Grace Laurane Goldenberg

Aug 20, 2023

Fairview – Grace Laurane Klenotiz Goldenberg, 96, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2023, at Four Seasons, Elizabeth House.

Mrs. Goldenberg was born on July 6, 1927, in Harrisburg, PA to Andrew Edward Klenotiz and Anna Evanich Klenotiz. She worked for ITT and the State Department where she enjoyed her travels to Egypt, France, and...

Alyse Green Fielder

Aug 19, 2023

Alyse Green Fielder, 71, passed away on Saturday, August 19, 2023, at the Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC.

A native of New York, NY she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Ruth Green. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Betty Moore.

Alyse attained her Masters...

Claudette N. Dubois Harris

Aug 18, 2023

Asheville – Claudette N. Dubois Harris, 82, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023, at Memorial Mission Hospital.

Throughout her life she was very creative and enjoyed making jewelry and painting. She attended Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her...

Columbus Horace Young

Aug 16, 2023

Candler – Columbus Horace Young, 91, passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at the Carepartners Solace Center.

Mr. Young was born and grew up in Glenville and was a son of the late Ted and Iowa Young. He lived in Buncombe County for most of his life and was a member of Malvern Hills...

Jim King

Aug 15, 2023

Asheville – Jim King, 72, passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at Mission Hospital.

A native Haywood County, he was a son of the late Roy and Maude Clark King. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Larry King; and sisters, Geneva Fox and Polly Fox.

Jim proudly...

Viola Eugenia Hooker

Aug 15, 2023

Newton, NC – Viola Eugenia Capps Hooker, 99, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at the Abernethy Laurels Health Care Center.

A native of Madison County and a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life until moving to Catawba County in 2002. She retired from Magnavox where she...

David Benson

Aug 11, 2023

David Andrew Benson, 76, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 11, 2023.

I lost my brother, David Benson, but more importantly, my best friend. I love him more than I could ever put into words, and I am totally devastated. My life will never be the same without him. He was the...

Norma Whittemore Morgan

Aug 10, 2023

Fletcher – Norma Lee Whittemore Morgan, 88, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 10, 2023, at her residence.

A native and resident for most of her life of Buncombe County, she had resided in Henderson County for the past 20 years. She retired in 2001 from the Buncombe County School Systems, where...

"Purvis"

Aug 8, 2023

John Michael “Purvis” Purvis, loving son, brother and friend, passed away on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.

John was born in Birmingham, Alabama on January 27, 1962, the son of Katherine J. Purvis and the late John S. Purvis, Jr. He grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and graduated from Reynolds High School. After high school,...

Pete Luis Pelaez

Aug 8, 2023

Pete Pelaez passed away Aug 8, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents Oswald Pelaez Sr. and Polly Riddle Pelaez, brother Oswald Pelaez Jr., and sister Judie Davis.

A lifelong West Asheville native, he attended Calvary Baptist Church and graduated from Asheville High School. Pete grew up working in his family's grocery stores...

Richard Allen Truett

Aug 7, 2023

Richard Allen Truett, age 76, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 7, 2023, after a long battle with cancer. Richard was born in Andrews, North Carolina on March 14, 1947, and lived his early years in Asheville, North Carolina.

Richard is preceded in death by his parents, James L. and Mary Joyce...

Col. Gregory Wayne Cummins, U.S. Air Force (Retired)

Aug 6, 2023

Col. Gregory Wayne Cummins, 72, passed away suddenly on Sunday, August 6, 2023, at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC.

Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, Greg grew up in Sharpsburg, and graduated from Boonsboro High School, where he was a standout football player and attained the rank of Eagle Scout. He entered the...

Norman Joseph Bednar

Aug 6, 2023

Asheville - Norman Joseph Bednar, 81, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2023 at his residence.

No services are planned at this time.

Juanita Smith

Aug 6, 2023

Asheville – Juanita Louise Worley Smith, 86, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 6, 2023, at Aston Park Health Care Center.

A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired as a Salesclerk for ABC System, later worked for Holiday Inn Express, and was of the Baptist faith.

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Louise C. Ponder

Jul 26, 2023

Asheville – Connie Louise Cox Ponder, 83, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at the Brookdale Assisted Living.

A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired as a Beautician, and was a member of Union Baptist Church.

Mrs. Ponder was a daughter of the late Harley...

Kenneth L. Hensley

Jul 25, 2023

Candler – Kenneth L. Hensley, 66, passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at Mission Hospital.

A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Leslie Jasper Hensley and Rachel Joyce Ledford. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Debra Hensley.

Surviving are...

Kim Clements

Jul 21, 2023

Asheville – Kim Morrow Anders Clements, 66, of 42 O’Donald Road, went to be with the Lord, Friday, July 21, 2023 at the Care Partners Hospice Center.

A lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Fred Baxter Anders and Billie Lunsford Anders...

Richard Paul Grooms

Jul 16, 2023

Richard Paul Grooms, 70, passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 16, 2023, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center while surrounded by family.

A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Manson George Grooms and Mildred Louisa Webb Grooms. He was also preceded in death by...

Nancy Noland

Jul 15, 2023

Candler – Nancy Noland, 95, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 15, 2023, at the Carepartners Solace Center.

A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Charles Lesley Bryson and Gaye Elizabeth Evans Bryson, and wife of the late Robert Burton Noland, Jr. She...

Rinoboy Lakkin Zedkaia

Jul 13, 2023

Asheville – Rinoboy Lakkin Zedkaia, 42, passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at Mission Hospital.

A native of Majuro, Marshall Islands, he was a son of Nerty Moses and the late Rino Zedkaia.

In addition to his mother, Nerty Moses, he is survived by his wife, Jennyfer Nini Hilai Zedkaia;...