Obituary Listing

Elsie Swartout

Elsie Swartout

Apr 22, 2011

Asheville - Elsie Mae Rusfeldt Swartout, 80, went home peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Friday April, 22, 2011. A native of Highland Park, MI, Ms. Swartout had resided in Buncombe County since 1990. She attended the Business College of Fargo, ND. She was a member of the First Christian Church, as well as the...

Hallie Mae King

Hallie Mae King

Apr 22, 2011

LEICESTER - Hallie Mae Owens King, 77, died Friday April 22, 2011. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a longtime member of Georgetown Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Simeon McKinley and Lucy Mae Hollifield Owens and the wife of the late Herman H. King. She was also preceded in death by a grandson....

Zade Ponder

Zade Ponder

Apr 22, 2011

Leicester - Zade Ernest Ponder, 72, of 10 South Turkey Creek Road, went to be with his Lord Friday, April 22, 2011 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. Mr. Ponder was a native of Madison County and had resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He retired in 2001 from the Buncombe County School System where he...

Rodney Vardiman

Rodney Vardiman

Apr 22, 2011

Asheville Rodney Ralph Vardiman, 45, of 83 Northside Drive passed away Friday, April 22, 2011 at his home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a truck driver for Republic Services, Inc. for over 7 years and was a member of Christ United Methodist Church where he served as Youth Leader and Sunday School Teacher. Rodney was the...

Russell Kinsey

Russell Kinsey

Apr 22, 2011

Asheville - Russell William Kinsey, 87, of Asheville, passed away Friday, April 22, 2011 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Hospice Solace Center. A native of Hart County, GA, Mr. Kinsey had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. He was a heavy equipment mechanic and retired as Foreman from Carolina Tractor and Equipment. He was a...

Francis "G.F." Duckett

Francis "G.F." Duckett

Apr 20, 2011

Shelby, N.C. Francis G.F. Duckett, 72, of 2903 Fallston Waco Road passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County. Mr. Duckett had resided in Leicester most of his life, moving to Shelby in 2007. He was a self employed contractor and a U.S. Navy veteran. Mr. Duckett a son of the...

John Otis Zimmerman,  Jr.

John Otis Zimmerman, Jr.

Apr 20, 2011

Leicester - John Zimmerman. Jr, 80, of Leicester, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2011. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a member of Skyland Baptist Church and the oldest member of the Blue Ridge Mustang Club of Asheville. He had retired from Southern Railroad as a conductor after 42 years of service and had served...

Martha Robinson

Martha Robinson

Apr 19, 2011

Leicester - Martha Ann Robinson, 74, of Leicester, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Jeter and Esther Icenhower Head. Surviving are her husband, Alonzo W. Robinson; sons: Danny Robinson and Darrell Robinson, both of Leicester; twin sister, Mary Ellen...

Frank J. Greene

Frank J. Greene

Apr 15, 2011

ASHEVILLE - Frank J. Greene, 84, of the Oakley Community went to be with his heavenly Father, his wife, Cora Belle and a host of family and loved ones who have waited to welcome him home. He passed on April 15, 2011, exactly one month shy of his 85th birthday. Frank was the son of the late Julius D....

Joyce Warren

Joyce Warren

Apr 14, 2011

Candler Joyce Marie Ray Warren, 73, of 5 Ladybird Lane passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Haywood County, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She retired in 1999 with BASF following 40 years. Mrs. Warren was the daughter of the late Thomas Roland Ray and...

Dillard Searsey

Dillard Searsey

Apr 13, 2011

Asheville Dillard Searsey, 72, of 100 Skyline Terrace went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 following heart complications. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a firefighter and EMT with the Asheville Fire Department where he retired, was former owner and operator of Northland Barber Shop where he cut hair for many years, was...

Moree "Polly" Moore

Moree "Polly" Moore

Apr 13, 2011

Moree Polly Moore, 85, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at her home. Polly was a native of Clarksdale, MS and had resided in Buncombe County since 1998. She was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Bessie Brand East and her husband, James Henry Moore. She is survived by...

Summer Kolesar

Summer Kolesar

Apr 12, 2011

Asheville - Summer S. Kolesar, 36, of Asheville N.C., died Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at Mission Hospital Asheville after a courageous battle with cancer. Summer was born on August 28, 1974, in Lucerne, Switzerland, to Bob and Sylvia Reisenbigler-Siewert. Summer graduated from Roycemore School in Evanston Illinois in 1992 where she received the Outstanding Artist Award her senior year,...

Annie Mae Bowman-Wooten

Annie Mae Bowman-Wooten

Apr 10, 2011

Asheville - Annie Mae Bowman-Wooten, 76, of 9 Bowman Drive went to be with her Lord Sunday, April 10, 2011 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Danville, VA. She had resided in Buncombe County since 1944 and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church where she ministered in the Welcome Center. Mrs. Bowman-Wooten was...

Darlene Rice

Darlene Rice

Apr 8, 2011

Asheville - H. Darlene Rice, 56, of Goldview Road, passed away Friday, April 8, 2011 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and resident for most of her life of Buncombe County, Darlene worked in the food service industry and was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. She was the daughter of Marie Silver Rice,...

Jannette Dillard

Jannette Dillard

Apr 7, 2011

Asheville Jannette White Dillard, 84, of Asheville, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Fleshers Fairview Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she graduated from Canton High School, and received her B. A. Degree from Western Carolina University, and her Masters from Peabody University. Mrs. Dillard retired in 1982 following 35 years of teaching at Haw...

Charles E. Stephenson

Charles E. Stephenson

Apr 6, 2011

Asheville Charles Edward Stephenson, 74, of 34 Smith Graveyard Road, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. He was a native of Buncombe County, and was a former Truck Driver with Westall Lumber Co. He was the son of the late Arthur Henry Stephenson and Mollie Ann Williams Stephenson and was also preceded in...

Marjorie Blankenship

Marjorie Blankenship

Apr 1, 2011

Asheville - Marjorie Robinson Blankenship, 95, died Friday April 1, 2011 at the John F. Keever Jr. Solace Center. A native of Madison County, she had lived in Buncombe County for the last 50 years. She was a daughter of the late Sam and Julie Ponder Robinson and the wife of the late Ted Blankenship. Surviving are her sons,...

David Montgomery

David Montgomery

Mar 31, 2011

Asheville - David Albert Montgomery, 54, died Thursday March 31, 2011. A native of Norfolk, VA, he lived in Buncombe County most of his life. He was a graduate of Bob Jones University and was a member of Asheville Gospel Chapel. He was a son of Hortense B. Montgomery of Asheville and Robert David Montgomery of VA. Surviving in...

Elizabeth Thomas

Elizabeth Thomas

Mar 28, 2011

Elizabeth Thomas, 78, passed away Monday, March 28, 2011. Mrs. Thomas was a native of Buncombe County and was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Anna Ledford Rhew. She was preceded in death by her son Thomas C. Garren and sister, Frances Harris. She retired from the U. S. Forest Service and was an U. S. Air...