Althea Mae Askew
Feb 24, 2010
Asheville - Althea Mae Beam Parker Askew, 90, passed away Wednesday February 24, 2010 at the St. Josephs Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Buncombe County, she had lived in Ohio and Charlotte for several years before returning to Buncombe County 40 years ago. She was a daughter of the late Jay and Ada Burgess Beam. She was...
J. William Sr. Bell
Feb 24, 2010
Charlottesville, Va. - J. William (Bill) Bell Sr., 98, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 24, 2010, in Charlottesville, Virginia at the home of his son, Jim and his wife, Maria. He was born February 1, 1912, in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of Walter A. Bell and Bertha Summers Bell. Bill and his late wife, Margaret, moved to Charlottesville from...
Cyril Blinderman
Feb 24, 2010
ASHEVILLE Cyril Skid Blinderman, 88, of 112 Baity Drive passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Bismarck, ND, he resided in Miami, FL for nine years prior to moving to Buncombe County in 1965. He retired in 1985 from the Asheville VA Medical Center where he served as the...
Lee Roy Searsey
Feb 20, 2010
CANDLER Lee Roy Searsey, 66, of 815 Case Cove Road passed away Saturday, February 20, 2010 at Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from East-West Trucking Company where he instructed Truck Driving and was a former car salesman with Robinson Brothers Used Cars. He served as President of the Armadillo Flats Radio Club...
Evelyn Masters
Feb 18, 2010
Asheville Evelyn Viola Black Masters, 83, formerly of 81 Spooks Branch, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2010 at the Brian Center of Weaverville. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Masters worked for many years as an in-home aide and caregiver. She was a member of Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church. Mrs. Masters was the daughter of the late...
Jimmy Harris
Feb 17, 2010
ASHEVILLE - James Bryant Jimmy Harris, 74, died suddenly Wednesdsay, February 17, 2010 as a result of an automobile accident. He was born in Yancey County but spent most of his life in Buncombe County. He retired from Victoria Nursing Center as a Department Supervisor. His wife Ruth of 35 years passed away from a long illness two years...
Sandra Tolley
Feb 17, 2010
Alexander - Sandra Irene Sheppard Tolley, 54, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday February 17, 2010 at her home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of Violet Sheppard of Alexander and the late Thad Charles Sheppard. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Charlie Sheppard. Surviving in addition to her mother are her...
Keaver Strait Adams
Feb 17, 2010
ASHEVILLE Keaver Strait Adams, 89, of 42 Gaston Mountain Road passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Lancaster, SC, he had resided in Canton, OH prior to moving to Asheville in 1991. He retired from the Hoover Company in North Canton, OH where he served as supervisor of the foundry...
William "Bill" Bramlett
Feb 16, 2010
Asheville - William Lester Bill Bramlett, 92, passed away Tuesday February 16, 2010. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from the U.S. Army and received the Bronze Star in WWII. He was a member of the Moose Club and the VFW. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann Bramlett. Surviving are his wife, Barbara Carter...
Earl Smith
Feb 15, 2010
Asheville Earlie Lee Earl Smith, 93, of 249 Waynesville Avenue, passed away Monday, February 15, 2010 at the Charles George VA Medical Center. A native of Tague, WV, Mr. Smith had resided in Buncombe County since 1945. He was a Master Watchmaker, and served in the US Army during World War II. Mr. Smith was the son of the...
James Lowell Mckee
Feb 15, 2010
GAITHERSBURG, MD James Lowell McKee, 83, of 19323-103 Clubhouse Road passed away Monday, February 15, 2010. He was a native of Asheville, NC and had resided in Bristol, TN for 38 years prior to moving to Gaithersburg, MD in 1995. Mr. McKee retired from Food City where he served as a Manager of Meat Departments. He was a member...
Orel Allen
Feb 11, 2010
ASHEVILLE - Mary Orel Calhoun Allen, 92, passed away peacefully Thursday February 11, 2010. A native of Graham County, she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late Virgil and Hattie Hooper Calhoun and the wife of the late Joe I. Allen, Sr. Surviving are her sons, Joe Ira Allen, Jr....
Buddy Gene Price Sr.
Feb 11, 2010
Asheville Buddy Gene Price, Sr., 77, of 165 Gashes Creek Road, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2010 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Willard and Cora Walker Price, and the husband of the late Margaret Jane Jones Price. He was also preceded in death by...
Ruth Davis Mcelrath
Feb 10, 2010
CANDLER Ruth Davis McElrath, 87, of 11 Softwind Trail passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at the Oaks of Sweeten Creek. Mrs. McElrath was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late Don and Mary Ann Ray Davis and the wife of Ernest Ray McElrath, Sr. who died March 20, 1998. Surviving are her...
Lillian Shope Glosson
Feb 10, 2010
Asheville - Lillian Shope Glosson, 86, passed away Wednesday February 10, 2010 in Concord. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she loved ceramics, working with her flowers and shopping. She was a daughter of the late Emory Long and Jessie Carrie Lee Hall Shope and the wife of the late Louis Hanes Glosson. Surviving are her daughter, Sandra G....
Ronald Michael Niemiec
Feb 10, 2010
Asheville - Ronald Michael Niemiec, 62, passed away Wednesday February 10, 2010 at his residence. A native of Passaic, NJ, he had lived in Buncombe County since 1974. He was a son of the late Joseph Anthony and Jean Targos Niemiec. Surviving are his wife, Joyce G. Niemiec of the home; daughter, Rhynea Adkins and husband Brian of Canton;...
Ralph E. Dills
Feb 10, 2010
LEICESTER Ralph Edward Dills, 80, of 44 Gibbs Road passed away Wednesday February 10, 2010 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. He was a native of Macon County, had resided in California for 32 years prior to moving to Buncombe County in 1989. Mr. Dills retired as a Sheet Metal Mechanic from the Long Beach Naval Shipyard and...
Thomas E. "Tom" Williams Jr.
Feb 10, 2010
Asheville Thomas Edgar Tom Williams, Jr., 90, of 159 Keystone Drive, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Buncombe County, Mr. Williams retired from the FAA in 1974 as an Air Traffic Controller. He served in the US Army Air Corps from 1943-1946 during World War II as a...
Joseph Martin Bailey Sr.
Feb 9, 2010
Asheville - Joseph Martin Bailey, Sr., 78, passed away Tuesday February 9, 2010 at the Asheville VA Medical Center. A native of Dalton, GA, he had lived in Buncombe County for the past 42 years. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and had played football for Middle Tennessee State...
Nanette C. Caldwell
Feb 8, 2010
Nanette Carter Caldwell, 84, of Candler, died on Monday, February 8, 2010, at her home, surrounded by devoted family and caregivers. A native of Western North Carolina, she was the beloved wife of John S. Caldwell, Sr., and daughter of Clarence McClellan Carter, Sr., and Carrie Sluder, all of whom preceded her in death. Her brothers, Clarence McClellan Carter,...
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