Obituaries
Betty Faye Fisher
Apr 8, 2020
ALEXANDER– Betty Faye Fisher, age 87 of Alexander, died Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Mrs. Fisher was born February 10, 1933 in Buncombe County to the late Levi and Bertha Lorraine Wells Metcalf.
She formerly worked at AB Emblem, drove a school bus at Red Oak Elementary and retired from Square D. Betty was a member of Oak Ridge Missionary...
Donnie Wheeler Sevier
Apr 8, 2020
WEAVERVILLE – Donnie Wheeler Sevier, age 97, of Weaverville, died Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Mrs. Sevier was born March 1, 1923 in Buncombe County to the late J.L. and Ollie Ballard Wheeler; she was a resident of Buncombe County all of her life. She was the oldest member of Alexander Chapel United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents she...
Berdine Banks Collett
Apr 1, 2020
Berdine was a local girl of Flat Creek who ventured out as a young woman to discover a life far beyond her upbringing.
Brought up on the family farm at Windy Gap, a new house was built nearby around the time of her graduation from Flat Creek High School in June 1945. It was here that she lived while training as...
Wanda Knight Williams
Mar 26, 2020
WOODFIN – Wanda Knight Williams, age 86, of Woodfin, died Thursday, March 26, 2020. Mrs. Williams was born August 16, 1933 in Buncombe County to the late Walter and Gussie Laughter Knight; she was a resident of Buncombe County all of her life. She was employed by the food service industry. Wanda was of the Christian faith.
In addition...
Matthew Rex Peevy
Mar 24, 2020
HENDERSONVILLE – Matthew Rex Peevy, age 48, of Hendersonville, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 24, 2020. He had had trouble with both his lungs and heart, the Lord took care of everything and took him home. As Matthew would say, "no hurt no more".
Mr. Peevy was born April 20, 1971 in Mobile County, AL. He...
Michael H. Sutton, Jr.
Mar 21, 2020
ASHEVILLE– Michael H. Sutton, Jr., age 57, of Asheville, died Saturday, March 21, 2020. Michael was born April 3, 1962 in Colbert County, AL to the late Michael Howard Sutton and Shelby Jean Saint Sutton.
He was a US Army veteran, a self-employed gun smith and a radiology technologist.
Surviving are his daughter, Lindsay Highhouse; sons, Aaron, Michael...
Betty Cook Owenby
Mar 21, 2020
WEAVERVILLE– Betty Cook Owenby, age 91, of the Reems Creek Community went to her heavenly home Saturday, March 21, 2020 just 79 days short of her 92nd birthday.
Betty was born June 9, 1928 in Buncombe County to the late Harley and Bonnie Ray Cook; she had lived all of her life in Buncombe County. She retired from Square...
Polly Rector
Mar 20, 2020
WEAVERVILLE– Pauline “Polly” Cloninger Rector, age 94, formerly of Weaverville, died Friday, March 20, 2020 in Hickory. Mrs. Rector was born February 5, 1926 in Catawba County to the late Amsey and Anna Shelton Cloninger. Polly was a devoted member of First Baptist Church Weaverville. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Norman Jack...
Charles Robin Kennedy, Jr.
Mar 19, 2020
WEAVERVILLE– Charlie Kennedy, Jr., age 37 of Weaverville, died Thursday, March 19, 2020. Charlie was born February 8, 1983 in Buncombe County. He enjoyed working on old vehicles. Surviving are his children, Grayson, Griffin, and Jaxxon Kennedy; mother, Dottie Bloch Gentry of Alexander; father, Robin Kennedy and wife Stephanie of Bakersville; sisters, Nicole Gentry and Amy Fish; brothers, Sam Kennedy,...
Willis B. "Bud" Taylor
Mar 16, 2020
ASHEVILLE – Willis B. “Bud” Taylor, Jr., age 79, of Asheville, went to be with the Lord, Monday, March 16, 2020. Mr. Taylor was born March 3, 1941 in Lee County to the late Willis Broadus Taylor, Sr. and Lillian Todd Taylor; he was a resident of Buncombe County for most of his life.
