Obituaries
Carole Sue Cooper
Jul 25, 2015
CAROLE SUE COOPER (NOSWORTHY) WOODFIN - Carole Sue Cooper (Nosworthy) passed away peacefully at the age of 66 on Saturday, July 25, 2015 in Asheville. She was surrounded by her children with love and comfort. Carole was born in Romulus, MI on January 16, 1949. There she married and was a homemaker for many years. She then pursued a nursing...
Wilma Hensley Cheek Ayers
Jul 23, 2015
WILMA HENSLEY CHEEK AYERS WEAVERVILLE / MAIDEN - Wilma Hensley Cheek Ayers, age 79 of Maiden, NC died Thursday, July 23, 2015. Born in Madison County, Wilma lived most of her life in Buncombe County. A graduate of UNCA, she was a retired teacher and had taught in Fairview, Barnardsville and Weaverville Primary School. She was a daughter of the...
Vistula Edmonds Robinson
Jul 23, 2015
VISTULA EDMONDS ROBINSON WEAVERVILLE - Vistula Edmonds Robinson, age 93 of Weaverville went to be with her Lord and joined the love of her life, Carl, in heaven Thursday, July 23, 2015. Mrs. Robinson was born August 17, 1921 in Buncombe County to the late Asker Fulton Edmonds and Minnie Sue Rice Edmonds. She was formerly employed at American Enka,...
Howell Pegg
Jul 23, 2015
HOWELL PEGG, SR. ASHEVILLE - Howell Pegg, Sr., age 78 of Asheville died Thursday, July 23, 2015 at John F. Keever Solace Center. Mr. Pegg was born September 16, 1936 in Buncombe County where he had lived for most of his life. He was retired from Brad Ragan Tire and Appliance after 17 years of service and was recognized as...
Jean Ann Angel
Jul 19, 2015
JEAN ANN ANGEL ALEXANDER - Jean Ann Angel, age 82 of Alexander died Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Aston Park Health Care Center. Mrs. Angel was born in 1933 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She was strong, beautiful, kind and always gentle. "Each second without her will be ten thousand tears." Mrs. Angel retired...
Merle A. Morris
Jul 18, 2015
DR. MERLE A. MORRIS HENDERSONVILLE - Dr. Merle A. Morris, age 85, of Hendersonville, died Saturday, July 18, 2015 at the Charles George VA Medical Center. Dr. Morris was born August 7, 1929 in Marion County, West Virginia and was a resident of Buncombe County for 26 years. He was an adoring husband and loving father who had a sense...
Ervin Cline Jordan
Jul 17, 2015
WEAVERVILLE - Ervin Cline Jordan, age 85, of Weaverville, died Friday, July 17, 2015. Mr. Jordan was born July 13, 1930 in Haywood County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of his life. He was a retired produce manager from A&P Grocery and a U.S. Air Force Veteran of the Korean War. He was a son of...
Annie Belle Olmstead
Jul 15, 2015
TRYON/ WEAVERVILLE - Annie Belle Olmstead, age 83 of 44 Tate Lane, Tryon died Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Mrs. Olmstead was born June 23, 1932 in Buncombe County and was a resident of Weaverville until 1955 when she married Kenneth. For 20 years she lived many places with Kenneth while he served in the military. They lived in Russellville, Arkansas...
Virginia Davis Roberts
Jul 14, 2015
Virginia Davis Roberts, age 90 of 527 Lower Flat Creek Rd. died Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Mrs. Roberts was born May 25, 1925 in Madison County where she lived until moving to Buncombe County in 1964. She and her husband, Bert were employed by Oak Ridge Nuclear Plant. Unknown to them until after World War II ended they had helped...
Helen Archie
Jul 12, 2015
HENDERSONVILLE - Helen Archie, age 95 formerly of Weaverville died Sunday, July 12, 2015 at Life Care Center of Hendersonville. Mrs. Archie was born June 30, 1920 in Mitchell County to the late W.J. and Nell Jarrett Boone. Mrs. Archie lived in Miami, FL for 34 years before moving to Asheville in 1982. She enjoyed volunteer work and was very...
