Joseph Benjamin Carmichael
April 1, 1931 ~ January 24, 2012
Resided in:
Swannanoa, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Joseph Benjamin Carmichael, 80, died Tuesday, January 24, 2012, following a brief illness at the Asheville Health Care Center, Swannanoa.
Mr. Carmichael was born in Morristown, TN, and was a son of the late William S. and May W. Carmichael. He was preceded in death by a brother, William Dale Carmichael and sisters, Eleanor Brown and Helen Beaman. He was a Navy veteran and had lived in Buncombe County since 1942. He was a former driver for Continental Trailways and was a retired deputy with the Buncombe County Sheriff Department.
Surviving are a nephew, Jeff Brown and wife, Brenda, of Asheville and a niece, Beverly Brown of Elizabethton, TN.
A memorial service is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. Thursday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with The Rev. Allen Rash officiating. Private interment will be at the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery.
The family extends special appreciation to the staff of the Asheville Health Care Center and Four Seasons Hospice.
Memorials may be made to Four Seasons Hospice, 571 S. Allen Road, Flat Rock, NC 28731.
Sorry to hear about JB
My uncle will be missed by all that knew him rest in peace my uncle
We will miss you Uncle JB
So sorry to hear of JB’s passing. He was such a good friend to my Mom and Dad, June and Joe; and like a second father to Gale, Becky and I. We’ll miss you, ‘Jiblet’; and we’ll see you on the other side. RIP.
Sorry to hear about JB you will be missed.
I knew JB from the sheriff’s office but really got to know him at Three Brothers Restaurant. He was a great man who I enjoyed talking to just about everyday for several years. Jeff and Beverly, I am sorry for your loss. Knowing JB I am sure he had his boots on. I will miss him.
Just found out that my Uncle JB is gone. I will always remember that no nonsense way that he had, the smell of that pipe and his great laugh. You meant more to me than you knew and I always loved you.