Obituaries
Dona Patricia Eller Cope
Mar 25, 2023
Dona Patricia Eller Cope, 75, of Marion, passed away at her residence on Saturday, March 25, 2023.
Pat was born on November 10, 1947 in Fulton Co., Georgia to the late Bruce Eller and Patricia Jenkins Broome.
She was a member of Glenwood Baptist Church. Pat loved crafting which she enjoyed doing with her granddaughter and her nieces and...
Marcus Antonio Freshour
Mar 24, 2023
Marcus Antonio Freshour, 52, of Marion, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2023.
Marcus was born in Burke County, on March, 9, 1971 to the late Johnny Floyd Freshour and Betty Jean Hughes Freshour. Along with his father, he is preceded in death by his wife, Kristy Freshour and son Joshua Freshour.
Marcus was known as a true Viking...
Troy "Til" Tilden Brown, Jr.
Mar 24, 2023
Troy Tilden Brown, Jr., 66, of Marion, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 24, 2023.
Til was born on January 14, 1957 in McDowell County to the late Troy Tilden Brown, Sr. and the late Jewell Finley Allen. He was preceded in death by his wife, Tammy Atkins Brown.
He was a member of Muddy...
Shelley Marie Turner Lawrence
Mar 24, 2023
Shelley Marie Turner Lawrence, 65, of Marion, passed away at Memorial Campus in Asheville on Friday, March 24, 2023.
Shelley was born in Ohio Co., West Virginia on September 18, 1957. She is the daughter of the late Gilbert Lee Turner and Betty Turner. Also preceding her in death is a son Jeremy Taylor.
She was a member of...
Jack Ronald "Boo" Causby
Mar 24, 2023
Jack Ronald “Boo” Causby, 74, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Friday morning, March 24, 2023 at Rose Hill Retirement Community where he had resided for the last several years.
A native of Marion, he was born January 9, 1949 to the late Jack Causby and Pauline Krause Causby.
Boo was a veteran of the United States...
Thomas Edward Ludford
Mar 23, 2023
Thomas Edward Ludford, 78, of Marion, passed away, Thursday, March 23, 2023, at his residence.
Tom was born in Chicago, IL, on July 15, 1944, to the late Howard William Ludford and Irene Goodwin Ludford. He was married to Juanita Faye Hancock Ludford and was a member of Nealsville Church of God. Tom was a loving...
Shawn L. Moore
Mar 22, 2023
Shawn L. Moore passed away on March 22, 2023 in his home in Marion, N.C. peacefully with wife Tammy Moore by his side.
He was born in Wilmington, Ohio on July 29, 1965 to Jackie Randolph and Robert Moore.
He is survived by his loving wife Tammy Moore of thirty years. He is also survived by...
Dan L. Pendley
Mar 22, 2023
Dan L. Pendley
June 7, 1943 to March 22, 2023
Dan L. Pendley, 79, of Morganton, NC passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023. He was born on June 7, 1943 in Mitchell County to the late John Washington Pendley and Ethel Wyatt Pendley.
He was a 1962 graduate of Harris High School in Spruce Pine, NC. He...
Ralph Wayne McClellan, Sr.
Mar 21, 2023
Ralph Wayne McClellan, Sr., 79, of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
A native of Spruce Pine, Ralph was born December 11, 1943 to the late Oscar and Ivy Buchanan McClellan.
Ralph worked as a machinist his whole life and was formerly employed with Gunter’s Machine Shop. He...
Ada "Ruth" Ross
Mar 21, 2023
Ada “Ruth” Ross of Marion, NC, passed away peacefully and surrounded by love at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center on March 21, 2023.
Ruth was born in Athens, Tennessee on December 10, 1937 to the late Noah Abraham Womac and Mary Beatrice Cash Womac. She was preceded in death by her precious daughter, Jackie Shaneah Ross McCauley, and beloved...
John Franklin Carson
Mar 20, 2023
John Franklin Carson was born on Monday, March 13, 1961, the eighth child of eleven siblings who later became the father of three amazing children.
He was an avid fisherman, hunter, master cook, phenomenal artist/painter, storyteller, overall fixer of a myriad of things and one of the best humans to grace this planet. He was preceded in death by his...
Gary Vinson Hughes
Mar 20, 2023
Gary Vinson Hughes, 72, of Old Fort, North Carolina, passed away Monday, March 20, 2023 at Mission Hospital in Asheville after a period of declining health.
He was born in Orange County California on January 18, 1951 to the late George "Vince" Hughes and Mary Elizabeth Seguin Ochoa.
Gary retired from Baxter Healthcare. He then worked in...
Timothy John Meadows, Sr.
Mar 19, 2023
Timothy “Tim” John Meadows, Sr., 61, of Marion, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023, at Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville.
Tim was born in Asheville, NC on December 26, 1961, to Marie Davis Meadows and the late Larry Meadows. He was a member of Marion Moose Lodge #1705 and was very passionate about cars. Tim was...
Edsel "Billy" Henry Martin, Jr.
