Obituaries
Glenda Jo West Huneycutt
May 4, 2024
WEAVERVILLE/ALBEMARLE- Glenda Jo West Huneycutt, age 78, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, May 4, 2024, after a period of declining health.
Glenda was born January 28, 1946, in Buncombe County; she was named after her father and mother, the late Glen West, Jr. and Emily Jo Bishop West. She was a 1964 graduate of North Buncombe High School and...
Arnold "A.D." Davis
May 1, 2024
Arnold “A.D.” Davis, 73, went home to be with the Lord on May 1, 2024, at Valor Hospice at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina. He was born on April 22, 1951, in Buncombe County, where he lived much of his life.
A.D. served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict. He raised his family in...
Doris Edwards Wilson
Apr 30, 2024
BOILING SPRINGS, SC - Doris Edwards Wilson, age 85 of Boiling Springs, SC went to be with the Lord Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at Agape Upstate Community Hospice House in Landrum, SC.
Ms. Wilson was born June 7, 1938, in Buncombe County and was a resident there most of her life. She was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church. She...
Charles "Chuck" Ray Boaz
Apr 29, 2024
WEAVERVILLE - Charles “Chuck” Ray Boaz, age 86, of Weaverville went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 29, 2024.
Chuck was born June 11, 1937, in Wayne County, Michigan to the late Rayford B. and Homer Ann O’Neal Boaz. He and his wife moved to the Asheville area in 1999. Chuck was a barber in Michigan for many years...
Judith "Judi" Moore Bartlett
Apr 28, 2024
Judith Sharon Bartlett, known affectionately as Judi, passed away on April 28, 2024, in Buncombe County, NC. She was born on November 8, 1953, in Newport, TN. Judi was a dedicated long-term Hab Tech/AFL with Davidson Assisted Family Living, where she cared for others with unwavering compassion and empathy.
Judi's kindness and Christian faith shone brightly through her actions and...
Mary "Lib" Singleton Broadway
Apr 27, 2024
Mary Elizabeth Singleton Broadway (Lib), 96, born in Conway, South Carolina to Reba Inez Singleton and Richard Lee Singleton, passed away on April 27, 2024.
Lib was married to Joseph Raymond Broadway, Jr. (Ray) in 1950, and remained a devoted partner until Ray's passing in 2002.
Lib was preceded in death by her parents and four brothers. She is survived by her...
Thomas Oliver Marr
Apr 22, 2024
WEAVERVILLE – Thomas Oliver Marr, age 91, died Monday, April 22, 2024, at the Elizabeth House.
Mr. Marr was born May 9, 1932, in Minneapolis, MN to the late Marvel Cecel and Helen Hecker Marr. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with an engineering degree and immediately after served in the Navy as a chief ship engineer. He began his...
Claudia Fox Green
Apr 21, 2024
MARSHALL—Claudia Green (née Claudia Marie Fox) passed away peacefully at home on April 21, 2024.
Claudia was born in the home of her parents, Gennie Allen Fox and Claude Fox, on March 9, 1934, on Hunter Branch in Marshall. She married Joe Green on December 20, 1957. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Joe Green (August 20,...
Elwanda Lynette Willett
Apr 20, 2024
Elwanda Lynette Willett, 54, of Alexander, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 20, 2024. She was born in Alexander to the late Rev. Phil and Joyce Willett. She is survived by her sisters, Tammy Ballard (Eddie), and Christie Willett (Trés), both of Alexander; nephews Dustin Ballard of Alexander, Zack Ballard (Taylor) of Mars Hill,...
Glenn J. Boone, Jr. & Judith B. Boone
Apr 17, 2024
WEAVERVILLE - Glenn J. Boone, Jr, passed on the evening of Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 80-years of age from metastatic cancer in Monroe, LA. He was staying with his surviving daughter and her family there. He was preceded in death by the love of his life and wife of 56 years, Judith B. Boone (Judy) on October 9, 2019,...
C. Ray Edwards
Apr 13, 2024
WEAVERVILLE – C. Ray Edwards, 77, of Weaverville, went to be with the Lord on April 13, 2024, at the Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Asheville.
He was born on November 12, 1946, to the late Ernest and Florence Edwards. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his infant son, Darrell...
Marie Sammons
Apr 10, 2024
FLETCHER – Rachel Marie Sammons, 82, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Lester Buckner and Ida Mae McHone Buckner. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Samuel Buckner and a great grandson, Marcus Landon Sammons.
Marie is survived by one daughter, Lynn...
Elsie Massey Davis
Apr 10, 2024
Elsie Massey Davis (Memaw), 82, of Alexander, North Carolina, made her heavenly ascent on April 10, 2024. Born on September 1, 1941, she lived in Buncombe County all her life. She was a member of the Alexander Baptist Church and loved her church family.
Elsie cared deeply for her family and friends, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. In her spare...
Christopher "Chris" L. Hyder
Apr 9, 2024
Chris Hyder, 62, passed away at his home on April 9, 2024. A native of Buncombe County Chris grew up in the Flat Creek Community, graduated from North Buncombe HS in 1979 and attended Salem United Methodist Church. Since 2004 he has lived in Fletcher, NC where he was employed by Hubble Inc. for 28 years.
Chris was an avid fan...
Christopher "Scott" Cole
Apr 8, 2024
Christopher Scott Cole passed to his heavenly home on Monday, April 8, 2024 at the Solace Center in Asheville, NC, just two days short of his 54th birthday after an eighteen-year battle with thyroid cancer.
Scott was the son of Zane K. and Judy B. Cole of Weaverville, NC. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his two...
Geneva Hensley Wilson
Apr 7, 2024
ASHEVILLE – Geneva Hensley Wilson, age 85, of Asheville passed away on April 7, 2024, at the Solace Hospice Center. She was born in Yancey County on March 28, 1939, to the late Berry and Edith Hensley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Wayne Wilson in 1993; daughter, Rhonda S. Freeborn in...
Hilda Marie Fox
Apr 4, 2024
MARS HILL – Hilda Marie Fox, 97, passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2024 at the Mars Hill Retirement Center.
Hilda was born in Bath, NY, on May 18, 1926. She was preceded in death by her husband, David H. Fox, who passed away in 2001; and two brothers, Sterling M. Van Housen and Walter A. Van Housen.
Hilda was an avid...
Lela Norton Fox
Apr 1, 2024
WEAVERVILLE - Lela Norton Fox, 90, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 1, 2024.
Lela was the daughter of the late Ovid and Sophie Norton. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Wade Fox, and by her siblings: Paul, Blanche, Nola, Elsie, and Roland.
She is survived by her two sons, Michael Fox (Paula),...
Jo Whitt Garrison
Mar 27, 2024
Jo Whitt Garrison, 84, of Weaverville, NC, took Jesus’s hand and walked into heaven on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 after several years of declining health. Jo was the daughter of Jeff J. and Lois Ballard Whitt. She was born and raised in the Upper Laurel section of Madison County. She was the youngest of five children and grew up surrounded...
Hazel Moore Penland
Mar 27, 2024
WOODFIN – Hazel Moore Penland, 95, of Woodfin, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
Mrs. Penland was born, May 2, 1928, in Madison County to the late John P. and Ella Robinson Moore. Hazel grew up in the Beech Community of Weaverville. She retired from Buncombe County Clerk of Court in 1993 after 27 years of service. She was a member...
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