Obituaries
Jack Eugene Holt, Jr.
Apr 27, 2024
Jack Eugene Holt, Jr., 61, of Marion, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024 at Mission Hospital in Asheville.
He was born in Creswell, Oregon on May 23, 1962 to the late Jack Eugene Holt, Sr. and Shirley Lamb Farnsworth. He was also preceded in death by his stepmother, Adelia Holt; two brothers, Jason Holt and Joel Holt; and one sister, Linda...
Bill Morgan
Apr 26, 2024
Billy Ray Morgan, 72, of Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, April 26, 2024, at Atrium Health Cleveland.
Bill was born in McDowell County, NC, on September 8, 1951, to the late Ray Mills Morgan and Eva Mae Lawing Morgan. Bill was a retired electrician who enjoyed playing golf, fishing, pool, and gardening. He was an active member of...
Grover Gene O'Dear
Apr 25, 2024
Grover Gene O’Dear, 82, of Marion passed away at the CarePartners Solace Center of Asheville on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
Gene was born in McDowell County on March 08, 1942 to the late Rev. Harold O’Dear and the late Reva Franklin.
Gene loved fishing and hunting where he really enjoyed spending time in the beautiful outdoors. He was known as an...
Josefina Sharon Pringle
Apr 24, 2024
Josefina Sharon Pringle, 74, of Hickory, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation in Nebo. Josefina was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on June 1, 1949, to the late Horace Stanley Pringle, Jr. and Ora June Rhodes Pringle. She was a playful person who was known for her infectious laughter. Josefina was...
Betty Miller Ford
Apr 24, 2024
Betty Carolyn Miller Ford, 88, of Morganton, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at her residence.
Betty was born in Watauga County, NC, on April 9, 1936, to the late Olen Carson Miller and Ella Triplett Miller. She was married to the late William “Ray” Ford. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Morganton and...
William Edward "Eddie" Church
Apr 22, 2024
William Edward "Eddie" Church, 82, of Ellenboro, NC passed away at the VA Medical Center of Asheville on Monday, April 22, 2024.
Eddie was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina on September 01, 1941 to the late William Enoch Church and the late Margaret Myrtle Cash Church.
Eddie was a member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, Ellenboro, North Carolina. He served his country...
Pauline Myers Worley
Apr 18, 2024
Pauline Myers Worley, 92, of Lenoir and formerly of Marion, passed away peacefully on the evening of Thursday, April 18, 2024.
She was born in Swain County on December 21, 1931 and was the daughter of the late Charles and Mae Myers. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Alton Worley; and her siblings, Otis Myers, Audrey Ballew, Rosie...
Harold Dean Stockton
Apr 17, 2024
Last call for Officer Harold Dean Stockton
Harold Stockton, 78, of Old Fort, departed this world on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. He was surrounded by family and loved ones.
Harold was born June 24, 1945 to the late Johnnie and Cora Lee Stockton of Old Fort. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Bobby Stockton, Sr.; and his beautiful daughter,...
Cynthia Denise Russell Jantz
Apr 17, 2024
Cynthia Denise Russell Jantz, 59, of Marion, formally of Kingsport, Tennessee passed away at her residence on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Cynthia was born in Homestead, Florida to her parents, Donald Russell and Patricia Fleenor Russell who preceded her in death. She loved the mountains and enjoyed living in Marion where she was surrounded by their beauty.Surviving Cynthia is her daughter,...
Joyce Ann Edwards Gurley
Apr 14, 2024
Joyce Ann Edwards Gurley, 85, of Marion, peacefully departed this life on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at her home with her loving family by her side.
She was born in McDowell County on April 27, 1938 to the late Carl Edwards and Mamie Hollifield Edwards.
Joyce was a longtime member of West Marion Baptist Church where she served as the nursery teacher,...
Dan Graham Vance
Apr 14, 2024
Dan Graham Vance, age 91, left this earth and went home to be with the Lord on April 14, 2024.
He was born on July 3, 1932, in Pancake, North Carolina, not far from Plumtree, the son of Ernest and Lura Elizabeth Alice Holtsclaw Vance. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 47 years,...
Joan Roper Kanipe
Apr 13, 2024
Joan Roper Kanipe, 78, of Marion, passed away Saturday morning, April 13, 2024 at UNC Health Blue Ridge.
She was born in McDowell County on February 12, 1946 to the late Woodrow Wilson Roper and Mildred Elliott Roper. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Henry Davis Kanipe; daughter-in-law, Jill Thompson Young; and her brother, Danny Woodrow Roper.
Joan was...
Eunice Reel Bradford
Apr 13, 2024
Eunice Earlene Reel Bradford, 90, of Marion, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2024, at her residence.
Eunice was born in McDowell County, NC, on December 22, 1933, to the late Moses Grayson Reel and Jessie Lee Morgan Reel. She was married to her husband of 62 years, Daniel Monroe Bradford, Jr., who passed away in 2016. Eunice...
