Wg Griffin
Dec 26, 2020
WG Griffin, 60, of Marshall, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020. WG is the son of the late Woodrow "Chuck" and Mable Chandler Griffin. He is a native of Madison County and has been employed by the Town of Mars Hill for the past several years. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by sisters, Edna...
Roger Dean Riddle
Dec 25, 2020
Roger Dean Riddle, 53, of Lincolnton, NC, passed away Friday, December 25, 2020, at Carolinas Medical Center. He is a native of Buncombe County and the son of Jerry and Harriet Rice Riddle. Roger was a 1986 graduate from North Buncombe High School. He served in the US Marine Corp for 4 ½ years, including a tour of duty...
Bruce Naillon Jr.
Dec 23, 2020
Bruce Naillon, Jr., 66, of Spring Creek, NC, passed away December 23, 2020. Bruce Jr. passed away with complications due to Corona Virus and lung disease.
Bruce loved to pick his guitar, fishing, and working outdoors in his garden. He worked various jobs through the years and made friends wherever he went. Family was extremely important to...
Janet Maynor (Mckinney)
Dec 22, 2020
Janet McKinney Green Maynor, 73 of Mars Hill was graciously promoted into the Lord's presence on December 21, 2020 at Care Partners Solace Center after a long illness. She had a steadfast faith in God that gave her the desire to share Jesus with others. Janet was the daughter of the late Boyd Calvin McKinney and Ida Lee Briggs...
Joyce Wolfe
Dec 22, 2020
Joyce Cole Wolfe, 84, of Mars Hill passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020. She is the daughter of the late JD and Bama (Trulock) Cole, a native of Orange County, FL, living the past several years in Madison County. In addition to her parents, Joyce is preceded in death by her brother, Jay Douglas Cole; sister, Lunette Brenner (Cole)....
Eloise Roberts (Carver)
Dec 19, 2020
Eloise Carver Roberts, age 77 of Garrison Branch Road passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Memorial Mission Hospital. She is the daughter of the late Alfred and Faye Gibbs Carver. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a daughter, Evelyn Regina Capps and grandchild, Brandie Faye Dobbins. Mrs. Roberts was owner/operator of her house...
Jeanette Marie Pegg (Metcalf)
Dec 17, 2020
Jeanette Marie Metcalf Pegg, age 72 of 482 Dillingham Rd. passed away from this life to the arms of the Lord Thursday, December 17, 2020. She is the daughter of the late Woodrow Robert and Kathryn Josephine Metcalf Metcalf. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, 1 month and 9...
Donald Paul Rice
Dec 17, 2020
Donald Paul Rice, age 80 of Mars Hill passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He is the son of the late Champ Sr. and Sophia Norton Rice. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his sister, Reva Allison. Donald is a member of East Fork Church of God and enjoyed...
Frances (Harwood) Melrose Bradley
Dec 16, 2020
Frances Harwood Melrose Bradley, 85, of Barnardsville, NC passed away December 16, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Rans and Mary Harwood. In addition to her parents Frances is preceded in death by her first husband, Clifford Melrose, a son, James Melrose, granddaughter, Danielle "D.J." Melrose and all of her siblings, 6 brothers and 3 sisters.
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Winston David Lloyd
Dec 15, 2020
Winston David Lloyd, 79, of Ivy Hill Church Road, Mars Hill, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020. He is the son of the late Minard and Climey Hensley Lloyd and a lifelong resident of Madison County. Winston is preceded in death by his wife, Faye Shook Lloyd and his son, Gregory "Doc" Lloyd. He, his wife Faye, and son...
Joseph Dennis Kuykendall
Dec 13, 2020
Joseph "Dennis" Kuykendall, 79 of Old Marshall Hwy, passed away surrounded by his family at his home on Sunday, December 13, 2020. He is the son of the late William Dale and Lucy Cox Kuykendall. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Helen Shelton Kuykendall. He is a US Air Force Veteran and...
Edwin Rives Cheek
Dec 13, 2020
Edwin Rives Cheek, 11/25/1928 – 12/13/2020, loving husband and father, patient teacher, scholar, writer, and creative storyteller, died peacefully on December 13, 2020, his family by his side. Born November 25, 1928 on a farm in Chatham County, NC, Edwin graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1946. He studied English Literature at The University of North Carolina at...
Heather Rose Clubb
Dec 10, 2020
Mars Hill – Heather Rose Clubb of Mars Hill, age 36, died unexpectedly after a courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, December 10 in Asheville.
Heather was born November 24, 1984 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville. She was the daughter of the late Norman Clubb. She is survived by her mother Wilma Clubb, brother Abarry Clubb,...
Joseph Feldman Garrison
Dec 10, 2020
Joseph Feldman Garrison, 81 of Mars Hill, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020. Joe was born April 6, 1939 and grew up in the Sugar Creek community of Barnardsville, N.C. In addition to his parents, Alma and Tom Garrison, he is preceded in death by his sisters Emily Foster and Helen Simpson, brother Arnold Garrison, and in-laws Margaret and...
Susie Merrill (Hyatt)
Dec 4, 2020
Susie Hyatt Merrill, 52 of Marshall, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020. She is the daughter of Larry Hyatt and the late Delores Shannon Hyatt and a native of McDowell County having lived most of her life in Madison County. Susie is the owner of Burlap Boutique in Mars Hill. In addition to her mother, she is preceded in...
Toney Lee Flynn
Dec 2, 2020
Toney Lee Flynn, age 76, of Marshall passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Elderberry Health Care Center. He was the son of the late Evelyn Flynn.
Mr. Flynn is survived by his daughter Tracy Scott (Ray); sons, John Flynn (Stephanie) and Mark Flynn; grandchildren, Luke Hensley, Kayleigh Parsons, Maecy Scott, Gage, Courtney, Faith and Cody...
Roscoe Ammons
Dec 1, 2020
Roscoe Ammons, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. Roscoe was born August 18, 1929 in Charlottesville, VA to the late Ralph and Sarah Ingle Ammons. He grew up in Mars Hill, NC. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by 10 brothers and sisters, including his beloved twin brother Otto. He was a...
John Joseph Calvagno
Dec 1, 2020
John Joseph Calvagno, 55, of Asheville, NC, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020. He is a native of Albany, NY, and the son of the late Anthony and Eileen Scanlon Calvagno. John followed his lifelong passion of baseball. He was an avid writer for minor A ball league thru his own blog "Notes from the Sally" and then later...
Judy Gail Beaver (Metcalf)
Nov 30, 2020
Judy Metcalf Beaver, a model of unwavering faith, always encouraged her family by reminding them "God's got this!" Surrounded by her loving family, Judy left her earthly home to live eternally with Jesus on November, 30th, 2020 at the age of 67. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother to her family, and will be missed dearly by...
James Allen Sams
Nov 30, 2020
James Allen "Doc" Sams, 88, of Mars Hill, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020, at John F Keever Solace Center. He is a lifelong resident of Madison County, the son of the late James Fuller and Mattie Marshbanks Sams, and a US Army Veteran.
James is survived by his wife Wanda Forrester Sams; daughter, Patty Carnell (Andy)...