Mar 18, 2023
Edsel “Billy” Henry Martin III, 55, of Marion, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023.
Billy was born in McDowell County on October 1, 1967 to the late Edsel Henry Martin, Jr. and the late Betty Ann Revis Martin. He was also preceded in death by his step children, Elizabeth Hughes and Bynum Hughes.
He loved being outdoors and...
Doyle "Doc" Edward Silvers
Mar 18, 2023
Doyle “Doc” Edward Silvers, 57, of Marion, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville.
Doc was born in Burnsville, NC, on May 3, 1965, to the late Hollis Silvers and Ruby Morris Silvers. He was a gentle giant who loved art, music, and nature. Doc was dearly loved and will be...
Dora Jean Holsonback
Mar 17, 2023
Dora Jean Spencer Holsonback, 65, of Marion, NC, passed away Friday, March 17, 2023, at her residence.
Dora was born in Raleigh County, West Virginia, on June, 21, 1957, to the late George W. Spencer and Gwendolyn Feltner Spencer. She was married to the late Carlos J. Holsonback, Jr. Dora was a tax preparation accountant...
Helen Brooks Beam
Mar 16, 2023
Helen Brooks Beam, 96, of Nebo, went to be with her Lord and Savior on the morning of Thursday, March 16, 2023.
Helen was born in Marion, on November 29, 1926 to the late Robert Brooks and the late Stella Rector Brooks. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Pat Beam, a daughter, Patsy Beam Hogan and...
Perry "Jack" Ross
Mar 15, 2023
Perry “Jack” Ross, 83, of Marion passed away at Autumn Care of Marion on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.
Jack was born in McDowell County on May 19, 1939 to the late William Elmer Ross and Ruby Masters Ross. He was preceded in death by daughters Angela Depaiva and Jackie Shaneah Ross McCauley.
Jack loved the beauty of the outdoors...
Beverly Roland Baker
Mar 15, 2023
Beverly Elaine Roland Baker, 68, of Nebo, N.C. passed away at her residence on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 15, 2023.
Beverly was born in Marion, N.C. on May 18, 1954 to the late Carl Ervin Roland and Lillian Wyatt Roland.
Beverly was a very loving mother, grandmother and sister. She enjoyed cooking and reading but mostly she loved...
Patricia Diaina Yancey Browning
Mar 14, 2023
Patricia Diaina Yancey Browning, 68, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at her home.
She was born on September 1, 1954 in McDowell County to the late Harold Lee Yancey and Grace Pauline Crooks Yancey.
Dona Patricia Eller Cope
Mar 25, 2023
Dona Patricia Eller Cope, 75, of Marion, passed away at her residence on Saturday, March 25, 2023.
Pat was born on November 10, 1947 in Fulton Co., Georgia to the late Bruce Eller and Patricia Jenkins Broome.
She was a member of Glenwood Baptist Church. Pat loved crafting which she enjoyed doing with her granddaughter and her nieces and...
Marcus Antonio Freshour
Mar 24, 2023
Marcus Antonio Freshour, 52, of Marion, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2023.
Marcus was born in Burke County, on March, 9, 1971 to the late Johnny Floyd Freshour and Betty Jean Hughes Freshour. Along with his father, he is preceded in death by his wife, Kristy Freshour and son Joshua Freshour.
Marcus was known as a true Viking...
Troy "Til" Tilden Brown, Jr.
Mar 24, 2023
Troy Tilden Brown, Jr., 66, of Marion, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 24, 2023.
Til was born on January 14, 1957 in McDowell County to the late Troy Tilden Brown, Sr. and the late Jewell Finley Allen. He was preceded in death by his wife, Tammy Atkins Brown.
He was a member of Muddy...
Shelley Marie Turner Lawrence
Mar 24, 2023
Shelley Marie Turner Lawrence, 65, of Marion, passed away at Memorial Campus in Asheville on Friday, March 24, 2023.
Shelley was born in Ohio Co., West Virginia on September 18, 1957. She is the daughter of the late Gilbert Lee Turner and Betty Turner. Also preceding her in death is a son Jeremy Taylor.
She was a member of...
Jack Ronald "Boo" Causby
Mar 24, 2023
Jack Ronald “Boo” Causby, 74, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Friday morning, March 24, 2023 at Rose Hill Retirement Community where he had resided for the last several years.
A native of Marion, he was born January 9, 1949 to the late Jack Causby and Pauline Krause Causby.
Boo was a veteran of the United States...
Thomas Edward Ludford
Mar 23, 2023
Thomas Edward Ludford, 78, of Marion, passed away, Thursday, March 23, 2023, at his residence.
Tom was born in Chicago, IL, on July 15, 1944, to the late Howard William Ludford and Irene Goodwin Ludford. He was married to Juanita Faye Hancock Ludford and was a member of Nealsville Church of God. Tom was a loving...
Shawn L. Moore
Mar 22, 2023
Shawn L. Moore passed away on March 22, 2023 in his home in Marion, N.C. peacefully with wife Tammy Moore by his side.
