Obituaries
Wayne L. Hensel
Mar 11, 2014
WAYNE L. HENSEL WEAVERVILLE - Wayne L. Hensel, age 82, of Jupiter Rd. died Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Mr. Hensel was born November 23, 1931 in PA and was a resident of Buncombe County for a number of years. He was a retired independent truck driver and also drove for Leicester Supply. Wayne was a US Army veteran. He was...
Lillian Larrabee
Mar 9, 2014
LILLIAN LARRABEE ASHEVILLE - Lillian Larrabee, 96, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, March 9, 2014 of complications from a fall in her garden. Lillian and her late husband Pete retired to North Asheville 15 years ago. She was active with the College for Seniors. She was an avid gardener and reader, and loved her discussion and writing groups in Asheville. She...
Marshall J. Morgan
Mar 8, 2014
MARSHALL J. MORGAN WEAVERVILLE - Marshall J. Morgan, age 85, of Weaverville, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014 after a short illness while surrounded by his family. Mr. Morgan was born October 6, 1928, in Seneca, SC to the late Christine Jones Morgan and Herbert Doyle Morgan. Marshall graduated from Clemson University in 1950 as a 2nd Lt. in the...
Carolyn Townsend Rose
Mar 7, 2014
CAROLYN TOWNSEND ROSE ASHEVILLE- Carolyn Townsend Rose, age 87, of Asheville died Friday, March 7, 2014. Mrs. Rose was born September 6, 1926 in Buie, NC. She was wife of the late Larry M. Rose. Surviving are her daughter, Laurie Rose Moser and husband Roger of Asheville; sons, Richard Townsend Rose and wife Lyn of New Haven, CT, and Steven...
Edna Johnson Massey
Mar 4, 2014
EDNA UVILIA JOHNSON MASSEY WEAVERVILLE-Edna Uvilia Johnson Massey "Granny" who had been residing with her great granddaughter, Nicole Maltry LeMieux at 32 Colby drive in Weaverville went home to be with Jesus her Lord and Savior and all her loved ones that had died in the Lord. She departed this world on Tuesday, March 4th after a period of declining...
Iris Bradley Aiken
Feb 22, 2014
IRIS BRADLEY AIKEN ASHEVILLE - Iris Bradley Aiken, age 82, of Aiken Road, died Saturday, February 22, 2014. Mrs. Aiken was born October 30, 1931, in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. Iris was a retiree of GTE Telephone Co. and enjoyed family gatherings, church, flowers, anything with color, and taking pictures. She delighted in mentoring...
Lewis D. Luttrell
Feb 21, 2014
LEWIS D. LUTTRELL ASHEVILLE - Lewis D. Luttrell of Asheville died Friday, February 21, 2014. Mr. Luttrell was born December 8, 1927 in Bristol, TN to the late Lindsey Delaney Luttrell and Carrie French Luttrell. He was a veteran of the US Marine Corp. having served during the Korean War. Lewis formerly lived in Columbus, Ohio and Hickory, NC. In...
B. Arthur Buckner
Feb 18, 2014
B. ARTHUR BUCKNER, JR. WEAVERVILLE - B. Arthur Buckner, Jr., age 92, of 172 Old Burnsville Rd., died Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Mr. Buckner was born December 25, 1921, in Buncombe County. He was a retired farmer and a member of Cole's Cove Baptist Church. Arthur was the son of the late Brownlow Arthur Buckner, Sr. and Essie Burnette Buckner...
Elizabeth A. Parsons
Feb 18, 2014
ASHEVILLE - Elizabeth "Betty" A. Parsons, age 80, of Givens Estates, died, Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Mrs. Parsons was born April 14, 1933, in Norwich, CT. She attended Norwich Free Academy and graduated in 1951 with a concentration in business. She worked and retired from Dow Chemical Company's Technical Service Department at its Gales Ferry, CT facility. In 1971, she...
Marie Elliott Brown
Feb 17, 2014
ASHEVILLE - Marie Elliott Brown, 94, passed away on February 17, 2014 in Wichita Falls, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 22, 2014 in the Chapel of West Funeral Home, Weaverville with Rev. Jim McCoy officiating. Burial will be in Faith Fellowship Cemetery in Newdale, NC. Family and friends are invited to a meal and...
