Obituary Listing

Mary Irene Warren

Mary Irene Warren

Jan 23, 2010

WEST ASHEVILLE Mary Irene Cowan Warren, 85, of 84 Shadowlawn Drive went to be with her Lord & Savior Saturday, January 23, 2010 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. Mrs. Warren was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She retired from Mission Hospitals where she had served in the Laundry Department and was a member of Asheville...

Karren Rose Ebernickel

Karren Rose Ebernickel

Jan 23, 2010

Candler - Karren Rose Hursh Ebernickel, 55, passed away Saturday January 23, 2010 at the Memorial Campus. A native of Chico, CA, she had lived in Buncombe County for the past 40 years. She attended Asheville High School and was a member of Mt. Moriah Wesleyan Church. She was a daughter of Nora Purdy of CA and the late...

Buna Bartlett

Buna Bartlett

Jan 23, 2010

Asheville Buna Graybeal Bartlett, 78, of 75 Sand Hill School Road, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, January 23, 2010 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Buncombe County, Mrs. Bartlett had resided in Buncombe County since 1953. She had worked as the Housewares Department Manager at K-Mart, and was a...

Lois Rice

Lois Rice

Jan 21, 2010

Weaverville - Lois Virginia Jones Rice, 93, passed away Thursday January 21, 2010 at the Madison Manor after a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member and former Sunday School teacher at Locust Grove Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Horace Edward and Sally Brown Jones and the wife...

Azalee Moody Bauerlein

Azalee Moody Bauerlein

Jan 21, 2010

CANDLER Azalee M. Bauerlein, 92, of Pisgah Manor Health Care Center passed away Thursday, January 21, 2010. At her request no services are planned. Anders-Rice Funeral Home is assisting her family.

Rena Austin

Rena Austin

Jan 15, 2010

WOODFIN Rena Mae Shook Austin, 76, of 1969 Riverside Drive passed away Friday, January 15, 2010 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Austin was the daughter of the late Lee Millard and Mae Blanche Capps Shook and was the wife of Robert Lee Austin who passed in June 1996. She was...

Morris Allen Austin

Morris Allen Austin

Jan 14, 2010

Asheville Morris Allen Austin, 65, of 4 Kilkenny Drive, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2010 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Austin was an expert woodworker, and a veteran of the US Army. He was the son of the late Pascal Jeff and Bertha Robinson Austin. He was also preceded in death by one sister...

Frank Hutchins

Frank Hutchins

Jan 13, 2010

East Asheville - Frank Burns Hutchins passed away Wednesday January 13, 2010 at his residence. A native of Yancey County, he had lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He was a member of Sunrise Baptist Church. He was a son of the late William and Molley Marsh Hutchins. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Rosalee Worley...

Ray Lunsford

Ray Lunsford

Jan 10, 2010

Asheville Raymond J. Ray Lunsford, 71, of 111 Shadow Lawn Drive, boarded his train to Glory on Sunday, January 10, 2010 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, worked most of his life as a mechanic, and retired from the maintenance department of Christ School. Ray loved cars and trains, building several...

Edward Solesby Sr.

Edward Solesby Sr.

Jan 6, 2010

Asheville - Edward Howard Solesby, Sr., 66, passed away Wednesday - January 6, 2010 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member of Bingham Heights Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Lowell and Maude Solesby. Surviving are his wife, Mildred Lunsford Solesby of the home; daughters, Jan Pitts and husband Tom...

Pauline Capps

Pauline Capps

Jan 2, 2010

AUSTIN, TX Pauline McCurry Capps, 94, of 11713 Knollpark Drive passed away Saturday, January 2, 2010 at Pflugerville Care Center. A native of Unicoi, TN. She had resided in Western Carolina for most of her life prior to moving to Austin, TX in September 2002 and was a former member of the Hendersonville Church of Christ. Mrs. Capps was...

Donald L. Roberts

Donald L. Roberts

Dec 31, 2009

WEAVERVILLE Donald Lamar Roberts, 79, formerly of 104 KyFields Towne Homes passed away Thursday, December 31, 2009 at the Brian Center of Spruce Pine. A native and resident for most of his life in Buncombe County, he retired June 30, 1995 from the Buncombe County Solid Waste Environment Control Office as a Supervisor. He also was a former member...

Richard Reboulet

Richard Reboulet

Dec 31, 2009

Asheville - Richard E. Reboulet, 78, passed away Thursday December 31, 2009. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was a son of the late Ralph and Ruth Reboulet. Surviving are his life partner, Theresa Reboulet of the home; sons, Raymond Reboulet and wife Margarete of Atlanta, GA and Doug Reboulet of Fayetteville, GA; daughters, Michele...

James Fredrick Cutshall Jr

James Fredrick Cutshall Jr

Dec 30, 2009

JAMES CUTSHALL, JR. WEAVERVILLE James Fredrick Cutshall, Jr., 59, of 401 Old Mars Hill Highway passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mr. Cutshall was a son of Olene Waldrup Cutshall and the late James Fredrick Cutshall, Sr. Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife,...

Barbara Chandler

Barbara Chandler

Dec 29, 2009

Asheville - Barbara Jean Miller Chandler, 79, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. Ms. Chandler was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a loving mother, matriarch and hardworking farmer. She was the daughter of the late Cassius and Sallie Whaley Miller. Surviving are her sons, Edward Chandler &...

Betty Roberts

Betty Roberts

Dec 28, 2009

ASHEVILLE Betty Beatrice Sams Roberts, 81, of 133 Dorchester Avenue passed away Monday, December 28, 2009 at the Brian Center of Weaverville. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mrs. Roberts was a daughter of the late Latt Sams and Minnie Soesbee Sams and wife of Clarence Paul Roberts who died August 28, 1991. She was also preceded in death...

Richard Cameron Lewis

Richard Cameron Lewis

Dec 28, 2009

Arden Richard Cameron Lewis, 87, of Arden, passed away Monday, December 28, 2009 at his residence. Son of Homer Hadley and May Cameron Lewis, Richard spent his formative years in Cleveland, Ohio. He volunteered for the Air Force upon reaching his 21st birthday and became an officer in the 15th Air Force, stationed in Foggia, Italy during WWII. In...

Lamar Tate

Lamar Tate

Dec 27, 2009

Candler Edwin Lamar Tate, 74, of 90 Shuler Road, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2009 at the Charles George VA Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Tate served in the US Army. He began his working career driving a truck for Esso Gasoline Company, while working on the weekends with the pit crew of Mario Rossis...

Edward "Eddie" Wallen

Edward "Eddie" Wallen

Dec 27, 2009

Asheville - Edward William Eddie Wallen, 99, passed away Sunday December 27, 2009 at the Universal Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of Bible Baptist Church. He was a son of the late William and Julia Wallen and the husband of the late...

Norman  Jr. Mcgee

Norman Jr. Mcgee

Dec 25, 2009

Asheville - Norman Potter McGee, Jr., 82, passed away Friday December 25, 2009. A native and lifelong resident of Asheville, he was a member and former Deacon of Newbridge Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He was the son of the late Norman Potter and Alma Pritchard McGee. Surviving are his wife, Betty Jean Merrill...