Obituaries
Rebecca Ross
Jul 9, 2017
Rebecca Franklin Ross, age 61, loving mother, grandmother and sister, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 09, 2017 at the SECU Hospice House in Forest City. The daughter of the late Brown and Eula Dayton Franklin, she was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on June 26, 1956. She is also preceded in death by one brother, Terry...
Billy Burleson
Jul 9, 2017
Billy Burleson, age 79, of Marion, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 09, 2017 while at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. The son of the late Chet and Pansy Burleson, Bill was born in Mitchell County, North Carolina on May 31, 1938.
He was preceded in death by, in...
James Daniel Effler
Jul 8, 2017
James Daniel Effler went home to be with the Lord at his residence on Saturday, July 8, 2017. James was born in Yancey County on June 17, 1927 to the late George and Florence Effler.
James loved working with wood, gardening and working outside. James served in the United States Navy. James also retired from the...
John Mack Laughridge, Jr.
Jul 8, 2017
John Mack Laughridge, age 66, went home to be with the Lord surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at Burke Hospice & Palliative Care’s Hospice House after a brief battle with cancer. Born in McDowell County on January 9, 1951, he was the son of the late John Mack Laughridge, Sr. and Barbara Gibbs...
Patricia Ann Morgan
Jul 7, 2017
Patricia “Trish” Jones Morgan, age 72, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 7, 2017 at the Asheville Health Care Center. She was born on December 7, 1944 to the late Lewis and Margaret Huffman Jones. She was preceded in death by her husband, James H. Morgan; two brothers, Glenn (Cotton) Jones and Paul Ray...
Carl William Martin
Jul 6, 2017
Mr. Carl Martin, age 95 of Marion, North Carolina, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Autumn Care of Marion. Born on June 15, 1922, he was a son of the late Lattie and Vinnie Cuthbertson Martin.
Carl worked during World War II at Glenn & Martin Aircraft Plant in Baltimore,...
Guy Edward Washburn
Jul 4, 2017
Guy Edward Washburn, age 87, of Marion, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday July 4, 2017 at his residence with his loving family by his side. Born on November 21, 1929, he was the son of the late Joseph and Lillie Mae Suttles Washburn.
Mr. Washburn was a proud U.S. Army Veteran who served in...
Martha Jean Roberts
Jul 3, 2017
Martha Jean Roberts, age 69, of Old Fort, North Carolina passed away on Monday, July 3, 2017 at Carolinas Healthcare System- Blue Ridge with her loving family by her side. She was born in McDowell County on February 28, 1948 to the late Ray James and Eva Bradley Reel.
She is preceded in death by her sister Rose...
Jeremy Terran Benjamin
Jul 1, 2017
Jeremy Terran Benjamin, age 30, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away on Saturday July 01, 2017. Born in Kershaw County, South Carolina on January 23, 1987, he was the son of Timothy and Almeta Benjamin of Concord, North Carolina.
Known to be a go getter, Jeremy loved life and lived it to the fullest. Jeremy had an interest in designing...
Douglas T. White
Jul 1, 2017
Mr. Douglas T. White of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, July 01, 2017.
Arrangements will be announced once they have been confirmed.
Molly "Jenny" Andrews
Jun 30, 2017
Molly “Jenny” Andrews, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Friday, June 30, 2017, just one day before her 79th birthday. The last surviving child of 13, she was the daughter of the late Ken and Texie Hughes, she was born in Avery County, North Carolina on July 01, 1938.
...
Damien Gonzalez
Jun 30, 2017
Damien Gonzalez, age 40, of Nebo, North Carolina, went home to be with the Lord while at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville, following a courageous battle with cancer on Friday, June 30, 2017. Born in San Antonio, Texas on October 31, 1976, he was the son of Tina Hernandez of Nebo and the late...
Maxine Allison
Jun 30, 2017
Maxine Sisk Allison, age 71, passed away in the early morning hours of Friday, June 30, 2017 at her residence in Marion. The daughter of the late Elbert and Bessie Patton Sisk, she was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on July 18, 1945. She was also preceded in death by brother, Alvin Sisk.
A devoted mother...
