Obituaries
Beulah Lawing
Jan 13, 2022
Beulah Pearl Lawing, 79, of Nebo, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City.
Beulah was born in McDowell County, NC on March 1, 1942, to the late John W. and Effie Lewis Lawing. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Nebo, where she was very active. Beulah liked to travel...
Edward Howard Eller, Jr.
Jan 13, 2022
Edward Howard Eller, Jr., 74, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital.
He was born in McDowell County on September 30, 1947 to the late Edward Howard Eller, Sr. and Rena Mae Young Eller. Edward retired from Collins & Aikman in engineering and design. He honorably served in the U.S....
Bruce "Pete" Wayne Crawford
Jan 12, 2022
Bruce “Pete” Wayne Crawford, 71, of Marion, North Carolina went to be with the Lord surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at his residence.
Pete was born in Burke County, North Carolina on November 20, 1950 to the late Elmer and Ruth Crawford of Banner Elk, North Carolina. He was a long-time member of the New...
Robert Bruce Schemke
Jan 12, 2022
On the night of Wednesday, January 12, 2022, Robert Bruce Schemke of Marion, North Carolina passed away at Memorial Campus in Asheville. He was born on April 4, 1953 in Lexington, Michigan to the late Robert and Louise Banyai Schemke.
He is preceded in death by his sisters, Jennie Schemke, Roberta Krajenke and one brother, Christopher Schemke. Robert was the...
Hazel Jane Waldroup
Jan 12, 2022
Hazel Jane Lockman Waldroup, 71, of Marion, passed away at Memorial Campus Asheville.
Hazel was born in Marion, North Carolina to Thelma Effler Lockman and the late Bart Lockman. She enjoyed reading and working word search puzzles. Hazel formally worked at both Autumn Care and Broyhill Furniture Company. Following retirement she volunteered as a teacher’s assistant at Glenwood Elementary. Hazel will...
Mary Ellen Wilson Haynes
Jan 11, 2022
Mary Ellen Wilson Haynes, age 61, of Marion, North Carolina passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Mission Hospital-McDowell. She was born on November 26, 1960 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina to the late James and Rachel Romine Wilson.
Mary loved spending time with family especially her grandchildren. She also enjoyed reading and working puzzles. She will be missed...
Alvin Delaney Mann "Poppy"
Jan 11, 2022
Alvin Delaney Mann “Poppy” was born March 17, 1948 in Tallassee, Alabama. He attended Tallassee High School where he graduated in 1966. He made his way to Montgomery, Alabama where he worked as the Building Engineer for Robert E. Lee High School. He was loved by all and a stranger to none. After retirement, he moved to Marion, North Carolina to...
Mark Crocker Jones
Jan 10, 2022
Mark Crocker Jones, age 64, passed away on Monday, January 10, at his residence. Son of the late Graham and Odessa Jones.
Mark worked at Broyhill Furniture for 25 years before his illness. Mark loved woodworking and took pride in his yardwork. Mark is preceded in death by his daughter, Angel Jones Wilson. Left to cherish Mark’s memory is his...
Michael Anthony Ray
Jan 10, 2022
Michael Ray, 64, passed away doing what he loved best, being the center of attention. As the youngest of eight children, there was never any shortage of attention for him and if he ever perceived a lack, he would surely make enough noise to rectify the mistake. Mike was a fan of all things fast: cars, motorcycles, grocery store lines,...
Joey Eugene Rhymer
Jan 10, 2022
Joey Eugene Rhymer, 66, of Nebo, passed away Monday, January 10, 2022 at his residence.
Joey was born February 19, 1955 in Marion, North Carolina to the late Norman Rhymer and Joan Ruby Young Rhymer. Joey worked as a rock mason for over twenty years. He enjoyed being outdoors, especially fishing and ginseng hunting. He was also an avid Carolina Tarheel...
