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,...
Dorothy Clark
Feb 7, 2010
Denton, NC Dorothy Lee Brown Clark, 92, of 157 Carroll Avenue, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2010 at the Mountain Vista Health Park in Denton, NC. A native of Madison County, she had resided in both Haywood and Buncombe Counties before moving to Denton. Mrs. Clark worked as a nurses aide at Memorial Mission Hospital and retired from Klopman...
Earl Ray
Feb 7, 2010
Asheville Earl Rex Ray, 78, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend went on to be with the Lord Sunday, February 7, 2010, and will be dearly missed. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Alma Wright Ray. He was also preceded in death by his brothers: Richard, Max, and...
Robert Riddle
Feb 4, 2010
ASHEVILLE - Robert A. Riddle, 77, of 2 Mountain Terrace passed away Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Emerald Ridge Rehabilitation Center. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Buncombe County for 57 years. He was a City Police Officer, a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church, attended Beulah Baptist Church, was a member of the VFW Post...
Mary Rhodes
Jan 31, 2010
Fletcher Mary Grace McCarson Rhodes, 89, formerly of 72 Summerwalk Drive, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2010 at the Universal Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Henderson County, she worked as a supervisor with Ruth Originals, and was a member of Hoopers Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Rhodes was the daughter of the late James and Grace Lanning McCarson,...
Frank J. Lanford, Sr.
Jan 29, 2010
WEST ASHEVILLE Frank Joseph Lanford, Sr., 91, of 164 Dorchester Avenue went to be with his Lord Friday, January 29, 2010 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a Paint Contractor, a member of Calvary Baptist Church, a former member of the West Asheville Kiwanis Club, a member of the...
Elizabeth Ballew
Jan 29, 2010
Asheville - Elizabeth Suzanne Ballew, 88, of 3 Audrey Lane, passed away Friday, January 29, 2010 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Noah Franklin and Jessie Wright Ellis. She was also preceded in death by a son, Doug Ballew. Surviving are children: Charles Ballew, Jr., Robbie...
Clarence E. Higgins
Jan 29, 2010
ASHEVILLE Clarence Edward Higgins, 91, entered into rest Friday, January 29, 2010 at Mountain Ridge Wellness Center. A native of Yancey County, he had resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He retired in 1970 from American Enka Corporation and operated his family farm. He was a member of Reed Memorial Baptist Church and served in the U.S....
Justine Hope Mollenkopf
Jan 28, 2010
Arden - Justine Shoemaker Mollenkopf, 88, died on January 28, 2010 in Arden, NC following a recent stroke. Justine was born May 9, 1921 in Bucyrus, OH, and was the daughter of Ivan R. Shoemaker and Lydia (Kissling) Shoemaker. She was raised on the family farm in Liberty Township, OH and graduated from Holmes Liberty High School Class of...
Milton Lee Wright
Jan 28, 2010
Clyde - Milton Lee Wright, 76, passed away Thursday January 28, 2010 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Edenton, he had resided in Western North Carolina for the past 20 years. He retired from the U.S. Air Force. He was a son of the late Henry and Elva Wright and the husband of the late...
Karen Hyatt
Jan 26, 2010
YORK, SC - Karen Taft Hyatt, 54, of York, S.C., formerly of Mars Hill, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, after a long battle with breast cancer. Born July 13, 1955 in Fairfax, VA, Karen graduated from Enka High School in 1973 and attended AB-Tech. She spent most of her life in Asheville and...
James T. "J.T." Rice, Sr.
Jan 26, 2010
ASHEVILLE - James Thomas J.T. Rice, Sr., 85, of 100 ODonald Road passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at the Rickman Center of the WNC Baptist Home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, J.T. as he was known by all, served families of WNC for over 60 years as Owner & Operator of Anders-Rice Funeral Home. He joined his...
Shirley Warren
Jan 24, 2010
Leicester - Shirley Ann Maney Warren, 69, died Sunday, January 24, 2010. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Bonnie Carter Maney and was also preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. She was a graduate of Erwin High School. She was a devout Christian, an avid bird watcher and gardener...
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