
Mary R. Frisbee
Feb 5, 2007
Asheville Mary Alice Rice Frisbee, 71, of 25 Reddick Road died Monday February 5, 2007 at St. Josephs Hospital. A native and resident of Buncombe for most of her life, she was a member of Midway Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Lloyd and Mamie West Rice and the wife of the late Fred M Frisbee....
Michael Anthony "Tony" Warren
Feb 4, 2007
Candler - Michael Anthony Tony Warren, 20, of 11 Ladybird Lane, died Sunday February 4, 2007. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he worked with his Dad as a Heavy Duty Equipment Operator. He loved life and was a friend to all. He was the son of Charles Washington Chuck Warren, Jr. and Beverly Lorraine Bennett Warren of Candler....
Florence Leila Goldsmith
Feb 4, 2007
Asheville - Florence Leila Goldsmith, 86, formerly of Asheville and resident of Boone for the last several years, passed away Sunday February 4, 2007 at the Blowing Rock Hospital. She was born in Asheville, June 4, 1920 to the late John William and Emaline McAbee Goldsmith. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Helen Goldsmith Freeman and...

Charlie Jenkins
Feb 2, 2007
Asheville Charles Foster Charlie Jenkins, 92, of 126-A North Ridge Drive died Friday, February 2, 2007 at his home. A native of Macon, Georgia, he resided in Buncombe County since the late 1950s. He was Owner and Operator of Charlie Jenkins Realty, former Owner and Operator of several Automobile Dealerships in Thomasville, Georgia and Spartanburg, South Carolina. He was...

Roger Dale Porche
Feb 2, 2007
Black Mountain - Roger Dale Porche, 54, of 101 Lions Way, passed away Friday, February 2, 2007 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center following a period of declining health. A native of Madison County, he had resided most of his life in Buncombe County. Roger was the son of the late Max Zelf Porche and Doris Metcalf...

Martha Louise Fulghum
Feb 1, 2007
Hendersonville - Martha Louise Todd Fulghum, 89, formerly of 21 Ridge Road, Asheville, passed away Thursday, February 1, 2007 at Beverly Health Care Center in Hendersonville following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired from Reynolds High School as the Cafeteria Manager. She was preceded in death by her husband, Noah Hoyt Fulghum,...

Frankie Louise Hollifield
Jan 31, 2007
Fairview - Frankie Louise Nanney Hollifield, 60, of 725 Charlotte Hwy. died Wednesday - January 31, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital after and extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Marie Trantham Nanney. Surviving are her husband, Ronnie Gene Hollifield of the home; sons, Mark Nanney of...

Luenna Rathburn Chastain
Jan 31, 2007
Asheville Luenna Virginia Jones Rathburn Chastain, 82, of Asheville, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at The Oaks of Sweeten Creek. Mrs. Chastain was a native and resident most of her life of Buncombe County and a daughter of the late William Edward Jones, Sr. and Pearl Ann Sherlin Jones. She was the wife of Wade Harrison Chastain who...

Betty Jean Hollifield
Jan 30, 2007
ASHEVILLE Betty Jean Letterman Hollifield, 66, of 127 Bartlett Street went to be with her Jesus Tuesday, January 30, 2007. A native of Madison County and a resident of Buncombe County for over 20 years. She was a daughter of the late William Bill Letterman and Bird Morrow Moore and the wife of the late George Neil Hollifield. Surviving...

Maurice Hardy Embler
Jan 28, 2007
Kingston, TN - Maurice Hardy Embler, 89, of Kingston, TN, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2007. Mr. Embler was preceded in death by his wife, Robbie; parents, Hardy and Laura Embler; infant son Ronald; sisters: Grace Sluder, Minnie Pounders, Nola Hawkins, Helen Embler, and Erma Buckner; and brother, Lloyd Embler. He is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law: Donald...
Ethel Mildred Graves
Jan 28, 2007
Asheville - Ethel Graves, 63, a lifelong resident of Asheville, went to be with her late husband J.C. Graves, Sr., her late father, Gordon and Leola Johnson, and her late brothers and sister: Paul, Floyd, Fred, Ernest, and Melvin Johnson, and Mary Alice Snyder; on Sunday, January 28, 2007. Surviving are her children: Jackie Graves Ray of Oteen, Jimmy...

Edna Mae Hollifield
Jan 28, 2007
Weaverville Edna Mae Ward Hollifield, 85, died Sunday January 28, 2007 in the Brian Center. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life, she was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and the Red Hat Society. She was the daughter of the late George Ernest and Frankie Wheeler Ward and the wife of the...
Grace Azalee Wykle Chasteen
Jan 27, 2007
Asheville - Grace Azalee Wykle Chasteen, 86, of 86 Maple Springs Road died Saturday January 27, 2007 at her residence. A native of White Hall, GA, she resided in Buncombe County for over 60 years. She was a member of the Church of God in Swannanoa. She was the daughter of the late Jason and Laura Jane Wilkins Wykle...
Virginia Gee Ownbey
Jan 24, 2007
Alexander Virginia Gee Ownbey, 83, of 52 Devanna Drive, passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2007 . A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Virginia was a member of North Asheville Baptist Church. She was a homemaker, and later worked as a sales associate at the S&H Green Stamp Store and at Wal-Mart. She immensely enjoyed her role as a mother,...
Laura T. Rice
Jan 23, 2007
Asheville - Laura Tarlton Rice, 100, formerly of 114 Deaver Street, died Tuesday - January 23, 2007 at the home of her daughter, Betty Baldwin. A native of Madison County, she was raised in Tennessee and resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Joseph and Matilda Norton Tarlton and the wife...
Robert Edward "Bobby" Evans
Jan 20, 2007
Asheville - Robert Edward Bobby Evans, 58, of 63 Brickyard Road died Saturday, January 20, 2007 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was Owner and Operator of E & S Flooring Service, was a member of Aaron Baptist Church and attended Erwin H.S. He was a son of the late Alfred Edward...
Bertha Redmon Griffin
Jan 19, 2007
Arden Bertha Lee Redmon Griffin, 87, of 115 Linden Street, departed this life January 19, 2007. Bertha has gone on to her eternal life to be with her Lord, in whom she had a lot of faith. A native of Madison County, Bertha lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She retired from Asheville Citizen-Times as a typist....

Sarah Virginia Roberts
Jan 18, 2007
Asheville Sarah Virginia Roberts, 83, of Asheville and Arden, died Thursday, January 18, 2007 at her home after a period of declining health. She was the daughter of the late Walter J. Bryant, Sr., and Mabel Carpenter Bryant of Asheville, and the wife of the late Floyd Roberts, who died in 1990. She was also preceded in death by...

Ethel Mae Mcabee
Jan 17, 2007
Fairview - Ethel Mae Reed McAbee, 95, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at Fleshers Fairview Health Care Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. McAbee was the daughter of the late John Benjamin and Cora Cordelia Hill Reed, and the widow of James Arvel McAbee. Surviving...
Eva Edmonds "Granny" Kent
Jan 15, 2007
Leicester Eva Edmonds Kent, 102, of 148 Martin Branch Road, passed away Monday, January 15, 2007 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she worked as an inspector for Asheville Cleaners and Dyers for many years. She was a member of North Asheville Baptist Church. Mrs. Kent was the daughter of the...
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