Tommy Shelton
Dec 1, 2011
Asheville Thomas Wesley Tommy Shelton, II, 44, of 17 Eve Lake Drive passed away Thursday, December 1, 2011 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was a self-employed Landscaper. Surviving are his parents, Earl James Shelton and JoAnne Graham Brown Shelton of the home; sisters, Laura Shelton Holland and Jamie Shelton Ketterman both of Asheville; maternal...
Alvin Wilson
Nov 29, 2011
Asheville William Alvin Wilson, Sr., 87, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Wilson retired following 32 years of service from Sayles-Biltmore Bleacheries, was a member of Gashes Creek Baptist Church and founder of the Alvin Wilson and the Happy Valley Boys Bluegrass Band. He was a son of the...
Ralph Ingle
Nov 23, 2011
Zirconia - Ralph William Ingle, 85, died peacefully on November 23, 2011. He was born April 6, 1926 in Asheville, NC to James Walter and Juanita King Ingle. He was predeceased by his parents; sister, Blanch Austin; brothers, Hilliard, Albert, Lloyd and Ernest Ingle. Ralph was a Navy veteran serving in the Asian-Pacific Campaign in WWII. He was a...
Tom Miller
Nov 23, 2011
Candler - William Thomas "Tom" Miller, 70, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Daniel Delbert Miller and Jo Alice Harwood Miller. Mr. Miller, a veteran of the U.S. Navy and of the Baptist faith, was an auto mechanic and master of all...
Gladys Saine Franklin
Nov 22, 2011
Pickens - Gladys Saine Franklin, 82, went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday - November 22, 2011. A native of Dahlonega, Ga. she had lived in North and South Carolina most of her life. She was a daughter of the late George Tate Saine and Ollie Jane Ingram Saine. Ms. Franklin was a beloved mother, grandmother and...
George C. Cothran
Nov 19, 2011
Leicester George Carlton Cothran, 66, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2011 at the St. Josephs Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Howard Heywood Cothran, Sr. and Eleanor Eloise Davis Cothran and was also preceded in death by his brother, Howard Heywood Sonny Cothran, Jr. Mr. Cothran...
Brian "Boogie" Rogers
Nov 17, 2011
Asheville - Brian Alexander (Boogie) Rogers, 40 years old of 140 Ramsey Road, passed away November 17, 2011. He was a 1990 graduate of Erwin High School and was employed by Hess Construction. Brian is survived by his mother Edna Woody Emberton of Bryson City and stepfather Charles Emberton of Kansas, father, Calvin Rogers (Betty Jean North) of Asheville,...
Tessa Michaels Nowlin
Nov 17, 2011
Alexander Tessa Tanara Michaels Nowlin, 41, of 14 Smith Valley Road, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2011. Tessa was born in Las Vegas, NV on July 29, 1970 and has resided in Buncombe County since she was 3 months old. She was a 1989 Graduate of Clyde A. Erwin H.S. and served as a waitress for Mountain Diner on...
Eloise Hamlin Privett
Nov 14, 2011
Yorktown, VA - Eloise Hamlin Privett, 80, died Monday, November 14, 2011 at the home of her daughter. A native of Asheville, she had resided with her daughter for the past four years. She was a daughter of the late Guy and Blanche DeWeese Hamlin and was also preceded in death by a son, Michael Knight and a granddaughter,...
Tim Rogers
Nov 8, 2011
Bryson City/Asheville Timothy Dean Tim Rogers, 41, of 367 Mount Keys Drive went to be with his Lord Tuesday, November 8, 2011. A native and resident of Asheville for most of his life, he had resided in Bryson City since 2002. He was a 1989 graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High School where he served all four years in...
John Earl Jones
Nov 4, 2011
John Earl Jones, 73, passed away Friday, November 4, 2011 at Memorial Mission Hospital. John Earl was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was a son of the late Ernest and Essie Rice Jones. John Earl had retired from the City of Asheville and was an U.S. Navy veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia...
Nettie Metz
Nov 1, 2011
Barnardsville Nettie Lee Burrell Metz, 85, known affectionately as Granny Metz, went to be with her Lord Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. Mrs. Metz was a native and resident of Buncombe County. She was a loving wife, mother and homemaker, was a member of Piney Mtn Baptist Church and was a member...
Ray Gail Sponsler
Nov 1, 2011
Ray Gail Sponsler, 79, died peacefully after a long struggle with Alzheimers disease on November 1, 2011 in Asheville, NC. Ray was born on July 13, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, to Otis Gail and Theo Marie Sponsler, and spent most of his youth and young adulthood in Denver, Colorado. Ray attended Northwestern University and graduated from the University of...
James Douglas "Jim" Mcpherson, Jr.
Oct 28, 2011
Asheville James Douglas Jim McPherson, Jr., 94, passed away Friday, October 28, 2011 at the WNC Baptist Home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was born and raised in Woodfin and had lived in Haw Creek for over 60 years. Mr. McPherson retired in 1981 following 39 years of service with Beacon Mfg. Co. and was a member...
Kenny Jr. Sexton
Oct 25, 2011
Candler Kenneth Hugh Kenny Sexton, Jr., 45, a lifelong resident of Candler went to be with his Lord Tuesday, October 25, 2011 following a long-term illness. Kenny was formerly employed with Vulcan Materials for many years as well as volunteering his time to be a Little League Coach for Hominy Valley and South Asheville Youth Leagues. He was preceded...
Jean Ducker Burris
Oct 25, 2011
Asheville - Shelby Jean Ducker Burris, 74, of Asheville, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Burris was the daughter of the late Burgan Millard and Viola K. Ducker, and was the wife of the late Charles Albert Burris. She was also preceded in death...
Harold A. Gibson
Oct 23, 2011
Asheville Harold Alvin Gibson, 72, of 35 Brookdale Road passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Henderson County, he had resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He retired as a long distance Truck Driver for Burger King. Mr. Gibson was a son of the late Arthur Haywood Gibson...
Lucille M. Bouvet
Oct 23, 2011
Asheville - Lucille M. Bouvet passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2011 at Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community. She was born on November 29, 1925 in Bethesda, MD. She attended Strayer Business College in Washington, D.C. and was employed by the Federal Government in the Public Health Service and later by Admiralty Lawyers in Washington, D.C. In 1948, she married...
Norma Snyder
Oct 21, 2011
Candler - Norma Sue Rayfield Snyder, age 75, of 194 Big Cove Road, went to be with her Lord on Friday, October 21, 2011 at her residence. A native of Buncombe County, Norma retired following 33 years of service with the Asheville Citizen-Times as an Obituary Columnist. She was the daughter of the late Donald Woodrow Rayfield and Oma...
Rose Rich Holcombe
Oct 20, 2011
Weaverville Rose Rich Holcombe, 82, of 32 Highland Street died Thursday, October 20, 2011 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. Rose Rich was born in Oklahoma City, OK on January 29, 1929 and was a resident of Buncombe County most of her life. Mrs. Holcombe was the daughter of the late Ellis Rich and Imogene (Smith) Rich....
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