Obituaries
Mary Briggs Nunnally
Jun 8, 2021
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 08, 2021, Mrs. Mary Briggs Nunnally, of Marion, North Carolina, departed this life at her residence.
She was born in Yancey County on September 15, 1944 to the late David and Viola Styles Briggs.
Mary was a very talented seamstress who enjoyed designing clothing. She was a faithful...
Lillie Mae Boone
Jun 8, 2021
Lillie Mae Turpin Boone passed away June 08, 2021 at Willow Ridge Rehabilitation and Living Center in Rutherfordton, North Carolina with her loving family by her side.
Lillie was born June 15, 1934 to her late parents, Warfield and Lillie Turpin.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by numerous brothers and sisters...
Daphne Sanders
Jun 7, 2021
On the morning of Monday, June 07, 2021, while surrounded by her loved ones, Mrs. Daphne Pease Sanders, age 77, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at the SECU Inpatient Unit at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City, North Carolina.
A celebration of her life will be held Friday, July 09, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity...
Mary "Loretta" Shepherd
Jun 7, 2021
Mary “Loretta” Hensley Shepherd, age 80, of Marion, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord in the early morning hours of Monday, June 07, 2021 at her residence. Her loving family was by her side. Born in McDowell County, North Carolina on February 06, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Ethel Byrd Hensley.
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Ardith "Grangin" Lyle Todd
Jun 6, 2021
Ardith “Grangin” Lyle Willis Todd, 85, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, June 06, 2021 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital.
She was born in Avery County on August 15, 1935 to the late Howard and Lena Dennie Willis.
Grangin retired from quality control at Baxter. She enjoyed playing the piano, cooking, and fishing....
Tony Phillips
Jun 6, 2021
Mr. Tony Phillips, age 75, of the Woodlawn Community, passed away on Sunday, June 06, 2021 at Mission Hospital McDowell in Marion, North Carolina. A native of McDowell County, North Carolina, the son of the late Floyd and Lockie Honeycutt Phillips, he was born on June 22, 1945.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Joe James Duncan
Jun 3, 2021
Joe James Duncan, age 80, of Marion, North Carolina, peacefully departed this life on Thursday, June 03, 2021.
A native of McDowell County, he was born on April 29, 1941 to the late Milton Burton Duncan and Vonnie Buchanan Duncan.
Joe worked in textiles for most of his life, and he enjoyed fishing. He was a...
Harvey Washington
Jun 2, 2021
Harvey Washington, age 70, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, June 02, 2021 with his loving family at his side. Born in Rutherford County, North Carolina on December 28, 1950, he was the son of the late Tom and Lillian Neighbors Washington.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Roy Lee Roland
Jun 2, 2021
Mr. Roy Lee Roland, age 55, passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. He was born to the late Troy Lee and Betty Jo Pyatt Roland, on March 04, 1966, in McDowell County, North Carolina.
Roy enjoyed fishing and riding motorcycles. He was known as a very talented carpenter and will be missed by all who knew him.
...
Ruth Hughes
Jun 2, 2021
Ms. Ruth Hughes, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, June 02, 2021, at Autumn Care of Marion. She was born in Yancey County, North Carolina on September 23, 1929, to the late Russell and Pansey Wallace Hughes.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Buster Brown Hughes and two sisters, Mae Miller and Faye Fox.
...
April Rowe
Jun 1, 2021
April Nichols Rowe, age 38, of Marion, North Carolina, succumbed to injuries she received as a result of a motor vehicle accident on the evening of Tuesday, June 01, 2021 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. The daughter of Gary Nichols and Lisa Hill, she was born in Princeton, West Virginia on October 31,...
Dan Wesley Parker
Jun 1, 2021
Mr. Dan Wesley Parker, age 60, was carried by the Angels into the loving arms of God on Tuesday, June 01, 2021. He was born in Yancey County, North Carolina, on December 11, 1960, to the late Dolphus and Mary Elizabeth Young Parker.
Dan was one of God’s finest examples of a loving husband, father and man. He enjoyed...
Glenda Dale Bradley
May 31, 2021
Glenda Dale Bradley, age 78, of Marion, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on Monday, May 31, 2021 at Autumn Care of Marion with her loved ones at her side. Born on March 27, 1943 to the late Amos and Lela Evans Hall, she was a native of McDowell County, North Carolina.
In addition to...
