Obituaries
Doug Pike
Jan 1, 2016
DOUG “RED” PIKE BARNARDSVILLE – Doug “Red” Pike, age 51, of Barnardsville died on Friday, January 1, 2016 at his home. Mr. Pike was born May 15, 1964 in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life and had attended Clyde A. Erwin High School. He worked at Allen’s Gulf, loved classic cars and knew everyone. He attended...
Lula Holland Phillips
Jan 1, 2016
LULA HOLLAND PHILLIPS WEAVERVILLE - Lula Holland Phillips, age 94 died Friday, January 1, 2016. Mrs. Phillips was born April 18, 1921 in Madison County to the late Woodard H. and Amanda Buckner Holland. She was formerly employed at Hadley’s. She was also preceded in death by her husband Hiram Phillips who died in 1988. Surviving are her sons, Howard...
Henrietta Lavon Caudy
Dec 29, 2015
HENRIETTA LAVON CAUDY Henrietta Lavon Caudy born on January 16, 1935, in Matewan, W.Va., a daughter of the late Norman and Arvilla Meade Carroll, departed this life on Tuesday December 29, 2015, at the John F. Keever Jr. Solace Center in Weaverville, NC at the age of 80. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her...
Judith Ingle Fisher
Dec 24, 2015
JUDITH INGLE FISHER WEAVERVILLE – Judith Ingle Fisher, age 66, of Weaverville died Thursday, December 24, 2015. Judith was born October 12, 1949 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life and was a member of First Baptist Church, Weaverville. She was the daughter of the late Colvin E. and Christine Penland Ingle. Surviving are her husband...
Jim Pruitt
Dec 24, 2015
JIM "SONNY" PRUITT WEAVERVILLE - Jim “Sonny” Pruitt, age 71 of 12 Pinerose Drive died Thursday, December 24, 2015. Jim was born September 1, 1944 in Buncombe County to the late Sidney Lester Pruitt and Beulah Mae Smith Pruitt. A graduate of Lee Edwards High School, he was a veteran of the US Air Force serving during the Vietnam War....
Irma Jo Bradley Harwood
Dec 24, 2015
IRMA JO BRADLEY HARWOOD BARNARDSVILLE – Irma Jo Bradley Harwood, age 64, of 378 Haw Branch Road died Thursday, December 24, 2015 due to a battle with Leukemia. Irma was born June 29, 1951 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She was a long time employee of A-B Emblem. She loved the Lord, her family...
Lynda Bradley Robinson
Dec 24, 2015
LYNDA BRADLEY ROBINSON SWANNANOA – Lynda Bradley Robinson, age 68, of Swannanoa died Thursday, December 24, 2015. Lynda was born September 8, 1947 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She was formerly employed at Buncombe County Schools and Quality Forward. She was a daughter of the late Lee F. and Violet Hamrick Bradley and was...
Ronald W. Weaver
Dec 23, 2015
RONALD W. WEAVER WEAVERVILLE – Ronald W. Weaver, age 77, of Weaverville died Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Mission Hospital. Mr. Weaver was born July 8, 1938 in Allen County, OH and was a resident of Weaverville for the last 16 years. He was an avid golfer at Reems Creek Golf Community and the Asheville Country Club. He retired as...
Bessie Harwood Carson
Dec 21, 2015
BESSIE HARWOOD CARSON BARNARDSVILLE – Bessie Harwood Carson, age 93 of 487 Dillingham Road died Monday, December 21, 2015. Mrs. Carson was born March 22, 1922 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She had a passion for enjoying everything in life to the fullest, especially her family and friends. Mrs. Carson was a member of...
Jacqueline Ann Phelps Bland
Dec 21, 2015
JACQUELINE ANN PHELPS BLAND MARS HILL – Jacqueline Ann Phelps Bland, age 85, of Mars Hill died Monday, December 21, 2015. Mrs. Bland was born April 10, 1930 in Newport News, VA and was a resident of Williamsburg, VA for most of her life. She retired from many passions, worked as a florist, teacher and bookkeeper. She was passionate during...
