Master Chief William T. Rice (Ret.)
Feb 9, 2021
Candler – Master Chief William T. Rice (Ret.), 82, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at the Charles George VA Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Edward Rice and Agnes Hutchison and was also preceded in death by his brother, Geames Rice. Master...
Jerry Baker
Feb 8, 2021
Asheville – Gerald Darius “Jerry” Baker, Jr, 55, passed away on Monday, February 8, 2021 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a 1983 graduate of Enka High School and was the son of Gerald Darius Baker and wife Candace Baker of Mills River and Carolyn Apple and husband Bob Apple of Weaverville. Surviving in...
Wanda Fender
Feb 8, 2021
Marshall – Wanda Marie Lance Fender, 75, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 8, 2021 at her residence, with her family by her side. A native of Buncombe County, she had resided in Madison County since December 1982. She was formerly employed with Opportunity Corporation for 15 years as a Social Worker. Mrs. Fender was a...
Johnnie Cannon
Feb 1, 2021
Candler – Johnnie Charles Cannon, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 1, 2021 at the Charles George VA Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a US Post Office Postal Clerk in Highlands, NC and lastly served as a Security Officer with Allied Security. Following retirement, one of his favorite pastimes was meeting...
Freida Coffey
Jan 31, 2021
Asheville – Freida Jeanette Smith Coffey, 83, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at the home of her granddaughter. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Coffey was the daughter of the late Larkin McKinley Smith and Eula Mae Mason Smith and wife of the...
Doug Proctor
Jan 31, 2021
Keith Douglas Proctor was born December 4, 1950 in Marion and passed away January 31, 2021 in Asheville. He was preceded in death by father, James Junior Proctor, mother, Hazel Mae Cole Proctor, and brother, Tommy Lee Proctor. He is survived by his sisters, Katherine Jeanette Proctor Miller and husband Roger Dean Miller of Leicester, Belinda Faye Proctor Ledford...
Candace H. Hensley
Jan 31, 2021
Asheville – Candace H. Hensley, 70, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home. She was born August 17, 1950 in Coral Gables, Florida and became a resident of Buncombe County after marrying the love of her life in 1989. She was formerly employed at Texas Instruments in Johnson City, TN....
Michael "Grizzly" Ramsey
Jan 30, 2021
Candler – Michael Bruce “Grizzly” Ramsey, 63, went to be with the Lord Saturday, January 30, 2021. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Ramsey was the son of the late Bruce and Betty Tomberlin Ramsey. He was owner & operator of Grizzly’s Truck Service and attended Trinity Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Sebrina England “Sam” Ramsey of...
Monroe Carmel Bullman
Jan 27, 2021
Candler – Monroe Carmel Bullman, 79, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at his residence. A native of Madison County, he was a son of the late William Grant McKinley Bullman and Etta Thomas Bullman. He was also preceded in death by his sisters: Edna Norton, Bea Bullman, Dot Gosnell, and Ina Mae DeBruhl;...
William Floyd Clark
Jan 27, 2021
Asheville – William Floyd Clark, 83, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Floyd Jay Clark and Helen Ray Clark. He was also preceded in death by his wife Christine Clark who...
Bertha Dellinger
Jan 27, 2021
Asheville - Bertha Bagwell Dellinger, 83, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Harmony Square at Reynolds Mountain. A native of Fairview, Mrs. Dellinger graduated from Fairview High School, and then from Gardner-Webb University and Queens University. She had resided in Drexel, NC for 47 years before moving to North Myrtle Beach, SC for another 10 years, returning to...
Daisy Brown
Jan 25, 2021
Candler – Daisy Eloise Dahle Brown, 96, of 50 Suddreth Lane, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 25, 2021 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Athens, WI, she formerly managed restaurants and last served at Wal-Mart as a greeter, and was a member of Pole Creek Baptist Church. She was the...
Phillip Edward Bell
Jan 22, 2021
Swannanoa – Phillip Edward Bell, 75, of Swannanoa, passed away Friday, January 22, 2021 at Carolina Pines at Asheville Health Care Center. A native of Washington, DC, Mr. Bell had resided in Buncombe County since 1993. He was fascinated by Native American culture and people, which led him to open Spirits on the River first in Cherokee, then in...
Norman Calhoun
Jan 20, 2021
Norman Louis Calhoun, 90, of Asheville, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on January 20, 2021. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy B. Calhoun, also of Asheville. A native of Buncombe County, Norman was a former brick and rock mason, a salesman and painter. In his later years, he became well known locally and at...
Susan Mcnutt Chambers
Jan 15, 2021
Weaverville – Susan McNutt Chambers, 63, moved to her eternal home in heaven on Friday, January 15, 2021. Susan was the daughter of the late Barney Leonard McNutt and Mamie Kelly McNutt, and is survived by her husband David William Chambers of 40 blessed years. Susan grew up in Knoxville, graduating from the University of Tennessee with a degree...
Linda Sluder
Jan 13, 2021
Asheville – Linda Sluder, 78, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Sluder was a daughter of the late Fred and Clara Strickland Deaton. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Ann Wilson; and brothers: Leo Deaton, Carl Deaton, Danny...
Bill Clontz
Jan 11, 2021
Asheville – William Clyde “Bill” Clontz, 83, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 11, 2020 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Buncombe County, he was a long time volunteer at ABCCM, an avid airplane enthusiast and pilot, and a charter member of the WNC Pilots Association. Bill was a long time member...
Betty Trantham
Jan 10, 2021
Candler – Betty Ann Hughes Trantham, 90, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. Mrs. Trantham was a native of Rutherford County and had resided in Buncombe County all of her adult life. She was a daughter of the late Waye Waits Hughes and Floy Jeanette Sinclair Hughes...
Mildred Haney
Jan 9, 2021
Leicester – Mildred Elizabeth Davis Haney, 88, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. Born on September 13, 1932 in Madison County, Mrs. Haney moved to Buncombe County in 1946, graduating from Leicester High School in 1950. She moved to Henderson County in 1969, and returned to Leicester in 2005. Mrs. Haney retired...
Carrie Morgan
Jan 8, 2021
Carrie Marie Mathis Morgan, 94, went to be with the Lord Friday, January 8, 2021. A native of Spring Creek, Mrs. Morgan had previously worked at American Enka, as a Department Manager for Rose’s Department Store, and as a Hostess for McDonald’s. She was a member of Center Pigeon Baptist Church in Haywood County, and loved singing harmony to...
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