Obituaries
Harriet Gatchell McKenna
Jan 31, 2018
SWANNANOA – Harriet Gatchell McKenna, age 83, of Swannanoa, went home to be with her Lord, Wednesday, January 31, 2018. Mrs. McKenna was born December 28, 1934 in Massillon, Ohio and was a resident of Buncombe County for the past 35 years. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Weaverville. She was retired and enjoyed crocheting; and was...
Ruby Bledsoe Rice
Jan 30, 2018
BARNARDSVILLE – Ruby Bledsoe Rice, age 94, of Barnardsville, died Tuesday, January 30, 2018. Ruby was born December 31, 1923 in Bedford County, TN, to the late Dave and Ida Willie Womack Bledsoe and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She retired from the lunchroom of Barnardsville Elementary School. Also preceding her in death are...
William Guyse Spence
Jan 30, 2018
ALEXANDER – William Guyse Spence, Jr., age 67, of Alexander, died Tuesday, January 30, 2018. Mr. Spence was born July 2, 1950, in Mobile, Alabama. He was the school administrator at Clinton Christian School for 29 years, and the school administrator for Temple Baptist School for 17 years. He loved the Lord and served Him faithfully as a member of...
Harold Wayne Mattison
Jan 28, 2018
WEAVERVILLE - Harold Wayne Mattison of Weaverville, NC, passed away Sunday, January 28, at the age of 80. He was born April 11, 1937 in Independence, Kansas, and went on to become a seasoned world traveler during his 29-year career with IBM. After a successful heart transplant in 1994, Harold retired in Weaverville. He was an active member of St....
Richard Fredrick Stephen
Jan 26, 2018
WEAVERVILLE– Richard Fredrick Stephen, age 86, of Weaverville, died January 26, 2018. Richard was born May 19, 1931 in Portland, Indiana to the late Lyman Cleveland and Almeda Elizabeth Imes Stephen. He graduated from Redkey High School in Indiana. While serving in the US Air Force he completed electronics school. He worked in mechanical construction in many states including Alaska....
Homer Dean Williams
Jan 26, 2018
SEATTLE, WA – Homer Dean Williams passed away unexpectedly at home in Seattle Jan 26, 2018 after a life well-lived. Born April 9, 1952 in Asheville, NC, Homer proudly served over 20 years in the U.S. Naval Submarine Service, and then continued to serve, in the private and public sectors, retiring last year after 7 years with the IRS. Homer...
Louise McLean Dillingham
Jan 22, 2018
ASHEVILLE/ DILLINGHAM – Louise McLean Dillingham, age 96, Asheville, died Monday, January 22, 2018. Louise was born November 3, 1921 in Buncombe County to the late Horace and Dora Allman McLean. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Arden McNeal Dillingham, who died in 1987; sisters, Nan Keith, Marie Chandler, Ruth Dillingham, Mildred Young, and Pearl McLean; brothers,...
Betty Campbell Morton
Jan 21, 2018
ASHEVILLE – Betty Campbell Morton, age 82, of Asheville, died Sunday, January 21, 2018. Betty was born October 15, 1935 in Johnson City, TN to the late James and Georgia Jackson Campbell, and was a resident of Buncombe County since 1970. She formerly worked for Peanuts Grocery and Valley Park Grocery. Betty was a member of Piney Grove Methodist Church...
Ida Phillips Stewart
Jan 19, 2018
WEAVERVILLE – Ida “Tootsie” Phillips Stewart, age 86, of Old Stewart Road, died Friday, January 19, 2018. Ida was born November 24, 1931 in Buncombe County to the late Ernest Ray and Ethel Lola Masters Phillips; being the youngest of ten children. Ida was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her...
Janet Reed Brank
Jan 18, 2018
WEAVERVILLE - Janet Reed Brank, 92, went home to heaven on Thursday, January 18, 2018. Born in Erwin, Tenn., on January 19, 1925, Mrs. Brank resided in Weaverville for 61 years. She recently moved closer to family in Greenville, South Carolina. Mrs. Brank was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Glenn P. Brank Sr., her father and...
