holcombe brothers funeral home obituaries
Ruth Hensley King, 89, of Burnsville, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at the John F. Keever Solace Center in Asheville. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Ruby McIntosh, and son, Frank Presnell. Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Willa Mae Freeman Whitson; two brothers: Arthur Whitson and wife, Frances, and Carl Whitson and wife, Earlene, of Green Mountain, 4 nieces and 2 nephews; 3 great nieces and 6 great nephews; 4 sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law. LEE ROY HYLEMON. At other times, the family will be at her home. MAUDE M. RIDDLE Surviving are his children: Amanda H. Powell, Dean Honeycutt, Robert Honeycutt and Rhonda H. Loftis and their spouses; a sister: Janice Blankenship and two brothers: Gerald and Bobby Honeycutt; 14 grandchildren and his former wife, Linda Honeycutt. Ethel Ray Cox, 83, of Mars Hill passed away Thursday, September 25, 2008 at her home. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Sam and Bertha Ray Gregory, and the wife of Leslie Ponder who died in 1979. Lillie McKinney Parsley Surviving are six children: Patricia Thomas and Jerry Autrey of Burnsville, Gary Autrey, Kay Lewis, Kathy M. Denny and Randy Autrey all of Marion; 10 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren; three sisters: Bonnie McKinney of Nebo, Ruby Wyatt and Mayomi Carroll of Hendersonville. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Commodore and Pansy Arrowood Rathbone. She was also preceded in death by a brother: Bill Westall. Box 425, Burnsville, NC 28714. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Burial will be in the Pete Young Cemetery. Madge lived on Prices Creek until 1950 when she moved to Michigan, living there until her death. Robert W. Wyatt, 67, of Vale, formerly of Newdale, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2009 in Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Ronnie Gouge will officiate. Anna Zabik, 97, of Lickskillet Road, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2008, in Brookside Rehabilitation and Care. Surviving are his wife: Della Edwards McCracken; daughter: Elaine Whitson and husband, Roger, of Green Mountain; daughter-in-law: Tonya McCracken of Burnsville; 3 sisters: June McCracken of Gray, TN, Fay Jenkins and husband, Harold, of Johnson City, TN, and Shirley Martin of Thomasville; a brother: Doug McCracken of Hickory; 6 grandchildren; and, 5 great grandchildren. Cass Buchanan will officiate. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday in Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. Dorothy Boone Carroway A graveside service will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday in the Riddle-Hughes Cemetery on Upper Doe Bag. FRANK McINTOSH The Revs. He devoted 13 years to being a teacher and principal of schools in Texas and New Mexico. Burial will be in Holcombe Cemetery. Ollie Silver Styles She was also preceded in death by a daughter: Zula Wilson, and a son: William David Silver. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday in Pensacola Freewill Baptist Church of which she was a member. Eight great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild also survive. The funeral service will be held at 2 PM Saturday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Surviving are her husband, William O. Riddle; 3 sons: Sam Ball and wife, Donna, of Cherokee; Danny Ball and wife, Myra, and Rev. Joe Bennett will officiate. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late John and Carrie Miller Bennett and the husband of Chloe Deyton Bennett who died in 1994. Marjorie A. Masel Howell, 72, of the Crabtree Community, went to his Heavenly Home Monday, February 16, 2009, at his home after a long illness. The family will receive friends from 6 until 7:00 PM Monday at the funeral home. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 P.M. Friday at the funeral home and at other times, the family will be at the home of Mable Boone on Upper Browns Creek. Burial will be at 11AM Tuesday in the Boone Cemetery on Plum Branch. The Rev. Funeral services will be held at 3 PM Sunday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. He is survived by 6 children: Clarence Hall, Jr., of Huntingdon, PA, Michael Hall of Puerto Rico, Richard Hall of Buffalo, Wyoming, Steven Hall of Austin, TX, Deborah Harkey of Greeneville, TN and Susan Martin of Austin, TX; 26 grandchildren and a brother: Cleveland Hall of Morganton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, P. O. A memorial service will be held at a later date. She was also preceded in death by a sister: Relda Robinson; and, brothers: Ralph, Frank, Clyde and Grover Gregory. Paula Mae Higgins, 78, of Mountain View Road, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday in Victory Baptist Church of which she was a member. He was also preceded in death by a brother: Clarence Robinson; 3 half-sisters; and, 3 half-brothers. What Our