Obituaries
Dennis C. Hilbrand
May 10, 2017
Dennis C. Hilbrand, age 60, of Old Fort, North Carolina, went home to be with the Lord on the night of Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville.
Dennis was a veteran of the United States Navy.
In keeping with Mr. Hilbrand’s wishes, no services are planned at this time. ...
Billie Dale Cable
May 7, 2017
Billie Dale Cable, age 72, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, May 07, 2017 at the Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital in Hendersonville. The daughter of the late William and Margie Harrill, Billie was born in Gaston County, North Carolina on May 28, 1944.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by husbands,...
Guy W. Davis
May 6, 2017
Guy W. Davis, age 84, of the Pleasant Gardens Community, while surrounded by his loving family and friends, passed away on Saturday, May 06, 2017 at his residence. A native of McDowell County, born May 30, 1932, he was the son the late Pansy L. Davis.
Guy was a loving husband, a wonderful father, grandfather and great...
Nancy Bell
May 6, 2017
Nancy Bell, age 59, passed away Saturday, May 06, 2017 at the SECU Hospice House in Forest City.
Arrangements will be announced once they have been completed.
Velma L. Wilson
May 6, 2017
On the morning of Saturday, May 06, 2017, surrounded by her loving family, Velma L. Wilson, age 83, of Marion, North Carolina, went home to be with the Lord while at Mountain Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Black Mountain. Born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky on June 02, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Emmett and Mabel Bryant.
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Gladys Patterson
May 5, 2017
Gladys Sumlin Patterson, age 85, of the Dysartsville Community, passed away Friday, May 5, 2017 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Rufus E. Sumlin and Edna Washburn Sumlin.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Rodger D. Patterson; one son, Gary L. Patterson; grandson, Jonathan C. Patterson;...
Christopher Chad Davis
May 1, 2017
Christopher Chad Davis, 42, died Monday, May 1, 2017 after battling Leukemia for more than a decade. Chad is the son of Marty and Paulette Davis and Debra and Roger Queen. He leaves behind his parents, his beloved Grandmom Elsie Shurson, his sister Rosalind Davis, two nephews Davis and Aidan Withers, brother Madison Queen and niece Kylee Queen. ...
Patsy Boone
May 1, 2017
Patsy McKinney Boone, loving mother and grandmother, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 01, 2017, at her residence in Marion at the age of 82. Born in Mitchell County, North Carolina on June 10, 1934 she was the daughter of late Willard and Lois Buchanan McKinney. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...
Roger Rose
Apr 29, 2017
Roger Dewayne Rose, 55, from Marion, North Carolina died Saturday April 29th after battling cancer for 6 months.
He leaves behind his mother, Olene DeProspero, sister Sanda Harker, nephew Samuel, niece Melissa, brother-in-law Dan Harker, neighbor and friends Doug & Sherry Miller, uncle and aunt LeRoy & Gloria Stevenson and best friend, Mike Ross.
The family will receive friends...
Alice May Schmidt
Apr 28, 2017
Alice May Schmidt, age 76, died Friday, April 28, 2017 at Deer Park Health & Rehab in Nebo. Alice was born in Detroit, Michigan on October 3, 1940 to the late Frederick Goudie and Ruby Mildred Davis Goudie and was a resident of Tucson, Arizona for many years prior to moving to North Carolina.
Alice received her nursing degree...
Gabriel Seth Kaylor
Apr 28, 2017
Gabriel Seth Kaylor, age 36, of Nebo, went to be with his Lord on April 28, 2017. Gabe was born on January 31, 1981 in Burke County to Calvin E. and Sandi L. Kaylor, of Nebo.
Gabe was a member of Cross United Methodist Church and was affectionally known by his family as “Doughboy”. Gabe loved his family more...
Ruth Adams
Apr 21, 2017
Ruth Austin Adams, age 78, of Old Fort, North Carolina, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 21, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. Born in Buncombe County, North Carolina on January 07, 1939, she was the daughter of the late William and Rosa Lee Redmon Austin.
A loving...
Donald "Duck" Silver
Apr 21, 2017
Donald “Duck” Silver, age 66, of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 21, 2017 at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine with his family by his side. A native of Buncombe County, North Carolina, born June 25, 1950, he was the son of the late Carl and Ruth Lane Silver.
In addition...
