President Gerald R. Ford
Dec 26, 2006
Gerald R. Ford was the thirty-eighth president of the United States. When he took the oath of office on August 9, 1974, he declared, I assume the presidency under extraordinary circumstancesthis is an hour of our history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts. It was, indeed, an unprecedented time. In late 1973, following the resignation of Vice...
Jimmy James
Dec 26, 2006
HOT SPRINGS Jimmy Lee James, 70, of 76 Old Dixie Road went home to the loving arms of his Lord and Savior, whom he had faithfully served for 40 years on Tuesday, December 26, 2006. He left this world behind after a long and couragous battle with A.L.S. He never lost his faith and still witnessed to whomever crossed...
Betty Louise Cooksey
Dec 24, 2006
Asheville - Betty Louise Cooksey, 79, formerly of 42 Swannanoa Avenue, went to be with her Lord on Christmas Eve, Sunday, December 24, 2006 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals following a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Ms. Cooksey was the former manager of H.E. Garrett Insurance Company, the owner of...
Oliver Burrell
Dec 23, 2006
Asheville Oliver Garfield Burrell, 85, of 34 Raleigh Road, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2006. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mr. Burrell retired following several years of employment with Sayles-Biltmore Bleacheries. He was a US Army veteran of World War II, and was an avid C.B.er, using the handle of Wild Goose. Mr. Burrell was the...
Angela Baer
Dec 22, 2006
HENDERSONVILLE- Angela Cynthia Filloy Baer, 73, passed away Friday December 22, 2006. A native of Lansford, PA she was a homemaker and of the Christian Faith. Mrs. Baer was a daughter of the late Manual and Adalena Filloy and wife of the late Gilbert B. Baer. Surviving are her sons, Jeff Radocha and wife, Connie of Arden and Jerry...
"Lg" Davis
Dec 21, 2006
Leicester - Little LG Gauvain Davis, Jr., 51, of Leicester, died Thursday, December 21, 2006 at the John F. Keever Solace Center after an extended illness. He was employed by Mills Mfg. for 26 years and attended the Church of God of Prophecy on Leicester Highway. He was the son of the late Little Gauvain Davis, Sr. and Elna...
Ann Elizabeth Gray
Dec 19, 2006
Asheville - Ann Elizabeth Banks Gray, 84, went to be with her Lord & Savior Jesus Christ, Tuesday December 19, 2006 following a period of declining health. A native of McDowell County, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was the last child surviving of 11 children born to the late Jack and Charity Coates...
Margaret Sexton Ballew
Dec 18, 2006
Asheville Margaret Mae Cordell Sexton Ballew, 78, of Asheville, passed away Monday, December 18, 2006 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. She was born April 8, 1928 in Buncombe County to the late John Henry and Jensie Mae Baker Cordell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Jackie Jack Ballew; four brothers, Porter, Joe, Dewey...
Addie Lee Blankenship
Dec 17, 2006
CANDLER - Addie Lee Hughes Blankenship, 87, passed away December 17, 2006 at the Pisgah Manor Health Care Center following an extended illness. A native of Burnsville, she has resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. Mrs. Blankenship was a daughter of the late Avery and Mallie Chrisawn Hughes and the wife of the late Gilbert Gill...
"2006 Service Of Remembrance"
Dec 16, 2006
To Our Valued Families, We invite you and your family to our seventh annual Service of Remembrance which will take place at 2 pm Saturday, December 16, 2006, in our chapel. This service is being held in memory of our families loved ones that we have had the priviledge of serving since December 17, 2005. A reception will take...
Thomas Byron "Tommy" Sales
Dec 15, 2006
Fairview - Thomas Byron (Tommy) Sales, 47, of 8 Elmers Place died unexpectedly Friday December 15, 2006 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Fort Lauderdale, FL, he had resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He was an Independent Sales Representative for National Welders and a former Welding Supply Salesman for Pioneer Welding Supply for 23 years....
Sue Fuller
Dec 15, 2006
Candler Jenella Sue Davis Fuller, 62, of 1 Misty Lane, passed away Friday, December 15, 2006 at her home following a long illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of New Morgan Hill Baptist Church. Sue was the daughter of the late Walter Creed and Dema Juanita Gentry Davis. She was also preceded in death...
Hazel P. Scruggs
Dec 12, 2006
Asheville - Mary Hazel Barclay Parham Scruggs, 89, died Tuesday December 12, 2006. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Bethel Baptist Church for over 70 years. She was the wife of the late Gay Edward Parham and Rev. Gordon Scruggs. Surviving are her sister, Greta McCurry Richards and husband Daniel of Morehead City and...
Veronica Mary Cole
Dec 12, 2006
Alexander - Veronica Mary Sullivan Cole, 57, of 700 Curtis Parker Road, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals following a period of declining health. Born in Queens, NY, Veronica had resided in Goshen, NY before moving to Buncombe County two years ago. She was a homemaker, and of the Catholic faith....
James T. Earwood Sr.
Dec 9, 2006
ASHEVILLE James Thomas Earwood, Sr., 83, of 125 Wolfe Cove Road passed away Saturday, December 9, 2006 at the WNC Baptist Home following a short illness. A native of Swain County. He has resided in Buncombe County since 1945 and was a WWII Veteran, having served in the United States Army. He retired in 1985 from Norfolk Southern Railway...
Callie Gertrude Plemmons
Dec 8, 2006
Candler - Callie Gertrude Ashe Plemmons, 100, of 9 Ashe Road, passed away Friday, December 8, 2006 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center following a short illness. A native of Swain County, she grew up in the small town of Judson, before the construction of the Fontana Dam. She came to Buncombe County in 1973 following retirement...
Willard Byron Shallenberger
Dec 7, 2006
Asheville - Willard Byron Shallenberger (Panther of the Dawn), born June 26, 1950 in Connellsville, PA, died on December 7, 2006 after a long battle with a debilitating illness. He is survived by his daughter, Jaime Marie Shallenberger; son, Jason Byron Shallenberger; their mother, Kayla Ann Shallenberger; his father, Willard Layton Shallenberger; brothers, Kevin and Eric Shallenberger, sisters, Barbara...
Herman C. Smith
Dec 6, 2006
WEST ASHEVILLE Herman Columbus Smith, 61, of 7 Manila Street, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at his residence. A native and resident most of his life of Asheville. He retired from MSD where he had served as a Supervisor and formerly was employed with the City of Asheville. Mr. Smith was a Vietnam Veteran having served in the...
Don Wayne Burrell
Dec 5, 2006
Candler Don Wayne Burrell, 69, of Candler passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2006, at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a son of the late Geter Wayne & Reva Mae Rogers Burrell. Mr. Burrell retired in 1998 from Square D, was former Manager of Eckerds Drug Co. and a member of Biltmore Baptist Church....
Pender Williams
Dec 5, 2006
Asheville - Pender Williams 79, of 245 Cedar Hill Road died Tuesday December 5, 2006 at Memorial Mission Hospital after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and a U. S. Army veteran of WWII. He was a son of the late Robert and Dovie Davis...
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