Obituaries
Frances Emoline Cole Sprouse
Apr 1, 2017
FRANCES EMOLINE COLE SPROUSE FAIRVIEW – Frances Emoline Cole Sprouse, age 93, of Fairview died Saturday, April 1, 2017. Mrs. Sprouse was born February 23, 1924 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. Emoline retired as a seamstress from the Vanderbilt Shirt Co., loved working in her flowers and going to church. She was the daughter...
Mary Hamlin Tweed
Mar 31, 2017
MARY HAMLIN TWEED WOODFIN – Mary Hamlin Tweed, age 86, of Woodfin died on Friday, March 31, 2017. Mrs. Tweed was born May 4, 1930 in Guilford County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She enjoyed cooking for her family and friends in her earlier years and never missed an opportunity to cook for...
Bill DeWeese
Mar 29, 2017
BILL DEWEESE ALEXANDER – William “Bill” DeWeese, age 85, of the French Broad Community went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Bill was the youngest child born to the late Walter Carl and Pearl Sluder DeWeese on September 25, 1931 in Buncombe County. He retired from American Enka Corporation after 35 years. He farmed all of his...
Charlotte Johnson Fox
Mar 28, 2017
CHARLOTTE JOHNSON FOX WEAVERVILLE – Charlotte Johnson Fox, age 76, of Weaverville went to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 28, 2017 after a period of declining health. Mrs. Fox was born April 28, 1940 in Greene County, TN and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She loved the Lord and her family, praying for...
Woodson Whittemore
Mar 24, 2017
Woodson Whittemore WEAVERVILLE – Woodson Whittemore, age 85 of 163 Blackberry Inn Rd., died Friday, March 24, 2017. Woodson was born April 1, 1931 in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He retired from the Town of Woodfin Water Treatment Facility after 30 years; he enjoyed farming. A veteran of the US Army, he served during...
Andrew Lunsford
Mar 24, 2017
ANDREW “JOE” LUNSFORD CANDLER – Andrew “Joe” Lunsford, age 81 of Candler went home to be with the Lord Friday, March 24, 2017. Joe was born June 29, 1935, in Buncombe County to the late Reverend John and Sallie Lunsford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Harold Lunsford, and sister, Margie Robinson. Surviving...
Edith Ann Tweed Styles
Mar 23, 2017
EDITH ANN TWEED STYLES BARNARDSVILLE – Edith Ann Tweed Styles, age 75, of Barnardsville went home to be with her Lord Thursday, March 23, 2017. Mrs. Styles was born August 31, 1941 to the late Love Joy and Tennie Mace Tweed. She embraced her humble upbringing, in the East Fork Community of Madison County, and enjoyed time spent with family...
Isabelle Bradley Ballard Hoisington
Mar 22, 2017
ISABELLE BRADLEY BALLARD HOISINGTON ATTICA, MI – Isabelle Bradley Ballard Hoisington, age 101 of Attica, Michigan died Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at her daughter’s home in Marion. Mrs. Hoisington was born January 29, 1916 in Buncombe County to the late Ira Alexander and Florence Swann Bradley. She was a resident of Michigan for most of her life. A pleasant and...
Alice Hensley Fender
Mar 17, 2017
BURNSVILLE – Alice Fender, age 98 of Burnsville passed away Friday, March 17, 2017. Alice was born October 25, 1918 at home on Lickskillet Road, Burnsville to the late Murphy and Bonnie Edwards Hensley. She lived on Lickskillet Road for 97 years, and then for a year and a half with her daughter and son-in-law Geraldine and Mike Whitson. She...
Margaret Frances Culbreth
Mar 17, 2017
MARGARET FRANCES CULBRETH WEAVERVILLE – Margaret Frances Culbreth, age 89 of Weaverville died Friday, March 17, 2017. Margaret was born September 1, 1927 in Lowndes County, Miss. to the late John Tillman and Lillie Belle Jaynes Eeds. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Culbreth and a son Joseph Culbreth, Jr. Surviving are her daughter, Lorraine Cipriano; and...
