Obituaries
Otis O. "Junior" Waddell, Jr.
Mar 31, 2019
Otis O. “Junior” Waddell, Jr., age 81, of Nebo, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on the morning of Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville. Born in Polk County, North Carolina on April 17, 1937, Otis was the son of the late Otis Waddell, Sr. and Dora Poole Waddell.
In...
James Keith McCurry
Mar 27, 2019
James Keith McCurry, age 60, of Marion, North Carolina passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at Memorial Campus in Asheville. A native of Charleston, South Carolina, James was born on May 20, 1958 to Maryleen Ollis McCurry and the late James William McCurry.
James was a member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church. He loved...
Bryan "Butch" Orman Holley, Jr.
Mar 27, 2019
Bryan “Butch” Orman Holley, Jr., age 70, of Marion, North Carolina passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville, North Carolina with his family by his side.
He is preceded in death by a daughter that he missed dearly, Belinda LaShea Holley.
He had given a good fight in his...
Nora Bea Dillingham
Mar 26, 2019
Nora Bea Harris Dillingham, age 83, of Marion, North Carolina passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Mountain Ridge Health and Rehabilitation. She was born on April 16, 1935 to the late George and Bonnie Hudgins Harris.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Dillingham and one son, Steve Dillingham.
Bea was a...
James Donald Elliott
Mar 25, 2019
James Donald Elliott, age 73, of the Glenwood Community, while surrounded by his family, passed away peacefully at his residence on Monday, March 25, 2019. A native of McDowell County, North Carolina, born September 12, 1945, he was the son of the late Jack and Rena Elliott.
He was preceded in death by, in addition to his parents,...
Juanita B. Grady
Mar 25, 2019
Juanita B. Grady, age 91, of Marion, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on the evening of Monday, March 25, 2019 at Mission Hospital McDowell with her loving family by her side. Born in Roxboro, North Carolina on April 22, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Timothy Ward Burris and Nellie Mae Hall Burris.
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Nancy Bradford
Mar 24, 2019
Nancy Simpson Bradford, age 68, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away following a brief illness on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine. Her loving family was by her side. A native of McDowell County, born June 28, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Hewie and Essie Williams Simpson Clark.
An...
Gerald S. Young
Mar 23, 2019
On the evening of Saturday, March 23, 2019, Mr. Gerald S. Young of Marion, North Carolina, and a veteran of the United States Navy, passed away at Pardee UNC Health Care in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
In keeping with Mr. Young’s wishes, no services are planned.
Darlene Wright
Mar 23, 2019
Darlene Ross Wright, loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 23, 2019 with her loved ones at her side at Asheville Health Care Center. The daughter of the late Clarence and Rosa Leigh Bailey Ross, she was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on October 2, 1949.
Darlene was a member of Clinchfield...
Scott Olin Lutz
Mar 20, 2019
Scott Olin Lutz, age 59, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at The Laurels of Summit Ridge in Asheville. The son of the late Stuart Allen Lutz and Mary Frances Brown Eggmyer, he was born in Red Bud, Illinois on July 15, 1959.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Wilma McKinney
Mar 19, 2019
In the evening of Tuesday, March 19, 2019, Wilma Finley McKinney, age 74, of Marion, North Carolina passed away at her residence with her family by her side. Born on May 29, 1944 in McDowell County, Wilma was the daughter of the late Garland and Pauline Finley.
Wilma was a member of Redeemed Free Will Baptist Church....
Bill Miller Pyatt
Mar 19, 2019
Bill Pyatt, age 83, of Marion, North Carolina passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at the CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. A native of McDowell County, Bill was born on December 19, 1935 to the late Clyde and Annie Mae Fisher Pyatt.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Jo Pyatt and a...
Gaynell Leslie
Mar 19, 2019
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 19, 2019, Gaynell Dalton Leslie, age 81, of Marion, North Carolina passed away at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. A native of Rutherford County, Gaynell was born on January 31, 1938 to the late Theodore and Annie May Woods Dalton.
She is preceded in death by her husband,...
Joseph Martin Burke
Mar 19, 2019
Joseph Martin Burke, age 64, of Marion, passed away Tuesday March 19, 2019.