James David Houston
Jun 30, 2017
James David Houston, age 69, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017 at his residence with his family at his side. A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, born February 04, 1948, he was the son of the late Andrew and Naomi Goepfert Houston.
A proud veteran of the United States Navy, James enjoyed fishing, cars...
Carol Pittman
Jun 29, 2017
Carol McCurry Pittman, age 55, of the Turkey Cove Community, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. The daughter of the late Mary Anna McCurry, she was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on November 30, 1961.
In addition to her mother, she is preceded in death by...
Duane Allen Green
Jun 29, 2017
Mr. Duane Allen Green, age 58, of Candler, finally won his battle when he went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 29, 2017 while at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. Born in Germany on December 03, 1958, he was the son of the late Donald W. Green and Katherine Tolley Green. ...
Peggy Brittain
Jun 29, 2017
Peggy Yoder Brittain, age 74, of Marion, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Mission Hospital’s Memorial Campus in Asheville. Born in Catawba County, North Carolina on July 21, 1942, she was the daughter of the late John Yoder and Ruth McKinney.
A loving, great and strong “Maw Maw”, Peggy loved to do word searches and...
Joshua Peter Maier
Jun 29, 2017
Joshua Peter Maier, age 25, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 29, 2017. Joshua was born to Thomas and Colleen Maier of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Joshua was a United States Marine Corps reservist where he served as a cyber network specialist. He recently received the Meritorious Mast award while on deployment in Latvia....
Anna Woody
Jun 27, 2017
Anna Woody, age 73, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the McDowell Hospital. A native of McDowell County, she was born April 16, 1944 and was the daughter of the late Robert and Mary Williams Nichols. She is also preceded in death by one sister, Frances O’Dear; and two brothers, Robert Dean Nichols...
Rev. Tommy Hensley
Jun 26, 2017
Rev. Tommy Hensley, age 81, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 26, 2017 at his home in Nebo. A native of McDowell County, North Carolina, born November 02, 1935, he was the son of the late Fred and Ruby Hensley.
A loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and pastor, Rev. Hensley proudly served as the...
Rebecca Ross
Jul 9, 2017
Rebecca Franklin Ross, age 61, loving mother, grandmother and sister, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 09, 2017 at the SECU Hospice House in Forest City. The daughter of the late Brown and Eula Dayton Franklin, she was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on June 26, 1956. She is also preceded in death by one brother, Terry...
Billy Burleson
Jul 9, 2017
Billy Burleson, age 79, of Marion, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 09, 2017 while at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. The son of the late Chet and Pansy Burleson, Bill was born in Mitchell County, North Carolina on May 31, 1938.
He was preceded in death by, in...
James Daniel Effler
Jul 8, 2017
James Daniel Effler went home to be with the Lord at his residence on Saturday, July 8, 2017. James was born in Yancey County on June 17, 1927 to the late George and Florence Effler.
James loved working with wood, gardening and working outside. James served in the United States Navy. James also retired from the...
John Mack Laughridge, Jr.
Jul 8, 2017
John Mack Laughridge, age 66, went home to be with the Lord surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at Burke Hospice & Palliative Care’s Hospice House after a brief battle with cancer. Born in McDowell County on January 9, 1951, he was the son of the late John Mack Laughridge, Sr. and Barbara Gibbs...
Patricia Ann Morgan
Jul 7, 2017
Patricia “Trish” Jones Morgan, age 72, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 7, 2017 at the Asheville Health Care Center. She was born on December 7, 1944 to the late Lewis and Margaret Huffman Jones. She was preceded in death by her husband, James H. Morgan; two brothers, Glenn (Cotton) Jones and Paul Ray...
Carl William Martin
Jul 6, 2017
Mr. Carl Martin, age 95 of Marion, North Carolina, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Autumn Care of Marion. Born on June 15, 1922, he was a son of the late Lattie and Vinnie Cuthbertson Martin.
Carl worked during World War II at Glenn & Martin Aircraft Plant in Baltimore,...
Guy Edward Washburn
Jul 4, 2017
Guy Edward Washburn, age 87, of Marion, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday July 4, 2017 at his residence with his loving family by his side. Born on November 21, 1929, he was the son of the late Joseph and Lillie Mae Suttles Washburn.
