Buncombe County, North Carolina Obituaries & Death Notices
Updated Nov 10, 10:50 AM · 31 notices in the last 30 days
Notices from the last 30 days
Ethel Rice Davidson · 1929–2026
Harwood Home for Funerals & Cremation Services, Black Mountain
Full obituary: Ethel Rice Davidson (opens in a new tab)Lawrence Robert Young, 81, of Weaverville · died Nov 9, 2026
Graveside service Fri Nov 13, time TBA at Mt. Sheba Baptist Church Cemetery, Weaverville · Visitation Fri Nov 13, 2–3 PM · Funeral Fri Nov 13, 3 PM · Blue Ridge Funeral & Cremation Service, Mars Hill
Full obituary: Lawrence Robert Young (opens in a new tab)Amy Sue “Susie” Roberts, 59, of Weaverville · 1967–2026
Blue Ridge Funeral & Cremation Service, Mars Hill
Full obituary: Amy Sue "Susie" Roberts (opens in a new tab)Fred · 1926–2026
Mountain View Funeral, Cremation & Aquamation - Asheville, Asheville
Full obituary: Fred (opens in a new tab)Betty Jane Boduszek · 1957–2026
Mountain View Funeral, Cremation & Aquamation - Asheville, Asheville
Full obituary: Betty Jane Boduszek (opens in a new tab)Clare Porter Shapiro · 1945–2026
Mountain View Funeral, Cremation & Aquamation - Asheville, Asheville
Full obituary: Clare Porter Shapiro (opens in a new tab)Ricky Wayne Rollins · 1958–2026
Visitation Sun Nov 8, 1–2 PM at Meadowbrook Free Will Baptist Church · Celebration of life Sun Nov 8, 2–3 PM at Meadowbrook Free Will Baptist Church · Harwood Home for Funerals & Cremation Services, Black Mountain
Full obituary: Ricky Wayne Rollins (opens in a new tab)Lanier Bruce Sheppard, 79, of Candler · 1947–2026
Blue Ridge Funeral & Cremation Service, Mars Hill
Full obituary: Lanier Bruce Sheppard (opens in a new tab)Frank Marshall Wilkes Dodson · 1949–2026
Celebration of life Fri Nov 6, 2 PM at First Presbyterian Church of Asheville, Asheville · Harwood Home for Funerals & Cremation Services, Black Mountain
Full obituary: Frank Marshall Wilkes Dodson (opens in a new tab)Lawrence “Butch” Bartlett · 1958–2026
Celebration of life Wed Nov 4, 1–2 PM at Harwood Home for Funerals, Inc. · Harwood Home for Funerals & Cremation Services, Black Mountain
Full obituary: Lawrence "Butch" Bartlett (opens in a new tab)Peggy Ann Gosnell, 76, of Asheville · 1950–2026
Funeral Wed Nov 4, 1 PM at Wells Chapel of Faith at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Candler · Graveside service, date and time TBA at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery · Wells Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Waynesville
Full obituary: Peggy Ann Gosnell (opens in a new tab)Danny “Ray” Burleson, 71, of Barnardsville · died Oct 28, 2026
Visitation Thu Nov 5, noon–1:30 PM at Brookstone Church, Weaverville · Funeral Thu Nov 5, 1:30 PM at Brookstone Church, Weaverville · Blue Ridge Funeral & Cremation Service, Mars Hill
Full obituary: Danny "Ray" Burleson (opens in a new tab)Nicolas Uriostegui Fernandez · 1933–2026
A Simple Cremation, Candler
Full obituary: Nicolas Uriostegui Fernandez (opens in a new tab)James Alden “Dean” King · 1944–2026
Visitation Sun Nov 1, 1:30–3 PM at Harwood Home For Funerals · Celebration of life Sun Nov 1, 3 PM at Harwood Home For Funerals · Harwood Home for Funerals & Cremation Services, Black Mountain
Full obituary: James Alden "Dean" King (opens in a new tab)Derrick Eugene Kanupp · 1995–2026
Harwood Home for Funerals & Cremation Services, Black Mountain
Full obituary: Derrick Eugene Kanupp (opens in a new tab)Judy Virginia Smith · 1946–2026
Celebration of life Sat Nov 7, 2 PM at First Baptist Church, Swannanoa · Harwood Home for Funerals & Cremation Services, Black Mountain
Full obituary: Judy Virginia Smith (opens in a new tab)Deborah Snyder Norwood · 1951–2026
Visitation Tue Nov 3, 1–2 PM at Harwood Home For Funerals And Cremation · Celebration of life Tue Nov 3, 2–3 PM at Harwood Home For Funerals And Cremation · Graveside service Tue Nov 3, 3–4 PM at Mountain View Memorial Park · Harwood Home for Funerals & Cremation Services, Black Mountain
Full obituary: Deborah Snyder Norwood (opens in a new tab)Irene Pegg Allen, 95, of Candler (formerly of Barnardsville) · 1930–2026