Max L. Blevins
Feb 17, 2014
MAX L. BLEVINS, SR. WEAVERVILLE - Max L. Blevins, Sr., age 77, of Beech Community, Weaverville, died at his home Monday, February 17, 2014 after an extended illness. Mr. Blevins was born August 29, 1936 in Yancey County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of his life. He owned and operated Blevins Insurance Agency and he retired...
Bill J. Whitted
Feb 11, 2014
BILL J. WHITTED WEAVERVILLE - Bill J. Whitted, age 88, of 136 Dula Springs Rd. died Monday, February 10, 2014. Mr. Whitted was born October 11, 1925 in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He retired from Perry Alexander Construction Company and was a member of West View Baptist Church. Bill enjoyed building bird houses. A...
Tommy E. Knighten
Feb 10, 2014
TOMMY E. KNIGHTEN MCDOWELL CO. - Tommy E. Knighten, age 48, of Marion, McDowell County died Sunday, February 9, 2014. Mr. Knighten was born April 19, 1965 in Buncombe County. Surviving are his wife, Karen Capps Knighten; daughter, Taylor Knighten; parents, John and Rosalie Turley Knighten; brothers, Jeff and John Knighten and maternal grandmother, Rosalie Brown Turley. A memorial service...
Harmie Honeycutt
Feb 9, 2014
HARMIE HONEYCUTT ALEXANDER - Harmie Honeycutt, age 98, of Flint Hill Road, died Saturday, February 8, 2014. Mrs. Honeycutt was born December 31, 1915, in Yancey County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She retired from Vanderbilt Shirt Co. and was a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the...
Bobby Keith Robinson
Feb 6, 2014
BOBBY KEITH ROBINSON LEICESTER - Bobby Keith Robinson, age 75, of South Turkey Creek Road died Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Mr. Robinson was born April 10, 1938 in Buncombe County where he lived all of his life. A 1956 graduate of Leicester High School, he was a M.P. in the U.S. Army and retired from Square D, where he was...
William Francis Kindred
Feb 4, 2014
WILLIAM FRANCIS KINDRED WEAVERVILLE - William Francis Kindred, age 80, of Terrace Dr. died Tuesday, February 4, 2014. Mr. Kindred was born June 19, 1933 in Winchester, MA. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the U.S. Air Force. Son of the late Edmund and Nora O'Leary Kindred, he was also preceded in death by his son,...
Peggy Sluder Brown
Feb 1, 2014
PEGGY SLUDER BROWN WEAVERVILLE - Peggy Sluder Brown, age 85, of 26 Salem Road, died Saturday, February 1, 2014. Mrs. Brown was born October 23, 1928, in Buncombe County to the late David and Ellen Warlick Sluder. She was an avid reader, bowled and worked crossword puzzles. Mrs. Brown was a member of First Baptist Church, Weaverville, where she was...
Frances Mackey Poston
Jan 31, 2014
FRANCES MACKEY POSTON WEAVERVILLE - Frances Mackey Poston, age 96, passed away Friday, January 31, 2014 at Mars Hill Retirement Community. Mrs. Poston was born August 17, 1917, in Buncombe County where she had lived most of her life. Frances worked for Hahn Shoe Store and Hadley Corp. in Weaverville. She was a long time member of Weaverville United Methodist...
William A. “Bill†Shook
Jan 31, 2014
WILLIAM A. "Bill" SHOOK, SR. ASHEVILLE - William A. "Bill" Shook, Sr., age 84, of Asheville, died Wednesday, January 29, 2014. Mr. Shook was born November 2, 1929 in New Kensington, PA. He served 20 years active duty in the U.S. Navy, including the Korean War and 10 years in the Fleet Reserves. They settled in Gloucester, VA from 1967-2011,...
Evelyn Jones Styles
Jan 31, 2014
EVELYN "SISTER" JONES STYLES WEAVERVILLE/ CONCORD - Evelyn "Sister" Styles, age 73, of Concord died on Friday, January 31, 2014. Evelyn was born October 1, 1940, in Weaverville and was a resident of Concord since 1968. She retired from the Cabarrus County school system in 2007, after 30 years of service. Evelyn loved working in her flower garden and cherished...
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