Obituaries
Mary Bell Dockery
Jul 11, 2017
Mary Bell Dockery, age 92, died Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Mrs. Dockery was born November 9, 1924, in Leavenworth County, KS. A resident of Buncombe County for most of her life, she worked as the Cafeteria Manager at Weaverville Elementary School for 26 years. She was the daughter of the late David Eugene and Ruby Lyda Bell and wife of...
Cecil Eugene Carter
Jul 1, 2017
CECIL EUGENE CARTER ASHEVILLE – Cecil Eugene Carter, age 78, of Asheville, died Saturday, July 1, 2017. Mr. Carter was born September 16, 1938, in Davidson County, TN and was a resident of Pennsylvania for most of his life. For the last 5 years, he made Asheville his home. He worked for Lone Star Cement Company for 30 years and...
Elise Pulaski Fishwick
Jun 29, 2017
WEAVERVILLE – Elise Pulaski Fishwick, age 75, formerly of Weaverville, died Thursday, June 29, 2017. Mrs. Fishwick was born October 10, 1941. She was the wife of the late Robert William Fishwick, Jr. who died in 2001. Her services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 28, 2017, in the Chapel of West Funeral Home, 17 Merrimon Ave., Weaverville,...
Betty Carver Call
Jun 27, 2017
ALEXANDER – Betty Carver Call, age 81, died Tuesday June 27, 2017. Mrs. Call was born December 3, 1935. She was a member of Enon Baptist Church, Marshall. Her parents, Thomas J. and Bonnie Burleson Carver; husband Thomas Call; daughter, Linda Reaves; brothers James and Charles Carver; and granddaughter, Rebecca Reaves, all preceded her in death. Surviving are her daughter,...
Danny Pike
Jun 22, 2017
WEAVERVILLE - Danny Pike, age 66, of 30 McCurry Road, died Thursday, June 22, 2017. Danny was born August 10, 1950 in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He served in the US Army. He was employed by Winn Dixie; but for the majority of his life he was a self-employed carpenter. Danny had a love...
Lloyd Johnson
Jun 20, 2017
Lloyd Johnson, age 73, of Arden died Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Care Partners Solace in Asheville. Mr. Johnson was born October 16, 1943 in Buncombe County where he lived most of his life. Lloyd owned an HVAC company in Asheville and also performed in several bluegrass bands, most recently the Dixie Grass Band. He completed his education at Cecil’s...
Paul R. Mount
Jun 18, 2017
FAIRVIEW – Paul Ray Mount age 85, of Fairview, died Sunday June 18, 2017. Mr. Mount was born November 21, 1931 in Knox County, TN to the late Fred and Ethel Miller Mount; he was a resident of Buncombe County for most of his life. Paul worked in construction as a grading contractor for over 68 years. He was also...
Richard Bruce Moore
Jun 9, 2017
WEAVERVILLE – Bruce Moore, age 77, of the Reems Creek Community died Friday, June 9, 2017. Mr. Moore was born June 18, 1939 in Buncombe County, where he had lived most of his life. He worked for 22 years for Perry Alexander Construction Company and retired as a self-employed dump truck driver. Bruce loved bluegrass music; playing the banjo and...
Gerald Clyde Rogers
Jun 5, 2017
GERALD CLYDE ROGERS WEAVERVILLE – Gerald Clyde Rogers, age 68, of Dula Springs, died Monday, June 5, 2017. Mr. Rogers was born July 21, 1948, in Buncombe County. Gerald was a U.S. Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam War. He was the son of the late Gus and Nellie Colley Rogers and was preceded in death by sisters, Betty and...
Lois Jane King
Jun 4, 2017
LEICESTER – Lois Jane King, age 98 of Leicester was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 4, 2017 with her family by her side. She was born April 10, 1919 in Buncombe County where she had lived all her life, she was a homemaker. Lois was the daughter of the late William Pearson and Connie Brooks...
