Obituaries
Travis Bryan Shaver
Nov 17, 2024
Travis Bryan Shaver, age 42, of Barnardsville, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2024.
Mr. Shaver was born on July 23, 1982, in Fayetteville and was a resident of Buncombe County most of his life. He was a stone and brick mason who loved fishing, basketball and soccer. Travis was family oriented, a great dad and had a good sense of...
Frances Diane Hyatt Raby
Nov 17, 2024
Frances Diane Hyatt Raby, age 66, of Asheville, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 17, 2024.
Mrs. Raby was born on May 7, 1958, in Buncombe County and was a 1976 graduate of North Buncombe High School and attended AB Tech receiving her nursing degree while simultaneously raising her three children and fulfilling new duties at work and...
Gary Lee Jung
Nov 17, 2024
Gary Lee Jung, age 87, of Asheville, died on Sunday, November 17, 2024.
Gary was born on July 11, 1937, in Floyd County, Iowa and lived in Charles City, Iowa, Minnetonka, Minn., and Chagrin Falls, Ohio before settling in Weaverville, NC in 1992 with his wife of 52 years, the late Bernice Cathcart Jung. He retired as Vice President of sales...
Thomas Allen Bushar
Nov 14, 2024
Thomas Allen Bushar, age 82, of Asheville, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at The Greens of Weaverville after a brave battle with lung cancer. He is survived by his beautiful and devoted wife of 57 years, Linda Bushar, their daughters, Leslie Morse and her husband Wes of Mills River, Amy Powell and her husband Will of Salem, VA,...
Viola Revis Rice
Nov 13, 2024
Viola Revis Rice, age 93, of Weaverville, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.
Mrs. Rice was born on January 3, 1931, in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. Viola was a homemaker who enjoyed working in her yard, reading, cooking and working puzzles.
Viola was the wife of the late Frank H. “Jack”...
Fuchsia Janet Pounders Penland
Nov 5, 2024
Fuchsia Janet Pounders Penland, age 91, of Woodfin, died Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
Mrs. Penland was born on September 17, 1933, in Buncombe County where she had lived all her life. She was employed at Ivey’s Department Store in retail and later did the window displays. Janet worked in the cafeteria at Woodfin Elementary School then later moved on to working...
James Martin "Marty" Gregg, Sr.
Nov 3, 2024
James Martin “Marty” Gregg, Sr., age 68, of Blackberry Inn Road, Weaverville, passed away on November 03, 2024.
Mr. Gregg was born on June 29, 1956, in Buncombe County to the late Nancy Jeanette Wilson and Horace Fred “Ted” Gregg. Marty was a graduate of North Buncombe High School. He joined the US Army after graduation. He was first with the...
Gloria Gertrude Kerr Brough
Oct 24, 2024
Gloria Gertrude Kerr Brough, age 100, of Asheville gained her heavenly wings on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at River Bend Health & Rehab.
Mrs. Brough was born May 6, 1924, in Bridgeport, CT and lived many places for her husband’s career in the Air Force, including spending time in Germany. They settled in Spring Hill, Florida where they lived for 30...
Audrey Bailey
Oct 23, 2024
ASHEVILLE - Audrey Bailey, 82, of Asheville, North Carolina passed away peacefully at home on October 23, 2024.
Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, in the Chapel of West Funeral Home, Weaverville, North Carolina. Pastor Bradley Collins of Elk Mountain Baptist Church will be officiating. Burial will follow in Lewis Memorial Park.
The family...
Paul Dean Masters
Oct 21, 2024
ASHEVILLE – Paul Dean Masters, age 57, of Asheville passed away, Monday, October 21, 2024, at the Laurels of Greentree Ridge where he had lived for 30 years.
Paul was born January 6, 1967, in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He loved to read, spend time with his family, and listen to rock ‘n roll. He...
Betty Moss McElroy
Oct 19, 2024
Betty Moss McElroy, age 86, of Woodfin died Saturday, October 19, 2024.
Mrs. McElroy was born January 23, 1938, in Buncombe County to the late Hobart & Harriett Hyder Moss, she lived all her life in Buncombe County. She was a devoted daughter, wife, and mother; always looking out for everyone else. She loved her dogs.
In addition to her parents, she...
Euris "Bill" Ballard
Oct 19, 2024
WEAVERVILLE – Euris "Bill" Ballard, age 85, of Weaverville passed away Saturday, October 19, 2024.
Mr. Ballard was born April 6, 1939, in Yancey County to the late Lattie H. and Margaret Shepherd Ballard and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of his life after marriage.
Bill was a tobacco farmer alongside taking care of his cattle. He served in...
Florine Faulkner Coscia
Oct 19, 2024
ASHEVILLE – Florine Faulkner Coscia, age 89, peacefully went to heaven at River Bend Health and Rehabilitation (Formerly the WNC Baptist Home) on October 19, 2024, after several years of declining health. She was born on January 1, 1935, in Marshall, NC. She was preceded in death by her dear husband, Rev. Louis N. Coscia, who passed away on May...
Allen Lewis Freeman
Oct 17, 2024
WEST BUNCOMBE- Allen Lewis Freeman, age 74, of West Buncombe passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at Autumn Care of Marion.
Mr. Freeman was born December 1, 1949 in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He served in the United States Army during Vietnam and received various medals and commendations, including the Bronze Star Medal. Allen...
William Ernest Lyda
Oct 17, 2024
ASHEVILLE – William “Bill” Lyda, age 84 of Asheville went to be with the Lord, Thursday, October 17, 2024.
Bill was born January 31, 1940, in Buncombe County to the late Ernest Charles and Pauline Ashley Lyda. He lived most of his life in Buncombe County and as a young man they spent some time in Jacksonville, NC, where his father...
James Wesley Maloy, Sr.
Oct 16, 2024
WOODFIN - James "Wesley" Maloy, Sr., age 84, of Woodfin went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at Mission Hospital.
Mr. Maloy was born on February 17, 1940, in Jacksonville, FL and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of his life. Wesley joined the United States Army right out of high school and then moved...
Roberta Pyle Hudson
Oct 14, 2024
WEAVERVILLE – Roberta Rae Pyle (Robbie) Hudson, age 60, entered into rest with the Lord on Monday, October 14, 2024. She was born on January 24, 1964, in New Rochelle, NY to the late Robert Edgar and Betty Loraine Ray Pyle.
Robbie touched so many lives as a Pre-K teacher for 25 years. Throughout her life, Robbie was the living embodiment...
Ruby "Margie" Carter
Oct 14, 2024
WEAVERVILLE – Ruby “Margie” Carter, age 89, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 14, 2024, at Mission Hospital. She was born on June 14, 1935, in Buncombe County where she lived all her life. She was the daughter of the late Mark and Bonnie Jane Moore Wright. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James...
Philip Leland Corns
Oct 11, 2024
Philip Corns went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 11, 2024, at the age of 84, after a valiant two-year battle with lung cancer.
He was born in Hillsboro, IL. Philip joined the Navy, serving four years that included duty on the submarine tender USS Orion, as well as on the submarine USS Cubera. After leaving the Navy,...
Carl "Mark" Robinson, Jr.
Oct 10, 2024
Carl Marcus “Mark” Robinson, Jr., age 71, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2024. He was born on March 25, 1953, in Buncombe County where he resided all of his life.
Mark was a 1971 North Buncombe High School graduate and served in the United States Navy from 1972 to 1976. Mark attended college at AB Tech and Western Carolina University....
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