Obituaries
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...
J V Buckner
May 22, 2017
ASHEVILLE – J V Buckner, age 83, of Asheville died Monday, May 22, 2017. Mr. Buckner was born April 13, 1934 in Buncombe County to the late Jacob Vernon and Mary Sue Mundy Buckner. He retired from driving a truck and selling produce. J V was a loving husband, father and grandfather. In addition to his parents he was preceded...
Joy Adams
May 22, 2017
JOY ADAMS ASHEVILLE – Joy Adams, age 81 of Asheville died Monday, May 22, 2017. Joy was born May 19, 1936 in Buncombe County to the late Jack and Bertha Scarborough Swayngim. She lived most of her life in Buncombe County and was a graduate of U.N.C.A. with a BS in Business Administration. She enjoyed arts and crafts, reading and...
Roger F. Morgan
May 19, 2017
BARNARDSVILLE – Roger F. Morgan, age 72, of Buckner Branch Road went to be with the Lord Friday, May 19, 2017. Roger was born December 9, 1944 in Buncombe County to the late Creed Sumpter and Lula James “Jamie” Dillingham Morgan. He graduated in 1963 from North Buncombe High School and attended N.C. State University. Roger built houses and did...
Mary Ruth Green Black
May 18, 2017
MARY RUTH GREEN BLACK WEAVERVILLE – After a brief illness, on Thursday morning May 18, 2017 the world lost a beautiful, kind, caring, hardworking and creative soul while the angels rejoiced in welcoming Mary Ruth Green Black to heaven. Her family and friends are devastated at her passing but grateful for the excellent care she received at Mission Hospital and...
Rachel Howard Metcalf
May 17, 2017
RACHEL HOWARD METCALF WEAVERVILLE – Rachel Howard Metcalf, age 71, of Weaverville died Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Mrs. Metcalf was born on May 18, 1945 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She retired from Magnavox after 37 years. She was a member of Ivy Hill Baptist Church where she served as secretary and was a...
Jeremiah Wayne Stevenson
May 14, 2017
JEREMIAH WAYNE STEVENSON BARNARDSVILLE – Jeremiah Wayne Stevenson, age 27 of Barnardsville went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 14, 2017. Jeremiah was born June 17, 1989 in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He enjoyed working as a landscaper. He loved cars, sports, especially the Carolina Tar Heels. He also enjoyed collecting...
Katie Rogers Hyatt
May 14, 2017
KATIE ROGERS HYATT LEICESTER – Katie Rogers Hyatt, age 82 of Leicester died Sunday, May 14, 2017. Mrs. Hyatt was born March 29, 1935 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She enjoyed traveling, liked to garden and loved her dogs. Mrs. Hyatt was a member of Georgetown Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death...
Joseph Massey
May 13, 2017
JOSEPH “OTT” MASSEY WEAVERVILLE–Joseph “Ott” Massey, age 88 of 60 Kennedy Road went to be with the Lord Saturday, May 13, 2017. Ott was born June 8, 1928 in Madison County and resided in Buncombe County most of his life. Mr. Massey retired from Overnight Transportation. He was a member of Clark's Chapel United Methodist Church. His parents Ottis C....
Ray Edward Buckner
May 11, 2017
RAY EDWARD BUCKNER, SR. CANDLER – Ray Edward Buckner, Sr., age 68 of Candler died Thursday, May 11, 2017. Mr. Buckner was born April 14, 1949 in Buncombe County to the late Orpha Avery and Sarah Leonia Curtiss Buckner. He was a Vietnam Veteran having served in the U.S. Airforce. Ray retired from the Charles George VA Medical where he...
Ruby Ozella Warner
Apr 26, 2017
RUBY OZELLA WARNER WOODFIN – Ruby Ozella Allen Warner, age 75, of Woodfin died Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Mrs. Warner was born August 30, 1941 in Buncombe County to the late Leonard Carmen Allen and Elda Clementine Haynes Allen. She was also preceded in death by fiancée, George Davis; sisters, Rubena Frizsell and Clara Peeler; brother, Thurman Allen. Ozella was...
