Obituary Listing

Leah Mae "Lynn" Embler

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

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

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

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

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...

Elizabeth M. Chandler

Elizabeth M. Chandler

Nov 24, 2009

FAIRVIEW Elizabeth Marie Osoinach Chandler, 81, of Fleshers Fairview Health Care Center passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2009. A native of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, she had resided in Buncombe County for several years and was an Opera Singer. Mrs. Chandler was a daughter of the late Henry Watterson Osoinach and Cecelia Yager Osoinach and the wife of Frank...

Thomas Samuel Schutte

Thomas Samuel Schutte

Nov 24, 2009

Candler - Thomas Samuel Schutte, 87, passed away Tuesday November 24, 2009 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. Born in Denver Colorado, he had lived in Buncombe County since 1963. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII having served in the South Pacific. He retired from Asheville High School in 1989 after 20 years as a teacher....

Mamie E. Owenby

Mamie E. Owenby

Nov 23, 2009

ASHEVILLE Mamie Evelyn Lyda Owenby, 87, of 91 Victoria Road passed away Monday, November 23, 2009 at Grace Healthcare of Asheville. Mrs. Owenby was a native of Asheville and a member of Starnes Cove Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Arville Henry and Annie Mae Crook Lyda. She was also preceded in death by her first...

Tom Henson

Tom Henson

Nov 22, 2009

LEICESTER Talmadge Tom Henson, 80, of 91 Leet Sluder Road passed away Sunday, November 22, 2009 at the Asheville VA Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he had resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He was a veteran of WWII having served in the U.S. Army and a veteran of the Korean War having served in...

Mary Shook Pruitt

Mary Shook Pruitt

Nov 21, 2009

Asheville Mary Elizabeth Shook Pruitt, of 1 Hickory Tree Road, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2009 at the Four Seasons Hospice Elizabeth House in Flat Rock. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Westwood Baptist Church. Mrs. Pruitt was the daughter of the late Dwight Walter and Lillian Elizabeth Sloop Shook, and the wife of...

Danny Ledford

Danny Ledford

Nov 20, 2009

HENDERSONVILLE - Danny Edward Ledford, 42, of 225 Old King Road passed away Friday, November 20, 2009 at his home. A native and resident of Buncombe County most of his life, he had resided in Henderson County the past 9 years. He is a son of the late Harold Lloyd Ledford and Rose Lee Mathis Ledford. Surviving are his...

Bernice Davis Griffin

Bernice Davis Griffin

Nov 19, 2009

Asheville - Bernice Davis Griffin, 81, died Thursday November 19, 2009 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Haywood County, she had lived in Buncombe County since 1950. She was a daughter of the late Orion and Bertha Moore Davis and the wife of the late James Albert Griffin. She was also preceded in death by...

Paul Harrison Reynolds Sr.

Paul Harrison Reynolds Sr.

Nov 16, 2009

Asheville Paul Harrison Reynolds, Sr., of Asheville, died at his home Monday, November 16, 2009 after a period of declining health. He was born on February 22, 1924 in Asheville to the late Sarah Edith Ramsey and Edward George Reynolds (Ted). Paul was preceded in death by his first wife, Blondell Conner Reynolds; his brothers: Ross Reynolds, Earl Myers,...

Myrtle Graham Cutshall

Myrtle Graham Cutshall

Nov 16, 2009

Woodfin Myrtle Graham Cutshall, 90, of 7 Locust Street, passed away Monday, November 16, 2009 at her residence. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. Mrs. Cutshall retired from Square D and was a member of Newbridge Baptist Church. She was a very wise, courageous, and independent woman. Mrs. Cutshall was...

C. Bruce  Jr. Hunter

C. Bruce Jr. Hunter

Nov 13, 2009

Carrboro Calvin Bruce Hunter, Jr., 65, of 123 Hanna Street passed away Friday, November 13, 2009 at UNC-Chapel Hill Hospital. He was a retired teacher and son of the late Calvin Bruce Hunter, Sr. and Mary Earnhardt Hunter. Surviving are several cousins and other relatives. Funeral services will be held 2:30 PM Friday in the chapel of Anders-Rice Funeral...

Westa Honeycutt

Westa Honeycutt

Nov 11, 2009

Asheville - Mary Westa Roland Honeycutt, 86, died Wednesday November 11, 2009 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center after an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Silas and Ida Rice Roland and the wife of the late Roy Mace Honeycutt. She was also preceded in death by an...

Charlie Redmon

Charlie Redmon

Nov 7, 2009

ASHEVILLE Charles Ryan "Charlie" Redmon, 66, passed away with his family by his bedside, Saturday, November 7, 2009 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired in May 2006 from Bell South following 30 years of service and was a U.S. Navy veteran. Mr. Redmon was a son of...

Jerry Bryson Gosnell

Jerry Bryson Gosnell

Nov 6, 2009

Candler Jerry B. Gosnell, age 77, departed this life on Friday, November 6, 2009 with his loving family by his side, following a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late William Milford and Mary Redmon Gosnell. He was preceded in death by his brother, Rev. David Gosnell. Jerry worked as a deputy for the Buncombe County Sheriffs...

Pauline S. Johnson

Pauline S. Johnson

Nov 5, 2009

ASHEVILLE Pauline Sparks Johnson, 93, of 148 Arthur Road passed away Thursday, November 5, 2009 at her home. A native of McDowell County, she had lived most of her adult life in Boone and Asheville. Mrs. Johnson was a daughter of the late Harrington Sparks and Nellie Blalock Sparks and wife of the late William James Johnson. Surviving are...

Wilsie H. Sutton

Wilsie H. Sutton

Nov 5, 2009

WAYNESVILLE Wilsie Cecil Hoyle Sutton, 98, of 117 Virginia Ave. went to be with her Lord Thursday, November 5, 2009. A native and resident most of her life of Haywood County, Mrs. Sutton was the oldest living member of Hazelwood Baptist Church where she formerly sung in the choir. She was a daughter of the late Jules Baxter and...