Obituary Listing

Rev. Dr. Bruce L. Bartlett

Rev. Dr. Bruce L. Bartlett

Jan 5, 2006

Asheville - Rev. Dr. Bruce Lewis Bartlett, 52, of 863 Merrills Cove Road, went to be with his Lord Thursday, January 5, 2006. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Rev. Bartlett was Pastor and Founder of Bible Way Baptist Church in Black Mountain. He was a 1972 graduate of A.C. Reynolds H.S., attended Tennessee Temple University and graduated in...

Robert Alex "Bob" Shaft

Robert Alex "Bob" Shaft

Jan 4, 2006

Weaverville Robert Alex Bob Shaft, 81, of 297 Garrison Branch Road, died January 4, 2006 at the Asheville VA Medical Center. A native of Buncombe County, he lived in Atlanta, GA for many years before returning to Buncombe County in 1981. He was a member of Mt. Bethel Freewill Baptist Church. He was a WW II veteran of the...

Dorothy Marie "Dottie" Wells

Dorothy Marie "Dottie" Wells

Jan 3, 2006

Asheville - Dorothy Marie Crisp Dottie Wells, 77, of 200 Tunnel Road Apt. 465 died Tuesday January 3, 2006 at St. Josephs Hospital after a period of declining health. A native of Buncombe County, she had lived in Grand Prairie, TX for several years before returning to Buncombe County in 1993. She was a daughter of the late Arthur...

Roselin Judith "Rose" Williams

Roselin Judith "Rose" Williams

Jan 2, 2006

Asheville Roselin Judith Rose Williams, 71, of 17 Pine Burr Road, passed away Monday, January 2, 2005 at the Laurels of Summit Ridge. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was the Associate Manager for Eckerds Drug Store for 45 years and a longtime member of West Asheville Baptist Church. Rose was the daughter of the late Gordon Charles...

Roger Clark Pepper

Roger Clark Pepper

Jan 1, 2006

Asheville - Roger Clark Pepper, 58, of 30 Edgemont Rd. Apt 23A, died unexpectedly Sunday January 1, 2006 at his residence. A native of Huntington, WV, he had resided in Buncombe County since 2001. He was a member of 4th Avenue United Methodist Church in Huntington, WV and a U.S. Army veteran. He was a son of the late...

Mary Lee Sparks

Mary Lee Sparks

Jan 1, 2006

Asheville - Mary Lee Sparks, 49, of 39 Ridgeway Drive went to be with her Lord on January 1, 2006. A native of Clovis, NM she had resided in Buncombe County most of her Life. She was a graduate of Owen High School and Berea College and received her AAS in Nursing from AB Tech. She formerly worked with...

Harriett Snelson

Harriett Snelson

Dec 31, 2005

Asheville - Harriett Louise Hunter Snelson, 77, of 3 Huntington Road died Saturday - December 31, 2005 at The Laurels of Summit Ridge after a period of declining health. A native of McDowell County, she had lived in Buncombe County for most of her life and was a longtime member of Groce United Methodist Church. She was the daughter...

Wilma Sexton

Wilma Sexton

Dec 28, 2005

Asheville - Wilma Mary Jane Sexton, 75, of 70 Sweeten Creek Rd. passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2005. A native of Madison County. She was a daughter of the late Manuel James and Bessie Mae Edwards Sexton. Surviving are her sister, Christine Moulds of Asheville; brothers, James Sexton of Asheville and Charles Albert Sexton of Marshall; several nieces and...

Myrtle B. Ramsey

Myrtle B. Ramsey

Dec 28, 2005

West Asheville Myrtle Bell Briggs Ramsey, 99, of 6 Wilburn Road, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at her residence following a period of declining health. A native of Yancey County she had resided in Buncombe County since 1943. She was the daughter of the late Willard Kimsey Briggs and Darcas Jane Wilson Briggs and the wife of Arnold...

William Herbert "Bill" Anders

William Herbert "Bill" Anders

Dec 23, 2005

Asheville - William Herbert Anders, 82, of Asheville, was born August 23, 1923 in Asheville and died December 23, 2005 at the John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Buncombe County, Herbert was the son of the late William Bart and Jennie Watkins Anders, and the older brother of the late Charles N. Anders, who is survived by...