Randy Lee Blankenship
May 30, 2021
Randy Lee Blankenship, age 64, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2021 at Carolinas HealthCare Blue Ridge in Morganton, North Carolina. The son of Catherine Juanita Boone of Marion, North Carolina and the late Roy Lee Blankenship, Randy was born in High Point, North Carolina on June 28, 1956.
A loving and faithful...
Kevin Karl Ervin
May 27, 2021
Kevin Karl Ervin of Forest City, North Carolina, passed away following a brief illness just one day prior to his 60th birthday, Thursday, May 27, 2021, at the SECU Inpatient Unit while under the care of Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City, North Carolina. Kevin was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and was the son of...
Lawrence "Larry" Herbert Hadley, Jr.
May 26, 2021
In the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 26, 2021, Lawrence "Larry" Herbert Hadley, Jr., 66, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away at his residence.
He was born May 20, 1955 in Nadic, Massachusetts to Meredith Hadley Schmidt of West Palm Beach, Florida and the late Lawrence Herbert Hadley, Sr.
Having moved from West Palm Beach, Florida, Larry...
Edna Elizabeth Norton
May 26, 2021
Edna Elizabeth Brooks Norton, age 90, of Marion, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville. The daughter of the late Ernest and Beulah Stone Brooks, she was born on April 24, 1931 and was a native of McDowell County, North Carolina.
She was...
Georgia Vess
May 23, 2021
Georgia Hall Vess, age 88, of Old Fort, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on the evening of Sunday, May 23, 2021 at Mountain Ridge Health & Rehabilitation in Black Mountain, North Carolina. The daughter of the late H.R. and Myrtle Sexton Hall, Georgia was born in Coeburn, Virginia on May 08, 1933.
In addition...
James Lee Roy Seagle
May 23, 2021
James Seagle, age 81, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at Mission Hospital McDowell. The son of the late Garland and Nora Hawkins Seagle, he was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on January 17, 1940.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Godfrey Seagle;...
Emma "Gail" Dobbins
May 22, 2021
Emma Gail Dobbins, 79, died in the early morning hours of May 22, 2021 at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation in Spruce Pine, NC. Gail was born October 9, 1941 in Mecklenburg County North Carolina to the late Rupert and Louise Dobbins. She was a graduate of East Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, NC. Later she graduated from...
Mary Briggs Nunnally
Jun 8, 2021
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 08, 2021, Mrs. Mary Briggs Nunnally, of Marion, North Carolina, departed this life at her residence.
She was born in Yancey County on September 15, 1944 to the late David and Viola Styles Briggs.
Mary was a very talented seamstress who enjoyed designing clothing. She was a faithful...
Lillie Mae Boone
Jun 8, 2021
Lillie Mae Turpin Boone passed away June 08, 2021 at Willow Ridge Rehabilitation and Living Center in Rutherfordton, North Carolina with her loving family by her side.
Lillie was born June 15, 1934 to her late parents, Warfield and Lillie Turpin.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by numerous brothers and sisters...
Daphne Sanders
Jun 7, 2021
On the morning of Monday, June 07, 2021, while surrounded by her loved ones, Mrs. Daphne Pease Sanders, age 77, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at the SECU Inpatient Unit at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City, North Carolina.
A celebration of her life will be held Friday, July 09, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity...
Mary "Loretta" Shepherd
Jun 7, 2021
Mary “Loretta” Hensley Shepherd, age 80, of Marion, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord in the early morning hours of Monday, June 07, 2021 at her residence. Her loving family was by her side. Born in McDowell County, North Carolina on February 06, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Ethel Byrd Hensley.
...
Ardith "Grangin" Lyle Todd
Jun 6, 2021
Ardith “Grangin” Lyle Willis Todd, 85, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, June 06, 2021 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital.
She was born in Avery County on August 15, 1935 to the late Howard and Lena Dennie Willis.
Grangin retired from quality control at Baxter. She enjoyed playing the piano, cooking, and fishing....
Tony Phillips
Jun 6, 2021
Mr. Tony Phillips, age 75, of the Woodlawn Community, passed away on Sunday, June 06, 2021 at Mission Hospital McDowell in Marion, North Carolina. A native of McDowell County, North Carolina, the son of the late Floyd and Lockie Honeycutt Phillips, he was born on June 22, 1945.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Joe James Duncan
Jun 3, 2021
Joe James Duncan, age 80, of Marion, North Carolina, peacefully departed this life on Thursday, June 03, 2021.
