Obituaries
Juanita DeWeese Wright
Sep 29, 2014
ASHEVILLE - Juanita DeWeese Wright, age 96, of Baird Cove Road died Monday, September 29, 2014. Mrs. Wright was born August 14, 1918 in Buncombe County, where she had lived all of her life. She retired from Square D in 1981 after 20 years of service, and was a member of Newbridge Baptist Church and also attended Pine Burr Park...
Richard Garrison
Sep 29, 2014
RICHARD "RICK" GARRISON MARS HILL - Richard "Rick" Garrison, age 63, died Monday, September 29, 2014. Rick was born January 31, 1951 in Buncombe County where he lived most of his life, having lived in Madison County for the last fifteen years. He loved trips with family to the beach and Pigeon Forge; visits with the kids and grandchildren; classic...
Carroll F. Ingle
Sep 28, 2014
REVEREND CARROLL F. INGLE WEAVERVILLE - Reverend Carroll F. Ingle, age 75, of Ayers Road died Sunday, September 28, 2014. Reverend Ingle was born August 6, 1939 in Haywood County to the late Chester Franklin and Essie Mae Clubb Ingle. Reverend Ingle was currently the pastor of Riverview Baptist Church and had previously pastored Cross Rock Baptist, Piney Grove Baptist...
Phyllis Gores Honeycutt
Sep 28, 2014
WEAVERVILLE/GREENEVILLE, TN - Phyllis Gores Honeycutt age 74, of 43 E. Ridgefield Court, Greeneville, TN died Sunday, September 28, 2014. Phyllis was born December 11, 1940 in Weaverville and was a resident of Greeneville, TN since 1994. She was a graduate of Mars Hill College and attended Western Carolina, UNCA and Appalachian State. For over thirty years she taught in...
Christine Hunnicutt
Sep 26, 2014
ASHEVILLE - Christine "Kristi" Renee Hunnicutt age 44, of Asheville died Friday, September 26, 2014 at John F. Keever Solace Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Kristi was born December 2, 1969 in Buncombe County where she had lived most of her life. She attended Erwin High School and Fletcher School of Dance. She was the daughter of Troy...
Theodore Darby Aslund
Sep 21, 2014
THEODORE DARBY ASLUND ALEXANDER - Theodore Darby Aslund age 69, of Alexander passed away Sunday September 21, 2014. Mr. Aslund was born January 17, 1945 in Chester, SC. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and had served during the Vietnam War in Detachment B-52 (SOA), 5th Special Forces Group RVN, 1st Special Forces. Mr. Aslund was a former member of...
Augusta Cordell Naish
Sep 18, 2014
AUGUSTA CORDELL NAISH ASHEVILLE - Augusta Cordell Naish, age 91, formerly of Asheville died on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Mrs. Naish was born November 2, 1922 in Buncombe County where she had lived most of her life. She lived in Chunn's Cove for 58 years. After 26 years of service at Gerber she retired. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and was...
Thelma Penland
Sep 17, 2014
CANDLER - Thelma Penland, age 87, of Ballard Cove Road died Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the Brian Center in Weaverville. Mrs. Penland was born July 10, 1927 in Haywood County. She was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. Mrs. Penland was a Registered Nurse and attended church at Mount Moriah and Gashes Creek. In addition...
Zeynobia Drake Arrowood
Sep 13, 2014
ZEYNOBIA DRAKE ARROWOOD WEAVERVILLE - Zeynobia Drake Arrowood, our precious Mother, Grandmother, Aunt and Friend, went to be with Jesus and loved ones on Saturday, September 13, 2014. She is now free of Alzheimer's disease, which had tormented her for many years. A native of Madison County, she was born to the late Jake and Elsie Hamlin Drake on September...
Catherine Peeke
Sep 7, 2014
M. CATHERINE PEEKE WEAVERVILLE -Catherine Peeke was born on April Fool's day (April 1st 1924) in Weaverville, NC. She attended school in Weaverville, NC where she skipped the second grade. From there, Catherine attended and graduated from Columbia Bible College (now Columbia International University) with a Biblical Education major in 1946. The following year she received a B.A. from King...