He was born in Wilmington, Ohio on July 29, 1965 to Jackie Randolph and Robert Moore.
He is survived by his loving wife Tammy Moore of thirty years. He is also survived by...
Dan L. Pendley
Mar 22, 2023
Dan L. Pendley
June 7, 1943 to March 22, 2023
Dan L. Pendley, 79, of Morganton, NC passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023. He was born on June 7, 1943 in Mitchell County to the late John Washington Pendley and Ethel Wyatt Pendley.
He was a 1962 graduate of Harris High School in Spruce Pine, NC. He...
Ralph Wayne McClellan, Sr.
Mar 21, 2023
Ralph Wayne McClellan, Sr., 79, of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
A native of Spruce Pine, Ralph was born December 11, 1943 to the late Oscar and Ivy Buchanan McClellan.
Ralph worked as a machinist his whole life and was formerly employed with Gunter’s Machine Shop. He...
Ada "Ruth" Ross
Mar 21, 2023
Ada “Ruth” Ross of Marion, NC, passed away peacefully and surrounded by love at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center on March 21, 2023.
Ruth was born in Athens, Tennessee on December 10, 1937 to the late Noah Abraham Womac and Mary Beatrice Cash Womac. She was preceded in death by her precious daughter, Jackie Shaneah Ross McCauley, and beloved...
John Franklin Carson
Mar 20, 2023
John Franklin Carson was born on Monday, March 13, 1961, the eighth child of eleven siblings who later became the father of three amazing children.
He was an avid fisherman, hunter, master cook, phenomenal artist/painter, storyteller, overall fixer of a myriad of things and one of the best humans to grace this planet. He was preceded in death by his...
Gary Vinson Hughes
Mar 20, 2023
Gary Vinson Hughes, 72, of Old Fort, North Carolina, passed away Monday, March 20, 2023 at Mission Hospital in Asheville after a period of declining health.
He was born in Orange County California on January 18, 1951 to the late George "Vince" Hughes and Mary Elizabeth Seguin Ochoa.
Gary retired from Baxter Healthcare. He then worked in...
Timothy John Meadows, Sr.
Mar 19, 2023
Timothy “Tim” John Meadows, Sr., 61, of Marion, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023, at Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville.
Tim was born in Asheville, NC on December 26, 1961, to Marie Davis Meadows and the late Larry Meadows. He was a member of Marion Moose Lodge #1705 and was very passionate about cars. Tim was...
Edsel "Billy" Henry Martin, Jr.
Mar 18, 2023
Edsel “Billy” Henry Martin III, 55, of Marion, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023.
Billy was born in McDowell County on October 1, 1967 to the late Edsel Henry Martin, Jr. and the late Betty Ann Revis Martin. He was also preceded in death by his step children, Elizabeth Hughes and Bynum Hughes.
He loved being outdoors and...
Doyle "Doc" Edward Silvers
Mar 18, 2023
Doyle “Doc” Edward Silvers, 57, of Marion, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville.
Doc was born in Burnsville, NC, on May 3, 1965, to the late Hollis Silvers and Ruby Morris Silvers. He was a gentle giant who loved art, music, and nature. Doc was dearly loved and will be...
Dora Jean Holsonback
Mar 17, 2023
Dora Jean Spencer Holsonback, 65, of Marion, NC, passed away Friday, March 17, 2023, at her residence.
Dora was born in Raleigh County, West Virginia, on June, 21, 1957, to the late George W. Spencer and Gwendolyn Feltner Spencer. She was married to the late Carlos J. Holsonback, Jr. Dora was a tax preparation accountant...
Helen Brooks Beam
Mar 16, 2023
Helen Brooks Beam, 96, of Nebo, went to be with her Lord and Savior on the morning of Thursday, March 16, 2023.
Helen was born in Marion, on November 29, 1926 to the late Robert Brooks and the late Stella Rector Brooks. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Pat Beam, a daughter, Patsy Beam Hogan and...
Perry "Jack" Ross
Mar 15, 2023
Perry “Jack” Ross, 83, of Marion passed away at Autumn Care of Marion on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.
Jack was born in McDowell County on May 19, 1939 to the late William Elmer Ross and Ruby Masters Ross. He was preceded in death by daughters Angela Depaiva and Jackie Shaneah Ross McCauley.
Jack loved the beauty of the outdoors...
Beverly Roland Baker
Mar 15, 2023
Beverly Elaine Roland Baker, 68, of Nebo, N.C. passed away at her residence on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 15, 2023.
Beverly was born in Marion, N.C. on May 18, 1954 to the late Carl Ervin Roland and Lillian Wyatt Roland.
Beverly was a very loving mother, grandmother and sister. She enjoyed cooking and reading but mostly she loved...
Patricia Diaina Yancey Browning
Mar 14, 2023
Patricia Diaina Yancey Browning, 68, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at her home.
She was born on September 1, 1954 in McDowell County to the late Harold Lee Yancey and Grace Pauline Crooks Yancey.
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