Obituary Listing

Thelma E. Grigg

Thelma E. Grigg

Mar 10, 2006

Asheville Thelma Elberta Deal Grigg, 84, of 88 Maney Avenue, passed away Friday, March 10, 2006 at St. Josephs Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Catawba County and a resident of Buncombe County since 1956. She was formerly employed with Mars Manufacturing Co. and a honorary member of St. Marks Lutheran Church. She was the daughter of the...

Olga Chuprevich

Olga Chuprevich

Mar 9, 2006

Candler Olga Kowalchik Chuprevich, 92, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2006 at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. A native of Scranton, PA. She had resided in N.C. since 1977 and was of the Russian Orthodox faith. She was the daughter of the late Gregory and Theodora Kowalchik and the wife of Charles Constantine Chuprevich who died in 1995 Surviving...

Claude Egbert Laughter

Claude Egbert Laughter

Mar 9, 2006

Asheville - Claude Egbert Laughter, 82, of 129 Reynolds School Road, Died Thursday - March 9, 2006 at Memorial Mission Hospital after a period of declining health. A native of Henderson County, he had lived most of his life in Buncombe County. He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Navy and had retired from ABF Trucking Co. He...

Michael James Walsh

Michael James Walsh

Mar 8, 2006

Asheville - Michael James Walsh, 67, of 800 Elk Mountain Scenic Hwy. died unexpectedly Wednesday - March 8, 2006 at his home. A native of New York City, he retired from Rescue 1 of the NYC Fire Department. He was a Vietman Veteran, serving in the U.S. Marine Corp. He was a custom woodworker. He was a SC resident...

Frankie Lee Whittemore

Frankie Lee Whittemore

Mar 7, 2006

Asheville - Frankie Lee Browning Whittemore, 72, of 37 McKinney Road, died unexpectedly Tuesday - March 7, 2006 at home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was employed by Daniels Graphics for over 50 years. She attended Starnes Cove Baptist Church and was a rock in her Christian faith and witnessed to everyone. She loved to quilt and...

Rev. Jennis Sluder

Rev. Jennis Sluder

Mar 7, 2006

Weaverville Rev. Jennis Paul Sluder, 84, of 195 Murphy Hill Road and formerly of 4435 Cedar Creek Road, Greenville, TN went to be with his Lord Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at his residence. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of his life, he had resided in Greenville, TN for 9 years. He was a WW II...

Christopher "Chris" Seigler

Christopher "Chris" Seigler

Mar 5, 2006

Asheville - Christopher Barry Chris Seigler, 35, was tragically taken away from us on Sunday - March 5, 2006. A native of St. Petersburg, FL, he moved to Buncombe County in June of 2005 after graduation from St. Petersburg College where he was a member of Phi Theta Kappa. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving as...

Mary Margaret Lankford

Mary Margaret Lankford

Mar 3, 2006

Asheville Mary Margaret Black Lankford, 62, of 32 Balm Grove Road, passed away Friday, March 3, 2006 at her home following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a 1961 graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High School. She was currently employed with Appalachian Technologies and was a member of Pine Burr Park Baptist...

Agnes Cornelia Revis

Agnes Cornelia Revis

Mar 2, 2006

Weaverville - Agnes Cornelia Revis, 85, of 5 McLean Road passed away Thursday, March 2, 2006 at her home following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was formerly employed with Vanderbilt Shirt Company and was a member of Coles Cove Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late W. O. and Martha...

Henry Cauthen Spivey

Henry Cauthen Spivey

Mar 2, 2006

Black Mountain - Henry Cauthen Spivey, 63, passed away Thursday - March 2, 2006 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was born in Asheville on, December 21, 1942 to the late Lawrence Bascolm Spivey and Rose Cauthen Spivey. He was a member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in West Asheville. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Rose...

Agnes Brown Spivey

Agnes Brown Spivey

Feb 28, 2006

Leicester - Agnes Brown Spivey, 100, of Leicester, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2006 following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a devoted homemaker to her husband and children. She loved to read, and to work hard. She was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church, where she was active in church...

Gloria Cundiff

Gloria Cundiff

Feb 28, 2006

Asheville Gloria Genevieve Fulp Cundiff, 80, of 15 Fieldcrest Circle, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at her home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she worked part-time with American Greeting Card Co. as a representative, and was formerly employed with the City of Asheville Water Dept. for 13 years. Mrs. Cundiff was a...

Henrietta Fisher Jarvis

Henrietta Fisher Jarvis

Feb 28, 2006

Franklin - Henrietta Fisher Jarvis, 92, of 68 N. Skeenah Road died Tuesday - February 28 at Britthaven of Franklin. A native and resident of Buncombe County for most of her life, she was a daughter of the late Henry Fisher and Pansy Roberts Fisher Penley. She was also preceded in death by sisters, Helen Earp, Hazel Harris and...

Charles Martin Penley

Charles Martin Penley

Feb 27, 2006

Asheville Charles Martin Penley, 82, of 11 Oak Crest Drive, passed away Monday, February 27, 2006 at the VA Medical Center following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he worked as a mechanic at the Studebaker dealership and sold pre-owned autos for a number of years before retiring from Taylor Instruments as a foreman...

Adrian Ellis

Adrian Ellis

Feb 26, 2006

Woodfin Adrian Nathanial Ellis,48, of 46 Parkwood Avenue passed away Sunday, February 26, 2006 at his residence following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was employed as Fleet Manager with Metropolitan Sewage District and recently received the Standing Ovation Award from WNC Regional Air Quality Agency for his use of Bio-Diesel Fuel in...

Nettie Clark

Nettie Clark

Feb 24, 2006

Leicester - Nettie Alice Clark, 94, of 441 Newfound Road, passed away Friday, February 24, 2006 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospital Systems following a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a member of Georgetown Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Henry and Lou Worley Lane,...

Richard Elmo Bradley

Richard Elmo Bradley

Feb 24, 2006

Arden - Richard Elmo Bradley, 83, of 4 Mulberry Drive passed away Friday - February 24, 2006 at his home after and extended illness. A native of Erwin, Tn., he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving on th U.S.S. Sommers during WWII. He was employed by American Enka Corp for 35 years and the Biltmore Estate for...

Dorothy Mae "Dot" Hawkins

Dorothy Mae "Dot" Hawkins

Feb 24, 2006

Alexander Dorothy Dot Mae Thompson Hawkins, 80, of Bossier City, LA and formerly of Alexander, went to be with her Lord, Friday, February 24, 2006 at Cornerstone Hospital in Bossier City, LA. A native of Spartanburg, SC and a resident of Buncombe County most of her life. Mrs. Hawkins retired in January of 1980, following 30 years of service,...

Anthony Burger

Anthony Burger

Feb 22, 2006

Brentwood, TN Anthony Burger, 44, of Brentwood, TN and formerly of Asheville went to be with his Lord Wednesday, February 22, 2006 while performing on a Gaither Homecoming Cruise. A native of Cleveland, TN. He was a 1979 graduate of Enka High School and a former member of Pole Creek Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, LuAnn; sons, A.J....

Margaret Myers Cramp

Margaret Myers Cramp

Feb 20, 2006

Burnsville - Margaret Loraine Myers Cramp, 81, of 39 Periwinkle Lane, went to be with her Savior, February 20, 2006 at the Spruce Pine Community Hospital. A native of Buncombe County, she lived in Florida for several years before moving to Burnsville. She was a member of First Church of the Nazarene in Asheville. She was a daughter of...