Obituary Listing

Ronald Dale "Ronnie" Bishop

Ronald Dale "Ronnie" Bishop

Oct 14, 2008

Asheville - Ronald Dale Ronnie Bishop, 46, of 21 Carrier Street, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals following an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of Mary Lou Johnston Carter of Asheville, and the late Gordon Benjamin Bishop, Jr. He was also preceded in death by...

Sadie Peek Swann

Sadie Peek Swann

Oct 13, 2008

Asheville Sadie Peek Swann, 99, of 600 Barrett Lane passed away Monday, October 13, 2008 at Givens Health Center, Givens Estates. She was a native of McDowell County and the daughter of the late Jim and Lou McDarris Peek. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Albert Wesley Swann who died October 11, 1969 and by her...

Pamela Jean Lowe Davis

Pamela Jean Lowe Davis

Oct 10, 2008

Candler - Pamela Jean Lowe Davis, 48, of 27 Queen Road went home to be with Jesus, Friday October 10, 2008 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she worked for Memorial Mission Hospital, Mission Campus for 25 years. She was a daughter of Charles Nathan Charlie and Oma Faye Grant Lowe of Canton. Surviving...

Edwin M. "Jack" Burnette

Edwin M. "Jack" Burnette

Oct 9, 2008

Candler Edwin Morgan Jack Burnette, 72, of 23 Acton Woods Road passed away Thursdsay, October 9, 2008 at his home. A native of Jackson County, N.C., he had resided in Buncombe County most of life. He was former Co-Owner & Operator of Ed Burnette Painting Company and a member of Crossroads Assembly where he was very active with the...

Vera Pace

Vera Pace

Oct 8, 2008

Asheville Vera Lorena Henson Pace, 92, formerly of 384 Old County Home Road passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at The Oaks of Sweeten Creek. A native of Rutherford County, she resided in Buncombe County since 1943. She retired as a Sales Clerk with Sky City Stores. Mrs. Pace was a daughter of the late William Horace Henson and...

Mary Tweed

Mary Tweed

Oct 6, 2008

Asheville Mary M Capps Tweed, 87, formerly of 25 Sienna Drive, went to be with her Lord Monday, October 6, 2008 at the WNC Baptist Home. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County since January 1939. She retired in 1987 from Vanderbilt Shirt Factory following 10 years of service and was a member of Richland...

Macie Moses Galloway Vance

Macie Moses Galloway Vance

Oct 5, 2008

Asheville Macie Moses Galloway Vance, 84, went home to be with her Lord Sunday, October 5, 2008 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Franklin, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1954. She was a member of Grassy Branch Baptist Church. Macie was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother who loved her family very dearly....

Rita E. Garner

Rita E. Garner

Oct 4, 2008

Asheville - Rita Emiley Garner, 83, died Saturday October 4, 2008 after a long illness. A native of Madison County, she was the wife of the late Charles Jason Garner. Surviving are her sisters; Pearl McDonald of Georgia, Roberta Abott of New York, Beauty Reemes of Asheville and Viola Balding of Detroit, Michigan. She will be missed. Funeral services...

Bill Lands

Bill Lands

Sep 29, 2008

Canton - William Jesse Bill Lands, 72, of 1033 Turnpike Road, passed away Monday, September 29, 2008 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, Mr. Lands resided in Buncombe County from 1944 to 1977, before returning to Haywood County. He retired in 1992 following 22 years of service from Gerber Baby Foods Mfg. Mr. Lands was...

Carolyn Jean Sheehan

Carolyn Jean Sheehan

Sep 29, 2008

Asheville Carolyn Jean Burgin Sheehan, 70, of 129 Marietta Street passed away Monday, September 29, 2008 at St. Josephs Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She formerly served as a Nurses Aide at Pine Forest Nursing Home, formerly attended Biltmore Baptist Church and was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and aunt. Mrs. Sheehan...