Families Are Saying The Revs. BACK TO TOP A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Robert Henry and Ona Allen McMahan and the husband of Ollie Riddle McMahan who died in 2007. Perry Robinson and Dwight Boone, Jr. will officiate. Bud Edwards and Russell Hughes will officiate. ELVINA ROBINSON At the Higgins Memorial United Methodist Church, he held virtually all positions of leadership at various times and was a lay speaker. She was born September 20, 1930 in High Springs, . She is also survived by four loving grandchildren, Josh Wyatt and his wife, Felicia, of Newdale, and Micah Wyatt of Newdale, Melissa McCurry and her husband, John, of Burnsville, Samantha Fender and her husband, Jeff, of Burnsville. Masel was a retired coal miner. BACK TO TOP. Roy Bennett, 76, of Bolens Creek passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital. Rev. He was property manager for the Cane River Club for 40 years, retired from Pensacola VFD after 20 years service, and served as a Yancey County Sheriffs Department Reserve Deputy for over 35 years. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Clyde and Dorothy Scott Allen, and the wife of John Burleson who died in 2006. Elvina Robinson He served on the N. C. Forestry Council, The N. C. Health Coordinating Council, and the N. C. Highway Commission. ERNEST J. DOROTHY LEE HICKS Robert Mueller was born in Augusta, Georgia in the spring of 1950. Box 264 Burnsville, NC 28714 or Hospice of Yancey County, 856 Georges Fork Road, Burnsville NC 28714. Funeral services will be held at 2PM Wednesday in Halls Chapel Baptist Church, of which he was a member. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday in the Paint Gap Presbyterian Church. Kenneth Forbes and Billy Mitchell will officiate. Rev. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Pearl Briggs and Rev. Memorials may be made to Gideons International, P.O. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Henry and Pansy Boone McCracken. BACK TO TOP A life-long resident of Yancey County, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Tee Rue Robinson Westall and the wife of Frank Boog Butner who died in 2005. Ruby was a faithful member of Shoal Creek Baptist Church. Surviving are her children: Gene Elkins and wife, Nancy,of The Villages, Fl, Hoyt Elkins and wife, Shirley,of Morganton, Larry Elkins and wife, Tina,of Burnsville, Camilee McIntosh and husband, Jerry,of Burnsville and Rhonda Fox and husband, Jeff,of Mars Hill; 3 sisters: Cora Elkins, Eula Walker and Maphra Robinson all of Burnsville; 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. He, along with his wife and son, owned and operated Troys Greenhouse and Variety, one of Burnsvilles oldest family operated businesses. Surviving are a son: Garrett Maney of Burnsville; 5 grandsons: Neil Maney, Kevin, Travis, Gregory and Alan Bagwell all of Burnsville; 4 sisters: Ethel Maney of Burnsville, Alice McSwiggin of Maryland, Emogene Longmire of Henderson and Pearl Day of Georgia; a brother: Claude Maney of Anchorage, AK; a niece: Katherine Case and 3 great nephews. C/O Louetta Jarrett, 420 Rice Road, Burnsville, NC 28714. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday in Higgins Memorial United Methodist Church of which she was a member. Paula Mae was an active Ruling Elder of the First Presbyterian Church in Burnsville. Services Visitation Friday December 30, 2022 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home 501 E. Main Street Burnsville, NC 28714 Directions Text Details The family will receive friends from 6 until 7:30 P.M. Wednesday prior to the service at the funeral home. Surviving are his wife of 51 years: Sarah Honeycutt Penland; a daughter: Susie Whitson of Burnsville; a granddaughter: Jessica Whitson of Wilkesboro; a great granddaughter: Hailey Watkins of Wilkesboro and a sister: Myrtle Honeycutt of Burnsville. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Friday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. James W. McKinney James L. Peek, 81, of Robertson Street passed away Sunday, August 17, 2008 in Brookside Rehabilitation and Care after a short illness. Surviving are his wife: Glenda Stewart, and daughter: Angie Stewart, of Boone; and a sister: Joyce Gardner, of Burnsville. A native of Yancey County, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Mary McMahan Mc Peters and the wife of Stanley Presnell who died in 1964. Surviving are his step mother: Stella Hollifield of Burnsville; 6 sisters: Ola Young and Dollie Martin of Burnsville, Betty Ann Cassingham and husband, Alan, of Hamilton, OH, Gladys Saylor of Lenoir, Glenna Randall and husband, Randy, of Macon, GA and Violet Buchanan and husband, Donald, of Spruce Pine; 2 brothers: Rev. He was preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Wilson and brothers: Glenn and Kenneth Ramsey and a brother-in-law: Mack Wilson and sister-in-law: Earline Ramsey. A native of Greenville, SC, she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Tessa Taylor Swink and the wife of Torrey M. Tyner who died in 1961. