Susan Elaine True
Apr 11, 2020
Susan Elaine True, 63 went to be with the Lord Saturday, April 11, 2020 peacefully at her home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Lester N. Reece and Dorothy Ward Reece. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ronald C. True. Surviving are her daughters: Chandrea Bartley and...
James "Buddy" Gann
Apr 11, 2020
Asheville – James Lowman “Buddy” Gann, 78, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 11, 2020 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was self employed tile setter and affiliated with Eagle Rock Church. Mr. Gann was the son of the late Luther Gann and Mary Jordan Gann. Surviving are...
Madeline Daves
Apr 11, 2020
Fairview – Madeline Josephine Sales Daves, 77, of 176 Old Fort Road passed away Saturday, April 11, 2020 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Fairview, she was a Caregiver and daughter of the late George Everette Sales and Athlene Robinson Sales. Surviving are her husband of 45 years, Bennie Daves of the home; brothers, Homer Sales and Charlie...
Charles Harry Belcher, Sr.
Apr 9, 2020
Charles Harry Belcher Sr., 83, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 9, 2020. He was born December 6, 1936 in Buncombe County, NC and proudly served four years in the United States Marine Corps. Mr. Belcher was a graduate of Black Mountain High School, received his Bachelor’s degree from Western Carolina and retired from Ball...
Hurley King
Apr 2, 2020
Leicester – Hurley Thomas King, 72, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 2, 2020 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life, was the Owner & Operator of King Land Surveying Company and had surveyed for over 40 years for many families in WNC, and...
Joseph "Joe" Swann
Mar 31, 2020
Candler – Kenneth Joseph “Joe” Swann, 56, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Kenneth Lee Swann and Geraldine Revis Swann, and was employed with Hayes & Lunsford Electric Company for over...
Libby Banks
Mar 30, 2020
Fairview – Elizabeth “Libby” Haney Banks, went home to be with her Saviour on March 30, 2020 after years of declining health. Libby was a member of Spring Mountain Baptist Church. She was the wife of the late Roger A. Banks who passed in 2000, and daughter of the late Mary Haney Mitchell and stepfather, Carroll Mitchell. She was...
Kelly Mccoy
Mar 29, 2020
Candler – Kelly Marshall McCoy, 87, of 14 West Lakota Drive, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at his residence. A native of Swain County, he resided in Buncombe County for most of his life and retired in 1994 from BASF/American Enka following 38 years of service. He was a member of Pole Creek...
Sarah Ventura
Mar 28, 2020
Asheville - It is with profound sadness we announce the passing of our beloved Sarah Giles Ventura on Saturday March 28th, 2020 at her home in Asheville, North Carolina. Sarah was born November 7th, 1976 in Petersburg, Virginia. She was 43 years old. Sarah is survived by the love of her life Robert Dominic Ventura III her husband of...
Beryl Honeycutt
Mar 27, 2020
Leicester – Beryl Eileen Honeycutt, 92, passed away Friday, March 27, 2020 at the CarePartners John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Derby, England, Mrs. Honeycutt had resided in Buncombe County for over 70 years. She retired as a retail clerk with K-Mart, and was a member of Skyland First Baptist Church. She was the daughter of...
Marjorie Summey
Mar 26, 2020
Candler – Marjorie Delia Worley Summey, 95, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Grace Baptist Church. Mrs. Summey was the daughter of the late Barnard Wade Worley and Lura Lavada Wright Worley, and wife of...
Barbara Jean Miller
Mar 26, 2020
Candler – Barbara Jean Sprinkle Miller, 73, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the Payables Manager at New Dimensions and was a member of Enka Baptist Church, where a member of the Esther Sunday School Class. Mrs. Miller was a daughter of the...
Larry Carr
Mar 26, 2020
Leicester – Larry Wayne Carr, 73, of 23 Carr Drive, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 26, 2020. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired in 2010 from the National Climatic Data Center where he served for over 35 years, and at the time of his retirement, was a Logistics Specialist. He was...
Louise Rainwater
Mar 25, 2020
Asheville – Louise Alberta Shipman Rainwater, 86, of 547 Eliada Home Road-Apt. 111 went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at the home of her sister. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County and attended Bethel Baptist Church, she was a daughter of the late Homer and Hazel Estelle Gentry Shipman. Surviving are her sons, Bobby...
Robert "Bob" Blackwell, Jr.
Mar 24, 2020
Fayetteville - Robert Lemvel Blackwell, Jr, age 76 of Bennettsville, SC, went to be with the Lord on March 24, 2020 at Highland House in Fayetteville, NC. Bob was born on March 8, 1944 in Bennetsville, S.C. to the late Robert and Jessie Blackwell. He was preceded in death by his parents, his loving wife, Carol Blackwell, and his...
Ernest "Sherrill" Franks
Mar 19, 2020
Asheville – Ernest “Sherrill” Franks, 72, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 19, 2020, at his residence. A U.S. Army Veteran he was a son of the late Earnest Eugene and Lorine Hunter Franks. Surviving are his wife of 29 years, Jennifer Franks; children: Cliff Allen Franks and wife Michelle of Burnsville, Matthew Stephen Franks of...
Juanita H. Hughes
Mar 16, 2020
Asheville – Treva Juanita Hollifield Hughes, 87, of 11 Sweetwater Drive, went to be with the Lord, Monday, March 16, 2020 at the Aston Park Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She graduated from Emma High School where she played basketball and worked for Eckerd’s Drug Store for over 30 Years. Mrs. Hughes was the daughter...
Frank "Bud" Sams
Mar 15, 2020
Leicester – Frank Riley “Bud” Sams, 97, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 15, 2020, at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Frank Lee and Daisy Sams. He was also preceded in death by his brothers: Ernest, Bill, and Jim;...
Doyle Manson Grooms
Mar 14, 2020
Leicester – Doyle Manson Grooms, 76, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 14, 2020, at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Manson George Grooms and Mildred Louisa Webb Grooms. He was also preceded in death by his wife Emma Jean Grooms...
Anthony Lee "Tony" Sebastian
Mar 12, 2020
Anthony Lee “Tony” Sebastian, 51, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at his home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a residential painter and formerly attended Mt. Pisgah SDA Church and School. Tony was a son of David Sebastian and the late Carolyn Marie Womack Sebastian. Surviving in addition to his father are his children, Mitchell...
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