Roger Chambers
Apr 8, 2008
Leicester - Roger Kent Chambers, 55, of 1047 Alexander Road, died Tuesday April 8, 2008 at Memorial Mission Hospital after an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was employed with his family owned business, O.E. Chambers Oil Co., where he served as the President. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and was a U.S....
Richard Adam Curenton
Apr 8, 2008
Asheville - Richard Adam Curenton, 56, of 94 East Skyland Circle, went to be with his gracious Heavenly Father Tuesday - April 8, 2008 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Union, SC, he resided in Buncombe County for the past 40 years. He was a member of Corinth Baptist Church where he sang in the choir, was an...
Paul Wayne Sexton
Apr 7, 2008
Alexander - Paul Wayne Sexton, 61, of 127 Snelson Road, passed away Monday, April 7, 2008 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals following an extended illness. A native of Henderson County, Mr. Sexton had lived most of his life in Buncombe County. he was a truck driver, and attended North Asheville Baptist Church. He was the son...
Peggy Ann Davis
Apr 6, 2008
Asheville Peggy Ann Austin Davis, 76, of 952 New Leicester Hwy. died Sunday, April 6, 2008 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of and resident most of life of Buncombe County. She was formerly employed as a Seamstress at the Asheville Hosiery Mill, member of Dix Creek United Methodist Chapel and a life member for 53 years of The...
Harold Ball
Apr 6, 2008
Mars Hill - Harold Ball, 66, of 14353 U.S. 23 died Sunday, April 6, 2008 at the Mission Campus of Memorial Mission Hospitals following an extended illness. A native of Madison County. He lived in Buncombe County most of his life and retired from the City of Asheville after 33 years of service as a Professional Garbologist. He was...
Carolyn Bradley Hunter Harris
Apr 5, 2008
Asheville - Carolyn Bradley Hunter Harris, 60, of 12 1/2 Winchester Place went home to be with the Lord Saturday April 5, 2008 at the White Oak Manor of Tryon. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she attended the Swannanoa Church of God. She was a daughter of the late John Harrison Bradley and Mary Della Bradley...
Rev. Boyd Mcclaren
Apr 2, 2008
Asheville - The Rev. Boyd McClaren, 84, of Summit Street, born December 11, 1924, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, April 2, 2008 after an extended illness. A native of Warner, OK, the Rev. McClaren was the son of the late Fred and Iva McClaren of Checotah, OK. He was preceded in death by his five brothers: Bobby...
Dorothy Eggers Page
Mar 31, 2008
Asheville - Dorothy Ivadene Eggers Page, 93, died Monday March 31, 2008 at her home. A native of Watauga County, she had lived in Buncombe County since 1948. She retired from Broadway Hosiery Mill after 25 years of service. She was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church, the Victory Sunday School Class and the W.M.U. She was the...
Donnie Baird Rice
Mar 28, 2008
Weaverville - Donnie Baird Clinton Rice, 93, of 102 Brank Cove Road, passed away Friday, March 28, 2008 at the St. Joseph Campus following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Salem United Methodist Church. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Lenora Bell Clinton, and the widow of...
John L. Robinson
Mar 28, 2008
Fairview John Louis Robinson, 77, of 28 Dode Whitaker Road, died Friday, March 28, 2008 at the Asheville VA Medical Center. A native of Buncombe County. He retired from the Buncombe County Sheriff Department as Captain over the Warrant Division and was formerly employed with M.B. Haynes Electric Company and Asheville Electric as Foreman and Lineman. He served in...
Henry Ransom Helms
Mar 25, 2008
Asheville - Henry Ransom Helms, 76, of 15 Lamb Avenue died Tuesday March 25, 2008 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Buncombe County, he had resided in South Carolina for 14 years prior to moving back to Buncombe County. He was a member and Deacon at Fellowship Baptist Church. He was a son of the late John Thomas...
Rev. Dr. Joseph P. Hester
Mar 24, 2008
High Point Rev. Dr. Joseph Pearson Hester, 74, of 900 Parkwood Circle, passed away Monday, March 24, 2008. A native of High Point, Dr. Hester was the son of the late Walter Filmore and Rebecca Crowder Hester. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a son, Joe Hester, Jr., and a brother, Bob Hester....
Jack Mcminn
Mar 22, 2008
Asheville - L.W. Jack McMinn, Jr., 84, died Saturday March 22, 2008 at his home after an extended illness. He retired from Matthews Ford following 38 years of service as a body repairman. He enjoyed racing and flying as an acrobatic pilot in the Asheville and Hendersonville area and was a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association. Mr. McMinn...
Bonnie Faye Blankenship
Mar 22, 2008
Asheville - Bonnie Faye Price Blankenship, 77, of 1 Bucks Acres Drive went to be with the Lord Saturday March 22, 2008. Born in Marshall, she lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was the daughter of the late Willard Price and Cora Price Brown. She was also preceded in death by brothers, Billy and Paul Price;...
Joyce Mae Thomas
Mar 21, 2008
Asheville - Joyce Mae Thomas, 94, formerly of 164 New Haw Creek Road died Friday March 21, 2008 at The Oaks of Sweeten Creek. A native of Means, KY, she lived in Buncombe County for the past 66 years and was a retired waitress and of the Baptist Faith. She was the daughter of the late John and Laura...
Michael Lane "Mike" Ross
Mar 18, 2008
Leicester - Michael Lane Mike Ross, 52, died unexpectedly at his home on March 18, 2008. Mike was born January 18, 1956 in Haywood County to Gerald and Marie Ross. He grew up in Buncombe County and attended Erwin High School. He married his one true love, Yvonne (Dockery) Ross on March 2, 1973. Mike spent his life creating...
Elsie A. Smeltzer
Mar 17, 2008
Asheville Elsie Anna Zoffia Austin Smeltzer, 92, of Battery Park Apartments, Apt. #206 passed away Monday, March 17, 2008 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Yancey County, Mrs. Smeltzer had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Grayson and Ida Edney Austin and the wife of...
Rev. Lawrence Albert Lindsey
Mar 14, 2008
Asheville Rev. Lawrence Albert Lindsey, 83, formerly of 20 Cherokee Road, passed away Friday, March 14, 2008 at the Golden Living Center in Hendersonville. A native of the Spring Creek Community of Madison County, Rev. Lindsey had resided in Buncombe County since 1944. He retired from S.I. Bean Tile and Marble after 38 years of service, and served as...
Clois Rice Solesbee
Mar 12, 2008
Weaverville - Clois Ann Rice Solesbee, 65, of 18 Coleman Hensley Dr. died Wednesday March 12, 2008 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she loved flowers and her grandchildren were the light of her life. She was a daughter of the late Guy Rice and Lucinda Whittemore Clark and was also preceded in death...
Katherine M. Baumgardner
Mar 9, 2008
Swannanoa - Katherine M. Baumgardner, 81, of Swannanoa, went to her Heavenly rest Sunday, March 9, 2008 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired in 1991 after 50 years of public food service. She was a member of Faith Tabernacle Christian Center. Mrs. Baumgardner was the daughter of the late...
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