Obituaries
Kathryn "Kathy" Padgham
Aug 26, 2020
On the afternoon of Wednesday, August 26, 2020, Kathryn "Kathy" Waitman Padgham, age 82, of Morganton, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville. The daughter of the late Orville Waitman and Beda Eglee Waitman Hood, she was born in Bakersfield, California on December 15, 1937.
In addition to...
Rodney Wayne Morgan
Aug 26, 2020
Rodney Wayne Morgan, age 57, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Born in Burnsville, North Carolina on July 15, 1963, he was the son of Harley and Dorothy McPeters Morgan of Marion.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Ronald Douglas Morgan; and his dear niece, Zion...
Carl Smith
Aug 26, 2020
Mr. Carl Smith, age 83, passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, August 26th, 2020 in Old Fort.
Carl was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and loved to travel. He never forgot where he was raised and had an avid love for hoagies, jelly beans, and the Philadelphia Eagles. Carl loved cooking, gardening, landscaping his yard, decorating...
Ada Gladys Frady
Aug 25, 2020
Ada Gladys Moore Frady, age 96, of Black Mountain, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at Mountain Ridge Health & Rehabilitation in Black Mountain. The daughter of the late Will and Cora Melton Moore, she was born in McDowell County on December 01, 1923.
Ada, who truly loved the Lord,...
Donald Lee Everhart, Sr.
Aug 25, 2020
Donald Lee Everhart, Sr., age 74, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at the Charles George VA Medical Center.
Born in Harriman, Tennessee to the late Eugene E. Everhart, Sr. and Bonnie L. Russell Everhart, he was born on December 02, 1945.
Mr. Everhart served honorably in the United States Navy....
Jimmie Richard Harris, Sr.
Aug 24, 2020
Mr. Jimmie Richard Harris, Sr., age 88, of Old Fort, North Carolina, passed away on Monday evening, August 24, 2020 at his residence with his loving family by his side.
A native of Old Fort, he was born on March 23, 1932 to the late Ralph Little Harris, Sr. and Raye Orders Harris.
Jimmie was a...
Thomas Carey Spicer
Aug 24, 2020
Thomas Carey Spicer, age 70, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2020 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina.
Born in LaGrange, Illinois to the late William Harold Spicer and Ann Jane Bestler, Thomas was born on January 10, 1950.
After graduating from Williams Bay High School and...
Delores Mashburn
Aug 21, 2020
Delores Gardin Mashburn, age 81, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away peacefully shortly after noon on Friday, August 21, 2020 at Autumn Care of Marion. The daughter of the late Charlie and Mary Ann Conley Gardin, she was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on May 16, 1939.
A private graveside service will be held at McDowell...
Lucille Burleson
Aug 21, 2020
Lucille Forbes Burleson, age 90, of Marion, North Carolina, made that wonderful cross over into Heaven on the morning of Friday, August 21, 2020 at Mission Hospital McDowell. A native of McDowell County, she was born on April 10, 1930 and was the daughter of the late Doc and Hattie Roland Forbes.
In addition to her parents,...
Johnnie Atwood
Aug 21, 2020
Mr. Johnnie Atwood, age 83, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2020 at his residence with his loving family by his side. The son of the late George and Flora McKinney Atwood, he was born in Avery County, North Carolina on December 19, 1936.
He was preceded in death by, in addition to...
Billy Eugene Hardy
Aug 21, 2020
Mr. Billy Eugene Hardy, age 69, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away at his residence on Friday, August 21, 2020. A native of McDowell County, born on January 07, 1951, he was the son of the late Eugene Jackson and Eula Virginia Hardy
He was preceded in death by, in addition to his parents, brother, Ralph Hardy, sister, Irene...
Robert "Bob" Henry Grooms
Aug 19, 2020
Mr. Robert “Bob” Henry Grooms, age 67, of Old Fort, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville, North Carolina. A native of McDowell County, North Carolina, he was born on April 01, 1953, and was the son of the late Carl and Leah Anderson Grooms.
In addition...
Patty Sue Hager
Aug 19, 2020
Patty Sue Barnett Hager, age 62, of Nebo, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. The daughter of the late Harry and Ruby Hagerman Barnett, Patty was born in Boone County, West Virginia on February 03, 1958.
