Ada Meadows
Nov 16, 2016
Marshall Ada Meadows, 87, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at the Brian Center of Weaverville. She was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County, a homemaker, and was a member of Union Baptist Church. Miss Meadows was a daughter of the late Edd Levi and Emmagene Teague Meadows and was also preceded in death...
Fred Henry Arrington
Nov 15, 2016
Fred Henry Arrington, 86, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at the WNC Baptist Home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Ernest and Ethel Collins Arrington. He was also preceded in death by 11 sisters and 2 brothers. He attended Mount Pisgah Baptist Church until...
Lura Freeman
Nov 4, 2016
Weaverville - Lura Elizabeth White Freeman, 86, passed away Friday, November 4, 2016 at Elderberry Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Freeman retired as a nurse from Mission Hospitals following over 25 years of service. She was a member of Woodland Hills Baptist Church. Mrs. Freeman was the daughter of the late Edwin James and...
Charles G. Bradley
Nov 2, 2016
Woodfin Charles Grady Bradley, 89, of 90 West Skyland Circle, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Bradley was born in Catawba County and resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He retired as Owner & Operator of Bradley Auto Sales and was formerly employed at the Farmers Federation and...
Ken & Mary Helen Buckner
Oct 31, 2016
Asheville George Kenneth Ken Buckner, Sr. and Mary Helen Rhymer Buckner, both 85, of 63 Rash Road, went home together to be with the Lord. They were married January 26, 1962. Mr. Buckner, who died on Sunday, October 30, 2016, was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was formerly employed with PYAPierce, Young & Angel for 40 years...
Calvin C. Marlor, Sr.
Oct 30, 2016
Boiling Springs, SC Calvin C. Marlor, Sr, 89, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at his home. A native of Marshall, NC, he moved to Asheville on August 21, 1962 where he resided until moving to SC in October 2010. He retired in 1990 from Beacon Mfg Co after 14 years of service, was...
Brenda Cothran "Joy" Penland
Oct 29, 2016
Brenda Joy Cothran Penland, 76, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Howard Heywood Cothran and Eleanor Eloise Davis Cothran. Surviving are her husband of 60 years, Larry W. Penland of the home, 3 children, a...
Wilda Ballew Frisbee
Oct 29, 2016
Wilda Ballew Frisbee, 75, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at the Emerald Ridge Rehabilitation and Care Center. A native of Madison County she resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Jess and Bertha Roberts Ballew. She was also preceded in death by her son, Morris Dale Frisbee; 2 brothers,...
Ernest Davis
Oct 26, 2016
Ernest Davis, 96, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. A native of Madison County he resided in Buncombe County most of his life, he was the son of the late John William and Linda Ramsey Davis. He was also preceded in death by 5 brothers and 7 sisters. Mr. Davis was a Veteran of the US Army and...
Robert Daniel Todd
Oct 25, 2016
Robert Daniel Todd, 87, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident Buncombe County, he was the son of the late M.L. and Bonnie Todd. He was also preceded in death by his wife Cornelia H. Todd; and sisters: Margie Anderson, Jean...
Fred English
Oct 22, 2016
Asheville Fred Jarvis English, 83, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. He was a native and resident most of his life of Buncombe County. He retired following 20 years from the US Army as a Military Police, having served in the Korean and Vietnam War and was...
Helen Fay Cox
Oct 21, 2016
Candler - Helen Fay Owen Cox, 78, went to be with her Lord Friday, October 21, 2016 at the Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Cox was the daughter of the late Franklin Boyd and Helen Estelle Wilkey Owen. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Glenn Cox, Sr.; son,...
Gary Wayne Erwin
Oct 20, 2016
Gary Wayne Erwin, 62, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2016 at his home. A native of Transylvania County, he had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. He was the owner of Erwin Masonry. Mr. Erwin was a son of the late Calvin and Lorene Irene Malone Erwin. Surviving are his wife, Annette Erwin of the home;...
Madge Scott
Oct 19, 2016
Fort Worth, TX Madge Evelyn Murray Scott, 92, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at the Fort Worth, TX Hospice. A native of Mars Hill, she had resided in Asheville since the early 30s, moving to Fort Worth in 2008. She formerly worked as a Sales Representative with Belks, Byrds and The Candle Shop...
Hazel Grooms
Oct 19, 2016
Asheville Hazel Tabor Grooms, 91, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Aston Park Health Care Center. A native of Swain County, she had lived in Buncombe County since 1943 and was a member of Harmony Hill Baptist Church. Mrs. Grooms was a daughter of the late Clyde Tabor and Effie Freeman Tabor and wife of Latt Grooms...
William B. "Will" Steppe
Oct 19, 2016
William Will Beauregard Steppe, 42, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. William enjoyed spending time with his family and was an avid Clemson Tiger fan. Through his smile and cheerful spirit, he brightened the lives of the people around him. He loved God, his family, and life, he will be greatly missed. Those left to cherish his memory...
Carlotta Harwood
Oct 16, 2016
Candler Virginia Carlotta West Harwood, 69, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Harwood had worked in several real estate and insurance offices as a secretary. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and liked working in crafts and reading. She loved being the...
Gay Robinson
Oct 15, 2016
Flat Rock Gay Robinson, 83, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at the Charles George VA Hospital. A native of Yancey County, he resided in Buncombe County for more than 40 years prior to moving to Henderson County in 1998. He was a son of the late David Greenberry Robinson and Bessie Mae McIntosh Robinson. Mr. Robinson was also...
Mildred K. "Mickey" Schutte
Oct 14, 2016
Mildred K. Schutte, 92, passed away Friday, October 14, 2016 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Richmond, VA she resided in Candler since 1963. She was the daughter of the late Leo Curtis Kirkman and Mildred Kirkman Dean; she was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Samuel Schutte who passed on November 24,...
James Weldon Sales
Oct 13, 2016
James Weldon Sales, 89, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 13, 2016 after several years of declining health. James was the son of the late Forest and May Sales of Leicester. He was a member of Western Chapel United Methodist Church, but had attended Teagues Chapel United Methodist Church for the past few years. James retired...
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