Holly Hayes
Apr 19, 2009
Weaverville Holly Elise Hayes, 43 of Main Street, Weaverville went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 19, 2009. A native and resident most of her life of Buncombe County. She was employed for 12 years with Arvato (Sonopress) as a Quallity Control Technician, was a 1983 graduate of Asheville High School, a 1985 graduate of A-B...
John P. Woody
Apr 18, 2009
Brevard - John Paul Woody, born November 25, 1939 in the Spring Creek section of Madison County, passed away unexpectedly Saturday April 18, 2009. John was a 1957 graduate of Spring Creek High School and he retired from Ecusta Olin Corp. in 2000 after 40 years of service. Farming and raising cattle were his favorite pastimes. He was a...
Edna Frady
Apr 17, 2009
Fairview - Edna Stewart Frady, 72, of 3016 Cane Creek Road, passed away Friday, April 17, 2009 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Gashes Creek Baptist Church, where she served faithfully in the choir for over 35 years. Mrs. Frady was the daughter of the late Grover...
Shannon Erwin Jones
Apr 15, 2009
Alexander - Mary Shannon Erwin Jones, 33, of 11 Hunters View Drive, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County most of her life, she worked for several years with Jordon Food Stores as an Assistant Manager. She attended Erwin High School and was a member of Macedonia...
John Milo Hewitt
Apr 15, 2009
Asheville - John Milo Hewitt, 47, passed away early on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. John was born at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, OH on September 22, 1961. He spent his early youth in Levittown, PA before relocating to Williamstown, NJ in 1970. After graduating high school, John went to work for RCA in Alaska for several years....
Cecil Murray
Apr 14, 2009
Candler Cecil Garland Murray, 72, of 32 Overlook Drive passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired in 1994 following over 25 years of service with Consolidated Freight Lines as a Dispatcher and was a member of New Morgan Hill Baptist Church. Mr. Murray was...
Betty Suttle Zimmerman
Apr 13, 2009
Asheville - Betty Joyce Suttle Zimmerman, 83, of 279 Bear Creek Road passed away April 13, 2009 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She retired in 1984 from Bell South Corporation following 25 years of service, where at the time of her retirement worked in the Engineering Department, was a member of...
Edward Vernon "Ed" "Buddy" Robinson
Apr 11, 2009
Burnsville - Edward Vernon Ed Buddy Robinson, 73, of 1365 Byrd Branch Road, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2009. A native of Buncombe County, he had resided for a period of time in Spartanburg before moving to Burnsville. He retired as Manager of Quality Control for MPB Andrews Bearings in Spartanburg, and had worked with Carolina Knife for 11...
Father David Earl Cates
Apr 10, 2009
Asheville Father David Earl Cates, 80, passed away on Good Friday, April 10, 2009. A native of Atlanta, GA, Father Cates graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science; from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary with a Master of Theology; and from American University with a Doctor of Philosophy. He served as a Medical Service Corps Officer, Emergency...
Jessie Mae Dover
Apr 8, 2009
Weaverville Jessie Mae Sexton Dover, 94, of 97 Pink Fox Road passed away Wednesdsay, April 8, 2009 at her home. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was a farmer and homemaker, formerly worked at Beacon Mfg Company and was a member of Browns Chapel Baptist Church. Mrs. Dover was...
Judy Ruth Barbara Walls
Apr 6, 2009
Asheville - Judy Ruth Barbara Freeman Walls, 67, of 56 Walnut Lane, passed away Monday, April 6, 2009 at her home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Ms. Walls was the daughter of the late Alvin Erie and Ada Norris Freeman, and was also preceded in death by two sisters:...
John L. Ball
Apr 5, 2009
West Asheville John Larry Ball, 79, of 70 Laurel Loop, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2009 at his home. A native of Madison County. He had resided in Buncombe County since 1950s and retired from Square D Corporation in the late 70s. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Mr. Ball is the son of the...
Rev. Ralph Talmadge Head
Apr 5, 2009
Asheville Rev. Ralph Talmadge Head, 95, formerly of 20 McPherson Street, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2009 at Emerald Ridge Rehab and Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was an ordained minister. Rev. Head retired from both Burlington Industries and Hourglass Cleaners. He was the son of the late Lattie Ponder and Vista Carson Head, and...
Jimmy E. Rumbough Sr.
Apr 4, 2009
Asheville - Jimmy Eugene Rumbough, Sr., 64, of 38 Naples Road, died Friday April 4, 2009 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a rock mason and a member of Union Chapel Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Rev. Lucius and Hattie Rumbough. Surviving are his daughters, Brenda Rumbough of Atlanta, GA,...
Nancy B. Sumner
Apr 3, 2009
West Asheville Nancy Brown Sumner, 71, of 22 Baker Place, passed away Friday, April 3, 2009 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was the daughter of Ezetta Cara Robinson Brown of the home and the late James Russell Brown. Mrs. Sumner was also preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Edward Sumner who died in...
Steven Ronald Clemmons
Apr 3, 2009
Asheville - Steven Ronald Clemmons, 61, of 1B Norton Drive, passed away Friday April 3, 2009 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center after a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of Betty Jean Yoder Clemmons of Leicester and the late Jake Nelson Clemmons and the husband of the late...
Harold Roger "Butch" Biddix
Apr 2, 2009
Fletcher - Harold Roger Butch Biddix, 60, of 325 Clover Drive, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2009 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he served as a policeman for the City of Asheville for 11 years, managed Allied Security Forces for 9 years, and operated H&S Snax for the past 10...
Ruth Ray Wilson
Mar 30, 2009
Weaverville - Ruth Ray Wilson. 86, went to her heavenly home on Monday March 30, 2009 at the Brian Center of Weaverville after an extended illness. Ruth was born August 13, 1922 in Madison County to the late Prince and Effie Ray. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Weaverville. She was a teacher at Red...
Maxine Evelyn Cook
Mar 27, 2009
Simpsonville, SC Maxine Evelyn Fox Cook, 89, passed away Friday, March 27, 2009 at her home. A native of Eagle Grove, IA, she had resided in Simpsonville since 1972. She was the daughter of the late Carl Fox, who founded the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, IA, and the late Emma Gertrude Emerick Fox. She was also preceded in...
Lillian Leona Edmonds
Mar 27, 2009
Asheville Lillian Leona Morgan Edmonds, 91, of 575 Deaverview Road, passed away Friday, March 27, 2009 at her home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired from Clyde A. Erwin High School as a cafeteria worker, and was a member of White Rock Baptist Church. Mrs. Edmonds was the daughter of the late Russell and Ketie Annie Jones...
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