Obituaries

Mar 15, 2022

Rita B. Ringwood, age 80, arrived in the loving arms of God on Tuesday, March 15, 2022.  She was born in St. Marys, Tasmania, Australia, on the 1st of July 1941 to the late Amy and Walter Scales.  In addition to her parents, Rita is also joining in Heaven, her baby boy Danial, granddaughter, Nina “T.” Horan and her siblings,...

Mar 10, 2022

WEAVERVILLE – Melzar L. Harwood, age 78 of Weaverville went to be with his Savior and Lord Thursday, March 10, 2022.

He was the son of the late Aaron C. Harwood and Ruby B. Harwood. 

He was a resident of Buncombe County for most of his life. He retired from the U.S. Army after 22 years of service.  He was an avid...

Mar 10, 2022

WOODFIN - Wayne Martin Brown, age 81, of Woodfin died Thursday, March 10, 2022.

Mr. Brown was born July 20, 1940 in Buncombe County to the late S.R. and Violet Johnson Brown.  He was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County, and was employed at Burlington Industries for many years.

Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Christine Brown who...

Mar 9, 2022

Patricia G. Reynolds, age 92, of Weaverville passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2022.

Patricia was born March 12, 1929, in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late John and Etta Hudnall Gavin.  She was the wife of the late Raymond Lawrence Reynolds who died in 2021.

Surviving are her daughters, Dianna Billig-Belding, and Teresa Benner; sons, James Reynolds, John Benner and Lawrence Benner; four grandchildren,...

Mar 9, 2022

Lisa Gail Swann, age 58, of Asheville went to be with her Heavenly Father Wednesday, March 9, 2022.

Ms. Swann was born March 17, 1963 in Maryland to Palmer Buttry and Joann Barr. She was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. Lisa loved all animals, from dogs, monkeys and elephants to her cat, Queenie.  She loved everything...

Mar 6, 2022

John Lawton Goforth, 86, of Asheville, NC, passed in the early morning of March 6, 2022.

He might have been born in the early morning of Leap Day 1936 on Big Pine in Madison County, NC. He grew up loving cars, going fast, and a young girl who became our mother. He figured out how to make a living doing these...

Mar 6, 2022

Barbara (Burke) Trahon was born in Cambridge, MA, daughter of Mary Quill and Maurice Burke.  She grew up in a single parent household as one of eight siblings during The Great Depression. 

She married her soulmate, Richard K. "Nish" Trahon, a Marine Corps Veteran of the Korean War, on a snowy day in January of 1958. 

Barbara was a medical transcriptionist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston...

Mar 3, 2022

WEAVERVILLE   – Joyce Davis King, age 84, of Weaverville, died Thursday, March 3, 2022.

Mrs. King was born April 10, 1937, in Buncombe County, to the late Thomas Cornelius and Martha Ball Davis; she was a resident of Buncombe County most of her life.

Joyce was a dedicated and hardworking woman who worked until she was 74. She was a loving mother,...

Mar 2, 2022

Linda Kay Carson, age 67, of Arden, died Wednesday, March 2, 2022.

She was born October 3, 1954, in Buncombe County to the late Chester D. and Mildred Carson Carson.

Linda was a graduate of North Buncombe High School. She retired as an Assistant Clerk of Court in Buncombe County, after 32 years of service.

Linda enjoyed flower gardening, walking, and reading. She...

Feb 27, 2022

Sandra K. Buckner, 75, of Sylva passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022.

Sandra was born May 29, 1946 to the late W. T. “Ted” Buckner and Bernice Ray Buckner.  A native of Barnardsville, she was a dedicated homemaker.  Sandra was a talented self-taught decorator and decorated many beautiful homes.  She also created beautiful floral pieces. 

Sandra was a loving person, and loved...

Feb 25, 2022

ASHEVILLE – Barbara “Bobbie” Homan Webster, age 90, of Asheville, passed into heaven peacefully on Friday, February 25, 2022.  

A native of Warren, Ohio, she was the daughter of James Edgar Homan and Ann Elizabeth Kerrigan Homan. She attended Penn State University. During those college years, Bobbie met her future husband who was an architectural student at Carnegie Mellon Institute of...

Feb 25, 2022

WEAVERVILLE – Linda H. Crawford, 84, of Weaverville, NC passed away in her home on the evening of February 25, 2022.  She was a native of Asheville. 

Linda loved the WNC mountains, including a childhood full of family archeological adventures.  She was loving and devoted to her family members and found sincere joy in hearing about their activities.  She loved cooking,...

Feb 22, 2022

BARNARDSVILLE – Charles Don Wilson, age 90 of Barnardsville, passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2022.

Mr. Wilson was born May 29, 1931, in Yancey County to the late Charles Denver and Mary Hensley Wilson; he was a resident of Buncombe County most of his life. Don was the owner/operator of Newbridge Motors for 38 years.  He enjoyed woodworking and loved...

Feb 22, 2022

Feb 20, 2022

ALEXANDER – Jessie Edwards Hurst, age 79, of Alexander, passed away peacefully early Sunday, February 20, 2022, at her home.

Mrs. Hurst was born December 19, 1942, in Buncombe County to the late Eva Griffin and Roy Lee Edwards, Sr.; she was a resident of Buncombe County all of her life. Jessie worked at Rose’s Department Store in the 80’s and...

Feb 14, 2022

ASHEVILLE - Jack Edwin Williamson, ninety-seven, of Asheville passed away peacefully on February 14, 2022, after an extended illness.

Jack is survived by his wife of sixty-one years, Kay Williamson, two children: Edwin Williamson (Melissa Clemens) of Kingsport, Tennessee and   Lisa Johnson (Brad Honnold) of Charlotte, North Carolina, and two grandchildren: Peyton Johnson of Charlotte, North Carolina and Cooper Williamson of Asheville, North...

Feb 14, 2022

Dessie Mae Follin, age 90, of Hendersonville, died Monday, February 14, 2022.

Mrs. Follin was born June 2, 1931, in Levy County, Florida to the late Edward Daniel and Alva Dean Dusenberry. Dessie moved to Culpepper, Virginia as an adult and was an operator at a phone company for 20 years. She later became a resident of WNC in 2011.

Dessie loved to travel...

Feb 10, 2022

Gerald Buckner, 80, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 10, 2022 with his children at his side.

Gerald was born on May 17, 1941 in Madison County to the late Coleman and Eva Buckner. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Metta Fisher Buckner who passed away in 1994; two brothers, Jimmy and Bobby Buckner;...

Feb 8, 2022

WEAVERVILLE – Sherrie Centea, 69, of Weaverville passed away after battling Ovarian Cancer on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family.

Sherrie was born on March 29, 1952 in Akron, OH, the daughter of the late Samuel Giuseppe Trotta and Audrey Lyn Smith Trotta. She has been a resident of Weaverville for over 30 years.

She is survived...

Feb 8, 2022

Lillie Ann Moore Lyda, age 84, of Weaverville, went to be with the Lord peacefully Tuesday, February 8, 2022.

Mrs. Lyda was born to the late Walter and Floye Stillwell Moore. Lillie was a graduate of Bee Log High School in Yancey County. She was a resident of Yancey and Buncombe Counties for most of her life.

Lillie was a longtime employee...