Betty Louise "Granny" Lindsey
May 20, 2007
Candler - Betty Louise Granny Lindsey, 77, of 13 Motley Road died Sunday May 20, 2007 following an extended illness. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life and was known by everyone as Granny. Mrs. Lindsey was the daughter of the late Agnes Shelton Franklin and Robert J. Thompson and the...
Frances Williams
May 19, 2007
Fairview Frances Lee Robinson Williams, 60, died Saturday May 19, 2007 at her home after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Victory Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Bowers and Catherine Cassida Robinson and was also preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Joy Williams and...
Anson "Woody" Chandler
May 18, 2007
Asheville - Anson Woodrow Chandler, 87, also known as Slim, Woody, Big Woody, Big Anse, Granddaddy, 5G and Dubby, passed away Friday, May 18, 2007 after an extended period of declining health. A native of Madison County, he lived in Buncombe County most of his life. He was a WWII Veteran of the U.S. Navy. Woody was a son...
Arthur Ray Graham
May 16, 2007
Asheville - Arthur Ray Graham, 67, of 49 Ben Lippen Road died Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Advance, MO, he grew up in Cape Girardeau, Mo and had resided in Jacksonville, FL for many years prior to moving to Asheville in February of 2004. He retired in 1976 following 20...
Britt Williams
May 15, 2007
Leicester - Britt Williams, 78, of 159 Goughes Branch Road, died Tuesday May 15, 2007 at his home after an extended illness. A native of Yancey County, he lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He was a member of West Asheville First Church of God and retired from Forest Lawn Memorial Park after 22 years of service...
Magielene Lankford Reed
May 14, 2007
Fairview - Magielene Lankford Reed, 96, passed away Monday May 14, 2007 at Park Ridge Hospital. She was born January 9, 1911 and was a native and lifelong resident of Fairview, NC. She was the daughter of the late John L. and Maggie Lytle Lankford and was the widow of the late E. Frank Reed who died September 4,...
Glenn Blankenship
May 14, 2007
Cumming, GA - Glenn Blankenship, 82, of Cumming, GA, passed away Monday, May 14, 2007. He was a World War II US Navy Veteran and member of the 704 Club. He was aboard the aircraft carrier, The USS Franklin, in the South Pacific when it was bombed. Out of 3300 men, only 704 escaped, hence the name of the...
Larry Allen Taylor
May 12, 2007
Swannanoa - Larry Allen Taylor, 48, of 104 College Circle, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, May 12, 2007. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he worked as a plumbers assistant. He was the son of Dorothy Swanson Taylor Summitt of Swannanoa, and the late John Ervin Taylor. Surviving in addition to his mother are his son, Colton; sister, Sharon Thomas...
Mildred Fore Fuller
May 8, 2007
Asheville Mildred Susie Bell Fore Fuller, 84, of 500 Beaverdam Rd. passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at the St. Josephs Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Horace and Augusta Sexton Fore and also preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Eugene...
Melissa Ann Foster
May 8, 2007
Marshall Melissa Ann Foster, 29, of 1105 Cedar Cliff Road, died Tuesday - May 8, 2007 at her home. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life, she had resided in Madison County for the past 2 months. She was a daughter of Janet Melissa Gates of the home and Robert Edward Foster and wife...
George Carter
May 7, 2007
Asheville - Guy George Carter, Jr., 68, of 21 Carrier Street, passed away Monday, May 7, 2007 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals following a long illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from Strawberry-Hill Chase Bag Co., following twenty years of service. He was a veteran of the US Navy and of the Baptist faith....
Thomas Clare Gardner
May 4, 2007
Asheville - Thomas Clare Gardner, age 71, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend went to be with the Lord, Our Savior, on May 4, 2007. He was born in Port Huron, Michigan, on May 11, 1935 and was one of 18 children. He had been a resident of Buncombe County since 1972. Prior to his retirement, he worked...
Margaret Jane Price
May 3, 2007
Asheville - Margaret Jane Jones Price lost her ten year battle with cancer Thursday, May 3, 2007 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. Margaret Jane was born on March 19, 1938 to her biological parents, the late Roy Jones and Christine Jones Foutz, but at the age of six weeks was raised by her beloved grandparents, the...
Jean Ann Rogers
May 2, 2007
Leicester - On Wednesday - May 2, 2007, Jean Ann Pressley Rogers entered into eternal rest after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Jean Ann was born on May 26, 1950 to Neil and Edna Pressley in Waynesville. Both parents preceded her in death. Left to cherish her memory are husband, Jim Rogers of the home; brother, Robert...
Naomi H. Goforth
May 2, 2007
Asheville Naomi Rivers Hill Goforth, 94, of 91 Victoria Road, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Danville County, VA, she resided in Albemarle, NC from 1961 until moving to Asheville in 2001. She was a member of West Albemarle Baptist Church and attended Trinity Baptist Church in Asheville. She...
Carl M. Lewis
May 1, 2007
Asheville - Carl M. Lewis, 72, of Asheville died Tuesday - May 1, 2007 after an extended illness. A native of Buncombe County, he had lived most of his life in Gaston County. He was a son of the late William Bill and Adeline Lewis. Surviving are three daughters, one son, six grandchildren, two great grandchildren, one brother, one...
Mary Robinson Lang
Apr 29, 2007
MADISON, FL Mary Robinson Lang, a native of Asheville and a longtime resident of Madison County, FL, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2007. Mrs. Lang was the daughter of the late Lewis and Dora Robinson and the wife of 44 years to William Bill B. Lang who died in 2002. She was also preceded in death by her brother,...
Reynolds Robert Revis
Apr 29, 2007
Weaverville Reynolds Robert Revis, 64, of 85 North Buncombe High School Road, died Sunday April 29, 2007 at the Asheville VAMC following an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was employed with the V. A. Medical Center, was a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran and a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was a son of the...
"Tommy" Wallace
Apr 24, 2007
Asheville - George Thomas Tommy Wallace, 52, of 400 Landis Court Apt H. died Tuesday April 24, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a period of declining health. A native and life long resident of Buncombe County, he was a member and deacon at Asheville Free Will Baptist Church. He was also a member of the Asheville Odd Fellows...
Opal Lee Ayers
Apr 22, 2007
Asheville - Opal Lee Ayers, 85, of 54 Chestnut Ridge Road died Sunday April 22, 2007 at the John F. Keever Jr. Solace Center after a brief illness. A native of Greenville, SC, she lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late John R. and Otelia Painter Ayers and was also preceded...
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