Joe A. Sluder
Jul 11, 2015
JOE A. SLUDER WEAVERVILLE - Joe A. Sluder, age 79, of Dula Springs Road died Saturday, July 11, 2015. Mr. Sluder was born December 21, 1935 in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He was a graduate of Western Carolina University and retired Appliance Manager from Kmart. Joe served in the U.S. Army during the Korean...
Phillip Jarvis
Jul 10, 2015
Phillip "Brent" Jarvis, age 33 of Old Hwy. 20, Alexander died Friday, July 10, 2015. Brent was born August 2, 1981 and was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Surviving are his sons, Phillip Andrew Jarvis and David Cruz Jarvis; parents, Phillip and Teresa O'Donnell Jarvis; and sister, Amy Jarvis. His memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday,...
Alberta Coker Deckard
Jul 8, 2015
ASHEVILLE - Alberta Coker Deckard, age 63 of Asheville died Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Mrs. Deckard was a daughter to Louis Edward Coker, Sr. and Dorothy Goodwin Coker of Alexander. She was born October 30, 1951 in Knox County, TN and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. Alberta had a beautiful soprano voice. She was...
Robert Bastien
Jul 3, 2015
ASHEVILLE - Robert "Bob" Bastien, age 78 of 33 Marlwood Court died Friday, July 3, 2015. Bob was born March 30, 1937 in New Bedford, Mass. and was a resident of Asheville since 1978. He served in the U.S. Navy and played trumpet in the Naval Band. A 1976 graduate of Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science in Atlanta, Bob was...
Victoria Ward
Jul 2, 2015
VICTORIA "VICK" WARD MARSHALL - Victoria "Vick" Ward, age 102 of Marshall died Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Elderberry Healthcare. Mrs. Ward was born February 6, 1913 in Madison County where she had lived all of her life. She was a literal shelter from a storm for her two children and husband in 1935 when a tornado hit Snowbird hollar...
Harold Dean Anderson
Jul 2, 2015
HAROLD DEAN ANDERSON HOT SPRINGS - Harold Dean Anderson passed away Thursday evening, July 2nd, 2015, at the age of 87. Harold was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Anderson Sr., his beloved wife, Virginia Huff Anderson, son-in-law, Ronald Phillip Goldstein, and five siblings. Harold is survived by Deana Anderson Goldstein and granddaughter, Macy Catherine Goldstein,...
Sadie Tweed Thompson
Jun 28, 2015
SADIE TWEED THOMPSON WEST ASHEVILLE - Sadie Tweed Thompson, age 83 of West Asheville died Saturday, June 27, 2015. Mrs. Thompson was born May 19, 1932 in Madison County to the late Elmer and Dorothy Tweed. She was a resident of Madison and Buncombe Counties for most of her life. Mrs. Thompson loved decorating, fashion, and the Lord. She attended...
Thomas Adair Lawrence
Jun 25, 2015
DR. THOMAS ADAIR LAWRENCE WEAVERVILLE - Dr. Thomas Adair Lawrence peacefully passed to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 12:05 p.m., at his lovely mountain home in Weaverville, North Carolina, just ever so shy of his 90th great year on this Earth. Upon his ascension to the higher calling, Tom was a proud member of...
Gertrude Bradford Higgins
Jun 22, 2015
MARION - Gertrude Bradford Higgins, age 82 of Marion died June 22, 2015. She was residing at the home of her sister, Lily Mae Allen at the time of her death. Mrs. Higgins was born February 11, 1933 in Yancey County to the late John Emory and Essie Hylemon Bradford. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...
Helena T. Banks
Jun 21, 2015
TEWKSBURY, MA/ MARS HILL - Helena T. Banks, age 80, of Tewksbury, MA, formerly of Mars Hill and Cambridge, MA died Sunday, June 21, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Bobby Joe Banks. Devoted mother of Joann Sicari and Robert Banks, both of Tewksbury, Janice Williams of Weaverville, Michael Banks of Wakefield, John Banks of Swannanoa, James Banks of Malden,...
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