Rickmon Edwards
Apr 22, 2017
RICKMON EDWARDS WEAVERVILLE – Rickmon Edwards, age 69, of Weaverville died Saturday, April 22, 2017. Rick was born May 28, 1947 in Madison County. He had lived in Madison County and Buncombe County over the course of his life. He worked as a rock mason and a painter. A very religious person, he had served in ministry for over 30...
J. C. Parker
Apr 21, 2017
ASHEVILLE - Rev. J. C. Parker, age 92, of Asheville died Friday, April 21, 2017. Mr. Parker was born February 21, 1925 in Bertie County, NC to the late Julian Carlton Parker, Sr. and Margaret Batts Parker. A veteran of World War II, he served in the US Army. He was a long- time Associate Pastor at Merrimon Avenue Baptist...
Brenda L. Roberts Dombrowski
Apr 15, 2017
BRENDA L. ROBERTS DOMBROWSKI WEAVERVILLE – Brenda L. Roberts Dombrowski, age 73, of Weaverville died Saturday, April 15, 2017. Mrs. Dombrowski was born September 2, 1943 in Detroit, MI and was a resident of Buncombe County since 1998. Brenda loved singing and playing her guitar and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church, Weaverville. She was the daughter of the...
Gerard A. Lupgens
Apr 15, 2017
GERARD “JERRY” A. LUPGENS ASHEVILLE – Gerard “Jerry” A. Lupgens, age 87 of Asheville died April 15, 2017. Mr. Lupgens was born August 14, 1929 in Cleveland, OH. He was a son of the late Adrianus and Edna Gertsmann Lupgens, and husband of the late Margaret Vealey Lupgens. He was a U.S. Army Veteran having served during the Korean Conflict....
Mabel Riddle Higgins
Apr 13, 2017
MABEL RIDDLE HIGGINS WEAVERVILLE – Mabel Riddle Higgins, age 90, of Weaverville died Thursday, April 13, 2017. Mrs. Higgins was born April 5, 1927 in Yancey County to the late Rabe and Grace Riddle Anglin. She was a resident of Buncombe County for most her life working, mainly in retail sales with S.H. Kress and Roses. Mrs. Higgins was a...
Rodney Riddle
Apr 9, 2017
BARNARDSVILLE – Rodney “Bud” Riddle, age 75, of Barnardsville died Sunday, April 9, 2017. Mr. Riddle was born April 15, 1941 in Buncombe County to the late Donald J. and Loretta Sara Carson Riddle. Mr. Riddle lived in Buncombe County all of his life and was a retired farmer. He was a former custodian of Antioch Baptist Church, of which...
Carolyn Crawford Sawyer
Apr 3, 2017
CAROLYN CRAWFORD SAWYER WEAVERVILLE – Carolyn Crawford Sawyer, age 75 of Weaverville died Monday, April 3, 2017. Mrs. Sawyer was born April 26, 1941 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She taught at Clyde A. Erwin High School for 30 years. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Weaverville. Daughter of the late...
Alan Haigh Shaw
Apr 2, 2017
ALAN HAIGH SHAW ASHEVILLE – Alan Haigh Shaw, age 94 of Asheville died Sunday, April 2, 2017. The son of the late Ralph Allen and Alice Way Shaw, he was born on November 11, 1922 in Asheville. Alan was educated in Asheville city schools, Christ School in Arden, and Biltmore Jr. College. He served in the U.S. Navy during World...
Joyce Carey Chapin
Apr 2, 2017
JOYCE CAREY CHAPIN WEAVERVILLE – Joyce Carey Chapin, age 92 of Weaverville died Sunday, April 2, 2017. Joyce was preceded in death by her husband, Fred R. Chapin and son, Fred J. Chapin. She is survived by her children, Michele, Timothy and Candace Chapin. Services will be held at a later date at Royal Palm Funeral Home in West Palm...
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