All Obituaries

          Sandra Lea McAbee, age 50, of Weaverville, gained her angel wings November 27, 2020.           She was a native of Buncombe County and the daughter of Nina Buckner. She is preceded in death by her father, Charles Lee McAbee, and brother, Scotty Lee McAbee. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her brother, Charles James McAbee; several aunts, uncles and cousins; as well as many...

Daniel Lee Williams, 64, left this world on Saturday November 21, 2020 Dan grew up in Charlotte, NC, the son of the late Melvin and Ruth Williams. He learned from his parents the importance of hard work and family. As an adult, Dan took a special interest in family history and had a deep appreciation for family stories and mementos. Dan was an avid lover of music. He was self-taught in many different instruments, and exceled in them all. He loved not only playing music, but also writing...

          Harry Estel “Rob” Faught, Jr., passed away Friday, November 20, 2020, at the age of seventy. Rob was born to Letty Marsh Warrington Faught and Harry Estel Faught in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 21, 1950. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado. Rob was a golfer, enjoyed boating, and was a member of the British car club.           Surviving Rob are his...

             James (Jim) Kent Shearon passed away on November 20, 2020 at his home in Highlands, North Carolina surrounded by his family after a long illness.  He was seventy-nine.             Jim was born to Clara Francis and Paul William Shearon on May 21, 1941 in Macon, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Paula...

Belve Dansby “Dr Dan” Marks III passed away on November 16, 2020, at the age of 75.  Dan was born in Memphis, TN to B.D. and Jimmie Marks and grew up in Haynes, AR with his younger sister Doris Jean Marks Voss.  His lifelong love of being outdoors was born from spending Sundays with his dad hunting and fishing after church.  He spent his childhood working with the family’s general store and played football at Forest City High School (Go Mustangs!) as a...

On Monday, November 16, 2020, Nicholas “Nick” D’Alleva, Jr., loving husband and father of two children, passed away at the age of 57 at his residence in Asheville, North Carolina. Nick was born in Manhattan, NY to Nicholas and Dorothy D’Alleva. He earned a degree in film at Broward Community College in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and worked for many years in the film industry in the Miami, Florida area. Nick enjoyed cooking, painting and sketching and also was a film...

            Raymond Richard Veckruise, Sr., was born in Gary, IN, January 1918, during the Spanish Flu Pandemic, to Walter and Florence Veckruise. Ray was an accomplished pianist and composer, publishing several religious anthems. He played in the original Mickey Mouse Orchestra at age 14. Ray served in the US Army Air Corps during WWII. He earned his degree in Choral Conducting at Oklahoma Baptist University, then returned to...

          Rye Walden Cowan of Tuckasegee, North Carolina, passed November 14, 2020, at Mission Hospital. He was thirty-two.           Rye was born to Kathryn Lynn Curran Cowan and Leo Broughton Cowan in Sylva, North Carolina, on December 19, 1987. He was engaged by film and history, and enjoyed shooting, drawing, and hot chicken.           In addition to...

          Jerry Lee O’Neal of Hendersonville, North Carolina, passed November 12, 2020, at the age of sixty-nine. Jerry was born to Willie Mae Layfield Woodruff and Gerald Dean O’Neal in Thomaston, Georgia, on October 25, 1951.             In addition to his parents, Jerry was preceded in death by his wife, Laura Tenbroek, and by his brother, Bobby Lee Woodruff,...

Thomas Baxter Black, Jr., age 83, otherwise known as Tommy, Dad, Pop, and Grandy, passed away November 11, 2020. Born October 4, 1937, he was an amazing man, Husband, Dad and Grandfather. lf we had to summon up his life in just a few words, it would be that he was as tough as he was gentle. He was an outdoorsman through and through...a hunter (sometimes with just a camera), fisherman, woodworker, enthusiastic trailblazer, and farmer. And juxtaposed so perfectly to all those interests, were...