Obituaries
Patty Sue Hager
Aug 19, 2020
Patty Sue Barnett Hager, age 62, of Nebo, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. The daughter of the late Harry and Ruby Hagerman Barnett, Patty was born in Boone County, West Virginia on February 03, 1958.
In addition to her parents, she was...
SFC Carroll Franklin Eckard (Ret.)
Aug 19, 2020
On the evening of Wednesday, August 19, 2020, SFC Carroll Franklin Eckard, age 85, of Nebo, North Carolina, was senselessly taken from his family and friends. A native of Burke County, North Carolina, born on April 20, 1935, he was the son of the late Frank Eckard and Mary Barber Ramsey.
In addition to his parents, he...
Abundio Martinez Garcia
Aug 18, 2020
Abundio Martinez Garcia, age 71, of Flat Rock, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville following a brief illness. The son of the late Severiano Martinez Perez and Victoria Garcia, he was born in Progreso Municipio de rio Verde, Mexico on July 11, 1949.
An amazing husband,...
Mary Lou Smith
Aug 17, 2020
Mary Smith, age 86, passed away peacefully at Autumn Care on Monday, August 17, 2020.
She was the daughter of the late Weaver and Jessie Bradley. Preceding her in death was her husband, Cecil Smith and granddaughter, Angel Jones.
Left to cherish her memory are daughters, Barbara Wheeler (Terry) and Linda Jones (Mark); three grandchildren, Terry...
Imogene Johnson
Aug 17, 2020
Imogene Wilson Johnson, age 80, of Connelly Springs, North Carolina and formerly of the Golden Valley Community of Rutherford County, passed away peacefully on the morning of Monday, August 17, 2020 at Carolina Rehab of Burke in Connelly Springs. The daughter of the late Mack and Martha Pritchard Wilson, she was born in McDowell County on June 15,...
Elwina Hogan
Aug 17, 2020
Elwina “Winnie” Martin Hogan, age 85, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 17, 2020 while at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City.
Born on December 06, 1934 and raised in McDowell County, she was the daughter of the late Rev. James and Mae Marlow Martin.
Elwina was a member of Dysartsville...
Mozell Toney
Aug 16, 2020
Mozell Martin Toney, age 80, of Nebo, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 16th, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Born in Banks County, Georgia on September 11, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Rev. James and Mae Marlow Martin.
She was preceded in death by, in...
Junior Alonzo McHone III
Aug 14, 2020
Junior Alonzo McHone III, age 51, of Asheville, North Carolina, passed away from injuries he sustained as a result of a motor vehicle accident on Friday, August 14, 2020. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, he was born on February 09, 1969 and was the son of the late Alonzo McHone II and Frances Maltry McHone.
In...
Cecil Roy Frisbee
Aug 13, 2020
Cecil Roy Frisbee, age 81, of Marion, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Autumn Care of Marion. A native of McDowell County, North Carolina, he was born on March 08, 1939 and was the son of the late Roy and Della Mae Frisbee.
In addition to his parents, he was...
Lila Mae Davis
Aug 13, 2020
Lila Mae Davis, age 93, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on the morning of Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation in Nebo. The daughter of the late Lewis and Nancy Norris Davis, she was born in Haywood County, North Carolina on August 09, 1927.
She was preceded in death by, in addition...
Jeannette May Keenan
Aug 13, 2020
Jeannette May Dutton Keenan, age 77, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Mission Hospital McDowell. Born in Owego, New York on March 10, 1943, she was the daughter of the late George and Loretta Vona Dutton.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband,...
Roger Dale Laughter, Sr.
Aug 13, 2020
Roger Dale Laughter, Sr., age 68, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at his residence with loved ones at his side. The son of the late Levi and Geraldine Williams Laughter, he was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina on August 27, 1951.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
James Grant Johnson
Aug 11, 2020
James Grant Johnson, age 68, of Marion, NC passed away Tuesday 8/11/2020 at CHS-Blue Ridge Morganton due to COVID19. James was born on 9/14/1951 to the late Mack and Sally Johnson.
He was preceded in death in addition to his parents by his sister, Patricia Buchanan, brother Doyle Johnson, and grandson Edge James Shelton.