Graveside service Thu Oct 29, time TBA at Pegg Cemetery, Barnardsville · Visitation Thu Oct 29, noon–1 PM · Funeral Thu Oct 29, 1 PM at Robbie Capps Memorial Chapel of Blue Ridge Funeral Service · Blue Ridge Funeral & Cremation Service, Mars Hill
Full obituary: Irene Pegg Allen (opens in a new tab)Suzanne Jean Dudley · died Oct 25, 2026
A Simple Cremation, Candler
Full obituary: Suzanne Jean Dudley (opens in a new tab)Julia “Sally” Banks Harron, 93, of Weaverville · 1933–2026
Graveside service Fri Oct 30, time TBA at West Memorial Park, Weaverville · Visitation Fri Oct 30, 11 AM–noon · Funeral Fri Oct 30, noon · Blue Ridge Funeral & Cremation Service, Mars Hill
Full obituary: Julia "Sally" Banks Harron (opens in a new tab)Bethany Louise Byars · 1993–2026
Mountain View Funeral, Cremation & Aquamation - Asheville, Asheville
Full obituary: Bethany Louise Byars (opens in a new tab)Shenna Faye Poteat, 56, of Asheville · 1970–2026
Celebration of life Tue Oct 27, 2 PM at Turkey Creek Missionary Baptist Church, Leicester · Blue Ridge Funeral & Cremation Service, Mars Hill
Full obituary: Shenna Faye Poteat (opens in a new tab)Jimmy Brooks, 42, of Leicester · 1984–2026
Wells Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Waynesville
Full obituary: Jimmy Brooks (opens in a new tab)Payten Catherine Baerwald, 28, of Asheville · 1998–2026
Visitation Sun Nov 1, 1–2:45 PM at Tifton First Methodist Church · Celebration of life Sun Nov 1, 3 PM · Graveside service Mon Nov 2, 11 AM at Oak Ridge Cemetery · Albritton Funeral Directors, Tifton
Full obituary: Payten Catherine Baerwald (opens in a new tab)Bula Edwards Payne, 89, of Alexander · 1937–2026
Graveside service Sun Oct 25, time TBA at Old Bull Creek Baptist Church Cemetery · Visitation Sun Oct 25, 2–3 PM at Old Bull Creek Missionary Baptist Church, Marshall · Funeral Sun Oct 25, 3 PM at Old Bull Creek Missionary Baptist Church, Marshall · Blue Ridge Funeral & Cremation Service, Mars Hill
Full obituary: Bula Edwards Payne (opens in a new tab)Richard James Wolfcale, 94, of Arden · 1932–2026
Wells Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Waynesville
Full obituary: Richard James Wolfcale (opens in a new tab)Catherine Chandler Higgins, 74, of Alexander (formerly of Marshall) · died Oct 17, 2026
Graveside service Fri Oct 23, time TBA at Ashelawn Gardens of Memory, Asheville · Visitation Fri Oct 23, 1–2 PM · Funeral Fri Oct 23, 2 PM at Robbie Capps Memorial Chapel of Blue Ridge Funeral and Cremation Service · Blue Ridge Funeral & Cremation Service, Mars Hill
Full obituary: Catherine Chandler Higgins (opens in a new tab)Nathan Andrew Miller, of Buncombe County · 1961–2026
Crawford / Ray Funeral Home, Cremation Services and Memorial Gardens Inc, Canton
Full obituary: Nathan Andrew Miller (opens in a new tab)Linda Lee Griffin · 1947–2026
A Simple Cremation, Candler
Full obituary: Linda Lee Griffin (opens in a new tab)Raymond Armand Berthiaume · 1931–2026
Service Sat Nov 28, 10 AM at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Memphis · A Simple Cremation, Candler
Full obituary: Raymond Armand Berthiaume (opens in a new tab)Catherine Joy Lynch · 1944–2026
Memorial service Sat Nov 21, 2 PM at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville, Hendersonville · A Simple Cremation, Candler
Full obituary: Catherine Joy Lynch (opens in a new tab)
Services in the next 7 days
Graveside service Fri Nov 13, time TBA at Mt. Sheba Baptist Church Cemetery, Weaverville · Blue Ridge Funeral & Cremation Service, Mars Hill
Lawrence Robert Young, 81, of Weaverville · died Nov 9, 2026
Full obituary: Lawrence Robert Young (opens in a new tab)Celebration of life Sat Nov 14, 4 PM at Trinity Episcopal Church in Tuton Hall, Asheville · Westmoreland Funeral Home & Crematory, Marion
Rita Jean Wilson · 1947–2026
Full obituary: Rita Jean Wilson (opens in a new tab)
Towns in Buncombe County
- Alexander: 2 notices in the last 30 days
- Arden: 1 notice in the last 30 days
- Asheville: 3 notices in the last 30 days
- Barnardsville: 1 notice in the last 30 days
- Candler: 2 notices in the last 30 days
- Leicester: 1 notice in the last 30 days
- Weaverville: 3 notices in the last 30 days