Odessa Lou Duckett
Jun 3, 2008
Asheville - Odessa Lou Williams Duckett, 76, of 22 Laurel Avenue, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. Mrs. Duckett was the daughter of the late John and Lucy Bell...
Virginia W. Smith
Jun 1, 2008
Asheville Virginia Woodson Sheppard Smith, 83, of 34 Florida Place, died Sunday, June 1, 2008 at Fleshers Fairview Health Care Center. A native and life long resident of Buncombe County. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and was a member of French Broad Methodist Church, the Ladies Auxiliary of V.F.W. Post #891, the American Legion Auxiliary, the Eastern Star and...
Betty Hall Chambers
May 31, 2008
Asheville - Betty Ailene Hall Chambers of 6 Toad Drive died Saturday May 31, 2008 at the Laurels of Greentree Ridge after a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the former owner of Chambers Oil Company and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Laurel Crag and...
Mildred H. Maxwell
May 25, 2008
Asheville - Mildred H. Maxwell, 86, of Asheville, died Sunday, May 25, 2008 at Heather Glen Assisted Living Center. Mildred was born November 12, 1921. She was a native of McDowell County, but resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Herman Edgar and Essie Bright Hensley, and the wife of...
Dewey Wilson "Bill" Putnam
May 25, 2008
Asheville - Dewey Wilson Bill Putnam, 91, of Asheville, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2008 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. Born in Peckham, CO and raised in Haywood County, he was the son of the late Robert Coleman and Margaret Roxie Stamey Putnam. He was the sixth of eight children, all of whom are deceased. He served in...
Marva Glenn Bradley
May 25, 2008
Fletcher Marva Glenn Owenby Bradley, 57, of 39 Ivy Ridge Road, went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, May 25, 2008. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she worked as an assembler with Bussmann-Cooper Industries and was a member of Stony Mountain Baptist Church. Marva was a very respected lady. She witnessed to many people...
Wanda Lou Banks
May 25, 2008
Enka - Wanda Lou Banks, 63, went to rest in the arms of her Lord Sunday, May 25, 2008 at Memorial Mission Hospital, St. Joseph Campus after a brief battle with cancer. Wanda was a Buncombe County native; daughter of James Everett Banks (deceased) and Helen Kathleen Coffey of Leicester. She was also predeceased by ex-husband, Terry A. Knight;...
Ruby Gaddy Johnson
May 25, 2008
Woodfin Mary Ruby Gaddy Johnson, 82, of 1975 Riverside Drive, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2008 at the Brian Center of Weaverville. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She retired from Burlington Industries and formerly attended West Asheville Assembly of God (Crossroads). She is the daughter of the late John Bunyon Gaddy and Addie Hayes Gaddy and wife of...
Delbert Lamar Tochterman
May 24, 2008
Murfreesboro, TN - Delbert Lamar Tochterman, 59, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2008 at the VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro. A native of Buncombe County, he was a graduate of Lee Edwards High School and a US Army veteran. He was the son of the late John and Jessie Mae Tinsley Tochterman. Surviving are a niece,...
Hillard Vestal Ward
May 23, 2008
Asheville Hillard Vestal Ward, 64, of 218 Westwood Place, passed away Friday, May 23, 2008 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired in 1988 from the maintenance division of the Asheville Housing Authority. Mr. Ward was the son of the late Hillard David Ward and Grace Helen McGhee Ward Brown. Surviving are his...
Kenneth Daniel "Kenny" Hensley
May 20, 2008
Asheville - Kenneth Daniel Kenny Hensley, 33, of Asheville, died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. Born June 19, 1974 in Fayetteville, NC, Kenny spent most of his life in Buncombe County. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents: The Rev. Elmer and Louise Hensley; and by his beloved niece, Haela...
Alma Lucille Drake
May 20, 2008
Hiawassee, GA Alma Lucille Kelley Drake, 93, of 108 Church Street, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at Brasstown Manor. A native of Haywood County, she resided most of her life in Buncombe County prior to moving to Georgia 3 1/2 years ago. She retired from Deerfield Retirement Community as a nurses assistant, and was a member of Oakley...
Virtie Mashburn Ballew
May 20, 2008
Asheville - Virtie Verdell Mashburn Ballew, 90, went home to be with the Lord on May 20, 2008 and to be united with her husband of 68 years William Ballew who past away October 13, 2003. A native of Swain County, she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She retired from Minico Cleaners after 23 years...
Zeola Buckner
May 19, 2008
Mars Hill - Zeola Hollar Buckner, 79, passed away Monday, May 19, 2008 at Madison Manor Nursing Center. A native of Caldwell County, she was a graduate of Mars Hill College, where she worked as a secretary until her retirement. Mrs. Buckner was very active in the Ladies Auxiliary of several civic and Baptist organizations and was a member...
Mark A. Cody Sr.
May 18, 2008
Fletcher - Mark Auldin Cody, Sr., 79, of 11 Wilkie Way, died unexpectedly Sunday May 18, 2008 at Park Ridge Hospital. Mark was born July 20, 1928 and graduated from Lee Edwards High School in 1945. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1948 and trained in San Diego, CA. He served on the destroyers USS Chevalier and USS Blue...
Anna Lenora Ball
May 18, 2008
ASHEVILLE Anna Lenora Tolley Ball, 82, of 70 Laurel loop, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2008 at her home. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life, she was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Jo Johnson Sunday School class. She was the daughter of...
Annie Mae Moore
May 18, 2008
Asheville - Annie Mae Ramsey Robinson Moore, 101, formerly of 215 Elk Mountain Road, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2008 at the WNC Baptist Retirement Home. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1955. She was formerly employed with Martel Mills in the spinning department for 20 years. She was the daughter of the...
Mary Katherine Bradley
May 17, 2008
Fairview - Mary Katherine Latta Bradley, 68, passed away at her home on May 17, 2008. A native of Granville County, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1963. She attended East Carolina University and graduated from Mars Hill College. She was a retired school teacher having taught at Venable Elementary School and Fairview Elementary School. She had been...
Clarice Oakes Hodges
May 17, 2008
Asheville Clarice Earlene Oakes Hodges, 81, of 39 Redfern Street died Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Emerald Ridge. A native of Elk Park, NC. She had resided in Buncombe County the past 42 years and retired as an LPN, formerly employed with St. Josephs Hospital. Mrs. Hodges was a daughter of the late Floyd McKinley Oakes and Pearl Ann...
Judith Henderson Smith
May 15, 2008
Asheville - Judith Leigh Henderson Smith, 68, of 37B Elderberry Lane died Thursdaly May 15, 2008 at the John F. Keever, Jr Solace Center after a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired from the Asheville VA Medical Center as an x-ray supervisor and from AB Tech as an x-ray instructor. She was a...
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