Lisa Ann Cline
Apr 21, 2017
Lisa Ann Clontz Cline, age 49, following a lengthy battle with diabetes, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2017 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville. The daughter of Robert V. Clontz of Marion and the late Nadine Hall Clontz, she was born in Shelby County, Tennessee on November 04, 1967.
A loving daughter, mother, grandmother, sister and...
Janice Gentry
Apr 20, 2017
Janice Gentry, age 63, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care. She was born in Burke County on August 20, 1953 to the late J.P. Orders and Imogene Camp Orders.
Janice was an active member of Solid Rock Baptist Church of Morganton. She enjoyed many hobbies but mostly she just loved...
Luis Alberto Dominguez Rodriguez
Apr 19, 2017
Luis Alberto Dominguez Rodriguez, age 34, of Marion passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Born in Vercruz, Mexico on September 23, 1982, he is the son of David and Martina Rodriguez Dominguez.
Luis was a landscaper, who along with his parents, is survived by his wife Irene Leon Martinez; and two children, David Dominguez and Valleria Dominguez.
...
Virgie Fox
Apr 19, 2017
Virgie Julia Fox, age 96, of Marion passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Born in Yancey County on November 3, 1920 to the late Malcolm Grover and Julia Sheehan Fox.
Ralph Vincent Bowers, Sr.
Apr 18, 2017
Ralph Bowers, Sr., age 79, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. He was born in Yonkers, New York to the late Edwin and Cathrine Caruso Bowers on November 21, 1937.
Ralph was a retired United States Marine who proudly served in that capacity as a software engineer.
He is...
Douglas Stroud
Apr 17, 2017
Douglas Stroud, age 72, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away on the morning of Monday, April 17, 2017 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of McDowell County, born June 02, 1944, he was the son of the late Geroid Frank Stroud and Willie Ballard Stroud.
A loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, Douglas, who was self-employed, enjoyed...
Kim Surratt
Apr 14, 2017
On Friday, April 14, 2017, following a battle with cancer, Kim Biddix Surratt, loving mother, grandmother, daughter and sister who lived a full life, passed away at her residence at the age of 40.
Born in McDowell County, North Carolina on November 29, 1976, she was the daughter of Charles E. Biddix of Marion and Lois Smith Biddix...
Dennis C. Hilbrand
May 10, 2017
Dennis C. Hilbrand, age 60, of Old Fort, North Carolina, went home to be with the Lord on the night of Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville.
Dennis was a veteran of the United States Navy.
In keeping with Mr. Hilbrand’s wishes, no services are planned at this time. ...
Billie Dale Cable
May 7, 2017
Billie Dale Cable, age 72, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, May 07, 2017 at the Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital in Hendersonville. The daughter of the late William and Margie Harrill, Billie was born in Gaston County, North Carolina on May 28, 1944.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by husbands,...
Guy W. Davis
May 6, 2017
Guy W. Davis, age 84, of the Pleasant Gardens Community, while surrounded by his loving family and friends, passed away on Saturday, May 06, 2017 at his residence. A native of McDowell County, born May 30, 1932, he was the son the late Pansy L. Davis.
Guy was a loving husband, a wonderful father, grandfather and great...
Nancy Bell
May 6, 2017
Nancy Bell, age 59, passed away Saturday, May 06, 2017 at the SECU Hospice House in Forest City.
Arrangements will be announced once they have been completed.
Velma L. Wilson
May 6, 2017
On the morning of Saturday, May 06, 2017, surrounded by her loving family, Velma L. Wilson, age 83, of Marion, North Carolina, went home to be with the Lord while at Mountain Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Black Mountain. Born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky on June 02, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Emmett and Mabel Bryant.
...
Gladys Patterson
May 5, 2017
Gladys Sumlin Patterson, age 85, of the Dysartsville Community, passed away Friday, May 5, 2017 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Rufus E. Sumlin and Edna Washburn Sumlin.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Rodger D. Patterson; one son, Gary L. Patterson; grandson, Jonathan C. Patterson;...
Christopher Chad Davis
May 1, 2017
Christopher Chad Davis, 42, died Monday, May 1, 2017 after battling Leukemia for more than a decade. Chad is the son of Marty and Paulette Davis and Debra and Roger Queen. He leaves behind his parents, his beloved Grandmom Elsie Shurson, his sister Rosalind Davis, two nephews Davis and Aidan Withers, brother Madison Queen and niece Kylee Queen. ...
