All Obituaries

Delores Louise Cox Kugler passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2023. She was born on April 20, 1939 in Ponchatoula, LA to the late John Robert Cox and Lillie Gay Shepherd.  Delores graduated from Ponchatoula High School where she was a wavette on the dance team. She met her husband, Emile, almost 66 years ago on a blind date. He states that she was the best woman ever. Delores worked as a meat processor at Hydes Slaughter House. She loved to gardening with her husband, working on the...

Christina "Christy" Elise McCrary passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at Four Seasons Elizabeth House. She was born on April 29, 1971 in Hendersonville, NC to the late Charles Anthony McCrary and June Taylor McCrary. Christy worked as a CT tech for over 30 years. She made such an impact on her colleagues in her professional career as well as those in her family and her friends. Christy was full of life and personality. She was always there to give advice on everything from...

Lowell Craig Bauers, 71, passed away on January 10, 2023, at his home in Weaverville, NC. He was born On September 22, 1951 in Hammond, LA to Charles Kenneth Bauers and Patricia Ruth Wittie Bauers. Lowell was a graduate of Hammond High School, class of 1969. He served his country in the Air National Guard. Lowell was the owner and operator of Pic-A-Nik restaurant and grocery. He attended Brookstone Baptist Church in Weaverville, NC and was a member of Man Cave Ministries of Asheville,...

Maestro Cleland Dwight Oltman passed away on December 30, 2022 at the age of 86. He was the fourth child of eight, born May 27, 1936 to Lois and George Oltman (deceased) in the small town of Imperial, Nebraska. Dwight is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Shirley Jean (Studebaker) Oltman; two children, Michelle Oltman Gottfried (John), and Nicole Oltman Craycraft, along with five grandchildren, Jake Lexi, Brendan, Evan and Leah, brother Berwyn and sisters Betty, Karen and Eileen. He...

Koko Nina Suzuki Fisher, affectionately known as Nana, 88, of Asheville, NC was escorted by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ to her Heavenly home on Doyobi (Saturday in Japanese) December 17, 2022, surrounded by family and friends at her daughter's home in Candler, NC. Nina was born a Japanese American Citizen on Getsuyobi, (Monday in Japanese) November 5, 1934, in Whittier CA.  She was the oldest of six children born to Yoshimichi and Toshiye Kobayashi Suzuki.  Nina was...

Margaret Knowlton: A Beautiful Life Margaret (Humbert) Knowlton left us on December 7, 2022, after a long and fulfilling life of 91 years. She was most recently a resident of Givens Estates in Asheville, NC, and lived much of her adult life in Bellefontaine, OH, and Hilton Head, SC. A service is scheduled for Tuesday, December 27, 2022, 11:00 am, in the chapel at Givens Estates, Asheville, NC. Interment is private. Peggy, as she was known, was born June 15, 1931, to Rev. M. Dale and...

On November 15, 2022, Marian Joy Thompson, aged 71, passed away in Asheville, NC, at Mission Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She and her husband resided in Old Fort, NC for the last 30 years. Joy was born on June 4, 1951 on the Subic Bay U.S. naval base in Zambales, Philippines, to Diane C. Busey and Lt. Cmd. Charles W. Busey Sr. Her path crossed with Randall Thompson’s, in 1968, during their mutual activism with the NAACP while attending Muskogee Central High School....

Clarence Arthur McFarland, 71, of Swannanoa NC, native of Asheville NC, passed away on November 13th. He passed away due to chronic medical conditions that had worsened in the last few months. He was a loving partner to his spouse Angela during their 20+ years of marriage, as well as an amazing father to their daughter, Amanda McFarland and their son, Steven McFarland. Aside from being survived by his partner, daughter and son, he also leaves behind his two eldest children,...

Michael Dane “Butch” King, age 62, of Swannanoa passed away Saturday, July 30, 2022 after battling Stage 4 lung cancer. He attended Erwin High and joined the US Air Force in 1977 after being a cadet in the Civil Air Patrol. Mike worked many years in the sign business and was a neon craftsman. He was a life long motorcycle enthusiast and mechanic. He loved his 2 stroke Yamaha street bikes, watching MOTO GP and Valentino Rossi. He worked for several local motorcycle shops and...

Beverly Joan Scavelli Jones, 85, peacefully passed away Friday, July 22, 2022 in the loving care of Solace Hospice Center. She was born November 21, 1936 in New Jersey, and lived in Pennsylvania for many years before moving to St. Petersburg, Florida.  Beverly then moved to Asheville and fell in love with the mountains. Beverly was very involved with the community and loved to assist people in finding affordable housing.   She attended Jubilee Church in Asheville and...