Ella Jay Ogle
Oct 23, 2015
Ella Jay Rice Ogle, born July 21, 1929, of 154 Charland Forest Rd., passed away October 23, 2015 at Stone Creek Health and Rehabilitation. She was a native of Madison County and the daughter of the late Dillard H. and Lela Messer Rice. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Weaver...
Eva Marie Hilliard
Oct 16, 2015
Eva Marie Hilliard, of Mars Hill, passed away, October 16, 2015 at Mars Hill Retirement Community. She was a native of Yancey County and the daughter of the late Clyde Bailey and Eva Anders Cash. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Ray Hilliard and brother, Stanley Bailey. A funeral service will be held...
Cecil Hyder
Oct 16, 2015
Cecil Hyder of Asheville, 89, passed away Friday, October 16, 2015. He was the son of the late Rev. Carl B. and Connie Haynie Hyder. He is survived by his wife Nancy Willis Hyder, daughters, Dianne Moody (Thomas) and Linda Tweed (Greg); brothers, Carl Hyder, Jr. and Norman Hyder; grandchildren, Megan Tweed and Kim Garrison and great grandchild, Bella Garrison....
Rhonda Marie Allison
Oct 14, 2015
Rhonda Marie Riddle Allison, 57, of Hot Springs, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Foy and Frances Meadows Riddle. She is preceded in death by grandson, Greyson Allison; brother, Roger Riddle, and brother in law, Claude Phillips. She is survived by her son, Robert Allison (Samantha ); sister, Rita Phillips, brother, Roy Riddle...
Margaret Robinson
Oct 14, 2015
Margaret Chandler Robinson, 96, was promoted from Earth to the presence of her Father on Wednesday, October 14, 2015. Everyday Margaret hoped for Jesus to come back. She never really wanted to live to be really elderly and for 23 months she was anxious to join Travis, the 68 year love of her life. However, God gave her the ability...
Okley Zeb Ammons
Oct 13, 2015
Okley Z. Ammons, 93 of NC 213 passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at his residence. He was a native of Madison County and son of the late Pender and Jerilee Merrell Ammons. Mr. Ammons was a Navy Veteran and a self-employed electrical contractor for many homes in Madison and surrounding Counties. In addition to his parents he is preceded...
Anna Mae Black
Oct 11, 2015
Annie Mae Rice Black, 67, of Rollins Road passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Memorial Mission – St. Joseph Campus. She was a native of Madison County and the daughter of the late Lloyd and Mamie West Rice. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a daughter Darlene Lynn Roberts and great- grand daughter Julie...
Vera Edwards
Oct 9, 2015
Vera Sprinkle Edwards, 97, of Bull Creek Rd, went home Friday, October 9,2015 at Mission Hospital. She was a lifelong resident of Madison County and the daughter of the late Henry Merritt and Zora Edwards Sprinkle. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband John Alonzo Edwards, daughter-in-law June Edwards, two sisters and two brothers....
Vanessa Gayle Grooms
Oct 7, 2015
Vanessa Gayle McCoy Grooms, 52, of Grooms Rd, passed away Wednesday, October 7, at Mission Hospital. She was a native of West Virginia and the daughter of Aulton Austin McCoy and Janet Trent Kincaid and husband Gerald. She has been a resident of Mars Hill for the past 18 years. In addition to her parents she is survived by her...
Kristen Marie Norton
Oct 4, 2015
Kristen Marie Norton, 52 of Ivy Ridge Church Rd, passed away at Mission -St. Joseph Campus. Sunday October 4. She was a native of New York and daughter of Wallace Storch and the late Cecelia Masterson Storch. Kristen was a graduate of SUNY Maritime and former employee of Hewlett-Packard Company. In addition to her father, she is survived by her...
Helen Irene Marler
Oct 4, 2015
Helen Irene Bass Marler, 68 of Izzy Drive departed this life Sunday, October 4, 2014 at Park Ridge Hospital, Hendersonville. Mrs. Marler was a native of Barnardsville and daughter of the late Hubert and Willie Mae Wallen Bass. She is also preceded in death by her husband Coy Marler, sister, Aris Banks and four brothers, James, Howard, Frank and...
Sandra Lee Thomason
Sep 27, 2015
Sandra Lee Neal Thomason, passed away at her home in Mars Hill at age 74 on Sunday, September 27th, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Thomas D. and Margaret Elizabeth Hardy Neal. She is survived by her daughters, Jessica and Donna Higgins; brother, Tom "Bud" Neal; grandchildren, Amy Gosnell (Zach), Alyssa Coates, Cassandra Coates and Jason; great grandchildren,...
Clyde Woodrow Cutshall
Sep 24, 2015
Clyde Woodrow Cutshall, 64, of Windswept Ridge Road passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015 at his residence. He was a native of Buncombe County and son of Woodrow Cutshall and the late Cora Lee Bullman Cutshall. He is a US Army Veteran and a retired automobile mechanic. Mr. Cutshall is also preceded in death by a brother, James Cutshall and...
Virginia Loretta Whittemore
Sep 23, 2015
Virginia Harris Whittemore entered into heavenly rest on September 23, 2015 after a brave battle with cancer. Virginia was born in 1935 in Barnardsville NC and resided in the Beech Community area of Reems Creek. Virginia was known her whole life by her beautiful voice. She had a voice of an angel and touched many lives with her singing. She...
David Kenneth Ledford
Sep 22, 2015
Hot Springs: David Ledford, 77 of Hwy 209, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015. He was the son of the late Eulas Vernie and Faye Rogers Ledford. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by daughter Jennifer, four brothers and daughter-in-law, Kathy Ledford. Mr. Ledford was a US Air Force Veteran, member of Linden Masonic Lodge #83...
Ethel Hale Whitworth
Sep 20, 2015
Ethel Pegg Hale Whitworth, 98, passed away September 19, 2015. Mrs. Whitworth was a native of Madison county, having lived in Greenville, SC for the past 40 years. She is the daughter of the late William and Martha Fagan Pegg. Mrs. Whitworth began her career at Watson's Dry Goods in Marshall, then worked for many years as a Dental Assistant...
Roy Alvin Rice
Sep 20, 2015
Roy Alvin Rice, 71, formerly of Mars Hill, passed away September 20, 2015 in Clermont Florida. Mr. Rice was the son of Troy and Annie Buckner Rice. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by sisters, Ethel Lorraine and Ola Mae Rice and brother, Aaron Rice. Mr. Rice retired from Walt Disney World after 38 years as...
Mckinley Tilson Greene
Sep 16, 2015
McKinley Tilson (M.T.) Greene Jr. 73, of 261 Green Hill Rd., passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at Elderberry Health Care Center. He was a US Navy Veteran, native of Madison County and son of the late McKinley Greene, Sr. and Lena Wilds Greene. He is also preceded in death by sisters Easter Fisher, Sadie Coffey, Irene Fox; brothers, Walter...
