Jack Walker
Mar 10, 2017
Candler Jack Harley Walker, 77, of 283 Morgan Road passed away Friday, March 10, 2017 at his home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was retired in the 1990s from Silverline Plastics Co. where he had served as a truck driver for over 20 years. Mr. Walker was a son of the late Elmer Leonard Walker...
Jobe Sprinkle
Mar 8, 2017
Asheville Coy Jobe Sprinkle, Jr., 64, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at his home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired in 2015 as a long distance Truck Driver and was a member of Starnes Cove Baptist Church. Mr. Sprinkle was the son of the late Coy Jobe Sprinkle and Betty Jean Allen Sprinkle. He was also...
Maurice "Skeet" Plemmons
Mar 7, 2017
Asheville Maurice Skeet Kendall Plemmons, 78, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he graduated from Lee Edwards High School in 1957, and later retired from WLOS in 2013 with over 55 years of service. He enjoyed photography and model airplanes...
Carroll Bridges
Mar 7, 2017
Charles Carroll Bridges, 82, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at his residence. A native and life long resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Wiley Bridges and Essie Rogers Bridges. He was also preceded in death by his brothers: Bob Bridges, Jack Bridges, and Richard Bridges. Surviving are his wife, Phyllis Ewald Bridges;...
Sam E. Todd
Mar 5, 2017
Arden Samuel Elbert Sam Todd, 72, of Arden, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Todd was a veteran of the US Navy. He was proud of his Cherokee Indian lineage, and was an avid outdoorsman. His passion was cars, and was a diehard auto racing fan of any form....
Shirley Modena Banks Brown
Mar 3, 2017
Shirley Modena Banks Brown, 75, went home to be with Jesus on Friday, March 3, 2017, at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and life long resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Lindell Reagan Banks and Gladys Davis Banks. She was also preceded in death by her brothers: Glenn Eugene Banks...
Ava Crowder Langford
Feb 28, 2017
Ava Crowder Langford, 91, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. A NC native, she resided in Oakley most of her life, and was a member of the Biltmore Holiness Temple for over 50 years. A proud American War Mother, she volunteered countless hours at the VA over a 15 year period. She was a daughter of the late...
Rev. Nick Nichols
Feb 28, 2017
Asheville Rev. Elgene Robert Nick Nichols, 83, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at his home. A native of Paola, KS, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1993. He formerly served as minister of the Haywood Street UMC, was a former member of the Asheville-West Rotary Club and was a Physicist in the...
Phillip Michael Israel
Feb 26, 2017
Phillip Michael Israel, 72, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017 surrounded by his family. A native of Buncombe County, he attended the Rock Church and was the son of the late W.H. Israel and Cora Frank Moss Israel. Michael was a faithful and devoted servant of God. He knew no strangers and gave everything God blessed him with to...
Arnold Brown
Feb 26, 2017
Marshall James Arnold Brown, Sr., 79, joined the Church Triumphant on February 26, 2017. He passed peacefully at home, surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy Brown and Frances Helen Johnston Brown, and brother John Burgin Brown. Arnold is survived by his wife of nearly 63 years, Shirley Anne Roland Brown. He has...
Everett Ball
Feb 25, 2017
Asheville - James Everett Ball (Papaw) at the age of 98 went to join his wife, Helen, on Saturday, February 25, 2017. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great and great-great grandfather. Everett was born on March 30, 1918 in Asheville to the late Rev. Enoch Garfield Ball and Irene Westmoreland Ball. He was the seventh of 14...
Joe W. Mccarson, Sr.
Feb 23, 2017
Candler Joe William McCarson, Sr., 87, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at his home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a self employed furniture maker and formerly attended Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. Mr. McCarson was a son of the late James Atley McCarson and Florence Pressley McCarson and husband...
Julia Teeter Cox
Feb 22, 2017
Asheville Julia Ruth Cox, 75, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. Mrs. Cox was born Dec. 1, 1941, in St. Petersburg, FL. She was a daughter of the late Fred Wilson Teeter and Ruth Phillips Teeter. She resided in Asheville most of her life. She was also preceded in death...
Lloyd "L.J." Grooms
Feb 22, 2017
Fairview - Lloyd Roosevelt L.J. Grooms, Jr., 77, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center surrounded by his loving family. Born in Haywood County to the late Lloyd Roosevelt and Hazel Trull Grooms, L.J. had resided in Buncombe County since 1975. He was a true mountain man that was proud of his...
Linda Shipman
Feb 21, 2017
Asheville Linda Jean McBride Shipman, 64, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of the Canal Zone in Panama, she had resided in Asheville most of her life. She was formerly employed for many years with Sky Lanes Bowling Alley and was formerly active, along with...
Violet E. Adams
Feb 20, 2017
Asheville Violet Elma Farber Adams, 93, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2017 at Aston Park Health Care Center. A native of Fairhope, OH, she had resided in the Asheville area for the past 25 years and was a member of Mt. Pisgah Academy SDA Church. Mrs. Adams was the daughter of the late Guy Kaygey Farber and Ethel...
Autense "Shorty" Johnson
Feb 18, 2017
Mars Hills Marjorie Autense Shorty McEntyre Johnson, 100, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Polk County, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life prior to moving to Madison County in 2009. She was formerly employed with Hot Shot Caf, Kellwood...
Edith Mae Thorpe
Feb 12, 2017
Asheville Edith Mae Thorpe, 49, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Leonard Craig and Shirley Taylor Creasman. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Martin Roosevelt Craig. Edith was a teacher with Head Start...
Katherine D. Batten
Feb 10, 2017
Swannanoa - Katherine Davis Batten, 93, went home to be with the Lord Friday, February 10, 2017, at her home. She was born in Fayetteville, NC on July 2, 1923, to Frank H. and Belle B. Davis. She lived in Asheville since 1974 and was an active member of Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church where she served faithfully for many...
Bill Parsons
Feb 10, 2017
Mill Spring William Patrick Bill Parsons, 68, of 2863 Coopers Gap Road, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at his residence. A native of Uniontown, PA, he was the son of the late George and Josephine Stoken Parsons and the husband of Sharon Rose Angeline Parsons who died December 19, 2001. He was also preceded in death by his...
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