Obituaries
Wanda Israel Hale
Dec 6, 2014
WANDA ISRAEL HALE WOODFIN - Wanda Israel Hale, age 83, of Hopkins, SC formerly of Woodfin, died Saturday, December 6, 2014 and is now safe in the arms of Jesus, safe on his gentle breast. Mrs. Hale was born June 30, 1931 in Buncombe County. She retired after 42 years from Burlington Industries. She was a member of Elk Mountain...
David J. Robison
Dec 5, 2014
DAVID J. ROBISON WEAVERVILLE - David J. Robison, age 65, of Weaverville died Friday, December 5, 2014. Mr. Robison was born October 18, 1949 in Grant County, WA to Jim and Barbara Robison, currently of Weaverville. David received a Doctorate in Biochemistry from Tufts University, was chairman of USMSS, a former member of the US Navy Reserves and the owner...
Jesse James Metcalf
Dec 3, 2014
JESSE JAMES METCALF CANDLER - Jesse James Metcalf, 94, of Reeves Cove Road, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at Memorial Mission Hospital. Jesse was born in Yancey County, NC on October 21, 1920. He was the son of the late Hobert Edgar Metcalf and Nancy Elizabeth Fox Metcalf and husband of the late Robbie Edith McIntosh Metcalf who died on...
Robbie Edith McIntosh Metcalf
Nov 24, 2014
ROBBIE EDITH McINTOSH METCALF CANDLER - Robbie Edith McIntosh Metcalf, age 83, of Reeves Cove Road died Monday, November 24, 2014 at Memorial Mission Hospital. Robbie was born in Unicoi County, Tennessee on June 10, 1931 to the late Carl Sherman and Viola Ruthie Crain McIntosh. Mrs. Metcalf was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, mother-in-law, sister-in-law and friend. She...
Janet E. Greenlee Waycaster
Nov 21, 2014
JANET E. WAYCASTER WEAVERVILLE - Janet E. Greenlee Waycaster, age 77, of 72 Alexander Road, died Friday, November 21, 2014. Mrs. Waycaster was born July 29, 1937, in Buchanan County, MO and was a resident of Weaverville since 1968. She was a daughter of the late Ralph and Mary Edna Flaten Greenlee. Surviving are her husband of 53 years, B.M....
Elizabeth S. Chamberlain
Nov 20, 2014
DR. ELIZABETH "BETTY" S. CHAMBERLAIN WEAVERVILLE - Dr. Elizabeth "Betty" S. Chamberlain, age 85, of Weaverville and formerly of Durham died Thursday, November 20, 2014. Dr. Chamberlain was born in St. Louis, MO. She obtained her Bachelor's Degree from Wellesley College, her Masters from Michigan and her Ph.D. from UNC Chapel Hill. Dr. Chamberlain was a lifelong member of the...
Larry Dee Hensley
Nov 18, 2014
LARRY DEE HENSLEY WOODFIN - Larry Dee Hensley, age 70, of 25 Wellington Drive was called home by his Savior on Tuesday, November 18, 2014. Mr. Hensley was born in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He was born to the late Joe H., Jr. and Helen Elizabeth Massey Hensley and was also preceded in death...
Betty Fox Carter
Nov 15, 2014
BETTY FOX CARTER WEAVERVILLE - Betty Fox Carter, age 78, of Weaverville, died Saturday, November 15, 2014. Mrs. Carter was born March 21, 1936, in Buncombe County where she had lived most of her life. She was a kind and generous woman with a contagious laugh who loved serving in her community and church, teaching GA's and Acteens and also...
Matilda Rice Shell
Nov 10, 2014
MATILIDA RICE SHELL BLACK MOUNTAIN - Matilda Rice Shell, age 96, of 111 N. Doughtery St. died Monday, November 10, 2014. Mrs. Shell was born November 22, 1917 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life and was a member of Faith Freewill Baptist Church in Black Mountain. She and her late husband Revered Raymond Shell were...
Kathy Hughey Buckner
Oct 28, 2014
KATHY HUGHEY BUCKNER WEAVERVILLE - Kathy Hughey Buckner, age 57, of Whitt Road died Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Mrs. Buckner was born September 7, 1957 in Buncombe County to the late Louis C. and Viola Carter Hughey. Kathy was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed gardening and her flowers. She attended Cole's Cove Baptist Church. She was preceded...
