Obituaries
Gerald Lee Gumbert
Dec 12, 2023
Gerald Lee Gumbert, age 78, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. He was born to the late Charles Aurthur and Nellie Mae Holsopple Gumbert, in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Gerald was a veteran in the U.S. Army. He served in Viet Nam and also in the Special Forces. He loved history and was a life long learner. Models, computers...
Shirley Anne Lytle Childers
Dec 11, 2023
Shirley Anne Lytle Childers, 82, of Nebo, entered her heavenly home on Monday, December 11, 2023.
Shirley was born in McDowell County, NC, on July 13, 1941, to the late Allie Young Lytle and Annie Sue Wilson Lytle. She graduated from Glenwood High School with the Class of 1959. Shirley married her high school sweetheart and...
Paul Dennis Alberts
Dec 11, 2023
Paul Dennis Alberts, 75, of Marion, passed away Monday, December 11, 2023 at his home.
He was born in Spokane, Washington on November 8, 1948 to the late Joe and Marian Alberts. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Hawkins Alberts; and four siblings, Joanne Alberts Schell, Ric Alberts, David Alberts,...
James Morris Patton, Sr.
Dec 11, 2023
James Morris Patton, Sr., 88, of Nebo, passed away at home on Monday morning, December 11, 2023 with his loving family by his side.
He was born on April 28, 1935. In birth order, Jim was the ninth out of ten children for Charlie Logan Patton and Della Minerva Epley Patton. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Stephen Eugene "Tic" Reed
Dec 10, 2023
Stephen Eugene “Tic” Reed, 63, of Old Fort, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2023 at Memorial Mission Hospital.
A native of McDowell County, he was born May 10, 1960 to Linda Lou Ledford Reed and the late Charles Edward Reed. Tic enjoyed fishing and spending time with family. You could always count on him to be joking and...
Lois Virginia Kilbourne
Dec 10, 2023
Lois Virginia Kilbourne left this world peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, December 10 at age 79 after an extended illness.
A dedicated artist and life-long lover of daisies, she leaves behind a house full of her artwork and flowers. Having spent the final years of her life at home, those paintings and blooms reminded her and...
Victor Saul Valadez Lopez
Dec 10, 2023
Victor Saul Valadez Lopez, 41, of Marion, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2023 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville.
Victor was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, on October 9, 1982, to the late Luis Valadez and Maria De Jesus-Lopez.
Victor was a very loving husband and father, always proud of his two...
Norma McPeters Smith
Dec 10, 2023
Norma McPeters Smith, age 80, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023. She was born to the late Gresham and Virginia Boone McPeters, on May 01, 1943 in Yancey, North Carolina.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Smith Jr.; one brother, Mike McPeters; and one sister, Julia Greenway.
Left to...
Richard Donald Smith
Dec 10, 2023
Richard Donald Smith, age 73, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at Memorial Mission in Asheville. He was born to the late Alvin and Wilma Edith McKinney Smith, on September 15, 1950, in McDowell County, North Carolina.
Richard lived in McDowell for his entire life. He was the owner of North Cove Ski Rental. His favorite pastimes...
Rene Salvador Hoepelman, Jr.
Dec 8, 2023
Rene S. Hoepelman Jr., 53, was taken from us December 8, 2023. He was born October 1, 1970, in Manhattan, NY to Nancy C. Boyd and Rene S. Hoepelman, Sr.
Those left to cherish his memory are his daughter Sydney, her mother Patricia Hoepelman, father Rene S. Hoepelman Sr, sister Frances E. Majkowski along with her husband Thomas...
Gail Ruby Couch
Dec 8, 2023
Mrs. Gail Sadler Couch, age 74 of Marion, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2023. She was born in Inman SC on November 26, 1949 and is the daughter of the late Earnest Sadler and Madge Bennett Bradley. She was preceded in death by her siblings Randy Sadler and Zilpha Lowery.
Gail was an avid reader and enjoyed...
Harold Parks McKinney
Dec 8, 2023
Harold Parks McKinney, 85 of Nebo passed away Friday, December 8, 2023, at his home with his loving family by his side.
A native of Little Switzerland, Harold was born September 3, 1938, to his late parents,
Vera McKinney and Ruby Turner McKinney. In addition to his parents, Harold is preceded in death by Donna his loving...
Jack DeVere Boulton
Dec 7, 2023
Jack DeVere Boulton, age 91, passed away December 7th at his home in Old Fort, NC surrounded by family, friends and those who provided much care and love.
Jack was born in Cochranton, PA to the late Richard and Dorothy (Hart) Boulton. He was a home builder in Meadville, PA from 1951 to 1965 when he and his family...
Leona Anthony Owensby
Dec 6, 2023
Leona Anthony Owensby, 76, of Marion, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at Atrium Health Cabarrus.
