Frances Hensley
Jul 3, 2017
Asheville Frances Ann Christy Hensley went home to be with the Lord on July 3, 2017 at Mission Health System. She was born May 18, 1937 in Asheville to Walter and Nannie Robinson Christy. Frances worked as a personal caregiver for 35 years touching many lives before retirement. She was a Charter member of Temple Baptist Church. She is...
Mary Pressley
Jul 2, 2017
Asheville Mary Elizabeth Wilson Pressley, 85, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Pressley was a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother, who loved spending time with her family, gardening, cooking, sewing and reading. She was the daughter of the late Kerman Wesley and Sadie Laura Morrison Wilson, and the wife of the late...
Heath Wright
Jun 30, 2017
West Asheville Heath Lee Wright, 46, of 11 Eva Circle went to be with the Lord Friday, June 30, 2017 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of Rita McCurry Wright of the home and the late Hilliard Lawrence Boyd Wright, Jr. who died August 2, 1992. He was also preceded...
Allen Baxter Rogers Jr.
Jun 28, 2017
Allen Baxter Rogers, Jr, 83, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at Fleshers Fairview Healthcare Center. A native of Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Allen Baxter Rogers, Sr. and Ollie Lee Varner Rogers. He was also preceded in death by 2 sisters. Mr. Rogers was a 1953 graduate of Spartanburg High School and a...
Betty Jean Pierce
Jun 26, 2017
Asheville Betty Jean Fore Pierce, 87, went to be with her Lord on Monday, June 26, 2017 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Buncombe County, she had served over 30 years as an accountant for the US Government in Washington, DC. Mrs. Pierce was a daughter of the late Arthur Fore and Lavinia Gregory Fore...
Berniece Rice
Jun 26, 2017
Swannanoa Berniece Evelyn Rice, 85, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017 at the Mountain View Assisted Living Center. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Rice had resided in Buncombe County for the past 60 years. She had worked as a home healthcare aide, and had previously managed Impressions at the Asheville Mall, as well as worked as a wedding...
Faye B. Queen
Jun 25, 2017
Asheville Faye Bradley Queen, 81, passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2017 at Park Ridge Hospital. A native of Swain County, she had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was formerly employed with Buster Brown and Vanderbilt Shirt Mfg Company as a seamstress, was former President of the Emma Elementary PTA, was Den Mother for...
Carl Lloyd Mcconnell
Jun 25, 2017
Carl Lloyd McConnell, 85, passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Lake Toxaway, he was a son of the late William McKinley McConnell and Mary Nan Prather McConnell. He was also preceded in death by his daughters: Cathy McConnell and Betty Sue McConnell; sister, Thelma Lance; and brothers:...
Dennis Lafevers
Jun 24, 2017
Asheville - Dennis Lane LaFevers, 66, passed away Saturday June 24th, 2017. He was a native of Burke County, but spent most of his life in Asheville, NC. Dennis retired from the bridge department of Norfolk Southern Railway and was a member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church. Dennis loved Jesus and exemplified that in his everyday life and in...
Wayne Messer
Jun 24, 2017
Alexander Wayne Martin Messer, 84, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. A native of Haywood County, Mr. Messer had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. He retired from the maintenance department of Norfolk Southern Railway, and was a member of Victory Baptist Church. Mr. Messer was a kind man,...
Christine Vivian Hensley
Jun 24, 2017
Christine Vivian Hensley, 66, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2017, at the Madison Manor Health and Rehab Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Jerome Hensley and Mildred Lacy Maynard Hensley. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Jeanette Lee Sexton. Ms. Hensley was a member...
Mildred R. Mccracken
Jun 21, 2017
Asheville Mildred Mickey Constance Rhodes Hughey McCracken, 96, formerly of 6 Brown Avenue, Woodfin, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at the Aston Park Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired as Secretary at Maryland Casualty Insurance Agency with over 25 years of service and was a member of Merrimon...
L. Virgil Schenck Jr.
Jun 18, 2017
L. Virgil Schenck, Jr., 92, of Cocoa, FL, went to be with the Lord and his beloved wife, on Sunday, June 18, 2017 at his summer home in Bryson City. A native of Greensboro, NC he was a son of the Luther Virgil Schenck, Sr. and Martha Dreher Schenck. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Virginia...
Teresa Autrey Grooms
Jun 17, 2017
Teresa Ann Autrey Grooms, 53, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at her home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she worked at Biltmore OBGYN offices for 19 years and was a lifelong member of Trinity Baptist Church. Teresa was a daughter of Annie Autrey and the late Sam Autrey. She was also preceded...
Virginia Ruth Mcclaren
Jun 16, 2017
Asheville - Virginia Ruth Thurmond McClaren, 90, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 16, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. She was a native of Abner, OK and had resided in Asheville for most of her life. Mrs. McClaren was a daughter of the late Psalmist David Thurmond and Bessie Sarah Gaither Thurmond...
Jessie R. Green
Jun 13, 2017
Asheville Jessie Mae Robinson Green, 89, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at the Robin Johnson House Hospice Center in Dallas, NC. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life, and retired in 1991 following 20 years of service with Andrex, Inc. She attended Woodfin Church...
Emma Jean Carver Jarvis
Jun 9, 2017
Emma Jean Carver Jarvis, 78, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 9, 2017 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Western North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Manson Carver and Lucille Arrington Carver. She was also preceded in death by her step-son, Larry Eugene Jarvis. Mrs. Jarvis attended Cedar Hill...
Ralph J. Banks
Jun 6, 2017
Ralph J. Banks, 82, went to be with the Lord, and be reunited with his daughter, Kathy, on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Arthur and Ann Warren Banks. He was also preceded in death by his daughter Kathy Johnson. Ralph...
Mark Mccoy
Jun 5, 2017
Asheville Mark Stephen McCoy, 85, of 10 Brinkley Drive, went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 5, 2017 at the Charles George VA Medical Center. A native of Jefferson, TN, he had resided in Asheville for most of his life and was a retired commercial painter. He was a member of Asheville Family Church, where he also...
Winifred L. Crowder
Jun 4, 2017
Asheville Winifred Lucille Follett Crowder, 93, formerly of 63 Baker Avenue, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at the Aston Park Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired as a Nurses Assistant with Mission Hospitals and was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Mrs. Crowder was the daughter of...
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