Obituary Listing

Dora "Dot" Sumner

Dora "Dot" Sumner

May 5, 2018

Asheville Dora Dot Sue Buckner Sumner, 81, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2018. A native of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late Winfred Roy Buckner and Ruby Sexton Buckner. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Neil Sumner who died December 8, 2000. Mrs. Sumner retired in 1990 as an Eligibility Specialist with...

Georgia Dehart

Georgia Dehart

Apr 30, 2018

Asheville Georgia Marie Burleson DeHart, 84, passed away Monday, April 30, 2018. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life, Mrs. DeHart was a member of Bent Creek Baptist Church, and was a Past Worthy Matron in the Biltmore Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. She will be remembered as a loving mother...

Beauford Deck Welch

Beauford Deck Welch

Apr 28, 2018

Beauford Deck Welch, 89, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, April 28th, 2018, at his home, with the Dogwoods blooming and a beautiful view of the mountains that he loved, where he resided with his wife, Anna Lois. He was a wonderful husband, father, and all-around good man. Mr. Welch was retired from GM after 30 years of service. He...

Paul Hobson

Paul Hobson

Apr 24, 2018

Lawrence Paul Hobson, 70, of 4 Spring Glen Road, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at his home. A native of Orange County, IN, he had resided in Buncombe County for the past 25 years. He was Owner & Operator of Hobson Construction and was a Vietnam US Army veteran. Mr. Hobson was a son of the late Charles...

Joann Blaine "Ann" Brown

Joann Blaine "Ann" Brown

Apr 22, 2018

Joann Ann Blaine Brown, 75, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at her residence. A native of Macon County, she resided most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late Charles Earl Blaine and Lucy Watts Blaine. She was also preceded in death by her brothers: Charles Thad...

David Sams

David Sams

Apr 21, 2018

Leicester William David Sams, 51, of 86 Green Acres Drive, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2018 at his residence. David was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a son of the late William Sams and Dorothy Anders Sams. He was formerly employed as a Forman with New Dimensions Sealing Co. Surviving are his sister, Alice Marie Dockery &...

Maye Crowder

Maye Crowder

Apr 20, 2018

Asheville Maye Crowder, 102, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Friday, April 20, 2018. She was born December 9, 1915 to Lee and Minnie McIntosh Crowder and lived all her life in the Woodfin Community of Buncombe County. She fought the good fight, she finished the race, and above all, she was faithful...

Richard D. O'Donnell

Richard D. O'Donnell

Apr 19, 2018

Asheville - Richard Dewey O'Donnell, age 96, died peacefully on April 19, 2018, at the VA Hospice Center in Asheville, NC. He is survived by three generations of descendants, as follows:

Roy Bassett

Roy Bassett

Apr 18, 2018

Woodfin Roy Allen Bassett, 81, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at his home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired in 1996 from Cranston Print Works following 34 years of service and was a veteran of the US Army. Mr. Bassett was the son of the late Claude Bassett and Mary Elizabeth Calloway Bassett Thomas and...

Lucille Hensley Huntsinger

Lucille Hensley Huntsinger

Apr 18, 2018

Lucille Hensley Huntsinger, 70, entered into her eternal life early in the morning on April 18, 2018 at the Angel House Family Care Home. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Henderson and Buncombe Counties for most of her life. She was a loving mother and grandmother, and was very loving and caring towards others, always putting...

Dimetri John Varelas

Dimetri John Varelas

Apr 14, 2018

Dimetri John Varelas, 68, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 14, 2018, after a short stay at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. Originally of Norfolk, VA, he resided with his beloved wife of 28 years in Mooresville, NC. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and later retired from U.S. Air in...

Roy "Sefus" Stewart

Roy "Sefus" Stewart

Apr 14, 2018

San Diego, CA Roy Sefus Stewart, husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend to many, departed from us on April 14, 2018 in San Diego, CA. Roy will be so missed by all. Memorial services will be held on April 28, 2018 in San Diego, CA.

Lula B. Hipp

Lula B. Hipp

Apr 14, 2018

Lula Belle Ledford Hipp, 78, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, April 14, 2018, at her residence. A native of Mitchell County she resided most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late Addie Ledford and Delia Belle Davis Ledford. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Sammy Ledford, and...

Melvina Roper

Melvina Roper

Apr 12, 2018

Asheville Melvina Kansas West Roper, 78, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018 at the CarePartners Hospice Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Roper had worked in the laundry department of the Ramada Inn. She was the daughter of the late John and Florence West, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Harold Roper,...

Trula Mae Jones Lunsford

Trula Mae Jones Lunsford

Apr 12, 2018

Trula Mae Jones Lunsford, 71, passed away in her bed at home after a long illness on Thursday, April 12, 2018. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late James O. Jones and Dorothy Bryant Jones. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Frank D. Lunsford; brother, James Jones; and...

Len Van Putten Vink,  Iv

Len Van Putten Vink, Iv

Apr 8, 2018

Leicester - Leonard Len Van Putten Vink, IV, 57, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018, at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Allendale, NJ, Len resided in Buncombe County for the past 12 years. He worked as a machinist with Precision Tool, in Arden. Len was a gifted small engine repairman, landscaper, master griller, and loved...

Richard Lee Sales

Richard Lee Sales

Apr 8, 2018

Chief Richard Lee Sales died near Statesville, NC on Sunday, April 8, 2018 in a car accident at the age of 52. Chief Sales is survived by his children, Nathan and Laurel, his former wife, Shelly Sales (Lee), his parents, Junius "Bud" Sales Jr., and Aretha Wilson Sales, his sister Keila Briggs and her husband Blaine Briggs, and nieces...

Dr. J. Wendell Runion

Dr. J. Wendell Runion

Apr 7, 2018

Asheville Rev. Dr. J. Wendell Runion, 76, went to be with the Lord Saturday, April 7, 2018 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. Dr. Runion was the son of the late Claude Edger Runion and Zora Belle Fore Runion and was also preceded in death by his brother, Calvin Runion. He was a native of Madison County and...

Virginia L. Fisher

Virginia L. Fisher

Apr 3, 2018

Virginia L. Fisher, 87, passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at the Laurels of Summit Ridge. A native of Cosby, TN she was a long-time resident of Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late Bruce R. Layman and Lola M. Layman. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl H. Fisher; son, Charles Fisher,...

Kenny Pressley

Kenny Pressley

Apr 1, 2018

Candler Kenneth Kenny Darrel Pressley, 66, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2018 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Vernon E. Pressley and Eva Ray Pressley and was also preceded in death by his brothers, Robert Pressley and Henry Vance. Surviving are his sisters, Marie Warren...