Deborah Mckay
Oct 6, 2009
ASHEVILLE - Deborah Gantt Polk McKay, 53 passed away Tuesday October 6, 2009 at her residence. A native of Charlotte, she had lived in Asheville for the past 5 years. She was the daughter of the late Boyd Odell and Betty Crow Gantt. She was also preceded in death by her son, Joseph Boyd Polk. Surviving are her daughter,...
Bessie Debruhl Rice
Oct 4, 2009
Candler Bessie DeBruhl Rice, 100, formerly of 35 Young Drive, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of the Salvation Army, and loved to cook and garden. Mrs. Rice was the daughter of the late John and Eskew Swanger DeBruhl, and the wife of...
Earl Patrick "Max" Lassiter
Oct 4, 2009
ASHEVILLE Earl Patrick Max Lassiter, 78, of 35 King Arthur Place went to be with his Lord Sunday, October 4, 2009. A native and resident most of his life of Buncombe County. He was the former Owner & Operator of Lassiters Family Restaurant, served as the Charter Co-Vice President of the Erwin Optimist Club in 1974, helped organize the...
Peggy Davidson
Oct 1, 2009
ASHEVILLE - Peggy Elmina Hughes Davidson, 82, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2009 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. She was born and raised in Haywood County, but had lived in Buncombe County since 1952 and was a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Davidson was the daughter of the late Calven Cal and Seanie Seay...
Justin Kelvin Miller
Sep 30, 2009
ASHEVILLE - Justin Kelvin Miller, 6 weeks old infant son of Justin Henry Miller and Kirstie Lee Miller, went to be with his Lord Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Surviving in addition to his parents are his paternal grandmother, Shelia Lindsey & husband Joe; paternal grandfather, Joseph Miller; maternal grandmother, Kristal Thomas and maternal grandfather, Kenny Thomas; paternal great grandmother,...
David Kelly
Sep 30, 2009
ASHEVILLE David Michael Kelly, 55, of 43 Rock Hill Place, our special and beloved brother, departed this life Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at his residence. A native of Asheville, he was born September 9, 1954 to the late William Furman Kelly, I and Nell Louise Hammett Kelly. Surviving is his sister, Charlotte Kelly with whom he made his home...
G.A. Masters
Sep 30, 2009
MARSHALL - G.A. Masters, 69, of 15 Teague Road passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a truck driver and member of Highland Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Albert William and Lila Kate Lindsey Masters. Surviving are his...
Robert "Gene" Angel
Sep 29, 2009
Asheville Robert Eugene Gene Angel, 74, of 270 Hi-Alta Avenue, went to be with his Lord Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at his residence. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1955. Mr. Angel retired from Loomis-Fargo as a truck driver. He was the oldest and longest active member of Friendship Baptist Church, where he...
Coy Grooms
Sep 28, 2009
Weaverville Coy Ditmore Grooms, 80, of 486 Ox Creek Road, passed away Monday, September 28, 2009 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Madison County, he had resided most of his life in Buncombe County. He retired from Revco Scientific and was a member of Ridgeview Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Grooms was a son of...
William L. Smith
Sep 28, 2009
ASHEVILLE William Lewis Bill Smith, 90, of 1286 Brevard Road passed away Monday, September 28, 2009 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Belton, SC, he had resided in Asheville since 1937. He retired in 1973 from the Air Weather Service, was of the Presbyterian faith and was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in WWII....
Dewey Strouse Looney
Sep 26, 2009
Asheville Dewey Strouse Looney, 88, of 11 Oak Crescent Drive, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2009, at the Memorial campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of OKeeff, WV, Mr. Looney had resided in Buncombe County since 1955. He was employed for 23 years with Central Motor Lines and retired from Transcon Motor Lines. He was a member of the...
Frankie Orr
Sep 26, 2009
ASHEVILLE Franklin Frankie D. Orr, Jr., 49, went to be with his Lord Saturday, September 26, 2009 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was active in the West Asheville Little League and was one of two, along with Cal Ripkin, Jr., selected to play on the...
Lois S. Presley
Sep 25, 2009
WEAVERVILLE - Lois S. Presley, 90, passed away Friday, September 25, 2009 at the Brian Center of Weaverville. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was well loved and known for the caring of her friends and family. Mrs. Presley was a daughter of the late Charlie Snyder and Ora May Horton Glance and wife of the...
Ellen T. Henderson
Sep 24, 2009
ASHEVILLE - Ellen Thomas Henderson, 82, of 4 Merion Court went to be with the Lord Thursday, September 24, 2009 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Madison County, she had moved to Buncombe County in 1953 and was a member of Biltmore Holiness Temple. Mrs. Henderson was a daughter of the late Jesse Thomas...
Dorothy "Dot" Hyams
Sep 22, 2009
ASHEVILLE Dorothy Dot Irene Gallion Hyams, 101, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a member of West Asheville Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Hyams was the daughter of the late Aldolphus Liston Gallion and Carrie Goodson Gallion and the wife of the late Thomas Rollins Hyams. She...
Blanche W. Stamey
Sep 22, 2009
CANTON Blanche Wilson Stamey, 90, formerly of 29 Gilbert Street went to be with her Lord Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and resident most of her life of Haywood County. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Canton where she was a former Sunday School Teacher for over 20...
Claude Conrad Jacobs
Sep 22, 2009
Asheville Claude Conrad Jacobs, 78, formerly of 31 Gatewood Road, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Emerald Ridge Rehab and Care Center. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Jacobs had resided in Buncombe County since 1959. He retired in 1994 as a cab driver with Yellow Cab and Bluebird Cab Company, and was of the Baptist faith. He...
Bobby Smith
Sep 22, 2009
ASHEVILLE Robert Bobby Louis Smith, 58, of 56 Dorchester Avenue passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at his home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a Transport Contractor for the U.S. Postal Service, a 1968 graduate of Lee H. Edwards High School and served in the U.S. Army from 1970 - 1972. Mr. Smith was...
Jeanette W. Holcombe
Sep 21, 2009
ASHEVILLE - Jeanette Waldrop Holcombe, 62, of 125 Elk Mtn. Road passed away Monday, September 21, 2009 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. She was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a 1965 graduate of Erwin High School. She loved her animals and friends, was a devoted wife and will truly be missed. Mrs. Holcombe was the...
Evelyn J. Rogers
Sep 20, 2009
ARDEN Evelyn Josephine Lail Rogers, 75, of 74 Hemlock Street went to be with her Lord Sunday, September 20, 2009 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of West Asheville Full Gospel Tabernacle. Mrs. Rogers was a daughter of the late Robert Pinkney Lail and Ruby Mae Wilson Lail. She was the wife...
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