William "Bill" Adams
Aug 14, 2006
Asheville - William Bill Adams, 85, of 75 Haywood Street passed away Monday August 14, 2006. A native of Chester, PA, he had lived in Asheville since 1944. Mr. Adams worked at Asheville Hosiery Mill, Lee H. Edwards High School (Asheville High) and retired from the Asheville VA Medical Hospital in 1986. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of...
Annie Surrett Freeman
Aug 12, 2006
Leicester - Annie Helen Surrett Freeman, 90, of 51 Clark Cove Road died Saturday August 12, 2006 at her home after a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of New Liberty Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Commodore and Julia Surrett and the wife of the...
Betty Stephens
Aug 12, 2006
Asheville - Betty Marie Beachboard Stephens, 73, of 19 Tanglewood Drive, died unexpectedly Saturday August 12, 2006 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Jesse and Edith Robinson Beachboard. Surviving are her husband, Boyd Stephens...
Nora L. Sparks
Aug 10, 2006
Asheville - Eleanor Nora L. Sparks, 78, of 127 Pennsylvania Avenue, passed away Thursday, August 10, 2006 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals following a period of declining health. A native of Yancey County, Nora had resided in Buncombe County since 1950. She retired from American Enka with 47 years of service. She was a member of...
Marie Penley
Aug 8, 2006
Leicester - Marie Penley, 94, of 97 Sluder Branch Road went to be with her Lord Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at her home following an extended illness.. A native of Yancey County and a resident of Buncombe County since 1924. Mrs. Penley retired in 1974 as manager from Rock Haven Motel and was a member of Newfound Baptist Church...
Eleanor Buckner
Aug 7, 2006
Asheville - Eleanor Caroline Accordino Buckner, 81, passed away Monday, August 7, 2006 at her residence following a period of declining health. A native of Long Island, NY, Eleanor had resided in Buncombe County for the past 60 years. She had retired from Square D Corp. and attended St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church. She was the daughter of...
Herbert Lee Hensley
Aug 6, 2006
Asheville - Herbert Lee Hensley, husband of Frances Betty Garrison Morrow Hensley, peacefully slipped from his loved ones hands into eternity on Sunday, August 6, 2006. He was born in Asheville, November 1, 1921. He was the son of the late Cecil Lee and Ester Queen Hensley. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He...
Gladys T. Miller
Aug 5, 2006
Hialeah, FL - Gladys T. Miller, 87, went to be with her Lord Saturday, August 5, 2006. A native of Luray, Kansas, Gladys was born November 30, 1918 and was a graduate from Ft Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. She was a long time active Methodist at First UMC of Hialeah where she taught Kindergarten and later at...
Barbara Ann Howard
Aug 3, 2006
Leicester - Barbara Ann Gillen Howard, 62, of 3 Sammy Drive, went to be with her Lord & Savior Thursday, August 3, 2006 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a daughter of Mary Ruth Stamey Gillen of Asheville and the late Albert Austin Gillen, Sr. In addition to her father she was preceded in...
Maxine Deal Lawrence
Aug 3, 2006
Candler - Maxine Deal Lawrence, 75, of 29 Dogwood Ridge Road, went to be with the Lord and her family Thursday, August 3, 2006. Maxine was born in Iredell County May 15, 1931 to the late George Henry Deal and Myrtle Sigmon Wood. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Robert Frog Lawrence; son,...
Alice Teresa Roberts Eller
Aug 2, 2006
Weaverville - Alice Teresa Roberts Eller, 86, of Weaverville, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, August 2, 2006 at the Brian Center in Weaverville following a period of declining health. Alice was born in Buncombe County on January 23, 1920 to the late John and Eva Parker Roberts, and was the widow of Joseph Roy Eller, who...
William Thomas "Bill" Garrison
Jul 29, 2006
Asheville - William Thomas Bill Garrison, 92, died Saturday, July 29, 2006 at his home. Born on January 26, 1914, he was the son of the late Albert Jerry and Minnie Lee Harrison Garrison. He attended Asheville Farm School (now Warren Wilson College) and later served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater. He...
Elizabeth "Lib" Gray
Jul 29, 2006
Asheville Elizabeth Lib Plemmons Gray, 84, passed away Saturday July 29, 2006 at St. Josephs Campus of Mission Hospitals following a brief illness. Mrs. Gray was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was the daughter of the late Lewis N. and Maude Randall Plemmons. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Carol Jean Penley Jones and...
Ronnie Todd
Jul 28, 2006
Asheville - Ronnie Todd, 55, of 10 Blalock Avenue, passed away Friday, July 28, 2006 at the John F. Keever Jr. Solace Center following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late William and Lucille Godfrey Todd. He was also preceded in death by two sons: Barry Todd and...
Vera Moore Davis
Jul 27, 2006
Asheville - Vera Moore Davis, 85, formerly of Stradley Mountain Road, went to be with her Lord Thursday, July 27, 2006. Vera was born February 26, 1921 in Swannanoa to the late Jacob Franklin and Nancy Ellen Briggs Moore. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry B. Davis; two children: Bill Spivey and Mary Fender; and brothers:...
Kelly Smith
Jul 27, 2006
Asheville - Kelly Lane Smith, 35, of 128 Macedonia Road went home to be with her Lord on July 27, 2006. She was a daughter of George Smith of Asheville and the late Janie Mae Vaughn Smith who died October 23, 2004. Surviving in addition to her father are her sister; Lisa Smith of Asheville; daughters, Savannah Lee Mack...
James Lee Ball Sr.
Jul 26, 2006
Asheville James Lee Ball, Sr., 59, of 14 Crockett Drive, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2006 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals following an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the owner and operator of Balls Amoco and Jims Garage. He was the son of the late Robert A. Tony and...
Daniel "Dan" Harwood
Jul 25, 2006
Weaverville - Daniel Dan Lee Harwood, 84, of 120 Maney Branch Road, died Tuesday July 25, 2006 after an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late James and Sue Harwood. He was a resident of Magnolia Health Care on Victoria Road, which he called home. He retired from Abbott Construction after...
Charles L. Dockery
Jul 24, 2006
Weaverville - Charles Lorain Dockery, 65 died Monday July 24, 2006 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center after a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he retired from Asheville Bit and Steel Co. He was a son of Mary Elizabeth Bell Dockery of Weaverville and the late Romulus Lorain Dockery. Surviving in addition...
Louise Stanley Duckett
Jul 24, 2006
Asheville - Louise Stanley Duckett, 80, formerly of 24 Wolf Creek Drive, passed away Monday, July 24, 2006 at The Laurels of Summit Ridge, following a period of declining health. A native of Madison County, she had lived in Buncombe County since 1945. Mrs. Duckett retired in 1992 from Telco Credit Union after 14 years of service in maintenance....
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