Obituary Listing

Carl Leroy Luther

Carl Leroy Luther

Apr 20, 2007

Leicester - Carl Leroy Luther, 55, died Friday April 20, 2007 at the John F. Keever Jr. Solace Center after a brief illness. He grew up in Haywood County and had lived in Buncombe County for the past 27 years. He was a graduate of Pisgah High School and had been an amateur Ham Radio operator for many years...

Clyde Berry Dean

Clyde Berry Dean

Apr 18, 2007

Asheville - Clyde Berry Dean, 73, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Swain County, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1982. He was a retired tram operator in a steel mill. He was the son of the late Harry and Minnie Hodge Dean Frady. He was also preceded...

Owen Ray Treadway

Owen Ray Treadway

Apr 18, 2007

Asheville - Owen Ray Treadway, 44, of Golden Living Center passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2007. A native of Buncombe County. He was a son of the late Lonnie and Wanda Lee Cooper Treadway. Surviving are his two brothers, Jimmy Treadway of Salisbury and Danny Treadway of Marshall. Memorial Services will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, 2007...

June Amerson

June Amerson

Apr 16, 2007

Forest City - Sara June Amerson passed away Monday April 16, 2007 at her residence in Forest City after a brief illness. She was a native of Atlanta GA, and a longtime resident of Western north Carolina. She was a veteran of the U.S. Army. She was the daughter of the late Huley Red and Mattie Morgan Myrick and...

Dorothy Mcleod

Dorothy Mcleod

Apr 16, 2007

Asheville Dorothy Ester Manknell McLeod, 92, passed away Monday April 16, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. McLeod was born in Detroit, MI and had resided in Jacksonville, FL for most of her life prior to moving to Asheville in 1997. She was a daughter of the late Harold and Minnie Mainwood Manknell and the wife of Gerald Colon McLeod...

Peggy Jaramillo

Peggy Jaramillo

Apr 16, 2007

Asheville - Peggy Ross Silver Jaramillo, 73, of 30 Majestic Avenue, died Monday April 16, 2007 at St. Josephs Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Buncombe County, she traveled all over the world until her husband retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1973 and returned to Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late Murphy...

Archie Lee Henderson

Archie Lee Henderson

Apr 14, 2007

Asheville Archie Lee Henderson, 85, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2007 at the VA Medical Center. A native of Inman, SC, he had resided in Asheville for several years. He then lived in Miami, FL, before returning to Asheville in 1979. Mr. Henderson was the owner and operator of Henderson Rental Properties. He was a member of Erwin Hills...

Alfred Enoch "Al" Bishop

Alfred Enoch "Al" Bishop

Apr 14, 2007

ASHEVILLE Alfred Al Enoch Bishop, 82, of 47 Cedar Hill Road, died Saturday, April 14, 2007 at Pisgah Manor Health Care. A native and resident for most of his life in Buncombe County. He retired in 1968 following 24 years of service in the U.S. Air Force as a Tech Sergeant and retired in 1991 after 20 years from...

Blanche Elizabeth Tweed

Blanche Elizabeth Tweed

Apr 13, 2007

Weaverville Blanch Elizabeth Tweed, 61, of 9 Ralph Lunsford Road, passed away Friday, April 13, 2007 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she worked as a seamstress at the Vanderbuilt Shirt Company, and was a member of The Gospel Tabernacle. Mrs. Tweed was the daughter of the late William and Hazel...

Doris Brown Shipman Burns

Doris Brown Shipman Burns

Apr 10, 2007

Asheville - Doris finished her journey on this Earth on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. Born in Sumter, SC, she moved to Asheville as a young child and has remained here ever since. In her many years of labor, she worked for several food service establishments and Servco. She was preceded in...

Marjorie S. "Marge" Sellstrom

Marjorie S. "Marge" Sellstrom

Apr 9, 2007

Asheville - Marjorie Marge Strohl Sellstrom, 80, passed away Monday, April 9, 2007 at the local solace center. She was a resident of Asheville since 1962 and was an active member of Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Ralph and Perl Strohl of Mattoon, IL. Surviving are her husband of 61 years, Lowell; twin...

Mark Hollis

Mark Hollis

Apr 6, 2007

Asheville - George Mark Hollis, 58, of 37 Sneaking Creek Lane, died unexpectedly Friday April 6, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Fort Lauderdale, FL, he retired in 1989 as a Sgt. with the Dunedin, FL Police Dept. He lived in Franklin, NC for 15 years prior to moving to Asheville 5 years ago. He was a...

Timothy Shan Gannon

Timothy Shan Gannon

Apr 3, 2007

Candler Timothy Shan Gannon, 29, of 57 Old Church of God Road, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, April 3, 2007. A native of Broward County, FL, he had resided in Buncombe County for the past 14 years. He was a 1997 graduate of Enka High School, and a graduate of Haywood Community College. Tim was the son of Nick and...

Johnny Whitfield Riddle

Johnny Whitfield Riddle

Apr 2, 2007

Weaverville - Johnny Whitfield Riddle, 67, of 16 Riddle Road went to be with his Lord, Monday April 2, 2007 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired in 1995 after 32 years as a teacher at Enka High School where he was the chairman of the Science Department and was a...

Carolyn Clemmons

Carolyn Clemmons

Apr 2, 2007

Candler - Carolyn Dean Harper Clemmons, 57, of 208 Chilton Drive died unexpectedly Monday April 2, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Mark Eugene and Opal Elizabeth Bishop Harper. Surviving are her husband Steven Ronald Clemmons of the home; daughters, Alicia Clemmons and Stephanie Clemmons...

Barbara Pressley

Barbara Pressley

Mar 31, 2007

Fairview Barbara Lee Gilliam Pressley, 73, of 56 Spring Mtn. Road, went to be with her Lord Saturday, March 31, 2007 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals following an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a homemaker and member of Gashes Creek Baptist Church where she was a member of the choir and the...

Ruby Hensley Burgin

Ruby Hensley Burgin

Mar 31, 2007

Asheville Ruby Avis Hensley Burgin, 93, of 304 Macedonia Road, went to be with her Lord Saturday, March 31, 2007. A native of McDowell County, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1955, was a seamstress for Iveys and Hunter & Coggins Clothing Store and a member of Biltmore Baptist Church. Mrs. Burgin was a daughter of the late...

Bonnie Katherine Bassett

Bonnie Katherine Bassett

Mar 29, 2007

Asheville - Bonnie Katherine Waldrop Bassett, 66, of 1855 Old Haywood Road went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and her true love Tommy Thursday March 29, 2007 at her home after an extended illness. A native of Haywood County, she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was of the Baptist faith...

Marlon Craig Tweed

Marlon Craig Tweed

Mar 29, 2007

Asheville - Marlon Craig Tweed, 48, of 120 Pinecroft Road, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2007 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Clintwood, VA, Craig had resided in Buncombe County for over 40 years. He attended Beaverdam Baptist Church and was an avid fisherman. Craig was the son of Ruby Lucas Tweed of Asheville and...

Joseph Baird Edwards Jr.

Joseph Baird Edwards Jr.

Mar 28, 2007

Asheville - Joseph Baird Edwards, Jr., 85, of 410 Silo Drive died Wednesday March 28, 2007 at Pisgah Manor after a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from A-B Tech as director of personnel after 21 years of service. He was a member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church and WWII...