Marion, NC Obituaries

Bonnie Thomas Miller, 94, of Old Fort, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May the 23rd. Bonnie was the daughter of the late Robert Clayton Thomas and Esther Silver Thomas. She had one ...

Guy Smith Kirby, III, passed peacefully on Saturday, April 25, 2020, in Manassas, VA. His private memorial will take place later this summer. Mr. Kirby was born in Marion, NC and attended Marion High ...

Marie McNeely Sargent, 86, of Marion, NC, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at the Brian Center in Spruce Pine, NC. Marie was born June 12, 1933 in McDowell County, NC to the late Jeff...

Loretta Brown Summey, 84, of Old Fort, passed away Friday, April 18. 2020 at her residence with her loving family by her side. Born to the late Sewell Brown and Eunice Davis Brown, Loretta worked in...

Linda Mabel Haney Brooks, 74, of Old Fort, passed away on Sunday afternoon, April 5, 2020 at Mission Hospital in Asheville. A native of McDowell County, Linda was born to the late John Sherman Haney ...

Brenda Kay Dixon Hyatt Sneed, 67, of Marion, NC, went to be with the Lord Monday, March 23, 2020 at John F. Keever Solace Center in Asheville, surrounded by her loving family. Brenda was born Februar...

Joyce Viola Pope, 80, of Lenoir, NC, formerly of Marion, NC went to be with the Lord Monday, March 23, 2020 at Caldwell Memorial Hospital. Ms. Pope was born July 9, 1939 in McDowell County, NC to the...

Lavonne Wilson English, 83, of Old Fort, NC, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020 at her home. Lavonne was born June 25, 1936 in Buncombe County, NC to the late Earnest Wilson and Ruby Padgett Wils...

Robert Lee Brown, 90, of Marion, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at Rose Hill Retirement Community. Bob, a native of North Cove, was born in 1929 to the late Benny Bryan Brown and Bertie Swoff...

Betty Jean Ward Andrews, 68, of the North Cove Community, passed away Monday, March 9, 2020, at her residence. A native of McDowell County, Betty was born to the late Otis Ward and Mabel Denny. She w...

***Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, services for Nancy will be announced at a later date. Please continue to check our website for updates. Nancy Lucile Northrop Sluzinski, 80, of Marion, passed away S...

Juanita Wilma Wiseman Stevens, 78, of Marion, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020, at Grace Hospital. Born in Altapass, NC to the late Seward Wiseman and Dorothy Crowder, she worked for many years at...

Rev. Charles Edward Hughes, 79, of Marion, NC, went to be with the Lord Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Mission Hospital McDowell. Rev. Hughes was born February 20, 1941 in Portsmouth, VA to the late Edward...

Sherrill McCurry, 84, of Bostic, NC, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City, NC. Mr. McCurry was born May 15, 1935 in Rutherford County, NC to the l...

Fred Junior Davis, 87, of Old Fort, NC, went to be with the Lord Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Memorial Mission Campus in Asheville, NC. Mr. Davis was born April 19, 1932 in McDowell County, NC to t...

Earnest “Earnie” Robinson, 72, of Old Fort, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at his residence with his family by his side. Born in McDowell County to the late Carl Robinson and Agnes Lanning, ...

Clarence “Chuck” Albert Walker, 93, of Old Fort, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2020, at his residence. Chuck was born in Enterprise, Mississippi to the late Jack Nolan Walker and Clara Parker. H...

Robert Dean Reid, 67, of Lenoir, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC. Born in Catawba County to the late Robert Junior Reid and Dorothy L...

Georgia Buchanan Turner, 87, of Old Fort, NC, went to be with the Lord Sunday, February 9, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Turner was born March 5, 1932 in Bakersville, NC to ...

Margaret Ponder, 91, of Burnsville, NC, formerly of Florida, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at John F. Keever Solace Center in Asheville, NC. In keeping with Ms. Ponder’s wishes no services ...

Linda K. Owen, 68, of Old Fort, NC, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020, at Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville, NC, following a heart procedure. Linda was born at Lightner Hospital in Harris...

