Obituaries
Valerie Hackett
Dec 16, 2021
ASHEVILLE - Valerie "Val" Hackett, 59, passed away on Thursday December 16, 2021.
A native of Ireland, Val was the daughter of Tom Nelson and Carmel McCarthy Nelson. She is also survived by her husband, Stephen; two children, Mark and Sarah; two brothers, David and Andrew; a daughter in law, Deanna; her mother-in-law, Claire; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, extended...
Alice Harwood Jamison
Dec 15, 2021
Alice Harwood Jamison, age 79, of Weaverville, died Wednesday, December 15, 2021.
Mrs. Jamison was born August 28, 1942, in Madison County to the late Reverend Lonnie and Bessie Hensley Crawford. She was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life.
Alice retired as Assistant Vice President of the Trust Department of Wachovia Bank for 38 years. She was a...
Willibald Butter
Dec 14, 2021
Willibald "Willie" Butter, 82, of Weaverville died peacefully at Carepartners Hospice in Asheville on December 14, 2021.
A native of Kafenberg, Austria, he was the son of the late Willibald and Teresia Wagner Butter.
He was also preceeded in death by his stepfather, Cyrill Schoeberl.
Willie worked at A-B Emblem for 22 years.
Willie is survived by wife, Elvira Butter; sister, Trudy Cerbone; daughter, Andrea Hinds and husband, John; son, Mario Butter...
Alfred Fulton "Fulty" Roberts, Jr.
Dec 13, 2021
ASHEVILLE – A. Fulton “Fulty” Roberts, Jr. of Asheville, age 90, died Monday, December 13, 2021.
A native of Asheville, he was born May 21, 1931, to the late A. Fulton Roberts, Sr. and Olive Buckner Roberts.
Fulty was a graduate of Lee H. Edwards High School, Embry-Riddle School of Aviation and Asheville-Biltmore Junior College. He was the co-owner with his brother, Guy...
Mabel Myrick
Dec 13, 2021
ASHEVILLE - Mabel Myrick, 89, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021 at Accordius Heath at Asheville.
A native of Abingdon, VA, she was the daughter of the late James and Amanda Stout. She was also preceded in death by two daughters, Connie Hoffman and Patricia Hutchison.
She is survived by her daughter, Belinda Keys of Asheville; five grandchildren, Eric Hutchison, Carrie...
Mary Deborah "Debbie" Bolser
Dec 12, 2021
WEAVERVILLE – Mary Deborah “Debbie” Bolser, age 71, of Weaverville, earned her Angel wings on Sunday, December 12, 2021.
Debbie was born May 21, 1950, to the late Marvin E. Forrester and Edna Broglin Dick in Kingston, Tennessee. She was a resident of Buncombe County for 20 years.
Debbie was a soldier for the Lord and attended Piney Mountain Baptist Church. She...
Ray "Bert" Ingle
Dec 10, 2021
ASHEVILLE – Ray Bert Ingle, age 74, of Asheville passed away, Friday, December 10, 2021, in the presence of his loving wife.
Ray Bert was born January 15, 1947, to the late Horace Waverly Ingle and Edith Ballard Ingle. He graduated in 1965 from North Buncombe High School. Ray Bert was a truck driver for many years and self-employed with his...
Florence Ennis Riedesel
Dec 10, 2021
ASHEVILLE – Florence Ennis Riedesel, age 78, of Asheville died Friday, December 10, 2021.
Mrs. Riedesel was born September 16, 1943, in Capitol Heights, MD to the late Robert and Blanche Taylor Ennis.
Mrs. Riedesel was a resident of Maryland most of her life, having lived in Asheville since 2006. She was a retired nurse.
Surviving are her husband of 59 years, Stephen...
Emma Kathern Allman Rice
Dec 9, 2021
ASHEVILLE – Emma Kathern Allman Rice, age 93, of Asheville, went to be with the Lord Thursday, December 9, 2021.
Mrs. Rice was born March 6, 1928, in Buncombe County to the late Murray and Pearl Chambers Allman; she had lived in Buncombe County all her life. She was a 1946 graduate of Flat Creek High School and worked at Woolworth...
Keith Jarrett
Dec 8, 2021
Keith Jarrett, a native of McDowell County and longtime sportswriter for the Asheville Citizen Times, slipped quietly away from this earth on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, at Spartanburg Medical Center. He was 62.
