Larry "Dee" Crompton Jr.
Jun 29, 2005
Horse Shoe, NC Larry Dee Crompton, Jr., 45, of Horse Shoe died unexpectantly Wednesday, June 29, 2005. A native of Buncombe County and the son of Nancy Crompton Hawkins of Candler and the late Larry D. Crompton, Sr. He had resided in Henderson County for the past 17 years and attended Emmanuel Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to his...

Dorothy Parker Griffin
Jun 29, 2005
Cincinnati, OH Dorothy Parker Griffin died quietly in Cincinnati on June 29, 2005 following a long illness. She was born February 26, 1920, to Mr. and Mrs. John Milton Parker of Henderson County and was preceded in death by 4 siblings. She lived in Asheville until 4 years ago, where she worked for Drs. Corcoran, Shuford, Moser, Crews and...
William O. Rhymer
Jun 26, 2005
Marshall - William Otis Rhymer, 58, of 1781 Baileys Branch Road died Sunday June 26, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Buncombe County, he moved to Madison County in 1999. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, the NRA and AARP. He was a son of the late Will and Mabel Rhymer....
Robert Junior "Bobby" Cannon
Jun 26, 2005
Asheville Robert Junior Bobby Cannon, 57, of 93 North Hill Road died Sunday, June 26, 2005 at St. Josephs Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mr. Cannon was a member of Calvary Church of God in Marshall and was formerly employed with Huntley Construction Company for 18 years and with Orangeburg Plastics. He was a son of the...

Alma Ledford
Jun 26, 2005
Asheville Mattie Almeta Alma Rodgers Ledford died Sunday June 26, 2005 at the Oaks at Sweeten Creek after a period of declining health. A native of Greenville, SC, she had lived in Buncombe County most of her life. She attended Biltmore Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Samuel Henry and Maude Hollingsworth Rodgers and the wife...
Helen Y. Lee
Jun 24, 2005
Asheville - Helen Alice Young Lee, 74, of 21 Deleuil Drive passed away Friday, June 24, 2005 at St. Josephs Hospital following a period of declining health. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She was formerly employed in retail sales and was a devoted homemaker. Mrs. Lee was a member of Starnes Cove Baptist Church where she was former...
Norma Gale Travaglini
Jun 23, 2005
Asheville, NC - Norma Gale Stempson Travaglini, 65, of 71 Harnot Circle, died Thursday, June 23, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. She retired as manager of K-Mart on Patton Avenue, was a lifelong member of The Church of the Redeemer Episcopal Church, active in volunteering with Asheville Parks & Recreation in youth activities...
Clint Burris
Jun 23, 2005
Leicester - Clint Tyrone Burris, 35, of 120 Eagles Nest Road died Thursday June 23, 2005. A native of Buncombe County, he resided in Madison County for the past 5 years. He was employed with Rons TV Service. He was a son of Ronnie Ron C. Burris, Sr. and Nancy Lanning Burris of Asheville. Surviving in addition to his...
Charles "Scotty" Collins
Jun 22, 2005
Asheville - Charles Scott Scotty Collins, Sr. 58 of 224 Bear Creek Road died unexpectedly Wednesday - June 22, 2005 at his home. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the former owner and operator of I-Tech Services Inc.. He was the son of the late Oscar Charles and Irene Travis Collins and was also preceded...
Penny Williams
Jun 20, 2005
Asheville - Roberta Catherine Penny Clayton Williams, 77, formerly of 7 Warren Avenue went to be with her Lord, Monday, June 20, 2005 at her residence. A native of Transylvania County. She had resided in Buncombe County since 1932. Mrs. Williams was the daughter of the late James Elbert Jones and Jamie Gertrude Rogers Jones and the wife of...
Nick D. Contoleon
Jun 19, 2005
Fletcher Nicholas Nick Demetrios Contoleon, 73, of 86 Old Airport Road went peacefully in the arms of his Lord Sunday, June 19, 2005 at Park Ridge Hospital. A native of Kythera, Greece. Mr. Contoleon has resided in the United States since the age of 16 and was a son of the late Demetri and Anna Kontoleon. He was a...

Dorothy Pagony
Jun 19, 2005
Asheville - Dorothy Pagony, 87, of 18 Fairfax Avenue died Sunday June 19, 2005 at the Hospice Solace Center after a period of declining health. A native of Gouverneur, NY, she lived in Rochester, NY for many years before moving to Asheville, in 1979. She was a daughter of the late Carl and Fannie Foster. Surviving are her husband,...
Genevieve Eller
Jun 16, 2005
Weaverville - Frances Genevieve Eller, 67, of 39 Eller Hollow Road died Thursday - June 16, 2005 at her home following a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Woodfin and Cora Eller and was also preceded in death by 3 brothers, Don, Dan and James Eller...
Betty Jane Smith
Jun 15, 2005
Asheville - Betty Jane Shipman Smith, 63, of 408 Hazel Mill Road died Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. Mrs. Smith was a daughter of the late Jess and Thelma Louise Franks Shipman and the wife of the late Harold Andrew Smith. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Bonnie...

Paul Ramsey
Jun 11, 2005
Weaverville - Paul Ramsey, 70, of 375 Bartlett Road, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2005, at the Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center following a period of declining health. A native of Madison County, he had resided in Buncombe County for most of his life. Mr. Ramsey was the owner/operator of Ramsey Trucking Company, and attended First Baptist Church in...
Wilbert Alderman "Bill" Suggs
Jun 9, 2005
West Asheville - Wilbert Alderman Bill Suggs, 87, of 90 Oakwood Place went to be with his Lord Thursday, June 9, 2005 at his residence following an extended illness. A native of Bladen County, he had resided in Buncombe County for the past 70 years. He was former owner and operator of Suggs Greenhouse. Mr. Suggs was also formerly...

John Alan Mckinney, Sr.
Jun 9, 2005
Asheville - John Alan McKinney, Sr., 71, of 8 Valle Vista Drive died Thursday June 9, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital after a period of declining health. A native of Chesnee, SC he had lived in Atlanta, GA for 20 years before moving to Asheville. He retired from Commercial Credit, Co. He did volunteer work with Memorial Mission Hospital...

Billy Ray Revis
Jun 8, 2005
Asheville Billy Ray Revis, 66, of 164 McKinnish Cove Road, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He was employed with the Asheville VA Medical Center for 28 years and was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Ernest Rethuel and Helen Amelia...
Trevor R. Dicks
Jun 7, 2005
Swanzey, NH - Trevor R. Dicks, 37, of 9 Grove Street, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2005 in Marlow, NH following an automobile accident. He was born in Concord, NH on August 30, 1967, the son of Nelson R. Dicks and wife Susanne of Marlow, NH, and Shirley Matthews Dicks of Beach Grove, TN. He had resided in Asheville...
Faye Magdalene Johnson
Jun 2, 2005
Arden - Faye Magdalene Johnson, 75, of 103 Appalachian Blvd., passed away Thursday, June 2, 2005 at St. Josephs Hospital following a period of declining health. A native of Saluda, NC, she had resided in Buncombe County for the past 50 years. Miss Johnson was a member of Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late...
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