Larry Eugene Elliott
Apr 10, 2024
Larry Eugene Elliott, 70, of Nebo, passed away at his residence early Wednesday morning, April 10, 2024.
Larry was born in McDowell County on January 02, 1954 to the late John Elliott and Beulah Ricker Elliott.
Larry was a loving, giving man who had a heart of gold. He especially loved going fishing every chance he got and spending time in the...
Mary Lou Epley Sprinkle
Apr 9, 2024
Mary Lou Epley Sprinkle
January 4, 1931 - April 9, 2024
Mary Lou Epley Sprinkle, 93, of Marion, made her final trip to her heavenly home on April 9, 2024. The daughter of the late Carl Epley and Effie Hall Epley.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 58 years, Alvin Sprinkle, who passed away in 2007 and a daughter-in-law,...
Jill Shannon Thompson Young
Apr 7, 2024
Jill Shannon Thompson Young, 51, of Marion, peacefully passed away on Sunday morning, April 7, 2024 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center.
She was born in Surry County on May 4, 1972 to Betty Jean Hamlin Thompson and the late Vance Thompson.
Jill graduated from Surry Central High School in 1990, and she was a 1994 graduate of the University of North Carolina...
Rebecca Leigh Womick
Apr 7, 2024
Rebecca Leigh Womick, 70, of Marion, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024, at her residence.
Rebecca was born in McDowell County, NC on March 5, 1954, to the late Ted King and Faye Davis King. She was married to her husband of 3 years, Daniel “Boo” Womick. Rebecca played basketball at Glenwood High School and was with...
John Carl Washburn, Sr.
Apr 6, 2024
John Carl Washburn, Sr., 84, of Marion, passed away at home on Saturday, April 6, 2024 with his loving family by his side.
A native of McDowell County, he was born October 9, 1939 to the late Arvey Leonard “Pete” Washburn and Maggie Mae King Washburn. He is also preceded in death by four siblings, Betty McGhee, Ruth Edwards, Joyce Self,...
Teresa Lynn Silver Peters
Apr 6, 2024
Teresa Lynn Silver Peters, 73, of Marion, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Autumn Care of Marion.
She was born in Buncombe County on October 19, 1950 to the late Thomas Fred Silver and Mary Lois Bartlett Silver. She is also preceded in death by a daughter, Tammy LaVonne Koonce; and her two brothers, Andy Silver and Gerald Silver.
Teresa was...
Jack Eugene Holt, Jr.
Apr 27, 2024
Jack Eugene Holt, Jr., 61, of Marion, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024 at Mission Hospital in Asheville.
He was born in Creswell, Oregon on May 23, 1962 to the late Jack Eugene Holt, Sr. and Shirley Lamb Farnsworth. He was also preceded in death by his stepmother, Adelia Holt; two brothers, Jason Holt and Joel Holt; and one sister, Linda...
Bill Morgan
Apr 26, 2024
Billy Ray Morgan, 72, of Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, April 26, 2024, at Atrium Health Cleveland.
Bill was born in McDowell County, NC, on September 8, 1951, to the late Ray Mills Morgan and Eva Mae Lawing Morgan. Bill was a retired electrician who enjoyed playing golf, fishing, pool, and gardening. He was an active member of...
Grover Gene O'Dear
Apr 25, 2024
Grover Gene O’Dear, 82, of Marion passed away at the CarePartners Solace Center of Asheville on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
Gene was born in McDowell County on March 08, 1942 to the late Rev. Harold O’Dear and the late Reva Franklin.
Gene loved fishing and hunting where he really enjoyed spending time in the beautiful outdoors. He was known as an...
Josefina Sharon Pringle
Apr 24, 2024
Josefina Sharon Pringle, 74, of Hickory, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation in Nebo. Josefina was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on June 1, 1949, to the late Horace Stanley Pringle, Jr. and Ora June Rhodes Pringle. She was a playful person who was known for her infectious laughter. Josefina was...
Betty Miller Ford
Apr 24, 2024
Betty Carolyn Miller Ford, 88, of Morganton, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at her residence.
Betty was born in Watauga County, NC, on April 9, 1936, to the late Olen Carson Miller and Ella Triplett Miller. She was married to the late William “Ray” Ford. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Morganton and...
William Edward "Eddie" Church
Apr 22, 2024
William Edward "Eddie" Church, 82, of Ellenboro, NC passed away at the VA Medical Center of Asheville on Monday, April 22, 2024.
Eddie was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina on September 01, 1941 to the late William Enoch Church and the late Margaret Myrtle Cash Church.
Eddie was a member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, Ellenboro, North Carolina. He served his country...
Pauline Myers Worley
Apr 18, 2024
Pauline Myers Worley, 92, of Lenoir and formerly of Marion, passed away peacefully on the evening of Thursday, April 18, 2024.
