Obituary Listing

Mary K. "Aunt Mez" Alexander

Mary K. "Aunt Mez" Alexander

Dec 28, 2008

Asheville Mary Katherine Alexander, 62, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, December 28, 2008 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center after an extended illness. Mary was born in Asheville on December 27, 1946 to Kathleen Mary Reese Alexander and the late Coy Gordon Alexander. Mary was the proprietor of an antiques business in downtown...

Helen Jones Gosnell

Helen Jones Gosnell

Dec 26, 2008

Asheville - Helen Jones Gosnell, 86, of 380 Olivette Road, ended her long struggle with Alzheimers Disease with the family at her side on December 26, 2008 and is whole again with her Lord and Savior. She was the daughter of the late Charles Bailey and Ethel Wallen Jones and was preceded in death by her brothers Warren and...

Ethell Connor Lamb

Ethell Connor Lamb

Dec 21, 2008

Hickory Ethell Mary Connor Lamb, 90, of 904 2nd Street N.E., passed away Sunday, December 21, 2008. A resident of Buncombe County most of her life, she had resided in Hickory for the past 3 years. Mrs. Lamb retired from NOAA as a Key Punch Operator and was a member of the Church of the Redeemer where she served...

Jack Clifton Rathbone

Jack Clifton Rathbone

Dec 20, 2008

Candler Jack Clifton Rathbone, 59, of Candler, went to be with the Lord Saturday, December 20, 2008. He was a member of Stoney Fork Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father, the Rev. Alton Rathbone, and by a brother, Gerald Rathbone. Surviving are his mother, Lucille Rathbone; son, BJ; daughter, Amanda; sisters, Geraldine, Linda and...

Nathan Bruce Payne

Nathan Bruce Payne

Dec 20, 2008

Asheville Nathan Bruce Payne, 49, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2008 at his home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he grew up in the Weaverville area and graduated from North Buncombe High School in 1978. He was employed for over 20 years with Winn-Dixie. Nathan volunteered to assist Habitat for Humanity through his current employer, the Eaton Corp....

Annie Sloan

Annie Sloan

Dec 17, 2008

Hot Springs Annie Epperson Sloan, 79, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals following a brief illness. Born August 4, 1929 in Ararat, VA, Annie loved the mountains, beaches, rocks and wild flowers of North Carolina. A natural athlete and an All-State basketball player in Virginia, Annie also succeeded in the insurance industry...

Flaxie Spencer

Flaxie Spencer

Dec 17, 2008

Asheville Thelma Evelee Flaxie Johnson Spencer, 85, of 25 Choo Choo Lane, went home and will be celebrating Christmas with her Lord, Wednesday December 17, 2008. A native of Saluda, NC. She had resided in Buncombe County most of her life, was a former Home Day Care Operator, a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, the Azalea Lodge through...

Raleigh Odell Crawford

Raleigh Odell Crawford

Dec 16, 2008

Asheville Raleigh Odell Crawford, 79, formerly of 127 Shelburne Road, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at Emerald Ridge Health and Rehab Center. A native of Spartanburg, SC, he had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. Raleigh worked at the West Asheville Branch Public Library for several years following retirement from the textile manufacturing industry. He...

Thad Austin

Thad Austin

Dec 16, 2008

West Asheville Thad Wesley Mountain Man Austin, 35, of 12 Central Avenue passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2008. A native of Buncombe County. He attended Enka High School. Thad was a son of Geraldine Austin and John Austin & his wife, Margaret. Surviving in addition to his parents are his finacee Tonya Michales & son, Adam; sister, Christina Hyder...

Edna Briggs Crook

Edna Briggs Crook

Dec 16, 2008

Asheville After 56 years of wedded bliss, Althea Edna Briggs Crook, 79, made her journey home to meet the Lord Tuesday, December 16, 2008. A native of Asheville, Mrs. Crook was the daughter of the late Lyda Zeb Briggs and Birttie Joyce Rhoads Briggs. Mrs. Crook is survived by her husband, Leonard Corbitt Crook of Asheville; daughter, Margaret J....