No services are planned at this time.
Lewis Smith, Jr. "LJ"
Mar 18, 2019
Lewis Smith, Jr. “LJ”, age 74, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 18, 2019 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville. A native of Rutherford County, North Carolina, he was born on January 31, 1945 and was the son of the late Lewis and Pearl Hatcher Smith. He was also preceded in death by...
Danny Dewayne Blake
Mar 17, 2019
Danny Dewayne Blake, age 67, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away at his residence on Sunday, March 17, 2019. Born in Huntington, West Virginia on March 8, 1952, he was the son of the late Robert and Maude Daniels Blake.
Danny enjoyed being outdoors and older model vehicles, but most of all, he loved being around his grandchildren. ...
Roberta Lynn Hartwell
Mar 17, 2019
Roberta Lynn Smith Hartwell, age 66, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at her residence with her loving family at her side. The daughter of the late Robert and Savannah Grindstaff Smith, she was born in Michell County, North Carolina on April 20, 1952.
She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Etta Wise Piercy McKinney
Mar 16, 2019
Etta Wise Piercy McKinney, age 92, of Marion, North Carolina passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Mission Hospital-McDowell with her family by her side. A native of Mitchell County, Etta was born on October 30, 1926 to the late Dave and Maude Burleson Wise.
She is preceded in death by her first husband, Allen Piercy; second...
Charlotte Jean Sparks
Mar 15, 2019
Charlotte Jean Sparks, age 76, of Marion, North Carolina passed away on Friday, March 15, 2019 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. A native of McDowell County, Charlotte was born on July 8, 1942 to the late Robert and Jessie Parker Sparks.
She is preceded in death by a son, William Yates Bennett.
Charlotte...
Vicki Curtis
Mar 15, 2019
In the early morning hours of Friday, March 15, 2019, Vicki Duncan Curtis, age 76, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away at Mission Hospital-McDowell. The daughter of the late Paul and Verlie Roberson Duncan, Vicki was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on July 13, 1942.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son,...
Otis O. "Junior" Waddell, Jr.
Mar 31, 2019
Otis O. “Junior” Waddell, Jr., age 81, of Nebo, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on the morning of Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville. Born in Polk County, North Carolina on April 17, 1937, Otis was the son of the late Otis Waddell, Sr. and Dora Poole Waddell.
In...
James Keith McCurry
Mar 27, 2019
James Keith McCurry, age 60, of Marion, North Carolina passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at Memorial Campus in Asheville. A native of Charleston, South Carolina, James was born on May 20, 1958 to Maryleen Ollis McCurry and the late James William McCurry.
James was a member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church. He loved...
Bryan "Butch" Orman Holley, Jr.
Mar 27, 2019
Bryan “Butch” Orman Holley, Jr., age 70, of Marion, North Carolina passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville, North Carolina with his family by his side.
He is preceded in death by a daughter that he missed dearly, Belinda LaShea Holley.
He had given a good fight in his...
Nora Bea Dillingham
Mar 26, 2019
Nora Bea Harris Dillingham, age 83, of Marion, North Carolina passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Mountain Ridge Health and Rehabilitation. She was born on April 16, 1935 to the late George and Bonnie Hudgins Harris.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Dillingham and one son, Steve Dillingham.
Bea was a...
James Donald Elliott
Mar 25, 2019
James Donald Elliott, age 73, of the Glenwood Community, while surrounded by his family, passed away peacefully at his residence on Monday, March 25, 2019. A native of McDowell County, North Carolina, born September 12, 1945, he was the son of the late Jack and Rena Elliott.
He was preceded in death by, in addition to his parents,...
Juanita B. Grady
Mar 25, 2019
Juanita B. Grady, age 91, of Marion, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on the evening of Monday, March 25, 2019 at Mission Hospital McDowell with her loving family by her side. Born in Roxboro, North Carolina on April 22, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Timothy Ward Burris and Nellie Mae Hall Burris.
...
