Obituaries
Alice Horne Logan
Mar 30, 2024
Alice Mae Horne Logan, 78, of Marion, left this earthly life on Saturday, March 30, 2024 at Autumn Care of Marion.
She was born in Rutherford County on April 15, 1945 to the late William Alfred Horne and Rosie Littlejohn Horne. She is also preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Leo Logan, Jr., who passed in 2013; and...
Norma Patricia Epley Ward
Mar 30, 2024
Norma Patricia Epley Ward, “Pat,” 84, of Marion, NC, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 30, 2024. Pat passed away with her loving daughter by her side.
Pat was born in Burke County to her loving parents, Roy and Katie Haskins Epley.
Pat was a loving, devoted Christian wife, and a loving, caring Mother, Nana, and Great...
Philip Ferguson Taylor
Mar 29, 2024
Philip Ferguson Taylor, 56, of Old Fort, passed away Friday, March 29, 2024, at his residence.
Philip was born in Buncombe County, NC to the late Claude Ferguson Taylor and Priscilla Morris Taylor. Philip loved to cook and was a classic car enthusiast. He enjoyed watching movies and going to the beach. Most of all, Philip loved...
Michele McNeil Hollifield
Mar 29, 2024
Mrs. Michele McNeil Hollifield, age 63 of Marion, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024. She was born in McDowell NC on December 12, 1960 and is the daughter of the late Maurice McNeil and is survived by her mother Ann Gilbert Stone. She is preceded in death by her spouse Larry Hollifield.
Michele was known for her fun-loving personality and...
Cynthia "Cindy" Ann Brown Elliott
Mar 28, 2024
On the morning of March 28, 2024, Cynthia (Cindy) Ann Brown Elliott, age 66, lost her courageous battlewith cancer. Cindy was born on February 3, 1958, and was one of seven children born to Fred and AnneBrown of Marion, North Carolina, who predecease her. Living all of her life in Marion, North Carolina,Cindy attended McDowell County Schools where she graduated...
Mark Edward Dale
Mar 27, 2024
Mark Edward Dale, 62, of Old Fort, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
Mark was born in High Point, NC on June 21, 1961 to the late Sanford William Dale and Rose Marie Huskins Dale.
His enjoyments were fishing and working on small engines. He will be missed by his family and friends.
Left to cherish his memory, including...
Gary Lynn Bivins
Mar 27, 2024
Gary Lynn Bivins, 69, of Old Fort, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at the CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville.
He was born in Marion on March 30, 1954 to the late Ervin Bivins and Imogene Sneed Bivins. Gary will always be remembered as a loving brother, uncle and friend of the community.
A funeral service will be held on Monday,...
Inez Byrd McPeters
Mar 27, 2024
Inez Byrd McPeters “Mamaw Mc,” 87, of Marion, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday morning, March 27, 2024.
She was born in Old Fort on March 25, 1937 to the late Robert “Bob” Byrd and Ellie Haynes Byrd. She is also preceded in death by her husband, James “Jim” McPeters; a son, Michael Alan McPeters; a grandson, Andrew Michael...
Virginia "Ginny" Stockton Sigman
Mar 25, 2024
Virginia “Ginny” Stockton Sigman, 76, of Marion, passed away Monday, March 25, 2024 at Mission Hospital in Asheville.
Ginny was born in McDowell County on August 1, 1947 to the late William Lee Stockton and Ruth McKinney Stockton.
Ginny was a Godly woman who loved everyone she met. She especially loved children, and she ran a daycare for many years. She loved...
Edith Priscilla Maney Ridley
Mar 25, 2024
Edith Priscilla Maney Ridley, of Lake Lure, peacefully departed this life on Monday morning, March 25, 2024.
She was born in Clay County on January 29 to the late George Maney and Dorothy Parker Maney. Edith formerly worked in the furniture industry. She was a faithful member of Shingle Hollow Congregational Holiness Church. She received great joy by working with her...