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Charles Ed Anders She was a member of Hicks Chapel Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 PM Friday prior to the service at the funeral home. Mari, Eddie and their two sons Chris and Douglas traveled to Fairbanks in June 1958 to visit her father, mother and brother, Quentin. The Rev. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 PM Thursday prior to the service at the church. Michael Adam Young, 39, of Lincoln Park passed away Sunday, July 20, 2008 in Elizabethton, TN. Burial will be in the Maney Cemetery with military graverites conducted by Sgt. William Lucky Hensley, 51, of the Little Creek Community, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, February 12, 2009 at UNC Hospital at Chapel Hill. Funeral services will be held at 8:00 P.M. Monday in the chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Jerry Shelton will officiate. Republican Party and a member of Burnsville First Baptist Church. A graveside service will be held at 11AM Saturday, April 11, 2009, in Memorial Park Cemetery in St. Petersburg. Funeral services will be held at 12 oclock noon Tuesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Ronnie Whitson will officiate. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 P. M. Tuesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. E. L. Randolph, Chapter 57 DAV. Hattie Wilson Blevins Ollie Presnell The family will receive friends from 6 until 8:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday in the Academy Cemetery. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Surviving are her husband: Paul Cooper; 4 sons: Bobby Cooper of Concord, Ricky Cooper of Spruce Pine, Randy Cooper of Burnsville and Donnie Cooper of Belmont; 2 sisters: Pearl Bryant of Etowah and Avie Tipton of Burnsville; 5 brothers: Dallas, Albert and Ray Robinson of Florida, Allison Robinson of Marion and Dean Robinson of Burnsville; and, 10 grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 PM Friday at Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home where the body will remain until taken to the church to lie instate 30 minutes prior to the service. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, P O. Revs. She was the wife of the late Lawrence Carroway. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Thursday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. He is survived by a brother: Cecil Gillis and wife, Juanita; a sister: Betty Stafford and husband, Roger, of Burnsville; 2 loving nephews: Philip Stafford of Spruce Pine and Greg Stafford of Camden, NC; 2 half nieces: Peggy Gentry and Joyce Lawrence of Weaverville. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Tuesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Frank was a World War II Army veteran and a retired employee of Chrysler Corporation. Bart Deyton will officiate. Revs. Marie McIntosh Dale Banks will officiate. urviving, in addition to his mother, is his daughter: Funeral services will be held at 8:00 PM Saturday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home with Honors by the N. C. Department of Corrections Honor Guard. JERRY LEE PATE. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Joe and Etta Mae Wilson Honeycutt. Billy Mitchell and Dale Banks will officiate. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Lonnie and Mae Belle Wiseman Presnell. A native of Yancey County she was a daughter of the late Henry and Pansy Boone McCracken, and was also preceded in death by sisters: Gladys Robinson and Della Dale, and, brothers: Willie and Jay McCracken. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Yancey County, 856 Georges Fork Road, Burnsville, NC 28714. William Patrick Billy Parris, 25, of Asheville died Thursday, February 5, 2009. Burial will be in the Marietta Atkins Cemetery. Phillip Wayne Letterman, 68, of Green Mountain, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, December 3, 2008, in Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine. Leroy was a U.S. Army veteran. Stanley Canipe, 53, of Green Mountain, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, April 6, 2009 at his home. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, teacher and friend. Marvin Hensley, Russell Hughes and J. D. Price will officiate. Surviving are her daughter: Barbara Biggs of Nebo, a sister: Ruby Honeycutt of Burnsville, four grandsons and six great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will be in the James Fox Cemetery. BACK TO TOP. Revs. Lee Roy Hylemon Katherine Hilemon Burial will be in Higgins Cemetery. She was also preceded in death by a daughter: Norma Jean Robinson, 2 sons: David and Wayne Parsley; 2 sisters: Ruth Petty and Maude Vance and a brother: Coy McKinney. Burial will be in the Penland Cemetery on Possum Trot Road with military graverites conducted by Sgt. