Obituaries
Curtis Wilburn Cowart
Dec 14, 2019
Curtis Wilburn Cowart, age 85, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at his residence while under the care of Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. The son of the late Claude and Hettie Farmer Cowart, he was born in Macon County, North Carolina on December 14, 1934.
In addition to his parents, he was...
Amber Teaster
Dec 13, 2019
Amber Teaster, age 16, of the Pleasant Gardens Community, passed away on the night of Friday, December 13, 2019, from injuries she sustained as a result of a motor vehicle accident. The daughter of Pam Teaster of Marion, Amber was born in Asheville, North Carolina on February 12, 2003.
A member of Ashworth Road Baptist Church in Marion,...
Malene Bailey
Dec 12, 2019
Malene Meadows Bailey, age 90, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Autumn Care of Marion with her loving family members by her side. Malene, a resident of Old Fort, was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina on August 13, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Hardy “Pop†and Laura “Mom†Cox Meadows.
In addition...
Mary Jolly
Dec 12, 2019
Mary Owens Jolly, age 62, of Marion, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on the night of Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville following a courageous battle with cancer. The daughter of the late Samuel and Georgia Silver Nance, she was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina on February 04, 1957.
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Dan Stainbrook
Dec 11, 2019
Dan Stainbrook, age 82, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. Born in Kansas City, Missouri on August 07, 1937, he was the son of the late Dan Stainbrook and Josephine O’Toole Hancock.
An avid outdoorsman, Dan was a proud veteran of the United States Navy. Following...
Mary Alice Owensby
Dec 11, 2019
Mary Alice Justice Owensby took her Heavenly flight on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville following a brief illness. Her loving family was by her side.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Franklin and Carolyn Johnson Justice; and her son, Charles Andrew “Andy” Owensby.
Mary graduated from Marion...
Christina "Crissy" Guzman
Dec 10, 2019
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, December 10, 2019, following a courageous battle with cancer, Christina “Crissy” Guzman, age 36, of Granite Falls, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care-Hudson PCU in Hudson. The daughter of Raul Guzman of Marion, North Carolina and the late Deborah Marie Guzman, who passed away in 2002, she...
Andrew Michael Dahms
Dec 6, 2019
Andrew Michael Dahms of Marion NC was received into the arms of his Heavenly Father on Friday December 06, 2019 at the age of 26
Andrew is survived by his parents, Edward L and Alanna J (Nix) Dahms of Castle Hayne, NC; brother, Robert E Dahms of Wilmington, NC; Grandparents, Phillip R and Myra Eloise Whitlow of Beach Park Ill....
Susan Mills
Dec 5, 2019
On the night of Thursday, December 05, 2019, while surrounded by her loved ones, Susan Lanning Mills, age 50, of Nebo, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. The daughter of the late John and Doris Curry Beck, she was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on March 05, 1969.
In...
Robert N. Gregory, Jr.
Dec 4, 2019
Mr. Robert N. Gregory, Jr., age 73, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, December 04, 2019 at Mission Hospital-McDowell in Marion. The son of the late Robert. N. Gregory, Sr. and Opal Hall Gregory, he was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on March 26, 1946. Robert is survived by his two sisters, Barbara Godfrey and Doris...
Mary Ellen "MeMe" Stevenson
Dec 3, 2019
Mary Ellen “MeMe” Stevenson, age 93, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, December 03, 2019 at her residence with her loved ones by her side. Born in Los Angeles, California on March 23, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Adolph and Georgia Walker Silvas.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Carolyn Louise Messer
Dec 3, 2019
Mrs. Carolyn Louise Porter Messer, age 79 of Marion, departed this earthly world to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 03, 2019 at her home with her loving family by her side. Born on May 27, 1940, in McDowell County, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Porter and Marie Owensby Porter.
A charter member of New...
Viola Briggs
Dec 2, 2019
Mrs. Viola Styles Briggs, age 100, of Marion North Carolina, departed this earthly world to be with the Lord on Monday, December 02, 2019 at the CarePartners Solace Center in Asheville North Carolina with her loving family by her side. Born on September 08, 1919, in Yancey County, she was the daughter of the late Hayes Styles and...
Mable Devinney
Dec 1, 2019
Mable Hawkins Devinney, age 86, of the Pleasant Gardens Community, departed to be with the Lord in the early morning hours of Sunday, December 01, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills Inpatient Unit in Forest City. A native of McDowell County, North Carolina, born on June 18, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Delon and Fannie...