Mary Magdalene Walker Hudgins
Mar 25, 2024
Mary Magdalene Walker Hudgins, 78, of Marion, passed away in the early morning hours of Monday, March 25, 2024 at the CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville.
She was born in Buncombe County on July 3, 1945 to the late Elijah Walker and Ethel Marie Calloway Walker. She was also preceded in death by a son, Joe Whitaker. Mary enjoyed flowers...
John Matthew Salimbeni
Mar 24, 2024
John Matthew Salimbeni, 77, of Asheville, passed away at his residence on Sunday, March 24, 2024.John was born in Canton, Ohio on June 11, 1946 to the late Russell Salimbeni, Sr. and the late Suzi DiRuscio Salmbeni. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Lackey Salimbeni.John worked in health care as a physicians assistant and was a...
William Earnest Burnette, Jr.
Mar 24, 2024
William “Bill” Earnest Burnette, Jr., 84, of Nebo, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2024 at Deer Park Health and Rehabilitation.
A native of McDowell County, he was born January 19, 1940 to the late William Earnest Burnette, Sr. and Thelma Harmon Burnette.
Bill formerly worked at Cross Cotton Mill, and he later retired from Drexel Furniture. He enjoyed wood-working in his...
Pauline Cina Burnette Davis Hudson
Mar 22, 2024
Pauline Cina Burnette Davis Hudson, 95, of Marion went to be with the Lord at her residence on the night of Friday, March 22, 2024.
Pauline was born in Yancey County to the late Preston H. Burnette and the late Hattie Ellen Rector Burnette on September 27, 1928. She is also preceded in death by five brothers and a grandchild.
Pauline enjoyed...
Cynthia Padgett Straughan
Mar 21, 2024
In the early morning hours, Thursday March 21, 2024, our Beloved Cynthia Padgett Straughan cast aside her earthly bruised and battered body to arise and be carried to her new eternal home in the Heavens with her Precious Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and Loved ones gone before!
Born: March 4th 1966 to Vina Eller Padgett and the Late Harold...
David Allen Epley
Mar 20, 2024
David “Allen” Epley, 56, of Nebo, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at UNC Health Blue Ridge in Morganton.
Allen was born in Burke County, NC on January 30, 1968, to the late George Washington Epley and Agnes Evelyn Norville Epley. He was married to his wife of 39 years, Patricia Boone Epley. Allen was a firearms...
Martha Jayne Corso Siegwarth
Mar 19, 2024
Martha Jayne Corso Siegwarth, 75, of Marion, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at her home.
She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on April 18, 1948 to the late James Corso and Harriet Trovillo Corso. She lived most of her life in Ohio before moving to North Carolina in 2002. Martha was an avid reader and golf enthusiast. She enjoyed spending...
Cathy Coker Sprinkle
Mar 19, 2024
Cathy Coker Sprinkle, 73, of Marion, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at Grace Hospital.
Cathy was born on January 20, 1951 in Olanta, SC to the late Paul Davis Coker and Maude Thornhill Phillips. Cathy was a Registered Nurse, and she worked in many departments at several health care institutions across Western North Carolina. McDowell, Grace, and Rutherford Hospitals were...
Betty Ruth Pickering Rollo
Mar 19, 2024
Betty Ruth Pickering Rollo, 83, of Waynesville and formerly of Marion, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at the Four Seasons Elizabeth House.
She was born in Jones County Mississippi on March 13, 1941 to the late Joseph Ransom Pickering and Genah Hill Pickering. Her husband, George Rollo, also preceded her in death.
Betty was a longtime faithful member of Rocky Pass...
James "Jimmy" Allen Stevens
Mar 18, 2024
James “Jimmy” Allen Stevens, 63, of Marion, passed away at UNC Health Blue Ridge in Morganton on Monday, March 18, 2024.
Jimmy was born in McDowell County on August 27, 1960 to William Randolph Stevens, Sr. and Ruby Frances Melton Stevens who preceded him in death. He is also preceded in death by brothers, Sam Freeman, Calvin, Arnold, Dean, Bill, and...
