Obituary Listing

Marvin Perry Brown

Marvin Perry Brown

May 22, 2006

Woodfin Marvin Perry Brown, 60, of 185 Jonestown Road, passed away Monday, May 22, 2006 at his home following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was a 1964 graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High School, and a US Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Mr. Brown was the son of the late...

Glen E. Arnold

Glen E. Arnold

May 21, 2006

Fairview Glen Edward Arnold, 50, of 1069 Upper Brush Creek Road, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2006 at his residence following an extended illness. A native of Binghamton, NY. He had resided in Buncombe County for the past 30 years. He was a self employed Painter and Artist and received his degree in Commercial Art from Alamance Community College....

Daisy Marie Warren

Daisy Marie Warren

May 19, 2006

Asheville - Daisy Marie Maltry Warren, 78, of 135 Candler Knob Road, died Friday May 19, 2006 at St. Josephs Hospital following a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late John and Bonnie Lee Flynn Maltry and was also preceded in death by a son, Bobby Coleman....

Garnet Kennerly

Garnet Kennerly

May 12, 2006

Asheville Garnet Bryson Kennerly, 87, of 10 Beck Drive, went to be with her Lord Friday, May 12, 2006 at her residence following a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she, along with her late husband Ray, owned and operated their family farm for nearly 50 years. Her favorite pastimes included sewing and...

Lloyd Mack "Max" Taylor

Lloyd Mack "Max" Taylor

May 12, 2006

Candler - Lloyd Mack Max Taylor, 71, of 67 Conner Road, passed away Friday, May 12, 2006 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center following a brief illness. A native of Swain County, he had resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He retired from Velvet Ridge Nursery as a truck driver following 40 years of service....

Barbara Bennett Mitchell

Barbara Bennett Mitchell

May 11, 2006

Swannanoa - Barbara Bennett Mitchell, 66, of 129 Edwards Avenue, went to be with her Lord Thursday, May 11, 2006 at Kansas University Medical Center. Barbara graduated from Bible college in 2002 and was a member of Fellowship Freewill Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday School teacher. She provided nursing services for over 40 years. Her strong...

Carl Joseph Woods

Carl Joseph Woods

May 9, 2006

Carl Joseph Woods, 87, died Tuesday May 9, 2006 at Memorial Mission Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Jackson County, he lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He was a member and former Deacon and Sunday School Teacher at Glady Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Joseph and Mamie Mills Woods and...

William Edward "Ed" Coulby

William Edward "Ed" Coulby

May 8, 2006

Arden - William Edward Coulby, 87, of 110 Heywood Road, #18-A, passed away Monday, May 8, 2006 at the Asheville Manor. A native of Easton, MD, he had resided in Buncombe County since 1949. He was a member of Arden First Baptist Church and former member of Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church. Mr. Coulby was a member of the Lions...

John Stephen "Big John" Russell

John Stephen "Big John" Russell

May 6, 2006

Leicester, NC John Stephen Russell, 56, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2006 at his residence. A native of Shelby County, TN and a resident of Memphis until moving to Leicester, NC in 1998. He was a son of the late John Wyley Russell and Birtie Lee Rogers Russell. Surviving are his wife, Cindy June Moore Hotchkiss; son, Daniel K....

Edna Corn Henderson

Edna Corn Henderson

May 5, 2006

Woodfin Frances Edna Corn Henderson, 95, formerly of 40 Jonestown Road, went to be with her Lord, Friday, May 5, 2006 at Aston Park Health Care Center. A native of Union County, GA and a resident of Buncombe County most of her life. Mrs. Henderson was a homemaker and a member of Newbridge Baptist Church. She was the daughter...

Sylvia Zane Winarsky

Sylvia Zane Winarsky

May 4, 2006

Orlando, FL Sylvia Zane Winarsky, 85, of 10125 Eventide Court passed away Thursday, May 4, 2006. A native Bronx, NY and was the daughter of the late Edward and Ida Zane. She had resided in Orlando for the past 27 years. Mrs. Winarsky was a loving Wife, Mother and Grandmother. Surviving are her husband, Norman P. Winarsky; son, Edward...

Elva Alexander Lanning

Elva Alexander Lanning

May 1, 2006

Asheville - Elva Alexander Lanning, 89, of 76 W. Oakview Rd. went to her heavenly home Monday May 1, 2006 at the Laurels of Greentree Ridge after a brief illness. A native of Asheville, she retired from American Enka Corporation after 43 years of service. She was a member of the West Asheville Baptist Church and past member of...

Frank Fisher

Frank Fisher

Apr 30, 2006

Asheville - Eugene Frank Fisher, 74, of 139 Cowan Cove Road, died Sunday, April 30, 2006 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a period of declining health. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Buncombe County most of his life. He retired in 1986 from BASF following 31 years of service. He was a member of Bethel Baptist...

William Herbert "Herb" Cagle Sr.

William Herbert "Herb" Cagle Sr.

Apr 28, 2006

Asheville - William Herbert Cagle, Sr., 85, of 9 Oakcrest Place, passed away Friday, April 28, 2006 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital Systems following a period of declining health. A native of Spartanburg, SC, he had moved to Buncombe County in 1923. He retired from Carolina Power and Light following 40 years of service, and was a...

Eva Chandler Morris

Eva Chandler Morris

Apr 27, 2006

Asheville - Eva Chandler Morris, passed away peacefully at the Brian Center in Weaverville on Thursday, April 27, 2006, after a brief illness. She was born to Andrew Jackson Chandler and Matilda Thomas Chandler in Mars Hill, N.C. on May 20, 1915. She was preceded by Hubert William (Brack) Holcombe, the love of her life, an infant son, Jerry...

Georgia Brown Medford

Georgia Brown Medford

Apr 27, 2006

Enka - Georgia Brown Medford, 67, of 11 Pine Street, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, April 27, 2006 at her residence. A native of McDowell County, she had resided in Buncombe County for the past 42 years. She had retired from BASF in Enka, and was a member of Old Fort Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late...

Paul Stills

Paul Stills

Apr 23, 2006

Fairview - Paul Stills, 82, of Fairview, passed away Sunday morning, April 23, 2006, at the John F. Keever Jr. Solace Center. Mr. Stills was born May 6, 1923 in Greeneville, Tennessee to the late Charlie and Maude Stills. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII in the South Pacific and had lived and worked in Fairview since...

James A. "Jim" Ward

James A. "Jim" Ward

Apr 21, 2006

Asheville James Albert Ward, 81, formerly of 58 Hubbard Avenue, went to be with his Lord Friday, April 21, 2006 at the Brian Center of Weaverville. A native of Buncombe County and a member of Happy Valley Baptist Church. He retired in December of 1981 following 30 years of service from the U.S. Government. At the time of his...

Arthur Jenkins "Art" Fryar

Arthur Jenkins "Art" Fryar

Apr 21, 2006

Asheville - Arthur Jenkins Fryar, 65, of 22 Robinhood Road died Friday, April 21, 2006 at his residence. A native of Oneida, Tennessee and a resident in Asheville since 1960. He was owner and operator of Scandals and the former Cahoots and had served in the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Fryar is a son of the late Volney Vestal...

Patricia Suzanne Lewis

Patricia Suzanne Lewis

Apr 20, 2006

Leicester - Patricia Suzanne Lewis, 63, of 204 West Wonder Road, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2006 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center following a period of declining health. A native of St. George, SC, she had resided in Buncombe County for the past 35 years. She had worked with the Council on Aging as a meal...