Ronald L. Ingle
Oct 28, 2014
RONALD L. INGLE WEAVERVILLE - Ronald L. Ingle, age 64, of Stoney Knob Road, died Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Ronald was born February 13, 1950 in Buncombe County to the late Oliver H. and Katherine Moore Ingle. He retired as a Master Sergeant from the US Army. Surviving are his brother, Jerry Ingle and wife, Dixie of Weaverville; grandnephews, Tim...
Randall Craig Lunsford
Oct 26, 2014
RANDALL CRAIG LUNSFORD WEAVERVILLE - Randall Craig Lunsford, age 56, died Sunday, October 26, 2014 at The Elizabeth House. Mr. Lunsford was born in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He was a welder for Revco Scientific, enjoyed playing the guitar, riding horses, barrel racing, camping and fishing. He also loved his motorcycle. Randall was preceded...
Galina Goltzman Michelson
Oct 22, 2014
GALINA GOLTZMAN MICHELSON WEAVERVILLE - Galina Goltzman Michelson, age 94, of Weaverville died October 22, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Michelson was born May 3, 1920 in Russia and was a resident of Weaverville since the early Nineties. She was preceded in death by her husband, Anatoly Michelson who died in 1990. Surviving are her daughter, Olga Michelson of Weaverville...
John F. Durkin
Oct 21, 2014
JOHN F. DURKIN, D.P.M. WEAVERVILLE - Dr. John F. Durkin, age 65, died on Tuesday, October 21, 2014. He recently moved to North Carolina after spending the first 60 years of his life in the Chicago area. He was the son of John J. Durkin and the late Mary Doughtery Durkin. Dr. Durkin had a long career at Roselle Podiatry...
Raymond Rice
Oct 19, 2014
RAYMOND RICE PROSPERITY, SC - Raymond Rice, age 87, of Prosperity, SC died Sunday, October 19, 2014 at his home. Mr. Rice was born September 11, 1927 in Buncombe County where he had lived most of his life. He was a resident of Newberry County for the past 17 years where he lived with his niece Ruth Parker and her...
Peggy Jean McDowell Pugh
Oct 17, 2014
PEGGY JEAN MCDOWELL PUGH WEAVERVILLE - Peggy Jean McDowell Pugh passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of Friday, October 17, 2014. Peggy was a North Carolina native, born and raised in High Point on July 1, 1946. She was the youngest child of Dr. Charles and Lois McDowell. She loved the Lord all of her life and...
Lois Elizabeth Banks Riddle
Oct 17, 2014
LOIS ELIZABETH BANKS RIDDLE WEAVERVILLE - Lois Elizabeth Banks Riddle, age 93, of 30 Riddle Road, died Friday, October 17, 2014. Mrs. Riddle was born November 3, 1920 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She was a former owner and operator of Riddle's Exxon and was a member of Salem United Methodist Church. She was...
Ora Lee Edwards
Oct 10, 2014
ORA LEE EDWARDS ALEXANDER - Ora Lee Edwards, age 85, of Alexander, died Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Brian Center in Weaverville. Mrs. Edwards was born June 6, 1929 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life and was employed at Highland Hospital as a nursing assistant for 20 years. She was a daughter of the...
Frank Raymond Hancock
Oct 10, 2014
FRANK RAYMOND "RAY, JR." HANCOCK ASHEVILLE - Frank Raymond "Ray, Jr." Hancock, age 90, passed away Friday, October 10, 2014 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. Mr. Hancock was born February 27, 1924 in Shelbyville, TN where the family had lived until moving to Asheville in 1926. He had served in the Army Air Corp as...
Hildegard Maria Swartz
Oct 9, 2014
HILDEGARD MARIA SWARTZ ASHEVILLE - Hildegard Maria Swartz, age 88, passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2014. Mrs. Swartz was born May 13, 1926 in Stuttgart, Germany to the late Johann and Josefa Brünnold Bäurle. She worked for Standard Furniture Company in Herkimer, NY as chief bookkeeper retiring in 1969. She liked to read and travel. Surviving are her husband...
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