Sam Kirkpatrick

Sam Kirkpatrick

Sep 28, 2008

Spring Creek - Sam Love Kirkpatrick (Caldwell), age 86, was born July 1, 1922, and departed this life September 28, 2008 at his home surrounded by family and friends. He was the son of the late Daisy Caldwell Price. He grew up in the home of his grandparents, the late Lon and Lora Fullbright Caldwell. Sam was a man...

Woodrow Pinkney "Woody" Griffin Sr.

Woodrow Pinkney "Woody" Griffin Sr.

Sep 28, 2008

ASHEVILLE - Woodrow Pinkney Griffin, Sr., also known as Woody and WP Griffin, died September 28, 2008, at the WNC Baptist Home, after a short illness. He had recently celebrated his 95th birthday. Son of the late Pinkney Eli Griffin and Clorina Jones Griffin, he was born in the Fruitland section of Hendersonville. He attended Brevard College, graduated from...

Naomi Kathryn Jones

Naomi Kathryn Jones

Sep 27, 2008

Asheville - Naomi Kathryn Hege Jones, 82, of 104 Village Creek Drive, passed away Saturday, September 27, 2008 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center following an extended illness. A native of Washington County, MD, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1995. Mrs. Jones was a homemaker, and attended Asheville Wesleyan Church and First Church of God....

Andrew C. "Andy" Hatch

Andrew C. "Andy" Hatch

Sep 24, 2008

Fletcher - Andrew Andy Chesley Hatch, 58, of 316 Lower Brush Creek Road passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at Brookside Rehabilitation and Care Center. He was a native of New York City, NY and was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. Andy was the son of the late Arnold Hatch and Jane Kirkpatrick Fortson and husband...

Deanna Lee Weatherly

Deanna Lee Weatherly

Sep 24, 2008

Asheville - Deanna Lee Perry Weatherly, 57, went to be with Jesus Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center following an extended illness. A native of Hancock County, TN, she had resided in Buncombe County for the past 19 years. Deanna was the owner and operator of Tiny Treasures Child Care, and was a...

Edna Jarrett

Edna Jarrett

Sep 22, 2008

Asheville - Edna Catherine Messmer Jarrett, 93, of 274 Sulpher Springs Road died Monday September 22, 2008 at her residence. A native of St. Louis, MO, she had lived in Buncombe County since 1920. She was a 1933 graduate of Lee Edwards High School and had retired from the National Climatic Center. She was a member of Westwood Baptist...

Harold Lloyd Ledford

Harold Lloyd Ledford

Sep 19, 2008

Candler - Harold Lloyd Ledford, 71, of 37 Holly Ridge Road died Friday September 19, 2008 at his residence after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was the son of the late Henry Edward and Nelly Mary Brown Ledford and the husband of the late Rose Mathis...

R. Wayne Mathis

R. Wayne Mathis

Sep 18, 2008

Asheville Robert Wayne Mathis, 96, of 35 Skyland Circle, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2008 at Emerald Ridge Rehab and Care Center. A native of Madison County, he had resided most of his life in Buncombe County. He was a salesman with Southern Bakeries, and a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps Company 428 in Brevard. Mr. Mathis was...

Elizabeth "Lib" Grindstaff

Elizabeth "Lib" Grindstaff

Sep 15, 2008

Asheville Elizabeth Lib Lena Piercy Grindstaff, 87, of Asheville, passed away Monday September 15, 2008 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and former resident of Burke County, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1989. She was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Morganton, N.C. Mrs. Grindstaff was a daughter of the late Moran...

Jeffery Buel Parker

Jeffery Buel Parker

Sep 15, 2008

Asheville - Jeffrey Buel Parker, 41, of 49 Oak Crest Drive, died Monday September 15, 2008 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County he was a son of Doris Parker of Asheville and the late Bill Parker. Surviving in addition to his mother are his brothers, Bill Parker and wife Shirley,...