Margaret Faye Moss (Tabor)
Mar 8, 2021
Margaret Faye Tabor Moss, age 84 of Spruce Pine, passed away at her home on Monday, March 8, 2021. She is the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Florence Alta Griggs Tabor. Mrs. Moss retired from Mars Hill University.
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, J.C. Moss; sisters, Marcella Bailey and Mable Shelton...
Harold James Cutshall
Mar 7, 2021
Harold James Cutshall, age 63 passed away at his residence on Sunday, March 7, 2021. He is the son of the late Conley and Aura Shelton Cutshall. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a sister, Bernice Cutshall; brothers, Randy, Danny Ray, and Conley Dewayne Cutshall and a nephew Steven Cutshall.
He is...
Morris Lane Rice
Mar 4, 2021
Morris Lane Rice, 80, of Marshall went to be with The Lord on Thursday March 4, 2021. He is the son of the late Zade and Texa Hunter Rice. He is also preceded in death by a sister, Norma Rice. Morris is a U.S Army Veteran.
Mr. Rice is survived by his wife, Nellie Sue Griffin Rice;...
John Boyd Hackman
Mar 3, 2021
Mr. John Hackman, 80, of Weaverville, NC died at his home on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021. John is the son of the late Herbert and Anne Boyd Hackman. He is also preceded in death by; his stepmother, Margaret Hackman who raised him after his mother passed away; and his son, Eddy Hackman.
Mr. Hackman is survived by...
J.D. Deyton
Mar 3, 2021
Reverend J.D. Deyton, age 76, of Weaverville, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at home.
A native of Yancey County, he was the son of the late James and Lola Deyton.
Surviving is his brother, Wayne Deyton (Linda), his wife of 56 years, Beverly Fain Deyton, his daughters,...
Lynne Diane Burns (Bourgeois)
Mar 2, 2021
Lynne Diane Bourgeois Burns, age 66, of Big Laurel Road passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Care Partners Solace Center. She is the daughter of the late Robert and Marilyn Battle Bourgeois. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by brothers, Robert and John Bourgeois.
She is survived by her husband, Douglas...
Russell Leon Bradley
Mar 1, 2021
Russell Leon Bradley, age 52, of Mundy Cove Rd passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021. He was born to Douglas and Mary Bradley in April of 1968. Russell was employed as Lab Equipment Supervisor at Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Russell was a graduate of North Buncombe High School in 1986. Through high school, Russell loved to play...
Evelyn Hall (Fox)
Mar 1, 2021
Evelyn Fox Hall, age 80, of Weaverville passed away surrounded by her loving family at her home on Monday, March 1, 2021. She is the daughter of the late Richard Leigh and Eloise Irene Edwards Fox. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Rev. William "Bill" Douglas Hall and a brother, Jimmy Fox....
Barry John Jarrett
Feb 28, 2021
Barry John Jarrett, 50, of Barnardsville, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021. He is the son of Frances "Cricket" Haynes Jarrett and the late Steve John Jarrett and a lifelong resident of Buncombe County.
In addition to his mother, Barry is survived by his daughter, Lauren Greco (Geoff); son, Tristan Jarrett; sisters, Suzanne Jarrett and Sheila Jarvis...
Wanda Ray (Mckinney)
Feb 25, 2021
Wanda McKinney Ray, 73, of Mars Hill, passed away, Thursday, February 25, 2021 at her home. She is the daughter of the late Charles and Nellie Thompson McKinney and a native of Buncombe County, having lived the last several years in Madison County. Wanda retired from AT&T after 48 years of service and attended Coles Cove Baptist Church.
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Delores Lorene Hansel (Meredith)
Feb 25, 2021
On February 25, 2021 Delores Lorene (Meredith) Hansel, known as Dore', passed away in the early hours of the morning, after a long illness. Dore' had been living in Mars Hill Retirement Community, in Mars Hill, NC.
Born in El Reno, Oklahoma in 1935 to Clarence William ("CW") Meredith, and Stella Marie (Bratton) Waring, Dore' spent her...
Douglas Vince Goldsmith
Feb 24, 2021
Douglas Vince Goldsmith, age 65, of Alexander passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at Mission Hospitals. He is the son of the late Jimmy Lee and Thelma Higgins Goldsmith.
He is survived by a daughter, Jennifer Goldsmith; brothers, Mike, Ronnie, Bruce, Curtis, and Tommy Goldsmith; grandchildren, Elizabeth, Aaron, and Brianna; great grandchildren, Ayden, Veeka, Damian and Milo...
Sharon Elizabeth Franklin (Henderson)
Feb 24, 2021
Sharon Elizabeth Henderson Franklin, 65, of Weaverville, a loving wife, mother and friend, left this life for a better place, Wednesday, February 24, 2021. She is the daughter of the late Fred and Mary Elizabeth Gahagan Henderson and a native of Greene County, TN, having lived most of her life in Buncombe County.
Sharon is survived by...
Anthony George James
Feb 23, 2021
Anthony "Tony" George James, 73, of Marshall, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2021. He is the son of the late Grover and Geneva Wilson James and a lifelong resident of Madison County. Tony retired from Ball Brothers Corporation after over 30 years of employment. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a grandson, Yates Pagel....
Robert English Jr.
Feb 23, 2021
Robert English Jr., age 70 of Mars Hill passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Mission Hospitals Campus. He is the son of the last Robert Zelf and Flossie Howell English. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a sister, Alice Gilliam; brother, Roy English and the love of his life, Ann English.
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Edith Elizabeth Roberts (Chambers)
Feb 22, 2021
Edith Elizabeth Chambers Roberts, 68, of Easley, South Carolina, passed from this life to eternal life on February 22, 2021. Born October 31, 1952, she is the daughter of the late Bethel Phillips and Gerald Chambers. She was preceded in death by her husband Roger Roberts; a daughter, Bethel Roberts; sister, Brenda Childs; brother, David Lingerfelt; and great granddaughter,...
Kelly Lynn Lisenbee (Rice)
Feb 20, 2021
Kelly Lynn Rice Lisenbee, 52, of Barnardsville, NC passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Duke
Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh, NC. Kelly is the daughter of Billy Rice and the late Carolyn Rice. She was a
native of Buncombe County. For the past 21 years Kelly practiced Oncology and Urology at Duke
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Jerry Talton
Feb 20, 2021
Jerry "Bear" Talton, age 70, of Academy St. passed away at his residence Saturday, February 20, 2021. He is the son of the late Clay and Ethel Gosnell Talton. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brothers, Donnie, Roger, Verlin, Billy, Jack, and Alvin Talton.
He is survived by his sisters, Linda...
Barbara "Bobbi" Ashman Luckner Darling
Feb 19, 2021
Barbara "Bobbi" Ashman Luckner Darling, age 75, passed away in her home in Mars Hill, NC on 2/19/21. Bobbi lived most of her life in Stepney and Fairfield, CT, where she attended Unquowa School and Fisher Junior College (MA). She combined two passions when she opened an art studio/flower shop in CT and spent many years as a loving...
Marie Young Messer
Feb 18, 2021
Mrs. Marie Young Messer, 90, of Asheville passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Emerald Ridge Health and Rehabilitation. She was the daughter of the late Hobert Young and Ruth Summey Young Hoffman. Marie was raised by her aunt and uncle: Will and Rachael Strange. Marie was widowed by her husband Aubrey Worth Messer and preceded in death...
