Gail Whitaker
May 3, 2022
Gail Whitaker, 81, a native of Asheville, NC, left this world and went to be with Jesus, in Heaven, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Lena Clark Beck and she was also preceded in death by her husband, Richard Whitaker, and brother Lenoir Moore. She is survived by 3 daughters. Nancy Gosnell (Dennis)...
Dale Emerson Wykoff
Apr 28, 2022
Asheville - Retired Col. Dale Emerson Wykoff, PhD, was born January 12, 1927 in Cleveland, OH and passed away in Asheville, NC on April 28, 2022 aged 95. He was predeceased by his parents, Harold and Julia Wykoff and his wife of 61 years, Alice Carroll Wykoff. He is survived by his sister, Patricia Snider (Wally) of Myrtle Beach,...
Janet Earwood
Apr 24, 2022
Conyers, GA – Janet Roberts Earwood, 94, formerly of Asheville, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 24, 2022. A native and resident of Buncombe County most of her life, she had resided in Georgia for the past 10 years to be with her daughter and son-in-law. She had also resided in Tampa, Florida from 1953 to...
Donald E. Moore
Apr 24, 2022
Asheville – Donald Eugene “Donnie” Moore, 79, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at the Elizabeth House. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Raymond Bruce Moore and Gladys Swann Moore and was also preceded in death by his granddaughter, Christian Moore and brother, Richard Bruce Moore. He was...
Leroy "Boot" Horne, Jr.
Apr 23, 2022
Hendersonville – Leroy “Boot” Horne, Jr., 76, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at his residence. A native of Fort Pierce, Florida, he was a son of the late Leroy Horne, Sr. and Rosa Serlena Cttledge. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Thelma Phillips. Surviving are his brother: Arthur Horne...
James Leonard Walker
Apr 23, 2022
James Leonard Walker, 78, of 1074 Pine Ridge Road, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 23, 2022. A native and lifelong resident of the Beaverdam Community of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Elmer and Mary Ada Redmon Walker. He was also preceded in death by his three siblings including brother, Jack...
Cindy Keever
Apr 21, 2022
Arden – Cindy Keever, 43, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at her mother’s home in Candler. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a graduate of Reynolds High School class of 1996. She worked, most recently, for the Givens Estate as the Dining Services Director for over 3 years....
Lois Pugh
Apr 11, 2022
Lois Mae Robinson Pugh, 91, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022. Mrs. Pugh was a native of Asheville (Buncombe County) and had resided in Columbia, SC since 1972 and was a former Medical Technician. Born October 17, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Carroll Bennett Robinson and Catherine Louise Misenheimer Robinson. She was also preceded in death...
Jack Edmond Anderson
Apr 9, 2022
Asheville – Jack Edmond Anderson, 61, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at his residence while surrounded by family. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Jack Everett Anderson and Thelma Moore Tipton. Jack went to the First Church of the Nazarene of Asheville and...
Susie Bell Runion
Apr 8, 2022
Susie Bell Briggs Runion, 91, of 385 Olivette Road passed away Friday, April 8, 2022 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital. Mrs. Runion was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a longtime member of Victory Baptist Church. She retired from Clyde A. Erwin High School where she served for more than 20 years in the cafeteria. Susie...
Aj Fox
Apr 3, 2022
Leicester - Adrian Joel “AJ” Fox, 62, went to his heavenly home on Sunday, April 3, 2022. AJ was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired in 2011 following 30 years of service with the NCSHP. He then joined the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department where he served as the first School Resource Officer. He also served with Haywood...
Albert Franklin
Mar 30, 2022
Leicester – Albert Delmont Franklin, 66, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital. A native of Greeneville, TN and resident of WNC, he retired from the City of Asheville’s Water Department, and was the son of the late William Edward Franklin and Irene Shelton Franklin. Surviving are his life partner, Lisa Conley Hollifield...
Roy E. Chatham
Mar 29, 2022
Candler – Roy Edward Chatham, 77, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired May 17, 2004, following 34 years of service as Foreman of the Bridge and Building Department with Norfolk-Southern Railroad. He was an avid race car driver and former Crew Chief with 4 decades of...
J.D. Grooms
Mar 29, 2022
Candler – James Dock “J.D.” Grooms, 85, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired in1997 from Ingles following over 30 years of service, was a member of Trinity Baptist Church for 57 years and served in the NC National Guard. Mr. Grooms was the...
Karen Moss Grogan
Mar 26, 2022
Karen Moss Grogan, 72, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 26, 2022, while surrounded by her loving family at her residence. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas “Tom” Moss, Jr. and Irene Moss. Mrs. Grogan was a member of Cherryfield Baptist Church. She loved her family, especially her...
Joel Embler
Mar 24, 2022
Joel Craig Embler, 68, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Sam and Dolores McIntyre Embler. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Dawn Embler Boone and brother, Samuel “Freddie” Embler, his grandparents, Reverend Aaron and Ella Mae Holloway Embler, and Fredrick and...
Rostand Eldridge Smith, Iii
Mar 21, 2022
Asheville – Rostand Eldridge Smith, III, 67, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 21, 2022, at his residence. A native of Elizabethton, TN, he was a longtime resident of Buncombe County. He was the son of the late Rostand Eldridge Smith, II and Mary Slagle Smith. Rostand graduated from Elizabethton High School in 1973 and...
Joe Volrath, Jr.
Mar 19, 2022
Asheville – Joe Norton Volrath, Jr., 90, of 1 Panorama Drive, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 19, 2022. A native and resident most of his life of Buncombe County, he retired from Akzona, Inc. where he served as an Accountant following 40 years of service. He later worked for the Asheville-Citizen Times for 9 years...
Donna Bell
Mar 17, 2022
Asheville – Donna Dillingham Bell, 78, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at the Accordius Health at Asheville. A native and resident of Buncombe County most of her life, she retired as a Radiologist, having worked over the years in WNC at MAHEC, Henderson and McDowell County Hospitals. She was a member of Crossroads...
Martha Ingle King
Mar 16, 2022
Asheville – Martha Ingle King, 75, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at the Laurels of Green Tree Ridge. A native and lifelong resident of Asheville, she was a daughter of the late Tom and Myrtle Ingle. She was also preceded in death by two grandchildren. Surviving are her husband, William King “Chub”; children:...
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