Luise Burow
Aug 15, 2008
Asheville - Luise Emily Doehring Burow, 103, died Friday August 15, 2008 at the Oaks at Sweeten Creek. A native of Danzig, Germany she moved to the United States in the 1920s and had lived in Buncombe County since 1968. She was a retired school teacher. She was the wife of the late Erwin Wilhiem Burow and is survived...
Ruby W. Honeycutt
Aug 10, 2008
LEICESTER Ruby Wilde Honeycutt, 91, of 141 Sluder Branch Road, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2008 at her residence. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1939. She retired in 1975 from Sears & Roebuck Co. where she served as an accountant and was a member of Newfound Baptist Church. She was a loving...
Jeanette S. Lassiter
Aug 9, 2008
Asheville Jeanette Susie Robinson Lassiter, 73, of 35 King Arthur Place, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2008 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She retired in 1998 from Square D Company after 25 years of service and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. Mrs. Lassiter was a daughter of the late Fate Raymond Robinson and...
David Carl Madison Sr.
Aug 8, 2008
Asheville - David Carl Madison, Sr., 44, died Friday August 8, at Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City. A native of New Jersey, he had lived in Asheville since 1996 and was employed by Frito Lay. He was a son of William and Ruth Madison of Cocoa, FL. Surviving in addition to his parents are his wife, Maria of...
Lucille D. Duncan
Aug 7, 2008
Asheville - Lucille Duncan Duncan, 92, formerly of 7 Company Street, died Thursday August 7, 2008 after an extended illness. She had retired from Mills Mfg. after 32 years of service and was a member of Pole Creek Baptist Church. Surviving are her daughters, Nina Treadway of Asheville and Reba Ross and husband Larry of Charlotte; grandsons, Sean Treadway...
James Franklin Hyatt Jr.
Aug 6, 2008
Asheville - James Franklin Hyatt, Jr., 75, formerly of 84 Lakeside Drive, died Wednesday August 6, 2008 in Peachtree City, GA. A native and resident most of life of Buncombe County, he recently moved to Peachtree City, GA to be closer to his family. He retired as an Inspector for the Engineering Department of the City of Asheville and...
Mildred Bell Case
Aug 6, 2008
Asheville Mildred Bell Case, 91, of 1043 Alexander Road, went home to be with her friends and loved ones in Heaven Wednesday, August 6, 2008. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a homemaker and a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. Mrs. Case was the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Hattie Jones Haney, and the wife...

Eva B. Stewart
Aug 5, 2008
Swannanoa - Eva Marie Bryant Stewart, 83, of 5 Pyfrom Drive passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Surry County, N.C., she had resided in Buncombe County for the past 63 years. She retired from Beacon Manufacturing Company following over 40 years of service and following her retirement, she was employed with McDonalds...
Doug Clark
Aug 3, 2008
Asheville William Grover Doug Clark, Jr., 76, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2008 at his home. A native of Gaston County, he had resided in Buncombe County most of life. He retired from Acoustic Sealings and was a member of Happy Valley Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War where he had received the...
Jeanne Rathburn
Aug 2, 2008
Asheville - Atha Jeanne Brooks Rathburn, 82, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Rathburn was born March 10, 1926 in Haywood County to the late William Curtis and Myrtle Patton Brooks. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Rathburn; sisters: Hazel Brooks Smith, Ruth Brooks Rotowitz, and Gennell Topsy Tate; and brothers:...
Randal G. "Tadpole" Lawrence
Jul 25, 2008
Candler - Randal Garfield Lawrence (Tadpole son of a Frog), 56, of 29 Dogwood Ridge Road went to be with the Lord and his family July 25, 2008. Randal was born in Iredell County, August 13, 1951 to the lateRobert Garfield Lawrence (Frog) and Maxine Deal Lawrence. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Rodney Lawrence. He...
Charlotte Elaine Allen
Jul 23, 2008
Swannanoa Charlotte Elaine Young Allen, 58, closed her eyes July 23, 2008 and awoke in Heaven in the presence of her Lord. A seventh generation, lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a former Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor with the JFK ADATC, and retired in 2006 from the Black Mountain Center, where she cared for the developmentally disabled....
Linda Smith Chitwood
Jul 22, 2008
Asheville Linda Joy Smith Chitwood, 57, of 220 White Pine Drive died peacefully Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Asheville. She was the daughter of Hazel Dalton Smith, with whom she made her home, and the late Melvin Smith. She was born June 25, 1951. She was a 1969...
Barry R. Clayton
Jul 22, 2008
ASHEVILLE Barry Russell Clayton, 57, of 8 Stevens Hill Road, went to be with his Lord Tuesday, July 22, 2008. A native of Wake County, he had resided in Buncombe County since High School and was a 1969 graduate of A.C. Reynolds High School. He worked 32 years for Farm Equipment Company, was very active with the Boy Scouts...

Joanne Benson King
Jul 15, 2008
Leicester Joanne Benson King, 69, of 79 Solomon Road, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at the Four Seasons Hospice Elizabeth House. A native of Buncombe County, Mrs. King was a member of Corinth Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Joe and Ruby Rector Benson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Furman Leon...
Bobbie Neely Dye
Jul 15, 2008
Asheville - Bobbie Lou Neely Dye, 79, died Tuesday July 15, 2008 at Memorial Mission Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Big Stone Gap, VA, she had lived in Asheville since 1963. She was a member of Starnes Cove Baptist Church. She was a diamond expert and had worked for Alan Lawrence Jewelers and for Emmanuel Lutheran...
James Ross Lands
Jul 14, 2008
Asheville - James Ross Lands, 77, of 500 Beaverdam Road, passed away Monday, July 14, 2008 at the Golden Living Center. A native of Haywood County, Mr. Lands retired from MilkCo as a production worker after 42 years of service. He was an avid NASCAR fan, remaining loyal to Dale Earnhardt. He was the son of the late William...
George Dewey Young Jr.
Jul 13, 2008
Asheville - George Dewey Young, 80, of 145 Sardis Road, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2008 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Buncombe County, he was self-employed as a building contractor. He was a veteran of the US Navy. Mr. Young was the son of Jennie May Curtis Young of Asheville and the late...

Roger Dale Prather
Jul 13, 2008
ASHEVILLE Roger Dale Prather, 60, died Sunday, July 13, 2008 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital with his family surrounding him. He was a native of McDowell County. He was a son of the late Lewis and Mildred Buchanan Prather. He was also the grandfather of the late Aidan Issac Prather, a brother of the late Jill Prather...
Lynn Smith Ingle
Jul 10, 2008
Leicester Lynn Michelle Smith Ingle, 37, of 91 Brookshire Road, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2008 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center following injuries sustained in an automobile accident on November 21, 2007. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was an assembler at Perfection Gear, was a member of Georgetown Baptist Church, attended Mt. Pleasant Baptist...
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