Obituary Listing

Sheila T. Mcpeters

Sheila T. Mcpeters

Aug 9, 2007

Leicester - Sheila Gail Teague McPeters, 52, of 918 Teague Road, went to be with her Lord Thursday, August 9, 2007 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Buncombe County, and a resident of both Buncombe and Madison Counties, Sheila was a 1973 honor graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High School, and worked with the...

Joseph L. Vinzant

Joseph L. Vinzant

Aug 6, 2007

Asheville - Joseph L. Vinzant, 61, of 677 Fairview Road, died Monday August 6, 2007 at his residence. A native of Tallahassee, FL, he had lived in Asheville for the last 24 years. He was the son of the late Joseph Allen and Ethel Maige Vinzant. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Marlene Wainwright. Surviving are...

Dorothy Juanita Whitt

Dorothy Juanita Whitt

Aug 6, 2007

Asheville Dorothy Juanita Whitt, 81, died Monday August 6, 2007. Survivors include her daughter, grandson, and 2 nephews. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday at West Memorial Park. Many thanks to the Laurels of Summit Ridge and Blue Ridge Rehabilitation for their excellent care of my mother during her final years. Anders-Rice Funeral Home is assisting...

Eulene Martha Bassett

Eulene Martha Bassett

Aug 5, 2007

Pisgah Forest Eulene Martha Perry Bassett, 72, of 1292 Old Hendersonville Hwy. passed away Sunday, August 5, 2007. A native and resident of Buncombe County most of her life. She retired from Mountain City Laundry following 30 years of service. Mrs. Bassett was a daughter of the late Charles and Maggie Arville Shipman Perry and wife of Billy James...

Edith Leona "Edie" Jackson

Edith Leona "Edie" Jackson

Aug 4, 2007

Leicester Edith Leona Edie Huntsman Jackson, 51, of 29 Parham Road, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2007 at Blue Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. A native of Stow, OH, she was a former resident of Raleigh and Lake Lure before moving to Buncombe County in the late 1990s. Mrs. Jackson was the daughter of the late Norman and Roberta...

Bruce Allen Sprouse

Bruce Allen Sprouse

Jul 31, 2007

Alexander - Bruce Allen Sprouse, 61, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 31, 2007. He was a beloved husband, father, brother and friend. He was a native of Buncombe County and had retired from Silverline Plastics after 25 years of service. He was the son of the late Lewis and Margaret Spivey Sprouse. He is survived by his wife,...

Marie Meadows Wells

Marie Meadows Wells

Jul 30, 2007

Leicester Eunice Marie Meadows Wells, 79, of 300 Meadows Town Road, passed away Monday, July 30, 2007 at Magnolia Health Care Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Eddie Levi and Emmagene Teague Meadows and the widow of Zeb W. Wells, who passed away in 1976. She was of the...

Inna Mikhaylovna Simonovich

Inna Mikhaylovna Simonovich

Jul 29, 2007

Asheville - Inna Mikhaylovna Simonovich, 26, of 15 Future Drive, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, July 29, 2007 at her residence. A native of The Republic of Belarus, she was a homemaker and loved children. She was expecting her first child, and was looking forward to starting her family. She was the daughter of Michael and Mariya Yatshushkevich Simonovich of...

Carolyn Sapp Baliles

Carolyn Sapp Baliles

Jul 27, 2007

ASHEVILLE Carolyn Sapp Baliles, 70, of 36 Providence Road, died Friday July 27, 2007 at the St. Josephs Campus of Memorial Mission Hospital. She had been a resident of Asheville since 1995. She was a former Pastor, along with her husband, and was ordained in both the Church of God and Assembly of God. She was a daughter of...

Dorothy Lodusky Hall

Dorothy Lodusky Hall

Jul 23, 2007

Asheville Dorothy Lodusky Rice Hall, 90, died Monday July 23, 2007 at The Oaks at Sweeten Creek after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County she was the daughter of the late Joseph Woodard and Lodusky Anders Rice. She was the wife of the late Eugene Hall. Surviving are her daughter, Jerlene Harpe of Candler;...

Branson Leroy Roberts

Branson Leroy Roberts

Jul 20, 2007

Alexander Branson Leroy Roberts, 74, of 45 High Valley Estates Court, passed away Friday, July 20, 2007 at his residence following a lengthy illness. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Buncombe County for the past 56 years. He worked as a carpenter for Buncombe Construction Company for 33 years, and was a member of Freedom Baptist...

Mary Louise Dobbings

Mary Louise Dobbings

Jul 20, 2007

Asheville Mary Louise Dobbings, 85, of 50 Riceville Rd. passed away Friday, July 20, 2007 at the Asheville V.A. Medical Center. A native of Pittsburg, PA and a daughter of the late Louis S. and Mary Shalkoski Cohen, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1973 and was a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. Mrs. Dobbings was a veteran of...

Robert Daniel Angel

Robert Daniel Angel

Jul 16, 2007

Asheville - Robert Daniel Angel, 60, of 516 Reems Creek Road, passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 16, 2007 at Richmond Hill Rest Home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Charlie W. and Tilda Waycaster Angel. Surviving are his wife, Kathy Diane Riddle Angel, of the home; daughters: Rebecca Angel Cortes...

Thomas Wayne "Tommy" Webb

Thomas Wayne "Tommy" Webb

Jul 15, 2007

Asheville - Thomas Wayne Tommy Webb, 58, of 272 Riverview Church Road, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2007 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and resident of most of his life of Buncombe County, he had resided in Ypsilanti, MI for five years where he met his loving wife of 24 years, Judy. He, along with...

William Henry "Bill" Stephenson

William Henry "Bill" Stephenson

Jul 15, 2007

Asheville - William Henry Bill Stephenson, 73, of Cedar Hill Road, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2007 at the Memorial campus of Mission Hospitals. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired as a conductor from the Norfolk Southern Railway after 34 years of service. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Stephenson was the son of...

Edward Louis Clark

Edward Louis Clark

Jul 11, 2007

Candler - Edward Louis Clark, 83, entered into rest, July 11, 2007. A multi-generation native of Western North Carolina, Edward Louis Clark Ed was an active businessman and sportsman throughout his life. He attended Mars Hill College and received his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a commissioned officer in the...

Robert A. Gibbs

Robert A. Gibbs

Jul 9, 2007

Asheville - Robert Alfred Gibbs, 84, of 27 Frankie Lane, died Monday July 9, 2007 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of his life,he attended Aaron Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and received the Purple Heart. He was a son of the late...

Melissa Ann Jones

Melissa Ann Jones

Jul 8, 2007

Asheville - Melissa Ann Jones, 35, of 10 Lee Walker Heights, died Sunday, July 8, 2007 at the St. Josephs Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Chicago, IL and a resident of Asheville for the past 3 years, she attended Trinity Baptist Church. Mrs. Jones was a daughter of Pamela Ann Shelly Hogan of Cotopaxi CO. and the...

Hazel L. Bates

Hazel L. Bates

Jul 6, 2007

Fairview - Hazel Leona Lindsey Bates, 86, died Friday July 6, 2007 at Fleshers Fairview Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired from Memorial Mission Hospital as a CNA and was a member of Midway Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late William and Bessie Stuart Lindsey and the wife of the late...

Charles Sluder

Charles Sluder

Jul 5, 2007

Arden - Charles Samuel Sluder, 42, of 209 St. Johns Street, died Thursday - July 5, 2007 at his home. A native of Asheville, he had lived in Ft. Stewart, GA and Ft. Sill, OK before returning to Asheville full time in 1986. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was formerly employed as a Truck Driver....