Obituaries
Frances Browning Pegg
Nov 24, 2016
FRANCES BROWNING PEGG WEAVERVILLE – Frances Browning Pegg, age 90, of Weaverville died Thursday, November 24, 2016 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. Mrs. Pegg was born June 14, 1926 in Buncombe County to the late Henry and Mintie Morrison Browning. Frances was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and Christian. She was a member of Cedar Hill...
Betty Jean Roberts Herron
Nov 19, 2016
BETTY JEAN ROBERTS HERRON WEAVERVILLE – Betty Jean Roberts Herron, loving wife, mother, and grandmother at age 80 went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 19, 2016. Betty Jean was born October 14, 1936 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life and attended Locust Grove Baptist Church, Weaverville. She was a daughter of the...
Margarete Webb
Nov 16, 2016
MARGARETE WEBB CANDLER – Margarete Webb, age 81, of Candler died Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Mrs. Webb was born March 25, 1935 in Germany to the late Erwin and Katharina Kanel Leipner. Margarete was a loving wife and the greatest mom. She has worked for Enka, Gerber and Walker Muffler. Surviving are her husband of 60 years, David Douglas Webb;...
Kayden Jerit Shelton
Nov 12, 2016
KAYDEN JERIT SHELTON WEAVERVILLE – Kayden Jerit Shelton, infant son of Britany and Timothy “TJ” Shelton, was born and died on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Mission Hospital. He was preceded in death by his grandmothers, Nadine Shelton and Dolly English; grandfather, Frederick Badgero Sr.; and uncle, Frederick Badgero III. Surviving in addition to his parents are his sister, Kaily...
John L. Donahue
Nov 11, 2016
John L. Donahue, age 90 of Poland, Ohio and formerly of Strasburg, died peacefully, Friday, November 11, 2016 in Ashville, NC, surrounded by his loving family. A son of late Lacey W. and Ida M. (Eichel) Donahue, John was born at Uhrichsville, Ohio on June 27, 1926. He was a graduate of the former Tuscarawas-Warwick High School. Following graduation, He...
Lois DeBruhl Atkins
Nov 9, 2016
LOIS DEBRUHL ATKINS WEAVERVILLE – Lois DeBruhl Atkins, age 95, of 700 Barnardsville Hwy, died Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Mrs. Atkins was born September 11, 1921 in Buncombe County. She was retired from Honeywell. She was a member of Morgan Hill Baptist Church and was a daughter of the late Walter and Edna Sprinkles DeBruhl. Also preceding her in death...
Ronald Lee Webb
Nov 7, 2016
RONALD LEE WEBB WEAVERVILLE – Ronald Lee Webb, age 73, of John King Road died Monday, November 7, 2016. Mr. Webb was born December 22, 1942 in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Burton and Lily Ball Webb; twin daughters, Helen and Ellen; son, Ronald Lee “Ronnie”...
Charles Theo Anderson
Oct 29, 2016
CHARLES THEO ANDERSON ASHEVILLE – Beloved son and big brother, Charles Theo Anderson, age 57, of Asheville died Saturday, October 29, 2016. Mr. Anderson was born July 5, 1959 in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He worked many years for the City of Asheville and eventually retired from Dave Steel. He was a U.S. Army...
Beatrice M. Boyd
Oct 27, 2016
BEATRICE “BEA” M. BOYD CANDLER / MILLVILLE, NJ – Beatrice “Bea” M. Boyd, age 84, died Thursday, October 27, 2016. Services will be under the direction of Christy Funeral Home, 11 W. Broad Street, Millville, NJ.
Robert Moser
Oct 24, 2016
ROBERT S. “BOB” MOSER, JR. ASHEVILLE – Robert S. “Bob” Moser, Jr., age 69, of Asheville, NC died October 24, 2016. Mr. Moser was born April 12, 1947 in Washington, D.C., and was raised in Johnson City, TN. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in Vietnam; he was a Purple Heart recipient. A graduate of the...