She was born in Swain County on December 21, 1931 and was the daughter of the late Charles and Mae Myers. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Alton Worley; and her siblings, Otis Myers, Audrey Ballew, Rosie...
Harold Dean Stockton
Apr 17, 2024
Last call for Officer Harold Dean Stockton
Harold Stockton, 78, of Old Fort, departed this world on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. He was surrounded by family and loved ones.
Harold was born June 24, 1945 to the late Johnnie and Cora Lee Stockton of Old Fort. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Bobby Stockton, Sr.; and his beautiful daughter,...
Cynthia Denise Russell Jantz
Apr 17, 2024
Cynthia Denise Russell Jantz, 59, of Marion, formally of Kingsport, Tennessee passed away at her residence on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Cynthia was born in Homestead, Florida to her parents, Donald Russell and Patricia Fleenor Russell who preceded her in death. She loved the mountains and enjoyed living in Marion where she was surrounded by their beauty.Surviving Cynthia is her daughter,...
Joyce Ann Edwards Gurley
Apr 14, 2024
Joyce Ann Edwards Gurley, 85, of Marion, peacefully departed this life on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at her home with her loving family by her side.
She was born in McDowell County on April 27, 1938 to the late Carl Edwards and Mamie Hollifield Edwards.
Joyce was a longtime member of West Marion Baptist Church where she served as the nursery teacher,...
Dan Graham Vance
Apr 14, 2024
Dan Graham Vance, age 91, left this earth and went home to be with the Lord on April 14, 2024.
He was born on July 3, 1932, in Pancake, North Carolina, not far from Plumtree, the son of Ernest and Lura Elizabeth Alice Holtsclaw Vance. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 47 years,...
Joan Roper Kanipe
Apr 13, 2024
Joan Roper Kanipe, 78, of Marion, passed away Saturday morning, April 13, 2024 at UNC Health Blue Ridge.
She was born in McDowell County on February 12, 1946 to the late Woodrow Wilson Roper and Mildred Elliott Roper. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Henry Davis Kanipe; daughter-in-law, Jill Thompson Young; and her brother, Danny Woodrow Roper.
Joan was...
Eunice Reel Bradford
Apr 13, 2024
Eunice Earlene Reel Bradford, 90, of Marion, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2024, at her residence.
Eunice was born in McDowell County, NC, on December 22, 1933, to the late Moses Grayson Reel and Jessie Lee Morgan Reel. She was married to her husband of 62 years, Daniel Monroe Bradford, Jr., who passed away in 2016. Eunice...
Larry Eugene Elliott
Apr 10, 2024
Larry Eugene Elliott, 70, of Nebo, passed away at his residence early Wednesday morning, April 10, 2024.
Larry was born in McDowell County on January 02, 1954 to the late John Elliott and Beulah Ricker Elliott.
Larry was a loving, giving man who had a heart of gold. He especially loved going fishing every chance he got and spending time in the...
Mary Lou Epley Sprinkle
Apr 9, 2024
Mary Lou Epley Sprinkle
January 4, 1931 - April 9, 2024
Mary Lou Epley Sprinkle, 93, of Marion, made her final trip to her heavenly home on April 9, 2024. The daughter of the late Carl Epley and Effie Hall Epley.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 58 years, Alvin Sprinkle, who passed away in 2007 and a daughter-in-law,...
Jill Shannon Thompson Young
Apr 7, 2024
Jill Shannon Thompson Young, 51, of Marion, peacefully passed away on Sunday morning, April 7, 2024 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center.
She was born in Surry County on May 4, 1972 to Betty Jean Hamlin Thompson and the late Vance Thompson.
Jill graduated from Surry Central High School in 1990, and she was a 1994 graduate of the University of North Carolina...
Rebecca Leigh Womick
Apr 7, 2024
Rebecca Leigh Womick, 70, of Marion, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024, at her residence.
Rebecca was born in McDowell County, NC on March 5, 1954, to the late Ted King and Faye Davis King. She was married to her husband of 3 years, Daniel “Boo” Womick. Rebecca played basketball at Glenwood High School and was with...
John Carl Washburn, Sr.
Apr 6, 2024
John Carl Washburn, Sr., 84, of Marion, passed away at home on Saturday, April 6, 2024 with his loving family by his side.
A native of McDowell County, he was born October 9, 1939 to the late Arvey Leonard “Pete” Washburn and Maggie Mae King Washburn. He is also preceded in death by four siblings, Betty McGhee, Ruth Edwards, Joyce Self,...
Teresa Lynn Silver Peters
Apr 6, 2024
Teresa Lynn Silver Peters, 73, of Marion, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Autumn Care of Marion.
She was born in Buncombe County on October 19, 1950 to the late Thomas Fred Silver and Mary Lois Bartlett Silver. She is also preceded in death by a daughter, Tammy LaVonne Koonce; and her two brothers, Andy Silver and Gerald Silver.
Teresa was...
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