Deana Dillingham Holland
Dec 21, 2015
DEANA DILLINGHAM HOLLAND WEAVERVILLE – The body of Deana Dillingham Holland, age 57, died Monday, December 21, 2015, at CarePartners Solace Center in Asheville. Born on March 3, 1958, Deana was a native of Buncombe County and was the daughter of Kenneth Dean Dillingham and the late Lois Quinn Dillingham. A graduate of UNC Chapel Hill, she was the Executive...
Sharon McKinney Fowler
Dec 20, 2015
NOTE NEW SERVICE TIMES SHARON MCKINNEY FOWLER ASHEVILLE – Sharon McKinney Fowler, age 54 of Asheville died December 20, 2015. Mrs. Fowler was born June 27, 1961 in Buncombe County to the late William Theodore and Minnie Lee Ward McKinney. She grew up in Marshall and had lived in Buncombe County for over 25 years. Sharon had worked for Mission...
Myra Clarke Frumkin
Dec 12, 2015
MYRA CLARKE FRUMKIN MARS HILL – Myra “Mike” Clarke Frumkin, age 94 of Madison Manor, Mars Hill passed way Saturday, December 12, 2015 in the presence of her daughter and granddaughters. Mrs. Frumkin was born August 14, 1921 in Burke County to the late Granville and Lula Ward Clarke. Mike was a World War II veteran serving in the US...
Terry Robert Roberson
Dec 9, 2015
ASHEVILLE - Terry Robert Roberson, 67, beloved husband, father, "Tractor" and friend passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 in Wilmington, NC. He was born in Asheville, NC on December 8, 1948 and is the son of the late Ged and Gaynell Roberson. He resided in Asheville for the majority of his life with his...
Bruce E. McKinney
Dec 9, 2015
BRUCE E. MCKINNEY WEAVERVILLE - Bruce E. McKinney, age 88 of Weaverville died Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at John F. Keever Solace Center. Mr. McKinney was born October 23, 1927 in Buncombe County where he lived all of his life. He was a Veteran of the Korean War, serving in the 82nd Airborne Division of the US Army. A son...
Norma Shope
Dec 5, 2015
NORMA SHOPE "GERT" WEAVERVILLE - Norma Genevieve "Gert" Shope, age 86, of Weaverville, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015. Gert was born in Asheville on January 8, 1929 to the late Charles Winfred and Florence Wheeler Gregg. She attended Asheville-Biltmore College studying Business Administration. She was married for 51 years to the late William "Bill" Shope, Jr. who passed away...
Gennievie Hawkins Meadows
Dec 4, 2015
WEAVERVILLE - Gennievie Hawkins Meadows, age 94 of Highland Street died Friday, December 4, 2015 in Rome, GA. Mrs. Meadows was born September 28, 1921 in Buncombe County to the late Rivers Rosco and Lucinda Catherine Martin Hawkins. Mrs. Meadows formerly worked at Burlington Mills and retired from Riverside Hospital in Wyandotte, Mich., where she lived for a number of...
Glenna Davis Worley
Dec 2, 2015
GLENNA DAVIS WORLEY WEAVERVILLE - Glenna Davis Worley, age 90 of Weaverville died Wednesday, December 2, 2015. Mrs. Worley was born June 27, 1925 in Madison County, and was a resident of Buncombe County since 1981. She was a homemaker and a wonderful mother. She was a member of Light of Life Baptist Church. A daughter of the late Wiley...
Nina Fisher Stroupe
Dec 2, 2015
NINA FISHER STROUPE WEAVERVILLE - Nina Fisher Stroupe, age 73 of Weaverville went home to be with her Savior on Wednesday, December 2, 2015. Mrs. Stroupe was born May 5, 1942 in Madison County and was a daughter of the late Jonah and Nannie Fortner Fisher. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by brother, James...
Thomas Eugene Smart
Dec 1, 2015
THOMAS EUGENE "TOM" SMART ASHEVILLE - Thomas Eugene "Tom" Smart, 80, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at CarePartners Solace Center. Tom, a Buncombe County native, was born November 28, 1935 to the late William Thomas Smart and Barbara Goodlake Maupin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, William R. Smart and Samuel W....
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