Obituary Listing

Robert Wayne Curtis, Sr.

Robert Wayne Curtis, Sr.

Dec 31, 2021

Asheville – Robert Wayne Curtis, Sr., 74, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 31, 2021, at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Maynard Walter Curtis and Virginia Mabel Smith Curtis. He was also preceded in death by his wife,...

Charlotte Reiner Baldwin

Charlotte Reiner Baldwin

Dec 30, 2021

Asheville – Charlotte Reiner Baldwin, 93, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Flesher’s Fairview Healthcare Center. Our Bible tells us this about our Mother, who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. Charlotte and Ken loved to travel, but in her later years, she loved being home, planting...

David Christian Molter

David Christian Molter

Dec 29, 2021

Fletcher – David Christian Molter, 67, of 316 Lower Brush Creek Rd., passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021. A native of Mecklenburg County and resident of Becky’s Rest Home in Fletcher for 32 years. Mr. Molter was the son of the late David Kephart Molter and June Corinne Smith Molter and was a US Army Vietnam Veteran. Surviving are...

Bonnie Mae Reece

Bonnie Mae Reece

Dec 27, 2021

Weaverville – Bonnie Mae Owenby Reece, 85, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Blairsville, GA, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She retired following 40 years of service from Carolina Freight Carrier where she served as Office Manager, was a member of Newbridge Baptist Church...

Madeleine Lack

Madeleine Lack

Dec 27, 2021

Fletcher – Madeleine Dudley Lack, 101, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Elizabeth House. A native of West Chester, PA. She had resided for most of her life in PA, prior to moving to WNC in 2011. She retired from the former Pennsylvania R/R following 42 years of service and was of...

Mable Carlyle

Mable Carlyle

Dec 26, 2021

Black Mountain - Mable Searcy Carlyle, 90, of 807 Holly Avenue, passed away at her son’s home in Flat Rock on December 26, 2021. She was the first child of the late Alfred Searcy and Vinetta Eliza Hyder Searcy. She was born in 1931 on a red clay farm in the Sunnyview Community of Polk County in a house...

Janie Hilda Gaddy

Janie Hilda Gaddy

Dec 26, 2021

Asheville – Janie Hilda Gaddy, 76, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, December 26, 2021, at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Asheville, she was a daughter of the late Woodrow Fletcher Maxwell and Eloise Ball Maxwell. She was also preceded in death by her sister, JoAnn Blackwell. Surviving are her husband of...

Lorene Givens Ingle

Lorene Givens Ingle

Dec 25, 2021

Asheville – Lorene Givens Ingle, 87, of 108 Appalachian Way went to be with the Lord Saturday, December 25, 2021 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and resident of West Asheville most of her life, she retired from Stanley Realty & Construction Company as a Bookkeeper and was formerly employed with Bon Marche and Red...

Christopher Chad Clement

Christopher Chad Clement

Dec 22, 2021

Christopher Chad Clement, 41, was called home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, after a brief illness at the John F. Keever Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, NC. He was born on July 21, 1980, to Jan Luther and Perry Clement. He was the husband and soul mate to Samantha “Sammie” Taylor...

Kenneth Browne, Iii

Kenneth Browne, Iii

Dec 21, 2021

Asheville – Kenneth Clinton Browne III (Clint) passed away suddenly at the age of 74 on December 21, 2021 in Asheville, NC at the Charles George VA Hospital. Clint was born in Columbus Ohio on February 3, 1947 to Kenneth and Laura Browne. He attended Bexley High School, graduated from Leelanau High School in Glen Arbor, Michigan, and attended...

Clarence H. Moses

Clarence H. Moses

Dec 14, 2021

Candler – Clarence H. Moses, 86, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Jackson County, he was preceded in death by his wife, Irene C. Moses; grandson, Avery Moses; parents: Hobert and Bertha M. Moses; and four sisters. Surviving are his children: Levita Warren and husband Darryl of...

Jeanette Mcfee Worley

Jeanette Mcfee Worley

Dec 11, 2021

Leicester – Martha Jeanette McFee Worley, 79, went to be with the Lord surrounded by her family on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Henderson County, and resident of Buncombe County for all of her life. She was a lifelong mother and homemaker, loved to fish, crafts, cooking and raising kids,...

Frances Fox Rathburn

Frances Fox Rathburn

Dec 10, 2021

Asheville – Mary Frances Fox Rathburn, 83, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Rathburn was a 1957 graduate of Biltmore High School. She was a former CNA with Highland Farms, and retired form Mills Manufacturing in 1989 following 33 years of service. Mrs. Rathburn was...

Connie Davidson

Connie Davidson

Dec 8, 2021

Barnardsville – Connie Lynn Banks Davidson, 61, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Winter Haven, FL, she was a daughter of the late Claude “Bud” Banks and Joann Stoll Banks. Connie was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, she will be missed by all who knew her. Surviving are...

Robbie Banks

Robbie Banks

Dec 2, 2021

Candler – Robbie Lois Metcalf Banks, 82, passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021 at her home. A native of Yancey County, Mrs. Banks had resided in Buncombe County since 1996. She retired from the Chrysler Corp. as an inspector; however, her passion came after retirement, when she opened and operated Nina’s Forget Me Not antique shop out of her...

Joy Hood

Joy Hood

Nov 30, 2021

Beloved daughter, wife, and friend, our darling Joy, 39, of Asheville, ascended to be with her heavenly father on the thirtieth of November, two thousand twenty-one, after an extended fight against illness. She is preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Lorene Erwin; her maternal grandfather, Warren Erwin; and her paternal grandfather, Jerry Hood. She is survived by her...

William Wallace Stewart

William Wallace Stewart

Nov 30, 2021

Leicester – William Wallace Stewart, 68, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of Lillian Roberts Stewart and the late Jack Stewart. Mr. Stewart was a member and former deacon of Skyland First Baptist Church. He was a loving...

Ruby N. Clement

Ruby N. Clement

Nov 29, 2021

Asheville – Ruby Nell Luther Atkins Clement, 75, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 29, 2021 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Buncombe County, she had resided in Rutherford County since 2016 and was formerly employed with Mars Mfg Co for a number of years. She was the daughter of the late...

Betty Rose

Betty Rose

Nov 28, 2021

Sylva – Betty Jane Southerland Rose, 79, of 417 Cloverdale Road, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021 at theVero Health and Rehab of Sylva. A native of Haywood County, she was a homemaker and avid clock collector. Mrs. Rose was a daughter of the late Posey Humphrey Southerland and Edna Mae Duckett Southerland and wife of the late James...

Patricia "Patti" Rice Bates

Patricia "Patti" Rice Bates

Nov 27, 2021

Asheville – Patricia “Patti” Renee Rice Bates, 56, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 27, 2021, at the Openview Retirement Home in Lawndale, NC. A native of Buncombe County, she was a 1984 graduate of T.C. Roberson High School, attended Biltmore Church of God and was a daughter of James Carlos Rice, Jr. and his...