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Bacchus Fletcher Mcpeters

Bacchus Fletcher Mcpeters

Nov 29, 2018

Bacchus Fletcher McPeters, 91, of Old Buckner Post Office Road, Mars Hill, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018. He was a native of Yancey County and spent most of his life in Madison County. Bacchus was the son of the late Sammie and Lena Ray McPeters. He was a WWII US Navy Veteran. During his service he was stationed...

Rickey Allen

Rickey Allen

Nov 29, 2018

Rickey Dean Allen, 60, of Hamburg Rd. passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018. He was the son of the late Furman J. and Evelyn Maynard Allen. He was a former supervisor at Champion Dying & Finishing. Rickey is survived by his sister, Cathy Gardner; aunt, Alene Allen with whom he made his home; niece, Stephanie Waldrup (Cimarron); nephew, Jeffrey Gardner...

Clarence Roberts

Clarence Roberts

Nov 25, 2018

Clarence Roberts, 85, of Lewis Hollow Drive, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, November 25, 2018. He was a lifelong resident of Madison County and the son of the late Elbert and Dovie Fender Roberts. Mr. Roberts retired from Paving Enterprises as a roller-man and paving operator and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. In addition to his...

Richard Roberts

Richard Roberts

Nov 24, 2018

Richard "John" Roberts, age 80, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018. He was the son of the late George and Lena Brooks Roberts. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a daughter, Jeanne Lynn Roberts Sherman; four sisters and four brothers. Mr. Roberts was a US Navy Veteran, member of Jupiter Fire Department and a...

Gerald Riddle

Gerald Riddle

Nov 23, 2018

Gerald Vandez Riddle, 55, of Barnardsville passed away Friday, November 23, 2018. He is the son of Rexie Louise Ledford Riddle and the late Charles Commadore Riddle. In addition to his father, he preceded in death by brothers, Jimmy and Cecil Riddle. Gerald loved fishing and being outdoors. He was a hardworking man and loved being with his family. In...

Mary Fulp

Mary Fulp

Nov 22, 2018

Alice Harris Fulp, 97, left on a flight to her Heavenly Home, Thursday, November 22, 2018. She was born January 19, 1921 in Buncombe County where she lived all her life. She was preceded on earlier flights by her husband, Luther E. Fulp; parents, Jesse and Lillie Allen Harris; sisters, Laura Mae Harris, Bonnie Whittemore, Helen Earwood, Myrtle Burgess, Louise...

Frank Jackson Wilde

Frank Jackson Wilde

Nov 18, 2018

Frank Jackson Wilde, age 89, of 197 Dwight Wilde Rd. passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018. He was the son of the late Dwight Holbert and Alice Bishop Wilde. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Geneva Calloway Wilde; sisters, Katy Morrow, Betty Hollifield, Merle Matthews, Emagene Helms, Glenda Helms and Margaret Wooten and...

Daniel Buckner

Daniel Buckner

Oct 31, 2018

Daniel Buckner, 66, of Alexander, passed away October 31, 2018. He is the son of the late Roy Buckner and Rosa Lee Howell Buckner. He was a very loving Daddy and Papaw who was always willing to lend a hand when needed. He is survived by his wife, Taiwana Connor; daughters, Celena Buckner (Nick) and Tanya Buckner (James); son, Daniel...

Ted Gordon Williams

Ted Gordon Williams

Oct 31, 2018

Ted Gordon Williams, 62, of Weaverville, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2018. He was born on Sunday, November 20th, 1955, to Ormand Carvel Sr. and Daphne Miller Williams. Ted was raised on his family farm in Weaverville, NC. He graduated from North Buncombe High School on May 28th, 1974. Ted enlisted in the US Air Force shortly after graduating high...

Berta Garcia

Berta Garcia

Oct 28, 2018

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Joyce Ingle

Joyce Ingle

Oct 23, 2018

Joyce Robinson Ingle, 86, of Weaverville, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Theodore and Lucy Buckner Robinson and a native of Madison County having lived most of her life in Buncombe County. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Milo Ingle and a brother, Reverend Dale...

Kenneth Lunsford

Kenneth Lunsford

Oct 23, 2018

Kenneth Lunsford, 88, of 140 Monticello Rd., passed away, October 23, 2018. He was a native of Madison County, having lived most of his life in Buncombe County and the son of the late Ralph "Doc" and Lockie Worley Lunsford. Kenneth attended Carsons Chapel Baptist Church and his favorite past time was playing music. In addition to his parents, he...

Jack Perry Phillips

Jack Perry Phillips

Oct 18, 2018

Jack Perry Phillips, 81, of Mars Hill, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018, at John F. Keever Solace Center. He was a lifelong resident of Madison County and the son of the late Cash and Dessie Tipton Phillips. Jack was an US Army veteran having served in the Philippines. He enjoyed many years at Hammurland Manufacturing building and testing...

Katherine Vickers

Katherine Vickers

Oct 16, 2018

Magical sprite, fountain of wisdom and love, Katherine Monica Vickers breathed her last breath in this earthly realm on October 16. Known by some as Kay, Kayzie, Katie, Mumzy or Gram Gram she was beloved by so many for her stealth knowledge, her sharp wit and her keen open-mindedness. Katie was born a cherub and true red-head in Syracuse, N.Y....

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