Stallard M. Roberts

Stallard M. Roberts

Dec 23, 2005

Charlotte - Stallard M. Roberts of Charlotte passed away unexpectantly Friday, December 23, 2005. A native of Asheville. He was a son of the late Reagan Roberts, Mae Roberts Payne and Daitus Payne and had resided in Charlotte for over 20 years. After graduating from Lee Edwards High School in 1954 he entered the US Army and spent two...

Ruth Almeda Laws

Ruth Almeda Laws

Dec 22, 2005

Fairview Ruth Almeda Laws, 83, of Fleshers Fairview Health Care Center passed away Thursday, December 22, 2005 at her residence. A native of Johnstown, PA. Mrs. Laws has resided in Buncombe County since 1974 and was formerly employed with Aston Park Health Care. She was a daughter of the late James Porter Black and Anna Mae Bowser Black and...

Aslee Jones Ashe

Aslee Jones Ashe

Dec 21, 2005

Asheville - Aslee Odesamae Payne Jones Ashe, 82, of 74 Crestfield Avenue died Wednesday - December 21,2005 at St. Josephs Hospital after a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was formerly the resident manager of the Princess Ann Retirement Hotel for over 20 years. She was a daughter of the late Lon Rankin Payne...

Mark Thompson

Mark Thompson

Dec 20, 2005

Asheville - Mark Wayne Thompson, 49, of 51 Dix Creek Chapel Road, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, December 20, 2005 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A native of Gaston County, he had lived in Buncombe County since 1979. He was an underground foreman with M.B. Haynes Electric Company and was a member of Freedom Baptist...

John T. Reynolds Jr.

John T. Reynolds Jr.

Dec 20, 2005

Arden John Timothy Reynolds, Jr., 28, of 27 Laurel Court, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2005 following injuries substained in an automobile accident. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. John was the son of Sheila Ann Rhew Kimball and the late John Timothy Reynolds. In addition to his Dad he was also preceded in death by his paternal grandmother,...

Larry Harvey "Red" Gregory Jr.

Larry Harvey "Red" Gregory Jr.

Dec 20, 2005

Fairview - Larry Harvey Gregory, Jr., 24, of 657 Garren Creek Rd., died unexpectedly Tuesday December 20, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he attended Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Donald Vance Gregory. Surviving are his mother, Sharon White Rockwell; father and step mother,...

Hattie S. Baldwin

Hattie S. Baldwin

Dec 20, 2005

West Asheville Hattie Mae Surrett Baldwin, 61, of 11 Scottsdale Drive went to be with her Lord Tuesday, December 20, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was a daughter of the late John and Sally Clark Surrett. She retired in 1997 from CP&L following 33 years of service and...

Margaret Ann Hyde Taylor

Margaret Ann Hyde Taylor

Dec 18, 2005

Candler - Surrounded by her family, Mom left us to be with our Heavenly Father on Sunday, December 18, 2005 at the age of 73. Margaret Ann was born in Bryson City December 12, 1932, where she lived for 28 years. In 1961, she and her late husband Joe Carl Hyde relocated to Buncombe County. She retired from Sayles...

Dwight Moody Wiles Jr.

Dwight Moody Wiles Jr.

Dec 18, 2005

Asheville - . Dwight Moody Wiles, Jr., 59, formerly of Asheville died Monday - December 19, 2005 at his home in Madisonville, Tn. A native of Boone, NC, he was raised in Asheville and had lived in TN. for the past 10 years. He was a graduate of Clyde A. Erwin, HS and Western Carolina University. He was a...

Alice Brown Henderson

Alice Brown Henderson

Dec 18, 2005

Asheville - Alice Melinda Brown Henderson, 82, died Sunday December 18, 2005 at the Hospice Solace Center after an extended illness. A native of Madison County, she had lived most of her life in Buncombe County. She was a member of Oak Forest Presbyterian Church. She was a former food service manager for many years for the school systems...