Obituaries
Tim Robinson
May 24, 2013
Tim D. Robinson, age 52, of 116 Red Barn Rd., died Friday, May 24, 2013. Tim was born August 17, 1960, in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He was an avid sports fan and played softball for many years. He was the son of Maurice and Judy Whitted Robinson of Weaverville. Surviving in addition to...
Jean Wyatt
May 20, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Jean Wyatt, age 67, of 84 Reece Rd., died Monday, May 20, 2013. Mrs. Wyatt was born October 2, 1945, in Buncombe County, where she had lived for most of her life, and was a resident of Troy, S.C., for the last 4-1/2 years before returning to Buncombe County. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Davis and Martha...
Yetive Roberts Ponder
May 19, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Yetive Roberts Ponder went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Born July 31, 1923 in Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Canary Roberts and Linda Shepherd Roberts. She was married for 47 years to the late Rev. Cecil Lemuel Ponder who passed away in June 1986. She was also the sister of the...
Virginia Evelyn Rice
May 18, 2013
MARSHALL—Virginia Evelyn Rice went home to be with the Lord Saturday, May 18, 2013. She is survived by six grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, five brothers, two sisters, and dear friend Robert Rheems. A graveside service will be held at 1 PM, Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Marshall City Cemetery.
Charles Townsend Wallis
May 17, 2013
HENDERSONVILLE - Charles Townsend Wallis of Hendersonville died in Asheville Friday, May 17, 2013, after a brief illness. He was 85.
Mr. Wallis was born November 14, 1927, in Biltmore, Asheville, to George Marsden Wallis, former manager of the Biltmore Estate Farm and Dairy, and Etta Beatrice Dillingham Wallis. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Alice...
Patricia Cason Menon
May 10, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Patricia Cason Menon, age 66, died Friday, May 10, 2013. Patricia Menon was born July 4, 1946, in Queens, NY. She also resided in New Jersey and Florida prior to moving to Weaverville in 2000. She took great pride in being a devoted wife and partner to her husband, Gopi, as well as raising her children and caring for her...
Ernest Neil Moss
May 5, 2013
SILSBEE, TEXAS—Ernest Neil Moss, age 53, of Silsbee, Texas, died Sunday, May 5, 2013. Mr. Moss was born on April 20, 1960, in Asheville to Ernest Moss and the late Faye Atkins Moss. Survivors include his wife, Peggy Davis Moss; daughter, Emily Rice and her husband, Jeremiah, of Houston, Texas; son, Joe Moss of Lumberton, Texas; sisters, Sonia Burgin of...
Christine Thomas
May 2, 2013
LEICESTER—Christine Thomas, age 83, of Leicester died Thursday, May 2, 2013. Mrs. Thomas was born August 15, 1929, in Buncombe County. She retired from Square D in 1992 after 23 years of service. She was a member of Newfound Baptist Church. Her devotion and love for her family was her life's greatest treasure. She was preceded in death by her...
Dorothy S. Sprinkle
May 1, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Dorothy S. Riddle Coates Sprinkle, age 86, of Weaverville, graduated into heaven on May 1, 2013. A native of Pennsylvania and Ohio, she lived in Weaverville since 1964. She was preceded in death by her parents, Freeland and Stella Wray Scaife; the husband of her children, Cecil G. Riddle; husbands, Arthur Hayes Coates and Don Sprinkle; grandson, Richard Riddle; and...
James Thomas DeWeese
Apr 29, 2013
WEAVERVILLE-James Thomas DeWeese, age 90, of 37 Mountain Meadow Circle, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 29, 2013. Mr. DeWeese was born June 12, 1922, in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He graduated valedictorian from Woodfin High School at the age of 15 and graduated from Cecil's and Blanton's Business College. A...
Cecil Coolidge Fisher
Apr 28, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Cecil Coolidge Fisher, age 88, of Sunset Drive, died Sunday, April 28, 2013.
Mr. Fisher was born June 3, 1924, in Madison County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of his life. He was a 1942 graduate of Marshall High School. He was an owner-operator with North American Van Lines. Cecil served in the Pacific in...
Thomas L. Johnson
Apr 22, 2013
ALEXANDER—Thomas L. Johnson, age 77, of Alexander and Santeetlah Shores, went to his heavenly father on Monday April 22, 2013, from his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 11, 1935, in Buncombe County. He was the son of the late Coleman and Lockie Worley Johnson. His times on Lake Santeetlah with his wife and family were...
Ruth Ballard Wilson
Apr 21, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Ruth Ballard Wilson, age 89, of Weaverville, died Sunday, April 21, 2013. Mrs. Wilson was born April 8, 1924, in Reems Creek where she had lived all of her life. She graduated from Weaverville High School as salutatorian, and attended Blanton's Business College. She retired from Mills Manufacturing. A member of Beech-Glen Baptist Church, she attended South Fork Methodist Church...
Faye Maxwell Honeycutt
Apr 19, 2013
WEAVERVILLE –Faye Maxwell Honeycutt, age 83, of 87 Herron Cove Rd., went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 19, 2013. Mrs. Honeycutt was born April 12, 1930, in Madison County and was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She retired from Mills Manufacturing after 22 years of employment. She enjoyed flower gardening and bird...
Fergus Pope
Apr 19, 2013
BURNSVILLE—Dr. Fergus Pope—physician, Humanitarian, environmentalist, pacifist and devoted husband and father -- died peacefully at his home in Celo on April 19, 2013, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's. He was 83.
Pope was a prominent pediatrician and child psychiatrist who moved to Yancey County in 1969 with his wife, Ruth, and their three young children. At the time,...
Lillian Mitchell Carson
Apr 18, 2013
CONWAY, AR/BARNARDSVILLE—Lillian Mitchell Carson, age 86, of Conway, Ark., formerly of Barnardsville, went to be with her Lord Thursday, April 18, 2013, in Conway. Mrs. Carson was born October 30, 1926, in Jacksonville, Ark., and was a resident of Washington, DC, and Maryland for a number of years before moving to Barnardsville in 1977. Lillian was co-owner and administrator of...
Jacqueline Maria Sluder Ivey
Apr 17, 2013
LEICESTER—Jacqueline Maria Sluder Ivey, age 59, of 1 Printers Lane, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Jacqueline was born May 26, 1953, in Buncombe County where she had lived most of her life. She was the first female deputy patrol officer in North Carolina. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Black Mountain. She was preceded in death by...
Betty Roberts Penley
Apr 16, 2013
WEAVERVILLE—Betty Roberts Penley, age 88, of 272 Hamburg Mountain Rd., died Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Mrs. Penley was born October 9, 1924, in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She was the former owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken Restaurant in Hendersonville. Betty was a member of Weaverville United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by...
Della Dodd Davis
Apr 15, 2013
ASHEVILLE—Della Dodd Davis, age 86, of Asheville, died Monday, April 15, 2013. Mrs. Davis was born May 22, 1926. A native of Barnardsville, she was a resident of Yancey County for most of her life and lived in Buncombe County for the last 30 years. She was a member of Richland Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her...
Wesley \ Hurni
Apr 12, 2013
ASHEVILLE—Rev. Wesley "Wes" Hurni, age 92, of Asheville, died Friday, April 12, 2013. Rev. Hurni was born November 2, 1920, in St. Louis, Mo., where he lived for the first 15 years of his life. He then moved to Norfolk, Va., where he resided until going to college at Nyack College in N.Y. He was a resident of Asheville most...
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