Obituaries
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...
Steve Griffin
Oct 6, 2014
STEVE GRIFFIN WEAVERVILLE - Steve Griffin, age 68, of 2 Crandon Court went to be with the Lord Monday, October 6, 2014. Steve was born August 21, 1946 in Buncombe County to the late Ed and Maude Flynn Griffin. He served as a demolition specialist in the Army National Guard for 8 years in McCormick, SC. Steve was living in...
Grady Edward Butts
Oct 2, 2014
GRADY EDWARD BUTTS ASHEVILLE - Grady Edward Butts, age 83, of Asheville died Thursday, October 2, 2014 at John F. Keever Solace Center. Mr. Butts was born May 7, 1931 in Blount County, AL and was a resident of Buncombe County for 18 years. Mr. Butts worked for Archway Cookies as a baker and he was the caregiver for his...
Col. Anthony Henry Richard
Sep 30, 2014
ASHEVILLE - Col. Anthony Henry Richard, Jr. passed from this life on Sunday, September 28, 2014. He was the son of the late Anthony Henry Richard and Dorcianne Richard and spent his early years in Lafayette, Louisiana. After attending LSU, Henry graduated from the United States Military Academy in June of 1943. On the day of his graduation, Henry received...
Juanita DeWeese Wright
Sep 29, 2014
ASHEVILLE - Juanita DeWeese Wright, age 96, of Baird Cove Road died Monday, September 29, 2014. Mrs. Wright was born August 14, 1918 in Buncombe County, where she had lived all of her life. She retired from Square D in 1981 after 20 years of service, and was a member of Newbridge Baptist Church and also attended Pine Burr Park...
Richard Garrison
Sep 29, 2014
RICHARD "RICK" GARRISON MARS HILL - Richard "Rick" Garrison, age 63, died Monday, September 29, 2014. Rick was born January 31, 1951 in Buncombe County where he lived most of his life, having lived in Madison County for the last fifteen years. He loved trips with family to the beach and Pigeon Forge; visits with the kids and grandchildren; classic...
Carroll F. Ingle
Sep 28, 2014
REVEREND CARROLL F. INGLE WEAVERVILLE - Reverend Carroll F. Ingle, age 75, of Ayers Road died Sunday, September 28, 2014. Reverend Ingle was born August 6, 1939 in Haywood County to the late Chester Franklin and Essie Mae Clubb Ingle. Reverend Ingle was currently the pastor of Riverview Baptist Church and had previously pastored Cross Rock Baptist, Piney Grove Baptist...
Phyllis Gores Honeycutt
Sep 28, 2014
WEAVERVILLE/GREENEVILLE, TN - Phyllis Gores Honeycutt age 74, of 43 E. Ridgefield Court, Greeneville, TN died Sunday, September 28, 2014. Phyllis was born December 11, 1940 in Weaverville and was a resident of Greeneville, TN since 1994. She was a graduate of Mars Hill College and attended Western Carolina, UNCA and Appalachian State. For over thirty years she taught in...
Christine Hunnicutt
Sep 26, 2014
ASHEVILLE - Christine "Kristi" Renee Hunnicutt age 44, of Asheville died Friday, September 26, 2014 at John F. Keever Solace Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Kristi was born December 2, 1969 in Buncombe County where she had lived most of her life. She attended Erwin High School and Fletcher School of Dance. She was the daughter of Troy...
Theodore Darby Aslund
Sep 21, 2014
THEODORE DARBY ASLUND ALEXANDER - Theodore Darby Aslund age 69, of Alexander passed away Sunday September 21, 2014. Mr. Aslund was born January 17, 1945 in Chester, SC. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and had served during the Vietnam War in Detachment B-52 (SOA), 5th Special Forces Group RVN, 1st Special Forces. Mr. Aslund was a former member of...
Augusta Cordell Naish
Sep 18, 2014
AUGUSTA CORDELL NAISH ASHEVILLE - Augusta Cordell Naish, age 91, formerly of Asheville died on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Mrs. Naish was born November 2, 1922 in Buncombe County where she had lived most of her life. She lived in Chunn's Cove for 58 years. After 26 years of service at Gerber she retired. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and was...
Thelma Penland
Sep 17, 2014
CANDLER - Thelma Penland, age 87, of Ballard Cove Road died Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the Brian Center in Weaverville. Mrs. Penland was born July 10, 1927 in Haywood County. She was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. Mrs. Penland was a Registered Nurse and attended church at Mount Moriah and Gashes Creek. In addition...
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