Obituary Listing

William John "Bill" Ball

William John "Bill" Ball

Mar 15, 2007

Candler - William John Bill Ball, 65, of Mimi Lane died Thursday, March 15, 2007 at his home. A native of Westmoreland County, PA and a resident of Asheville for the past 23 years. He was a former Bus Mechanic, a member of Pole Creek Baptist Church and an avid NASCAR fan. Mr. Ball was a son of the...

Johnson Elmer Robinson

Johnson Elmer Robinson

Mar 14, 2007

Asheville, NC - Johnson Elmer Robinson, 82, of 22 Broadview Avenue, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at his residence following a period of declining health. A native of McDowell County, Elmer had resided most of his life in Buncombe County. He worked as a security officer for Mission Hospitals for 23 years. He was a US Army veteran...

Floyd Eugene Fuller

Floyd Eugene Fuller

Mar 12, 2007

Asheville Floyd Eugene Fuller, 85, of 500 Beaverdam Road, passed away Monday, March 12, 2007. A native of Swain County, he had resided most of his life in St. Petersburg, FL and in Buncombe County. He was U.S. Army Veteran of W.W. II, a former Police Officer with the St. Petersburg Police Department and retired as a meat cutter...

Huel Ezekiel Rice

Huel Ezekiel Rice

Mar 8, 2007

Asheville - Huel Ezekiel Rice, 71, of 72 Goldview Road died Thursday, March 8, 2007 at his home following a period of declining health. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1945. He worked as a Salesman and Deliveryman for several Auto Dealerships, was a Farmer most of his life and a member of...

Georgia Duyck

Georgia Duyck

Mar 7, 2007

Weaverville - Georgia Ann Fox Duyck, 81, of 261 Garrison Branch Road, died Wednesday - March 7, 2007 at her home after a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late John Fulton and Dessie Mae Rice Fox and the wife...

William Ray Kitchin

William Ray Kitchin

Mar 7, 2007

Asheville - William Ray Kitchin, 82, went to be with his Lord Wednesday March 7, 2007. A native of Newport News, VA, he had lived in Buncombe County the last 28 years. He joined the U. S. Navy December 8, 1941, one day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was a son of the late Jesse E. and...

Harold Glenn "Pud" Reynolds

Harold Glenn "Pud" Reynolds

Mar 7, 2007

Leicester - Harold Glenn Pud Reynolds, 74, of 459 Dix Creek #2, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals following a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Harold retired from the US Postal Service and delivered for B&B Pharmacy. He was a US Army Veteran of the...

Faye Fox Hickman

Faye Fox Hickman

Mar 1, 2007

Asheville - Faye Fox Hickman, 91, of 32 Lee Avenue, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2007 at her residence following a period of declining health. A native of Yancey County, she had resided in Buncombe County for the past 70 years. Faye loved to cook, tell stories and tend to her flowers. She was of the Methodist faith. She...

Helen G. Devine

Helen G. Devine

Mar 1, 2007

Swannanoa - Helen Geraldine Lane Devine, 91, of 39 Honeycomb Circle died Thursday March 1, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital after a short illness. A native of Morganton, she resided in Buncombe County most of her life , having resided in Michigan for 11 years. She was formerly employed with Deerfield Retirement Center and was a member of Swannanoa...

James Russell "Jim" Young

James Russell "Jim" Young

Feb 25, 2007

Asheville - James Russell Jim Young, 71, of 97 Elkwood Avenue died Sunday February 25, 2007 at the Asheville V.A. Medical Center after a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was of the Baptist Faith. He served with the U.S. Army as an MP on Okinawa. He was a tank truck driver with over...

Nora Lee Fisher Pruitt

Nora Lee Fisher Pruitt

Feb 22, 2007

ASHEVILLE Nora Lee Sherlin Fisher Pruitt, 83, formerly of 16 Brownwood Ave., passed away Thursday, February 22, 2007 at the Blue Ridge Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Pruitt was a native of Madison County and was a resident of Buncombe County since 1964. She was the daughter of the late John Luther Sherlin and Orpha Fagen Sherlin and the wife of...

Dorothy "June" Hugg

Dorothy "June" Hugg

Feb 19, 2007

Asheville - Dorothy June Sayles Hugg, 67, of 30 Harmony Lane, went to be with her Lord Monday, February 19, 2007 at her home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired from Square D and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. June was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt, and will be greatly missed....

Arville Thomas "Tommy" Bassett

Arville Thomas "Tommy" Bassett

Feb 17, 2007

Perkinston, Mississippi, Arville Thomas Tommy Bassett, 69 of Perkinston, Mississippi and formerly of Asheville, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2007 after a brief illness. He will be forever missed by all who knew him, family and friends. Born in Asheville, July 20, 1937, he was a son of the late William Penn Bassett and Leona Shope Bassett. In addition...

Bertie L. Edwards

Bertie L. Edwards

Feb 16, 2007

Asheville - Bertie Leona Edwards, 91, of 132 Vermont Avenue, passed away Friday, February 16, 2007 at the Brian Center of Weaverville. A native of Madison County, she had resided most of her life in Buncombe County. Bertie retired in 1981, along with her husband, as owners and operators of Edwards Bicycle Shop. She was of the Baptist Faith....

Gladys Mae King

Gladys Mae King

Feb 16, 2007

Asheville - Gladys Mae Henson King, 82, of 42 Old County Home Road, passed away Friday, February 16, 2007 at Magnolia Health Care Center following a period of declining health. A native of Rutherford County, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1948. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. Gladys was the daughter of the late...

Duffus "Poppy" Johnston

Duffus "Poppy" Johnston

Feb 16, 2007

Asheville Duffus Burton Poppy Johnston, 82, of 6 Ferry Road died Friday, February 16, 2006 at his home following an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mr. Johnston retired in 1985 from Gerber Baby Products following 24 years service and was formerly employed with J.A. Baker Packing Company. He was veteran of World War II serving in...

Elizabeth Bruce "Lib" Dayton

Elizabeth Bruce "Lib" Dayton

Feb 15, 2007

Candler - Flora Elizabeth Bruce Lib Dayton, 87, formerly of 19 Asbury Acres Drive went to be with her Lord Thursday February 15, 2007 at the Aston Park Health Care Center following a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church. She was a former member of the...

Vernie M. Riddle

Vernie M. Riddle

Feb 14, 2007

Arden - Vernie Martha Robinson Riddle, 92, of 25 Laurel Park Drive died Wednesday - February 14, 2007 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a period of declining health. A native of Mars Hill, she resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was a member of Paint Gap Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Bascombe...

Novella Stills

Novella Stills

Feb 14, 2007

FAIRVIEW Novella Stills, 78, of Fairview, passed away Wednesday morning, February 14, 2007 at her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Stills was born August 28, 1928 in Greene County, Tennessee to the late Rev. Bill and Lucy Metcalf. Mrs. Stills moved to Fairview in 1957 and worked for several years at C.P. Clare and was the owner and...

R. Jack Kilpatrick

R. Jack Kilpatrick

Feb 13, 2007

Candler - R. Jack Kilpatrick, 83, left his loved ones to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday - February 13, 2007 at the VA Hospital in Asheville, NC. Born May 20, 1923, in Marshall, NC, he was the son of the late James and Dora Kilpatrick. At 15, he moved to Candler and worked at London Grocery...