Francis Eugene Fitzsimmons
Jan 17, 2018
WEAVERVILLE – Francis Eugene Fitzsimmons, 85, died Wednesday, January 17. 2018 West Funeral Home is assisting the family. No services are scheduled at this time.
Claude Lenoir McCall
Jan 16, 2018
SWANNANOA - Claude Lenoir McCall, age 88, of Swannanoa, died Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Mission Hospital. Mr. McCall was born December 22, 1929 in Avery County. He lived and worked in California for 42 years as an electrical engineer and was a resident of Swannanoa for the past 25 years. Claude was a caring, funny; always respectful man; just...
Marinette Cauble Blevins
Jan 15, 2018
WEAVERVILLE– Marinette Cauble Blevins, age 94, of Weaverville, formerly of Bakersville, NC, died peacefully January 15, 2018. Marinette was the daughter of the late John Edward Cauble and Blanche LaFond Cauble, of Asheville and was born August 16, 1923 in Colorado Springs, CO. Marinette grew up in Asheville and was a 1940 graduate of Lee Edwards High School and a...
Adelaide Ann Wright Williamson
Jan 14, 2018
ASHEVILLE – Adelaide Ann Wright Williamson, age 90, of Asheville, died Sunday January 14, 2018. Mrs. Williamson was born August 23, 1927 in Buncombe County where she lived all of her life. She was a daughter to the late Carl Andrew and Alda Mae Duncan Wright. Adelaide enjoyed gardening and canning. She loved her grandchildren. She worked at The Hadley...
John C. Joyner
Jan 14, 2018
ASHEVILLE – John C. Joyner, Jr., age 85, of Asheville, died Sunday, January 14, 2018. Mr. Joyner was born January 1, 1933 in Buncombe County where he had lived most of his life. John received his undergraduate degree and his law degree from Wake Forest University. He worked for the Veterans Administration in Winston Salem and returned to Asheville where...
James E. Morris
Jan 13, 2018
WEAVERVILLE– James E. “Jim” Morris, age 91, of Weaverville died Saturday, January 13, 2018. Jim was born November 16, 1926 in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He was a retired carpenter and farmer. His parents, Roy and Ethel Bradley Morris preceded him in death; along with his wife, Barbara Lorraine Gentry Morris, to whom he...
Mary Crowder
Jan 11, 2018
ASHEVILLE – Mary Crowder, age 81, of Asheville, died Thursday, January 11, 2018. Mrs. Crowder was born September 8, 1936 in Macon County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She enjoyed gardening, especially her flowers. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Ollie Dills McConnell and wife to the late Dallas Crowder....
Betty Lou Banks
Jan 8, 2018
BARNARDSVILLE – Betty Lou Banks, age 83, of Dillingham Road, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, January 8, 2018 at home with her loving family by her side after a long courageous battle with cancer. Betty was a loving and faithful wife to her husband of 67 years, William Reece Banks, and was his dedicated caregiver for...
Lula Poole Anslow
Jan 3, 2018
WEAVERVILLE– Lula Poole Anslow, age 91, died Wednesday, January 3, 2018 in Mars Hill, North Carolina. Formerly of Gainesville and Tallahassee, Florida, Lou was born July 7, 1926 in Polk County, Florida to the late James C. and Essie Dixon Poole. Lou was a Registered Nurse and a proud 1947 graduate of the Nurse Cadet Corp program at Grady Memorial...
Nellene Sluder West
Dec 31, 2017
WEAVERVILLE– Nellene Sluder West, age 93, of Weaverville, died Sunday, December 31, 2017. Nellene was born August 31, 1924 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She enjoyed working in her yard. Nellene’s life revolved around family, specifically her children and grandchildren. She was a member of Weaverville United Methodist Church. She was the wife of...
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