Obituary Listing

Paul Trantham Sexton

Paul Trantham Sexton

Jul 19, 2010

Paul Sexton Fairview, NC - Paul Trantham Sexton, 63, of 319 Bethany Church Rd, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 19, 2010. Born April 27, 1947 in Buncombe County, Paul graduated from A.C. Reynolds High School in 1967. He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul Houston Sexton and Mary Kathleen Trantham Sexton. Paul is...

Helen Jones

Helen Jones

Jul 19, 2010

Salisbury Helen Margaret Winters Jones went home to be with the Lord at 8:20 AM on Monday, July 19, 2010. She was the daughter of the late Robert S. and Annie Mae Haney Winters. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Howard Jones, and daughter, Bobbie Sue Elliott. Surviving are her daughters: Joni Rebecca Darity and Betty...

Margie Katherine Griffin

Margie Katherine Griffin

Jul 18, 2010

Candler Margie Katherine West Griffin, 86, formerly of 1085 Jupiter Road, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2010 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Griffin had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She worked for Vanderbilt for 20 years before retiring from Square D. She was a member of Little Sandy Methodist...

Marcus "Mark" Arrowood Jr.

Marcus "Mark" Arrowood Jr.

Jul 18, 2010

Asheville - Marcus Mark Waverly Arrowood, Jr., 68, of 7 West Baird Mountain. Road, passed away Sunday July 18, 2010 at the John F. Keever, Jr. solace center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he had retired from Bell South after 34 years of Service. He was a member of the Blackmer Masonic Lodge # 170 and was a...

Eileen Farmer

Eileen Farmer

Jul 13, 2010

Woodfin Eileen Yvonne Farmer, 82, of Woodfin, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at Emerald Ridge Rehab and Care Center. A native of Ft. Collins, CO, Mrs. Farmer had resided in Buncombe County for 45 years, and had lived in Colorado and Wyoming before returning to Asheville in 2009. She was a member of Newbridge Baptist Church, and a...

Nicholas Sluder

Nicholas Sluder

Jul 13, 2010

Alexander - Nicholas Sluder, 95, passed away Tuesday July 13, 2010 at the Brian Center in Weaverville. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he had retired from American Enka Corp. And was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII He was the son of the late Gaston and Etta Rogers Sluder. Surviving are his wife, Dora Alice Lilly Sluder of...

Carolyn Gillespie Waycaster

Carolyn Gillespie Waycaster

Jul 12, 2010

Hendersonville Carolyn Grace Gillespie Waycaster, 68, of 108 Byrd Lane went to be with her Lord Monday, July 12, 2010 at Pardee Hospital. A native of Buncombe County and a resident of Henderson County for the past 14 years. She retired from Farnam Custom Products for over 25 years of service and formerly attended Gospel Tabernacle. Mrs. Waycaster was...

David Quakenbush

David Quakenbush

Jul 9, 2010

Asheville - David Neal Quakenbush, 47, a devoted husband and son, passed away Friday July 9, 2010 at his residence after a 25 year battle with liver disease. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he operated the independent car dealership that his father founded over 40 years ago. He was a member of Emma United Methodist Church. He was...

Dellis Greene

Dellis Greene

Jul 7, 2010

Marshall Dellis Greene, 87, of 146 Collins Road passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. He was born in Buncombe County and was a lifelong resident of Madison County. He retired in 1967 from American Enka and was a member of Mt. Zion Freewill Baptist Church. Mr. Greene was a son of...

Charles Biddix

Charles Biddix

Jul 7, 2010

Marion Johnny Charles Biddix, 68, of Marion, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at McDowell Hospital. A native of Buncombe County, he worked as a heavy equipment operator and was a member of the Marion Family Moose Lodge. He was one of four children born to the late Johnny T. and Margie Smith Biddix. He grew up in...

Roger Williams Sr.

Roger Williams Sr.

Jul 6, 2010

Asheville Roger Fortune Williams, Sr., 72, of Asheville, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at his home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member of the first graduating class of Enka High School in 1955. He was a veteran of the Army National Guard and a member and Deacon of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. He...

Tommy Hollingsworth

Tommy Hollingsworth

Jul 5, 2010

Candler Thomas Jones Tommy Hollingsworth, 80, of 143 Chestnut Creek Road passed away Monday, July 5, 2010 at the Asheville VA Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired from the U.S. Army following 13 years of service, having served in both the Korea & Vietnam Wars. He enjoyed attending Rev. Robert Harris, the Circuit Riders ministry,...

Roger Lee Walker

Roger Lee Walker

Jul 3, 2010

Asheville Roger Lee Walker, 41, of Granada Street, passed away Saturday, July 3, 2010 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center following a brief illness. A native of Buncombe County, Mr. Walker worked in the Deli department of Ingles Grocery. He was the son of Mary Burnette Walker of Asheville, and the late Arthur Walker. In addition to...

Grady Allman

Grady Allman

Jul 2, 2010

Candler Grady Worth Allman, 89, of 37 Pinedale Road passed away Friday, July 2, 2010 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired in 1982 from American Enka Corporation where he served as an Engineer of Central Engineering following 34 years of service. He was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church where he was a...

Willard Stoneman Rice

Willard Stoneman Rice

Jul 1, 2010

Willard Rice Asheville - Willard Stoneman Rice, 92, of 20 Baldwin Street passed away Thursday, July 1, 2010 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Madison County, he had resided most of life in Buncombe County. He was a Marine Drill Sergeant during WWII. Mr. Rice was a son of the late Charles Lankford Rice...

Thelma Welch

Thelma Welch

Jul 1, 2010

Candler/Kingsport, TN Thelma Faye Raby Welch, 80, formerly of 13 Westwood Drive passed away Thursday, July 1, 2010 at her home in Kingsport, TN. A native of Franklin, NC. She had resided in Pontiac, MI for 31 years, then moved to Buncombe County in 1990 where she lived for 15 years prior to moving to Kingsport, TN. She was...

Martha Jarrett Glenn

Martha Jarrett Glenn

Jun 30, 2010

Asheville Martha Jarrett Glenn, 74, of Asheville, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Martha was born in Madison County, the daughter of the late Homer and Allie Jarrett. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles T. Glenn; daughter, Deborah Sue Glenn; and brother, Hubert Jarrett....

Bobby A. Smith

Bobby A. Smith

Jun 30, 2010

ASHEVILLE Bobby A. Smith, of The Oaks of Sweeten Creek, died on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. He was 84. Bobby was born to Floyd James and Ruby Newton Smith in Asheville, NC on June 14, 1926. He was a graduate of Lee H. Edwards High School, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and a charter member of the...

J.B. Long

J.B. Long

Jun 29, 2010

Candler James Burgin J.B. Long, 70, of 66 Hurst Drive, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at his residence. A native of Buncombe County, J.B. was a member of Starnes Cove Baptist Church, and had served in the US Navy. J.B. was the son of the late Charles R. Long, Jr. and Vivian B. Anders Long, and the husband...

Pat B. Metcalf

Pat B. Metcalf

Jun 29, 2010

ASHEVILLE Patricia Pat Beachboard Metcalf, 63, of 27 Rash Road went to be with our Lord Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a homemaker, devoted wife and mother, attended the Red Hat Society at Grace Healthcare and was a 1965 graduate of A.C. Reynolds High...