All Obituaries

          Teresa Ann Daniels, age 61, of Forest City, NC, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2019 at her residence. She was born on September 6, 1957 in Buncombe County to Joe Graham and the late Eunice Ann Daniels and daughter to Charles and Annie Daniel. Teresa worked as a caregiver and her home church was Catawba View Baptist Church in Old Fort, NC. Along with her mother, Eunice, Annie and Charles, she is preceded in death by two brothers, Brian and Luther Daniels....

Roy Ronald King, age 73, passed away Friday April 19, 2019 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. He was a native of Buncombe County. He was the son of the late Roy E. and Frances Creasman Bartlett. He was a veteran of the US Army serving in Germany, and a member of Berea Baptist Church. He was a retired police officer with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department over the Youth Bureau. He also served with the Buncombe Sheriff’s Department. He was a charter member of the Blue Knights...

            Jesse Gardner Jr. went home to be with the Lord on April 17, 2019. Jesse was born August 31, 1922 in Swannanoa, NC to Jesse Gardner and Katie Moore Gardner.             He went to Carver Elementary School and graduated from Stephens Lee High School. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the Army. Jesse moved up the ranks and was soon promoted to the Military Police and was...

          Marilyn Morrison, age 81, of Asheville, NC, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019 at the Brian Center in Weaverville, NC. She was born on June 8, 1937 in Kenosha, WI to the late Robert Gerald and Mary Kechler Morrison. Marilyn worked as a stenographer for the court systems.            She is survived by her brothers, James Morrison of Milwaukee, WI and Joel Morrison of Jacksonville, OR; and her nephew, Robert Morrison of West...

        Ethel Melinda Graham Tolley, age 96, of Asheville, NC and formerly of the Piney Grove Community in Marshall, NC, passed peacefully from this world to the next on Friday, April 12, 2019. Born on July 27, 1922, Ethel was one of five children of Arley (Tad) and Nellie Riddle Graham of the Piney Grove Community in Madison County, NC. She married Avery B. Tolley, December 24, 1952 in Asheville, NC. Salutatorian of her high school class, Ethel attended Blanton's...

         James Granville Craig, age 91, of Fairview, NC, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Universal Healthcare in Fletcher, NC. He was born on March 22, 1928 in Buncombe County to the late James Roosevelt and Minnie Owenby Craig. James worked as a farmer for Biltmore Dairy Farm for 35 years and as a forklift operator at Carolina Industries for 15 years. He was also a member of Chestnut Hill Baptist Church. James was widowed by his wife of 66 years, Clara...

                Frank "Stumpy" Daniel Burton, age 64, of Fairview, NC, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. He was born on December 30, 1954 in Buncombe County to the late Ralph Leonard Burton who passed in March of 2000 and Betty J. McIntosh Burton of Fairview. Frank worked as an electrician for Grindstaff Electric for 20 years and was a member of Freedom Baptist...

            Annie Lee Buckner Best, age 92, of Asheville, NC, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2019 at Aston Park Health Care Center in Asheville. She was born on April 4, 1926 in Buncombe County to the late Brownlow Arthur Sr. and Essie Caroline Burnette Buckner. Annie graduated from Asheville Buncombe Technical College and loved to garden both vegetables and flowers. She worked as a Registered Nurse and was employed with Mission for 40...

        Delanne Peek Kendrick, 77, went to her Heavenly home on Friday March 29, 2019. Delanne was surrounded by her loving family at Accordius of Gastonia. She was born February 21, 1942 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to the late Richard S. and Ruth Laney Peek. Delanne was a member at McAdenville Baptist Church and a long-time prior member of Woodlawn Baptist Church. Delanne had a passion for Southern Gospel Music and attended many concerts over the years, as a matter of fact...

       Dorothy Marie Wilson, age 84, of Black Mountain, NC, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at Transitions LifeCare Hospice in Raleigh, NC. She was born on January 24, 1935 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to the late George and Pearl Herr McMinn. Dorothy worked as an assembler for a clock manufacturing company. She is survived by her daughter, Bridget Taylor of Apex, NC; and her sons, Robert Wilson of Pennsylvania, Randy Wilson of Florida, and Jeffrey Wilson of...