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Lily Branch Baptist Church, 3125 Snow Creek Road, Bakersville, NC 28705, or Hospice of Mitchell County, P. O. Funeral services will be held at 5PM Wednesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:00 PM prior to the service at the funeral home. Wade was a US Army Korean Conflict Veteran. She was also preceded in death by brother: Dallas Allen; and sister: Louise Arrowood. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8PM Friday at Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home, where the body will remain until taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. She is also preceded in death by her husband and sisters: Kate Zullinger and Tillie Jenkins. The family wishes to thank Dr. Jeffery Polgar of Blue Ridge Medical Center, Mountain Manor Assisted Living, and Hospice of Yancey County for all their support and care of Eve in the final months of her life. A graveside service will be held at 11 AM Monday in the Boone Cemetery on Plum Branch. Charlie Carroway will officiate. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of Howard Bennett of Burnsville and the late Tilda Ayers Bennett. Wayne Braswell will officiate. BACK TO TOP The family will receive friends from 1 until 3:00 PM prior to the service at the church. MILDRED HUNTER WOODY. She was preceded in death by 2 sons: Phillip O. Styles and Donald Buster Styles; a sister: Vera Rice and a brother: Paul E. Silver. A native of Yancey County, she was the daughter of the late S. C. and Addie McNaughton Ledford. BACK TO TOP Ruby was a member of Covy Rock Freewill Baptist Church. Shirley Mae Cooper Many thanks to all those caregivers who made her last few years better. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the service at the funeral home. Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home is assisting the Hunter family. Faye Franklin McCurry, 74, of Henderson, TN, passed away Wednesday, May 07, 2008, at her home. Bruce Boone, 74, of Micaville, passed away Monday, September 8, 2008, at Brian Center in Spruce Pine. Funeral services will be held at 8:00 PM Tuesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home with the Revs. Pastor Bobby Smith will officiate. Larry Dean Honeycutt, 64, of Burnsville, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, May 12, 2008 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. Linda was a loving and caring wife and mother and will be missed. Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. Saturday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2PM Tuesday in the Double Island Baptist Church. Vern A. Grindstaff will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8:00 P.M. at the Funeral Home. The Rev. He enjoyed arguing politics with his Democrat friends as much or more as working with his Republican associates, and in fact his career was undoubtedly aided by his enjoyment in arguing almost any side of any matter. Jerry Lee Pate, 57, of Woodfin, went home Thursday, March 5, 2009, at the John F. Keever Solace Center. Glenn Fox, 81, of the Fox Creek Community of Yancey County, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at his home. BACK TO TOP. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8:00 P.M. Thursday prior to the service at the funeral home. She was a retired employee of Micaville School cafeteria, which she loved her work and the many she worked with. Funeral services will be held at 8 PM Friday in the chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home, Inc. 501 East Main Street Burnsville, NC WANDA PEPPERS OBITUARY Wanda Peppers's passing at the age of 61 has been publicly announced by Holcombe. Surviving are daughters: Dana McDowell of Weaverville and Karen Wyatt of Burnsville; four grandchildren: Mark McDowell of Weaverville, Casey McDowell of Asheville, Amber Vanderwolf of Candler and Kelly Wyatt of Nags Head; and, three great grandchildren: Kenzie and Syna McDowell and Tess Vanderwolf. BACK TO TOP. 13 nieces and nephews and a very special caregiver, Linda Ayers, also survive. Earl F. McNeill Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Wednesday in the chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Bruce was a member of Pleasant Gap Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter: Gail Hughes Galgano of Estatoe; 5 grandchildren and 7 greatgrandchildren. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Rev. Surviving, in addition to his mother, is his daughter: Rachel Boone and husband, Rev. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Carl and Mary Gouge Riddle, and the husband of Ruth Edwards Riddle who died January 2008. Louise McMahan Hughes, 77, of the Estatoe Community went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at Brian Center of Spruce Pine. A native of Bronx, NY, she had lived in Montgomery, NY for 47 years before moving to Burnsville in 1999. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Latt and Emma Jane Crain Edwards and the husband of Maudie Hensley Edwards who died in 2005. