Obituaries
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...
Kenneth Walter Strickland
May 21, 2021
Kenneth Strickland, 86, of Marion, passed away peacefully at his home on May 21, 2021.
Kenneth was a devoted husband and a loving father and grandfather. Kenneth was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing. He was also a passionate antique collector who loved collecting bottles. Kenneth retired from Marion Manufacturing and found a second family...
Charles "Chuck" Melvin Spence III
May 21, 2021
Charles Melvin “Chuck” Spence III, 63, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away on the evening of Friday, May 21, 2021 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City.
A native of Pennsylvania, Chuck was born on August 05, 1957 to the late Charles Melvin Spence II and Sarah Louise Turner Coleman.
Chuck was a very...
Sherri Lee Owenby
May 20, 2021
Sherri Lee Walker Owenby, age 70, of Marion, North Carolina, made that wonderful cross over into Heaven at 12:03 a.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Carolinas HealthCare System-Blue Ridge in Morganton, North Carolina. The daughter of the late Carl and Jetta Webb Walker, she was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on March 05, 1951.
For...
Barbara Laurence Rabb
May 18, 2021
Barbara Laurence Rabb, 62, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at her residence.
She was born on August 19, 1958 in Burke County to the late Clyde Guy Rabb and Jean Nanney Rabb.
Barbara worked as a caregiver for many years. She enjoyed growing up on the Rabb Farm. She was a...
Margie Lou Atkins
May 17, 2021
On the evening of Monday, May 17, 2021, Mrs. Margie Lou Toney Atkins, 81, of Marion, North Carolina, went home to be with Jesus.
A native of McDowell County, Margie was born May 05, 1940 to the late John Taylor Toney and Dorothy Mae Patterson Toney.
Margie worked at both the Marion General and McDowell Hospitals...
Marilyn England Epley
May 16, 2021
Marilyn England Epley passed from her life here and moved on to her eternal resting place on Sunday, May 16, 2021.
She was born in 1948 to the late Margaret Lois England and Floyd Jefferson England, both of West Marion, North Carolina.
She is survived by three siblings, Gerald England, Margaret Griffin, and Janet Fox. She...
Jessica "Renee" McDaris
May 16, 2021
Jessica “Renee” McDaris, age 41, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away following a short battle with cancer at 9:06 a.m. on the morning of Sunday, May 16, 2021 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Renee was a native of McDowell County, North Carolina, born on November 12, 1979, she was the daughter of the late...
Phyllis Jane Warren
May 15, 2021
Phyllis Jane Searcy Warren, 73, of Old Fort, North Carolina, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville.
She was born on May 14, 1948 in Rutherford County to the late Daniel and Janie Hutchins Searcy. She was preceded in death by siblings, Bryson Searcy, Edgar Searcy, Alvin Searcy, Jerry...
Alma Smith
May 14, 2021
Alma Smith, age 89, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021 at Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation in Nebo. The daughter of the late Sydney and Rosa Hicks Harward, she was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on April 25, 1932.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
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...
Kenneth Walter Strickland
May 21, 2021
Kenneth Strickland, 86, of Marion, passed away peacefully at his home on May 21, 2021.
Kenneth was a devoted husband and a loving father and grandfather. Kenneth was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing. He was also a passionate antique collector who loved collecting bottles. Kenneth retired from Marion Manufacturing and found a second family...
Charles "Chuck" Melvin Spence III
May 21, 2021
Charles Melvin “Chuck” Spence III, 63, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away on the evening of Friday, May 21, 2021 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City.
A native of Pennsylvania, Chuck was born on August 05, 1957 to the late Charles Melvin Spence II and Sarah Louise Turner Coleman.
Chuck was a very...
Sherri Lee Owenby
May 20, 2021
Sherri Lee Walker Owenby, age 70, of Marion, North Carolina, made that wonderful cross over into Heaven at 12:03 a.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Carolinas HealthCare System-Blue Ridge in Morganton, North Carolina. The daughter of the late Carl and Jetta Webb Walker, she was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on March 05, 1951.
For...
Barbara Laurence Rabb
May 18, 2021
Barbara Laurence Rabb, 62, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at her residence.
She was born on August 19, 1958 in Burke County to the late Clyde Guy Rabb and Jean Nanney Rabb.
Barbara worked as a caregiver for many years. She enjoyed growing up on the Rabb Farm. She was a...
Margie Lou Atkins
May 17, 2021
On the evening of Monday, May 17, 2021, Mrs. Margie Lou Toney Atkins, 81, of Marion, North Carolina, went home to be with Jesus.
A native of McDowell County, Margie was born May 05, 1940 to the late John Taylor Toney and Dorothy Mae Patterson Toney.
Margie worked at both the Marion General and McDowell Hospitals...
Marilyn England Epley
May 16, 2021
Marilyn England Epley passed from her life here and moved on to her eternal resting place on Sunday, May 16, 2021.
She was born in 1948 to the late Margaret Lois England and Floyd Jefferson England, both of West Marion, North Carolina.
She is survived by three siblings, Gerald England, Margaret Griffin, and Janet Fox. She...
Jessica "Renee" McDaris
May 16, 2021
Jessica “Renee” McDaris, age 41, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away following a short battle with cancer at 9:06 a.m. on the morning of Sunday, May 16, 2021 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Renee was a native of McDowell County, North Carolina, born on November 12, 1979, she was the daughter of the late...
Phyllis Jane Warren
May 15, 2021
Phyllis Jane Searcy Warren, 73, of Old Fort, North Carolina, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville.
She was born on May 14, 1948 in Rutherford County to the late Daniel and Janie Hutchins Searcy. She was preceded in death by siblings, Bryson Searcy, Edgar Searcy, Alvin Searcy, Jerry...
Alma Smith
May 14, 2021
Alma Smith, age 89, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021 at Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation in Nebo. The daughter of the late Sydney and Rosa Hicks Harward, she was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on April 25, 1932.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
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