A native of McDowell County, he was born on April 29, 1941 to the late Milton Burton Duncan and Vonnie Buchanan Duncan.
Joe worked in textiles for most of his life, and he enjoyed fishing. He was a...
Harvey Washington
Jun 2, 2021
Harvey Washington, age 70, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, June 02, 2021 with his loving family at his side. Born in Rutherford County, North Carolina on December 28, 1950, he was the son of the late Tom and Lillian Neighbors Washington.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Roy Lee Roland
Jun 2, 2021
Mr. Roy Lee Roland, age 55, passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. He was born to the late Troy Lee and Betty Jo Pyatt Roland, on March 04, 1966, in McDowell County, North Carolina.
Roy enjoyed fishing and riding motorcycles. He was known as a very talented carpenter and will be missed by all who knew him.
...
Ruth Hughes
Jun 2, 2021
Ms. Ruth Hughes, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, June 02, 2021, at Autumn Care of Marion. She was born in Yancey County, North Carolina on September 23, 1929, to the late Russell and Pansey Wallace Hughes.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Buster Brown Hughes and two sisters, Mae Miller and Faye Fox.
...
April Rowe
Jun 1, 2021
April Nichols Rowe, age 38, of Marion, North Carolina, succumbed to injuries she received as a result of a motor vehicle accident on the evening of Tuesday, June 01, 2021 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. The daughter of Gary Nichols and Lisa Hill, she was born in Princeton, West Virginia on October 31,...
Dan Wesley Parker
Jun 1, 2021
Mr. Dan Wesley Parker, age 60, was carried by the Angels into the loving arms of God on Tuesday, June 01, 2021. He was born in Yancey County, North Carolina, on December 11, 1960, to the late Dolphus and Mary Elizabeth Young Parker.
Dan was one of God’s finest examples of a loving husband, father and man. He enjoyed...
Glenda Dale Bradley
May 31, 2021
Glenda Dale Bradley, age 78, of Marion, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on Monday, May 31, 2021 at Autumn Care of Marion with her loved ones at her side. Born on March 27, 1943 to the late Amos and Lela Evans Hall, she was a native of McDowell County, North Carolina.
In addition to...
Randy Lee Blankenship
May 30, 2021
Randy Lee Blankenship, age 64, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2021 at Carolinas HealthCare Blue Ridge in Morganton, North Carolina. The son of Catherine Juanita Boone of Marion, North Carolina and the late Roy Lee Blankenship, Randy was born in High Point, North Carolina on June 28, 1956.
A loving and faithful...
Kevin Karl Ervin
May 27, 2021
Kevin Karl Ervin of Forest City, North Carolina, passed away following a brief illness just one day prior to his 60th birthday, Thursday, May 27, 2021, at the SECU Inpatient Unit while under the care of Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City, North Carolina. Kevin was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and was the son of...
Lawrence "Larry" Herbert Hadley, Jr.
May 26, 2021
In the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 26, 2021, Lawrence "Larry" Herbert Hadley, Jr., 66, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away at his residence.
He was born May 20, 1955 in Nadic, Massachusetts to Meredith Hadley Schmidt of West Palm Beach, Florida and the late Lawrence Herbert Hadley, Sr.
Having moved from West Palm Beach, Florida, Larry...
Edna Elizabeth Norton
May 26, 2021
Edna Elizabeth Brooks Norton, age 90, of Marion, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville. The daughter of the late Ernest and Beulah Stone Brooks, she was born on April 24, 1931 and was a native of McDowell County, North Carolina.
She was...
Georgia Vess
May 23, 2021
Georgia Hall Vess, age 88, of Old Fort, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on the evening of Sunday, May 23, 2021 at Mountain Ridge Health & Rehabilitation in Black Mountain, North Carolina. The daughter of the late H.R. and Myrtle Sexton Hall, Georgia was born in Coeburn, Virginia on May 08, 1933.
In addition...
James Lee Roy Seagle
May 23, 2021
James Seagle, age 81, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at Mission Hospital McDowell. The son of the late Garland and Nora Hawkins Seagle, he was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on January 17, 1940.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Godfrey Seagle;...
Emma "Gail" Dobbins
May 22, 2021
Emma Gail Dobbins, 79, died in the early morning hours of May 22, 2021 at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation in Spruce Pine, NC. Gail was born October 9, 1941 in Mecklenburg County North Carolina to the late Rupert and Louise Dobbins. She was a graduate of East Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, NC. Later she graduated from...
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