Obituary Listing

Mickey Allen

Mickey Allen

Aug 30, 2011

Candler Michael Stepp Mickey Allen, 72, of 9 Dixon Terrace was welcomed to Heaven Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. Mickey was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired in 2000 from the Buncombe County Sheriffs Department Detention Center and was operations manager of EDACO. He was a member of Pole Creek Baptist...

Bonnie King

Bonnie King

Aug 26, 2011

Asheville Bonnie Gregg King, 81, of Asheville, passed away Friday, August 26, 2011 at the Laurels of GreenTree Ridge. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. King was a 1949 graduate of Lee H. Edwards High School, and retired from the US Forest Service as a Fire Tower Operator. She had attended the First Christian Church of Asheville. Mrs....

Lee Ralph Burlingham

Lee Ralph Burlingham

Aug 20, 2011

Arden - Lee Ralph Burlingham, 74, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Memorial Mission Hospital. Lee was a native of Erie County, PA and had lived in NC since 1962. He was the son of the late Ralph and Martha Burlingham and husband of the late Leta Rink Burlingham. Surviving are his, daughter, Sherri Osbahr, sons, Tony and...

Frank T. "Tommy" Rhymer,  Jr.

Frank T. "Tommy" Rhymer, Jr.

Aug 19, 2011

FAIRVIEW Frank Thomas Tommy Rhymer, Jr., 74, of 40 Blue Ridge Development Road, passed away Friday, August 19, 2011 at Fleshers Fairview Healthcare Center.. A native of Buncombe County, Mr. Rhymer was a son of the late Frank Thomas Rhymer and Mary Zelda Jenkins Rhymer. He was an Electrician and a Veteran of the US Air Force. Surviving are...

Aaron Teague

Aaron Teague

Aug 18, 2011

Leicester Aaron Harwood Teague, 27, of 42 Overlook Drive went to be with his Lord Thursday, August 18, 2011. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was employed with Buncombe County Schools, serving at Erwin High School as Custodian and also employed with Biltmore House & Gardens as Custodian, was a member of Freedom Baptist Church, was a 2002...

Billy  Sr. Rumbough

Billy Sr. Rumbough

Aug 17, 2011

Asheville Billy Howard Rumbough, Sr., 75, of 22 Laurel Terrace, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Rumbough worked as a rock mason, and was a member of Union Chapel Baptist Church. He was a loving father and grandfather who will be greatly missed. Mr. Rumbough was the son of...

Frank Brank

Frank Brank

Aug 11, 2011

Asheville - Frank Lowe Brank, 71, died Thursday August 11, 2011. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from the U.S. Government. He was the son of the late Frank Baskin Brank and Alice Virginia Lowe Brank Jackson. Frank is survived by his sister, Carol Brank Hall of Charlotte. Graveside services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday...

Ann Yates

Ann Yates

Aug 11, 2011

Cornelia Ann Hall Yates, 68, of 25 Rocky Ground Loop went to be with her Lord Thursday, August 11, 2011 at Fleshers Fairview Health Care. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mrs. Yates was a daughter of the late Eula Mae Hall and wife of the late Clifford M. Yates, II. She was also preceded in death by her...

Bonnie Flack

Bonnie Flack

Aug 9, 2011

Asheville - Bonnie (Peggy) Jane Flack, 86, of Asheville, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at The Laurels of GreenTree Ridge following a long period of declining health. A native of Buncombe County, Bonnie enjoyed over 63 years of marriage to the late Max Flack. She spent several enjoyable years traveling the United States while Max was active in...

Mazel Coleman

Mazel Coleman

Aug 6, 2011

Asheville - Mazel Allene Seay Coleman, 85, of 30 Cherokee Road, died Saturday August 6, 2011 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Orville Wayne and Ethel Daisy Carr Seay and the wife of the late Roy Lee Coleman. Surviving are her children; Joyce Roberts of Asheville, Shirley...

Joanne Baker Brown

Joanne Baker Brown

Aug 4, 2011

Asheville Joanne Baker Brown, 77, of 18 Powers Drive went to be with her Lord Thursday, August 4, 2011 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was formerly employed with Mission Hospital before working for Dr. Il Sung Lee where she retired in 1993 and formerly with Western Union. Mrs. Brown...

William J. West,  Iii

William J. West, Iii

Aug 3, 2011

Asheville - William J. West, III, 76, of Asheville, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at The Laurels of Green Tree Ridge. He was a native of Madison County and had lived in Buncombe County most of his life. He was the son of the late William and Frances Rice West and husband of the...

Benny "Benji" Gene Ingram

Benny "Benji" Gene Ingram

Aug 1, 2011

Asheville Benny, Benji Gene Ingram, our beloved son, brother and devoted uncle, died peacefully in his sleep early Monday morning, August 1st, 2011. Services will be held at Abiding Savior Lutheran Church in Fairview, NC on Saturday, August 6th at 3:00 p.m. A reception at the church annex will follow. Born in Marion, North Carolina, on September 5th, 1959....

Gloria Jean Manley

Gloria Jean Manley

Jul 31, 2011

Fletcher - Gloria Manley, 65, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2011 at her residence. Gloria was born in Glasgow, MT and had resided in Buncombe County since 1983. She was the daughter of the late Adrian Dale and Isabelle Riggin Vertz and was a member of Emmas Grove Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by a sister,...

Marjorie Barnes Hester

Marjorie Barnes Hester

Jul 29, 2011

Frisco, TX Marjorie Anne Barnes Hester, 79, went to be with her Lord Friday, July 29, 2011. A native of Smithfield, NC. She was the devoted wife of the late Rev. Dr. Joseph Hester who served from 1986-1992 as Pastor of Missions of West Asheville Baptist Church. Over the years, Mrs. Hester served as church organist, pianist and Bible...

Novella "Tootsie" Collins

Novella "Tootsie" Collins

Jul 27, 2011

Asheville - Lydia Novella Tootsie Collins, 73, of 158 Flynn Branch Road, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a graduate of Woodfin High School, and retired from Square D. Mrs. Collins had been a member of New Liberty Baptist Church since 1958, where she...

Bill Hall

Bill Hall

Jul 24, 2011

Candler William Curtis Bill Hall, 74, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2011 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired in 2000 from Asheville School. Mr. Hall was a son of the late John Curtis Muse and Ruth Ellen Hall. Surviving are his fiancee and companion Judy Bray; daughters, Diane Rulka, Patricia...

Nydia "Nanny" Kuykendall

Nydia "Nanny" Kuykendall

Jul 16, 2011

Nydia "Nanny" Kuykendall, 83, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2011 at John F. Keever, Jr. Solace.. "Nanny" was a native of Buras, LA and had resided most of her life in Buncombe County. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Rose Marie Taveney Cormier and was also preceded in death by husband, William "Bill" Kuykendall, sons, Jr.,...

Robert Carroll Mashburn Sr.

Robert Carroll Mashburn Sr.

Jul 10, 2011

Asheville - Robert Carroll "Bob" Mashburn, Sr., 72, died Sunday July 10, 2011. A native of Haywood County, he had lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He was a son of the late Jesse Edmond and Pearl Rector Mashburn. Surviving are his wife, Frances Mashburn of the home; sons, Carroll Mashburn of Asheville and Tony Mashburn of...

Dorothy Austin

Dorothy Austin

Jul 8, 2011

Asheville Dorothy Adina Israel Austin, 94, went to be with her Lord Friday July 8, 2011 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a loving and devoted mother. She was the daughter of the late Lester M. Israel and Rose Mae Galyean Israel Camby and the wife of the late...