Mary Anders Lawing
Jan 17, 2018
Mary Anders Lawing, 92, of 69 Howard Street, Asheville, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at the Marjorie McCune Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County she was a daughter of the late Curtis RC and Maggie Green Anders. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Enoch Aaron Lawing; sisters:...
Rev. Bennie Lee Wade
Jan 16, 2018
Asheville Rev. Bennie Lee Wade, 91, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at the NC State Veterans Home. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of his life, he started in the ministry while in his teenage years, which expanded over 70 years and on December 12, 1948, he was ordained as...
Pauline Cook
Jan 16, 2018
Alexander Pauline Cody Cook, 82, of 1628 Jenkins Valley Road, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Aston Park Health Care Center. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life, she had resided in Madison County as a child and was the daughter of the late Jacob and Bertha Hensley...
Nell Young
Jan 14, 2018
Woodfin Mary Zenell Nell Simpkins Young, 94, of 3 Cottage Street, went to be with the Lord Sunday, January 14, 2018 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Krum, TX, she had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was a homemaker and member of the Elkwood UMC Church. She was the...
Genevieve Bell Bradley
Jan 14, 2018
Genevieve Bell Bradley, 94, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 14, 2018 following a short illness. A native of Haywood County she resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She retired from the Biltmore Estate after many years of service, and was a longtime member of Long Shoals Baptist Church. She was the...
Thomas Robert Penland
Jan 12, 2018
Asheville Thomas Robert Penland, 90, of 261 Bear Creek Road, went to be with his Lord on Friday, January 12, 2018. Mr. Penland was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired in 1993 from Dave Steel following over 40 years of service. He attended Hominy Baptist Church and was a long time member of Craven Street and Westwood...
Leila Reese
Jan 12, 2018
Flat Rock Sadie Leila Reese, 82, passed away Friday, January 12, 2018 at the Four Seasons Hospice Elizabeth House. A native and long time resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Reese was the daughter of the late Andrew Cecil and Mary Cannon Hughes, and the wife of the late Harold Woodrow Reese. She was also preceded in death by a...
Mickey Jr. Minyard
Jan 10, 2018
Asheville Mickey Darrell Minyard, Jr., 48, of 149 Rose Hill Road, passed away, on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at his home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was employed as a Roll Off Driver with Waste Pro and formerly attended Woodland Terrace Baptist Church. He loved camping, hunting and fishing, all outdoor activities, and especially enjoyed working on...
George Joseph Lacina
Jan 10, 2018
George Joseph Lacina, 57, went to be reunited with his parents in heaven on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at his residence. He was the son of the late George F. Lacina and Mildred Louise Repa Lacina, and was currently employed with the Ingle Distribution Center in Black Mountain. Surviving are his sister, Arlene Lacina Gibson and her husband John;...
David Stephenson
Jan 9, 2018
Asheville - William David Stephenson, 58, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Stephenson was the former owner/operator of his own dump truck, and had attended Sunrise Baptist Church. He will be remembered as a Jack-of-all-trades, and was known to have...
Shaunna Chon Blood "Shaunnashine" Melander
Jan 9, 2018
Shaunna Chon Blood Melander fulfilled her lifes journey on January 9, 2018 held lovingly by her family. Shaunna was born July 8, 1978 in Suwon, Korea to Jake and Yonoke Blood. She grew up with her family which added a sister, Andrea, in 1984, as they traveled from military assignment to assignment across the breadth of the United States...
C. Bryan Rice
Jan 6, 2018
C. Bryan Rice Asheville Curtis Bryan Rice, 65, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018 at the Madison Manor Health Care Center. Bryan was a native of Asheville and a son of the late Walter Harold Rice and Lois Marie Sawyer Rice. He grew up in Newbridge Baptist Church, was a 1970 graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High School and...
Kenny Sr. Kinnebrew
Jan 6, 2018
Scottsmoor, FL John L. Kenny Kinnebrew, Sr., 77, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, January 6, 2018 at the Edward M. Poe Hospice Care Center in Titusville, FL. A native of Spartanburg, SC, he was a retired painter at the Cape Canaveral Space Center and husband of Marjorie E. Parham Kinnebrew who died August 19, 2009. Surviving...
Mildred Player
Jan 3, 2018
Asheville Mildred Ridings Player, 85, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, January 3, 2018. A native of Spartanburg, SC, she had resided most of her life in Buncombe County. She retired from Highland Hospital following 20 years of service as a secretary. Mrs. Player was a daughter of the late Clarence and Helen Rose Ridings. Surviving are...
Bowden "Tommy" T. Helms Jr.
Jan 1, 2018
Bowden Tommy Helms, Jr., 54, received his wings to heaven on Monday, January 1, 2018, after a long battle with cancer. He is now praising his Lord and Savior. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Bowden and Emagene Wilde Helms. Tommy was a member and Deacon of Freedom Baptist Church....
Elsie Mozelle Griffin
Dec 31, 2017
Elsie Extine Griffin, 79, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2017 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Jackson County, she resided Buncombe County most of her life. She was the daughter of the late George Extine and Mary Ethel Harris Extine, and wife of the late Clarence Ernest Griffin. Mrs. Griffin was a God fearing...
Kaye Mathews
Dec 30, 2017
Asheville Kaye Johnson Mathews, 76, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Polk County, Mrs. Mathews had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She retired from the Asheville ABC Board following 37 years of service. She enjoyed sewing and traveling, and loved her grandchildren immensely. Mrs. Mathews...
Sharon Diane Fuller
Dec 30, 2017
Sharon Diane Fuller, 56, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at the Elizabeth House. She was born in Norfolk, VA and had resided in Buncombe County for the past 53 years. She served as an accountant with the Wicked Weed Brewing. Her work family was very special to her. She was the daughter of...
Maxine Carter Banks
Dec 30, 2017
Woodfin - Maxine Carter Banks, 88, of Woodfin, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017 and entered her Heavenly home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Banks was a graduate of West Buncombe High School. She retired from the Buncombe County School Systems in 1981 following 23 years of service. She was a loving Christian wife, mother and nanny,...
Madeline L. Rickman
Dec 30, 2017
Swannanoa Madeline Rose Luther Rickman, 89, of 206 Kennedy Drive, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at the Asheville Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Rickman retired from Eaton Mfg Co. following many years of service. She was a member of the bowling team at Eaton, enjoyed dancing and had...
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