Obituaries
Mildred "Millie" Irene Beam Holtzclaw
Mar 27, 2022
Mildred “Millie” Irene Beam Holtzclaw, 69, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022 at her residence.
She was born in Burke County on June 16, 1952 to the late Edgar Beam and Rachel Stamey Beam. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Jim Holtzclaw; and a sister, Linda McCall.
Millie was a former...
Gerald L. Cable
Mar 27, 2022
Gerald L. Cable, 71, of Marion, NC, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the John F. Keever Jr. Solace Center in Asheville.
Gerald was born in McDowell County, NC on June 27, 1950, to the late Wince and Maggie Laws Cable. He was married to his wife of 49 years, Helga Gast Cable. Gerald served his...
Tammy Gail Lowery Mullikin
Mar 26, 2022
Tammy Gail Lowery Mullikin, 57, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022 at her residence.
She was born in Avery County on September 20, 1964 to Grace Stulls Lowery and the late Ted Lowery.
Tammy attended Zion Hill Baptist Church. She worked as an aide in healthcare. She enjoyed collecting recipes and going on picnics...
Warren Dean Tate
Mar 26, 2022
Warren Dean Tate, 78, of Morganton, North Carolina, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.
He was born in Rutherford County on January 03, 1944 to the late Jarvis Tate and Ruth Powell Tate.
Warren worked in textiles for most of his life and later retired from Baxter. He was a veteran of...
Willie Dee Billingsley, Jr.
Mar 26, 2022
Willie Dee Billingsley, Jr., 81, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Mission Hospital McDowell.
He was born in Franklin, Tennessee on August 03, 1940 to the late Willie Dee Billingsley, Sr. and Elizabeth Elsie Wilson Billingsley.
A loving father and grandfather, Willie was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a...
Paul Matthew Hensley
Mar 26, 2022
Paul Matthew Hensley, 39, of Marion, NC, passed away, unexpectedly, Saturday, March 26, 2022 at McDowell Hospital.
Paul was born on November 18, 1982, to Alvin and Glenda Hensley, at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. He was married to his wife of 10 years, 10 months, and 5 days, Kimberly Gilbert Hensley, and was member...
Joyce Linda Conner Elliott
Mar 25, 2022
Joyce Linda Conner Elliott, age 76, of Union Mills, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 25, 2022.
Joyce was born July 1, 1945 to the late Briscoe and Lottie Taylor Conner, and stepmother, Annie Belle Conner. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Elliott; stepson, Ronnie Elliott; sisters, Mary Cole (Bensil) and Geraldine Bennick...
Anne Marie Lowery
Mar 25, 2022
Anne Marie Lowery, 96, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Friday, March 25, 2022 at UNC Health Blue Ridge.
A native of France, Anne was born on April 05, 1925.
Anne was a faithful member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She was talented with crafts of all kinds, especially quilting. Anne was also lots of fun...
Violet Rose Clark
Mar 23, 2022
Violet Rose Clark 85, of Marion passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at the CarePartners solace center of Buncombe Co.
Violet was born in Rochester, N.Y. on January 31, 1937 to the late Frederick Roshenburgh and Mable Moore Roshenburgh. She enjoyed knitting, working puzzles, coloring and playing cards and board games. She was always looking out for others, in...
John Delon Hawkins
Mar 23, 2022
John Delon Hawkins stepped out of this present life at his home in Pleasant Gardens and into the presence of God Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at the age of 84.
Born April 6, 1937 in McDowell County to the late Delon Ewart Hawkins and Fannie Wilkerson Hawkins, John was president of Hawkins Lumber Company and a proud and devoted father,...
David Guffey
Mar 22, 2022
David Guffey, 66, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at Lake James Lodge.
No services are planned at this time.
Martha "Ruth" Sellers
Mar 17, 2022
Martha Ruth Jackson Sellers of Marion, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2022 at her residence.
Ruth was born in Martinsville, Va. on May 23, 1930 to the late Albert Wade Jackson and the late Martha Flack Jackson. Ruth was employed in the furniture and textile industry for many years as well as being employed within hospitality at the historic Hotel...
Mary Ellouise Walker Moore
Mar 16, 2022
Mary Ellouise Walker Moore, 71, of Lenior, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022.
Mary was born in McDowell, North Carolina on September 05, 1950 to the late Spurgeon and Blanche Greene Walker. In her earlier years Mary enjoyed serving as a children’s Sunday school teacher for many years. She is now a member of Living Hope Church in...
Suzanne Thomas Whitehurst
Mar 16, 2022
Suzanne Thomas Whitehurst of Marion, passed away on March 16, 2022.
