29, 2024

Roy A. Hall, 85, a quiet man with a heart full of tenderness and a soul full of music, left this life peacefully on Sunday, September 29, 2024. He had been under hospice care at his residence in Asheville, NC, with his loving wife, Anne, by his side.

Roy was born in Pulaski, VA, to...

Sep 25, 2024

Burnsville, NC –John Warren Ferguson, 73, passed peacefully home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC.

A native of Quincy, Massachusetts, he spent the majority of his career as a beloved teacher, both in special education and U.S. History, as well as a longtime...

Sep 24, 2024

Asheville –Judith “Judy” Rhea Banks Herron, 83, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at Emerald Ridge Health Care Center.

A native of Madison County, she resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Lewis Elbert “L.E.” Banks and Virgie Beulah Rhea Banks....

Sep 24, 2024

Leicester – Lou Ann Deweese Sealey, 92, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at Camdenton, Missouri.

A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired as a Saleslady with Sky City Department Store for 15 years, was a member of Corinth Baptist Church and was past WMU president and church organist...