Donald "Buddy" Kuykendall
Dec 1, 2019
Donald “Buddy” Kuykendall, age 74, of Marion, North Carolina passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Rosehill Retirement Home in Marion. A native of McDowell County, Buddy was born on January 18, 1945 to the late Fred and Margaret Ledford Kuykendall.
He is preceded in death by his sister, Ruby Kelley and husband Grady, two brothers, William...
Mary Williams
Dec 1, 2019
On the evening of Sunday, December 1, 2019, Mary Gouge Williams, age 85, of Marion, North Carolina passed away at Care Partners Solace Center in Asheville with her loving family by her side. A native of McDowell County, Mary was born on November 9, 1934 to the late Zedie and Artie Webb Gouge.
She is preceded in...
Leroy "Peabody" Hamilton
Dec 1, 2019
Leroy “Peabody” Hamilton, age 81, of Morganton, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 01, 2019 at Carolinas HealthCare System-Blue Ridge in Morganton, North Carolina. A native of McDowell County, North Carolina, born on September 05, 1938, he was the son of the late Ralph Hamilton, Sr. and Agnes Rutherford Hamilton.
Leroy, in addition to his parents,...
Jerry Wayne Hurst Sr.
Dec 1, 2019
Jerry Wayne Hurst, Sr. age 60, of Marion, North Carolina passed away on the evening of Sunday, December 1, 2019. The son of George Washington Hurst and Nannie Mae Powers, he was born in Bell County, Kentucky on November 02, 1959.
Jerry is preceded in death by sisters; Joyce Hurst Mason and Betty Hurst Bullins; brothers; Arlie Partin and Cecil Partin....
Jackie Gardner
Nov 30, 2019
Mrs. Jackie Gardner, age 71 of Marion, passed away at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville on Saturday, November 30, 2019 with her loving family by her side. She was born on February 28, 1948 to the late Cecil Honeycutt and Jewel Johnson Honeycutt
Jackie was a very loving wife for over fifty three years and a...
Scotty Pool
Nov 27, 2019
Scotty Pool, age 66, of the Pleasant Gardens Community, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at Mountain Ridge Health & Rehabilitation in Black Mountain, with his loved ones by his side. A native of McDowell County, North Carolina, born on April 28, 1953, he was the son of the late James Calhoun Pool and Victoria Poteat Pool.
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Curtis Wilburn Cowart
Dec 14, 2019
Curtis Wilburn Cowart, age 85, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at his residence while under the care of Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. The son of the late Claude and Hettie Farmer Cowart, he was born in Macon County, North Carolina on December 14, 1934.
In addition to his parents, he was...
Amber Teaster
Dec 13, 2019
Amber Teaster, age 16, of the Pleasant Gardens Community, passed away on the night of Friday, December 13, 2019, from injuries she sustained as a result of a motor vehicle accident. The daughter of Pam Teaster of Marion, Amber was born in Asheville, North Carolina on February 12, 2003.
A member of Ashworth Road Baptist Church in Marion,...
Malene Bailey
Dec 12, 2019
Malene Meadows Bailey, age 90, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Autumn Care of Marion with her loving family members by her side. Malene, a resident of Old Fort, was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina on August 13, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Hardy “Pop†and Laura “Mom†Cox Meadows.
In addition...
Mary Jolly
Dec 12, 2019
Mary Owens Jolly, age 62, of Marion, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on the night of Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville following a courageous battle with cancer. The daughter of the late Samuel and Georgia Silver Nance, she was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina on February 04, 1957.
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Dan Stainbrook
Dec 11, 2019
Dan Stainbrook, age 82, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. Born in Kansas City, Missouri on August 07, 1937, he was the son of the late Dan Stainbrook and Josephine O’Toole Hancock.
An avid outdoorsman, Dan was a proud veteran of the United States Navy. Following...
Mary Alice Owensby
Dec 11, 2019
Mary Alice Justice Owensby took her Heavenly flight on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville following a brief illness. Her loving family was by her side.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Franklin and Carolyn Johnson Justice; and her son, Charles Andrew “Andy” Owensby.
Mary graduated from Marion...
Christina "Crissy" Guzman
Dec 10, 2019
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, December 10, 2019, following a courageous battle with cancer, Christina “Crissy” Guzman, age 36, of Granite Falls, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care-Hudson PCU in Hudson. The daughter of Raul Guzman of Marion, North Carolina and the late Deborah Marie Guzman, who passed away in 2002, she...