Suzanne was born on September 11, 1948 in Tampa, Florida to the late Thomas Lawson Thomas and Frances Jonteel Switzer. She retired from the school system as teacher after 40 years of dedicated service.
Suzanne is survived by her husband Carl Moore; two sons, Jason Avery and Ryan Avery;...
Rickey Steven Barber, Sr.
Mar 16, 2022
Rickey Steven Barber, Sr., 60, of Marion, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Autumn Care of Marion.
Rickey was born in McDowell County, NC on August 13, 1961, to the late Melvin Reid Barber and Maggie Nola Isaacs Barber. He served his country proudly in the U.S. Navy and was a truck driver for many...
Robert Frank Rumfelt, Jr.
Mar 16, 2022
Robert Frank Rumfelt, Jr., 51, of Marion, NC, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville.
Robert was born in Marion to the late Robert Frank Rumfelt, Sr. and Sarah Doris Broadwell Rumfelt. He was married to Kimberly Poole. Robert was a windows and siding installer who liked...
Thomas E Brown
Mar 15, 2022
Thomas E. Brown, 75, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville.
No services are planned at this time.
Marie Orr Jones
Mar 15, 2022
Marie Orr Jones, 95, of Marion, NC, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at Autumn Care of Marion.
Marie was born on March 8, 1927 to the late William Arthur Orr and Flora Lee Thomas Orr. She was married to her husband of 43 years, Gerald David Jones, who preceded her in death. Marie was a...
Margaret Jane McMahan Cruz
Mar 15, 2022
Margaret Jane McMahan Cruz, age 79, of Marion, North Carolina passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at Memorial Campus. She was born in Yancey County on January 30, 1943 to the late Henry and Vergie Cooper McMahan.
She is preceded in death by two brothers, Joe McMahan and Donald McMahan and one sister, Dozena Carroll.
Margaret is survived...
Denson Robinson
Mar 14, 2022
In the early morning hours of Monday, March 14, 2022, Denson Robinson passed away at Memorial Campus. He was born in Yancey County on January 20, 1934 to the late William and Pearl McIntosh Robinson.
He is preceded in death by his first wife, JoAnna Robinson; a step-son, Glenn Young and a daughter-in-law, Melody Robinson.
Denson was...
Mildred "Millie" Irene Beam Holtzclaw
Mar 27, 2022
Mildred “Millie” Irene Beam Holtzclaw, 69, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022 at her residence.
She was born in Burke County on June 16, 1952 to the late Edgar Beam and Rachel Stamey Beam. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Jim Holtzclaw; and a sister, Linda McCall.
Millie was a former...
Gerald L. Cable
Mar 27, 2022
Gerald L. Cable, 71, of Marion, NC, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the John F. Keever Jr. Solace Center in Asheville.
Gerald was born in McDowell County, NC on June 27, 1950, to the late Wince and Maggie Laws Cable. He was married to his wife of 49 years, Helga Gast Cable. Gerald served his...
Tammy Gail Lowery Mullikin
Mar 26, 2022
Tammy Gail Lowery Mullikin, 57, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022 at her residence.
She was born in Avery County on September 20, 1964 to Grace Stulls Lowery and the late Ted Lowery.
Tammy attended Zion Hill Baptist Church. She worked as an aide in healthcare. She enjoyed collecting recipes and going on picnics...
Warren Dean Tate
Mar 26, 2022
Warren Dean Tate, 78, of Morganton, North Carolina, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.
He was born in Rutherford County on January 03, 1944 to the late Jarvis Tate and Ruth Powell Tate.
Warren worked in textiles for most of his life and later retired from Baxter. He was a veteran of...
Willie Dee Billingsley, Jr.
Mar 26, 2022
Willie Dee Billingsley, Jr., 81, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Mission Hospital McDowell.
He was born in Franklin, Tennessee on August 03, 1940 to the late Willie Dee Billingsley, Sr. and Elizabeth Elsie Wilson Billingsley.
A loving father and grandfather, Willie was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a...
Paul Matthew Hensley
Mar 26, 2022
Paul Matthew Hensley, 39, of Marion, NC, passed away, unexpectedly, Saturday, March 26, 2022 at McDowell Hospital.
Paul was born on November 18, 1982, to Alvin and Glenda Hensley, at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. He was married to his wife of 10 years, 10 months, and 5 days, Kimberly Gilbert Hensley, and was member...
Joyce Linda Conner Elliott
Mar 25, 2022
Joyce Linda Conner Elliott, age 76, of Union Mills, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 25, 2022.