Those left...
Ramona Donna Lail
Aug 10, 2020
Mrs. Ramona Jamison Lail, age 54, of Marion, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020 at her residence.
She is survived by two children Steven Michael Sisk Jr., and Kimberly Dawn Lail; one brother, Lee Jamison; two grandchildren, Stephanie Sisk and Steve Edwards; an aunt Mable Jamison along with a number of aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
No services are planned...
Tracy Michelle Brucke
Aug 10, 2020
Tracy Michelle Lowery Brucke, 45, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on the evening of Monday, August 10, 2020 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville.
Born to Sandra Kay Crisp Lowery of Marion and the late Roger Lee Lowery, Tracy was born in Rutherford County on September 25, 1974.
Tracy worked as a clerk at...
Linda Hutchins
Aug 10, 2020
Mrs. Linda Warren Hutchins, age 71, of Marion, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on Monday, August 10th, 2020 at her residence. The daughter of the late Donald and Ruth Berryhill Warren, she was born in McDowell County on September 16, 1948.
A member of Solid Rock Mission, Linda was creative and enjoyed baking, sewing...
Joseph E. Sneed
Aug 9, 2020
Mr. Joseph E. Sneed, age 87, of the North Cove Community, departed to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 09, 2020 at his residence with loved ones at his side. A native of Avery County, North Carolina, born on July 22, 1933, he was the son of the late Alvin and Stella Benfield Sneed.
In addition...
Margaret Minnish
Aug 9, 2020
Margaret Minnish, age 82, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, August 09, 2020 at Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation in Nebo. The daughter of the late Jess and Essie Huskins Ledford, she was born in Mitchell County, North Carolina on October 07, 1937.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Robert L. Litwin
Aug 7, 2020
Mr. Robert L. Litwin, age 90, of the North Cove Community, passed away peacefully at his home in the early morning hours of Friday, August 07, 2020. Born in Detroit, Michigan on June 23, 1930, he was the son of the late Leo and Marian Kindzierski Litwin.
Mr. Litwin graduated from University of California, Berkeley with...
Patty Sue Hager
Aug 19, 2020
Patty Sue Barnett Hager, age 62, of Nebo, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. The daughter of the late Harry and Ruby Hagerman Barnett, Patty was born in Boone County, West Virginia on February 03, 1958.
In addition to her parents, she was...
SFC Carroll Franklin Eckard (Ret.)
Aug 19, 2020
On the evening of Wednesday, August 19, 2020, SFC Carroll Franklin Eckard, age 85, of Nebo, North Carolina, was senselessly taken from his family and friends. A native of Burke County, North Carolina, born on April 20, 1935, he was the son of the late Frank Eckard and Mary Barber Ramsey.
In addition to his parents, he...
Abundio Martinez Garcia
Aug 18, 2020
Abundio Martinez Garcia, age 71, of Flat Rock, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville following a brief illness. The son of the late Severiano Martinez Perez and Victoria Garcia, he was born in Progreso Municipio de rio Verde, Mexico on July 11, 1949.
An amazing husband,...
Mary Lou Smith
Aug 17, 2020
Mary Smith, age 86, passed away peacefully at Autumn Care on Monday, August 17, 2020.
She was the daughter of the late Weaver and Jessie Bradley. Preceding her in death was her husband, Cecil Smith and granddaughter, Angel Jones.
Left to cherish her memory are daughters, Barbara Wheeler (Terry) and Linda Jones (Mark); three grandchildren, Terry...
Imogene Johnson
Aug 17, 2020
Imogene Wilson Johnson, age 80, of Connelly Springs, North Carolina and formerly of the Golden Valley Community of Rutherford County, passed away peacefully on the morning of Monday, August 17, 2020 at Carolina Rehab of Burke in Connelly Springs. The daughter of the late Mack and Martha Pritchard Wilson, she was born in McDowell County on June 15,...
Elwina Hogan
Aug 17, 2020
Elwina “Winnie” Martin Hogan, age 85, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 17, 2020 while at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City.
Born on December 06, 1934 and raised in McDowell County, she was the daughter of the late Rev. James and Mae Marlow Martin.
