Obituaries
Christopher Ramsey
Jan 2, 2017
BARNARDSVILLE – Christopher Allen “Chris” Ramsey, age 42 of 36 Riverside Drive, died Monday, January 2, 2017. Chris was born December 20, 1974 in Buncombe County to Novile Ramsey and Diane Metcalf Ramsey. He was employed at Jennings Building Supply. Chris enjoyed riding Harley Davidson motorcycles. He attended Summit Church in Mars Hill and was everybody’s best friend. Chris loved...
Elizabeth Whitson Mason
Jan 1, 2017
CANDLER – Elizabeth “Beth” Ann Whitson Mason, age 64, of 35 Hidden Meadow Drive died Sunday, January 1, 2017. Beth was born April 25, 1952 in Buncombe County to the late Oscar and Dixie Arrowood Whitson. Her husband, Curtis Ray Mason, Sr. also preceded her in death in 1999. She was a beloved mother of six with nineteen grandchildren and...
Anita Clay Dover
Jan 1, 2017
ANITA CLAY DOVER WEAVERVILLE – Anita Clay Dover, age 57, of Park Meadow Lane died Sunday, January 1, 2017. Mrs. Dover was born October 21, 1959 in Ventura, CA and was a resident of Buncombe County for the past 20 years. Anita was a former truck driver and had been a waitress at the Waffle House in Weaverville for a...
Annie Rebecca Noah
Dec 29, 2016
ANNIE REBECCA NOAH WOODFIN – Annie Rebecca Noah, age 70, of Woodfin, went home to her heavenly reward on December 29, 2016. She passed away peacefully and painlessly at Mission Hospital where she had recently been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Ms. Noah was born January 2, 1946 in Buncombe County to the late Fred and Josephine Banks Hollifield. Annie was...
Pauline Barbee Little
Dec 27, 2016
PAULINE BARBEE LITTLE WEAVERVILLE – Pauline Barbee Little, age 91, of Weaverville, and formerly of Charlotte, died Tuesday, December 27, 2016. Mrs. Little was born March 4, 1925 in Iredell County and was a resident of Charlotte for most of her life. She loved animals, birds and the Atlanta Braves, was an avid reader and adored her family. Pauline was...
Samuel Kenneth Morrison
Dec 24, 2016
SAMUEL KENNETH MORRISON WEAVERVILLE – Samuel Kenneth Morrison, age 56, of Weaverville died Saturday, December 24, 2016. Sam was born October 21, 1960 to the late Roy Lee Morrison, Jr. and Julia Callie Smith Morrison. He worked at High Water Clay for 15 plus years and loved fishing, riding his motorcycle, boating and camping at Lake Keowee. Surviving are his...
Dee Howald
Dec 20, 2016
DEE HOWALD ASHEVILLE – Dorothy Jane “Dee” Howald, age 75, of Asheville died Tuesday, December 20, 2016. Dee was born in Brooklyn, NY on May 4, 1941 and was reared in upstate New York. She was a graduate of The University of Rochester School of Nursing and obtained a master’s degree from Western Carolina University. A member of the Daughters...
Edward C. Ballew
Dec 16, 2016
EDWARD C. BALLEW WOODFIN – Edward C. Ballew, age 61, of Woodfin died Friday, December 16, 2016. Edward was born April 6, 1955 in Buncombe County to the late Edward and Mabel Harris Ballew. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Surviving are his daughters, Amelia Ballew Mims and Amanda Crystal Ballew; sisters, Georgia Cole, June Wolfe, and Edna...
T. Calvin Myers
Dec 11, 2016
T. CALVIN MYERS, JR. ASHEVILLE – T. Calvin Myers, Jr. age 72 of Asheville died Sunday, December 11, 2016. Mr. Myers was born May 17, 1944 in Madison County to the late Thurl and Leta West Myers. Calvin was a resident of Buncombe County for most of his life. He was the founder of Myers Auto Sales. In addition to...