Andrew Michael Dahms
Dec 6, 2019
Andrew Michael Dahms of Marion NC was received into the arms of his Heavenly Father on Friday December 06, 2019 at the age of 26
Andrew is survived by his parents, Edward L and Alanna J (Nix) Dahms of Castle Hayne, NC; brother, Robert E Dahms of Wilmington, NC; Grandparents, Phillip R and Myra Eloise Whitlow of Beach Park Ill....
Susan Mills
Dec 5, 2019
On the night of Thursday, December 05, 2019, while surrounded by her loved ones, Susan Lanning Mills, age 50, of Nebo, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. The daughter of the late John and Doris Curry Beck, she was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on March 05, 1969.
In...
Robert N. Gregory, Jr.
Dec 4, 2019
Mr. Robert N. Gregory, Jr., age 73, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, December 04, 2019 at Mission Hospital-McDowell in Marion. The son of the late Robert. N. Gregory, Sr. and Opal Hall Gregory, he was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on March 26, 1946. Robert is survived by his two sisters, Barbara Godfrey and Doris...
Mary Ellen "MeMe" Stevenson
Dec 3, 2019
Mary Ellen “MeMe” Stevenson, age 93, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, December 03, 2019 at her residence with her loved ones by her side. Born in Los Angeles, California on March 23, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Adolph and Georgia Walker Silvas.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Carolyn Louise Messer
Dec 3, 2019
Mrs. Carolyn Louise Porter Messer, age 79 of Marion, departed this earthly world to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 03, 2019 at her home with her loving family by her side. Born on May 27, 1940, in McDowell County, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Porter and Marie Owensby Porter.
A charter member of New...
Viola Briggs
Dec 2, 2019
Mrs. Viola Styles Briggs, age 100, of Marion North Carolina, departed this earthly world to be with the Lord on Monday, December 02, 2019 at the CarePartners Solace Center in Asheville North Carolina with her loving family by her side. Born on September 08, 1919, in Yancey County, she was the daughter of the late Hayes Styles and...
Mable Devinney
Dec 1, 2019
Mable Hawkins Devinney, age 86, of the Pleasant Gardens Community, departed to be with the Lord in the early morning hours of Sunday, December 01, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills Inpatient Unit in Forest City. A native of McDowell County, North Carolina, born on June 18, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Delon and Fannie...
Donald "Buddy" Kuykendall
Dec 1, 2019
Donald “Buddy” Kuykendall, age 74, of Marion, North Carolina passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Rosehill Retirement Home in Marion. A native of McDowell County, Buddy was born on January 18, 1945 to the late Fred and Margaret Ledford Kuykendall.
He is preceded in death by his sister, Ruby Kelley and husband Grady, two brothers, William...
Mary Williams
Dec 1, 2019
On the evening of Sunday, December 1, 2019, Mary Gouge Williams, age 85, of Marion, North Carolina passed away at Care Partners Solace Center in Asheville with her loving family by her side. A native of McDowell County, Mary was born on November 9, 1934 to the late Zedie and Artie Webb Gouge.
She is preceded in...
Leroy "Peabody" Hamilton
Dec 1, 2019
Leroy “Peabody” Hamilton, age 81, of Morganton, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 01, 2019 at Carolinas HealthCare System-Blue Ridge in Morganton, North Carolina. A native of McDowell County, North Carolina, born on September 05, 1938, he was the son of the late Ralph Hamilton, Sr. and Agnes Rutherford Hamilton.
Leroy, in addition to his parents,...
Jerry Wayne Hurst Sr.
Dec 1, 2019
Jerry Wayne Hurst, Sr. age 60, of Marion, North Carolina passed away on the evening of Sunday, December 1, 2019. The son of George Washington Hurst and Nannie Mae Powers, he was born in Bell County, Kentucky on November 02, 1959.
Jerry is preceded in death by sisters; Joyce Hurst Mason and Betty Hurst Bullins; brothers; Arlie Partin and Cecil Partin....
Jackie Gardner
Nov 30, 2019
Mrs. Jackie Gardner, age 71 of Marion, passed away at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville on Saturday, November 30, 2019 with her loving family by her side. She was born on February 28, 1948 to the late Cecil Honeycutt and Jewel Johnson Honeycutt
Jackie was a very loving wife for over fifty three years and a...
Scotty Pool
Nov 27, 2019
Scotty Pool, age 66, of the Pleasant Gardens Community, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at Mountain Ridge Health & Rehabilitation in Black Mountain, with his loved ones by his side. A native of McDowell County, North Carolina, born on April 28, 1953, he was the son of the late James Calhoun Pool and Victoria Poteat Pool.
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