Keith Spurling Snyder

ASHEVILLE - Keith Spurling Snyder, age 93, of Asheville, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

Mr. Snyder was born in Lenoir, NC, June 17, 1933, to Dewey Lee Snyder and Launa Pearl McNabb Snyder.

He is proceeded in death by his parents; brothers, Jerry Thomas Snyder, Joe Jack Snyder, and Sam Stanley Snyder; and sister, Patsy Thomas Fowler.

He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Frances Causby Snyder; daughter, Lorraine Snyder-Espy (Jerry); son, Keith Spurling Snyder, II (Debbie); grandsons, Keith “Trey” Spurling Snyder, III (Thaise), and Caden Leander Snyder; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and other family members by marriage.

He attended the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill for undergraduate and law school. He was a practicing attorney in Lenoir, North Carolina; Caldwell County Attorney; NC District Court Judge for the then 25th Judicial District; United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina; practicing attorney in Asheville, NC with the firm Snyder Leonard Biggers and Dodd; Buncombe County Attorney and Associate Buncombe County Attorney.

Keith Snyder was very active in his church, the former Merrimon Ave. Baptist Church in Asheville - singing in the choir, teaching Sunday School classes, and serving as a Deacon.

He was also a member and past president of the Optimist Club; served on the Board of Directors of Aston Park; and was elected to the Woodfin water board where he served there for several years.

He will be greatly missed by all who know him, family, and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, November 7, 2026, in the Chapel of West Funeral Home, 17 Merrimon Ave., Weaverville, with Rev. Dr. Buddy Corbin officiating. Burial will follow in Ashelawn Gardens of Memory, 901 Aiken Rd., Asheville.

The family will receive friends from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m., Saturday, November 7, 2026, at the funeral home.

West Family Funeral Services is honored to serve and care for the Snyder family during this time.