Joyce was born July 1, 1945 to the late Briscoe and Lottie Taylor Conner, and stepmother, Annie Belle Conner. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Elliott; stepson, Ronnie Elliott; sisters, Mary Cole (Bensil) and Geraldine Bennick...
Anne Marie Lowery
Mar 25, 2022
Anne Marie Lowery, 96, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Friday, March 25, 2022 at UNC Health Blue Ridge.
A native of France, Anne was born on April 05, 1925.
Anne was a faithful member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She was talented with crafts of all kinds, especially quilting. Anne was also lots of fun...
Violet Rose Clark
Mar 23, 2022
Violet Rose Clark 85, of Marion passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at the CarePartners solace center of Buncombe Co.
Violet was born in Rochester, N.Y. on January 31, 1937 to the late Frederick Roshenburgh and Mable Moore Roshenburgh. She enjoyed knitting, working puzzles, coloring and playing cards and board games. She was always looking out for others, in...
John Delon Hawkins
Mar 23, 2022
John Delon Hawkins stepped out of this present life at his home in Pleasant Gardens and into the presence of God Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at the age of 84.
Born April 6, 1937 in McDowell County to the late Delon Ewart Hawkins and Fannie Wilkerson Hawkins, John was president of Hawkins Lumber Company and a proud and devoted father,...
David Guffey
Mar 22, 2022
David Guffey, 66, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at Lake James Lodge.
No services are planned at this time.
Martha "Ruth" Sellers
Mar 17, 2022
Martha Ruth Jackson Sellers of Marion, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2022 at her residence.
Ruth was born in Martinsville, Va. on May 23, 1930 to the late Albert Wade Jackson and the late Martha Flack Jackson. Ruth was employed in the furniture and textile industry for many years as well as being employed within hospitality at the historic Hotel...
Mary Ellouise Walker Moore
Mar 16, 2022
Mary Ellouise Walker Moore, 71, of Lenior, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022.
Mary was born in McDowell, North Carolina on September 05, 1950 to the late Spurgeon and Blanche Greene Walker. In her earlier years Mary enjoyed serving as a children’s Sunday school teacher for many years. She is now a member of Living Hope Church in...
Suzanne Thomas Whitehurst
Mar 16, 2022
Suzanne Thomas Whitehurst of Marion, passed away on March 16, 2022.
Suzanne was born on September 11, 1948 in Tampa, Florida to the late Thomas Lawson Thomas and Frances Jonteel Switzer. She retired from the school system as teacher after 40 years of dedicated service.
Suzanne is survived by her husband Carl Moore; two sons, Jason Avery and Ryan Avery;...
Rickey Steven Barber, Sr.
Mar 16, 2022
Rickey Steven Barber, Sr., 60, of Marion, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Autumn Care of Marion.
Rickey was born in McDowell County, NC on August 13, 1961, to the late Melvin Reid Barber and Maggie Nola Isaacs Barber. He served his country proudly in the U.S. Navy and was a truck driver for many...
Robert Frank Rumfelt, Jr.
Mar 16, 2022
Robert Frank Rumfelt, Jr., 51, of Marion, NC, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville.
Robert was born in Marion to the late Robert Frank Rumfelt, Sr. and Sarah Doris Broadwell Rumfelt. He was married to Kimberly Poole. Robert was a windows and siding installer who liked...
Thomas E Brown
Mar 15, 2022
Thomas E. Brown, 75, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville.
No services are planned at this time.
Marie Orr Jones
Mar 15, 2022
Marie Orr Jones, 95, of Marion, NC, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at Autumn Care of Marion.
Marie was born on March 8, 1927 to the late William Arthur Orr and Flora Lee Thomas Orr. She was married to her husband of 43 years, Gerald David Jones, who preceded her in death. Marie was a...
Margaret Jane McMahan Cruz
Mar 15, 2022
Margaret Jane McMahan Cruz, age 79, of Marion, North Carolina passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at Memorial Campus. She was born in Yancey County on January 30, 1943 to the late Henry and Vergie Cooper McMahan.
She is preceded in death by two brothers, Joe McMahan and Donald McMahan and one sister, Dozena Carroll.
Margaret is survived...
Denson Robinson
Mar 14, 2022
In the early morning hours of Monday, March 14, 2022, Denson Robinson passed away at Memorial Campus. He was born in Yancey County on January 20, 1934 to the late William and Pearl McIntosh Robinson.
He is preceded in death by his first wife, JoAnna Robinson; a step-son, Glenn Young and a daughter-in-law, Melody Robinson.
Denson was...
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