Obituaries
Margaret Neta Biggs
Dec 6, 2016
MARGARET NETA BIGGS WOODFIN – Margaret Neta Biggs, age 88 of Weaverville Hwy. went to be with the Lord Tuesday, December 6, 2016. Mrs. Biggs was born July 12, 1928 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She was a loving mother. Her life revolved around family, she dearly loved her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren....
Billy Junior Hill
Dec 6, 2016
BILLY JUNIOR HILL WEAVERVILLE – Billy Junior Hill, age 87, of Weaverville died Tuesday, December 6, 2016. Mr. Hill was born April 28, 1929 in Oakland County, Michigan to the late Virgil and Ludie Hill. He had been a resident of Buncombe County for the past 30 years and was a member of Red Oak Church of Christ. In addition...
Donnie E. Rice
Dec 5, 2016
DONNIE E. RICE FLETCHER – Donnie E. Rice, age 75, of Fletcher died Monday, December 5, 2016. Donnie was born October 15, 1941 in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. A son of Minnie Roberts Rice of Weaverville and the late L. Vestal Rice, and husband of the late Terrie Wallace Rice who died in 2006....
Ruth Eleanor Collins
Dec 3, 2016
RUTH ELEANOR COLLINS ASHEVILLE - Ruth Eleanor Collins, age 90, of Asheville died Saturday, December 3, 2016.
Rex Delane Hardy
Dec 3, 2016
REX DELANE HARDY, JR. SPRUCE PINE - Rex Delane Hardy, Jr., age 72, of Spruce Pine died Saturday, December 3, 2016.
Jerry Lamar Moncus
Nov 24, 2016
JERRY LAMAR MONCUS ASHEVILLE –Jerry Lamar Moncus, age 63, died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, November 24, 2016 after a year-long struggle with lung cancer. Jerry was born on October 2, 1953 in Alabama, and as a military child grew up on military bases all over the world. He lived in Florida for many years, and had been a...
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...
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