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM Sunday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. William Patrick Parris He was an employee of KCB Construction of Asheville. The Rev. Funeral services will be held at 12 oclock noon Tuesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Rev. Madge Ledford Metcalf, 88, of Ferndale, MI, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2009, at St. Johns Hospital in Ferndale. Revs. Box 425, Burnsville, NC 28714, or the Parkway Playhouse, P. O. His other special loves were his family, children and grandson. The Rev. Box 635, Burnsville, NC 28714. BACK TO TOP Margie Allen Burleson She was the wife of Howard Bryant who passed away in 1994. Juanita Bailey Wallace Daniel was a store manager of Auto Zone in Suwanee, GA. Daniel was the only child of Gail Fox Gilbert of Lawrenceville and Richard Gilbert of Winder, GA. The family will receive friends from 6 until 7:30 PM Thursday prior to the service at the funeral home. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service and at other times will be at the home on Plum Branch. Burl Ledford will officiate. of Transportation. Burial will be in the Hyatt Cemetery. BACK TO TOP The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 P.M. Tuesday at the funeral home. OLLIE PRESNELL Ollie Presnell, 96, of Bolens Creek, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2008 at Brookside Rehabilitation and Care. Memorials may be made to Autumn Care Activities Fund, P. O. Funeral services will be held at 8:00 P.M. Friday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. The Rev. Born and reared in the Paint Fork community of Madison County, he graduated from Berea College. Funeral services will be held at 7:30 PM Sunday in the Morning Star Baptist Church of which she was a charter member. Lee Roy Hylemon, 70, of Silvers Gap Road, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at Mission Hospital. Surviving are his wife: Evelyn Gorman Baker of Burnsville; a daughter: Arlene Motte of Burnsville; sons: Dennis Ralph Baker of Richmond, Virginia and Robert E. Baker of Burnsville. The family will receive friends from 1:30 until 3PM prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Cooper Cemetery. Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. Holcombe Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Bradley Boone; grandchildren: Trey, Gabe and Reagan Boone, all of Burnsville; a brother: Jim Pate of Green Mountain; a nephew: Preston Pate of Burnsville; and, numerous friends within the Department of Corrections. Burial will be in the Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Bolens Creek Baptist Church, Building Fund, Hospice of Yancey County or Gideons International. The family will receive friends from 4 until 6 PM Sunday at the funeral home. She graduated from Mars Hill College and Appalachian State Teachers College and was a school teacher and principal for 34 years. Surviving are her husband: Tommy Holden; a daughter: Ravonda Ball of Asheville; 3 sons: Keith Holden and Kevin Holden of Balsam Grove and Kris McCall of Rosman; 5 grandsons; 3 granddaughters; 2 great grandchildren; and, a son-in-law: Larry Riddle of Etowah. Funeral Mass will be held at Noon Saturday, November 15, 2008 in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Surviving are a daughter: Georgia Moffitt and husband, Brownlow of Bakersville; a grandson: Randy Boone of Micaville; a brother: Philmore Hughes and wife, Thurma, of Micaville and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2PM Thursday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Myrtle was a loving mother, a friend to many, a witness of God and her loving memories will remain. Graveside services will be held at Noon Tuesday in the Fairview Cemetery at Seven Mile Ridge. Surviving are a daughter: Barbara Trotter and husband, Jerry; 4 grandchildren: Brenda Greene and husband, James, Kathy Whittington and husband, Bobby, Rebecca Bridges and husband, Perry, and Jerry Wayne Trotter and wife, Darla, all of Slayden, TN; a special niece: Kathy Rhymer of Marion and several other nieces and nephews; 11 great grandchildren and 13 great-great grandchildren. William C. Bill Davis, Sr., 81, of Burnsville, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at Brookside Rehabilitation and Care. Ruby Deyton Jones, 83, of Green Mountain passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at Mountain Manor Assisted Living. BACK TO TOP. Lee Roy Hylemon, 70, of Silvers Gap Road, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at Mission Hospital. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home, and at other times, will be at the home. