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Richard Andrew Deweese

Richard Andrew Deweese

Oct 6, 2017

Richard "Bud" Andrew Deweese, 78, of 15 Lewis Higgins Dr., passed away October 6, 2017. He was the son of the late Roy Aubrey and Versa Elizabeth Harwood Deweese. Bud was an Army veteran and retired from TVA. He is survived by sisters, Betty, Margaret, Jean and husband Carlton and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held...

Faye Lloyd

Faye Lloyd

Oct 6, 2017

Faye Metcalf Lloyd, 82, of 139 Ivy Ridge Church Rd., passed away October 6, 2017. She was daughter of the late Bruce and Zelda Shook Metcalf. Mrs. Lloyd was co-owner and operator of Discount Monument Center in Mars Hill, NC. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her son Greg Lloyd. Faye is survived by her...

Doris Honeycutt

Doris Honeycutt

Oct 5, 2017

Doris Tipton Honeycutt, "Mamaw", 86, of 32 Flat Creek School Road, Weaverville, passed away, Thursday, October 5, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Oscar and Mary Elizabeth McIntosh Tipton and a native of Yancey County, having lived most of her life in Madison County. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Clindon...

Annie Mae Shores

Annie Mae Shores

Oct 5, 2017

Annie Mae Coxie Shores passed away Thursday, October 5, 2017 at Ashton Park Nursing home following a short illness. Annie Mae was 96 years old and was preceded in death by her husband William Shores of 65 years. She was the daughter of the late Silas and Cora Belle Haney Coxie. In addition to her husband and parents she is...

Blanche Norton

Blanche Norton

Oct 5, 2017

Blanche Norton age 82, passed away Thursday, October 5, 2017 at Madison Manor Health and Rehab. Center. She was a native of Madison County and daughter of the late William McCoy and Josie Holder Moore. No service is planned for Ms. Norton at this time.

George Brown

George Brown

Sep 23, 2017

George W. Brown, 94, of Gabriel's Creek Rd. passed away September 23, 2017. He was a native of Madison County and the son of the late Jake and Nora Edwards Brown. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by sisters, Atlas Brown and Wilma Langley and brothers, Harley and Dennis Brown. He is survived by his wife,...

William Meade Large

William Meade Large

Sep 21, 2017

William (Bill) Meade Large, 98 of 461 Banjo Branch Road, Mars Hill, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at the NC State Veterans Home in Black Mountain after a period of declining health. Bill was born on February 26, 1919 in Wyndale, VA to the late Walter Cook and Lucy Woods Large. Bill was also preceded in death by...

Eileen Vera Hensley

Eileen Vera Hensley

Sep 18, 2017

Eileen Vera Ingle Hensley, 97, of Orange Park, FL. passed away Monday, September 18, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Jack and Peggy Landers Ingle. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Arnold Roy Hensley. She is survived by her daughter Lorraine Harrelson (Jerry); sons, Charles Hensley (Betty), and Arnold Hensley (Mitzi);...

Helen Franklin

Helen Franklin

Sep 16, 2017

Helen Greene Franklin, 85, passed away Saturday, September 16, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Jerry and Emily Gosnell Greene. She is preceded in death by her husband, Alonzo Franklin; sisters, Stella Gosnell, Edna Franklin, Euretha Coxey and Shirley Greene; and brothers, Elmer, Johnny and Junior Greene. She was the mother of Shirley Franklin (Don) and Ronnie Franklin...

James Francis Wayne Lounsbury

James Francis Wayne Lounsbury

Sep 14, 2017

James Francis Wayne Lounsbury, Age 73 passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017 after a yearlong battle with cancer at home with family at his bedside. He was the son of the late James William Lounsbury of North Pownal, VT and Priscilla Howe Lounsbury Schnopp and stepfather, Guy Schnopp of Dalton, Mass. He was a member of the Mars Hill United...

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