All Obituaries

Stuart Henry “Stu” Elwood, age 93, of Cumming, GA and Burnsville, NC passed away peacefully on November 21, 2023, at home in Cumming, GA. He was born on July 26, 1930, in Cortland, NY to the late William Wilson Elwood and Alice Belle (McGann) Elwood. The family moved to Michigan in 1941 and after excelling athletically, academically and as a leader, Stu graduated from Walled Lake High School in 1948 with a basketball scholarship to Central Michigan University. While at WLHS, Stu...

John Andrew Brown of Black Mountain, NC passed peacefully November 18, 2023 at the age of 80, with his daughter by his side holding his hand at the Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine, NC. A native of Black Mountain, John was born on August 1, 1943, to the late Rufus Brown and Fleeta Sneed Brown. John was a carpenter who enjoyed working with his hands and worked for Sam Byrd Construction Company in Black Mountain.  He loved sitting on his front porch and walking his...

Kearney Isaac Smith of the Jacks Creek community passed away on November 9th, 2023.  Kearney grew up in Rowan County, NC on the family farm of Mack and Mardre Smith.  He was the sixth of twelve children in the family.  In 1955 Kearney left school to join the U.S. Marine Corps, serving from 1955 – 1959.  During his time in service in Japan he obtained his GED, and upon his return to the states he pursued higher education, studying English at Charlotte College and...

On 11/8/23 Clarence Hunter found ultimate peace by leaving this earth to walk eternally with his lord and savior Jesus Christ. Son, Brother, Dad, Grandad, Pops, Papa, Granddaddy, or simply Clarence Hunter, he was greatly loved, admired and respected. He grew up in a farming family in the small town of Burnsville, NC. He was preceded in death by his wife Emma Jean Hunter; parents Claude and Flossie Hunter; brothers JD, CL and Claude Junior; sisters Pansy, Lydia & Bessie, and grandson...

Tennie Fox English, age 90 of Green Mountain, passed away on Saturday, November 4th, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Wash and Esther Laughrun Fox. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Bobby English, who passed away in 2002; and a daughter, Rachel Willis, who passed away in 2020 that was near and dear to her heart; a great-grandson, Trevor Matthew Watson; two brothers: T.H. Sherman...

John Atwood Bigelow, age 89 of Burnsville, went home to be with our Lord and Savior. John passed away peacefully on November 3, 2023, at his home. He was the son of the late James and Priscilla Bigelow. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his oldest son, Christopher; his brother, James; and sister-in-law, Patty. John was a carpenter and worked on many houses in the Burnsville area. He built the prayer tower at High Pastures and worked on several churches. His...

Charles Porter Ledford, age 97 of Burnsville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Burnsville, NC. A native of Yancey County, he was the son of the late Arthur and Minerva Hensley Ledford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Robema Penland Ledford; and his sisters, Mallie Holcombe, Molly Ledford, and Pauline Ledford. Charles was a strong Christian man. He was a member of Paint Gap Presbyterian Church....

Rufus Honeycutt, age 90 of Burnsville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at Yancey House in Burnsville, NC. A native of Yancey County, he was the son of the late Curtis and Gertrude Edwards. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sons, Timothy Honeycutt and Kelly Honeycutt; as well as five brothers, and six sisters. Left to cherish his loving memory is his loving wife, Myrtle Penland Honeycutt; son, Larry (Mona) Honeycutt; grandchildren: Shane,...

Diane Claire (Bibeau) Dover, age 81 of Burnsville, NC, went Home to be with the Lord on October 26, 2023. She was born on November 5, 1941, to the late Albert J. and Claire E. (Cabana) Bibeau. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her two older brothers, Albert J. Bibeau, Jr and Robert A. Bibeau.  Diane was born in Gardner, MA, moved to Boca Raton, FL as a teenager and later settled in DeLand, FL. She met and married the love of her life, John L Dover on...

Mrs. Alison Hale Curtis, age 65, of Burnsville, NC passed away peacefully in her home on Monday, October 23rd. A celebration of life will be held at First Baptist Church of Umatilla (Umatilla, FL) on Saturday November 4th at 11:00am. Alison was born on June 21, 1958, in Fort Lauderdale, FL. She grew up in Lighthouse Point, FL, and attended Pompano Beach High School and the University of Florida (Go Gators) where she met her husband, Kendall. Alison was an avid lover of the outdoors from a...