Barbara Ann Dean
Dec 10, 2016
BARBARA ANN “BOBBY” DEAN WOODFIN – Barbara Ann “Bobby” Dean, age 77, of Woodfin died Saturday, December 10, 2016. Ms. Dean was born September 13, 1939 in Buncombe County where she had been a resident for most of her life. “Bobby” had worked as a waitress at The Mediterranean restaurant for almost 20 years. She was a daughter of the...
Marie S. Phillips
Dec 8, 2016
MARIE S. PHILLIPS WEAVERVILLE – Marie S. Phillips, age 79, of Weaverville died Thursday, December 8, 2016. Miss Phillips was born March 14, 1937 in Buncombe County to the late Paul C. and Geneva Robinson Phillips. She was formerly employed with Hadley Corporation and Just Ducky Originals. Marie was a loving mother, family member and friend. In addition to her...
Troy Frank Hunnicutt
Dec 8, 2016
TROY FRANK HUNNICUTT, JR. ASHEVILLE – Troy Frank Hunnicutt, Jr., age 74 of Asheville died Thursday, December 8, 2016. Mr. Hunnicutt was born March 31, 1942 in Buncombe County where he had lived most of his life. He formerly worked for Grove Park Inn as the Director of Engineering and Development. In that position he oversaw the design and construction...
Margaret Neta Biggs
Dec 6, 2016
MARGARET NETA BIGGS WOODFIN – Margaret Neta Biggs, age 88 of Weaverville Hwy. went to be with the Lord Tuesday, December 6, 2016. Mrs. Biggs was born July 12, 1928 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She was a loving mother. Her life revolved around family, she dearly loved her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren....
Billy Junior Hill
Dec 6, 2016
BILLY JUNIOR HILL WEAVERVILLE – Billy Junior Hill, age 87, of Weaverville died Tuesday, December 6, 2016. Mr. Hill was born April 28, 1929 in Oakland County, Michigan to the late Virgil and Ludie Hill. He had been a resident of Buncombe County for the past 30 years and was a member of Red Oak Church of Christ. In addition...
Donnie E. Rice
Dec 5, 2016
DONNIE E. RICE FLETCHER – Donnie E. Rice, age 75, of Fletcher died Monday, December 5, 2016. Donnie was born October 15, 1941 in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. A son of Minnie Roberts Rice of Weaverville and the late L. Vestal Rice, and husband of the late Terrie Wallace Rice who died in 2006....
Ruth Eleanor Collins
Dec 3, 2016
RUTH ELEANOR COLLINS ASHEVILLE - Ruth Eleanor Collins, age 90, of Asheville died Saturday, December 3, 2016.
Rex Delane Hardy
Dec 3, 2016
REX DELANE HARDY, JR. SPRUCE PINE - Rex Delane Hardy, Jr., age 72, of Spruce Pine died Saturday, December 3, 2016.
Jerry Lamar Moncus
Nov 24, 2016
JERRY LAMAR MONCUS ASHEVILLE –Jerry Lamar Moncus, age 63, died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, November 24, 2016 after a year-long struggle with lung cancer. Jerry was born on October 2, 1953 in Alabama, and as a military child grew up on military bases all over the world. He lived in Florida for many years, and had been a...
Frances Browning Pegg
Nov 24, 2016
FRANCES BROWNING PEGG WEAVERVILLE – Frances Browning Pegg, age 90, of Weaverville died Thursday, November 24, 2016 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. Mrs. Pegg was born June 14, 1926 in Buncombe County to the late Henry and Mintie Morrison Browning. Frances was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and Christian. She was a member of Cedar Hill...
Betty Jean Roberts Herron
Nov 19, 2016
BETTY JEAN ROBERTS HERRON WEAVERVILLE – Betty Jean Roberts Herron, loving wife, mother, and grandmother at age 80 went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 19, 2016. Betty Jean was born October 14, 1936 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life and attended Locust Grove Baptist Church, Weaverville. She was a daughter of the...
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