Jerry Lewis Reid
Jun 3, 2017
Jerry Lewis Reid, age 60, of Weaverville died Saturday, June 3, 2017 at the St. Joseph campus of Mission Hospital. Mr. Reid was born January 29, 1957 in Iredell County and was a resident of Buncombe County since 1993. An avid fisherman, he was a member of Bass Masters and fished with several local clubs. He had worked at Borg...
Charles Dale Allman
Jun 1, 2017
CHARLES DALE ALLMAN WEAVERVILLE – Charles Dale Allman, age 81, of Weaverville, died Thursday, June 1, 2017. Mr. Allman was born May 30, 1936 in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. Dale enjoyed farming, hunting and fishing. A retired truck driver, he later drove for Emma Bus Lines. Dale was an Army Veteran and a member...
C.L. Ray
May 27, 2017
ASHEVILLE – C. L. Ray, age 76, of Asheville died Saturday, May 27, 2017. Mr. Ray was born April 14, 1941, in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He was formerly employed at Three Mountaineers and retired from Wachovia Bank. C.L. was a member of Cedar Hill Freewill Baptist Church in Asheville and loved to hunt...
David Richard Beebe
May 26, 2017
BARNARDSVILLE – David Richard Beebe, age 52, of Barnardsville died Friday, May 26, 2017. David was born July 30, 1964 in St. Joseph County, Indiana to Richard and Marilyn Benner Beebe. He graduated in 1982 from Clay High School in South Bend, Indiana, and was a graduate of Purdue University with a Bachelor’s degree in construction engineering. Currently he was...
Ron Dayton
May 26, 2017
RON DAYTON ALEXANDER – Ron Dayton, age 59, of Alexander died Friday, May 26, 2017. Mr. Dayton was born September 2, 1957 in Buncombe County. He was the owner and operator of Dayton Builder’s and a former youth basketball coach. He was preceded in death by his father, Glenn O. Dayton; and brother, Larry Dale Dayton. A loving father and...
Nina "Nick" Horan
May 24, 2017
NINA “T” “NICK” HORAN ASHEVILLE – Nina “T” “Nick” Horan arrived in the arms of God, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Nina was born October 22, 1993 to Theodore and Joanne Horan; attended four high schools’ in Mililani, HI, Panther Creek in Cary, NC, Knightdale in Rolesville, NC and graduated from Asheville High School in 2011. Nina attended AB Tech for...
Blaine W. Banks
May 24, 2017
Blaine W. Banks, age 93, of Barnardsville died peacefully at home Wednesday, May 24, 2017 surrounded by the love of his family; whom he loved dearly. Mr. Banks was born March 31, 1924 in Buncombe County. He was a farmer all of his life and a veteran of World War II where he served in the U.S. Navy. Blaine was...
Mary Ann Rogers Parham
May 22, 2017
WEAVERVILLE – Mary Ann Rogers Parham, age 66, of Dula Springs went to be with her Lord Monday, May 22, 2017. Mary was born December 25, 1950 in Buncombe County to the late Gus and Nellie Colley Rogers. She lived all her life in Buncombe County and was a member of Carolina Baptist Tabernacle. In addition to her parents, she...
Hilda West Carson
May 22, 2017
HILDA WEST CARSON BARNARDSVILLE – Hilda West Carson, age 93, of 608 Dillingham Road, died Monday, May 22, 2017. Hilda was born in Haywood County on June 27, 1923, to the late Walter W. and Mary M. West. She was a Buncombe County resident for over 70 years. Also preceding her in death were her husband, Taylor “June” Carson; son,...
Avery Gibson
May 22, 2017
AVERY GIBSON WEAVERVILLE – Avery Gibson, age 85 of Weaverville died Monday, May 22, 2017. Mr. Gibson was born June 19, 1931 in Haywood County to the late George Richard Gibson and Nellie Maude Honeycutt Gibson. He was a resident of Buncombe County for most of his life. Mr. Gibson enjoyed fishing and NASCAR. Surviving are his wife of 67...
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