Obituaries
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...
Bruce Douglas Damato
Apr 1, 2017
BRUCE DOUGLAS “DOUG” DAMATO, II ASHEVILLE – Bruce Douglas “Doug” Damato, II, age 44, of Asheville died unexpectedly on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at his home. Doug was born January 11, 1973 in Charlotte, NC. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, John and Dot Neighbors and John and Eleanor Damato. Doug was a 1991 graduate of David Emanuel...
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...
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