Obituary Listing

James W. Hensley

James W. Hensley

Feb 5, 2008

Asheville - James Wilburn Hensley, 84, died Tuesday - February 5, 2008 at Memorial Mission Hospital after a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member of Victory Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Marine Corp. veteran, having served in the South Pacific during WWII and a member of VFW Post #891. He...

Dwight Jackson

Dwight Jackson

Feb 5, 2008

Hendersonville - Marvin Dwight Jackson, 39, of 225 Browning Ave. died Tuesday February 5, 2008. A native of Buncombe County, he resided in Henderson County most of his life and attended Cowboy Church. He was the son of Bobby D. and Becky Case of Horse Shoe. He was preceded in death by a son, Thomas Clifford Jackson, daughter, Amanda...

Annie N. Levi

Annie N. Levi

Jan 29, 2008

Enka - Annie Ray Nicholson Levi formerly of 17 Oak St. died Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Brevard, she had resided in Asheville most of her life. She was a member of Enka Baptist Church and had retired from American Enka Corporation. She was the daughter of the late...

Barbara M. Costello

Barbara M. Costello

Jan 28, 2008

West Asheville Barbara Joan Moffat Costello, 74, of 65 McDade Street, went to be with her Lord, Monday, January 28, 2008 following a brief illness at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Costello retired from Ice Service, Inc. following 54 years of service as Office Manager. She was a member and former...

Helen Cutie Ledford

Helen Cutie Ledford

Jan 28, 2008

Asheville - Helen Cutie Callahan Ledford, 80, formerly of 27 Loving Way, Clyde, passed away Monday, January 28, 2008 at Emerald Ridge Rehab and Care Center. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Ledford had resided in Buncombe County for over 70 years. She was a retired in-home healthcare aide, and a member of Woodfin Church of God. She was...

Cornelia Hazel Shook

Cornelia Hazel Shook

Jan 26, 2008

Asheville - Cornelia Hazel Haney Shook, 81, of 96 Dove Road died Saturday January 26, 2008 at Park Ridge Hospital after a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Aaron Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late James Monroe Haney and Addie Love Haney and the wife...

Richard Ray Brown

Richard Ray Brown

Jan 24, 2008

Candler - Richard Ray Brown, 39, of 347 Oak Hill Road, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, January 24, 2008 at his home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of Sewall Ray and Minnie Annette Whitted Brown of Rutledge, TN. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his daughter, Crystal Ann Brown of Asheville; and...

Gerald M. Candler

Gerald M. Candler

Jan 23, 2008

Surfside Beach, SC Gerald Marshall Candler, 57, of 1351 Inverness Ct, Surfside Beach, SC 29575, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2008. A native of Buncombe County, he had resided in Surfside since 1997. He was a son of the late Everette J. and Hazel P. Candler. Mr. Candler was a Land Developer and Consultant. He was a 1968 graduate...

Eula Wallin Cook

Eula Wallin Cook

Jan 22, 2008

Asheville - Eula Mae Wallin Cook, 77, of 27 Melody Lane died Tuesday January 22, 2008 at Memorial Mission Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Madison County, she had lived in Buncombe County since 1960. She was a daughter of the late Dewey G. and Ruth Denny Wallin and the wife of the late Adolphus Cook. She...

Marie A. Price

Marie A. Price

Jan 21, 2008

FAIRVIEW Marie Anderson Price, 85, of 1277 Upper Brush Creek Rd. passed away Monday, January 21, 2008. A native of Madison County and a resident of Buncombe County over 70 years, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Janie Worley Anderson and wife of Derward Price who died in 1992. Surviving are her son, Bruce Price and...

Otice Haynes Harrin Jr.

Otice Haynes Harrin Jr.

Jan 21, 2008

Leicester - Otice Haynes Harrin, Jr., 59, of 17 Dusty Lane, died unexpectedly Monday January 21, 2008 at his home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a loving husband and father and the owner and operator of Otice Harrin Plumbing Co. He was a son of the late Otice Haynes Harrin, Sr. and Dora Jane McCurry Harrin....

Girthie M. Ferguson

Girthie M. Ferguson

Jan 20, 2008

Asheville - Girthie Mae Hill Ferguson, 74, of 8 Dove Haven Road, died Sunday January 20, 2008 at Blue Ridge Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. A native of Rutherford, County, she had resided in Asheville since 1960. She retired from Swissartex and was formerly employed with A-B Emblem. She was a member of the Pentecostal Tabernacle on Montford Avenue,...

Rick "Cricket" Plemmons

Rick "Cricket" Plemmons

Jan 19, 2008

Asheville Paul Richard (Rick) Cricket Plemmons, 53, of 70 Knoll Ridge Drive died Saturday, January 19, 2008. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was owner and operator of Dickies Foods and attended Trinity Baptist Church. Mr. Plemmons is a son of Ethel Annette Freeman Plemmons of Asheville and the late Richard Dickie Merritt Plemmons. Surviving in addition to...

Jack Wampler

Jack Wampler

Jan 18, 2008

ASHEVILLE - John (Jack) Sevier Wampler, Jr. died January 18, 2008. He was born June 5, 1921 in Norton, VA, the son of the late John and Lillian Wolfe Wampler. Jack worked in the food service industry in Asheville for many years, most recently at J&S Cafeteria. He was a 1943 graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and was an...

Glenn A. Barnett

Glenn A. Barnett

Jan 17, 2008

Asheville - Glenn Allen Barnett, 91, went to be with the Lord, January 17, 2008 in an Asheville health care center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County and U. S. Army Veteran of WW II, he was the son of the late Emma Reese Barnett and Jack Giles Barnett. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mattie...

J.D. Worley

J.D. Worley

Jan 16, 2008

Leicester - James Dilly Worley, 87, of 498 Newfound Road, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at Magnolia Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from American Enka Corporation in 1984 following 45 years of service. He was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church, member of the Pioneer Club of American Enka, and member of...

Gus Mccurry

Gus Mccurry

Jan 16, 2008

Asheville - Gus Edward McCurry, 55, of 6 Eva Circle died Wednesday - January 16, 2008 at his home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a son of the late Betty Louise Smith McCurry and the step son of Bud Gaddy of Asheville. Surviving in addition to his step...

Mary Frady

Mary Frady

Jan 15, 2008

Leicester - Mary Ilean Parker Frady of 125 Piney Mt. Road, Died Tuesday - January 15, 2008. A native of Yancey County, she lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late Lindsey and Sallie May Parker. She was also preceded in death by her son, William Earl Parker. Surviving are her brothers...

John S. Caldwell

John S. Caldwell

Jan 12, 2008

John S. Caldwell, 82, of Candler, died on Saturday, January 12, 2008, at a local hospital. Born in Rowan County, N.C., he was the son of Robert Leroy Caldwell and Hazeltine Pruitt, who preceded him in death. Brothers Robert Caldwell and of piedmont, SC and Tom Caldwell of Pelzer, SC also preceded him in death. He was a navy...

Bobby Joe Benson Sr.

Bobby Joe Benson Sr.

Jan 10, 2008

Asheville - Bobby Joe Benson, Sr,. was rewarded for his faith in Jesus on January 10, 2008, when he went home to be with his Savior. A minister since 1991, he praised his Lord in his last breaths. Bobby is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 38 years, Sandra. He is also survived by his mother Thelma...