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....
Helen Hembree
Oct 8, 2011
Helen Silver Hembree, 87, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2011, at Emerald Ridge Rehab and Care Center. Helen was a native of Madison County, NC and lived most of her life in Asheville. She was the daughter of the late Offie and Teakie Capps Silver and of wife of the late Charles Hembree. She was also preceded in death...
Cora Katherine Ledford
Oct 5, 2011
Asheville - Cora Katherine Ledford, of 631 Pole Creasman Road died peacefully at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center on October 5, 2011. She was 95. She was born on December 23, 1915 to the late Mary Morgan and James Thomas Allman. She lived in Buncombe County all her life. She was preceded in death by her late...
Betty Capps Fowler
Oct 3, 2011
Candler Betty Jean Calloway Capps Fowler, 78, of 23 Monte Vista Place went to be with the Lord Monday, October 3, 2011 at Aston Park Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She retired from Square D Corporation following over 25 years of service and was a member of Westwood Baptist Church. Mrs. Fowler was a daughter...
Sharon Blankenship
Oct 2, 2011
Asheville Sharon Kay Wheeler Blankenship, 60, of 1198 Jenkins Valley Road passed away Sunday, October 2, 2011 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Hinton, West Virginia. Mrs. Blankenship had resided in Buncombe County most of her life, was employed with Brock Group and was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. She was a...
John Ingle
Oct 2, 2011
Candler - John Ingle, 74, passed away Sunday October 2, 2011 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Purn and Mary Etta King Ingle and was also preceded in death by his first wife, Connie Sharp Ingle and a...
Barbara J. Parham
Sep 30, 2011
Asheville Barbara Joanne Roberts Parham, 70, affectionately known as Nana of 926 New Leicester Highway went to be with her Lord on Friday, September 30, 2011. She was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County, a homemaker and an avid Atlanta Braves fan. She was the daughter of the late Woodfin L. Roberts and Lottie Calloway Roberts and the wife...
Nellie Gahagan
Sep 29, 2011
Nellie Gahagan, 83, of Arden, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2011 at Mission Hospital. She was a native of Hall County, GA and had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. Nellie was the daughter of the late George and Dora Gilleland Cantrell and was also preceded in death by her first husband, Carlos Ford and her second...
Pauline Hooper
Sep 28, 2011
Asheville - Pauline Compton Hooper, 96, of Asheville, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at the Oaks of Sweeten Creek. A native of Haywood County, Mrs. Hooper had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church. Mrs. Hooper was the daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Annie Whitner...
Martha Lankford
Sep 27, 2011
Weaverville - Martha Inez Garland Lankford, 73, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at her residence, after a long period of illness. She was a native of Yancey County and had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. Martha was the daughter of the late James and Tina Silvers Garland and was also preceded in death by ten...
Gerald Odum
Sep 26, 2011
Woodfin Gerald Odum, 60, passed away Monday, September 26, 2011. A native of Buncombe County, he had resided in Charlotte for 3-4 years prior to moving back to Buncombe County. He had served in the Trucking Industry and retired in 2003 from Borg-Warner where he was employed for many years. Gerald was a 1969 graduate of Clyde A. Erwin...
Jean Moore
Sep 26, 2011
Candler - Emma Jean Morris Moore, 67, passed away peacefully Monday, September 26, 2011 at the Four Seasons Hospice Elizabeth House in Hendersonville. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired from St. Joseph's Hospital as the purchasing manager. She was a daughter of Lillian Ruth Morris of Candler and the late James W. Morris, Sr. She...
Gaynell Hoover
Sep 22, 2011
Asheville Gaynell Hoover, 83, went to be with the Lord Thursday, September 22, 2011 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Hoover; and parents: Murphy and Bonnie Hensley. Surviving are her daughters: Linda Greene and husband Wayne, and Reba Cannon; step daughter: Jackie Hoover; grandchildren: Michael Greene, Thomas Greene, Steve...
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