Ruth Robinson
Dec 19, 2009
ASHEVILLE Ruth Emily Bishop Robinson, 94, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2009 at Emerald Ridge Rehabilitation Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mrs. Robinson was a daughter of the late James Benjamin Bishop and Bessie Victoria Robinson Bishop and wife of James Millard Robinson who died in 1974. Surviving are her daughters, Margie May Vardiman Wells & husband...
Raymond "Bodie" Buckner
Dec 18, 2009
WOODFIN Raymond Arthur Bodie Buckner, 86, of Madison Manor Nursing Center died Friday, December 18, 2009 in Mission Hospital St. Joseph Campus following a period of declining health. Raymond was born in Buncombe County on May 14, 1923 and was a son of the late Fred and Edith Buckner. Raymond was preceded in death by his wives, Ruth Sluder...
Juanita Ducker
Dec 17, 2009
WEAVERVILLE Florence Juanita Ducker, 73, formerly of 92 Salem Road passed away Thursday, December 17, 2009 at Chunns Cove Assisted Living Center. She was a native and resident for most of her life of Buncombe County and was a member of Union Valley Baptist Church in Weaverville. Ms. Ducker was the daughter of the late Hilda Ducker. Surviving are...
Conley C. Lunsford
Dec 16, 2009
Nebo Conley Curtis Lunsford, 89, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at Sunrise Rehab and Care Center in Nebo. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Lunsford was the son of the late Robert Jackson and Luella Massey Lunsford, and the husband of the late Irene Moss Lunsford. He was also preceded in death by three sisters and six brothers....
James Easton Walther Sr.
Dec 14, 2009
Weaverville - James Easton Walther, Sr., age 86, of Dogwood Drive, Weaverville, North Carolina, was received into the arms of Jesus on December 14, 2009. Born on October 17, 1923 in New York City, he was the son of the late Bernard and Elsie Walther. In addition to his parents, James (Jim) was predeceased by his first wife, Marilyn...
David Labruce Allen
Dec 14, 2009
WOODFIN David LaBruce Allen, 67, of 7 Elk Mountain Place passed away Monday, December 14, 2009 at his home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired in 2004 from Ball Corporation where he served as an electrician. Mr. Allen was a 1960 graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High School, was an avid biker, outdoorsman and served in the...
Patricia "Pat" Fisher
Dec 14, 2009
ASHEVILLE Patricia Blanche Davis Pat Fisher, 61, of 139 Hanover Street passed away Monday, December 14, 2009. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She had worked for 22 years at Tops for Shoes and 7 years at Discount Shoe and formerly attended Aaron Baptist Church. Mrs. Fisher was the daughter of Lottie Mae Forest Davis of Asheville and the...
Jerry Turner Parker Sr.
Dec 13, 2009
Leicester - Jerry Turner Parker, Sr., 67, passed away Sunday December 13, 2009 at his home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member of Ridgeview Baptist Church. He was a son of the late John and Margaret Parker. Surviving are his wife, Mary Parker of the home; daughter, Paula Lance of Fairview; sons, Jerry...
Robert Wade Mathews
Dec 13, 2009
Asheville Robert Wade Mathews, 61, of 12 Altamont Ridge Drive, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2009 at his home. A native of Newport News, VA, he served two tours of duty during Vietnam War as a Medical Corpsman in Germany and Fort Bragg. Always caring deeply for others, once discharged, he continued serving the medical community as an LPN...
Harold Brandon
Dec 10, 2009
ASHEVILLE Harold Jennings Brandon, 84, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2009 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Tobaccoport, TN, he had resided in Asheville for the past 20 years. He was a lifetime member of V.F.W. He retired from the USAF having served in three wars, was one of twelve survivors from a company...
Ruth J. Campbell
Dec 9, 2009
Fairview Ruth Johnson Campbell, 81, formerly of 12 Waters Road, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at Fleshers Fairview Health Care Center. A native of Iredell County, Mrs. Campbell resided in Buncombe County for the past 58 years. She was the daughter of the late William Coy and Fannie Bell Crouse Johnson, and the wife of LeRoy Campbell, who...
Sharon Rene Sledge
Dec 8, 2009
Sunman, Indiana - Sharon Rene Sledge, 52, of Sunman, Indiana and formerly of Candler, died Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville, Indiana. She was born November 7, 1957 in Asheville and was the daughter of Barbara Jean Payne Dorlan and Howard Dorlan. She was a graduate of Enka High School and she also graduated...
J. B. Rice
Dec 7, 2009
MARSHALL Joseph Boyd J.B. Rice, 56, of 182 Zenina Farms Drive passed away Monday, December 7, 2009. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired from the N.C. DOT and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Rice was a son of Dovie Marler Rice of the home and the late Clarence Rice. He was also preceded in death by...
William "Bill" Baker Jr.
Dec 5, 2009
Asheville - William Bill Marcus Baker, Jr., 87, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday December 5, 2009 at his residence. Bill was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a flight engineer in the U.S. Army Air Corp and Flew the Hump during WWII. Bill was a member of The Basilica of Saint Lawrence Catholic Church and a Fourth...
Dee Robinson Stroupe
Dec 5, 2009
ASHEVILLE Delia Jean Dee Robinson Stroupe passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009. Delia was born October 28, 1944 in Asheville where she graduated from Erwin High School in 1962. She soon married and traveled across the United States (including Alaska) and Germany as the military wife of Don Stroupe also from Asheville. She returned to the Asheville area in...
Leah Mae "Lynn" Embler
Dec 4, 2009
Arden Leah Mae Lynn Embler, 63, of Arden, passed away Friday, December 4, 2009 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Embler was the co-owner of Mountain View Restaurant, and was a member of Biltmore Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Ralph and Thelma Sluder Adams, and was...
Ruth E. Praytor
Dec 3, 2009
WEST ASHEVILLE Ruth Frances Edwards Praytor, 94, formerly of 36 Maple Crescent passed away Thursday, December 3, 2009 in a Marietta, GA Health Care Center. A native of Haywood County. She lived in Buncombe County from 1945 until 1998. Mrs. Praytor retired in 1980 following 27 years of service with American Enka Corporation where she served as a Supervisor...
Amelia Colagerakis Candler
Nov 29, 2009
ASHEVILLE - Amelia Colagerakis Candler, 86, formerly of 70 Rumbough Place passed away Sunday November 29, 2009 at The Oaks of Sweeten Creek. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. She was the daughter of the late Lucas Xedes Colagerakis and Bessie Spirakis Colagerakis; the wife of the late James...
Jacqueline Buckner Sexton
Nov 29, 2009
ASHEVILLE Mrs. Jacqueline Buckner Sexton, 84, of Aston Park Health Care Center, went to be with Jesus and to be reunited with her husband, the late Dr. Ralph Sexton, Sr. on Sunday, November 29, 2009. Mrs. Sexton was fondly known to her family and Church family as Nana. Mrs. Sexton was born on October 1, 1925 in Buncombe County...
Dorothy Bell Ashe
Nov 26, 2009
Asheville - Dorothy Christine Elliott Bell Ashe, 89, passed away Thursday November 26, 2009 at the WNC Baptist Retirement Home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Hendersonville and a former member of Westwood Baptist Church in Asheville. She was a daughter of the late Wade and Pauline Roberts...
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