Hope Edwards Johnson
Mar 16, 2017
HOPE EDWARDS JOHNSON WEAVERVILLE – Hope Edwards Johnson, age 93, of Winston Salem and formerly of Weaverville died Thursday, March 16, 2017. Mrs. Johnson was born January 27, 1924 in Yancey County to the late Wesley C. and Ora Gibbs Edwards. She was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. A graduate of Western Carolina University, she...
Artie England Keith
Mar 13, 2017
ARTIE ENGLAND KEITH BURLINGTON/WEAVERVILLE – Artie England Keith, 89, of Burlington, formerly of Weaverville died Monday, March 13, 2017. Mrs. Keith was born May 6, 1927 in Yancey County to the late Gay “Pet” and Ella Westall England. She was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life, moving to the Burlington area 5 years ago. Mrs. Keith...
William Vaughn Grindstaff
Mar 11, 2017
WILLIAM “BILL” VAUGHN GRINDSTAFF, SR. WEAVERVILLE – William “Bill” Vaughn Grindstaff, Sr., age 81 of Weaverville died Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Charles George VA Medical Center. Mr. Grindstaff was born June 6, 1935 in Madison County where he had lived most of his life. He was a resident of Weaverville for the past 8 years and was a retired...
Peggy Whitt Ray
Mar 11, 2017
WEAVERVILLE – Peggy Whitt Ray, age 71, of 158 Ivy Hill Road died Saturday, March 11, 2017 at her residence. Mrs. Ray was born June 20, 1945 in Madison County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. A 1963 graduate of Mars Hill High School; she did sewing for 30 years and then worked as...
Peggy Thomas Reid
Mar 11, 2017
PEGGY THOMAS REID WEAVERVILLE – Peggy Thomas Reid, age 84, of Weaverville, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 11, 2017, with her family by her side. Peggy was born on February 20, 1933, to the late Roscoe B. and Edna Mae Copeland Fountain. She was preceded in death by her husband, Col. James Herbert Reid, Jr. (Ret), who died in...
Anna Lee Noles
Mar 9, 2017
ANNA LEE NOLES PAYSON, AZ – Anna Lee Noles, 73, of Payson AZ, passed away on Thursday March 9, 2017 peacefully at Rim Country Health. Anna was an amazing, loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and a very loving and caring person. Anna was born in Asheville, on December 6, 1943, to the late Frank and Reed Buckner....
Margaret E. Vess
Mar 6, 2017
MARGARET E. VESS ASHEVILLE – Margaret E. Vess of Asheville and formerly of Lake Lure went home to be with the Lord March 6, 2017, on her 91st birthday, after a brief illness. Mrs. Vess was born March 6, 1926 in Rutherford County to the late Edgar S. and Ocie Frady Whitesides. She was retired from the Town of Lake...
Anthony Joseph Weisenberger
Mar 6, 2017
DR. ANTHONY JOSEPH WEISENBERGER ASHEVILLE - Dr. Anthony Joseph Weisenberger died peacefully and gently at home on March 6, 2017 with his wife Mari, daughter Julia and close friend Dr. Anne Russell by his side. It was his wish to remain at home and be cared for by family as his health declined. He was born on September 5th, 1944,...
Betty Deweese Bryant
Mar 4, 2017
BETTY DEWEESE BRYANT ASHEVILLE – Betty Deweese Bryant, age 86, of Asheville died Saturday, March 4, 2017. Mrs. Bryant was born September 29, 1930 in Buncombe County where she had lived all her life. She was the daughter of the late Glen and Gladys Wheeler Deweese and wife of the late Worth Oliver Bryant who died in 2001. She was...
Jane Sprouse Fullbright
Mar 1, 2017
JANE SPROUSE FULLBRIGHT WEAVERVILLE/ BONANZA, AR – Jane Sprouse Fullbright, age 55, of Bonanza, AR and formerly of Weaverville, died March 1, 2017 in Fort Smith, AR. Mrs. Fullbright was born February 18, 1962 in Asheville. She is the daughter of Francis Elizabeth “Betty” Deweese Sprouse and the late Frederick Henry Sprouse. Jane was a homemaker. She was a member...
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