Obituaries

Sep 22, 2013

LOUISE LAURA SPRINKLE ALEXANDER - Louise Laura Sprinkle, age 85, formerly of Lower Flat Creek Road died Sunday, September 22, 2013. Miss. Sprinkle was born July 4, 1928, in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She was a special friend of Jupiter Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Lottie Wilson Sprinkle....

Sep 21, 2013

Jerry L. Emory, age 82, of Weaverville, died Saturday, September 21, 2013. Mr. Emory was born March 24, 1931, in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. Jerry was a retired Supervisor from Ball Manufacturing and was in the U.S. Army Airborne serving during the Korean War. He was a lifetime member and longtime deacon of Ivy...

Sep 20, 2013

WEAVERVILLE - Horace Fred "Ted" Gregg, age 86, of Blackberry Inn Road died Friday, September 20, 2013. Mr. Gregg was born December 30, 1926, in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He was formerly employed with Farmers Federation as a meat cutter, the Gerber Plant, and manager of the B & R Restaurant, and was retired...

Sep 18, 2013

ASHEVILLE - Alan M. "Snookie" Neilson, age 88 of Inglewood Road died Tuesday, September 17, 2013. Mr. Neilson was born July 19, 1925 in Buncombe County where he resided all of his life. He graduated from NC State University in 1952 with a degree in Lumber Management. Mr. Neilson served in the US Army Air Corp during World War II....

Sep 14, 2013

WEAVERVILLE - Magalene Crawford Buckner, age 86, of 80 McDaris Cove Road in the Beech Community died Saturday, September 14, 2013. Mrs. Buckner was born July 16, 1927 in Pineville, KY to the late Dewey and Mae Sharp Crawford. Mrs. Buckner was also preceded in death by daughter, Linda Prewitt and grandson, Donald R. Harwood. Mrs. Buckner was a resident...

Sep 13, 2013

JEAN R. JONES MARS HILL - Jean R. Jones, age 82, of 1515 S. Main St., Mars Hill died Thursday, September 12, 2013 at John F. Keever Solace Center. Mrs. Jones was born February 7, 1931, in Madison Co. to the late Jack and Carrie Sanders Reed. Mrs. Jones was also preceded in death by sisters, Tommie Lee and Nellie...

Sep 11, 2013

HENDERSONVILLE- Henrietta Bauer, age 93, longtime resident of Long Island, NY and currently of Lake Point Landing, Hendersonville died Wednesday, September 11, 2013. Miss Bauer was born March 13, 1920 in New York to the late Stanley and Veronica Bauer. She retired from the Bank of NY. Henrietta had a great sense of humor. Surviving are her sister Bertha Wojis...

Sep 8, 2013

Aug 28, 2013

WOODFIN—Leartis McGee Bradley, age 92, of Emerald Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center died Wednesday, August 28, 2013. Mrs. Bradley was born January 6, 1921, in Hart County, Ga., and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She and her husband HB were owners of several area restaurants, most recently HB's Drive-in. She was a member of...

Aug 26, 2013

WEAVERVILLE—William J. McIlvaine, 89, of Weaverville passed away on August 26, 2013. He was born April 21, 1924, in Trenton, N.J., to the late Donald and Eleanor McIlvaine. Bill served with the 9th Air Force in Europe in 1944 and 1945 and graduated from the University of Pittsburg in 1949. He married Mary Frances Knight and had four children: Richard,...

Aug 24, 2013

Gerald Vernon Shoemaker, 91 of Asheville passed away August 24, 2013. He was born March 5, 1922, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and was the son of the late J. Paul and Stella Phillips Shoemaker. After high school Mr. Shoemaker served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. Mr. Shoemaker owned and operated IGA grocery stores in Alexandria, Virginia. He...

Aug 23, 2013

ASHEVILLE—Elizabeth Koepke McGough, age 93, of The Oaks at Sweeten Creek left her family on earth to join her family waiting in heaven on Friday, August 23, 2013. Elizabeth was the daughter of the late Julius and Clara Meier Koepke and the wife of the late Morris L. "Mac" McGough who died in 2011. Mrs. McGough was born December 15,...

Aug 21, 2013

WEAVERVILLE—Phillip L. Fender, age 60 of 830 Reems Creek Road was healed from pancreatic cancer on Wednesday, August 21, 2013. Phillip was born June 2, 1953 in Buncombe County to the late Mose and Savada Hall Fender. He formerly volunteered at the Jupiter Fire Department and Reems Creek Fire Department. For 38 years he was employed at Harry's On the...

Aug 20, 2013

ASHEVILLE—Sandy Caldwell Knight, age 65 of Asheville died Tuesday, August 20, 2013. Sandy was born June 3, 1948 in Buncombe County to the late William Floyd and Annie Robinson Caldwell. She retired from Southern Bell in 1986 and was a member of Aaron Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband of 34 years, Ron Knight; daughters, Kim Faulkner and Marcy Knight;...

Aug 17, 2013

Joseph P. King, age 86 of Weaverville died peacefully Saturday, August 17, 2013 at his home. Joseph was born July 15, 1927 in Columbia, SC to the late Joseph P. King, Sr. and Priscilla Jeffcoat King. He was a resident of Connecticut and New Jersey before moving to Weaverville, where he had resided for 22 years. A graduate of Columbia...

Aug 15, 2013

Gary Bruce Robinson, age 65 of 114 Scenic View Drive died Thursday, August 15, 2013. Surviving are his sisters, Carolyn Kilpatrick and Gail Robinson both of Swannanoa. His memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 19, 2013 in Azalea Church of God, 20 Moffitt Branch Rd., Asheville, NC 28805 with Rev. Larry Wilson officiating. The family...

Aug 12, 2013

Lucile McDaris Rhea, age 87, of 1179 Reems Creek Road, died Monday, August 12, 2013. Mrs. Rhea was born May 5, 1926 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She graduated in 1944 from Weaverville High School and Cecil's Business College in 1946. She retired after 29 years with Buncombe County Schools, having worked at North...

Aug 11, 2013

WEAVERVILLE—Betty Ann Tweed Fortner, age 74, of Mundy Cove Rd., died Sunday, August 11, 2013. Mrs. Fortner was born January 15, 1939 in Madison County to the late Liston C. and Ruby Hunter Tweed. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a daughter, Sarah Fortner; son, Stevie Fortner; sister, Beulah Davis and brother, Clyde Tweed Surviving...

Aug 11, 2013

Norman Joe Payne, age 77, of Barnardsville went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at the John F. Keever Solace Center after a brief illness. Norman was born May 26, 1936 in Madison County to the late Joe and Clara Worley Payne. He was the loving husband of 50 years to the late Peggy Edwards Payne...

Aug 8, 2013

KINGSPORT, TENN./WEAVERVILLE—Evelyn Rhea Ballard Jones, age 82, of Kingsport, Tenn., died Thursday, August 8, 2013. Mrs. Jones was born August 18, 1930, in Buncombe County where she grew up in the Beech Community. She attended Warren Wilson College and Appalachian State University, graduating with a degree in education. She met her husband Thad Jones while at Appalachian State and they...