Nancy Bradford
Mar 24, 2019
Nancy Simpson Bradford, age 68, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away following a brief illness on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine. Her loving family was by her side. A native of McDowell County, born June 28, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Hewie and Essie Williams Simpson Clark.
An...
Gerald S. Young
Mar 23, 2019
On the evening of Saturday, March 23, 2019, Mr. Gerald S. Young of Marion, North Carolina, and a veteran of the United States Navy, passed away at Pardee UNC Health Care in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
In keeping with Mr. Young’s wishes, no services are planned.
Darlene Wright
Mar 23, 2019
Darlene Ross Wright, loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 23, 2019 with her loved ones at her side at Asheville Health Care Center. The daughter of the late Clarence and Rosa Leigh Bailey Ross, she was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on October 2, 1949.
Darlene was a member of Clinchfield...
Scott Olin Lutz
Mar 20, 2019
Scott Olin Lutz, age 59, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at The Laurels of Summit Ridge in Asheville. The son of the late Stuart Allen Lutz and Mary Frances Brown Eggmyer, he was born in Red Bud, Illinois on July 15, 1959.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Wilma McKinney
Mar 19, 2019
In the evening of Tuesday, March 19, 2019, Wilma Finley McKinney, age 74, of Marion, North Carolina passed away at her residence with her family by her side. Born on May 29, 1944 in McDowell County, Wilma was the daughter of the late Garland and Pauline Finley.
Wilma was a member of Redeemed Free Will Baptist Church....
Bill Miller Pyatt
Mar 19, 2019
Bill Pyatt, age 83, of Marion, North Carolina passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at the CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. A native of McDowell County, Bill was born on December 19, 1935 to the late Clyde and Annie Mae Fisher Pyatt.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Jo Pyatt and a...
Gaynell Leslie
Mar 19, 2019
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 19, 2019, Gaynell Dalton Leslie, age 81, of Marion, North Carolina passed away at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. A native of Rutherford County, Gaynell was born on January 31, 1938 to the late Theodore and Annie May Woods Dalton.
She is preceded in death by her husband,...
Joseph Martin Burke
Mar 19, 2019
Joseph Martin Burke, age 64, of Marion, passed away Tuesday March 19, 2019.
No services are planned at this time.
Lewis Smith, Jr. "LJ"
Mar 18, 2019
Lewis Smith, Jr. “LJ”, age 74, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 18, 2019 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville. A native of Rutherford County, North Carolina, he was born on January 31, 1945 and was the son of the late Lewis and Pearl Hatcher Smith. He was also preceded in death by...
Danny Dewayne Blake
Mar 17, 2019
Danny Dewayne Blake, age 67, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away at his residence on Sunday, March 17, 2019. Born in Huntington, West Virginia on March 8, 1952, he was the son of the late Robert and Maude Daniels Blake.
Danny enjoyed being outdoors and older model vehicles, but most of all, he loved being around his grandchildren. ...
Roberta Lynn Hartwell
Mar 17, 2019
Roberta Lynn Smith Hartwell, age 66, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at her residence with her loving family at her side. The daughter of the late Robert and Savannah Grindstaff Smith, she was born in Michell County, North Carolina on April 20, 1952.
She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Etta Wise Piercy McKinney
Mar 16, 2019
Etta Wise Piercy McKinney, age 92, of Marion, North Carolina passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Mission Hospital-McDowell with her family by her side. A native of Mitchell County, Etta was born on October 30, 1926 to the late Dave and Maude Burleson Wise.
She is preceded in death by her first husband, Allen Piercy; second...
Charlotte Jean Sparks
Mar 15, 2019
Charlotte Jean Sparks, age 76, of Marion, North Carolina passed away on Friday, March 15, 2019 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. A native of McDowell County, Charlotte was born on July 8, 1942 to the late Robert and Jessie Parker Sparks.
She is preceded in death by a son, William Yates Bennett.
Charlotte...
Vicki Curtis
Mar 15, 2019
In the early morning hours of Friday, March 15, 2019, Vicki Duncan Curtis, age 76, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away at Mission Hospital-McDowell. The daughter of the late Paul and Verlie Roberson Duncan, Vicki was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on July 13, 1942.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son,...
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