All Obituaries

Doyce McClellan Settle, Jr., 85, of Swannanoa passed away on December 14, 2018 at his home. Born on October 4, 1933 in Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Doyce McClellan Settle, Sr. and Helen R. Buckner-Settle. Doyce graduated from Swannanoa High School in 1952 and later served in the Army from 1953 to 1955. He retired from Asheville Mortuary Services in 2011. Doyce was a member of Swannanoa First Baptist Church and was a past member of the Swannanoa Lion's Club. He is survived...

James 'Jim' Emory Hamer, 78, of Asheville passed away on December 14, 2018 at the Haywood House in Canton, NC. He was born on January 14, 1940 in Siler City, NC to John Windsore Roper Hamer, II and Louise Lacey Marley Snyder. In addition to his parents, Jim was preceded in death by his brother, John Windsore 'Ray' Hamer, III. He earned his bachelor's degree in Journalism from UNC-Chapel Hill and worked for the Asheville Citizen-Times as a sports editor and writer for 31...

Lt. Col. R W Nored, U.S.N., U.S.A.N.G., ret., Ed.D., better known as Pete to family and friends, passed peacefully from this world and into the next on December 12, 2018.  On December 27, 1945, Watson and Maudie Nored, of Hiwannee, MS, welcomed their third son, R W. He joined brothers Arthur Lee, W.F., Eugene, and sister Margaret. Sisters Cheryl, Cathy, Rebecca, and brother Tony later joined the family. Pete joined Hiwannee Baptist Church by baptism at 13. After high school and a...

Hunter Dean Dixon, 21, passed away on December 10, 2018 at the Solace Center in Asheville, NC. He was born on January 9, 1997 in Asheville to Douglas Lee Dixon, Jr. of Asheville and Darlene Goldsmith Brockwell of Leicester, NC. In addition to his parents, Hunter is survived by his wife of two and a half years, Kayla Arlene Dixon; children, Sophia, Teagan, and an unborn son who is due in January; brothers, Justin Dixon (Christy) of Candler, NC and Trevor Dixon of Asheville, NC; grandparents,...

     Dana Duane Vandernick, 85, of Asheville, passed away Friday, December 7, 2018 at Emerald Ridge Rehabilitation and Care Center.      Mr. Vandernick was born in Pennsylvania on August 23, 1933 to the late C.A. Vandernick and Hazel Marie Lewis Vandernick. He graduated from Ashtabula High School in Ashtabula, Ohio, with the class of 1951. He later received a degree in music at Kent State University. He served his country proudly in the United States Air...

     Robert C Adams, 79, of Etowah, NC, went to be with the Lord on December 6, 2018, at the Valor Hospice CLC of the Asheville North Carolina Veteran's Hospital.      He was born in Jamaica, NY, on Feb. 3, 1939, to George Royal Adams and Helen Alice Vollmer Adams.       After meeting on a blind date and telling his mother he met an angel, he married the love of his life, Pauline Eastman on March 18,1959. Together they had six...

Fred (Frederick) Perry Ansel, 62, died December 3, 2018 after a period of declining health. He grew up in New Lexington, Ohio; graduated from New Lexington High School where he participated in a variety of team sports including football and track. He served in the US Army for 3 years. He studied at several colleges including the University of Florida. He was a stock car driver for a number of years in the early 90s. He raced car number 39 "The Outlaw" at tracks in Florida,...

On Monday, December 3, 2018, Elizabeth “Betty” Garver Nagy, artist and watercolor painter, died at the age of 90 in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina. Betty was born on January 14, 1928 in Martinsville, Illinois to Evelyn Fasig and Ralph Tibbs Garver. As a child, she lived on military bases with her three siblings and in the Philippines where her father, an Army Officer, was stationed and eventually killed as a prisoner of war in the Bataan Death March, WWII. After graduating from...

Peggy Knighten Masters, 86, of Leicester, NC passed away on December 3, 2018. She is preceded in death by her husband, Walter Masters; her sister, Charline Ownbey; and her parents, Charles Knighten and Frances Knighten Calvert. Peggy is survived by two daughters, Susanne Masters Hefner (Rob), of Hendersonville, NC and Sherry Masters Lancaster, of Leicester, NC; grandchildren, Michelle Ingle (Jack), Stephanie Moore, Nora Hefner Clements (Larry) and Graham “Bo” Hefner;...

Jackie Wood McCormick passed away peacefully on November 29th, 2018, at Universal Healthcare in Fletcher, North Carolina. Jackie was born on March 24th, 1940 in Burbank, California.   She is survived by her sons, Bill and Daniel Wood. She was a loving grandmother to Eka, Daniela, and Ben Wood.   She was always concerned with the lives of her family and loved them very much.   Jackie will be missed greatly and may she rest peacefully.