Alice Horne Logan
Mar 30, 2024
Alice Mae Horne Logan, 78, of Marion, left this earthly life on Saturday, March 30, 2024 at Autumn Care of Marion.
She was born in Rutherford County on April 15, 1945 to the late William Alfred Horne and Rosie Littlejohn Horne. She is also preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Leo Logan, Jr., who passed in 2013; and...
Norma Patricia Epley Ward
Mar 30, 2024
Norma Patricia Epley Ward, “Pat,” 84, of Marion, NC, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 30, 2024. Pat passed away with her loving daughter by her side.
Pat was born in Burke County to her loving parents, Roy and Katie Haskins Epley.
Pat was a loving, devoted Christian wife, and a loving, caring Mother, Nana, and Great...
Philip Ferguson Taylor
Mar 29, 2024
Philip Ferguson Taylor, 56, of Old Fort, passed away Friday, March 29, 2024, at his residence.
Philip was born in Buncombe County, NC to the late Claude Ferguson Taylor and Priscilla Morris Taylor. Philip loved to cook and was a classic car enthusiast. He enjoyed watching movies and going to the beach. Most of all, Philip loved...
Michele McNeil Hollifield
Mar 29, 2024
Mrs. Michele McNeil Hollifield, age 63 of Marion, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024. She was born in McDowell NC on December 12, 1960 and is the daughter of the late Maurice McNeil and is survived by her mother Ann Gilbert Stone. She is preceded in death by her spouse Larry Hollifield.
Michele was known for her fun-loving personality and...
Cynthia "Cindy" Ann Brown Elliott
Mar 28, 2024
On the morning of March 28, 2024, Cynthia (Cindy) Ann Brown Elliott, age 66, lost her courageous battlewith cancer. Cindy was born on February 3, 1958, and was one of seven children born to Fred and AnneBrown of Marion, North Carolina, who predecease her. Living all of her life in Marion, North Carolina,Cindy attended McDowell County Schools where she graduated...
Mark Edward Dale
Mar 27, 2024
Mark Edward Dale, 62, of Old Fort, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
Mark was born in High Point, NC on June 21, 1961 to the late Sanford William Dale and Rose Marie Huskins Dale.
His enjoyments were fishing and working on small engines. He will be missed by his family and friends.
Left to cherish his memory, including...
Gary Lynn Bivins
Mar 27, 2024
Gary Lynn Bivins, 69, of Old Fort, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at the CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville.
He was born in Marion on March 30, 1954 to the late Ervin Bivins and Imogene Sneed Bivins. Gary will always be remembered as a loving brother, uncle and friend of the community.
A funeral service will be held on Monday,...
Inez Byrd McPeters
Mar 27, 2024
Inez Byrd McPeters “Mamaw Mc,” 87, of Marion, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday morning, March 27, 2024.
She was born in Old Fort on March 25, 1937 to the late Robert “Bob” Byrd and Ellie Haynes Byrd. She is also preceded in death by her husband, James “Jim” McPeters; a son, Michael Alan McPeters; a grandson, Andrew Michael...
Virginia "Ginny" Stockton Sigman
Mar 25, 2024
Virginia “Ginny” Stockton Sigman, 76, of Marion, passed away Monday, March 25, 2024 at Mission Hospital in Asheville.
Ginny was born in McDowell County on August 1, 1947 to the late William Lee Stockton and Ruth McKinney Stockton.
Ginny was a Godly woman who loved everyone she met. She especially loved children, and she ran a daycare for many years. She loved...
Edith Priscilla Maney Ridley
Mar 25, 2024
Edith Priscilla Maney Ridley, of Lake Lure, peacefully departed this life on Monday morning, March 25, 2024.
She was born in Clay County on January 29 to the late George Maney and Dorothy Parker Maney. Edith formerly worked in the furniture industry. She was a faithful member of Shingle Hollow Congregational Holiness Church. She received great joy by working with her...
