Wesley Avery Yount

Wesley Yount age 80, of Barnardsville, NC. The son of Avery and Pauline Yount; went home to be with his Lord and Savior on April 29, 2023at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital due to injuries he sustained falling into a fire.

He truly loved and lived his life to the fullest and was a wonderful testimony to the miracles God would provide if you were faithful. He served his Country in the U.S. Army and was proud to be an American. He became an over the road truck driver when he returned home from the Army and truly loved that life until retirement. During his retirement he enjoyed sharing his love for the Lord, buying and delivering cabbage and corn, working in his garden and providing food to family, neighbors and animals. He enjoyed staying busy working in the woodpile, cleaning up around the farm, mowing and helping others as he could.

Wes was preceded in death by his daughter, Frankie Yount; and is survived by two daughters, Lisa Yount Sisson of Ranger, TX and her two sons, Wayne and Aaron Sisson; Marsha Clark of Candler, NC and two children Shad and Vanessa. His sisters, Linda Burleson of Barnardsville and Wanda Stewart of Arden.

A memorial service will be held at North Black Mountain Missionary Baptist Church at 511 North Fork Road, Barnardsville, NC on May 14, 2023 at 2:00 pm. Family and Friends will be gathering at his sisters' home afterwards.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.blueridefuneralservice.org