Patsy Boone
May 1, 2017
Patsy McKinney Boone, loving mother and grandmother, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 01, 2017, at her residence in Marion at the age of 82. Born in Mitchell County, North Carolina on June 10, 1934 she was the daughter of late Willard and Lois Buchanan McKinney. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...
Roger Rose
Apr 29, 2017
Roger Dewayne Rose, 55, from Marion, North Carolina died Saturday April 29th after battling cancer for 6 months.
He leaves behind his mother, Olene DeProspero, sister Sanda Harker, nephew Samuel, niece Melissa, brother-in-law Dan Harker, neighbor and friends Doug & Sherry Miller, uncle and aunt LeRoy & Gloria Stevenson and best friend, Mike Ross.
The family will receive friends...
Alice May Schmidt
Apr 28, 2017
Alice May Schmidt, age 76, died Friday, April 28, 2017 at Deer Park Health & Rehab in Nebo. Alice was born in Detroit, Michigan on October 3, 1940 to the late Frederick Goudie and Ruby Mildred Davis Goudie and was a resident of Tucson, Arizona for many years prior to moving to North Carolina.
Alice received her nursing degree...
Gabriel Seth Kaylor
Apr 28, 2017
Gabriel Seth Kaylor, age 36, of Nebo, went to be with his Lord on April 28, 2017. Gabe was born on January 31, 1981 in Burke County to Calvin E. and Sandi L. Kaylor, of Nebo.
Gabe was a member of Cross United Methodist Church and was affectionally known by his family as “Doughboy”. Gabe loved his family more...
Ruth Adams
Apr 21, 2017
Ruth Austin Adams, age 78, of Old Fort, North Carolina, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 21, 2017 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. Born in Buncombe County, North Carolina on January 07, 1939, she was the daughter of the late William and Rosa Lee Redmon Austin.
A loving...
Donald "Duck" Silver
Apr 21, 2017
Donald “Duck” Silver, age 66, of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 21, 2017 at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine with his family by his side. A native of Buncombe County, North Carolina, born June 25, 1950, he was the son of the late Carl and Ruth Lane Silver.
In addition...
Lisa Ann Cline
Apr 21, 2017
Lisa Ann Clontz Cline, age 49, following a lengthy battle with diabetes, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2017 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville. The daughter of Robert V. Clontz of Marion and the late Nadine Hall Clontz, she was born in Shelby County, Tennessee on November 04, 1967.
A loving daughter, mother, grandmother, sister and...
Janice Gentry
Apr 20, 2017
Janice Gentry, age 63, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care. She was born in Burke County on August 20, 1953 to the late J.P. Orders and Imogene Camp Orders.
Janice was an active member of Solid Rock Baptist Church of Morganton. She enjoyed many hobbies but mostly she just loved...
Luis Alberto Dominguez Rodriguez
Apr 19, 2017
Luis Alberto Dominguez Rodriguez, age 34, of Marion passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Born in Vercruz, Mexico on September 23, 1982, he is the son of David and Martina Rodriguez Dominguez.
Luis was a landscaper, who along with his parents, is survived by his wife Irene Leon Martinez; and two children, David Dominguez and Valleria Dominguez.
...
Virgie Fox
Apr 19, 2017
Virgie Julia Fox, age 96, of Marion passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Born in Yancey County on November 3, 1920 to the late Malcolm Grover and Julia Sheehan Fox.
Ralph Vincent Bowers, Sr.
Apr 18, 2017
Ralph Bowers, Sr., age 79, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. He was born in Yonkers, New York to the late Edwin and Cathrine Caruso Bowers on November 21, 1937.
Ralph was a retired United States Marine who proudly served in that capacity as a software engineer.
He is...
Douglas Stroud
Apr 17, 2017
Douglas Stroud, age 72, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away on the morning of Monday, April 17, 2017 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of McDowell County, born June 02, 1944, he was the son of the late Geroid Frank Stroud and Willie Ballard Stroud.
A loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, Douglas, who was self-employed, enjoyed...
Kim Surratt
Apr 14, 2017
On Friday, April 14, 2017, following a battle with cancer, Kim Biddix Surratt, loving mother, grandmother, daughter and sister who lived a full life, passed away at her residence at the age of 40.
Born in McDowell County, North Carolina on November 29, 1976, she was the daughter of Charles E. Biddix of Marion and Lois Smith Biddix...
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