Aug 17, 2024

Alexander –David “Papa” Edward Whetsel, 72, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at the Carepartners Solace Center.

A native of Delaware, Ohio, he was a son of the late Barney Elliott Whetsel and Ann Louise Whetsel. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Jack Whetsel.

Aug 17, 2024

Asheville –Rev. Raymond Lewis Bartlett, II, 76, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at Mission Hospital.

A native of Texarkana, Texas, he was a son of the late Raymond Lewis Bartlett, Sr. and Tommie Colene Farris Bartlett and the husband of the late Teresa Marie Shelby Bartlett who passed away...

Aug 16, 2024

Rita Mashburn Knighten, 66, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 16, 2024, at the Emerald Ridge Rehabilitation and Care Center.

A native of Haywood County, she resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Wesley Phillip Mashburn and Annette Worley Sizemore. She was also preceded in...

Aug 14, 2024

Sharon Diane Karsten Stevens, 83, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, in her bed at home.

A native of Rockford, MI, she was the daughter of the late Murray Wilbur Karsten and Naomi Mildred Zank Karsten. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Basil Stevens, Jr.

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Aug 14, 2024

Leicester – Sharon Elizabeth Capps Hughes, 64, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, at Mission Hospital.

A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Norman Eugene Capps and Alma Pearl Waldroup Capps, and the wife of the late Albert Hughes. She was also...

Aug 12, 2024

Asheville – Betty Louise Ball Sharpe, 78, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2024, at the Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital.

A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Willis Ray Ball and Inez Warren Ball. She was also preceded in death by her sisters: Billie Ray Gowan and Doris Anne...

Aug 6, 2024

Asheville – Douglas “Doug” Wayne Braswell, 65, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at Mission Hospital.

A native of Guilford County, he spent the majority of his life in Buncombe County. He was a son of Molly Kate Thomas Braswell and the late Wallace Terry Braswell.

Aug 5, 2024

Estelle Lackey (Smith) Sheldon, age 103, of Burnsville, NC, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, on August 5, 2024. She was born in Gibsonville, NC, to Annie May (Hylton) and Thomas P. Smith and was the oldest of six children. She earned her RN in 1943 from Medical College VA and her BS in Biology in...

Aug 4, 2024

Barbara Zane Wallin Stafford, 89, of Candler, NC went to be with the Lord on August 4, 2024.

Born and raised in Marshall, NC, she was the daughter of the late Chester Clyde Wallin and Elsie Robinson Wallin of Marshall, NC. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cromer “Red” Stafford; brothers: William Wallin...

Aug 2, 2024

Asheville – Janet Rose Palandro Vossen, 87, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 2, 2024, at Care Partners Solace Center while surrounded by her family.

A native of New York, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1997. She was a daughter of the late Charles Palandro and Phyllis Ameo Palandro....

Aug 1, 2024

Asheville – Malerie Lauren Cauble Crisp, 41, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at the McDowell County Hospital.

A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of Russell “Rusty” Grey Cauble and Deborah “Debbie” Jamerson Cauble. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Poconna...

Jul 31, 2024

Billy O’Brien Cochran, GySgt, USMC (Ret.), 90, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at the Memorial Mission Hospital.

A native of Elizabethton, TN, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1981. He was a son of the late Minnie Cordelia Cochran, and husband of the late Evelyn June Metcalf...

Jul 30, 2024

Asheville – Hazel Marjorie Crawford Romine, 92, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at the Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center.

A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Bron C. Crawford and Flora Ratcliff Crawford, and the wife of the late Don Mac...

Jul 27, 2024

Asheville – Alice Louise Whiteside, 71, passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at the Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville after a brief illness.

A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late James Bronson Whiteside, Sr. and Lillie Louise Metcalf.

Alice enjoyed helping others and...

Jul 25, 2024

Asheville - Donald Layne Worley, 80, of Candler, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 25th, 2024, at the CarePartners Hospice Solace Center.

A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Earl Bascombe Worley and Flora Louise Jenkins Worley. He was also preceded in death by his wife,...

Jul 24, 2024

Asheville – JoAnn Viola Rose, 77, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

A native of Manhattan, NY, she relocated to Little Rock, AR where she taught many children as a Kindergarten Teacher. She resided in Asheville, NC for the past 25 years.

JoAnn was a...

Jul 23, 2024

Fletcher – Geneva “Roberta” Gasperson Cordell, 83, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at AdventHealth Hendersonville.

A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Guy Henry Gasperson and Geneva Mae Harrison Gasperson, and the wife of the late Clarence Vernon Cordell. She was also preceded in...

Jul 21, 2024

Leicester – Clifford Samuel Smathers, Jr. (Cliff) passed away on July 21, 2024. He was hospitalized for a short time before being placed in Hospice care. With his death coming quickly, his family is heartbroken, but they are happy for the many years he remained healthy and energetic enough to finish a great career and work his farm with...

Jul 21, 2024

Mary Magdaline Beck Strickland, 79, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2024, at her home.

She was a daughter of the late Sam B. Beck and Loretta Ann Hannah Beck, and the wife of the late Charles Edward Strickland who passed away on November 14, 2023.

Mary attended Sand...

Jul 20, 2024

Terry Lynne Burge Schultz, 68, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2024, at the Pisgah Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center. Terry fought valiantly to stay in this life, but her body gave way on July 20, just shy of her 69th birthday.

She was a daughter of the late Clarence Burge and Helen...