Daniel Alexander "Dan" Kanipe
Jan 2, 2009
Asheville - Daniel Alexander Dan Kanipe, 84, formerly of 48 Oregon Avenue, passed away Friday, January 2, 2008 at Magnolia Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Kanipe was a graduate of Lee Edwards High School, in the Class of 1942. He then joined the US Army Air Corp for a total of 37 months. He...
Alonzo Israel
Jan 2, 2009
West Asheville - Graveside services for Alonzo Israel, 95, of 33 State Street will be held 2:30 PM Monday at Snow Hill U.M. Church Cemetery with the Rev. John T. Tiller officiating. Friends may visit from 1 to 5 PM Sunday at Anders-Rice Funeral Home.
Julie Marie Caruso
Jan 1, 2009
Asheville Julie Marie Caruso passed away January 1, 2009. Julie was born in Milwaukee, WI on December 27, 1969. She is survived by her father, Peter, her mother, Judy, and her brother, Bryan. Julie was a graduate of the University of Arizona. She was a self-taught bio-intensive organic gardener and enjoyed hiking, yoga, and cooking vegan food for family...
Mary Louise Gillis
Jan 1, 2009
Asheville - Mary Louise Plemmons Gillis, 79, formerly of 200 Tunnel Road, Apt. 522, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2009 at The Laurels of Summit Ridge. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Gillis was the daughter of the late Zeb and Sarah Turner Plemmons and the wife of Herman F. Gillis, Jr., who passed away January 7, 1984....
Bud "Papaw" Gaddy
Dec 31, 2008
Asheville Johnny Harold Bud Papaw Gaddy, 77, of 334 Riverview Drive passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired in 1985 from the Asheville Housing Authority. Mr. Gaddy was the son of the late John Herchel Gaddy and Hattie Marlowe Gaddy. He was also preceded in death...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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...
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