She was born in Swain County on May 16, 1947 to the late William Marion Anthony and Ada McClure Anthony.
Leona was a devoted homemaker, wife, and mother who took great pride in caring for others. She cared for her mother...
Dicky H. Harris
Dec 6, 2023
Dicky H. Harris, 89, of Marion, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Mission McDowell Hospital.
Dicky was born in Yancey County, NC, on March 27, 1934, to the late James G. Harris and Nellie Jane Carroll Harris. He was married to his wife of 63 years, Patrica “Patsy” Lucille Inman Harris. Dicky was an avid...
Jesse Lee Elliott
Dec 6, 2023
Jesse Lee Elliott, 77, of Marion, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at his residence.
Jesse was born in McDowell County, NC, on May 20, 1946, to the late Gordon Elliott and Rosalee Stroud Elliott. Jesse was the youngest of nine children. He was a unique renaissance man who lived on his own terms. He was...
Peggy Lou McKinney Carroll
Dec 6, 2023
Peggy Lou McKinney Carroll, 79, of Marion, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Grace Hospital in Morganton.
Peggy was born in Mitchell County, NC on October 17, 1944, to the late Carl McKinney and Bonnie Wilson McKinney, and was a longtime member of Chestnut Grove Baptist Church in Little Switzerland. She was married to her...
Mary Lidia Fabean Mitchell
Dec 5, 2023
Mary Lidia Fabean Mitchell, age 100 of Marion, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2023.
Mary was born in Smithton, PA on April 16, 1923 to the late Julius Fabean and Anna Marie Obicl Fabean.
Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Kent Mitchell (Sandra); one brother, Larry Fabean; one grandson, Curtis Nicholi Mitchell (June); one...
Donald Dean Freeman
Dec 5, 2023
Donald Dean Freeman, 75, of Black Mountain, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at his home.
Donald was born in Mitchell County, on December 17, 1947 to the late Georgia Freeman. He is also preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Freeman; a brother Charles Huskins; and a sister Hazel Rose Stroud.
...
Betty Lillian Hall Hensley
Dec 4, 2023
Betty Lillian Hall Hensley, 88, of Old Fort, passed away at her residence on Monday, December 4, 2023.
Betty was born on April 6, 1935 in McDowell County to her late parents, Barney Logan Hall and Arwilder Staton Hall. She is also preceded in death by her sister, Mildred Stroud.
Betty attended Salem Free Will Baptist Church....
Gerald Lee Gumbert
Dec 12, 2023
Gerald Lee Gumbert, age 78, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. He was born to the late Charles Aurthur and Nellie Mae Holsopple Gumbert, in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Gerald was a veteran in the U.S. Army. He served in Viet Nam and also in the Special Forces. He loved history and was a life long learner. Models, computers...
Shirley Anne Lytle Childers
Dec 11, 2023
Shirley Anne Lytle Childers, 82, of Nebo, entered her heavenly home on Monday, December 11, 2023.
Shirley was born in McDowell County, NC, on July 13, 1941, to the late Allie Young Lytle and Annie Sue Wilson Lytle. She graduated from Glenwood High School with the Class of 1959. Shirley married her high school sweetheart and...
Paul Dennis Alberts
Dec 11, 2023
Paul Dennis Alberts, 75, of Marion, passed away Monday, December 11, 2023 at his home.
He was born in Spokane, Washington on November 8, 1948 to the late Joe and Marian Alberts. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Hawkins Alberts; and four siblings, Joanne Alberts Schell, Ric Alberts, David Alberts,...
James Morris Patton, Sr.
Dec 11, 2023
James Morris Patton, Sr., 88, of Nebo, passed away at home on Monday morning, December 11, 2023 with his loving family by his side.
He was born on April 28, 1935. In birth order, Jim was the ninth out of ten children for Charlie Logan Patton and Della Minerva Epley Patton. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Stephen Eugene "Tic" Reed
Dec 10, 2023
Stephen Eugene “Tic” Reed, 63, of Old Fort, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2023 at Memorial Mission Hospital.
A native of McDowell County, he was born May 10, 1960 to Linda Lou Ledford Reed and the late Charles Edward Reed. Tic enjoyed fishing and spending time with family. You could always count on him to be joking and...
Lois Virginia Kilbourne
Dec 10, 2023
Lois Virginia Kilbourne left this world peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, December 10 at age 79 after an extended illness.
A dedicated artist and life-long lover of daisies, she leaves behind a house full of her artwork and flowers. Having spent the final years of her life at home, those paintings and blooms reminded her and...
Victor Saul Valadez Lopez
Dec 10, 2023
Victor Saul Valadez Lopez, 41, of Marion, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2023 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville.
Victor was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, on October 9, 1982, to the late Luis Valadez and Maria De Jesus-Lopez.
Victor was a very loving husband and father, always proud of his two...
