Obituary Listing

Grover N. Sherrill

Grover N. Sherrill

Oct 13, 2010

Asheville - Grover Nelson Sherrill, 89, of 200 Tunnel Road went to be with his Lord Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at the Asheville V.A. Medical Center. A native of Swain County. He had resided in Buncombe County most of his life and was a U.S. Army WWII Veteran, having received a Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars. Mr. Sherrill...

Fred Towe

Fred Towe

Oct 12, 2010

Candler - William Fred Towe, 93, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at the WNC Baptist Home. A native of Haywood County. He had worked at Champion Paper Company and retired from American Enka Corporation and was a member of Candler Church of God. Mr. Towe was the son of the late Vernon Fred and Ethel Hendrix Towe. He...

Hubert Carlyle "Dick" Dixon

Hubert Carlyle "Dick" Dixon

Oct 10, 2010

Asheville Hubert Carlyle Dick Dixon, 88, of Asheville, was promoted to Heaven on Sunday, October 10, 2010. He was a resident of Madison Manor Rehabilitation Center in Mars Hill. Mr. Dixon was born on April 3, 1922 in Madison, NC. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. and Mrs. H.C. Dixon; and a sister, Caryl DuPlessis. He...

Donald Freeman

Donald Freeman

Oct 8, 2010

Asheville - Donald Lawrence Freeman, 78, of 2182 New Leicester Highway passed away Friday, October 8, 2010 at his home. A native of Madison County, he had resided most of his life in Buncombe County. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and was a U.S. Army veteran during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Freeman was the son of...

Kathleen Stanley

Kathleen Stanley

Oct 8, 2010

Candler- Kathleen McDonald Stanley, 84, of 7 English Drive went to be with her Lord Friday, October 8, 2010 at the Elizabeth House following a long illness. A native and resident for many years in Buncombe County. She was a Home Maker and member of West Asheville Church of God. Mrs. Stanley was a daughter of the late Emory...

Eva R. Hensley

Eva R. Hensley

Oct 3, 2010

Eva Jean Hensley, 82, of Mountain Home went to be with the Lord Sunday October 3, 2010 at The Laurels of Hendersonville after an extended illness. She was born in Madison County to Frank and Francis Ramsey, but lived most of her life in Henderson County. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Hensley and one...

Robert (Bob) Eugene Bowman

Robert (Bob) Eugene Bowman

Oct 2, 2010

ASHEVILLE, NC - Robert (Bob) Eugene Bowman, age 82, died Saturday, October 2, 2010. Born October 8, 1927 in Huntington, Indiana to William L. and Marie (Baker) Bowman, he attended Huntington High School and Huntington College and graduated from Ball State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Education. Subsequently, he attended the University of Iowa and...

Thomas "Tommy" Nesbitt

Thomas "Tommy" Nesbitt

Oct 1, 2010

Fairview - Thomas "Tommy" Crawford Nesbitt, 68, passed away Friday October 1, 2010 at his residence. A native of Buncombe County, he had lived in the Newport News area of Virginia for 40 years before returning to Buncombe County 3 years ago. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Williamsburg, VA. He was a son of the...

Thelma S. Duck

Thelma S. Duck

Oct 1, 2010

Asheville - Thelma Shepherd Duck, 89, of Asheville, N.C. passed away peacefully Friday, October 1, 2010. A native of Yancey County, she has resided in Buncombe County since 1940. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday School teacher for young people, a member of the Dorcas Sunday School class and the Womens...

Oscar Jerome Hensley

Oscar Jerome Hensley

Sep 29, 2010

Weaverville Oscar Jerome Hensley, 90, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at Madison Manor Nursing Center following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Hensley worked as a carpenter with H.M. Rice Construction for 35 years. He served as a Sergeant in the US Army during World War II. Mr. Hensley was the son of the...