John Wayne Evans, 79, of Old Fort, NC, went to be with the Lord Sunday, January 12, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Evans was born February 7, 1940 in McDowell County, NC to th...

Daniel Andrew Mooney, 71, of Morganton, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020, at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care. Born in Waynesville to the late John David Mooney and Susan Queen, Daniel worked for...

Frank Edward Effler, of Old Fort, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, just one day after his 95th birthday. A native of McDowell County, Mr. Effler was bo...

Brenda Gail Robinson Wray, 71, of Marion, passed away Friday, December 27, 2019 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Yancey County to the late Kenneth Edward Robinson and Cleo Ph...

Joyce Melissa Stevenson Poteat, 82, of Marion, departed this life on Christmas morning, December 25, 2019, at Mission Hospital McDowell with her her loving family by her side. Born in Halifax County N...

Pamela Holly Ownbey, 67, of Asheville, NC, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville, NC, surrounded by her loving family. Pamela was born ...

Bernice Fowler Johnson, 89, of Marion, NC, went to be with the Lord Monday, December 2, 2019 at her home. A native of McDowell County, Ms. Johnson was born March 2, 1930. She graduated from Hudgins ...

James Lee Hinson, Jr., 66, of Old Fort, NC, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at his home. Mr. Hinson was born August 5, 1953 in McDowell County, NC to the late James Lee Hinson, ...

Tony Lee Hollifield, 52, of Nebo, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Grace Hospital in Morganton. Mr. Hollifield was born in Burke County to Zelda Harris Childers and the late Tommy Hollifield...

Geneva Doris Hemphill Woods, 86, a loving mother devoted to her grandchildren and family, died Monday, November 11th, at Reflections Assisted Living Facility in Myrtle Beach, SC. She was born November...

Edwin Caldwell Maynor, 74, of Nebo, NC, went to be home with the Lord Monday, November 11, 2019 at his home. Mr. Maynor was born July 25, 1945 in Buncombe County, NC to the late Grady Maynor and Doro...

Kohen Rex Patterson, infant son of Terrance Patterson and Amber Michelle Clark, passed gently into the arms of Jesus Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Mission Hospital McDowell. In addition to his parents...

October 25, 2019 Marion, NC Brenda Ann Grant, 68, of Marion, NC, went to be with the Lord Thursday, October 24, 2019 at her home. Brenda was born January 11, 1951 in Yancey County, NC to th...

Cornell “Connie” Tipton Taylor, 75, of Spruce Pine, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at her residence. She was born in Spruce Pine to the late William Carl Tipton and Ethel Marie McFalls Tipto...

Earl Eugene Gardner, I, 71, of Morganton, NC, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Gardner was born December 2, 1947 in Bellfonte, PA t...

Debra Smith Petty died on October 18 at Blue Ridge Hospital in Morganton. She was born April 8, 1952 in Old Fort to Robert V. and Doris Lackey Smith, who preceded her in death. She is survived by her ...

Randy Dale Biggerstaff, 47, of Bostic, NC, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Randy was born September 30, 1971 in Cleveland County, NC to Calvin Ra...

Jessey Lee Freshour, 55, of Marion, NC, formerly of Beech Island, SC passed away Thursday, September 5, 2019 Mission Hospital McDowell. Lee was born May 13, 1964 in Cocoa Beach, FL to the late Jessey...

Elsie Flynn, 88, of Marion, NC, went to be with the Lord Friday, August 30, 2019 at Mitchell House in Spruce Pine, NC. Elsie was born April 11, 1931 in McDowell County, NC to the late Vernon Hall a...

Delphia “Tootsie” Cable Taylor, 91, of Knoxville, TN, died Sunday, August 25, 2019 of complications of dementia. Mrs. Taylor is the widow of Gene Dawes Taylor. Mrs. Taylor was lovingly known as “T...

Eunice Ann Daniel departed this life for her Heavenly home Saturday morning August 24, 2019, at the Laurels of Summit Ridge in Asheville, NC, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born to the late...

Our precious little angel, Lukas Ian Mykel, infant son of Aaron Mykel and Cassie Rumfelt passed gently into the arms of Jesus Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. In additio...