He was an assistant manager...
Della "Marie" Smith Dillingham
Mar 15, 2020
ASHEVILLE – Della “Marie” Smith Dillingham of Asheville passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 at the age of 102. Marie was born December 5, 1917 in Walnut, to the late Ballard G. Smith and Pearl Thomas Smith. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Asheville.
Marie is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 60 years, Craig...
Donald E. Burchette
Mar 15, 2020
WEAVERVILLE – Pastor Donald E. Burchette, age 72, of Weaverville, died Sunday, March 15, 2020. Pastor Burchette was born on May 30, 1947 in Buncombe County, where he lived most of his life, to the late George W. and Rosa Lee Bishop Burchette.
Don retired from Southern Concrete Materials with 41 years of service. After retiring he began working...
Lila Marie Burnette McCurry
Mar 12, 2020
Lila Marie Burnette McCurry November 21, 1930 – March 12, 2020 Lila McCurry would have appreciated the way her life ended – holding the hand of her husband to whom she’d been married for 68 years, 8 months and 26 days. She talked often about death, without fear. She knew, based on her deeply-held Christian faith, that when one life...
Geraldine Adams Pidcock
Mar 11, 2020
CANDLER – Geraldine “Gerri” Adams Pidcock, age 81, of Candler, went to be with our Lord in Heaven on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Mrs. Pidcock was born September 1, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Floyd and Eunice Compton Adams.
Gerri retired from Wachovia Bank in 2000, having worked for 43 years in banking. She was an Atlanta...
Lucille Roberts Neilson
Mar 4, 2020
ASHEVILLE – Lucille Roberts Neilson, age 95, of Asheville, died Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Mrs. Neilson was born January 11, 1925 in Buncombe County to the late A. Fulton Roberts, Sr. and Olive Buckner Roberts; she was a resident of Buncombe County all of her life.
Lucille and her husband owned the House of Fabrics since 1969 until her...
Margaret Brundage Shipman
Mar 4, 2020
ALEXANDER – Margaret Brundage Shipman, age 93, of Alexander, died Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Mrs. Shipman was born February 28, 1927 in Washington, DC to the late Coles Ernest and Margaret Frances Sharp Brundage. She moved to Buncombe County in 1984 from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Margaret was a faithful member of Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church.
In addition to...
Gail Lance
Mar 1, 2020
WEAVERVILLE – Harry Gail Lance, age 86, of Weaverville, died Sunday, March 1, 2020 in York, SC. Mr. Lance was born April 28, 1933 in Meridian, Mississippi and was a resident of Weaverville for most of his life.
In 1971 he retired from the US Navy after 21 years of service as a Senior Chief Petty Officer serving in...
Blanche Paquette
Feb 29, 2020
MARS HILL - Blanche Paquette, age 98, died peacefully on February 29th, while taking an afternoon nap in her favorite chair. Blanche is survived by sons Claude Labrie and daughter-in-law Janice Labrie, Donald Labrie and daughter-in-law Laurie Labrie, daughters Francine Landry and Christiane Godbout, nine grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Paul Labrie, son Real Labrie...
John Allison Eller, Jr.
Feb 29, 2020
JOHN ALLISON ELLER, JR. GREENVILLE, SC – John Allison Eller, Jr., age 79, of Greenville, SC, passed away on February 29, 2020, after a well-fought fight with lung cancer. He was born in Weaverville, NC, on January 20, 1941, son to the late John and Anna Lee Eller.
In 1959 John graduated salutatorian from North Buncombe High School where...
Lillian Youngblood
Feb 27, 2020
BARNARDSVILLE – Lillian Youngblood age 83, of Barnardsville, died Thursday, February 27, 2020. Lillian was born September 4, 1936 in Detroit, Michigan to the late George and Lillie Selke Henry, where she spent most of her life until moving to the Carolinas in 1981.
Lillian worked in healthcare housekeeping most of her career and retired in 2002 from the...
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