Obituary Listing

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...

Vida Reid-Stines

Vida Reid-Stines

Jun 29, 2010

Asheville - Vida Earlene Lockman Reid-Stines, 81, passed away Tuesday June 29, 2010. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the former owner and operator of Town and Country Mobile Home Park and Vi-Grace Flowers and was a member of Malvern Hills Presbyterian Church. She was devoted to her family and her community service work. She was a...

Dallas Wayne Mathews

Dallas Wayne Mathews

Jun 28, 2010

Candler Dallas Wayne Mathews, 69, of 10 Blackberry Lane, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2010 at the Charles George VA Medical Center after a long and courageously fought battle with declining health. Dallas valiantly served his country in the Strategic Air Command, USAF from 1960-1964, most notably during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, specializing in electronic guidance systems...

Edith Page

Edith Page

Jun 26, 2010

Asheville - Edith Graham Williams Page, 88, passed away Saturday June 26, 2010 at the St. Josephs Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Wilmington, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1961 and had retired from Gerber Products. She was the daughter of the late Daniel Herndon and Carrie May King Williams and the wife of the late...

Joyce Brown

Joyce Brown

Jun 25, 2010

FAIRVIEW Joyce Hill Brown, 61, of 23 Charlie Hill Memorial Drive passed away Friday, June 25, 2010 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. She resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was a Private Duty LPN, member of Swansylvania Baptist Church in Dandridge, TN, and was a devoted mother and family mentor. Mrs. Brown was...

Betty Mcgee

Betty Mcgee

Jun 17, 2010

Asheville - Betty Jean Merrill McGee, 83, passed away Thursday June 17, 2010. A native and lifelong resident of Asheville, she was a member of New Bridge Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Robert Rankin and Lucy Craig Merrill and the wife of the late Norman McGee, Jr. Surviving are her daughter, Nancy C. McGee of...

Betty J. Edwards

Betty J. Edwards

Jun 12, 2010

Asheville - Betty Jean Shelton Mamaw Edwards, 66 passed away Saturday June 12, 2010 after an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late William Paul and Nellie Wyatt Shelton. Surviving are her husband Wade Arnold Edwards; sons, Wade Edwards Jr. and wife Debra, Alvin Edwards all of Candler; daughters, Christina Wykle...

Johnnie N. Faircloth,  Jr.

Johnnie N. Faircloth, Jr.

Jun 11, 2010

ASHEVILLE Coach Johnnie Nelson Faircloth, Jr., 36, of 10 David Court passed away Friday, June 11, 2010. A native of Fayetteville, he had resided in Buncombe County for the past 14 years and was a Truck Driver with Grace Fuel Co. Johnnie was a member of Gods Filling Station, served as Vice President of Softball with the West Asheville...

Connie Arrowood

Connie Arrowood

Jun 6, 2010

Candler - Connie Sheffield Arrowood, 50, passed away June 6, 2010. Connie was raised in Miami, Fl and had lived in Buncombe County for the last 31 years. She was a daughter of the late, Terrel Eugene Sheffield and Betty Sue Cranmer. Surviving are her husband Kenny Arrowood of Candler; daughter, Jessica Arrowood of Candler; son, Ryan Arrowood of...

Oscar Alfred Hayes

Oscar Alfred Hayes

Jun 4, 2010

Asheville Oscar Alfred Hayes, 65, of Asheville, passed away Friday, June 4, 2010 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Washington County, TN, Oscar had resided in Buncombe County for the past 30 years. He was the son of the late Oscar Guy and Anna Kate Surcey Hayes. Surviving are his sister, Mary Bailey of Asheville,...

Hilda Adams

Hilda Adams

Jun 3, 2010

Hilda Adams Asheville - Hilda Louise Brownlow Adams, 91, of 22 Zephyr Drive, died Thursday June 3, 2010 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A native of Morristown, TN, she resided in Asheville most of her life and was a former member of Grace Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Joe and Alma Lee Davis Brownlow...

Brandon M. Greene

Brandon M. Greene

May 27, 2010

Marshall - Brandon Mitchell Greene, 29, passed away Thursday May 27, 2010 following illness and recent hospitalization A lifelong resident of Madison County, he was a son of Darla Robinson and fiance Gene McMinn the brother and lifelong friend of Jonathon R. Greene (LeAnne) and the uncle of Knox Jakoby Greene of Marshall. Brandon is preceded in death by...

Mildred Cunliffe

Mildred Cunliffe

May 22, 2010

Asheville Mildred Virginia Bowles Cunliffe, 92, of 18 Springside Road passed away Saturday, May 22, 2010 at her home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was instrumental in starting the original Skyland Village Library in 1961 of which she served as a volunteer and later became a paid employee. She retired from Pack Library System Skyland Branch in...