All Obituaries

            Thomas Monroe Sumner, seventy-six, passed Friday, December 3, 2021, at home in Hendersonville, North Carolina.             Tom was a lifelong resident of Hendersonville, born February 16, 1945. He retired from General Electric.  Tom was a loving husband to Pamella Sumner and a devoted father to Roxanne Sumner and Rhonda Sumner Cox (Christopher). He is also survived...

Rev. Julius Preston Branham Junior (“J.P.”) of Asheville NC, died Sunday, November 28, 2021. Julius was born on June 2,1941 in Louisville, KY. He attended Louisville Male High School and graduated from Morehead State University in 1964 with a B.A. in Music Education. JP then served as Director of Bands for the University of Guelph in Ontario Canada. He later became the Director of Bands for Riverview High School in Warsaw, Ohio. Following relocation to Asheville, NC, he finished...

            James Pringle Ewing of Robbinsville, North Carolina, passed Sunday, November 28, 2021. He was eighty.             Jim was born November 16, 1941, to the late Margaret McMurray Ewing and John Ewing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He was a fly fisherman, a woodworker, and a San Jose...

Linda “Linda Lou” Stanley Bryson, 69, of Haywood County, NC, passed away at her home on November 27, 2021.  She was born on December 10, 1951 in Asheville, North Carolina to the late Dorothy Stanley, who passed away in 2013.  Linda Lou was also a resident of Fontana Lake.  She loved gardening, hiking, camping, and volunteering in her community. Linda Lou is preceded in death by her brother, David Stanley.  She is survived by her loving spouse of twenty-four...

Daniel Brent (Dan) Houck, beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, and friend, 65, of Leicester, NC, and formerly of Candor and Owego, NY passed away on November 25, 2021, at the Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Asheville, NC. Visitation and funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 11th at 10:00AM and 12:00PM respectively at Estey, Munroe & Fahey Funeral Home with Reverend Phil Jordan officiating. Burial will immediately follow...

WEAVERVILLE - Darlene "Dar" Dietz's journey on Earth ended at 5 minutes after midnight on Wednesday, November 17.  Surrounded by her family and her dog, Draco, she was 74 years young. Dar was born and spent the majority of her life in Baltimore, Maryland. She started her career in finance at Gruntal & Company, first as a clerk, then worked her way up the ladder to become a successful stockbroker. After she retired she moved to North Carolina to be closer to...

Lois Anita Jackson, 70, of Hendersonville, North Carolina passed away at her home on November 23rd, 2021.  Lois was born on July 8th, 1951 to the late Atlas Otho Jackson, who passed away in 1995, and Buena Mae Mayes Jackson, who passed away in 2015. Lois is preceded in death by her husband, Walt Glaspy, brothers, Carroll Jackson and Ronald Jackson, and her sister, Freida Jackson.  Lois is survived by her sons, Richard Lance (Michelle), of Fletcher, North Carolina, and Trevor Lance...

Shown R. Nichols, 61, of Nebo, North Carolina passed away on November 21, 2021 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina.  Shown was born on September 26, 1961 in Montgomery County, Texas to the late James Midkiff who passed away in 1994, and Martha Midkiff who passed away in 2010.  Shown was affiliated with Erwins Hill Baptist Church.  Shown is survived by her two sons, James Nichols and Terry Nichols, and her daughter, Ashley Nichols.

Daniel Adam Fasnacht, 44, a resident of Asheville, North Carolina passed away on November 16, 2021.  Daniel was born on December 17, 1976 in Charlotte, North Carolina to Candace Samples Archer, of Lake Lure, North Carolina, and the late Barney Ray Fasnacht who passed away in 2018.  Daniel was an animal lover, music lover, and guitar player who loved to spend time with his family and friends.  Daniel was also an exceptionally kind and loving soul who struggled to better himself...

Katharine Drayton Baker Aldridge, resident of Deerfield Episcopal Center in Asheville, NC died November 15, 2021. Born in 1926 in Plainfield, NJ, Katharine was daughter of the late Clifford M. Baker and Margaret Drayton Baker. She is preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Blan Coolidge Aldridge, and her brother, Clifford M. Baker, Jr. She was also deeply affected by the loss of two of her brothers in WWII, John Drayton Baker, and Robert Livingston Baker. Katharine “Kay”...