Edith C. Robinson
Jan 10, 2008
Asheville - Edith Carolee Rumbough Robinson, 88, died Thursday - January 10, 2008 at Emerald Ridge Health Care Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Lucius and Elizabeth Blankenship Rumbough and the wife of the late Ernest Boyd Robinson. She was also preceded in death by a son, Billy Ernest...
Katy Wilde Morrow
Jan 8, 2008
Leicester, - Katy Wilde Morrow, 87, of 420 Dix Creek Rd. #1 went to be with her Lord, Tuesday - January 8, 2008 at her home after an extended illness. A native of Madison County, she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She attended Georgetown Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Dwight H....
Edith Fox Sutton
Jan 7, 2008
ASHEVILLE, NC - Edith Ozell Fox Sutton, age 90 of Candler, and widow of George Wilson Sutton, Sr., entered into rest on Monday, January 7, 2008, at Care Partners Solace Hospice Keever Center. Born on April 21, 1917, in Ranger NC (Cherokee County), she was the daughter of the late Mark Henderson Fox and Rachel Walker Fox. Edith Sutton...
Johnny Floyd Connor
Jan 7, 2008
Candler - Johnny Floyd Connor, 66, of 116 Sluder Branch Road, died Monday January 7, 2008 at his home. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of his life, he had resided in Henderson County for 11 years. He attended Biltmore High School. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1980 following 20 years of service....
Mildred Worrill "Millie" Teague
Jan 4, 2008
ASHEVILLE Mildred Millie Worrill Teague, 90, of 100 Riceville Rd. passed away Friday, January 4, 2008 at the Laurels at Summit Ridge. A native of Columbia, SC she had resided in Asheville most of her life and was a member of Grace Baptist Church. Mrs. Teague retired in 1979 following 10 years of service with Square D and formerly...
Lawrence Wesley Penland
Jan 3, 2008
Asheville - Lawrence Wesley Penland, 74, of 224 Westwood Place, died Thursday - January 3, 2008 following an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was the son of the late John Henry and Carmen Rose Whitted Penland. He was also...
Roberta Marian Edsall
Jan 2, 2008
Asheville - Resolute in her faith until the end, Robbie Marian Edsall, 57, lost her courageous battle with cancer on January 2, 2008. A memorial service will be held at New Life Community Church at 2 pm on Monday, January 7th. Born on November 13, 1950 in Newark, NJ, to Robert Freiwald and the late Emma Miller, she moved...
Blanche Burrell Clark
Dec 30, 2007
Baltimore, MD - Blanche Marie Burrell Clark, 77, of 817 South Potomac St. died Sunday December 30, 2007 at her home. Mrs. Clark was a native of Buncombe County where she had resided until moving to Baltimore in 1956. She and her husband were former owner and operator of Clarks P&E Dry Cleaners. She was a daughter of the...
John Calvin "Bo" Young
Dec 29, 2007
Woodfin - John Calvin Bo Young, 82, of 188 Elk Mountain Road passed away Saturday December 29, 2007. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from ETL Corp. following 28 years of service. He was a former Town of Woodfin Alderman and a WWII veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a son of the late...
Bonnie Jacquetta "Mimi" Rector
Dec 28, 2007
Woodfin - Bonnie Jacquetta Penley Mimi Rector, 85, went to be with the Lord, Friday December 28, 2007 at St. Josephs Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired in 1987 from Burlington Industries following 35 years of service. She attended New Bridge Baptist Church where she also attended the Crusaders Sunday School Class. She...
Clifford Ottis Swann
Dec 26, 2007
Pisgah Forest/Asheville Clifford Ottis Swann, 71, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at his home. Born and raised in Asheville, Clifford (Buddy) spent his earlier years taking care of and riding horses, and fishing Haw Creek and the Swannanoa River at The Recreation Park. His hobby as a rock hound led him to finding one of the largest uncut...
Ethel Salter
Dec 25, 2007
Candler Ethel Inman Salter, 82, of 358 Reeves Cove Road, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at Silver Bluff Health Care Center. A native of Haywood County, Mrs. Salter had resided in Buncombe County since 1952. She was a homemaker and a member of both Glady and Riverside Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Ules Blaine...
Jose Velazquez
Dec 25, 2007
ASHEVILLE Jose Gualupe Velazquez, 76, of 565 Haywood Road, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at his home. A native of Mexico City, Mexico, Mr. Velazquez had resided in Asheville since 1974. He was the owner and operator of Jose and Dolores Mexican Restaurant on Haywood Road. He was the son of the late Juan and Agripina Garcia Velazquez....
Mary Calloway
Dec 24, 2007
Asheville - Mary Frances Tweed Calloway, 77, died Monday December 24, 2007 at the home of her daughter. A native and life long resident of Buncombe County, she had formerly worked for Swannanoa Laundry for many years. She was a daughter of the late James and Lilly Tweed and the wife of the late Garrett Willie Calloway. She was...
Eunice W. Brown
Dec 23, 2007
Brevard - Eunice Jackie Alene Walker Brown, 93, of 100 Morris Road, died Sunday, December 23, 2007 at the Oaks at Brevard Health Care Center. A native of Davidson County, she resided in Kannapolis for over 50 years and had resided in Brevard the past 4 years. She retired in 1976 from Cannon Mills Company, Plant #10 in Concord....
Ronald Francis "Ron" Thomas
Dec 19, 2007
Asheville - Ronald Francis Ron Thomas, 64, beloved Husband, Father and Pepere died Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Brattleboro, Vermont, he had resided in Asheville since 1973 and retired in 1997 from Bell South Telephone Company. He was a member of the Telecom Pioneers through Bell South, a member of...
Virginia "Mom" Soesbee
Dec 15, 2007
Asheville - Virginia Alma Burrell Mom Soesbee, 98, died Saturday December 15, 2007 at her home after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a longtime member of Trinity Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late James M. and Hester Rice Burrell and the wife of the late James Carroll Soesbee. She was...
Larry W. Morgan
Dec 14, 2007
Alexander Larry Winston Morgan, 61, passed away Friday, December 14, 2007 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Transylvania County, he has resided in Buncombe County since 1998. He retired from DuPont following 27 years of service. Following retirement, he worked at Ace Hardware in Weaverville. Mr. Morgan was a member of Woodland Hills Baptist...
Norman Warren Nelon
Dec 10, 2007
Asheville - Norman Warren Nelon, 56, died Monday December 10, 2007 at his home after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp. He was the son of Eloise B. Nelon of Asheville and the late Jack Warren Nelon. He was also preceded in death by his...
Frances Davis Rich
Dec 7, 2007
ASHEVILLE Frances Davis Rich, 94, of 380 Brevard Rd. passed away Friday, December 7, 2007. Mrs. Rich was a native of Jellico, TN and had resided in Asheville since 1921. She was a former waitress and the daughter of the late Francis Frank Smith Foster and Ellen Manerva Matlock Foster. She was also preceded in death by her husbands,...
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