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service at the funeral home. He was also preceded in death by a sister: Clela Laws, and brothers: Coy, Ford and Voyd McCourry. Penland and Son Lumber Company. Ruth loved her family, church and friends and will be missed by all who knew her. DONNA GAIL WOODY HARDING Not finding what you are looking for? Donna was a devoted mother. Dewey Silvers, 72, of Bailey Branch, passed away unexpetedly Thursday, January 15, 2009, in Morristown, TN. He further was an active farmer growing the traditional tobacco and cattle of this time. The Rev. Max Presnell, 69, of Waynesville, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, March 5, 2009 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. He loved restoring antique cars and motorcycles. A memorial service will be conducted at the First Baptist Church in Burnsville at Noon on Monday, April 13, 2009, with the Reverend Richard L. Muri officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8PM Tuesday at the funeral home. Surviving are his girlfriend: Karissa Olivet; brother: Terry Parris, Jr,; and, father: Terry Parris, Sr. A memorial service will be held at 12 Noon Wednesday, February 11, 2009 in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home in Burnsville. Mr. Wilson had served several years as a Trustee of Mayland Community College, was an avid Harley Davidson enthusiast and was a founding member of The Mount Mitchell Toy Run. Bertha Ann Banks, 90, of Georges Fork, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2009, at Brookside Rehabilitation and Care. BACK TO TOP Funeral services will be held at 3 PM Sunday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Ernest and Minnie Edwards Proffitt, and the husband of Margaret Higgins Proffitt, who died in 2004. She was the wife of Kenneth Chrisawn who passed away in 2006. Drayton Cooper, Warner Anthony and Joe Bennett will officiate. Bill Mitchell will officiate. She was born May 1, 1944. A native of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late Avon and Carrie Davis Ray and the wife of Donald Cox who died in 2000. Nina G. Chandler, 78, of Chandler Branch, went home to be with the Lord after an extended illness Friday, January 30, 2009, at her home. KATHY SKY NIELSEN. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Avery County, P. O. More Details Contact Us Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home 147 Main Street Flemington, NJ Phone: (908) 782-4343 Fax: (908) 782-2431 Map & Driving Directions Frank Wyatt will officiate. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Monday in theProffitt Cemetery on Hardscrabble Road. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 PM Tuesday at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 PM Wednesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. John B. Tripp, 80, of Little Switzerland, NC, died on Thursday, October 2, 2008, at his home after a long illness. BACK TO TOP Surviving, in addition to his parents, are his wife: A memorial service will be held at 4PM Sunday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Box 648. BACK TO TOP Hunter was a WWII Army Veteran having served 3 years in The Pacific. Bradley Boone will officiate. David Philbeck and Mike Grindstaff will officiate. The family will receive friends from 12 Noon until 2 PM prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Gideons International, P. O. He was born February 6th, 1932 in the Brush Creek Community to the late Fonze and Susie Fox Hughes. Surviving are two daughters: Jean Phillips and Doris Holcombe and husband, Edd, of Burnsville; three sons: Bill Blevins and wife, Sylvia, of Taylorsville, Jim (Bob) Blevins and wife, Julia, of Burnsville, and Jack Blevins and wife, Dee, of Newland; twin brother: Walter Wilson; sister: Rosa McPeters, both of Burnsville; 14 grandchildren; and, 14 great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, Brazil and Haitian Mission Fund, P. O. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Pearl Briggs and Rev. He was twice chairman of the Yancey County Democratic Party and was awarded the Liston Ramsey Democratic Service Award. Earl Bailey, 90, of Jacks Creek, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2009, in Brookside Rehabilitation and Care. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8:00 PM Tuesday prior to the service at the funeral home. BACK TO TOP Grandsons, Rev. One of his greatest joys came in helping others in need, often anonymously. Funeral services will be held at 2 P. M. Friday in the chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. 6 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren also survive. Crate was a World War II U S Army veteran, having served from January 1944 until December 1945. He had been a resident of Autumn Care in Marion for the past four years, where he had been loved and cared for. Jeffery David Thomas A U. S. Marine Corps Veteran with 5 years of service, Jack was a graduate of Appalachian State University, received his law degree from The University of North Carolina, and established a law practice in Burnsville in 1991. Fred Peterson, 72, of Burnsville went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, June 22, 2008 at the Nursing Center at Oak Summit in Winston-Salem. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Jerry Edward Baker.