Elwina was a member of Dysartsville...
Mozell Toney
Aug 16, 2020
Mozell Martin Toney, age 80, of Nebo, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 16th, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Born in Banks County, Georgia on September 11, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Rev. James and Mae Marlow Martin.
She was preceded in death by, in...
Junior Alonzo McHone III
Aug 14, 2020
Junior Alonzo McHone III, age 51, of Asheville, North Carolina, passed away from injuries he sustained as a result of a motor vehicle accident on Friday, August 14, 2020. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, he was born on February 09, 1969 and was the son of the late Alonzo McHone II and Frances Maltry McHone.
In...
Cecil Roy Frisbee
Aug 13, 2020
Cecil Roy Frisbee, age 81, of Marion, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Autumn Care of Marion. A native of McDowell County, North Carolina, he was born on March 08, 1939 and was the son of the late Roy and Della Mae Frisbee.
In addition to his parents, he was...
Lila Mae Davis
Aug 13, 2020
Lila Mae Davis, age 93, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on the morning of Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation in Nebo. The daughter of the late Lewis and Nancy Norris Davis, she was born in Haywood County, North Carolina on August 09, 1927.
She was preceded in death by, in addition...
Jeannette May Keenan
Aug 13, 2020
Jeannette May Dutton Keenan, age 77, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Mission Hospital McDowell. Born in Owego, New York on March 10, 1943, she was the daughter of the late George and Loretta Vona Dutton.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband,...
Roger Dale Laughter, Sr.
Aug 13, 2020
Roger Dale Laughter, Sr., age 68, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at his residence with loved ones at his side. The son of the late Levi and Geraldine Williams Laughter, he was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina on August 27, 1951.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
James Grant Johnson
Aug 11, 2020
James Grant Johnson, age 68, of Marion, NC passed away Tuesday 8/11/2020 at CHS-Blue Ridge Morganton due to COVID19. James was born on 9/14/1951 to the late Mack and Sally Johnson.
He was preceded in death in addition to his parents by his sister, Patricia Buchanan, brother Doyle Johnson, and grandson Edge James Shelton.
Those left...
Ramona Donna Lail
Aug 10, 2020
Mrs. Ramona Jamison Lail, age 54, of Marion, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020 at her residence.
She is survived by two children Steven Michael Sisk Jr., and Kimberly Dawn Lail; one brother, Lee Jamison; two grandchildren, Stephanie Sisk and Steve Edwards; an aunt Mable Jamison along with a number of aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
No services are planned...
Tracy Michelle Brucke
Aug 10, 2020
Tracy Michelle Lowery Brucke, 45, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on the evening of Monday, August 10, 2020 at CarePartners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville.
Born to Sandra Kay Crisp Lowery of Marion and the late Roger Lee Lowery, Tracy was born in Rutherford County on September 25, 1974.
Tracy worked as a clerk at...
Linda Hutchins
Aug 10, 2020
Mrs. Linda Warren Hutchins, age 71, of Marion, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord on Monday, August 10th, 2020 at her residence. The daughter of the late Donald and Ruth Berryhill Warren, she was born in McDowell County on September 16, 1948.
A member of Solid Rock Mission, Linda was creative and enjoyed baking, sewing...
Joseph E. Sneed
Aug 9, 2020
Mr. Joseph E. Sneed, age 87, of the North Cove Community, departed to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 09, 2020 at his residence with loved ones at his side. A native of Avery County, North Carolina, born on July 22, 1933, he was the son of the late Alvin and Stella Benfield Sneed.
In addition...
Margaret Minnish
Aug 9, 2020
Margaret Minnish, age 82, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, August 09, 2020 at Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation in Nebo. The daughter of the late Jess and Essie Huskins Ledford, she was born in Mitchell County, North Carolina on October 07, 1937.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Robert L. Litwin
Aug 7, 2020
Mr. Robert L. Litwin, age 90, of the North Cove Community, passed away peacefully at his home in the early morning hours of Friday, August 07, 2020. Born in Detroit, Michigan on June 23, 1930, he was the son of the late Leo and Marian Kindzierski Litwin.
Mr. Litwin graduated from University of California, Berkeley with...
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