Obituary Listing

Diana Penley Plemmons

Diana Penley Plemmons

Nov 24, 2017

Margaret Diana Penley Plemmons, 75, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 24, 2017 at Mountain Ridge Health and Rehab. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Vance Penley and Margaret Gwen Stewart Penley Joslyn. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Maurice Skeet K. Plemmons,...

Renith Williams Chancey

Renith Williams Chancey

Nov 22, 2017

Renith Williams Chancey, 78, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Clyde Benjamin Williams and Myrtle Marie Hill Williams. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Raymond H. Chancey, who passed...

Betty Jean Lunsford

Betty Jean Lunsford

Nov 21, 2017

Leicester - Betty Jean Murray Lunsford, 85, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Lunsford had resided in Buncombe County for the past 25 years. She was a graduate of West Buncombe High School, where she was a key player for...

Carla Ward Elliott

Carla Ward Elliott

Nov 20, 2017

Carla Ward Elliott, 50, went home to be with the Lord and her family in Heaven on Monday, November 20, 2017 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of Patricia Elkins Hodges of Leicester, and the late Roger Coy Ward. She was also preceded in death by...

Jack M. Lawrence

Jack M. Lawrence

Nov 16, 2017

Asheville Jack Millender Lawrence, 80, of 35 Griffing Blvd, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017 at the Aston Park Health Care Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired July 24, 2006 from WLOS-TV following 49 years of service, and at the time of his retirement, was a Director. He was a loving grandfather and was...

Betty Tipton

Betty Tipton

Nov 15, 2017

Arden Elizabeth Marie Betty Bertossa Tipton, 90, of 390 Sycamore Drive, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at her home. A native of Detroit, MI, she had resided in St. Petersburg, FL from 1939 to 1969, moving to Buncombe County in 1969. She was a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority,...

Jim Collins

Jim Collins

Nov 11, 2017

Ormond Beach, FL James Lemuel Jim Collins of Ormond Beach, FL passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville, NC. A native of Gastonia, NC, he was born on November 27, 1933 in Lanes Creek, NC. He was the son of the late Noah Lemuel Collins and Ola Bennett Collins....

Rev. Bobby Cornilous Fox

Rev. Bobby Cornilous Fox

Nov 9, 2017

Rev. Bobby Cornilous Fox, 81, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Woodard O. Fox and Zelma Clark Fox. He was also preceded in death by his sisters: Frances Fox Greene...

Sara Moore

Sara Moore

Nov 5, 2017

ASHEVILLE-- Sara Lorraine Wilson Moore, 77, passed away peacefully at the Care Partners Hospice Center on Sunday, November 5, 2017, after having a stroke. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Sara was the daughter of the late Dewey and Elsie Warren Wilson. Also preceding her in death are brothers, Leonard Wilson and James Wilson, and sisters, Jay Brewer and...

James Morris Sorrells

James Morris Sorrells

Nov 3, 2017

Fairview James Morris Sorrells, 88, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 3, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of his life, he was a son of the late Ernest Franklin Sorrells and Jessie Florence Miller Sorrells. He was also preceded in death by his...

Alma Capps

Alma Capps

Nov 2, 2017

Leicester - Alma Waldrop Capps, 83, passed away peacefully Thursday, November 2, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Capps retired in 1996 from Revco Scientific, where she worked in the finishing department. She was a faithful member of Sunrise Baptist Church, where she was a member of the WMU and...

Johnny Mack Christopher

Johnny Mack Christopher

Nov 2, 2017

Candler Johnny Mack Christopher, 76, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at the Charles George V.A. Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a veteran of the US Army and was the son of the late Perry McKinley Christopher and Nora Ethel Griffin Christopher. He was also preceded in death by...

Maleta Harris

Maleta Harris

Nov 2, 2017

Asheville - Maleta V. Harris, 80, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017 at the Laurels of Green Tree Ridge. A native of Swain County, Mrs. Harris had resided in Buncombe County since 1963. She retired from the spinning department of Burlington Industries. Mrs. Harris is survived by her husband, Henry Harris, whom she married January 27, 1963; sister, Vinna...

Roger Eugene Weaver

Roger Eugene Weaver

Oct 29, 2017

Roger Eugene Weaver, 56, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of Flora Lou Ellen Jones Hensley of Woodfin, and the late Fred Neal Weaver. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Raymond Hensley, and nephew, Kevyn...

Darrell D. Shroyer

Darrell D. Shroyer

Oct 28, 2017

Asheville, NC Darrell Duane Shroyer, 70, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals, Asheville, NC. He grew up in Bridgeport, IL and was the son of the late Harvey Preston Shroyer and Frieda Virginia Athey Shroyer. He moved to Chicago, IL where he started a family and...

Marie C. Hyatt

Marie C. Hyatt

Oct 28, 2017

Fayetteville, NC Marie Chalotte Connor Hyatt, 55, of 149 Salmon Drive, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at her residence. A native of Sumter, SC, she had resided in Fayetteville for the past 13 years and was a daughter of Mildred Patricia Rice Connor of Candler and the late Johnny Floyd Connor. She was...

Dr. Bill Day

Dr. Bill Day

Oct 25, 2017

Mill Spring Dr. William Claude Bill Day, 70, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 25, 2017. A native of Cherokee County, he had resided in Buncombe County most of his life, moving to Polk County in 2014. He was a Baptist Minister and a member of Trinity Baptist Church. He served in churches in Kentucky, West...

Harold C. Sloan

Harold C. Sloan

Oct 24, 2017

Candler Harold Clark Sloan, 90, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017. A native of Statesville, NC, Mr. Sloan had resided in Buncombe County since 1960. He was the branch manager for Southern Pump and Tank for 25 years, and then served as a salesman for Oilmens Truck Tanks for another 15 years. He had been a faithful member of...

Dale Glen Edwards

Dale Glen Edwards

Oct 24, 2017

Dale Glen Edwards, 64, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. He was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a son of the late Kyle Hilliard Edwards and Joyce Corn Edwards. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Jo Donna Ingle Edwards, who passed away on January 2, 2013....

Irene Sams

Irene Sams

Oct 24, 2017

Swannanoa Thelma Irene Sams, 73, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at the Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Miss Sams was the daughter of the late Josiah and Sadie Elizabeth Ellison Sams. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Georgia Lunsford and Louise Sams. Surviving are her sisters: Jo Ann Whitson, Betty...