Carolyn Mae Cody Hicks
Jan 9, 2022
To be absent from this body is to be present with the Lord. 2 Corinthians 5:8
On January 9, our mother, Carolyn Mae Cody Hicks, went into the presence of her Lord.
What a beautiful thought to know she is free of the confinement of a broken body. She is free to run with joy and laughter as she embraces...
Rev. Randolph Autrey
Jan 9, 2022
Rev. Randolph Autrey, 89, of Marion, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022, at his residence.
Randolph was born in Yancey County, North Carolina, on December 10, 1932, to the late Jasper and Bonnie Gouge Autrey. He was married to his wife of sixty nine years, Dorothy McPeters Autrey. He served his country proudly in the United States Army during the...
Brenda Sue McCracken Buff
Jan 9, 2022
In the evening of Sunday, January 9, 2022, Brenda Sue McCracken Buff passed away at Mission-McDowell. She was born on June 12, 1949 in Spartanburg, South Carolina to the late James McCracken and Laura Mae Mace.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Buff and her sister, Elizabeth Pendley. Brenda was a loving mother, maw maw and friend....
Travis Bryon Good
Jan 8, 2022
Travis Bryon Good age 47 of Nebo passed away Saturday, January 8, at Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City.
Born in Grace Hospital in Morganton to Terry and Lynn Good on May 2, 1974. Travis was a lifelong member of Cross Memorial Baptist Church, a graduate of McDowell High School, a former employee of Ethan Allen Corporation...
Betty Sue Gilliam-O'Keefe
Jan 8, 2022
Betty Sue Gilliam-O'Keefe, 88, of Alexandria, Virginia passed away Saturday, January 8th, 2022 at Inova Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia.
Betty was born in McDowell County on September 6th, 1933 to the late William Howard Gilliam and Viola "Rosebud" Davis Gilliam. She was raised on Cedar Creek in Black Mountain and graduated at the top of her class at Old Fort High...
Jayne Ann Cunningham Grubbs
Jan 7, 2022
Jayne Ann Cunningham Grubbs, 86, of Marion, NC, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022, at Autumn Care of Marion.
Jayne was born in Raleigh County, WV, on January 3, 1936, to the late Howard William Cunningham and Dorothy Jane Clark Cunningham. She was a registered nurse with Lovelace Clinic in Albuquerque, NM. Jayne was a member of Clinchfield United Methodist...
Jackie Phillips Buchanan
Jan 5, 2022
Jackie Jane “Tammy” Phillips Buchanan, 53, of Marion, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at the Memorial Campus of Asheville.
Tammy was born in Mitchell Co. on August 6, 1968 to William Sam Wright and the late Vickie Phillips. Tammy was a member of Charity Mission FWB Church for thirty years. She liked all old cars, especially Camaro’s. Tammy was...
Joyce Ann Plemmons Harris
Jan 5, 2022
Mrs. Joyce Ann Plemmons Harris, age 79 of Marion, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Autumn Care of Marion. She was born in Spartanburg, SC to the late Thomas and Esther Hollifield Plemmons on September 3, 1942. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Harris.
She was known to love animals and enjoyed collecting dolls and...
Jacqueline Fay Crouch McPeters
Jan 4, 2022
Jacqueline Fay Crouch McPeters, 92, of Nebo, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 04, 2022.
Jackie was born in High Point, North Carolina on February 16, 1929 to the late Jay T. Crouch and Lillie Rathburn Crouch. Jackie was a CNA for many years. She started nursing back when IV solutions were in glass bottles. Later in...
Ethen Dakota Troutman
Jan 3, 2022
Ethen Dakota Troutman, 20, of Marion passed away Monday, January 3, 2022.
Ethen was born in Concord, North Carolina on March 13, 2001 to Jonathan Watson (Melissa) and Jennifer Lea Troutman. Ethen was known as a lovable young man. He was always cutting up to make others laugh. Ethen was a kind soul who loved kids. He was smart, enjoyed...