Joshua Silvers
Sep 6, 2014
UPDATED FOR BURIAL INFORMATION WEAVERVILLE/ IVA, SC - Joshua "Josh" Silvers, age 29, of Iva, SC formerly of Weaverville died Saturday, September 6, 2014 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Josh was born February 8, 1985 in Henderson County and had been a resident of Weaverville. He served in the U.S. Army, serving two tours in Iraq and was...
Thomas Stanley Jacon
Sep 4, 2014
THOMAS STANLEY JACON WEAVERVILLE - Thomas Stanley Jacon, loving husband, father and grandfather, died Thursday, September 4, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. Tom and Dolores Frances McCabe Jacon have been married for 60 years. Tom, the son of Polish immigrants Mary and Joseph Dziekan-later changed spelling to "Jacon"-was the youngest of 10 children. He was born Feb. 10,...
Tony E. Guthrie
Sep 4, 2014
TONY EUGENE GUTHRIE BARNARDSVILLE - Tony Eugene Guthrie, age 64, of 348 Haw Branch Road went home to be with the Lord Thursday, September 4, 2014. Tony was born September 1, 1950, in Buncombe County to the late Marcelle and Dorothy Harwood Guthrie. He was employed at Thermo Fisher Scientific for 20 years. Tony always felt blessed to have so...
Linda Kay Whitehead
Aug 28, 2014
LINDA KAY WHITEHEAD WOODFIN - Linda Kay Whitehead, age 63 of 82 B Pelzer Street went to be with the Lord Thursday, August 28, 2014. Linda was born May 30, 1951 in Buncombe County where she had lived all of her life. She was formerly employed as a school bus driver and worked in the lunchroom at Woodfin Elementary School....
Jo Edith Dowdle
Aug 27, 2014
JO EDITH DOWDLE BARNARDSVILLE - Jo Edith Dowdle, age 82, of 513 Dillingham Rd. died Wednesday, August 27, 2014. Mrs. Dowdle was born March 8, 1932 in Buncombe County where she lived all of her life and was a member of Carson's Chapel Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Glenn and Ossie Webb Carson and was also...
Geneva Rogers Cheek
Aug 24, 2014
GENEVA ROGERS CHEEK WEAVERVILLE-Geneva Rogers Cheek, age 92, passed away August 24, 2014. She was a resident of Mars Hill Retirement Community in Madison County. Mrs. Cheek was born February 1, 1922 in Madison County to Doyle and Sonnie Rogers. She was preceded in death by her parents, Doyle and Sonnie Rogers, her husband Charles Cheek, who passed away August...
Emilie Katherine Louderback
Aug 23, 2014
EMILIE KATHERINE LOUDERBACK ASHEVILLE - Emilie Katherine Louderback, age 88, of Asheville, died Saturday, August 23, 2014. Mrs. Louderback was born August 29, 1925 in Germany. She was the daughter of the late Karl and Therese Schwerzel Herrmann. Surviving are her husband of 64 years, Daniel Louderback; daughter, Vicky Camp and husband Kenneth; son, Gordon Louderback and wife Joanna; and...
James David Barrett
Aug 22, 2014
JAMES DAVID BARRETT WEAVERVILLE/ST. CLOUD, FL - James David Barrett, age 57, of St. Cloud, FL, died August 22, 2014, after a long illness. David was born November 30, 1956 in Buncombe County. He was a 1975 Graduate of North Buncombe High School and served 3 years in the U.S. Army, most of which was in Germany. He was preceded...
Loretta Ball Ballard
Aug 19, 2014
LORETTA BALL BALLARD WEAVERVILLE - Loretta Ball Ballard, age 79, of Locust Grove Road passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014. Mrs. Ballard was born in Buncombe County to Muriel Allman Ball of Weaverville and the late John H. Ball, Sr. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Philip Ballard; son, Stuart Ballard; brothers, Charles...
Rex Harwood
Aug 16, 2014
REX HARWOOD BARNARDSVILLE - Rex Harwood, age 63, of 444 Haw Branch Road, died Saturday, August 16, 2014. Rex was born February 11, 1951 in Buncombe County where he had lived all of his life. He was a self-employed Rock Mason for many years and prior to his illness he had been a Fireman with the Barnardsville Fire Dept. for...
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