In addition to her parents, she was...
SFC Carroll Franklin Eckard (Ret.)
Aug 19, 2020
On the evening of Wednesday, August 19, 2020, SFC Carroll Franklin Eckard, age 85, of Nebo, North Carolina, was senselessly taken from his family and friends. A native of Burke County, North Carolina, born on April 20, 1935, he was the son of the late Frank Eckard and Mary Barber Ramsey.
In addition to his parents, he...
Abundio Martinez Garcia
Aug 18, 2020
Abundio Martinez Garcia, age 71, of Flat Rock, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville following a brief illness. The son of the late Severiano Martinez Perez and Victoria Garcia, he was born in Progreso Municipio de rio Verde, Mexico on July 11, 1949.
An amazing husband,...
Mary Lou Smith
Aug 17, 2020
Mary Smith, age 86, passed away peacefully at Autumn Care on Monday, August 17, 2020.
She was the daughter of the late Weaver and Jessie Bradley. Preceding her in death was her husband, Cecil Smith and granddaughter, Angel Jones.
Left to cherish her memory are daughters, Barbara Wheeler (Terry) and Linda Jones (Mark); three grandchildren, Terry...
Imogene Johnson
Aug 17, 2020
Imogene Wilson Johnson, age 80, of Connelly Springs, North Carolina and formerly of the Golden Valley Community of Rutherford County, passed away peacefully on the morning of Monday, August 17, 2020 at Carolina Rehab of Burke in Connelly Springs. The daughter of the late Mack and Martha Pritchard Wilson, she was born in McDowell County on June 15,...
Elwina Hogan
Aug 17, 2020
Elwina “Winnie” Martin Hogan, age 85, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 17, 2020 while at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City.
Born on December 06, 1934 and raised in McDowell County, she was the daughter of the late Rev. James and Mae Marlow Martin.
Elwina was a member of Dysartsville...
Mozell Toney
Aug 16, 2020
Mozell Martin Toney, age 80, of Nebo, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 16th, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Born in Banks County, Georgia on September 11, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Rev. James and Mae Marlow Martin.
She was preceded in death by, in...
Kathryn "Kathy" Padgham
Aug 26, 2020
On the afternoon of Wednesday, August 26, 2020, Kathryn "Kathy" Waitman Padgham, age 82, of Morganton, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville. The daughter of the late Orville Waitman and Beda Eglee Waitman Hood, she was born in Bakersfield, California on December 15, 1937.
In addition to...
Rodney Wayne Morgan
Aug 26, 2020
Rodney Wayne Morgan, age 57, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Born in Burnsville, North Carolina on July 15, 1963, he was the son of Harley and Dorothy McPeters Morgan of Marion.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Ronald Douglas Morgan; and his dear niece, Zion...
Carl Smith
Aug 26, 2020
Mr. Carl Smith, age 83, passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, August 26th, 2020 in Old Fort.
Carl was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and loved to travel. He never forgot where he was raised and had an avid love for hoagies, jelly beans, and the Philadelphia Eagles. Carl loved cooking, gardening, landscaping his yard, decorating...
Ada Gladys Frady
Aug 25, 2020
Ada Gladys Moore Frady, age 96, of Black Mountain, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at Mountain Ridge Health & Rehabilitation in Black Mountain. The daughter of the late Will and Cora Melton Moore, she was born in McDowell County on December 01, 1923.
Ada, who truly loved the Lord,...
Donald Lee Everhart, Sr.
Aug 25, 2020
Donald Lee Everhart, Sr., age 74, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at the Charles George VA Medical Center.
Born in Harriman, Tennessee to the late Eugene E. Everhart, Sr. and Bonnie L. Russell Everhart, he was born on December 02, 1945.
Mr. Everhart served honorably in the United States Navy....
Jimmie Richard Harris, Sr.
Aug 24, 2020
Mr. Jimmie Richard Harris, Sr., age 88, of Old Fort, North Carolina, passed away on Monday evening, August 24, 2020 at his residence with his loving family by his side.
A native of Old Fort, he was born on March 23, 1932 to the late Ralph Little Harris, Sr. and Raye Orders Harris.
Jimmie was a...