Pearl E. Dearth
Oct 24, 2016
PEARL E. DEARTH WEAVERVILLE - Pearl Elizabeth Bixler Dearth, 94, died on October 24, 2016. Pearl was born on August 30, 1922, in Middletown, OH, the second child of William Lee Bixler and Eva Ann Mix. Her father was a master mason; her mother a housewife. Both were from New Orleans, LA. Growing up in Ashland, KY, and Chillicothe, OH,...
David R. Stewart
Oct 21, 2016
DAVID R. STEWART WEAVERVILLE – David R. Stewart, age 66, of Weaverville died Friday, October 21, 2016. Mr. Stewart was born November 20, 1949 in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He was a member of Vance Masonic Lodge # 293 A.F. & A.M. He was an avid outdoorsman and was a supervisor for Revco Scientific....
Everett Griffin
Oct 21, 2016
EVERETT GRIFFIN, JR. WOODFIN – Everett Griffin, Jr., age 72, died Friday, October 21, 2016. Private services will be held at a later date.
Sam Pegg
Oct 17, 2016
SAM PEGG, SR. WEAVERVILLE – Sam Pegg, Sr., age 93, of Weaverville died Monday, October 17, 2016 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. Mr. Pegg was born May 11, 1923 in Buncombe County to the late Fred and Cora Roberts Pegg. Sam was a retired truck driver and farmer. He was member of Cedar Hill Baptist Church. He was...
Phoebe Ann Ballard Rice
Oct 16, 2016
PHOEBE ANN BALLARD RICE CANDLER – God called one of his angels home. Phoebe Ann Ballard Rice, age 69, of Candler died Sunday, October 16, 2016 at the St. Joseph’s campus of Mission Hospital, after a period of declining health. Mrs. Rice was born August 25, 1947 in Buncombe County where she had lived most of her life. She was...
Clara Hale Edmonds
Oct 13, 2016
CLARA HALE EDMONDS BARNARDSVILLE – Clara Hale Edmonds, age 92, of Barnardsville died Thursday, October 13, 2016. Mrs. Edmonds was born March 30, 1924 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. Clara formerly worked as a seamstress at Hadley’s in Weaverville. She was a member and former church clerk at Paint Fork Missionary Baptist Church. Preceding...
April Anderson Walter
Oct 10, 2016
APRIL ANDERSON WALTER FLETCHER – April Anderson Walter, age 45, of Fletcher died October 10, 2016 at John F. Keever Solace Center. Mrs. Walter was born April 4, 1971 in Buncombe County where she had lived most of her life. She was a graduate of T.C. Roberson High School, and a Sr. Financial Services Officer for State Employees Credit Union....
Clifford Leroy Johnson
Oct 9, 2016
CLIFFORD LEROY JOHNSON, SR. WEAVERVILLE – Clifford Leroy Johnson, Sr., age 93, of Weaverville died Sunday, October 9, 2016. Mr. Johnson was born June 15, 1923 in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He was a retired Electrician and was employed with M.B. Haynes and the Housing Authority of the City of Asheville. Clifford was a...
Carl Serres
Oct 4, 2016
DR. CARL SERRES ASHEVILLE – Dr. Carl Serres, age 88, of Asheville died Tuesday, October 4, 2016. Dr. Serres was born June 2, 1928 in Hartland, Wisconsin to the late Carl S. and Beatrice Hartling Serres. He graduated from University of Minnesota with a Ph. D. in Chemistry and worked as a Research Chemist at Amoco Chemical Corp. for 32...
Maude Duvall Gilmer
Oct 3, 2016
MAUDE DUVALL GILMER ASHEVILLE – Maude Duvall Gilmer, age 99, of Asheville died Monday, October 3, 2016. Miss Gilmer was born October 1, 1917 in Waynesville and lived in Waynesville a number of years as well as in Memphis, Florida and Asheville. Maude has been a resident of the Baptist Home for the past few years. She had been a...
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