Beulah Lawing
Jan 13, 2022
Beulah Pearl Lawing, 79, of Nebo, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City.
Beulah was born in McDowell County, NC on March 1, 1942, to the late John W. and Effie Lewis Lawing. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Nebo, where she was very active. Beulah liked to travel...
Edward Howard Eller, Jr.
Jan 13, 2022
Edward Howard Eller, Jr., 74, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital.
He was born in McDowell County on September 30, 1947 to the late Edward Howard Eller, Sr. and Rena Mae Young Eller. Edward retired from Collins & Aikman in engineering and design. He honorably served in the U.S....
Bruce "Pete" Wayne Crawford
Jan 12, 2022
Bruce “Pete” Wayne Crawford, 71, of Marion, North Carolina went to be with the Lord surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at his residence.
Pete was born in Burke County, North Carolina on November 20, 1950 to the late Elmer and Ruth Crawford of Banner Elk, North Carolina. He was a long-time member of the New...
Robert Bruce Schemke
Jan 12, 2022
On the night of Wednesday, January 12, 2022, Robert Bruce Schemke of Marion, North Carolina passed away at Memorial Campus in Asheville. He was born on April 4, 1953 in Lexington, Michigan to the late Robert and Louise Banyai Schemke.
He is preceded in death by his sisters, Jennie Schemke, Roberta Krajenke and one brother, Christopher Schemke. Robert was the...
Hazel Jane Waldroup
Jan 12, 2022
Hazel Jane Lockman Waldroup, 71, of Marion, passed away at Memorial Campus Asheville.
Hazel was born in Marion, North Carolina to Thelma Effler Lockman and the late Bart Lockman. She enjoyed reading and working word search puzzles. Hazel formally worked at both Autumn Care and Broyhill Furniture Company. Following retirement she volunteered as a teacher’s assistant at Glenwood Elementary. Hazel will...
Mary Ellen Wilson Haynes
Jan 11, 2022
Mary Ellen Wilson Haynes, age 61, of Marion, North Carolina passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Mission Hospital-McDowell. She was born on November 26, 1960 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina to the late James and Rachel Romine Wilson.
Mary loved spending time with family especially her grandchildren. She also enjoyed reading and working puzzles. She will be missed...
Alvin Delaney Mann "Poppy"
Jan 11, 2022
Alvin Delaney Mann “Poppy” was born March 17, 1948 in Tallassee, Alabama. He attended Tallassee High School where he graduated in 1966. He made his way to Montgomery, Alabama where he worked as the Building Engineer for Robert E. Lee High School. He was loved by all and a stranger to none. After retirement, he moved to Marion, North Carolina to...
Mark Crocker Jones
Jan 10, 2022
Mark Crocker Jones, age 64, passed away on Monday, January 10, at his residence. Son of the late Graham and Odessa Jones.
Mark worked at Broyhill Furniture for 25 years before his illness. Mark loved woodworking and took pride in his yardwork. Mark is preceded in death by his daughter, Angel Jones Wilson. Left to cherish Mark’s memory is his...
Michael Anthony Ray
Jan 10, 2022
Michael Ray, 64, passed away doing what he loved best, being the center of attention. As the youngest of eight children, there was never any shortage of attention for him and if he ever perceived a lack, he would surely make enough noise to rectify the mistake. Mike was a fan of all things fast: cars, motorcycles, grocery store lines,...
Joey Eugene Rhymer
Jan 10, 2022
Joey Eugene Rhymer, 66, of Nebo, passed away Monday, January 10, 2022 at his residence.
Joey was born February 19, 1955 in Marion, North Carolina to the late Norman Rhymer and Joan Ruby Young Rhymer. Joey worked as a rock mason for over twenty years. He enjoyed being outdoors, especially fishing and ginseng hunting. He was also an avid Carolina Tarheel...