Thomas Carey Spicer
Aug 24, 2020
Thomas Carey Spicer, age 70, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2020 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina.
Born in LaGrange, Illinois to the late William Harold Spicer and Ann Jane Bestler, Thomas was born on January 10, 1950.
After graduating from Williams Bay High School and...
Delores Mashburn
Aug 21, 2020
Delores Gardin Mashburn, age 81, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away peacefully shortly after noon on Friday, August 21, 2020 at Autumn Care of Marion. The daughter of the late Charlie and Mary Ann Conley Gardin, she was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on May 16, 1939.
A private graveside service will be held at McDowell...
Lucille Burleson
Aug 21, 2020
Lucille Forbes Burleson, age 90, of Marion, North Carolina, made that wonderful cross over into Heaven on the morning of Friday, August 21, 2020 at Mission Hospital McDowell. A native of McDowell County, she was born on April 10, 1930 and was the daughter of the late Doc and Hattie Roland Forbes.
In addition to her parents,...
Johnnie Atwood
Aug 21, 2020
Mr. Johnnie Atwood, age 83, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2020 at his residence with his loving family by his side. The son of the late George and Flora McKinney Atwood, he was born in Avery County, North Carolina on December 19, 1936.
He was preceded in death by, in addition to...
Billy Eugene Hardy
Aug 21, 2020
Mr. Billy Eugene Hardy, age 69, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away at his residence on Friday, August 21, 2020. A native of McDowell County, born on January 07, 1951, he was the son of the late Eugene Jackson and Eula Virginia Hardy
He was preceded in death by, in addition to his parents, brother, Ralph Hardy, sister, Irene...
Robert "Bob" Henry Grooms
Aug 19, 2020
Mr. Robert “Bob” Henry Grooms, age 67, of Old Fort, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville, North Carolina. A native of McDowell County, North Carolina, he was born on April 01, 1953, and was the son of the late Carl and Leah Anderson Grooms.
In addition...
Patty Sue Hager
Aug 19, 2020
Patty Sue Barnett Hager, age 62, of Nebo, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. The daughter of the late Harry and Ruby Hagerman Barnett, Patty was born in Boone County, West Virginia on February 03, 1958.
In addition to her parents, she was...
SFC Carroll Franklin Eckard (Ret.)
Aug 19, 2020
On the evening of Wednesday, August 19, 2020, SFC Carroll Franklin Eckard, age 85, of Nebo, North Carolina, was senselessly taken from his family and friends. A native of Burke County, North Carolina, born on April 20, 1935, he was the son of the late Frank Eckard and Mary Barber Ramsey.
In addition to his parents, he...
Abundio Martinez Garcia
Aug 18, 2020
Abundio Martinez Garcia, age 71, of Flat Rock, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville following a brief illness. The son of the late Severiano Martinez Perez and Victoria Garcia, he was born in Progreso Municipio de rio Verde, Mexico on July 11, 1949.
An amazing husband,...
Mary Lou Smith
Aug 17, 2020
Mary Smith, age 86, passed away peacefully at Autumn Care on Monday, August 17, 2020.
She was the daughter of the late Weaver and Jessie Bradley. Preceding her in death was her husband, Cecil Smith and granddaughter, Angel Jones.
Left to cherish her memory are daughters, Barbara Wheeler (Terry) and Linda Jones (Mark); three grandchildren, Terry...
Imogene Johnson
Aug 17, 2020
Imogene Wilson Johnson, age 80, of Connelly Springs, North Carolina and formerly of the Golden Valley Community of Rutherford County, passed away peacefully on the morning of Monday, August 17, 2020 at Carolina Rehab of Burke in Connelly Springs. The daughter of the late Mack and Martha Pritchard Wilson, she was born in McDowell County on June 15,...
Elwina Hogan
Aug 17, 2020
Elwina “Winnie” Martin Hogan, age 85, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 17, 2020 while at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City.
Born on December 06, 1934 and raised in McDowell County, she was the daughter of the late Rev. James and Mae Marlow Martin.
Elwina was a member of Dysartsville...
Mozell Toney
Aug 16, 2020
Mozell Martin Toney, age 80, of Nebo, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 16th, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Born in Banks County, Georgia on September 11, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Rev. James and Mae Marlow Martin.
She was preceded in death by, in...
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