Cathern Robinson
Mar 28, 2018
Alexander - Cathern Meadows Robinson, 89, of Alexander died Wednesday, March 28, 2018. A life-long resident of Buncombe County, she was the 8th of 9 children born to Roy and Dessie Hagan Meadows. She was a graduate of French Broad High School, where she was salutatorian of her class. Employed initially at American Enka, she spent the remainder of...
Jefferson William "Jeff" May Jr.
Mar 26, 2018
Jefferson Jeff William May, Jr., 65, passed away Monday, March 26, 2018 at his residence. Jeff was a son of the late Jefferson William May, Sr. and Edith Mayo May. He graduated from Enka High School in 1971, was a veteran of the U.S. Army, and a member of Starnes Cove Baptist Church. He was also a member and...
Esther Rice Evans
Mar 23, 2018
Candler Esther Rice Evans, 84, went to be with her Lord on March 23, 2018 at the Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Luchus and Leathy Arrington Rice and wife of Marvin Roger (Junior) Evans who died in 1976. She was also preceded in death by her brothers,...
Virginia B. Mcdaris
Mar 21, 2018
Asheville Virginia Lou Black McDaris, 87, of 6 Concord Knoll Lane, went to be with her Lord and family on Wednesday, March 21, 2018. A native and resident most of her life of Buncombe County, she was a member of Trinity of Fairview where she proudly sung in the church choir. She was the daughter of the late Walter...
Irene Renfro
Mar 20, 2018
Asheville Irene Caldwell Renfro, 81, of 23 Ralphs Lane, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. Mrs. Renfro was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and retired from Memorial Mission Hospital following 25 years of service. She was a daughter of the late Lester and Mary Magdalene...
Kay Zachary
Mar 16, 2018
Asheville Kay Zachary, 89, passed away peacefully Friday, March 16, 2018 after several years at the Oaks at Sweeten Creek. She was an active participant in activities and had friends there and some very caring caregivers. She was a graduate of Asheville-Biltmore College and lived most of her life in Beaver Lake. Kay worked for many years at Buncombe...
Vera Mae Hodge
Mar 15, 2018
Asheville - Vera Mae Gilliland Hodge, 92, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018 at the Asheville Health Care Center. A native of Henderson County, Ms. Hodge was the daughter of the late Luther Vance and Ada Mae Marie McGaha Gilliland. She was also preceded in death by a son, Calvin Vance Gilliland. Surviving are her children: Betty Rollins of...
Anna Jean Grant Morrow
Mar 14, 2018
Anna Jean Grant Morrow, 85, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at her residence. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Albert Preston Grant and Mary Frances Greene Grant. She is also preceded in death by her husband, George Pritchard Morrow who passed away on April 1, 2016; and a brother, Alvin...
Kirt Turbyfill
Mar 13, 2018
Leicester - Kirt Daniel Turbyfill, 71, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Turbyfill was the son of the late Earl and Lois Turbyfill, and was also preceded in death by two brothers, Jerry and Glonnie Turbyfill. He was a...
Sue Warren Wooten
Mar 10, 2018
Asheville Ella Sue Parker Warren Wooten, 88, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Stonecreek Health and Rehabilitation Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a homemaker and member of the Fruit of Labor Worship Center. Mrs. Wooten was a daughter of the late James Floyd Parker and Ella Sue Cagle Parker...
Gladys Rich
Mar 10, 2018
Asheville Gladys Maxine Parham Rich, 82, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018 at her home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Rich had worked for a brief time for Connies Fashions, and as a cook at Downys Diner. She enjoyed sewing, quilting and craftwork. Mrs. Rich was the daughter of the late Oscar and Lena Mae Woody Parham,...
Marilyn C. Spencer
Mar 10, 2018
Asheville - Marilyn C. Spencer, 74, of Asheville, North Carolina passed away March 10, 2018 after an extended illness. Born March 23, 1943 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, she was the daughter of the late Ruth Oulton Crawford and Earl S. Crawford. Marilyn was a graduate of East Providence High School, East Providence, RI. She married at the age of...
Geraldine Ann Schroeder
Mar 7, 2018
Ridge, NY Geraldine Ann Schroeder, 90, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at the Kanas Center, Westhampton Beach, NY. A former resident of Franklin, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Schaffer and Geraldine Ann Powell Schaffer. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Norman James Schroeder, Sr. who passed away on March 6, 1994;...
Ada B. Moss
Mar 7, 2018
Candler - Ada Bentley Moss, of Mossy Oak Trail, went home to Heaven to live with her Lord on March 7, 2018. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late James Frank Bentley and Myrtle Bryson Bentley. Mrs. Moss resided in Glenville before making her home in Buncombe County in 1959. She retired in 1986...
Anita Vardiman
Mar 5, 2018
Asheville Anita Rene Badgero Vardiman, 49, passed away Monday, March 5, 2018 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Vardiman had most recently served as a manager of Subway Restaurants. She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church in Weaverville. Mrs. Vardiman was the daughter of Sandra Kuykendall Stapleton and husband...
Dorothy "Dot" Smith
Mar 3, 2018
Asheville Dorothy Kathleen Dot Smith, 96, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Aston Park Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late Henry and Mary Arrington Anders. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Earl Smith; son, Bobby Smith; and brothers: Martin and Jack Anders. Surviving are...
Grace Black Rogers
Mar 2, 2018
Grace Black Rogers, 95, of 12 Freedom Farm Rd, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 2, 2018 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. Grace was the daughter of the late Ephriam C. Black and Bertha Styles Black. She was born and raised in Yancey County and moved to Leicester in 1941 when she married...
Carol Jackson Fore
Feb 26, 2018
Carol Jackson Fore, 68, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 26, 2018 at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe she was a daughter of the late Dewey Jackson and Margaret Austin Jackson. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Sammy Jackson. Mrs. Fore was a member...
Rev. James Willard "Jim" Stroupe
Feb 26, 2018
Rev. James Jim Willard Stroupe, 82, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 26, 2018 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County he was the son of the late James Robert Stroupe and Donnie Irene McMahan Stroupe. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Robert...
Diane Tarrants
Feb 26, 2018
Sanford, NC- Diane Rogers Tarrants of Sanford, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 26, 2018 after a courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Her loving husband James Rodney Tarrants was by her side along with her devoted son, Brian Davis (Lisa) and their children (Savannah and Mallory), step-daughter Crystal Jones (John) and their children...
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