Obituary Listing

Ronald Francis "Ron" Thomas

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

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

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

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

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,...

Clyde Herbert Scott

Clyde Herbert Scott

Dec 6, 2007

Candler - Clyde Herbert Scott, 59, of 8 Flaming Azalea Lane died Thursday - December 6, 2007 at the Asheville VA Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County he was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was a son of the late Nell Blankenship Austin and...

Helen Follett

Helen Follett

Dec 5, 2007

Asheville - Helen Louise Lipe Follett, 75, formerly of 85 Tremont Street, died December 5, 2007 at The Brian Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Pine Forest Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late John Fred and Cora Lee Mathis Lipe. Surviving are her husband, Rev. Bill Follett; sons,...

Fred Moeller

Fred Moeller

Dec 5, 2007

Asheville - Henry Fredrick Fred Moeller, IV, 62, of 26 Lovers Loop Road, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired in 1992 as a Senior Systems Analyst for the City of Asheville. Fred was a member of Crossroads Assembly of God. He was a awarded...

Troy S. Collins

Troy S. Collins

Dec 4, 2007

Asheville Troy Samuel Collins, 79, of 26 Jarrett Street, beloved husband, father, papaw and friend passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2007. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was a son of the late Edith Jane Morris and also preceded in death by his brothers, Andrew, Clyde, Richard, Cecil and Henry. Mr. Collins retired in 1992 as a truck...

Imojean Brookshire "Jean" Moody

Imojean Brookshire "Jean" Moody

Dec 4, 2007

ASHEVILLE Imojean Jean Brookshire Moody, 89, formerly of 31 Baker Ave., died Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at Madison Manor Health Care. A native of Haywood County. She was a resident of Buncombe County most of her life. Mrs. Moody was a daughter of the late Henry and Essie Brooks Brookshire and wife of William Arthur Moody. She was also...

Virginia S. Leslie

Virginia S. Leslie

Dec 4, 2007

Arden - Ella Virginia Singleton Leslie, 82, of 163 Laurel Road, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native of Elizabethton, TN, she was a member of Central United Methodist Church. She was the daughter of the late William Lindsay and Emma Lou Bowers Singleton, and the widow of Louis Harvey...

Evelyn C. Brendle

Evelyn C. Brendle

Dec 3, 2007

Asheville - Evelyn Crawford Brendle, 83, died Monday - December 3, 2007 at Aston Park Health Care Center following an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired from Bon Marche and J.C. Penny. She was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church and attended Westwood Baptist Church. she was a member of the United...

John T. Jordan Jr.

John T. Jordan Jr.

Dec 1, 2007

Asheville - John Thomas Jordan, Jr., 86, of 6 Botany Court. died Saturday - December 1, 2007 at the Asheville VA Medical Center. A native of Mecklenburg County, he had resided in Asheville since the early 60s. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and a licensed funeral director and embalmer. He was a member of Merrimon Avenue...

Howard N. "Scat" Bowlin

Howard N. "Scat" Bowlin

Nov 24, 2007

Leicester Howard Nathaniel Scat Bowlin, 75, of 73 Dix Creek #2, passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, November 24, 2007. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from Bell South Telephone Company in 1986 with 37 years of service. Mr. Bowlin was a member of Sunrise Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon, and was the...

Antwon Dewayne Anderson

Antwon Dewayne Anderson

Nov 22, 2007

Asheville Antwon Dewayne Anderson, infant son of Eric Lee Anderson and Crystal Michelle Parker, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2007. In addition to his parents, are a brother, Anthony Edd Ramsey, Jr., and sister, Evie Michelle Parker. Graveside services will be held at 2 PM Monday at Ashelawn Gardens of Memory. Anders-Rice Funeral Home is assisting the family.

June Wyatt

June Wyatt

Nov 21, 2007

Asheville - June Willadene Nashdelte Wyatt, 73, of 26 Terraine Lane, passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Apache, OK, she had resided in Buncombe County for the past 45 years. She was the daughter of the late Walter Emerson and Isabelle Tsatsasisko Nashdelte, and the widow of Clarence L....

Ruth Knight Perry

Ruth Knight Perry

Nov 18, 2007

Asheville Ruth Knight Perry, 76, of 12 Skyview Terrace, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2007 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a homemaker and a member of Victory Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Gussie Laughter Knight, and the widow of John C. Perry, Sr.,...

David Carter Kemp

David Carter Kemp

Nov 17, 2007

Asheville - Our loss is Heavens Gain! David Carter Kemp, 71, went home to be with his beloved Savior on Saturday, November 17, 2007. He was born on October 14, 1936 in Asheville, NC to the late James and Rosa Lance Kemp. He graduated from Lee Edwards High School in 1954. After serving in the US army in Germany,...

Martha C. Lowe

Martha C. Lowe

Nov 17, 2007

Asheville - Martha Cauthen Lowe, 88, of 234 Sulphur Springs Road died unexpectedly Saturday November 17, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Asheville, she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Louis Edward and Julia Bell Cauthen and the wife of the late Charles Thelbert Lowe. She was also...

Barbara Ann Perkins

Barbara Ann Perkins

Nov 17, 2007

Arden Barbara Ann Perkins, 66, of 7 New Rockwood Road, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2007 at the Memorial campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Washington, DC, she had resided in Buncombe County for the past 31 years. She was a veteran of the US Army. Barbara was the daughter of the late Robert L. and Gladys G....