Mary Magdalene Walker Hudgins
Mar 25, 2024
Mary Magdalene Walker Hudgins, 78, of Marion, passed away in the early morning hours of Monday, March 25, 2024 at the CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville.
She was born in Buncombe County on July 3, 1945 to the late Elijah Walker and Ethel Marie Calloway Walker. She was also preceded in death by a son, Joe Whitaker. Mary enjoyed flowers...
John Matthew Salimbeni
Mar 24, 2024
John Matthew Salimbeni, 77, of Asheville, passed away at his residence on Sunday, March 24, 2024.John was born in Canton, Ohio on June 11, 1946 to the late Russell Salimbeni, Sr. and the late Suzi DiRuscio Salmbeni. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Lackey Salimbeni.John worked in health care as a physicians assistant and was a...
William Earnest Burnette, Jr.
Mar 24, 2024
William “Bill” Earnest Burnette, Jr., 84, of Nebo, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2024 at Deer Park Health and Rehabilitation.
A native of McDowell County, he was born January 19, 1940 to the late William Earnest Burnette, Sr. and Thelma Harmon Burnette.
Bill formerly worked at Cross Cotton Mill, and he later retired from Drexel Furniture. He enjoyed wood-working in his...
Pauline Cina Burnette Davis Hudson
Mar 22, 2024
Pauline Cina Burnette Davis Hudson, 95, of Marion went to be with the Lord at her residence on the night of Friday, March 22, 2024.
Pauline was born in Yancey County to the late Preston H. Burnette and the late Hattie Ellen Rector Burnette on September 27, 1928. She is also preceded in death by five brothers and a grandchild.
Pauline enjoyed...
Cynthia Padgett Straughan
Mar 21, 2024
In the early morning hours, Thursday March 21, 2024, our Beloved Cynthia Padgett Straughan cast aside her earthly bruised and battered body to arise and be carried to her new eternal home in the Heavens with her Precious Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and Loved ones gone before!
Born: March 4th 1966 to Vina Eller Padgett and the Late Harold...
David Allen Epley
Mar 20, 2024
David “Allen” Epley, 56, of Nebo, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at UNC Health Blue Ridge in Morganton.
Allen was born in Burke County, NC on January 30, 1968, to the late George Washington Epley and Agnes Evelyn Norville Epley. He was married to his wife of 39 years, Patricia Boone Epley. Allen was a firearms...
Martha Jayne Corso Siegwarth
Mar 19, 2024
Martha Jayne Corso Siegwarth, 75, of Marion, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at her home.
She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on April 18, 1948 to the late James Corso and Harriet Trovillo Corso. She lived most of her life in Ohio before moving to North Carolina in 2002. Martha was an avid reader and golf enthusiast. She enjoyed spending...
Cathy Coker Sprinkle
Mar 19, 2024
Cathy Coker Sprinkle, 73, of Marion, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at Grace Hospital.
Cathy was born on January 20, 1951 in Olanta, SC to the late Paul Davis Coker and Maude Thornhill Phillips. Cathy was a Registered Nurse, and she worked in many departments at several health care institutions across Western North Carolina. McDowell, Grace, and Rutherford Hospitals were...
Betty Ruth Pickering Rollo
Mar 19, 2024
Betty Ruth Pickering Rollo, 83, of Waynesville and formerly of Marion, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at the Four Seasons Elizabeth House.
She was born in Jones County Mississippi on March 13, 1941 to the late Joseph Ransom Pickering and Genah Hill Pickering. Her husband, George Rollo, also preceded her in death.
Betty was a longtime faithful member of Rocky Pass...
James "Jimmy" Allen Stevens
Mar 18, 2024
James “Jimmy” Allen Stevens, 63, of Marion, passed away at UNC Health Blue Ridge in Morganton on Monday, March 18, 2024.
Jimmy was born in McDowell County on August 27, 1960 to William Randolph Stevens, Sr. and Ruby Frances Melton Stevens who preceded him in death. He is also preceded in death by brothers, Sam Freeman, Calvin, Arnold, Dean, Bill, and...
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