Jo Ann Black
Jul 16, 2019
Waynesville – Jo Ann Singleton Black, 93, of 128 Burnette Circle, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Haywood County, she had resided in Buncombe County for 40 years before returning to Haywood County in 2006. She was a homemaker and the daughter of the late Norman Singleton...
Sybil Spivey
Jul 11, 2019
Middleburg, FL – Sybil Jean Beck Spivey, 84, graduated to Heaven on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Orange Park Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she had moved to Florida in March 2018 with her daughter’s family. She was the daughter of the late Francis Bryson Beck and Mayme Queen Beck; wife of the...
Colonel Ernest Miller
Jul 9, 2019
Asheville – Ernest Arthur Miller was born in Burlington, Iowa on May 29, 1925, the son of John A. Miller and Frieda Maurer Miller. A twin sister, Erma Louise Miller was born on the same day. Early years were spent in Burlington, Iowa, and on a farm in Des Moines County in south-eastern Iowa. Early education was in the...
Minnie Alice Zachary
Jul 9, 2019
Asheville – Minnie Alice Benison Zachary, 92, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired in 1995 from Belk Department Store following 38 years of service. She was a longtime member of Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church, where she...
Walter M. Ward, Jr.
Jul 8, 2019
Candler - Walter Mark Ward, Jr., 76, went to be with the Lord and his beloved wife on Monday, July 8, 2019 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was formerly employed with Taylor Instrument Company as a Tool Grinder, and for the last 20 years, worked as a...
Ray E. Ertzberger
Jul 8, 2019
Asheville - Ray Ernest Ertzberger, 86, passed away Monday, July 8, 2019 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. Son of the late John Harmon and Mary Griffin Ertzberger, Ray served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was an employee of the National Climatic Data Center for 40 plus years, and was an avid hiker,...
Ruth Masters Israel
Jul 5, 2019
Asheville – Ruth Masters Israel, 95, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 5, 2019 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospital. A native of Cherokee County, SC she had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Enoch Garfield Ball and Alma Irene Westmoreland Ball. She...
Fred Kenneth Wilson
Jul 5, 2019
Asheville - Fred Kenneth Wilson, 90, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, July 5, 2019 at his residence. A native of Yancey County he had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. He was the son of the late George Washington Wilson and Rittie Jane Wilson. He was also preceded in death by his...
Minnie Belle Morrow
Jun 28, 2019
Leicester – Minnie Belle Wilde Morrow, 91, passed away Friday, June 28, 2019 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Morrow had resided in Buncombe County since 1962. She worked as a Retail Associate at Connie’s Fashions, and served as Chaplain for the Naval Women’s Auxiliary of the Fleet Reserve Association....
Alan "Al" Jensen
Jun 26, 2019
Asheville – Alan “AL” Jensen, 92, went to his heavenly home on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. A native of Audubon, Iowa, he resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He was a son of the late Arnold and Alice Jensen. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jensen, and a son, Mark Jensen. Al was...
Denise Frisbee
Jun 25, 2019
Leicester – Laura Denise Parham Frisbee, 58, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at her home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Jeff Southern Parham and Laura Louise Worley Parham. Surviving are her husband whom she married November 11, 1978, David Wayne Frisbee of the home; sons, Jason Frisbee and wife...
Fletcher Wayne Rogers
Jun 25, 2019
Leicester – Fletcher Wayne Rogers, 72, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Gay and Frances Moore Rogers. He was also preceded in death by his brothers: Harold, Ray, and Verlon Rogers. Mr....
Harold Waugh
Jun 24, 2019
Candler – Harold Darrell Waugh, 86, went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 24, 2019 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Bladen, Ohio, he retired in 1983 as a Building Contractor. He was an avid fisherman, extremely patriotic and firm in his Christian belief. He was a member of the Korean Veteran’s Association...
Rev. Bobby Gibson
Jun 24, 2019
Leicester – Rev. Bobby Harold Gibson, 88, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 24, 2019 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and resident most of his life of Buncombe County, he retired in 1982 from Southern Bell Telephone Company where he served for 32 years, and at the time of retirement, he...
Clara Mae Byrd
Jun 18, 2019
Asheville – Clara Mae Byrd, 95, of 213 Richmond Hill Drive, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at the WNC Baptist Home. A native of Madison County “Sandy Bottom”, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1941, having moved to Florida in 1959 and returned to Buncombe County in 1987. She formerly attended Friendship...
Sandra Lindsey Jackson
Jun 16, 2019
Asheville – Sandra Jackson, 65, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 16, 2019 the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Rev. George Gardner Lindsey and Juanita Fore Lindsey. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Tommy Lindsey. Mrs....
Christine Renison
Jun 15, 2019
Asheville – Christine Wilson Renison, 92, went to be with the Lord Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Care Partners John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Renison retired in 1991 as a teacher at the Buncombe County Juvenile Detention Center following 14 years of service, and had formerly taught at West Buncombe...
Joseph Mark Gibson
Jun 13, 2019
Leicester – Joseph “Mark” Gibson, 58, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 13, 2019 his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of Bobby Harold Gibson and the late Margaret L. Jones Gibson. Mark attended Carolina Baptist Tabernacle. Surviving in addition to his father are his sister, Theresa Davidson...
Carl Oliver Deitz
Jun 11, 2019
Asheville – Carl Oliver Deitz, 58, of O’Donald Road, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Carl had worked as a Supervisor with Hubbell Electrical Distribution. He was a strong-willed and devoted family man who loved western movies, comic books and collecting guns and knives. Carl was the son of...
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