Mr. Washburn was a proud U.S. Army Veteran who served in...
Martha Jean Roberts
Jul 3, 2017
Martha Jean Roberts, age 69, of Old Fort, North Carolina passed away on Monday, July 3, 2017 at Carolinas Healthcare System- Blue Ridge with her loving family by her side. She was born in McDowell County on February 28, 1948 to the late Ray James and Eva Bradley Reel.
She is preceded in death by her sister Rose...
Jeremy Terran Benjamin
Jul 1, 2017
Jeremy Terran Benjamin, age 30, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away on Saturday July 01, 2017. Born in Kershaw County, South Carolina on January 23, 1987, he was the son of Timothy and Almeta Benjamin of Concord, North Carolina.
Known to be a go getter, Jeremy loved life and lived it to the fullest. Jeremy had an interest in designing...
Douglas T. White
Jul 1, 2017
Mr. Douglas T. White of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, July 01, 2017.
Arrangements will be announced once they have been confirmed.
Molly "Jenny" Andrews
Jun 30, 2017
Molly “Jenny” Andrews, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Friday, June 30, 2017, just one day before her 79th birthday. The last surviving child of 13, she was the daughter of the late Ken and Texie Hughes, she was born in Avery County, North Carolina on July 01, 1938.
...
Damien Gonzalez
Jun 30, 2017
Damien Gonzalez, age 40, of Nebo, North Carolina, went home to be with the Lord while at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville, following a courageous battle with cancer on Friday, June 30, 2017. Born in San Antonio, Texas on October 31, 1976, he was the son of Tina Hernandez of Nebo and the late...
Maxine Allison
Jun 30, 2017
Maxine Sisk Allison, age 71, passed away in the early morning hours of Friday, June 30, 2017 at her residence in Marion. The daughter of the late Elbert and Bessie Patton Sisk, she was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on July 18, 1945. She was also preceded in death by brother, Alvin Sisk.
A devoted mother...
James David Houston
Jun 30, 2017
James David Houston, age 69, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017 at his residence with his family at his side. A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, born February 04, 1948, he was the son of the late Andrew and Naomi Goepfert Houston.
A proud veteran of the United States Navy, James enjoyed fishing, cars...
Carol Pittman
Jun 29, 2017
Carol McCurry Pittman, age 55, of the Turkey Cove Community, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. The daughter of the late Mary Anna McCurry, she was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on November 30, 1961.
In addition to her mother, she is preceded in death by...
Duane Allen Green
Jun 29, 2017
Mr. Duane Allen Green, age 58, of Candler, finally won his battle when he went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 29, 2017 while at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. Born in Germany on December 03, 1958, he was the son of the late Donald W. Green and Katherine Tolley Green. ...
Peggy Brittain
Jun 29, 2017
Peggy Yoder Brittain, age 74, of Marion, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Mission Hospital’s Memorial Campus in Asheville. Born in Catawba County, North Carolina on July 21, 1942, she was the daughter of the late John Yoder and Ruth McKinney.
A loving, great and strong “Maw Maw”, Peggy loved to do word searches and...
Joshua Peter Maier
Jun 29, 2017
Joshua Peter Maier, age 25, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 29, 2017. Joshua was born to Thomas and Colleen Maier of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Joshua was a United States Marine Corps reservist where he served as a cyber network specialist. He recently received the Meritorious Mast award while on deployment in Latvia....
Anna Woody
Jun 27, 2017
Anna Woody, age 73, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the McDowell Hospital. A native of McDowell County, she was born April 16, 1944 and was the daughter of the late Robert and Mary Williams Nichols. She is also preceded in death by one sister, Frances O’Dear; and two brothers, Robert Dean Nichols...
Rev. Tommy Hensley
Jun 26, 2017
Rev. Tommy Hensley, age 81, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 26, 2017 at his home in Nebo. A native of McDowell County, North Carolina, born November 02, 1935, he was the son of the late Fred and Ruby Hensley.
A loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and pastor, Rev. Hensley proudly served as the...
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