Keith is survived by his wife, Amy Jarrett, and stepdaughter, Taylor Zimmerman, and her husband Michael Bolton.
The son of the late Reid and Pauline Jarrett, Keith also is...
Maureen Hager
Dec 7, 2021
FLAT ROCK – It is with sadness we announce the unexpected passing of our beloved Maureen Hager on Tuesday, December 7, 2021.
Maureen lived 70 beautiful years on this earth, and we know she is forever with our Lord and her Good Shepherd!
She accomplished so much in her life as an author, speaker, and mentor for women in need as she advocated...
Elizabeth Anne Ritch Garner Watrous
Dec 6, 2021
Elizabeth Anne Ritch Garner Watrous, 88, passed away December 6, 2021, of late-stage Parkinson’s disease. Born on May 27, 1933, in Charlotte, NC to James Earl Ritch and Nena Williams Ritch, Anne was the younger of two children, following her brother Jim by two years.
Anne was a shy yet energetic student at Charlotte Central High School, where she was active in...
Barbara Eva Hoffman
Dec 5, 2021
Barbara E. Hoffman passed away peacefully on December 5, 2021, at the Brian Center of Weaverville.
Barbara was born on December 3, 1944, in Munster, Germany to Margarete and Felix Felkl. She resided in Germany until she met and Married Joseph J. Hoffman while he was serving in the Army in Germany.
They came to the United States in 1967 when their daughter...
Albert Augustus Buckner
Dec 5, 2021
Albert A. Buckner, age 54, of Fletcher went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 5, 2021.
Albert was born June 15, 1967, in Buncombe County, to the late Samuel Clay and Violet May Buckner. He was a resident of Buncombe County most of his life. Albert loved hunting, fishing, cars, football, music, his dogs and most of all, his...
Rex Eugene Roberts
Dec 4, 2021
Rex Eugene Roberts, 90, died Saturday, December 4, 2021.
Mr. Roberts was born July 17, 1931, in Buncombe County to the late Frank W. and Annie D. Roberts. Rex was a lifelong resident of Western North Carolina. He was a retired painter, avid fisherman, and hunter. He enjoyed camping and being outdoors.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in...
Edward Lawrence Duncan
Dec 4, 2021
WEAVERVILLE – Edward Lawrence Duncan of Weaverville, NC passed away on December 4th, 2021, in York, PA while visiting his sons over the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Ed was born April 18, 1945, in Cedar Grove, WV. One of four brothers and the son of educators Kathryn Lawrence Duncan (d.1985) and James Lewis Duncan (d.2006), Ed was raised in his native Kanawha River...
Jack Woodson
Nov 30, 2021
Jack Woodson, age 91, died Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Mr. Woodson was born April 30, 1930, in Buncombe County to the late Grady and Nona Gowan Woodson. He was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. After 42 years of service, Jack retired from the Department of Transportation. He enjoyed mowing his yard and considered it his masterpiece.
Jack was the 2019...
Pauline Maney Watkins
Nov 30, 2021
Pauline Maney Watkins, age 91, of Weaverville, died Tuesday, November 30, 2021.
Mrs. Watkins was born September 14, 1930, in Buncombe County to the late Talmadge and Maggie Tilmon Williams Maney; and was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County.
Mrs. Watkins was a stock reporter at the N.C. Department of Agriculture and later worked with Farm Bureau. Pauline was the oldest member...
Drusilla Renee Smith
Nov 27, 2021
ASHEVILLE – Drusilla “Renee” Smith, age 61, of Asheville gained her angel wings after a short battle with cancer.
Renee was born July 14, 1960, in Buncombe County, to the late James and Helena Pike Smith. She had lived all her life in Buncombe County. Renee loved cooking, baking, arts and crafts, coloring, and making Christmas ornaments. She loved everyone and...
Carroll Pegg
Nov 26, 2021
Carroll Pegg, age 74, of Elderberry Nursing Home died Friday, November 26, 2021.
Mr. Pegg was born September 14, 1947, in Henderson County to the late Carroll Creed and Fleta Hyder Pegg; he was a resident of Buncombe County where he had lived most all of his life.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Georgia...
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