Margaret Nelson

Margaret Nelson

Dec 16, 2008

Candler - Margaret Elizabeth Fordham Nelson, 69, of 21 Glencliff Road died Tuesday December 16, 2008 at the Memorial Campus. A native of Clinton, TN., she had lived in Buncombe County since 1965. She was a daughter of the late Lewis Sammaul Fordham and Eva Christine Snellings and the wife of the late Muriel Lee Nelson. She was also...

Coleman "Gene" Fox Sr.

Coleman "Gene" Fox Sr.

Dec 14, 2008

Asheville - Coleman Eugene Gene Fox, Sr., 66, died Sunday December 14, 2008 at the Laurels of Greentree Ridge. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Charles Coleman Fox and Stella Campbell Fox. Surviving are his son, Coleman E. Fox, Jr and wife Kimberly of Candler; grandchildren, Paige and Grant and sisters, Sadie...

Edith Mears Wade

Edith Mears Wade

Dec 7, 2008

Weaverville Edith Elizabeth Mears Brown Wade, 81, of 78 Weaver Blvd and formerly of Rangeview Acres, Candler passed away Sunday, December 7, 2008 at the Brian Center of Weaverville. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She retired in 1991 from Square D for over 20 years and was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church. Mrs. Wade was a...

Dewey Edward Calloway

Dewey Edward Calloway

Dec 7, 2008

Asheville - Dewey Edward Calloway, 79, of 28 Birchwood Lane died unexpectedly Sunday December 7, 2008. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of his life, he retired from the U.S. Army in 1971 as a Sgt. Major after 24 years of service. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He was...

Lucy Boggs

Lucy Boggs

Dec 4, 2008

Asheville - Lucy Meda Tinsley Boggs, 77, of 432 Olivette Road died Thursday December 4, 2008 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Webster County, KY. she had lived in Buncombe County for the last 33 years. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Jack Alvin and...

Hilda C. Buckner

Hilda C. Buckner

Dec 4, 2008

Candler Hilda Jearleen Christopher Buckner, 73, of Tilley Basin Lane, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2008 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she worked in Housekeeping at the Grove Park Inn for a number of years. Mrs. Buckner was the daughter of the late Perry M. and Nora Griffin Christopher. She was...

Nell M. Shelton

Nell M. Shelton

Dec 4, 2008

Asheville Nellie Marie Roberts Shelton, 81, of 112 Farm Road passed away Thursday, December 4, 2008 at her home. A native of Hot Springs, NC. She had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. Mrs. Shelton was a daughter of the late Henry Elbert Roberts and Dovie Bell Fender Roberts and wife of the late Ralph Shelton who...

Georgia Mcminn

Georgia Mcminn

Dec 2, 2008

Woodfin Georgia McMinn, 83 of Woodfin, went home to be with her Jesus, Tuesday, December 2, 2008. Waiting for her when she got to Heaven were her parents Carroll and Fleta Hyder Pegg and sisters Fay Cole, Ava Wells and Ruby Swann. She is survived by her loving sons, Bobby & wife, Karen, Don & wife, Patsy, Roger &...

Karen M. Mcmahan

Karen M. Mcmahan

Nov 30, 2008

Asheville Karen Floreta Miller McMahan, 57, of 94 Pearson Drive passed away Sunday, November 30, 2008 at St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was employed at Givens Estates following three years of service. Mrs. McMahan was a daughter of the late Charles Joseph Miller and Edith Elmeda Calloway Miller. Surviving are her...

Ben Harrison

Ben Harrison

Nov 28, 2008

Candler Benjamin Hudson Harrison, 40, went to be with his Lord Friday, November 28, 2008 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of San Diego, California, he grew up in Newbern, NC and had resided in Buncombe County the past 10 years. He was a Security Officer at Mission Hospitals, was a Third Degree Black Belt and served...