Obituaries
Neva Brittain Hyer
Dec 17, 2014
NEVA BRITTAIN HYER ASHEVILLE - Neva Brittain Ballard Hyer, age 93, of Asheville died Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Mrs. Hyer was born October 25, 1921 in McDowell County and lived most of her life in Western North Carolina. She was a daughter to the late Reverend Phoenicia H. and Minnie Cline Brittain. Neva taught in Buncombe County Schools and organized...
Leonard H. Copestick
Dec 17, 2014
LEONARD H. COPESTICK WEAVERVILLE - Leonard H. Copestick, age 91, of Weaverville and formerly of Newell, WV died Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Mr. Copestick was born in Hancock County, WV where he had lived most of his life. He was son of the late Major Scott and Nellie Mae Covert Copestick. Mr. Copestick was a member of VFW and a...
Murphy Buckner Roberts
Dec 14, 2014
MURPHY BUCKNER ROBERTS WEAVERVILLE - Murphy Buckner Roberts, age 102, of Jupiter Road died Sunday, December 14, 2014. Mrs. Roberts was born August 27, 1912, in Madison County to the late A.L. and Ona Lunsford Buckner. She lived in Michigan for sixty years before moving to Weaverville in 2000. Mrs. Roberts was active in Rouge Freewill Baptist Church in Michigan...
Nina Martin Chesson
Dec 13, 2014
NINA MARTIN CHESSON WEAVERVILLE/ LOUISVILLE, KY-Nina "Sister" Martin Chesson, age 85, born July 10, 1929 in Louisville, KY passed away peacefully December 13, 2014 with family members by her side. She resided in Louisville at the time of her death. Her parents, Everett Leon Martin and Nina Redmon Martin, her sister, Peggy Ann Martin Blankenship, and Rev. Dr. Francis Chesson,...
Lindsey Neal Ballard
Dec 12, 2014
LINDSEY NEAL BALLARD ASHEVILLE - Lindsey Neal Ballard, age 30, died Friday, December 12, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Campus, Mission Hospital, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with MDS. Lindsey was born November 30, 1984, in Buncombe County. Lindsey graduated from Mt. Heritage High School where he played on the football team. He was employed...
Idell Lorraine Banks Yount
Dec 12, 2014
IDELL LORRAINE BANKS YOUNT BARNARDSVILLE - Idell Lorraine Banks Yount, age 96, of 8 Spice Cove Drive, Barnardsville died Friday, December 12, 2014. Mrs. Yount was born May 31, 1918 in Buncombe County and was the sixth child of ten to the late William A. and Effie Dillingham Banks. She worked at American Enka for 32 years and was a...
Cye Weinstein
Dec 11, 2014
CYE WEINSTEIN WEAVERVILLE - Cye Weinstein, beloved husband of Monica Weinstein passed away December 11, 2014 at his home in Weaverville. Born December 12, 1926 in Bronx, NY, Cye was son of the late Irving and Bella Weinstein and was preceded in death by his sisters, Lillian Wishnow and Charlotte Ross; and his son Jordan Weinstein. Cye was a US...
James J. Blue
Dec 6, 2014
JAMES JACKSON BLUE WEAVERVILLE- James "Jack" Blue, age 87, of Weaverville, died Saturday, December 6, 2014. Mr. Blue was born February 21, 1927 in Montgomery County, AL. He graduated in 1945 from Sidney Lanier High School and was a graduate of Auburn University with a Master's degree from Georgia Tech. Mr. Blue was a Veteran of World War II, the...
Logan Maney
Dec 6, 2014
LOGAN V. MANEY WEAVERVILLE - Logan V. Maney, age 13, of Weaverville went home to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, December 6, 2014. Logan was born February 11, 2001 in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He enjoyed sports, hunting, fishing, and Boy Scouts. Logan loved both his churches. He had a gift of...
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...
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