Carolyn Mae Cody Hicks
Jan 9, 2022
To be absent from this body is to be present with the Lord. 2 Corinthians 5:8
On January 9, our mother, Carolyn Mae Cody Hicks, went into the presence of her Lord.
What a beautiful thought to know she is free of the confinement of a broken body. She is free to run with joy and laughter as she embraces...
Rev. Randolph Autrey
Jan 9, 2022
Rev. Randolph Autrey, 89, of Marion, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022, at his residence.
Randolph was born in Yancey County, North Carolina, on December 10, 1932, to the late Jasper and Bonnie Gouge Autrey. He was married to his wife of sixty nine years, Dorothy McPeters Autrey. He served his country proudly in the United States Army during the...
Brenda Sue McCracken Buff
Jan 9, 2022
In the evening of Sunday, January 9, 2022, Brenda Sue McCracken Buff passed away at Mission-McDowell. She was born on June 12, 1949 in Spartanburg, South Carolina to the late James McCracken and Laura Mae Mace.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Buff and her sister, Elizabeth Pendley. Brenda was a loving mother, maw maw and friend....
Travis Bryon Good
Jan 8, 2022
Travis Bryon Good age 47 of Nebo passed away Saturday, January 8, at Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City.
Born in Grace Hospital in Morganton to Terry and Lynn Good on May 2, 1974. Travis was a lifelong member of Cross Memorial Baptist Church, a graduate of McDowell High School, a former employee of Ethan Allen Corporation...
Betty Sue Gilliam-O'Keefe
Jan 8, 2022
Betty Sue Gilliam-O'Keefe, 88, of Alexandria, Virginia passed away Saturday, January 8th, 2022 at Inova Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia.
Betty was born in McDowell County on September 6th, 1933 to the late William Howard Gilliam and Viola "Rosebud" Davis Gilliam. She was raised on Cedar Creek in Black Mountain and graduated at the top of her class at Old Fort High...
Jayne Ann Cunningham Grubbs
Jan 7, 2022
Jayne Ann Cunningham Grubbs, 86, of Marion, NC, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022, at Autumn Care of Marion.
Jayne was born in Raleigh County, WV, on January 3, 1936, to the late Howard William Cunningham and Dorothy Jane Clark Cunningham. She was a registered nurse with Lovelace Clinic in Albuquerque, NM. Jayne was a member of Clinchfield United Methodist...
Jackie Phillips Buchanan
Jan 5, 2022
Jackie Jane “Tammy” Phillips Buchanan, 53, of Marion, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at the Memorial Campus of Asheville.
Tammy was born in Mitchell Co. on August 6, 1968 to William Sam Wright and the late Vickie Phillips. Tammy was a member of Charity Mission FWB Church for thirty years. She liked all old cars, especially Camaro’s. Tammy was...
Joyce Ann Plemmons Harris
Jan 5, 2022
Mrs. Joyce Ann Plemmons Harris, age 79 of Marion, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Autumn Care of Marion. She was born in Spartanburg, SC to the late Thomas and Esther Hollifield Plemmons on September 3, 1942. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Harris.
She was known to love animals and enjoyed collecting dolls and...
Jacqueline Fay Crouch McPeters
Jan 4, 2022
Jacqueline Fay Crouch McPeters, 92, of Nebo, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 04, 2022.
Jackie was born in High Point, North Carolina on February 16, 1929 to the late Jay T. Crouch and Lillie Rathburn Crouch. Jackie was a CNA for many years. She started nursing back when IV solutions were in glass bottles. Later in...
Ethen Dakota Troutman
Jan 3, 2022
Ethen Dakota Troutman, 20, of Marion passed away Monday, January 3, 2022.
Ethen was born in Concord, North Carolina on March 13, 2001 to Jonathan Watson (Melissa) and Jennifer Lea Troutman. Ethen was known as a lovable young man. He was always cutting up to make others laugh. Ethen was a kind soul who loved kids. He was smart, enjoyed...
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