All Obituaries

     A brilliant light has moved forward from earth towards the heavens. Our precious sweet sister, Sarah Glenn Clinkscales, has joined her parents and all her many four-legged children in her celestial paradise. She was surrounded by her family, and serenaded with her own playlist of music that she loved.       Sarah leaves behind the deepest part of her heart in her children, Elijah Ray Clinkscales-King and Ian Glenn Clinkscales-King....

            George Mack Watkins, eighty-one, passed Monday, June 27, 2022, at home in Asheville, North Carolina. Mack was born March 11, 1941, to the late Plummer David Watkins and Lillie Fowler Watkins Young in Anderson, South Carolina.             Before moving to Asheville, Mack spent time living in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was interested in cars and NASCAR, was a talented...

Joseph Wayne Hall, Jr., 54, of Brevard, passed away on Saturday, June 25th, 2022.  A native of Brevard, NC, he was the son of the late Joseph Wayne Hall, Sr., and Paula Greenwood Hall. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Kenneth and Vivian Greenwood; his paternal grandparents, Clinton and Willa Mae Hall; his niece, Stephanie Godlove; and his nephew, Matthew Brown. He is survived by his loving family, his wife, Kimberly Baynard Hall; his...

            Ernest Richard “Pete” Peterson passed Friday, June 24, 2022, at home in Asheville, North Carolina. Born December 26, 1934, in Defiance, Ohio, Pete was eighty-seven years...

            Patsy J. Jackson of Asheville, North Carolina, passed June 19, 2022. Born March 15, 1956, to the late Betty Callahan Jones and G. Samuel Jones in Asheville, she was sixty-six.             Patsy graduated with North Buncombe High School’s class of 1974 and from Western Academy in 1986. She was a member of H.B. Ferguson Missionary Baptist Church. Patsy was self-employed, working with the...

On June 19,2022 My Baby Girl Kelly Buckner left us way to soon.  It was sudden and unexpected and has left our family saddened and in shock. Kelly had the kindest heart and loved everybody. She was an excellent Mother to her son and more patience than anybody I have ever seen.   We all know we will see her again one day when we get to Heaven. Kelly was survived by her son Kayson Buckner at home.  Her Mother Debbie Anders from Asheville.  A Brother TJ Anders from...

Jerry Wayne Ratcliff of Swannanoa, NC went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 18, 2022, just one day past his 91st birthday. He lived a life of complete service, touching the lives of many with his love, laughter, generosity and music.   Jerry was born to Bill and Lula Ratcliff in Jellico, TN on June 17, 1931.   He was a graduate of Carson Newman College and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary where he earned a degree in music and studied two...

            Cleo Elaine Couch of Leicester, North Carolina, passed June 18, 2022. Born March 19, 1948, in Asheville, North Carolina, Cleo was seventy-four years old.                         Cleo is survived by Anthony Couch, to whom she was married fifty-five years; her children, Susan Taylor and Mark Couch, both of Hendersonville, North...

Jerry Burgart of Asheville, North Carolina, passed June 16, 2022, at the age of forty-seven. Asheville Mortuary Services is seeking contact with his legal next of kin. If you have pertinent information you would like to share, please contact us at (828) 254-0566. 

            It’s with our deepest sadness that we say “See You Later” to Bernarr Frank “Barney” Johnson, 90, a longtime resident of Horse Shoe and Hendersonville, North Carolina. Born to Orlo Lee Johnson and Adeline Henchen Johnson in Dansville, New York.             Barney was loved by everyone and will be greatly missed.             Surviving is the Love of...