Kathleen M. Proctor

Kathleen M. Proctor

Sep 29, 2010

ASHEVILLE Kathleen Elizabeth Maxwell Proctor, 87, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at Aston Park Health Care Center. Mrs. Proctor was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was the daughter of the late William Albert Maxwell and Sarah Anna Moore Maxwell and the wife of Charles Edward Proctor who passed away December 26, 2002. She was also preceded...

Walter Boland

Walter Boland

Sep 27, 2010

Hendersonville -Walter Reed Boland, 80, of Hendersonville, passed away September 26, 2010. Walt was born August 28, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan, to Walter and Lucille Boland and grew up in Ferndale, a suburb of Detroit. He attended the University of Michigan and then served in the U.S. Army in Alaska during the Korean War. After completing his service, Walt...

Fay V. Franklin Lanning

Fay V. Franklin Lanning

Sep 26, 2010

St. Augustine, FL/Asheville On September 26, 2010, a truly beautiful spirit left this earth to go be with God in heaven. She was 99 years old, born May 14, 1911 and was a lifelong resident of Asheville until she moved to St. Augustine, Florida in August, 2005. She was preceded in death December 14, 1983 by her husband, Clinton...

C.R. "Papa" Whitson

C.R. "Papa" Whitson

Sep 25, 2010

Fairview - C. R. Whitson, 68, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on September 25, 2010 after battling pancreatitis for 87 days. He was born on December 6, 1941 in Madison County. He was the son of the late Claude and Beulah Whitson. He was preceded in death by one sister, Doris Guthrie; and...

Charles J. Solesbee

Charles J. Solesbee

Sep 25, 2010

Hendersonville Charles Jerome Solesbee, 88, of Hendersonville, went to be with the Lord Saturday, September 25, 2010. He was born April 7, 1922 in Woodfin. His parents were the late Jerome Ralph Solesbee and Zella Rhoads Solesbee. Charles Solesbee graduated from Woodfin High School in 1939. He was employed at Sayles Biltmore Bleacheries, Morgan Furniture Company, Blue Cross and...

Raymond Handy

Raymond Handy

Sep 24, 2010

Candler - Raymond Alfred Handy, 64, passed away Friday September 24, 2010 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Milford, Mass. he had lived in Buncombe County for the last 15 years. Raymond had retired from the US Army and was of the Catholic faith. Raymond was a son of the late Raymond Bradford and...

Carolyn Rice

Carolyn Rice

Sep 24, 2010

Barnardsville - Carolyn Jane Rice, 62, of 14 Ricetown Road passed away Friday, September 24, 2010 at the home of her daughter. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a member of Barnardsville Church of God. Mrs. Rice was the daughter of the late Guy Rice and Lucinda Whittemore Rice. She was also preceded in death her brother,...

Helen Parker

Helen Parker

Sep 22, 2010

Asheville - Helen Elizabeth Parker, 82, passed away Wednesday September 22, 2010 at Courtyard Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late William Clarence and Adeline Creasman Capps and the wife of the late Carroll Grady Parker. She was also preceded in death by 3 brothers. Surviving are her children,...

Dorothy T. Wilson

Dorothy T. Wilson

Sep 20, 2010

Arden - Dorothy T. Wilson, age 91, of Arden, died Monday September 20, 2010 at the St Joseph's Campus of Mission Hospital. A native of Cuyahoga County, OH, she had lived in Franklin, NC before moving to Arden two and a half years ago. She was a member of the Macon County Homemaker Extension Club, the Nantahala Hiking Club,...

Geraldine White

Geraldine White

Sep 20, 2010

Asheville Geraldine Bradford White, born April 1, 1936 in Yancey County, passed away Monday, September 20, 2010 after a gallant battle with extended illnesses for the past three years. She was married to Gene Franklin White who passed away in 1995. Surviving are her son, Rodney Franklin White and wife Dulcy Martinez-White; daughter, Jacqueline Suzanne White Landis; four grandchildren:...