All Obituaries

William Hayden “Bill” Glenn, 64, passed away peacefully on a beautiful Monday morning, August 3, 2020 in Asheville, NC. He was born on February 4, 1956 in Marietta, GA to Mississippi native parents Jane and Hayden Glenn and was the second oldest of four. They lived in Georgia and Florida before settling in Huntsville, AL on Monte Sano Mountain. The family belonged to Monte Sano United Methodist Church. He graduated from Huntsville High School and went on to obtain a Bachelors of...

Bobby Guy Surrett, 57, of Leicester, NC passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at his home. A native of Buncombe County, Bobby was born December 8, 1962 to the late Guy Gaither Surrett and Mary Ann Marler Wilde. He is also preceded in death by his son, Joe Surrett; brothers, Albert Surrett and Lewis Surrett and nephew, Mathew Bowers. Bobby was a disabled self-employed carpenter who loved to build houses. He also enjoyed fishing, loved all animals, and loved spending time with kids and...

John David “J.D. ” Gause Sr., 68, of Racine, WI, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2020. John was born in Loris, SC. He worked as a contractor and was known to be a hard worker. John loved gardening and fishing. He is preceded in death by his father, Elick Montgomery Jr. and his son, John D. Gause Jr. Surviving John is his loving wife of 11 years, Sandra Annette Gause-Parks; son, Covet Dion Wilson of Little River, SC; daughter, Nina Shae Gause of Asheville, NC; brothers, Richard...

Russell Wayne (Buddy) Sawyer, 59, of Asheville, passed away Monday, July 27, 2020. Russell was born September 29, 1960 in Buncombe Co., NC. He is preceded in death by his father, Fred Sawyer; mother, Lucille Rice Sawyer; and brother, David Sawyer. Surviving Russell is his daughter, Taylor Sawyer; son, Shane Zachary; partner, Phillis Bowers; brothers, John, Robert, Steve (Angie); sister, Sue Scarborough (David); and grandson, Mathew Edwards.  

June Watts Glenn, 83, of Athens, GA passed away July 16, 2020 at the John J. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville, NC. Born June 14, 1937 she was a daughter of the late, George McKinley Watts and Flori Powers Watts. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her spouse, James C. Glenn and brother, George M. Watts, Jr. June was an alumnus of Georgia Southern where she received her Bachelor’s degree and the University of Georgia where she received her Master’s degree in...

Sherrill Glenn Coates, 59, of Asheville, NC passed away July 26, 2020 at the John F Keever Solace Center in Asheville. Sherrill is preceded in death by his mother, Beatrice Pruett Coates. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed golfing, fishing, watching Nascar, and spending quality time with family and friends. Surviving Sherril is his father, Harry Lee Coates; daughter, Jessica Coates; son, Dallas Coates; brother, Ricky Coates (Heidi); grandson, Kolbie Dyer; and nieces, Mackenzie...

Jay Earle Silverman, age 81, of Asheville, NC, passed away on July 18, 2020 at home after a long illness. Born March 30, 1939 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Dr. Irving Silverman and Pearl Mantel Silverman, he earned his BS from Columbia University and his MS from George Washington University. He served in the U.S. Army, stationed at Continental Army Headquarters. He enjoyed a long career in computer systems, retiring as a manager from Merrill Lynch & Co. in New York City. In 2000 he moved...

Charles Bryan Freeman, 61, of Asheville passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals in Asheville. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert William Freeman and Edna Deyton Freeman, and sister, Valda Craine. Surviving are his wife, Doloris “Dee” Freeman; brothers, Darrell Freeman and his spouse, Deana, of Jamestown, NC, and Randall Freeman and his spouse, Jeanette, of Burlington, NC; sisters, Kathy Freeman and Lisa Andrea and her spouse,...

Rebecca "Becky" Carpenter of Asheville, NC, passed away in her home on July 17, 2020. She was 71 years old and a lifelong resident of Asheville. She was the daughter of Rose Gwaltney, formerly of Leicester, England, longtime resident of Asheville, and the late James Gwaltney. She was preceded in death by brothers Bobby Gwaltney, Johnny Gwaltney and Tommy Gwaltney, and grandson Cory Fox. Becky is survived by her husband, Randy Carpenter, of the home, sons Jimmy Fox (Lori) of...

Mason Bell, 93, of Asheville, NC died July 17, 2020 at Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community. He was the son of Amoret Moore and James Harvey Mason Bell and a native of Lewisburg, West Virginia. Interment will be at Rosewood Cemetery, Lewisburg, West Virginia with family members in attendance at a graveside service. Mr. Bell was a nationally known commercial carpet executive. He worked for Bigelow Sanford Carpet Company for 30 years. At the time of his retirement, he was Vice President...