Obituary Listing

Maleah Lanette Bridges

Maleah Lanette Bridges

Jan 23, 2011

Woodfin - Memorial Services for Our Angel, Maleah Lanette Bridges, 11 week old daughter of Rasheym Thomas Carson and Dallas JoBeth Bridges Jones will be held 7 P.M. Thursday at Richland Baptist Church.

George E. Bancroft,  Jr.

George E. Bancroft, Jr.

Jan 22, 2011

Asheville - George Eastland Bancroft, Jr., 90, of 110 Carrier Street passed away Saturday January 22, 2011 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Oklahoma City, OK, he moved to Buncombe County in 1954. He was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church and a former member of the Asheville Civil Service Board. Mr. Bancroft...

Dorothy Ballinger

Dorothy Ballinger

Jan 18, 2011

Asheville - Dorothy Dottie Eugenia Chandler Ballinger, 89, of 138 Morningside Drive passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at her home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she taught at Weaverville High School and The Orthopedic School, retiring in 1981. She was also a receptionist for her brother, the late Weldon Chandler, M.D. Mrs. Ballinger was a member of...

Rachel S. Livengood

Rachel S. Livengood

Jan 17, 2011

Asheville - Rachel Nell Stephenson Livengood, 91, passed away Monday, January 17, 2011 at her home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a charter member of First Church Of The Nazarene. Mrs. Livengood was a daughter of the late Francis Albert and Sallie Benison Stephenson and wife of the late Benjamin Harrison Livengood. She was...

Marsha Diane Nash

Marsha Diane Nash

Jan 16, 2011

Leicester/Enka Marsha Diane Williams Nash, 51, of 159 Goughes Branch passed away Sunday, January 16, 2011 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a member of the First Church of God, 20 Hanover Street. Mrs. Nash was a daughter of Juanita Delores Lloyd Williams of Leicester and the late Britt Williams...

Maria "Tinker" Gelder

Maria "Tinker" Gelder

Jan 15, 2011

Maria L. Tinker Gelder passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011 at the WNC Baptist Home from complications of Alzheimers Disease. A native of Frederick, MD. Tinker attended St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing and received the highest mark in the state of her LPN license exam. She worked for Mountain Area Hospice for 20 years as a voluntary nurse....

Ruby Farlow Buckner

Ruby Farlow Buckner

Jan 14, 2011

Asheville - Ruby Farlow Buckner, 88, passed away Friday, January 14, 2011 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She retired in 1984 as a Nurses Aid from Biltmore Manor, was a member of Sardis United Methodist Church, was a former volunteer of ABCCM and Aston Park Health Care. She was a...

Morgan Reid King

Morgan Reid King

Jan 13, 2011

Candler Morgan Reid King, 40, of Candler, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2011 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Corpus Christi, TX, Mr. King had resided in Buncombe County for the past 13 years. He was a member of Montmorenci United Methodist Church, a US Navy veteran, and very active in the Boy Scouts of...

Clairan Morgan "Clara" Wooten

Clairan Morgan "Clara" Wooten

Jan 12, 2011

Asheville Clairan Morgan Clara Wooten, 74, of Asheville, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Hospice Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Beaverdam Baptist Church. She was a wonderful lady that will be surely missed. Mrs. Wooten was the daughter of the late Harold Morgan and Mary...

James Henry Bouvet

James Henry Bouvet

Jan 12, 2011

James Henry Bouvet passed away January 12, 2011 at Deerfield Episcopal Retirement community. Mr. Bouvet was the son of the late Charles and Gertrude Bouvet. He was also preceded in death by his brother Charles and son James. Jim was born on December 29, 1919 in Washington D.C. In 1920 the family moved to Bethesda MD where he lived...

Justin Desha-Overcash

Justin Desha-Overcash

Jan 11, 2011

College Park, MD - Justin DeSha-Overcash, 22, of 8809 38th Ave passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2011. A native of Baltimore, MD he was raised in Salisbury, NC til 2002, thus moving to Bucks County, PA. Following his graduation in 2006, he moved to College Park, MD to attend the University of Maryland, where he was a honor student,...

Minnie Kent Woody

Minnie Kent Woody

Jan 10, 2011

Leicester Minnie Kent Woody, 72, of Leicester, passed away Monday, January 10, 2011 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a wonderful grandmother who loved her grandchildren. Mrs. Woody was the daughter of the late Cecil Alonzo and Eva Edmonds Kent, and the wife of the late James Allen Woody....

Frederick "Dan" Ray

Frederick "Dan" Ray

Jan 10, 2011

Weaverville - Frederick Prince "Dan" Ray, 92, died Monday January 10, 2011 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Madison County, had lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. In 1974 along with his good friend M. Graham Price they purchased Merchant Construction Co and formed Price-Ray...

Lee Bradshaw

Lee Bradshaw

Jan 10, 2011

HENDERSONVILLE - Lee Oliver Bradshaw, 87, of 602 Brookside Camp Road passed away Monday, January 10, 2011 at the Henderson Assisted Living Facility. A native and lifelong resident most of his life of Buncombe County. He retired in 1986 from Southern Railway as an Engineer following 40 years of service, was a former member of (PWP) Parents Without Partners...

Frances R. Banks

Frances R. Banks

Jan 9, 2011

Hendersonville - Norma Frances Robinson Banks, 66, of 135 Rolling Oaks Drive passed away Sunday, January 9, 2011 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Henderson County. She had resided in Buncombe County prior to moving to Henderson County in 1980, retired in 2005 from Federal Paper Board following 25 years of service and was...

Dorothy A. Owens

Dorothy A. Owens

Jan 9, 2011

Asheville - Dorothy Driver Owens, 86, of 8 Patriots Drive joined with her Savior Sunday, January 9, 2011. A native of McRae, GA, she had resided in Asheville since December 22, 1968. She retired April 28, 1989 after 20 years of service with Square D as a machine operator and was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church, where...

Roy Spivey

Roy Spivey

Jan 9, 2011

Roy Ray Spivey, 86, of Fairview, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2011 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Fairview, he was a member of Laurel Pines Baptist Church and was a veteran of the US Army during World War II. Mr. Spivey was the son of the late Hillard and Eslie Leatherwood Spivey. He...

Irene Ray Army

Irene Ray Army

Jan 8, 2011

Asheville Irene Powell Ray Army passed away at the age of 82 on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at the Baptist Retirement Home in Asheville after a long illness. Irene was born on August 25, 1928 in Covington, GA. She graduated High School and worked for Richs Department Store and the Atlanta Gas and Light Company. She married Brooks Ray...

Jack Ray Worley

Jack Ray Worley

Jan 8, 2011

Leicester - Jack Ray Worley, 66, died Saturday January 8, 2011 at his home after a 4 month battle with cancer. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member of Cedar Hill Baptist Church in Alexander and had retired from Square D after 40 years of service. He was a son of the late T.H. and Ruby...

Edward Capps

Edward Capps

Jan 6, 2011

Old Fort Edward Rollo Capps, 80, of 469 Maple Drive, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2011 at the Mountain Ridge Wellness Center. He was a native of Buncombe County, served in the NC National Guard and was a former Long Distant Truck Driver. He was the son of the late Franklin Rollo Capps and Louise Mimms Capps and was...