All Obituaries

Pamela Marie Broome Coleman, age 68, of Asheville, NC, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2023, at her home in Asheville, NC. Pamela was born on August 16, 1955 in Lowell, NC to the late Leroy Broome and Catherine Ivey Prim Broome.  Pamela was a medical assistant and worked in healthcare for over 40 years of her life.  Pamela loved her family, friends, and beloved fur babies.  She enjoyed camping, bon fires, and spending all of her time with the love of her life, her...

Gary Carlton Roberts, age 71, of Hendersonville, NC, passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at the Charles George Veterans Administration Medical Center in Asheville, NC. Gary was born on June 21, 1952 in Buncombe County to the late James Harrison Roberts and Lillie Mae Smith Roberts. He worked as a technician in the civil engineering industry and served his country proudly in the United States Army. In addition to his parents, Gary was preceded in death by two brothers, Steven and...

Glenn, first and foremost, loved his family and friends with every ounce of his being. He was a family man known for his loving and caring presence. He will always be remembered as the man you could go to with your problems, for a listening ear and open heart. He would give you the shirt off his back or the last dollar in his pocket. He was always the life of the party, with his proud presence and love for living life to its fullest. He will be missed by all, but never forgotten as his soul...

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Thomas Francis Brown, a loving father, a talented recording studio engineer, and a brilliant software programmer. Thomas, born on September 21, 1948, in Cleveland, Ohio. He left this world, after a long courageous battle with cancer, on September 9, 2023, in Asheville, North Carolina. He was 74 years old. Thomas was preceded in death by his beloved parents, Francis Brown and Susan Jarnett. Thomas led a remarkable life filled with passion and...

Lenda Mae Rickman Wyatt, age 80, of Leicester, NC, passed away peacefully at the John F. Keever Jr. Solace Center in Asheville, NC with her loving husband of 63 years by her side. Lenda was born on December 21, 1942, in Baltimore, Maryland, to the late Leonard Rickman and Lula Mae Harmon Rickman. She was a homemaker and loved her family deeply. Lenda was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother. She adored her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed spending time with...

Marilyn Nancy Hoxit, known to her loved ones as Sis, passed away on September 9, 2023, in Hendersonville, NC, at the age of 62. Marilyn was born on May 14, 1961, in Hendersonville, NC, to Thelma Jones McMinn and Eugene McMinn.  She was preceded in death by her parents, as well as her brothers Raymond McMinn and Gene McMinn Jr., her aunt Rosie Buckner, and uncles Jack Smith and Oliver...

Victoria June Miller, age 50, of Asheville, NC passed away on Friday, September 8, 2023, in Asheville, NC. Victoria was born on November 27, 1972 in Hendersonville, NC to Larry Corn and Glenda McGraw Corn Padgett. She was a Christian lady who was of the Baptist faith and had attended Believers Fellowship Pentecostal Church in Lakeland, FL. Victoria was a nature lover and enjoyed going on hikes. She loved to write poetry and enjoyed music. She attended East Henderson High School and was a...

James Ray Lamm, 90, of Black Mountain, NC, died peacefully on September 7, 2023, at Mountain Ridge Health & Rehab in Black Mountain. Lamm graduated from the University of South Carolina, served in the U.S. Army, and worked as a manufacturing representative much of his life. He served on the Black Mountain Planning Board from 2001 to 2004 and on the Town Board of Adjustments from 2010 to 2013. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Bronte; Bronte’s sons: Abraham Sutherland of...

Richard Carl, age 82, of Asheville, NC, passed away on Sunday September 3, 2023 at the Charles George Veterans Administration Hospital in Asheville, NC. Richard was born on September 11, 1940, in Los Angeles, California, to the late Charles Carl and Gladys Hart Carl. He was a pastor and a missionary before he retired and his last missionary work was with Outreach to Asia Nationals in Winchester, VA. Richard served his country proudly in the United States Navy from 1958 to 1964. He was a...

Robert (Bob) Ammon Mullins, age 92, of Roanoke, VA, passed away on Friday, September 1, 2023, at Mountain Ridge Health and Rehab in Black Mountain, NC. He was preceded in death by his parents Joseph Ammon Mullins (1991) and Helen Hughins Mullins (1981); brother Joseph Lee Mullins (2023); and spouses Betty Masterson Mullins (2008) and Audrey A. Mullins (2022). Bob is survived by his daughters Susan Mullins Sanders of Blacksburg, VA and Amy Roberta Allen of Black Mountain; two grandsons,...