Virgil Gray
Sep 17, 2020
Asheville – Virgil Avery Gray, 91, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Transylvania County, he retired from American Enka where he served as a Lab Technician, was a member of Biltmore Church and served in the US Army during the Korean War. Mr....
Weldon O. Angel
Sep 16, 2020
Asheville – Weldon Olins Angel, 87, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at the Black Mountain NC State Veterans Home. A native of Yancey County (Scronce Creek), he had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. In 1948 at the age of 15, he started working at A&P Grocery where he worked...
Dale Hollifield
Sep 14, 2020
Asheville – Hugh Dale Hollifield, 43, passed away Monday, September 14, 2020 at the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare Hospice Home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Dale worked as a heavy equipment operator, and was a member of State Street Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his step-father, Jackie Blaine Mills, and he will be remembered as an...
Kenneth "Kenny" Franklin Ware
Sep 12, 2020
Leicester – On Saturday, September 12, 2020, Kenneth Franklin Ware, 52, loving husband and father, passed away at home surrounded by his family. A native of Salisbury, he resided in Buncombe County since 1996. He was a son of the late Audrey Bradshaw Neavu. He was also preceded in death by his brother, James Butch Ware. He was married...
Virginia Agnes Langston
Sep 11, 2020
Asheville – Virginia Agnes Banks Langston, 99, of 10 Forestdale Drive, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 11, 2020 at the Universal Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a homemaker and member of Biltmore United Methodist Church. Mrs. Langston was a daughter of the late Loranzo Ingham Banks and Annie Mae...
Barry Parker
Sep 11, 2020
Asheville – Barry Charles Parker, 60, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 11, 2020 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a self-employed carpenter and was a member of Crossroads Assembly. Barry was a son of Doris Jones Parker, with whom he made his home, of Asheville...
Walter Norman "Pete" Watts
Sep 10, 2020
Asheville – Walter Norman “Pete” Watts, 84, died peacefully on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at AdventHealth Hendersonville following complications of diabetes. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Cages and Katherine Watts. Pete graduated from Lee Edwards High School class of 1955. He played in the 1954 Shrine Bowl, was an NC All Star,...
Cora Lee Burrell
Sep 8, 2020
Candler - Cora Lee Tipton Burrell, 93, went home to be with the lord on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was in customer service at the snack shop & cafeteria at St. Joseph Hospital and was a wonderful homemaker to 7 children. Cora was the daughter of the late William...
Tony Gilbert
Sep 7, 2020
Asheville – Tony Levoughn Gilbert, 80, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 7, 2020 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Gaston County, he had resided in Asheville for most of his life. He retired as a postal clerk after 40 years of service with the US Postal Service, and at the...
Linda Lou Fuller
Sep 7, 2020
Linda Lou Fuller, 73, passed away on Monday, September 7, 2020 at Emerald Ridge Health and Rehab Center in Woodfin. A native of Washington, DC, and resided most of her life in Maryland, she lived in Buncombe County for the past 10 years. Miss Fuller was the daughter of the late Carl and Lydia Van Pelt Fuller. She is...
Lucille W. Woody
Sep 7, 2020
Asheville – Carolyn Lucille Whitaker Woody, 96, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 7, 2020 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a homemaker and the oldest member of Starnes Cove Baptist Church. Mrs. Woody was the daughter of the late John Burton Whitaker and Lola Mae Ramsey Whitaker and wife of...
Donald Paul Wilson
Sep 3, 2020
Mt. Airy, NC – Donald Paul Wilson, 56, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020 at his home in Mt. Airy. A native of Buncombe County, Donald had resided in Mt. Airy for the past 4 years. He was the former owner/operator of his own mechanic’s shop in Swannanoa, and most recently, worked in maintenance in commercial construction. Donald was...
Richard Jones
Aug 30, 2020
Asheville – Richard Kenneth Jones, 84, of 58 Clinton Avenue, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020 at the Stone Creek Health & Rehabilitation. A native of Buncombe County, he retired as an inspector for Ford Motor Company. Mr. Jones was a son of the late Jeter and Azalee Smith Jones. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 AM Wednesday,...
Terry Wayne Padgett
Aug 28, 2020
Swannanoa – Terry Wayne Padgett, 80, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2020 at the Laurels of Summit Ridge. A native of Marco, IN, was a son of the late Hershall Padgett and Mildred Chaney Kahall. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Carol Ann Padgett; brother, John Padgett and his wife Joyce; and a nephew, Keith...
James Luther Truett, Jr.
Aug 27, 2020
James Luther Truett Jr, age 95, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 27, 2020. He was born in Andrews, N. C. on May 1, 1925 to James Luther Truett and Ollie Carter Truett. He is preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Mary Joyce Truett. He will be truly missed by his wife of...
Patty Silver
Aug 26, 2020
Candler – Patricia Lynn “Patty” Parker Silver, 57, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was formerly employed for five years with Champion Credit Union. She loved her husband, family and drag racing and was a faithful member of Crossroads Assembly....
Shirley Boone
Aug 25, 2020
Asheville – Shirley Jean Boone, 74, of 4 Walden Ridge Drive, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2020. A native of Buncombe County, she had resided in Silver Spring, MD from 1966 until moving to Henderson County in 2017. She worked at Giant Food for 40 years and attended West Henderson High School. Ms. Boone was a daughter of...
Ruby Wilkes
Aug 25, 2020
Asheville – Ruby Helen Haskett Wilkes, 89, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Jackson County, she resided in Haywood County before moving to Buncombe County in 1960. Mrs. Wilkes retired from American Enka following over 30 years of service, was a member Zephyr...
Teena Davis Turbyfill
Aug 24, 2020
Asheville – Teena Davis Turbyfill, 74, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2020 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County she was a daughter of the late Ray Charles Davis and Milla Smith Davis, and was the wife of the late Earl Jerry Turbyfill. Surviving are her children: Jerry Nathan Turbyfill...
Ken Harmon
Aug 23, 2020
Arden – Harold Kenneth “Ken” Harmon, 55, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2020. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a construction worker and son of Ruth Harmon of Arden and the late Donald Ray Harmon. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Shannon Katherine Harmon and sister, Kathy Harmon. Surviving in addition to his...
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