Norma McPeters Smith
Dec 10, 2023
Norma McPeters Smith, age 80, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023. She was born to the late Gresham and Virginia Boone McPeters, on May 01, 1943 in Yancey, North Carolina.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Smith Jr.; one brother, Mike McPeters; and one sister, Julia Greenway.
Left to...
Richard Donald Smith
Dec 10, 2023
Richard Donald Smith, age 73, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at Memorial Mission in Asheville. He was born to the late Alvin and Wilma Edith McKinney Smith, on September 15, 1950, in McDowell County, North Carolina.
Richard lived in McDowell for his entire life. He was the owner of North Cove Ski Rental. His favorite pastimes...
Rene Salvador Hoepelman, Jr.
Dec 8, 2023
Rene S. Hoepelman Jr., 53, was taken from us December 8, 2023. He was born October 1, 1970, in Manhattan, NY to Nancy C. Boyd and Rene S. Hoepelman, Sr.
Those left to cherish his memory are his daughter Sydney, her mother Patricia Hoepelman, father Rene S. Hoepelman Sr, sister Frances E. Majkowski along with her husband Thomas...
Gail Ruby Couch
Dec 8, 2023
Mrs. Gail Sadler Couch, age 74 of Marion, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2023. She was born in Inman SC on November 26, 1949 and is the daughter of the late Earnest Sadler and Madge Bennett Bradley. She was preceded in death by her siblings Randy Sadler and Zilpha Lowery.
Gail was an avid reader and enjoyed...
Harold Parks McKinney
Dec 8, 2023
Harold Parks McKinney, 85 of Nebo passed away Friday, December 8, 2023, at his home with his loving family by his side.
A native of Little Switzerland, Harold was born September 3, 1938, to his late parents,
Vera McKinney and Ruby Turner McKinney. In addition to his parents, Harold is preceded in death by Donna his loving...
Jack DeVere Boulton
Dec 7, 2023
Jack DeVere Boulton, age 91, passed away December 7th at his home in Old Fort, NC surrounded by family, friends and those who provided much care and love.
Jack was born in Cochranton, PA to the late Richard and Dorothy (Hart) Boulton. He was a home builder in Meadville, PA from 1951 to 1965 when he and his family...
Leona Anthony Owensby
Dec 6, 2023
Leona Anthony Owensby, 76, of Marion, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at Atrium Health Cabarrus.
She was born in Swain County on May 16, 1947 to the late William Marion Anthony and Ada McClure Anthony.
Leona was a devoted homemaker, wife, and mother who took great pride in caring for others. She cared for her mother...
Dicky H. Harris
Dec 6, 2023
Dicky H. Harris, 89, of Marion, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Mission McDowell Hospital.
Dicky was born in Yancey County, NC, on March 27, 1934, to the late James G. Harris and Nellie Jane Carroll Harris. He was married to his wife of 63 years, Patrica “Patsy” Lucille Inman Harris. Dicky was an avid...
Jesse Lee Elliott
Dec 6, 2023
Jesse Lee Elliott, 77, of Marion, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at his residence.
Jesse was born in McDowell County, NC, on May 20, 1946, to the late Gordon Elliott and Rosalee Stroud Elliott. Jesse was the youngest of nine children. He was a unique renaissance man who lived on his own terms. He was...
Peggy Lou McKinney Carroll
Dec 6, 2023
Peggy Lou McKinney Carroll, 79, of Marion, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Grace Hospital in Morganton.
Peggy was born in Mitchell County, NC on October 17, 1944, to the late Carl McKinney and Bonnie Wilson McKinney, and was a longtime member of Chestnut Grove Baptist Church in Little Switzerland. She was married to her...
Mary Lidia Fabean Mitchell
Dec 5, 2023
Mary Lidia Fabean Mitchell, age 100 of Marion, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2023.
Mary was born in Smithton, PA on April 16, 1923 to the late Julius Fabean and Anna Marie Obicl Fabean.
Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Kent Mitchell (Sandra); one brother, Larry Fabean; one grandson, Curtis Nicholi Mitchell (June); one...
Donald Dean Freeman
Dec 5, 2023
Donald Dean Freeman, 75, of Black Mountain, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at his home.
Donald was born in Mitchell County, on December 17, 1947 to the late Georgia Freeman. He is also preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Freeman; a brother Charles Huskins; and a sister Hazel Rose Stroud.
...
Betty Lillian Hall Hensley
Dec 4, 2023
Betty Lillian Hall Hensley, 88, of Old Fort, passed away at her residence on Monday, December 4, 2023.
Betty was born on April 6, 1935 in McDowell County to her late parents, Barney Logan Hall and Arwilder Staton Hall. She is also preceded in death by her sister, Mildred Stroud.
Betty attended Salem Free Will Baptist Church....
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